{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3050", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Qass\\n7^^Z3\\nML^ M^^f", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3029", "width": "2270", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "3 z:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2z:\\n1/\\nt\\nI w c;\\nty-1-1\\n^^)o-\\nJ|^\\n*^vi\\nIWJC\\n^f\\nF.o)ll^i4\\\\l/\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0nln^\\ni RECORD\\n-OF-\\nn\\nN\\nMuskegon and Ottawa Counties\\nMICHIGAN.\\nCONTAINING\\nBiographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens,\\nAND OF THE\\ng Presidents of the I5nited states.\\nCHICAGO:\\n1893\\nf-", "height": "3029", "width": "2270", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "Ur24S\\nF571\\n,M o p. ^_,\\ny\\n79", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "pF(Ep/l(?E.\\n-^3\u00c2\u00bb^ -KH- \u00c2\u00ab.ff*\\n5 1 11-: greatust of Englisli liL-;i, ii:ins, Macaulat, and one of the most brilliant writers of\\nthe present century, has said: The history of a country is best told in a record of the\\nlives of its peuple. In conformity willi tliis i li a tlic rouruvrr and Bio iUAriiUAi.\\nIli-.i oiti) Qf y,J5 cimiily has bi i ii pioparod. Iiisteiul of ,y:oing to musty ri cords, and\\nInking therefrom dry statistical matter that can he apprccialid by but few, oui\\ncorps of writers have gone to the people, tiie men and \\\\voinen wlio have, l)y then\\nenterprise and industry, hnmght tlie eounty to rank seeond to none among those\\ncomprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life\\nstruggles. No more interesting or instruetive matter could be presented to an intelli-\\ngent puldic. In this volume will be found a record of many wiiose lives are worth} the\\nimitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by\\nindustry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how otliers, with limited\\naihantages for securing an education, have l)ecomc learned men and women, with an\\ninfluence extending throughout the length and breadth of tlie land. It tells of nn-n who\\nhave risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, an l whose names have\\nbecome famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to sueeeed,and\\nrecords how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very\\nmany, who, not seeking the applause of the world. Iiave jiursued the even tenor of their way, conten\\nto have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performnig a deed of mercy they have done what\\nthey could. It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the\\nanvil, the lawyer s oflkc and the counting-room, left ev\u00c2\u00bbiy trade and profession, and at their country s\\ncall went forth valiantly to do or die, and how through their efforts the I nion was restored and peace\\nonce more reigned in the land. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not\\nbe lost n|)ou those who follow after.\\nComing generations will a|)preciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact\\nthat it contains so much tliat would never find its way into puljlic records, and which would otherwise be\\ninaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity po.ssible\\ngiven to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them\\nselves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biograph\\nical sketches, jiortraits of a number of representative citizens arc given.\\nThe faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For tliis the\\npublishei-s are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the\\ninformation neces.sary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some memlier of\\nthe family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opi)osilion the support of the interested\\none would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made\\nat their residence or place of business.\\nNovember, 18 J3. IJuh.i; \\\\enii m I i i-.i.isiiini, fo.", "height": "3029", "width": "2270", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "OF THE\\nV V-^jj nT)Tn/^\\n-A\\n^^^^^-m^:^", "height": "3029", "width": "2270", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3029", "width": "2270", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2187", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "FIRST PRESIDENT.\\nM\\n41^\\nI t r r I\\n^rfc\\nHE Father of our Country was\\n\\\\ff) born in Westmorland Co., V a.,\\na Feb. 22, 1732. His i)arents\\nwere Augustine and Mary\\nJj= (Ball) Washington. The family\\nto which he belonged has not\\nbeen satisfactorily traced in\\nEngland. His great-grand-\\nfather, John Washington, em-\\nigrated to Virginia about 1657,\\nand became a pros|)erous\\nplanter. He had two sons,\\nLawrence and John. The\\nformer married Mildred Warner\\nand had three children, John.\\nAugustine and Mildred. Augus-\\ntine, the father of George, fitst\\nmarried Jane Hutler, who bore\\nhim four children, two of whom,\\nLawrence and Augustine, reached\\nmaturity. Of si.x children by his\\nsecond marriage, George was the\\neldest, the others being Betty,\\nSamuel, Joiin Augustine, Charles\\nand Mildred.\\nAugustine Washington, the father of George, died\\nin 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his\\neldest son, Lawrence, he beipieathed an estate on\\nihe I atoinac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon,\\nand to George he let t the parental residence. George\\nreceived only such education as the neighlwrhood\\nscIkwIs afforded, save for a short time after he left\\nschool, when he received private imtruction in\\nmattiemal cs. Hie spellinii was rather defective.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0V\\nRemarkable stories are told of his great physica:\\nstrength and development at an early age. He was\\nan acknowledged leader among his companions, and\\nwas early noted for that nobleness of character, fair-\\nness and veracity whicli characterized his whole life.\\nWhen George was 1 4 years old he had a desire to go to\\nsea, and a midshipman s warrant was secured for him,\\nbut through the opposition of his mother the idea was\\nabandoned. Two years later he was appointed\\nsurveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In\\nthis business he spent three years in a rough frontier\\nlife, gaining experience which afterwards proved very\\nessential to him. In 1751, though only 19 years of\\nage, he was apixjinted adjutant with the rank of\\nmajor in the Virginia militia, then being trained for\\nactive service against the French and Indians. Soon\\nafter this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother\\nLawrence, who went there to restore his health. They\\nsoon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence\\ndied, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter\\nwho did not long survive him. On her demise tlie\\nestate f Mount Vernon was given to George,\\nUpon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddle, as Lieuten-\\nant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was\\nreorganized, and the province divided into four mili-\\ntary districts, of which the northern was assigned to\\nWashington as adjutant general. Shortly after this\\na very perilous mission was assigned him and ac-\\ncepted, which others had refused. This was to pro-\\nceed to the French post near Lake Erie in North-\\nwestern Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed\\nwas between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hand,\\nand the journey was to be made without military\\nescort, through a territory occupied by Indians. Tht", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "GEORGE WASHINGTON.\\ntrip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near\\nlosing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished\\na full and useful rejxjrt of his ex[ edition. A regiment\\nof 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com-\\nmand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was\\ncommissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was\\nthen begun against the French and Indians, in which\\nWashington look a most important part. In the\\nmemorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad-\\ndock s defeat, Washington was almost the only officer\\nof distinction who escaped from the calamities of the\\nday with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock\\nwere disabled early in the action, and Wasiiington\\nalone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter\\nto his brother he says I had four bullets through\\nmy coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped\\nunhurt, though death was levelin my companions\\non every side. An Indian sliarpshooter said he was\\nnot born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken\\ndirect aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit\\nhim.\\n.\\\\fter having been five years in the military service,\\nand vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he\\nlook advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the\\nexpulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio,\\n10 resign his commission. Soon after he entered the\\nLegislature, where, although not a leader, he took an\\nactive and important part. January 17, 1759, he\\nmarried Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy\\nwidow of John Parke Custis.\\nWhen the British Parliament had closed the port\\nBoston, the cry went up throughout the provinces\\nthat The cause of Boston is the cause of us all.\\nIt was then, at (lie suggestion of Virginia, that a Con-\\ngress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila-\\ndelphia.Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties,\\npeaceably if jxissible. To this Congress Col. Wash-\\nington was sent as a delegate. On May to, 1775, the\\nCongress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of\\nEngland were plainly apparent. The battles of Con-\\ncord and Lexington had been fought. Among the\\nfirst acts of this ongress was the election of a com-\\nmander-in-chief of tiie colonial forces. This high and\\nres])onsible office was conferred u[K)n Washington,\\nwho was still a memberof the Congress. He accepted\\nit on June 19, but upon the express condition that he\\nreceive no salary. He would keep an exact account\\nof expenses and expect Congress lo pay them and\\nnothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to\\ntrace the military acts of Washington, to whom the\\nfortunes and liberties of the people of this country\\nwere so long confided. The war was conducted by\\nhim under every possible disadvantage, and while his\\nforces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every\\nobstacle, and after seven years nf heroic devotion\\nand matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest\\nnation of earth. On Dec. 23, 1783, Washington, in\\na parting address of surpassing beauty, resigned his\\ncommission as commander-in-chief of the army 10\\nto the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. Hl\\nretired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumei\\nhis occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all\\nconnection wiih public life.\\nIn February, 1789, Washington was unanimously\\nelected President. In his presidential career he was\\nsubject to the peculiar trials incidental to a iiew\\ngovernment trials from lack of confidence on the par\\nof other governments; trials from want of harmony\\nbetween the different sections of our own country;\\ntrials from the impoverished condition of the country,\\nowmgto the war and want of credit; trials from the\\nbeginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His\\nclear judg;nenl could discern the golden mean; and\\nwhile perhaps this alone kept our government from\\nsinking at the very outset, it left him exposed to\\nattacks from both sides, which were often bitter and\\nvery annoying.\\nAt the expiration of his first term he was unani-\\nmously re-elected. At the end of this term many\\nwere anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely\\nrefused a third nomination. On the fourth of March,\\n1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi-\\ndent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there\\nhis few remaining years free from the annoyances of\\npublic life. Later in the year, however, his reixjse\\nseemed likely to be interrupted by war with France-\\n.At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to\\ntake command of the armies. He chose his sub-\\nordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat-\\nters in the field, which he superintended from his\\nhome. In accepting the command he made the\\nreservation that he was not to be in the field until\\nit was necessary. In the midst of these preparations\\nhis life was suddenly cut off. December i 2, he took\\na severe cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling\\nin his throat, produced inflammation, and terminated\\nfatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh-\\nteenth his body was borne wi h military honors to its\\nfinal resting ])lace, and interred in the family vault at\\nMount Vernon.\\nOf the character of Washington it is impossible to\\nspeak but in terms of the highest respect and ad-\\nmiration. The more we see of the operations of\\nour government, and the more deeply we feel the\\ndifficulty of unitirig all opinions in a common interest,\\nthe more highly we must estimate the force of his tal-\\nent and character, which have be -n able to challenge\\nthe reverence of all parties, and princi])les, and na-\\ntions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits\\nof the globe, and which we cannot but believe will\\nbe as lasting as the existence of man.\\nThe person of Washington was unusally tan, erect\\nand well projwrtioned. His muscu ar strength was\\ngreat. His features were of a beautiful symmetry.\\nHe commanded respect without any a|pcarance of\\nhaughtiness, and ever serious without l-^in^ dull.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "SECOND PRESIDENT.\\nskijCjut^^\\n\u00c2\u00abe\\ntASSlSl^\\nyrp-4;-r+-*+-T rTTr**rn- *vv f\\nV T\u00c2\u00ab^ r*\u00c2\u00a5W^*r^vTT--i--\u00c2\u00a5 V\\nJOHN ADAMS.\\nt..t.A.t~lwbJt.,frQt^*infcfcnbitAAAA -t..t..t. A .*..t..t..t,.t.*i..t..t. .t,\u00e2\u0080\u009e+^t\u00c2\u00abt..1;,t.A\\n0HN ADAMS, the second\\n.I resideiit and the first Vice-\\nPresident of the United States,\\nwas born in Braintree now\\nQuincy ),Mass., and about ten\\nmiles from Boston, Oct. 19,\\n1735. His great-grandfather, Henry\\nAdams, emigrated from England\\nabout 1640, with a family of eight\\nsons, and settled at Braintree. The\\nparents of John were John and\\nSusannah (Ekjylston) Adams. His\\nfather was a farmer of limited\\nmeans, to which he added the bus-\\niness of shoemaking. He gave his\\neldest son, John, a classical educa-\\ntion at Harvard College. John\\ngraduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the\\nschool in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a\\nsci.ool of affliction, from which \\\\vi endeavored to\\ngain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the\\nstudy of law. For this purjose he placed himself\\nunder the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He\\nhad thought seriously of the clerical profession\\nbut seems to have been turned from this by what he\\ntermed the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun-\\njils, of diabolical malice, and Calvanistic good nature,\\nof the oi)erations of which he had been a witness in\\nhis native town. He was well fitted for the legal\\nprofession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being\\nready and fluent of si)eech, and having quick percep-\\ntive ix)wers. He gradually gained practice, and in\\n1764 married .\\\\bigail Smith, a daughter of a minister,\\nand a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his\\nmarriage, {i7^ s), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa-\\ntion turned him from law to jwlitics. He took initial\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2teps toward holdin^ :i town meeting, and the resolu-\\ntions he offered on the subject became very jopulai\\nthroughout the Provnice, and were adopted word for\\nword liy over forty different towns. He moved to Bos-\\nton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous\\nand prominent advocatesof the jxspular cause, and\\nwas chosen a member of the General Court (the I.eg-\\nlislaturo) in 1770.\\nMr. ,\\\\dams was chosen one of the first delegates\\nfrom Massachusetts to the first Continental Congreis,\\nwhich met in 1774. Here he distinguished himselt\\nby his capacity for business and for debate, and ad-\\nvocated tlic movement for independence against \\\\\\\\-,i\\nmajority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved\\nand carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies\\nshould assume the duties of self-government. H^\\nwas a prominent member of the committee of five)\\nappointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde-\\npendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but\\non Adams devolved the task of battling it through\\nCongress in a three days debate.\\nOn the day after the Declaration of Independence\\nwas passed, while his soul was yet warm with th?\\nglow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife\\nwhich, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated\\nby the spirit of prophecy. Yesterday, he says, t iie\\ngreatest (juestion was decided that ever was debated\\nin .Xmerica; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil\\nbe decide l among men. resolution was passed\\nwithout one dissenting colony, that these United\\nStates are, and of right ought to be, free and inde-\\npendent states. The day is passed. The fourth of\\nJuly, 1776, will be a memorable e[ioch in the history\\nof America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated\\nby succeeding generations, as the great anniversary\\nfestival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of\\ndeliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty\\nCrtjd. It ought to be solemnized with jomp, shows", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "JOHN ADAMS.\\ngames, six)rts, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations\\nlioui one end of the continent to the other, from tjiis\\nlime forward for ever. You will think me transported\\nwith enthusiasm, but I am not. i am well aware of\\ntile toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to\\nmaintain this declaration, and sup[)ort and defend\\nthese States; yet, through all the gloom, I can seethe\\nrays of light and glory. I can see that the end is\\nw^rth more than all the means; and that posterity\\nwill triumph, although you and I may rue, which I\\nhope we shall not.\\nIn November, 1777, Mr. .\\\\dams was appointed a\\ndelegate to France and to co-operate with Berajamin\\nFranklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in\\nthe endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money\\nfrom the French Government. This was a severe trial\\nto his patriotism, as it separated him from his home,\\ncompelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex-\\nposed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis-\\ners, who were seeking him. He left France June 17,\\n1779. In September of the same year he was again\\nciiosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi-\\nness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce j\\nwith Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet\\nmight be found willing to listen to such ptoposels. He\\nsailed for France in November, from there he went to\\nHolland, where he negotiated 1m|)ortant loans and\\nformed important commercial treaties\\nFinally a treaty of peace with England was signed\\nJan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement,\\ntoil and anxiety through which Mr. \\\\danis had passed\\nthrew him into a fever. After suffering from a con-\\ntinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he\\nwas advised to goto England to drink the waters of\\nB.ith. While in England, still drooping anddes[)ond-\\ning, he received dispatches from his own government\\nurging the necessity of his going to .\\\\msterdam to\\nnegotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was\\ndelicate, yet he immediately set out, and through\\nstorm, on sea, on horseback and foot,he made the trip.\\nFebruary 24, 1785; Congress apjxjinted Mr. Adams\\nenvoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face\\nto face the King of England, who had so long re-\\ngarded him as a traitor. As England did not\\ncondescend to apixjint a minister to the United\\nStates, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom-\\nplishing but little, he sought ]ierniission to return to\\n.nis own country, where he arrived in June, 1788.\\nWhen Washington was first chosen President, John\\nAdams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at\\nhome and abroad, was chosen Vice President, .\\\\gain\\nat the second election of Washington as President,\\nAdams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash-\\nington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was\\nelected President, though not without much opix)sition.\\nServing in this office four vears.he was succeeded by\\n.Mr. Jefferson, his opp nent in politics.\\n5Vliile Mr. Adams was Vice President the great\\nFrench Revolution shook the continent of Europe,\\nand it was \\\\x\\\\yon this jwint which he was atissujwnh\\nthe majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson.\\nMr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people\\nin their struggle, for he had no confidence in their\\npower of self-government, and he utterly abhored the\\nclassof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it.\\nOn the other hand Jefferson s sympathies were strongly\\nenlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or-\\niginated the alienation between these distinguished\\nmen, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ-\\nized, .Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies\\nwere with England and Jefferson led the other in\\nsympathy with France.\\nThe world has seldom seen a spectacle of more\\nmoral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the\\nold age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling\\nhad died away, and he had begun to receive that just\\nappreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till\\nafter death. No one could look upon his venerable\\nform, and think of what he had done and suffered,\\nand how he had given up all the prime and strength\\nof his life to the public good, without the deepest\\nemotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar\\ngood fortune to witness the complete success of the\\ninstitution which he had been so active in creating and\\nsupporting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled\\nto the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest\\nstation in the gift of the people.\\nThe fourth of. July, 1826, which completed the half\\ncentury since the signing of the Declaration of Inde-\\npendence, arrived, and there were but three of the\\nsigners of that immortal instrument left upon the\\nearth to hail its morning light. And, as it is\\nwell known, on that day two of these finished theit\\nearthly pilgrimage, a coincidence so remarkable as\\nto seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr.\\nAdams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning\\nof the fourth he found hmiself too weak to rise from\\nhis bed. On being requested to name a toast for the\\ncustomary celebration of the day, he exclaimed In-\\nDEPKNDENCE FOREVKR. When the day was ushered\\nin, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons,\\nhe was asked by one of his i:ttendants if he knew\\nwhat day it was? He replied, O yes; it is the glor-\\nious fourih of July God bless it od bless you all.\\nIn the course of the day he said, It is a great and\\nglorious day. The last words he uttered were,\\nJefferson survives. But he had, nt one o clock, re-\\nsigned his spiiit into the hands of his God.\\nThe personal appearance and manners of Mr\\nAdams were not particularly jireiKSSsessint-. His face,\\nas his portrait manifests.was intellectual ard exiires\\nsive, luit his figure was low and tnigraceful, and h\\nmanners were frequently abrupt and uncourteo .is.\\nHe had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor\\nthe engaging elegance and irracefulness which marked\\nthe manners and address of Jefferson.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "*i3\\n-t/\\n^^7m^yy^^/c", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "THIRD PRESIDENT.\\na\u00c2\u00bb\\nTli DMAS JET FEE S 0^^\\nHOMAS JEFFERSON was\\njorn April 2, 1743, at Shad-\\n/rV)] B lith well, Alberniarlc county, Va.\\nHis |)art nts were Peter and\\nJane Randolph) Jefferson,\\nthe former a native of Wales,\\nand the latter born in Lon-\\ndon. To them were born six\\ndaughters and two sons, of\\nwlioni Thomas was the elder.\\nWhen 14 years of age his\\nfather died. He received a\\nmost liberal education, hav-\\ning been kept diligently at school\\nfrom the time he was five years of\\nage. In 1760 he entered William\\nend Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat\\nof the Colonial Court, and it was the obodeof fashion\\na.id splendor. Yoimg Jefferson, who was then 17\\nyears old, lived somewhat CApensively, keeping fine\\nhorses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he-\\nwas earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproatha-\\nable in his morals. It is strange, however, under\\nsuch influences,that he was not ruined. In tiie sec-\\nond year of his college course, moved by some un-\\nexplained inward impulse, he discarded his horses,\\nsociety, and even his favorite violin, to which he had\\npreviously given much time. He often devoted fifteen\\njiou .s a day to haid study, allowing himself for ex-\\nercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out\\nof tlie city and back again. He thus attained very\\nhigh intellectual culture, alike excellence in pliiloso-\\nphy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and\\nGreek authors he read with facility. A more finished\\nscholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; and\\nthere was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a\\nmore pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man.\\nImmediately ui\u00c2\u00bbn leaving college he began the\\nstudy of law. For the short time he continued in the\\npractice of his i)rofession he rose rapidly and distin-\\nguished himself by his energy and accuteness as a\\nlawyer. But the times called for greater action.\\nThe policy of England had awakened the spirit of\\nresistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged\\nviews which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led\\nhim into active political life. In 1769 he was chosec\\na member of the Virginia House of Burgesses In\\n1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very oeauti-\\nful, wealthy and highly accom|)lished young widow\\nUpon Mr. Jefferson s large estate at Shadwell, thsre\\nwas a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which\\ncommanded a prospect of wonderful extent and\\nbeauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new\\nhome; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye*\\nelegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon\\nbecame the most distinguished resort in our land.\\nIn 1775 he was sent to the Cdonial Congress\\nwhere, though a silent member, his aiiilities as a\\nwriter and a reasoner soon become known, and he\\nwas ^ilaced uixdu a number of imiwrtant committees,\\nand was chairman of the one appoiiited for the draw-\\ning up of a declaration of independence. This com-\\nmittee consisted of Thouias Jefferson, John Adams,\\nBenjamin Franklin, Roger .Siierman and Roliert R.\\nLivingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was apiwinted\\nto draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested\\na few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con-\\ngress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made\\nin it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July\\n4, 1776, What must have been the feelings of that", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "28\\nTHOMAS JEFFERSON.\\nman what the emotions that swelled his breast\\nwho was cliargcd with he preparation of tliat Dec-\\nlaration, which, while it made known the wrongs of\\nAmerica, was also to publish her to the world, free,\\nsoverign and independent. It is one of the most re-\\nmarkable pa])ers ever written and did no other effort\\nof tlie mind of its author exist, that alone would be\\nsufficient to stamp his name with immortality.\\nIn 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to\\nPatrick Henry, as Governor of Virginia. At one time\\nthe British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to\\nMoniicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five\\nminutes elapsed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef-\\nferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses-\\nsion of the British troops. His wife s healtli, never\\nvery good, was much injured by this excitement, and\\nin the summer of 1782 she died.\\nMr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783.\\nTwo years later he was apixjinted Minister Plenipo-\\ntentiary to France. Returning to the United States\\nin September, 1789, he became Secretary of State\\nin Washington s cabinet. This position he resigned\\nJan. r, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi-\\ndent, and four years later was elected President over\\nMr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In\\n1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity,\\nand George Clinton, Vice President.\\nThe early part of Mr. Jefferson s second adminstra-\\ntion was disturbed by an event which threatened the\\ntranquility and peace of the Union; this was tlie con-\\nspiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election\\nto the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled\\nambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a\\nmilitary expedition into the Spanish territories on our\\nsouthwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there\\na new republic. This has been generally supposed\\nwas a mere pretext and although it has not been\\ngenerally known what his real plans were, there is no\\ndoubt that they were of a far more dangerous\\ncharacter.\\nIn 1809, at the expiration of the second term for\\nwhich Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined\\nto retire from political life. For a period of nearly\\nbrty years, he had been continually before the pub-\\nlic, and all that time had been employed in offices of\\nthe greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de-\\nvoted the best part of his life to the service of his\\ncountry, he now felt desirous of that rest which his\\ndeclining years rciptired, and ui)on the organization of\\nthe new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare-\\nwell forever to public life, and retired to Monticelio.\\nMr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole\\nfamilies came in their coaches with their horses,\\nfathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and\\nnurses, and remained three and even six months.\\nLife at Monticelio, for years, resembled that at a\\nfashionable watering-place.\\nThe fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver-\\nsary of the Declaration of American Independence,\\ngreat preparations were made in every pait of the\\nUnion for its celebration, as the nation s jubilee, and\\nthe citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity\\nof the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer,\\nand one of the few surviving signers of the Declara-\\ntion, to participate in their festivities. But an ill-\\nness, which had been of several weeks duration, and\\nhad been continually increasing, compelled him to\\ndecline the invitation.\\nOn the second of July, the disease under which\\nhe was laboring left him, but in such a reduced\\nstate that his medical attendants, entertained nc\\nhope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly\\nsensible that his last hour was at hand. On the next\\ndciy, which was Monday, he asked of those around\\nhim, the day of the month, and on being told it was\\nthe third of July, he expressed the earnest wish tha\\\\\\nhe might be permitted lo breathe the airof the fiftieth\\nanniversary. His prayer was heard that day, whose\\ndawn was hailed with such rapture through our land,\\nburst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for-\\never. And what a noble consummation of a noble\\nlife! To die on that day, the birthday of a nation,-\\nthe day which his own name and his own act had\\nrendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and\\nfestivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him,\\nas the author, under God, of their greatest blessings,\\nwas all that was wanting to fill up the record his life.\\nAlmost at the same hour of his death, the kin-\\ndred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear\\nhim company, left the scene of his earthly honors.\\nHand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of\\nfreedom; hand in hand, during the dark and desper-\\nate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and\\nanimated their des[X)nding countrymen; for half a\\ncentury they had labored together for tne good of\\nthe country; and now hand in hand they depart.\\nIn their lives they had been united in the same great\\ncause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not\\ndivided.\\nIn person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather\\nabove six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes\\nwere light, his hair originally red, in after life became\\nwhite and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore-\\nhead broad, and his whole coup^enance intelligent and\\nthoughtful. He possessed great fortitude of mind as\\nwell as personal courage; and -.is command of tem-\\nper was such that his oldest and most intimate friends\\nnever recollected to have seen him in a passion.\\nHis manners, though dignified, were simple and un-\\naffected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that\\nall fovmd at his house a ready welcome. In conver-\\nsation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and\\nhis language was remarkably pure and correct. He\\nwas a finished classical sc:holar, and in his writings is\\ndiscernable the care with which he formed his style\\nupon the best models of antiquity.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "(Z^\\ni^iC t-1 c", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "FOURTH J-KZ-.i^/VENT.\\npn]ES npDisoi].\\nAMES MADISON, Father\\nof the Constitution, and fourth\\n^f President of the United States,\\nwas born March i6, 1757, and\\n._ died at his home in Virginia,\\nyW^ June 28, 1836. The name of\\nJames Madison is inseparably con-\\nnected with most of the imixjrtant\\nevents in that heroic period of our\\ncountry during which the founda-\\ntions of this great repubHc were\\nlaid. He was the last of the founders\\nof the Constitution of the United\\nStates to be called to his eternal\\nreward.\\nThe Madison family were among\\nthe early emigrants to the New World,\\nlanding u|X)n the shores of the Chesa-\\npeake but 15 years after the settle-\\nment of Jamestown. The father of\\nJames Madison was an opulent\\nplanter, residing w\\\\K n a very fine es-\\ntate called Montpelier, Orange Co.,\\nVa. The mansion was situated in\\nthe midst of scenery highly pictur-\\nesque and romantic, on the west side\\nof South-west Mountain, at the foot of\\nBlue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of\\nJefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and\\n]X)!itical attachment e.xisted between these illustrious\\nmen, from their early youtli until death.\\nThe early education of Mr. Madison wasconducteb\\nmostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of\\n18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey.\\nHere he applied himself to study with the most im-\\nprudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three\\nhours sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so\\nseriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor\\nof constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble\\nbody, with a character of utmost purity, and with a\\nmind liighly disciplined and richly stored with learning\\nwhich embellislied and gave proficiency to his subsf\\nquent career.\\nReturning to Virginia, he commenced the study of\\nlaw and a course of extensive and systematic reading.\\nThis educational course, the spirit of the times in\\nwhicli he lived, and the society with which he asso-\\nciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong\\nlove of liberty, and to train him for his life-work ol\\na statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of\\nmind, and his frail health leading him to think that\\nhis life was not to be long, he directed es()ecial atten-\\ntion to theological studies. F^ndowed with a mmd\\nsingularly free from passion and [irejudice, and with\\nalmost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed\\nall the arguments for and against revealed religion,\\nuntil his faith became so established as never to\\nbe shaken.\\nIn the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he\\nwas elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to\\nframe the constitution of the State. The next year\\n(1777), lie was a candidate for the General .\\\\ssenibly.\\nHe refused to treat the whisky-lovir.g voters, and\\nconsequently lost his election but those who had\\nwitnessed the talent, energy and public sjurit of the\\nmodest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf,\\nand he was appointed to tlie Executive Council.\\nBoth Patrick Henry and Tliomas Jefferson were\\nGovernors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained\\nmember of the Council and their appreciation of hi*", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "3\u00c2\u00bb\\nJAMES MADISON:\\nmtcllectual, social and moral worth, contributed not\\na little to his subsequent eminence. In the year\\n1780, he was elected a member of the Continental\\nCongress. Here he met the most illustrious men in\\nour land, and he was immediately assigned to one of\\nihe most conspicuous positions among them.\\nFor three years Mr. Madison continued in Con-\\ngress, one of its most active and influential members.\\nIn the year 17 84, his term having expired, he was\\nelected a member of the Virginia Legislature.\\nNo man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the\\nutter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na-\\ntional government, with no power to form treaties\\nwhich would be binding, or to enforce law. There\\nwas not any State more prominent than Virginia in\\nthe declaration, that an efificient national government\\nmust be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison\\ncarried a resolution through the General Assembly of\\nVirginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis-\\nsioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss\\nthis subject. Five States only were represented. The\\nconvention, however, issued another call, drawn up\\nby Mr. Madison, urgmg all the States to send their\\ndelegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft\\na Constitution for the United States, to take the place\\nof that Confederate League. The delegates met at\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2he time apixjinted. F,very State but Rhode Island\\nvvas represented. George Washington was chosen\\npresident of the convention; and the present Consti-\\ntution of the United States was tlien and there formed.\\nThere was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac-\\ntive in framing this immortal document than the mind\\nand the pen of James Madison.\\nThe Constitution, adopted liy a vote 81 to 79, was\\nto be ])resented to the several States for acceptance.\\nBut grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected\\nwe should be left but a conglomeration of independent\\nStates, with but little [Mwer at home and little lespect\\nabroad. Mr. Madison was selected by the conven-\\ntion to draw up an address to the people of the United\\nStates, expounding the principles of the Constitution,\\nand urging its adoption. There was great opposition\\nto it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and\\nwent into effect in 1789.\\nMr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre-\\nsentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the\\navowed leader of the Republican party. While in\\nNew York attending Congress, he met Mrs Todd, a\\nyoung widow of remarkable jxjwer of fascination,\\nwhom he married. She was in person and character\\nqueenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied\\nso prominent a |X)sition in the very peculiar society\\nwhich has constituted our republican court as Mrs.\\nMadison.\\nMr. Madison served as Secretary of State under\\nJefferson, and at the close of his administration\\nwas chosen President. At this time the encroach-\\nments of England had brought us to the verge of war.\\nBritish orders in council destioyed our commerce, and\\nour flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison\\nwas a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring\\nin his disix)sition, war had no charms for him. But the\\nmeekest spirit can be roused. It makes one s blood\\nboil, even now, to think of an American ship brought\\nto, upon the ocean, by tlie guns of an English cruiser.\\nA young lieutenant steps on board and orders the\\ncrew to be paraded before him. With great nonchal-\\nance he selects any number whom he may please to\\ndesignate as British subjects orders them down the\\nship s side into his boat; and places them on the gun-\\ndeck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the\\nbattles of England. This right of search and im-\\npressment, no efforts of our Government could induce\\nthe British cabinet to relinquish.\\nOn the 1 8th of June, 18 12, President Madison gave\\nhis approval to an act of Congress declaring war\\nagainst Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter\\nhostility of the Federal party to the war, the country\\nin general approved; and Mr. Madison, on tiie 4th\\nof March, i8i3) was re-elected by a large majority,\\nand entered uixin his second term of office. This is\\nnot the place to describe the various adventuras of\\nthis war on the land and on the water. Our infan\\nnavy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap-\\npling v. ilh the most formidable power which ever\\nswept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest\\nby the appearance of a British fleet, early in February,\\ni 8i3, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole\\ncoast of the United States under blockade.\\nThe Emperor of Russia offered his services as me\\nditator. America accepted England refused. A Brit-\\nish force of five thousand men landed on the banks\\nof the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa-\\npeake Bay, and marched ra; idly, by way of Bladens-\\nburg, upon Washington.\\nThe straggling little city of Washington was thrown\\ninto consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict\\nat Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the\\nmetropolis. The whole population fled from the city.\\nThe President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White\\nHouse, with her carriage drawn up at the doer to\\nawait his si)eedy return, hurried to meet the oflficers\\nin a council of war He met our troops utterly routed,\\nand he. could not go back without danger of being\\ncaptured. But few hours elapsed ere the Prcsidenti.nf\\nMansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in\\nWashington were in flames.\\nThe war closed after two years of fighting, and on\\nFeb. 13, 18 15, the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent.\\nOn the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of\\noffice expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair\\nto his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau-\\ntiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re-\\nmainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the\\nage of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi-\\nson died July 12, 1849.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "^rf^a^--/ x-^ 7 Z ft C^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "FIFTH FRESJDENT.\\n35\\nv\\nXL-^f^\\nPIIJES 11]0I)R0E. ^^ms\\nAMES MONROE, the fiftli\\n.Presidentof The United States,\\nwas horn in Westmoreland Co.,\\nVa., April 28, 175CS. His early\\nlife was passed at the place of\\nnativity. Hij ancestors had for\\nmany years resided in the prov-\\nince ill which he was born. When,\\nat 17 years of age, in the process\\nof completing his education at\\nWilliam and Mary College, the Co-\\nlonial Congress assembled at Phila-\\ndelphia to deliberate ujKin the un-\\njust and manifold oppressions of\\n(ireat Britian, declared the separa-\\ntion of the Colonies, and promul-\\ngated the Declaration of Indepen-\\ndence. Mad he been born ten years before it is highly\\nprobable that he would have been one of the signers\\nof that celebrated instrument. At this time he left\\nschool and enlisted among the patriots.\\nHe joined the army when everything looked hope-\\nless and gloomy. The number of deserters increased\\nfrom day to day. The invading armies came pouring\\nin and the tones not only favored the cause of the\\nmother country, but disheartened the new recruits,\\nwho were sufficiently terrified at the [)rospect of con-\\ni;ndiiig with an enemy whom they had been taught\\nto deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James\\nMonroe, who went right onward, undismayed through\\nililTiculty and danger, the United States owe their\\npolitical emancipation. The young cadet joined the\\nlanks, and PS|K)Used the cause of his injured country,\\nwith a firm determination to live o. lie with her strife\\nfor liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel-\\nancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White\\nPlains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled\\nbefore its foes through New Jersey. In four months\\nafter the Declaration of Independence, the patriots\\nhad been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of\\nTrenton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg-\\ning upon the enemy he received a wound in the left\\nshoulder.\\nAs a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was ]}ro-|\\nmoted a captain of infantry and, having recovered,\\nfrom his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however,\\nreceded from the line of iJiomotion, by becoming an\\nofficer in the staff of Ix)rd Sterling. During the cam-\\npaigns of 1777 and i77cS, in the actions of Brandy\\nwine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued\\naid-de-camp; but becoming desirous to regain his\\nposition in the army, he exerted himself to collect a\\nregiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed\\nowing to the exhausted condition of the State. U[K)n\\nthis failure he entered the oftice of Mr. Jefferson, at\\nthat period Governor, and pursued, with considerable\\nardor, the study oi common law. He did not, however,\\nentirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag;\\nbut on the invasions of the enemy, served as a vohin\\nteer, during the two years of his legal pursuits.\\nIn 17S2, he was elected from King George county,\\na member of the Leglislaiure of Virginia, and by that\\nbody he was elevated to a seat in the Executive\\nCouncil. He was thus honored with the confidence^\\nof his fellow citizens at 23 years of age; and having\\nat this early period displayed some of that ability\\nand aptitude for legislation, which were afterwards\\nemployed with unremitting energy for the public good,", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "36\\nJAMES MONROE.\\nhe was in tlie succeeding year chosen a member of\\nthe Congress of the United States.\\nDeeplyasMr. Monioefelt the imperfections of the old\\nconfederacy, he was opposed to tlie new Constitution,\\nThinking, with many others of he RepubUcan parly,\\nthat it gave too much power to the Central Government,\\nand not enough to the individual States. Still he re-\\ntained the esteem of his friends who were its warm\\nsupporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition\\nsecured its adoption. In 1789, he l)ecanie a member\\nof the United States Senate which office he held for\\nfour years. Every month the line of distinction lie-\\ntween the two great parties wliich divided the nation,\\nthe Federal and the Republican, was growing more\\ndistinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep-\\narated them were, that the Republican party was in\\nsympathy with France, and also in favor of such a\\nstrict construction of tlie Constitution as to give the\\nCentral Government as little ix)wer, and the State\\nGovernments as much [xswer, as the Constitution would\\nwarrant. The Federalists sympathized with England,\\nand were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con-\\nstitution, which would give as much power to the\\nCentral Government as that document could possibly\\nauthorize.\\nThe leading Federalists and Republicans were\\nalike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the\\ngood of the nation. Two more honest men or more\\npure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and\\nTames Monroe the. Republican, never breathed. In\\nl)uilding up this majestic nation, which is destined\\nto eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com-\\nbination of their antagonism was needed to create the\\nlight eiiuilibritmi. And yet each in his day was de-\\nnounced as almost a demon.\\nWashington was then President. England had es-\\npoused the cause of the Bourbons against the princi-\\nples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn\\ninto the conflict. We were feeble and far away.\\nWashington issued a proclamation of neutrality be-\\ntween these contending powers. France had helped\\nus in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms\\nof Euroi)e were now combined to prevent the French\\nfrom escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse\\nthan that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more\\nmagnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at\\nwhatever hazard, we should help our old allies in\\ntheir extremity. It was the impulse of a generous\\nand noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres-\\nident s proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in\\nmagnanimity.\\nWashington, who could appreciate such a character,\\ndeveloped his calm, serene, almost divine greatness,\\nby appointing that very James Monroe, who was de-\\nnouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister\\nof that Government to he Republic of France. Mr.\\nMonroe was welcomed by the National Convention\\nin France witn the most enthusiastic demonstrMions.\\nShortly after his return to this countrv, Mr. Mon-\\nroe was elected (Jovernor of Virginia, and held the\\noffice lor three yeais. He was again sent to Prance tu\\nco-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining\\nthe vast territory then known as the Province of\\nLouisiana, which France had but shortly before ob-\\ntained from Sjjain. Their united efforts were suc-\\ncessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen\\nmillions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and\\ndistrict of Louisiana were added to the United States.\\nThi-. was probably the largest transfer of real estate\\nwliich was ever made in all the history of the world.\\nFrom France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob-\\ntain from that country some recognition of oui\\nrights as neiUrals, and to remonstrate against those\\nodious impressments of our seamen. but Eng-\\nland was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng-\\nland on the same mission, but could receive no\\nredress. He returned to his home and was again\\nchosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned\\nto accept the position of Secretary of State under\\nMadison. While in this office war with England was\\ndeclared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during\\nthese trying times, the duties of the War Departmeiv,\\nwere also put upon him. He was truly the armor-\\nbearer of President Madison, and the most efficient\\nbusiness man in his cabinet. Upon the return of\\npeace he resigned the Department of War, but con-\\ntinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex-\\npiration of Mr. Madison s adniinstration. At the elec-\\ntion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had\\nbeen chosen President with but little opposition, and\\nupon March 4, 1817, was inaugurated. Four years\\nlater he was elected for a second term.\\nAmong the important measures of his Presidency\\nwere the cession of Florida to the United States; the\\nMissouri Compromise, and the Monroe doctrine.\\nThis famous doctrine, since known as the Monroe\\ndoctrine, was enunciated by him in 1823. At that\\ntime the United States had recognized the independ-\\nence of the South American states, and did not wish\\nto have European powers longer attempting to sub\\ndue portions of the American Continent. The doctrine\\nis as follows: That we should consider any attempt\\non the part of European powers to extend their sys-\\ntem to any ])ortion of this hemisphere as dangerous\\nto our peace and safety, and that we could not\\nview any interposition for the pur|X)se of oppressing\\nor controlling American governments or provinces in\\nany other light than as a manifestation by Europear.\\npowers of an unfriendly dis]X)sition toward the United\\nStates. This doctrine immediately affected the course\\nof foreign governments, and has become the approved\\nsentiment of the United States.\\nAt the end of his f econd term Mr Monroe retired\\nto his home in Virginia, where he lived uniil 1830\\nwhen he went to New York to live with his son-in-\\nlaw. In that city he died, on the 4th of J\\\\dy 1831", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "3. ^t\\nfiv^vJ", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "SIXTH PRESIDE NT.\\n^^^VS^^^^\\nOHN QUINCY ADAMS, the\\nsixth President of the United\\nStates, was born in tlie rural\\nliome of his honored father,\\nJohn Adams, in Qaincy, Mass.,\\non the 1 ith cf July, 1767. His\\nmother, a woman of exalted\\nworth, watched overliis childhood\\nduring the almost constant ab-\\nsence of his father. When but\\neight years of age, he stood with\\nhis mother on an eminence, listen-\\ning to the booming of the great bat-\\ntle on Bunker s Hill, and gazing on\\nupon the smoke and flames billow-\\ning u|) from the conflagration of\\nCharlestown.\\nWhen but eleven years old he\\ntook a tearful adieu of his mother,\\nto sail with his fatner for Europe,\\ntSrough a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright,\\nanimated boy spent a year and a half in Paris, where\\nhis father was associated with Franklin and Lee as\\nmmister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted\\nihe notice of these distinguished men, and he received\\nfrom them flattering marks of attention.\\nMr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this\\ncou. .try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. Again\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oI.il fjuincy accompanied his father. At Paris he\\napplied himself with great diligence, for six months,\\nto .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.fudy; then accompained his father to Holland,\\nv/here he entered, first a school in .\\\\msterdam, then\\nthe University at I.eyden. Al)out a year from this\\ntime, in 178 1, when the manly boy was but fourteeTi\\nyea s of age, he was selected l)y Mr. Dana, our min-\\nister to the Russian court, as his private secretary.\\nIn this school of incessant labor and of enobling\\nrulture he spent fourteen months, and then returned\\n10 Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and\\nBremen. This long journey he took alone, in the\\nwinter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed\\nms studies, under a pri ate tutor, at Hague. Thence,\\nin the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father v:\\nParis, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintanct\\nwith the most distinguished men on the Continent\\nexamining arctiitectural remains, galleries of .lintings\\nand all renowned works of art. At Paris he agaii,\\nbecame associated with the most illustrious men of\\nall lands in the contemplations of the loftiest lomiX)ral\\nthemes which can engross the human mind. Afte\\na short visit to England he returned to Paris, ana\\nconsecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785,\\nwhen he returned to America. To a brilliant young\\nman of eighteen, who had seen much of the world,\\nand who was familiar with the etifjuette of courts, a\\nresidence with his father in London, under such cir-\\ncumstances, must have been extremely attractive\\nbut with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre-\\nferred to return to America to complete his education\\nin an American college. He wished then to study\\nlaw, that with an honorable jirofession, he might be\\nable to obtain an independent supi^rt.\\nUjjon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty\\nhe studied law for three years. In June, :794, be-\\ning then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap-\\nIKiinted by Washington, resident minister at the\\nNetherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reacheo\\nI-Xjndon in October, where he was immediately admit-\\nted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckncy\\nassisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with\\nGieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight i.\\nLondon, he proceeded to the Hague.\\nIn July, 1797, he left the Hague logo to Portugal in\\nminister iilenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal.\\nuix)n arriving in London, he met with despatches\\ndirecting him to the court of Beiiin, but requestiiif;\\nhim to remain in London until he shuuld receive his\\ninstructions. While writing he was niairied to ar.\\nAmerican lady to whom he had been previously en-\\ngaged, Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughtei\\nof Mr. Joshua Johnson, American con.^ul in I ondon\\na lady cndownd with that beauty and those acconv\\nplishment which eminently fitted her to move in tiiC\\nelevated sphere for which she was ined.", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00ab0\\nJOHN QUINCY ADAMS.\\nHe reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797\\nwhere he remained until July, 1799, when, having ful-\\nfilled all the piir[X)ses of his mission, he solicited his\\nrecall.\\nSoon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to\\nthe Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then\\nwas elected Senator of the United States for six years,\\nfrom the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his\\naljility and his experience, placed him immediately\\namong the most prominent and influential members\\nof that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern-\\nment in its measures of resistance to tlie encroach-\\nments of England, destroying our commerce and in-\\nsulting our flag. There was no man in America more\\nfamiliar with the arrogance of the British court upon\\nthese points, and no one more resolved to present\\na firm resistance.\\nIn 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres-\\nidential chair, and he immediately nominated John\\nQiiincy Adams minister to St. PetersDurg. Resign-\\ning his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked\\nat Boston, in August, 1809.\\nWhile in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu-\\ndent. He devoted his attention to the language and\\nhistory of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the\\nEuropean system of weights, measures, and coins to\\nthe climate and astronomical observations wliile he\\nKept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and\\nLatin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a\\nmore accomplished scholar could scarcely be found.\\nAll through life the Bible constituted an importar.t\\npart of his studies. It was his rule to read five\\nchapters every day.\\nOn the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the\\nPresidential chair, and immediately appointed Mr.\\nAdams Secretary of State. Taking leave of liis num-\\nerous friends in public and private life in Europe, he\\nsailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the\\ni8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his\\nhome in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon-\\nroe s administration, Mr, Adams continued Secretary\\nof State.\\nSome time before Lhe close of Mr. Monroe s second\\nterm of oltice, new candidates began to be presented\\nfor the Presidency. The friends of Mr. .Adams brought\\nforward his name. It was an exciting campaign.\\nParty spirit was never more bitter. Two himdred and\\nsixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re-\\nceived ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, eighty-four;\\nWilliam H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty-\\nseven. As there was no choice by the people, the\\n-juestion went to the House of Re|jresentatives. Mr.\\nClay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and\\nhe was elected.\\nThe friends of all the disappointed candidates now\\n-.ombined in a venomous and persistent assault upon\\nMr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2V\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00ab oast history of our country than the abuse which\\nwas poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this\\nhigh-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was\\nan administration more pure in principles, more con-\\nscientiously devoted to the best interests of tlie coun-\\ntry, than that of John Quincy Adams and never, per-\\nhaps, was there an administration more unscrupu-\\nlously and outrageously assailed.\\nMr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab-\\nstemious and temperate in his habits; always rising\\nearly, and taking much exercise. When at his hcmein\\nQuincy, he lias been known to walk, before breakfast,\\nseven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said\\nthat he was the first man up in the city, lighting his\\nown fire and applying himself to work in his library\\noften long before dawn.\\nOn the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired\\nfrom the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew\\nJackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi-\\ndent. The slavery question now began to assume\\n[X)rlentous magnitude. Mr. .Adams returned to\\nQuincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un-\\nabated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re-\\nmain in retirement. In November, 1830, he was\\nelected representative to Congress. For seventeen\\nyears, until his death, he occupied the post as repre-\\nsentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to\\ndo brave battle for freedom, and winning the title of\\nthe old man eloquent. Upon takmg his seat in\\nthe House, he announced that he should hold him-\\nself bound to no party. Probably there never was a\\nmember more devoted to his duties. He was usually\\nthe first in his place in the morning, and the last to\\nleave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could\\nbe brought forward and escape his scrutiny. I he\\nbattle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against\\nthe proslavery party in the Government, was sublime\\nin Its moral dating and heroism. For persisting in\\npresenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he\\nwas threatened with indictment by the grand jury\\nwith expulsion from the House, with assassination\\nbut no threats could intimidate him, and his final\\ntriumph was complete.\\nIt has been said of President Adams, that when his\\nbody was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of\\nfourscore years, yielding to the sim|)le faith of a little\\nchild, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before\\nhe slept, the prayer which his mother taught him in\\nhis infant years.\\nOn the 2 1 St of February, 1848, he rose on the floor\\nof Congress, with a ])aper in his hand, to address the\\nspeaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by parnly\\nsis, and was caught in the arms of those aiound liim\\nFor a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed lo\\nthe sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious-\\nness, he opened his eyes, kx)ked calmly around ai _d\\nsaid This is the tm/of earth then after a moment s\\npause he added, I am eonteiit These were the\\nlast words of the grand Old Man Eloquent.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "^^-^/z^^ WJ^^^\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-Z--", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "SEVENTH PRESIDENT.\\nOF^(S?-voiaJ (Si@*SS.Mii\u00c2\u00abS.;\\n^;f^\\nNDREW JACKSON, the\\nseventh President of the\\nUnited States, was bom in\\nWaxhaw settlement, N. C,\\nMarch 15, 1767, a few days\\nafter his father s death. His\\nparents were jxxir emigrants\\nfrom Ireland, and took u[)\\ntheir abode in Waxhaw set-\\ntlement, where they lived in\\ndeepest poverty.\\nAndrew, or Andy, as ho was\\nuniversally called, grew up a very\\nrough, rude, turbulent boy. His\\nfeatures were coarse, his form un-\\ngainly; and there was but very\\nlittle in his character, made visible, which was at-\\ntiaciive.\\nWhen only thirteen years old he joined the volun-\\nteers of Carolina against the British invasion. In\\n1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and\\nimi)risoned for a time at Camden. A British officer\\nordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. I am\\na jjrisoner of war, not your servant, was the reply of\\nthe dauntless boy.\\nThe brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate\\nDlow at the head of the helpless young jjrisoner.\\nAndrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear-\\nful gashes, one on the hand and the other uiwn the\\nheatl. The officer then turned to his brother Robert\\nwith the same demand. He also refused, and re-\\nceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which ipiite\\ndisabled him, and which probably soon after caused\\nhis death. They suffered much other ill-treatment, and\\nwere finally stricken with the small-ix)x. Their\\nmother was successful iibtaining their exchange,\\nand took her sick boys home. After a long illn.Si\\nAndrew recovered, and the death of his mother soon\\nleft him entirely friendless.\\nAndrew supix)rted himself in various ways, sichas\\nworking at the saddler s trade, teaching school and\\nclerking in a general store, until 1784, when he\\nentered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however,\\ngave more attention to the wild amusements of tlie\\ntimes than to his studies. In 1788, he was ai)ix)inteJ\\nsolicitor for the western district of North Carolina, 01\\nwhich Tennessee was then a part. This involved\\nmany long and tedious journeys amid dangers of\\nevery kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear\\nand the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirmish\\nwitn the Sharp Knife.\\nIn 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who\\nsupposed herself divorced from her former husbat^d.\\nGreat was the sar[)rise of both parties, two years later,\\nto find that the conditionsof the divorce had just been\\ndefinitely settled liy the first husband. The marriage\\nceremony was performed a second time, but the occur-\\nrence was often used liy his enemies to bring Mr.\\nJackson into disfavor.\\nDuring these years he worked hard at his profes\\nsion, and freipiently had one or more duels on hand,\\none of which, when he killed Dickenson, was esi)ec-\\nially disgraceful.\\nIn January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then\\ncontaining nearly eighty thousand inhabitaf.ts, the\\npeople met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con-\\nstitution. Five were sent from each of the elev.i.\\ncounties. Andrew Jackson was one of the delegare^.\\nThe new State was entitled to but one member iu\\nthe Natio.ial House of Representatives. .Andre* JacV-\\nson was chosen that member. Mounting his horse he\\nrode to Philedelphia, where Congress then 1 eld its", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "44\\nANDRE IV JACKSON.\\nsessions, a distance of about eight hundred miles.\\nJackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo-\\ncratic pxrty. Jefferson was his idol. He admired\\nBonaparte, loved France and hated England. As Mr.\\nJackson took his seat, Gen. Washington, whose\\nsecond term of office was then expiring, delivered his\\nlast speech to Congress. A committee drew up a\\ncomplimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson\\ndid not approve of tlie address, and was one of the\\ntwelve who voted against it. He was not willing to\\nsay that Gen. Washington s adminstration had been\\nwise, firm and patriotic.\\nMr. Jackson was elected to the United States\\nSenate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home.\\nSoon after he was chosen Judge of the Suprenie Court\\nof his State, which position he held fjr six years.\\nWhen the war of 1812 with Great Britian com-\\nmenced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair.\\nAaron Bnrr sent word to the President that there was\\nan unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who\\nwould do credit to a commission if one were con-\\nferred u[X)n him. Just at that time (jen. Jackson\\nofiTered his services and those of twenty-five hundred\\nvolunteers. His offer was accepted, and the troo|)s\\nwere assembled at Nashville.\\nAs the British were hourly expected to make an at-\\ntack v.pon New Orleans, where Gen Wilkinson was\\nin command, he was ordered to descend the river\\nwith fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The\\nExpedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev-\\neral weeks there, without accom|)lishing anything,\\nthe men were ordered back to their homes. But the\\nenergy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire\\ndevotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him\\ngolden oinnioiis; and he became the most popular\\nman in the State. It was in this expedition that his\\ntoughness gave him the nickname of Old Hickory.\\nSoon after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col.\\nThomas H. Benton, for a remark that gentleman\\nmade about his taking a part as second in a duel, in\\nwhich a younger brother of Benton s was engaged,\\nhe received two severe pistol wounds. While he was\\niingering mmn a bed of suffering news came that the\\nIndians, who had combined under Tecumseh from\\nFlorida to the Lakes, to extemiinate the white set-\\ntlers, were committing the most awful ravages. De-\\ncisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with\\nhis fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in\\na sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis-\\n(ance, gave his amazing energies to the raising of an\\narmy to rendezvous at Fayettesvillc, .Mabama.\\nThe Creek Indians had established a strong fort on\\nune of the bendsof theTallaooosa River, near the cen-\\nter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother.\\nWith an army of two thousand men. Gen. Jackson\\ntraversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven\\ndays. He reached their fort, called Tohopeka or\\nHorse-shoe, on t le 27th of March. 1814. The bend\\nof the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres oi\\ntangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow-\\nneck the Indians had constructed a formidable brea. ^l-\\nwork ot logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors,\\nwith an ample suplyof arms were assembled.\\nThe fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des-\\nperate. Not an Indian would accept of quarter. When\\nbleeding and dying, they would fight those who en-\\ndeavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn-\\ning until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was\\nawful and revolting. Some threw themselves into the\\nriver; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as\\nthey swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war-\\nrios were killed A few probably, in the night, swam\\nthe river and escaped. This ended the war. The\\n[jower of the Creeks was broken forever. This bold\\nplunge into the wilderness, with its terrifific slaughter,\\nso appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants\\nof the bands came to the camp, begging for peace.\\nThis closing of the Creek war enabled us to con-\\ncentrate all our militia upon the British, who were the\\nallies of the Indians No man of less resolute will\\nthan Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian\\ncampaign to so successful an issue Immediately he\\nwas appointed major-general.\\nLate in August, with an army of two thousand\\nmen, on a rushing march. Gen. Jackson came to\\nMobile. A British fleet came from Pensacola, landed\\na force upon the beach, anchored near the little fort,\\nand from both ship and shore commenced a furious\\nassault The battle was long and doubtful. .At length\\none of the ships was blown up and the rest retired.\\nGarrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his little\\narmy, he moved his troops to New Orleans,\\nAnd the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued,\\nwas in reality a very arduous campaign. This won\\nfor(ien. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his\\ntroops, which numbered about four thousand men,\\nwon a signal victory over the British army of about\\nnine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the\\nloss of the British was two thousand six hundred.\\nThe name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men-\\ntioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824,\\nhe was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however,\\nsuccessful in the election of 1S28, and was re-elected\\nfor a second term in 1S32. In 1829, just before he\\nassumed the reins of the government, he met with\\nthe most terrible affliction of his life in the death of\\nhis wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has\\nperhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of\\nher death he never recovered.\\nHis administration was one of the most i^icnicrabie\\nin the annals of our country; applauded oyone party,\\ncondemned by the other. No man had more bitter\\nenemies or warmer friends. At the expiration of his\\ntwo terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, where\\nhe died June 8, 1S45. The last years of Mr. Jack-\\nson s life were that of a devoted t hristian man.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "9\\n7 2-^ ^-^^k -L^/j ei^^i^C^\\nt^^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "EIGHTH PRESIDENT.\\niggf\\nARTIN VAN BUREN, the\\ncif^hth President of the\\nUnited States, was born at\\nKinderhook, N. V Dec. 5,\\n1782. He died at the same\\nplace, July 24, 1862. His\\nbody rests in tiie cemetery\\nat Kinderhook. Above it is\\na plain granite shaft fifteen feet\\nhigh, bearing a simple inscription\\nabout half way up on one face.\\nThe lot is unfenced, unbordered\\nor unbounded by shrub or flower.\\nThere imt ilttle in the life of Martin Van Huren\\nzl romanc c interest. He fought no battles, engaged\\nin no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in\\npolitical and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many\\nsignal victories, his days passed uneventful in those\\nincidents which give zest to biography. His an-\\ncestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin,\\nand were among the earliest emigrants from Holland\\nto tiie banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer,\\nresiding in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother,\\nalso of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel-\\nligence and exemplary piety.\\n.le was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un-\\nusual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the\\nage of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies\\n.n his native village, and commenced the study of\\nlaw. As he had not a collegiate education, seven\\nyears of study in a law-office were reijiiired of him\\nijefore he could be admitted to the bar. Ins))ired with\\nd. lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur-\\nsued his studies with indefatigable industry. After\\nspending six years in an office in his native village.\\nhe went to the city of Mew York, and prosecuted his\\nstudies for the seventh year.\\nIn 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years ol\\nage, commenced the practice of law in his native vi|.\\nlage. The great conflict between the I ederal and\\nRepublican party was then at its height. Mr. Van\\nBuren was from the beginning a i)olitician. He had,\\nperhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the\\nmany discussions which had been carried on in his\\nfather s hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with,\\nJefferson, and earnestly and eloquently esi oused tl-.-\\ncause of State Rights; though at tlial lime the l- ec\\neral party held the supremacy both in his tow i\\nand State.\\nHis success and increasing ruputation led him\\nafter six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th.\\ncounty seat of his county. Here he sjjent seven year-,\\nconstantly gaining strength by contending in Iht.\\ncourts with some of the ablest men who have adurneil\\nthe bar of his State.\\nJust before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi.\\nVan Buren married a lady alike distinguished foi\\nbeauty and accomplishments. After twelve shoa\\nyears she sank into the grave, the victim of consuu i).\\ntion, leaving her husband and four sons to wee)) ovei\\niier loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren wa;-\\nan earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The recoro\\nof those years is barren in items of i)ublic interest.\\nIn iSi 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to\\nthe State Senate, and gave his strenuous j-upport to\\nMr. Madison s adniinstration. In 1815, he was ap-\\npointed .Attorney-General, and the next year moved\\nto Albany, the cai)ilal of the Stale.\\nA hile he was ackno\\\\\\\\ ledged as one of the mo\\np. ominenl leaders of the Democratic party, he had", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "48\\nMARTIN VAN BVREN.\\nthe moral courage to avow that true democracy did\\nnot require that universal suffrage which admits\\nthe vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of\\ngoverning the State. In true consistency with his\\ndemocratic principles, he contended that, while the\\npath leading to the privilege of voting should be open\\nto every man without distinction, no one should be\\ninvested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were\\nin some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue\\nand some property interests in the welfare of the\\n?;tate.\\nIn 182 I he was elected member of the United\\nStates Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat\\nin the convention to revise the constitution of his\\nnative State. His course in this convention secured\\nthe approval of men of all parties. No one could\\ndoubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the\\ninterests of all classes in the community. In the\\nSenate of the United States, he rose at once to a\\n:onsi)icuous position as anactive and useful legislator.\\nIn 1827, John Quincy Adams beirg then in the\\nPresidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to\\nhe Senate. He had been from the beginning a de-\\nermiiied opposer of the Administration, adopting the\\nState Rights view in opposition to what was\\nieemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams.\\nSoon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof\\nthe Stale of New York, and accordingly resigned his\\nseat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United\\ntates contributed so much towards ejecting John Q.\\nAdams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it\\nAndrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether\\nentitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re-\\ngarded througiiout the United States as one of the\\nmost skillful, sagacious and cunning of jwliticians.\\nIt was supjwsed that no one knew so well as he how\\n!o touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all\\nthe wires to put his machinery in motion; and how to\\norganize a ix)litical army which would, secreily and\\nste.- Uhily accom[)lish the most gigantic results. By\\nthese [jowers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams,\\n.Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which\\nfew thought then could be accomplished.\\nWhe)i .\\\\ndrew Jackson was elected President he\\napixjinted .Mr. Van Buren Secretary of Stale. This\\nlx)sition he resigned in 183 1, and was immediately\\nappointed Minister to Eng and, where he went the\\nsame autumn. The Senate, however, when it met,\\nrefused to ratify the nomination, and he returned\\nhome, apparently untroubled; was nominated Vice\\nPresident in the place of Calhoun, at the re-elect on\\nof President Jackson; and with smiles for all and\\nfiowns for none, he took his place at the head of thai\\nSenate which hdd refused to confirm his nomii,at;on\\nas ambassador.\\nHis rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal of\\nPresident Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor-\\nite; and this, probably more than any other cause,\\nsecured his elevation to the chair of the Chief E::ecu\\ntive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re-\\nceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen.\\nJackson as President of the United States He was\\nelected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the\\nretiring President. Leaving New York out of the\\ncanvass, says Mr. Parton, the election of Mr. Van\\nBuren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen.\\nJackson as though the Constitution h;;d conferred\\nuix)n him the power to a|)|)oint a successor.\\nHis administration was filled with exciting events\\nThe insurrection in Canada, which threatened 10 in\\nvolve this country in war with England, the agitation\\nof the slavery (piestion, and finally the great commer-\\ncial panic which spread over the country, all were\\ntrials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at-\\ntributed to the management of the Democratic party,\\nand brought the President into such disfavor that he\\nfailed of reelection.\\nWith the exception of being nominated for the\\nPresidency by the Free Soil Democrats, in 1848,\\nMr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until\\nhis death.\\nHe had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits,\\nand living within his income, had now fortunately a\\ncompetence for his declining years. His unblemished\\ncharacter, his commanding abilities, his unqviestioned\\n])atriotism, ard the distinguished positions which he\\nhad occupied in the government of our country, se-\\ncured to him not only the homage of his party, but\\nthe respect ot the whole community. It was on the\\n4th of March, 184 1, that Mr. Van Buren retired from\\nthe presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald.\\nhe still exerted a powerful influence uix)n the politics\\nof the country. From this time until his death, on\\nthe 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he\\nresided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of\\nculture and of wealth; enjoyirg in a healthy old\\nage, probably far more hapj)iiiess than he had before\\nexijerienced amid the stormy scenes ol hi? active life-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "/Cc^. M /%S- Z-7, t^T U^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "NINTH PRESIDENT.\\nV\\n^M^ m^^m^\\nm\\nILLIAM HENRY HARRI-\\nSON, the ninth President of\\nthe United States, was born\\nat Berkeley, N a., Feb. 9, 1773.\\ni His father, Benjamin Harri-\\nson, was in comparatively op-\\nulent circumstances, and was\\none of the most distinguished\\nmen of his day. He was an\\nintimate friend of George\\nWashington, w as early elected\\na member of the Continental\\nCongress, and was conspicuous\\namong the patriots of Virginia in\\nresisting the encroachments of the\\nBritish crown. In the celebrated\\nCongress of 1775, Benjamin Har-\\nrison and John Hancock were\\nboth candidates for the office of\\nsi)eaker.\\nMr Harrison was subsequently\\nchosen Governor of Virginia, and\\nwas twice re-elected. His son,\\ni William Henry, of course enjoyed\\nin childhood all the advantages which wealth and\\nintellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav-\\ning received a thorough common-school education, he\\nentered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated\\nwith honor soor. nfter the death of his father. He\\noien repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under\\nthe instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of\\nRobert Morris, both of whom were, with his father,\\nligners of the Declaration of Independence.\\nJlK)n tlie outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not-\\nwithstanding the e monstrances of his friends, he\\njoandoncd his medical studies and entered the army,\\n.laving obtai a commission of Ensign from Presi-\\ndent Washington. He was then but 19 yer.rs old\\nFrom that time he passed gradually upward in rank\\nuntil he became aid to General Wayne, after whose\\ndeath he resigned his commission. He was then ap-\\npointed Secretary of the Nortli-western Territory. This\\nTerritory was then entitled to but one member in\\nCongress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that\\njjosition.\\nIn the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory\\nwas divided by Congress into two portions. The\\neastern portion, comprising the region now embraced\\nin the State of Ohio, was called The Territory\\nnorth-west of the Ohio. The western portion, which\\nincluded what is now called Indiana, Illinois and\\nWisconsin, was called the Indiana Territory. Wil\\nliam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap\\njx)inted by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana\\nTerritory, and immediately after, also Governor of\\nUpper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as\\nextensive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He\\nwas Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in-\\nvested with lowers nearly dictatorial over the now\\nrapidly increasing white population. The ability and\\nfidelity with which he discharged these responsible\\nduties may be inferred from the fact that he was four\\ntimes apjxjinted to this office first by John Adams,\\ntwice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi.\\ndent Madison.\\nWhen he began his adminsf ration there were but\\nthree white settlementsin that almost boundless region,\\nnow crowded with cities and resounding with all the\\ntumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements\\nwas on the Ohio, nearly opjwsite Louisville; one at\\nVincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French\\nsettlement.\\nThe vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoij\\nreigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Aboii", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "5\\nWILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.\\nthe year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers,\\nof the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of\\nthese was called Tecamseh, or The Crouching\\nP iniher; the other, Olliwacheca, or The Prophet.\\nI ecuniseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man\\nof great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit-\\nable perseverance in any enterprise m which he might\\nengage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm,\\nand had long regarded with dread and with hatred\\nthe encroachment of the whites upon the hunting-\\ngrounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was\\nanorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored\\nIndian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which\\ntliey dwelt.\\nBut the Prophet was not merely an orator: he was,\\nin the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested\\nwith the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a\\nmagician. With an enthusiasni unsurpassed by Peter\\nthe Hermit rousing Europe to tlie crusades, he went\\nfrom tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent\\nby the Great Spirit.\\nGov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate\\nthe Indians, l)ut at last the war came, and at Tippe-\\ncanoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter.\\nOctober 28, 1812, his army began its march-. When\\nnear the Prophet s town three Indians of rank made\\ntheir appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was\\napproaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a\\nshort conference, arrangements were made for a meet-\\ning the next day, to agree upon terms of peace.\\nHut Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with\\nthe Indian character to be deceived by such protes-\\ntations. Selecting a favorable spot for his night s en-\\ncam[)ment, he took every precaution against surprise.\\nHis troops were jwsted in a hollow square, and slept\\nupon their arms.\\nThe trooi)s threw themselves upon the ground for\\nrest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his\\nloaded musket by his side, and his bayonet fixed. The\\nwakeful Governor, between three and four o clock in\\ntlie morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa-\\ntion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It\\nwas a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In\\nthe darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi-\\nble, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all\\nthe desperation wliich superstition and passion most\\nhighly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the\\nlittle army. The savages had been amply provided\\nwith guns and ammunition by the English. Their\\nwar-whooi) was accompained by a shower of bullets.\\nThe camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the\\nlight aided the Indians in their aim. With hide-\\npus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a\\nspeedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison s\\nirooi^s stood as immovable as the rocks around them\\nuntil day dawned they then made a simultaneous\\ncharge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be-\\nfore them, and completely routing the foe,\\nGov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked\\nto the utmost. The British descending from the Can\\nadas, were of themselves a very formidable force but\\nwith their savage allies, rushing like wolves from the\\nforest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn-\\ning, plundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier\\nwas plunged into a state of consternation which even\\nthe most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive.\\nThe war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the\\nforest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra-\\ntion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made\\nthe ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit.\\nUnder these despairing circumstances, Gov. Harrison\\nwas appointed Ijy President Madison commander-in-\\nchief of the North-western army, with orders to retake\\nDetroit, and to protect the frontiers.\\nIt would be difficult to place a man in a situation\\ndemanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but\\nGeneral Harrison was found equal to the position,\\nand nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re-\\nsponsibilities.\\nHe won the love of his soldiers by always sharing\\nwith them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while\\npursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a\\nvalise and his bedding consisted of a single blanket\\nlashed over his saddle. Thirty-five British officers,\\nhis prisoners of war, supped with him after the battle.\\nThe only fare he could give them was beef roasted\\nbefore the fire, without bread or salt.\\nIn i8t6, (Jen. Harrison was chosen a member of\\nthe National House of Representatives, to represent\\nthe District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an\\nactive member; and whenever he spoke, it was with\\nforce of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested\\nthe attention of all the members.\\nIn iSrt), Harrison was elected to the Senate of\\nOhio; and in 1824, as one of the presidential electors\\nof that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The\\nsame year he was chosen to the L nited States Senate.\\nIn 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought hiin\\nforward as a candidate for the Presidency againsi\\nVan Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of\\nMr. Van Buren s term, he was re -nominated by his\\nparty, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated\\nby the Whigs, with John Tyler for the Vice Presideiu y.\\nThe contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave\\nall his influence to [ire vent Harrison s election but\\nhis triumph was signal.\\nThe cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webstei\\nat its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most\\nbrilliant with which anv President had ever been\\nsurrounded. Never were the pros[)ects of an admin-\\nistration more flattering, or the hopes of the country\\nmore sanguine. In the midst of these bright and\\njoyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized L y a\\npleurisy-fever and after a few days of violent sick-\\nness, died on the 4th of April; just one month after\\nhis inauguration as President of the U;nled States.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "vn\\nrJ\\n^^y", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "TENTH PTiESIDENT.\\n55\\nJOim TTIEH,\\nI OHN TYLER, the tenth\\nPresidentofthe United States.\\nHe was born in Charles-city\\nCo., Va., March 29, 1790. He\\nwas the favored child of af-\\nfluence and high social po-\\nsition. At the early age of\\ntwelve, John entered William\\nand Mary College and grad-\\nuated with much honor when\\nbut seventeen years old. After\\ngraduating, he devoted him-\\nself with great assiduity to the\\nstudy of law, partly with his\\nfather and partly with Edmund\\nRandolph, one of the most distin-\\nguished lawyers of Virginia.\\nAt nineteen years of age, ne\\ncommenced the practice of law.\\nHis success was rapid and aston-\\nishing. It is said that three\\nmonths had not elapsed ere there\\nwas scarcely a case on the dock-\\n1 et of the court in which he was\\ni.M retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he\\nwas almost unanimously ejected to a seat in the State\\nLegislature. He connected himself with the Demo-\\ncratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of\\nTefTerson and Madison. For five successive years he\\nwas elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the\\nunanimous vote or his county.\\nWhen but twenty-six years of age, he was elected\\na member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and\\nably wi,h the Democratic party, ojjixjsing a national\\nbank, inter improvements by the General ^ovcn-\\nment, a protective tariflf, and advocating a strict con-\\nstruction of the Constitution, and the most careful\\nvigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress\\nwere so arduous that before the close of his second\\nterm he found it necessary to resign and retire to his\\nestate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He,\\nhowever, soon after consented to take his seat in the\\nState Legislature, where his influence was jwwerful\\nin promoting public works of great utility. With a\\nreputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen\\nby a very large majority of votes. Governor of his\\nnative State. His administration was signally a suc-\\ncessful one. His popularity secured his re-election.\\nJohn Randolpji, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed\\nman, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the\\nUnited States, k portion of the Democratic party\\nwas displeased with Mr. Randolph s wayward course,\\nand brought forward John Tyler as his op|K)nent,\\nconsidering him the only man in irginia of sufficient\\npopularity to succeed against the renowned orator of\\nRoanoke. Mr. Tyler was the \\\\ictor.\\nIn accordance with his professions, upon taking his\\nseat in tlie Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi-\\ntion. He op[X3sed the tariff; he spoke against and\\nvoted against the bank as unconstitutional he stren-\\nuously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist-\\ning all projects of internal improvements by the Gen-\\neral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr.\\nCalhoun s view of nullification he declared that Gen.\\nJackson, by his opjjosition to the nullifiers, had\\nabandoned the principles of the Democratic party.\\nSuch was Mr. Tyler s record in Congress, a record\\nin perfect accordance with the principles which be\\nhad always avowed.\\nReturning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of\\nhis profession. Therv was a ci I:t in th.e I)en;ocr. ii", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "56\\nJOHN TYLER.\\nI arty. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef-\\nfersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli-\\nments upon him. He had now attained the age of\\nforty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con-\\nsequence of his devotion to jjublic business, his pri-\\nvate affairs had fallen into some disorder; audit was\\nnot without satisfaction that he resumed the practice\\nof law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan-\\ntation. Soon after this he remo\\\\ed to Williamsburg,\\nfor the better education of his children and he again\\nlook his seat in the Legislature of Virginia.\\nBy the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national\\nconvention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in\\nf839. The majority of votes were given to Gen. Har-\\nrison, a genuine VVhig, much to the disappointment of\\nthe South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili-\\nate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the\\nconvention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres-\\nident. It was well known that he was not in sympa-\\nthy with the Whig party in the Noith: but the Vice\\nPresident has but very little power in the Govern-\\nment, his main and almost only duty being to pre-\\nside over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap-\\npened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a\\nDemocratic Vice President were chosen.\\nIn 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi-\\ndent of the United States. In one short month from\\nthat time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler\\nthus -;und himself, to his own surprise and that of\\nthe whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential\\nchair. This was a new test of the stability of our\\ninstitutions, as it was the first time in the history of our\\ncountry that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler\\nwas at home in Williainsinirg when he received the\\nune.xpected tidings of the death of President Harri-\\nson. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of\\nh~n\\\\ was inaugurated to the high and responsible\\noffice. He was placed in a iX)sition of exceeding\\ndelicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been\\no])posed tc the main principles of the party which had\\nbrought him into power. He had ever been a con-\\nsistent, honc;t man, with an unblemished record.\\nGen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should\\nhe retain them, and thus surround himself with coun-\\nsellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or,\\non the other hand, should he turn against the party\\nwhicii had elected him and select a cabinet in har-\\nmony with himself, and which would oppose all those\\nviews which the Whigs deemed essential to tiie pub-\\nlic welfare. This was his fearful dilemma. He in-\\nvited the cabinet which President Hanrison had\\nselected to retain their seats. He reccoinmended a\\nday of fasting and prayer, that (iod would guide and\\nbless us.\\nThe Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the\\nincor|\u00c2\u00bbration of a fiscal bank of the United States.\\nThe President, after ten days delay, returned it with\\nhis veto. Hf suLiijested, however, that he would\\napprove of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he\\nproposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and\\nprivately submitted to him. He gave it his approval.\\nIt was passed without alteration, and he sent it back\\nwith his veto. Here commenced the open rupture.\\nIt is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas-\\nure by a published letter from the Hon. John M.\\nBotts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely\\ntouched the pride of the President.\\nThe opposition now exultingly received the Presi-\\ndent into their arms. The party which elected him\\ndenounced him bitterly. AH the members of his\\ncabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs\\nof Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a\\nmeeting and issued an address to the people of the\\nUnited States, proclaiming that all political alliance\\nbetween the \\\\Vhigs and President Tyler were at\\nan end.\\nStill the President attempted to conciliate. He\\nappointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs and\\nConservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party\\nmen. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign,\\nforced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus\\nthe four years of Mr. Tyler s unfortunate administra-\\ntion ])assed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The\\nland was filled witli murmurs and vituperation. Whigs\\nand Democrats alike assailed him. More and more,\\nhowever, he brought himself into sympathy with his\\nold friends, the Democrats, until atthe close of his term,\\nhe gave his whole influence to the support of Mr.\\nPolk, the Democratie candidate for his successor.\\nOn the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the\\nharassments of office, tothe regret of neither party, and\\nprobably to his own unsjjeakable relief. His first wife,\\nMiss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842;\\nand in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married,\\nat New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of\\nmany personal and intellectual accomplishments.\\nThe remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly\\nin retirement at his beautiful home, Sherwood For-\\nest, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in\\nhis manners, richly furnished with information from\\nbooks and experience in the world, and possessing\\nbrilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was\\nthe scene of unnsual attractions. With sufficient\\nmeans for the exercise of a generous hospitality, he\\nmight have enjoyed a serene old age with the few\\nfriends who gathered around him, were it not for the\\nstorms of civil war which his own princijiles and\\njxilicy had helped to introduce.\\nWhen the great Rebellion rose, which the State-\\nrights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. CaU\\nhoun had inaugurated. President Tyler renounced his\\nallegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed-\\nerates. He was chosen a member of their Congress;\\nand while engaged in active measures to destroy, by\\nforce of arms, the Government over wliich he had\\nonce presided, he was taken sick and ^o-ju died.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": ".s^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "ELE J EJV TH PRESIDENT\\n59\\n,IAMES Ko POIK,\\nV\\ni^^.:^.^S*^.^^\\nri^\\n^^j\\n1^\\n1^\\nAMES K. POLK, the eleventh\\nf-i.Tresident of the United States,\\nwas born in Mecklenburg Co.,\\nN. C.,Nov. 2, 1795. His par-\\nrft^i\\\\ ents were Samuel and Jane\\n(Knox) Polk, the former a son\\nof Col. Tliomas I olk, who located\\nat the above place, as one of the\\nfirst pioneers, in 1735.\\nIn the year 1S06, with his wife\\nand children, ar.d soon after fol-\\nlowed by most of the members of\\nthe Polk fainly, Samuel Polk emi-\\ngrated some two or three hundred\\nmiles farther west, to the rich valley\\nof the Duck River. Here in the\\nmidst of the wilderness, in a region\\nwhich was subsequently called Mau-\\nry Co., they reared their log huls,\\nand established their homes. In the\\nhard toil of a new farm in the wil-\\nderness, James K. Polk spent the\\nearly years of his childhood and\\nyouth. His father, adding the pur-\\nsuit of a surveyor to that of a farmer,\\ngradually increased in wealth until\\nhe became one of the leading men of the region. His\\nmother was a superior woman, of strong common\\nsense and earnest piety.\\nVery early in life, James developed a taste for\\nreading and expressed the strongest desire to obtain\\na liberal education. His mother s training had made\\nliim methodical in his habits, had taught him punct-\\nuality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty\\nprinciples of morality. His health was frail and his\\nfather, fearing that he might not be able to endure a\\nsedentary life, got a situation for him behind the\\ncounter, ho])ing to fit him for commercial pursuits.\\nThis was to James a bitter disapix)intment. He\\nhad no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks\\nwere irksome in the extreme. He remained in this\\nuncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his\\nearnest solicitation his father removed him, and made\\narrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon\\nafter he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With\\nardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed\\nforward in his studies, and in less than two and a half,\\nyears, in the autumn of 1815, entered the sophomorej\\nclass in the University of North Carolina, at Chapell\\nHill. Here he was one of the most exemplaiy of\\nscholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing\\nhimself to be absent from a recitation or a religious\\nservice.\\nHe graduated in 18 18, with the highest honors, be*\\ning deemed the best scholar of his class, both in\\nmathematics and the classics. He was then twenty-\\nthree years of age. Mr. Polk s health was at this\\ntime much impaired by the assiduity with which he\\nhad prosecuted his studies. After a short season of\\nrelaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the\\noffice of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk\\nrenewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who\\nresided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few\\nmiles from Nashville. They had probably been\\nslightly acquainted before.\\nMr. Polk s father was a Jeffersonian Republican,\\nand James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi-\\ncal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was\\nconstantly called upon to address the meetings of his\\nparty friends. His skill as a speaker was such that\\nhe was jK)pularly called the Napoleon of the stumj).\\nHe was a man of unblemished morals, genial and", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "6a\\nJAMBS K. POLK.\\ncourter^s in his bearing, and with that sympathetic\\nnature in the jo) s and griefs of others which ever gave\\nhim troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected\\nto the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his\\nstrong influence towards the election of his friend,\\niMr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States.\\nIn (anuary, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah\\nChildress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was\\naltogether worthy of him, a lady of beauty and cul-\\nture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a\\nmember of Congress. Tlie satisfaction which he gave\\nto his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that\\nfor fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con-\\ntinuec in that oflSce. He then voluntarily withdrew,\\nonly that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair\\nof Tennessee. In Congress he was a laborious\\nmember, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was\\nalways in his seat, always courteous and whenever\\nhe spoke it was always to the jxiint, and without any\\nambitious rhetorical display.\\nDuring five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was\\nSpeaker of the House. Strong passions were roused,\\nand stormy scenes w-ere witnessed but Mr. Polk per-\\nformed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac-\\ntion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was\\n|)assed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of\\nMarch, 1839.\\nIn accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a\\ncandidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was\\nelected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo-\\nber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841,\\nhis term of office expired, and he was again the can-\\ndidate of the Democratic party, but was defeated.\\nOn the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur-\\nated President of the United States. The verdict of\\nthe country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted\\nits influence upon Congress and the last act of the\\nadministration of President Tyler was to affix his sig-\\nnature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the\\n3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to\\nthe American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas\\nas one of her provinces, the Mexican minister,\\nAlmonte, immediately demanded his passjxjrts and\\nUeft the country, declaring the act of the annexation\\nto be an act hostile to Mexico.\\nIn his first message. President Polk urged that\\nTexas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re-\\nceived into the Union on the same footing with the\\nother States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent\\nwith an army into Texas to hold the country. He was\\nsent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the\\nwestern boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly\\ntwo hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande,\\nwhere he erected batteries which commanded the\\nMexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on\\nthe western banks.\\nThe anticipated collision soon took place, and wai\\nwas declared against Mexico by President Polk. The\\nwar was pushed forward by Mr. Polk s administration\\nwith great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first\\ncalled one of observation, then of occupation,\\nthen of invasion, was sent forward to Monterey. The\\nfeeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly\\nana awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement\\nalone can reveal the misery which this war caused.\\nIt v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk s administration\\nthat the war was brought on.\\nTo the victors belong the spoils. Mexico was\\nprostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands.\\nWe now consented to peace upon the condition that\\nMexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas,\\nall of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal-\\nifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of\\nTexas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This\\nwas an extent of territory equal to nine States of the\\nsize of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen\\nmajestic States to be added to the Union. There were\\nsome Americans who thought it all right there were\\nothers who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution\\nof this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and\\nmore than a hundred million of dollars. Of this\\nmoney fifteen millions were paid to Mexico.\\nOn the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from\\noffice, having served one term. Tlie next day was\\nSunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated\\nas his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in tlic\\nsame carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even-\\ning, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to\\nTennessee. He wjs then but fifty-four years of age.\\nHe had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits,\\nand his health was good. With an am])le fortune,\\na choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties\\nof the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years\\nof tranquility and happiness were before him. But the\\ncholera that fearful scourge was then sweejjing up\\nthe alley of the Mississippi. This he contracted,\\nand died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth\\nyear of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "J\\nr-t -c y^^^ y yr^-y t-ry", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "TWELFTH PRESIDENT.\\n63\\n/ACMAIO TAVI.01(.\\ni;^;^::^ --v. ^i\\ni ACHARY TAYLOR, iwelfih\\nPresident of the United States,\\nwas born on the 24th of Nov.,\\n1784, in Orange Co., Va. His\\nfather. Colonel Taylor, was\\nf i^ a iri;inian of note, and a dis-\\ntinguished patriot and soldier of\\nthe Revolution. When Zachary\\nwas an infant, his father with his\\nwife and two children, emigrated\\nto Kentucky, where he settled in\\nthe pathless wilderness, a few\\nmiles from Louisville, la this front-\\n?W ier home, away from civilization and\\nI all its refinements, yaung Zachary\\ncould enjoy but few social and educational advan-\\ntages. When six years of age he attended a common\\nschool, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy,\\nrather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char-\\nicter He was strong, fearless and self-reliant, and\\nmanifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight\\nthe Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There\\nis little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his\\nchildhood on his father s large but lonely plantation.\\nIn 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him\\nthe commission of lieutenant in the United States\\narmy and he joined the trooi)S whicli were stationed\\nat New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after\\nthis he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady\\nfrom one of the first families of Maryland.\\nImmediately after the declaration of war with Eng-\\nland, in r8i2, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been\\npromoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort\\nHarrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above\\nVincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder-\\nness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tipi)ecanoe.\\nIt was one of the first points of attack by the Indians,\\nled by Tecurnseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken\\ncompany of infantry numbering fifty men, many of\\nwhom were sick.\\nEarly in the autumn of 1812, the Indians, stealthily,\\nand in large numbers, moved ujjon the fort. Their\\napproach was first indicated by the murder of two\\nsoldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor\\nmade every possible preparation to meet the antici-\\npated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of\\nforty painted and plumed savages came to the fort,\\nwaving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that\\nin the morning their chief would come to have a talk\\nwith him. It was evident that their object was merely\\nto ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt.\\nTaylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept\\nthem at a distance.\\nThe sun went down; the savages disappeared, the\\ngarrison slept upon their arms. One hour before\\nmidnight the war whooi) burst from a thousand lips\\nin the forest around, followed by the discharge of\\nmusketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick\\nand well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that\\ndefeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap-\\nture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor-\\nture. No pen can describe, no immagination can\\nconceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc-\\nceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses-\\nUntil six o clock in the morning, this awful conflict\\ncontinued. The savages tlien, baffled at every jwint,\\nand gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt.\\nTaylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the\\nrank of major by brevet.\\nUntil the close of the war, MajorTaylor was placed\\nin such situations that he saw but little more of active\\nservice. He was sent far away into the depthsof the\\nwilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which\\ncm|)ties into Green Hay. Here there was but little\\nto be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one\\nbest could. There were no books, no society, no in-", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "64\\nZACHARY rAYLOR\\ntellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful\\nyears rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of\\ncolonel. In the Black Hawk war, which resulted in\\nthe capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor\\ntook a subordinate but a brave and efficient part.\\nFor twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in\\nthe defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and ni\\nEmployments so obscure, that his name was unknown\\nbeyond tlie limits of his own immediate acquaintance.\\n,In the year i8_}6, he was sent to Florida to comjiel\\nthe Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re-\\ntire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty,\\niiac promised they should do. The services rendered\\nheic secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of\\nihe Government; and as a reward, he was elevated\\n(c .he rank of brigadier-general by brevet and soon\\nafter, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com-\\ninand of the United States troops in Florida.\\nAfter two years of sucli wearisome employment\\niimidst the everglades of the peninsula, Gen. Faylor\\nobtained, at his own request, a change of command,\\nind was stationed over the Department of the South-\\nwest. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi,\\nAlabama and Georgia. Establishing his headquarters\\nyl Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family\\nfo a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue.\\nFIcre he remained for five years, buried, as it were,\\nfuvm the world, but faithfully discharging every duty\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2jnvposed upon him.\\nIn 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land\\nbetween the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river\\nt)eing the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed\\nby the United States. Soon the war with Mexico\\nwc; brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la\\nPalma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the\\n^f^,\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.xicans. The rank of major-general by brevet\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Aas then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name\\nwas received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in\\nthe Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and\\nEuena Vista in which he won signal victories over\\nIt jces much larger than he commanded.\\nHis careless habits of dress and his unaffected\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^iinplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops,\\n-X sobriquet of Old Rough and Ready.\\nThe tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista\\nrpread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The\\nniime of Gen. Taylor was on every one s li[)s. The\\nH hig party decided to take advantage of this wonder-\\nfu/ popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^red, honest soldier as their candidate for the\\nI lesidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an-\\nnt uncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de-\\nclaring that he was not at all (lualified for such an\\noft ice. So little interest had he taken in ])olitics that,\\nfoi forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not\\nwnhout chagrin that several distinguished statesmen\\nwiio had been long years in the public service found\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i.-iX! claims set aside in behalf of one wliose name\\nhad never been heard of, save in connection with Palo\\nAlto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena\\nVista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re-\\nmarked, It is a nomination not fit to be made.\\nGen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine\\nwriter His friends took possession of him, and pre-\\npared such few communications as it was needful\\nshould be presented to the public. The popularity of\\nthe successful warrior swept the land. He was tri-\\numphantly elected over two opposing candidates,\\nGen. Cass and Ex-President Martin Van Buren.\\nThough he selected an excellent cabinet, the good\\nold man found himself in a very uncongenial position,\\nand was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed.\\nHis mental sufferings were very severe, and probably\\ntended to hasten iiis death. The pro-slavery party\\nwas pushing its claims with tireless energy expedi-\\ntions were fitting out to capture Cuba \u00e2\u0080\u00a2California was\\npleading for admission to the Union, while slavery\\nstood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found\\nthe political conflicts in Washington to be far more\\ntrying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or\\nIndians\\nIn the midst of all these troubles, Gen. Taylor,\\nafter he had occupied the Presidential chair but little\\nover a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of\\nbut little over five days, died on the 9th of July, 1850.\\nHis last words were, I am not afraid to die. I am\\nready. I have endeavored to do my duty. He died\\nuniversally respected and beloved. An honest, un-\\npretending man, he had been steadily growing in the\\naffections of the people; and the Nation bitterly la-\\nmented his death.\\nGen. Scott, who was thoroughly acquainted with\\nGen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful\\ndescription of his character:- With a good store of\\ncommon sense, Gen. Taylor s mind had not been en-\\nlarged and refreshed by reading, or much converse\\nwith the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse-\\nquence. The frontiers and small military posts had\\nbeen his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his\\nrank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim-\\nplicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju-\\ndices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the\\ntender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable,\\nchanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat\\na little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave\\na corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out-\\nside pocket,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in any such case, this critic held the\\noffender to be a coxcomb (perhaps something worse),\\nwhom he would not, to use his oft repeated phrase,\\ntouch with a pair of tongs.\\nAny allusion to literature beyond good old Dil-\\nworth s spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a\\nsword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter\\nunfitness for heavy marchings and combats. Inshor*\\nfew men have ever had a more comforta:Ae, a nT.\\nsaving contempt for learning of every kind.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "^^t-c r/\\n-cnj)", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT.\\n6r\\n-6H-\\nI MlLLflRn FlLLMflRE.^^ I\\nILLARD FILLMORE, thi.--\\nteenth President of the United\\nStates, was born at Summer\\nHill, Cayuga Co., N. Y on\\nthe 7th of January, 1800. His\\nfather was a farmer, and ow-\\ning to misfortune, in humble cir-\\ncumstances. Of his mother, tlic\\ndaughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard,\\nof Pittsfield, Mass., it has been\\nsaid that she [wssessed an intellect\\nof very high order, united with much\\npersonal loveliness, sweetness of dis-\\nlx)sit;on, graceful manners and ex-\\nquisite sensibilities. She died in\\n1831 having lived to see her son a\\nyoung man of distinguished [)rom-\\nibe, though she was not permitted to witness the high\\ndignity which he finally attained.\\nIn consecjuence of the secluded home arid limited\\nineans of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad-\\nvantages for education in his early years. The com-\\nmon schools, which he occasionally attended were\\nvery imperfect nistitutions; and books were scarce\\nsnd expensive. Tiiere was nothing then in his char-\\nacter to indicate the brilliant career u\\\\xin which he\\nwas about to enter. He was a plain farmer s boy\\nintelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred\\ninfluences of home had taught him to revere the Bible,\\nand had laid the foundations of an upright character.\\nWhen fourteen years of age, l.is father sent him\\nsome hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of\\nLivingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier.\\nNeai the mill there was a small villiage, where some\\nenterprising man had commenced the collection of a\\nvillage library. This proved an inestimable blessing\\nto young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read-\\ning. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with\\nbooks. His thirst fur knowledge became insatiate\\nand the selections which he made were continually\\nmore elevating and instructive. He read histor)\\nbiography, oratory, and thus gradually there was en-\\nkindled in his heart a desire to be something more\\nthan a mere worker with his hands; and he was be-\\ncoming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed,\\neducated man.\\nTlie young clotiiicr had now attained the age of\\nnineteen years, and was of line personal appearance\\nand cf gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened tha^\\nthere was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample\\njjccuniary means and of benevolence, Judge Walter\\nWood, who was struck with the prej^ssessing ap-\\npearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint-\\nance, and was so much impressed with his ability and\\nattainments that he advised him to abandon his\\ntrade and devote himself to the study of the law. The\\nyoung man replied, that he had no means of his own.\\nno friends to help him and that his previous educa-\\ntion had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood had\\nso much confidence in him that he kindly offered to\\ntake him into his own office, and to loan him such\\nmoney as he needed. Most gratefully the generous\\noffer was accepted.\\nThere is in many minds a strange delusion aboutf\\na collegiate education. A young man is supposed to\\nbe liberally educated if he has graduated at some col-\\nlege. But many a boy loiters through university lu-.\\nHnd then enters a law office, who is by no means \u00c2\u00bbs", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "la\\nMILLARD PILLMORB.\\nwell prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was\\nMillard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing-\\nmill at the end of four years of manual labor, during\\nwhich every leisure moment had been devoted to in-\\ntense mental culture.\\nIn 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he v/as\\nadmitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then\\nwent to the village of Aurora, and commenced the\\npractice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region,\\nhis practice of course was limited, and there was no\\nopportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or hi fame.\\nHere, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great\\nmoral worth, and one capable of adorning any station\\nshe might be called to fill, Miss Abigail Powers.\\nHis elevation of character, his untiring industry,\\nhis legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate,\\ngradually attracted attention and he was invited to\\nenter into partnership under highly advantageous\\ncircumstances, with an elder member of the bar in\\nBuffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829,\\nhe took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the\\nState of New York, as a representative from Erie\\nCounty. Though he had never taken a very active\\npart in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with\\nthe Whig party. The State was then Democratic,\\nand he found himself in a helpless minority in the\\nLegislature still the testimony comes from all parlies,\\nthat his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very\\nunusual degree the respect of his associates.\\nIn the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in\\nthe United States Congress. He entered that troubled\\narena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our\\nnational history. The great conflict respecting the\\nnational bank and the removal of tlie deposits, was\\nthen raging.\\nHis term of two years closed and he returned to\\nhis profession, whicli he pur-iucd witji increasing rep-\\nutation and success. After a lapse of two years\\nhe again became a candidate for Congress was re-\\nelected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe-\\nrience as a representative gave hmi stiength and\\nconfidence. The first term of service in Congress to\\nany man can be but little more than an introduction.\\nHe was now prepared for active duty. All his ener-\\ngies were broughl to bear uixin the public good. Every\\nmeasure received his impress.\\nMr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and\\nhis popularity filled the State, and in tlie year 1847,\\nhe was elected Comptroller of the State.\\nMr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven\\nyears. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in\\nCongress and as Comptroller, had given him very con-\\nsiderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to\\nfind suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi-\\ndent at the approaching election. Far away, on the\\nwaters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old\\nsoldier, who had fought one or two successful battles\\nwith the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be\\nproclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But\\nit was necessary to associate with him on the same\\nticket some man of reputation as a statesman.\\nUnder the influence of these considerations, tlie\\nnamesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became\\nthe rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for\\nPresident and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was\\nsignally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849,\\nGen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard\\nFillmore Vice-President, of the United States.\\nOn the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but\\nabout one year and four months after his inaugura\\ntion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con-\\nstitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi-\\ndent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which\\nthe illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State.\\nMr. Fillmore had very serious difficulties to contend\\nwith, since the op[X)sition had a majority in both\\nHouses. He did everything in his power to com iliate\\nthe South; but the pro-slavery party in the Soutli felt\\nthe inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation.\\nThe population of the free States was so rapidly in-\\ncreasing over that of the slave States that it was in-\\nevitable that the power of the Government should\\nsoon pass into the hands of the free States. Tlie\\nfamous compromise measures were adopted under Mr.\\nFillmcre s adminstration, and the Japan Expeditioii\\nwas sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr Fill-\\nmore, having served one term, retired.\\nIn 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres-\\nidency by the Know Nothing party, but was beaten\\nby Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in\\nretirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war,\\nhe was mostly silent. It was generally supposed iha*\\nliis sympathies were rather with those who were en-\\ndeavoring to overthrow our institutions. President\\nFillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any\\ncordial words of cheer to the one party or the other.\\nHe was tluis forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe\\nold age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2999", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "F-OURTEENTIt PRESIDENT.\\n^^i\\nSPS\\nRANKLIN PIERCE, the\\nfourteenth President of the\\nUnited States, was born in\\nHillsborougli, N. H., Nov.\\n23, 1804. His father was a\\nRevolutionary soldier, who,\\nwith his own strong arm,\\nhewed out a home in the\\nwilderness. He was a man\\nof inflexible integrity; of\\nstrong, though uncultivated\\nmind, and an uncompromis-\\ning Democrat. The mother of\\nFranklin Pierce was all that a son\\ncould desire, an intelligent, pru-\\ndent, affectionate, Christian wom-\\nan. Franklin was the sixth of eight children.\\nFranklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen-\\nerous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the\\nlove of old and young. The boys on the play ground\\nloved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors\\nlooked upon him with pride and affection. He was\\nby instinct a gentleman; always speakingkind words,\\ndoing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact\\nwhich taught him what was agreeable. Without de-\\nveloi)ing any precocity of genius, or any unnatural\\ndevotion to bjoks, he was a good scholar; in body,\\nin mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy.\\nWhen sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he\\nentered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was\\none of the most ))opular young men in the college.\\n1 he purity cf his moral character, the unvarying\\ncourtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, .and\\ngenial nature, rendered him a universal favorite.\\nThere was something very peculiarly winning in his\\naddress, and it was evidently not in the slightest de-\\ngree studied it was the simple outgushing of his\\nown magnanimous and loving nature.\\nUiwii gradiiating,Sn the year 1824, Franklin Pierce\\ncommenced the study of law in the office of Judge\\nWoodbury, one of the most distinguislied lawyers of\\nthe State, and a man of great private worth. Th^^\\neminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his\\nfather s prominence as a public man, and the brilliant\\npolitical career into which Judge Woodbury was en--\\ntering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci-\\nnating yet perilous path of political life. With all\\nthe ardor of his nature he esixjused the cause of Gen.\\nJackson for the Presidency. He commenced the\\npractice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected\\nto represent the town in the State Legislature. Here\\nhe served for four years. The last two years he was\\nchosen speaker of tlie house by a very large vote.\\nIn 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected\\na member of Congress. Witliout taking an active\\npart in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty\\nand ever rising in the estimation of those with whom\\nhe was associatad.\\nIn 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age,\\nhe was elected to the Senate of the United States;\\ntaking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced\\nhis administration. He was the youngest memlierin\\nthe Senate. In the year 1S34, lie married Miss Jane\\nMeans Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom-\\nplishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every\\nstation with which her husband was honoied. Of the", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "7*\\nbRANKLIN PIERCE.\\nthree sons who were born to them, all now sleep with\\ntheir parents in the grave.\\nIn the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame\\nand increasing business as a lawyer, took up his\\nresidence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire.\\nPresident Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed\\nMr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States; but\\nthe offer was declined, in consequence of numerous\\nprofessional engagements at home, and the precariuos\\nstate of Mrs. Pierce s health. He also, about the\\nsame time declined the nomination for governor by the\\nDemocratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr.\\nPierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of\\nbrigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his\\ntroops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847.\\nHe took an important part in this war, proving him-\\nself a brave and true soldier.\\nWhen Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native\\nState, he was received enthusiastically by the advo-\\ncates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo-\\nnents. He resumed the practice of his profession,\\nvery frequently taking an active part in political ques-\\ntions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery\\nwing of the Democratic party. The compromise\\nmeasures met cordially with his approval and he\\nStrenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa-\\ninous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious\\nsensibilities of the North. He thus became distin-\\nguished as a Northern man with Southern principles.\\nThe strong partisans of slavery in the .South conse-\\nquently regarded him as a man whom they could\\nsafely trust in office to carry out their plans.\\nOn the 1 2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven-\\ntion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the\\nPresidency. For four days they continued in session,\\nand in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a\\ntwo-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown\\nfor Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation\\nbrought forward his name. There were fourteen\\nmore ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly\\ngained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he\\nreceived two hundred and eiglity-two votes, and all\\nother candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was\\nthe Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with\\ngreat unanimity. Only four States Vermont, Mas-\\nsachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee cast their\\nelectoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pieice\\nwas therefore inaugurated President of the United\\nStates on the 4th of March, 1853.\\nHis administration proved one of the most stormy our\\ncountry had ever experienced. The controversy be\\ntween slavery and freedom was then approaching itB\\nculminating point. It became evident that there was\\nan irrepressible conflict between them, and that\\nthis Nation could not long exist half slave and half\\nfree. President Pierce, during the whole of his ad-\\nministration, did every thing he could to conciliate\\nthe South but it was all in vain. The conflict every\\nyear grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution\\nof the Union were borne to the North on every South-\\nern breeze.\\nSuch was the condition of affairs when President\\nPierce approached the close of his four-years term\\nof office. The North had become thoroughlj ;ilien-\\nated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded\\nby great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all\\nthe intellectual ability and social worth of President\\nPierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad-\\nministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also,\\nunmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo-\\ncated those measures of Government which they ap-\\nproved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had\\nrendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be\\nable acceptably to serve them, ungratefully dropped\\nhim, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him.\\nOn the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re-\\ntired to his home in Concord. Of three children, t\u00c2\u00abo\\nhad died, and his only surviving child had been\\nkilled before his eyes by a railroad accident and his\\nwife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of\\nladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The\\nhour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left\\nalone in the world, without wife or child.\\nWhen the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di-\\nvided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr.\\nPierce remained steadfast in the principles which he\\nhad always cherished, and gave his sympathies to\\nthat pro-slavery party witli which he had ever been\\nallied. He declined to do anything, either by voice\\nor pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov-\\nernment. He continued to reside in Concord until\\nthe time of his death, which occurred in October,\\n1869. He was one of the most genial and social of\\nmen, an honored communicant of the Episcopal\\nChurch, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen--\\nerous to a fault, he contributed libeially for tiie al-\\nleviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns-\\npeople were often gladened by his material bounty.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "Yi J y^^r /i^rr", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "T IFTEENTH PRESIDENT.\\n\u00c2\u00abi^^^l:^ :Si l^^S.^t^S ^^S\u00e2\u0096\u00a0 ^i ^^^J^ ^:.n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2.. I ^t^ g^tg^i\\nK-\\n-^m^\\nAMES BUCHANAN, the fif-\\nteenth President of the United\\nStates, was born in a small\\nfrontier town, at the foot of the\\n-T5i^ eastern ridge of the Allegha-\\nX 1 5^ nies, in Franklin Co., Penn., on\\nc- 3 the 23d of April, 1791. The place\\nj where the humble cabin of his\\n1 I father stuod was called Ston\\\\-\\nhkSi^^ Batter. It was a wild and ro-\\nmantic sjxjt in a gorge of the moun-\\ntains, with towering summits rising\\ngrandly all around. His father\\nwas a native of the north of Ireland\\na jXHDr man, who had emigrated in\\n1783, with little property save his\\nFive years afterwards he married\\nElizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer,\\nand, with his young bride, jjlunged into the wilder-\\nness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a\\nclearing with his axe, and settled down there to per-\\nform his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se-\\ncluded home, where James was born, he remained\\nfor eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual\\nadvantages. Wlien James was eight years of age, his\\nfather removed to the village of Mercersburg, where\\nhis son was placed at school, and commenced a\\ncourse of study in English, Latin and Greek. His\\nprogress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he\\nentered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de-\\nveloped remarkalile talent, and took his stand among\\nthe first scholars in the institution. His application\\nto study was intense, and yet his nati- e (X)wers en-\\nown strong arms.\\nabled him to master the most abstruse subjects wi\\nfacility.\\nIn tlie year 1809, he graduated with the highest\\nhonors of his clas-.. He was then eighteen years o(\\nage; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of\\nathletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with\\nan exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately\\ncommenced the study of law in tiie city of Lancaster,\\nand was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was\\nbut twenty-one years of age. Very rajiidly he rose\\nin his profession, and at once took undisputed stand\\nwith the ablest lawyers of the State. When but\\ntwenty-six years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc-\\ncessfully defended before the State Senate ore of tht\\njudges of the State, who was tried ui)on articles i.i\\nimpeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally\\nadmitted that he stood at the head of the bar; an(:\\nthere was no lawyer in the State who had a more hi-\\ncrative practice.\\nIn 1820, he reluctantly consented tu run as i\\ncandidate for Congress. He was elected, and fo\\nten years he remained a member of tlie Lower House\\nHuringthe vacations of Congress, he occasionally\\ntried some imix)rtant case. In 1831, he retired\\naltogether from the toils of his iirofession, having ac-\\nquired an ample fortune.\\nGen. Jackson, upon his elevation to liie Presidency\\napjxjinted Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. Tht\\nduties of his mission he performed with ability, whicl\\ngave satisfaction to all parties. Ujion his return, ii\\n1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States\\nSenate. He there met, as his associates, Uel-stci.\\nClay, Wright and Calhoun. He advocated tl-.e mea^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\nures ])ro[X)sedby President Jackson, of w iklng repn-", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "76\\nJAMES BUCHANAN.\\nsals against France, to enforce the payment of our\\nclaims against that country; and defended tlie\\ncourse of the President in his unprecedented and\\nwholesale removal from office of those who were\\nnot the supportei s of his administration. Upon\\ntills question he was brougiit into direct collision\\nwith Ilenry C la\\\\-. He also, with voice and vote, ad-\\nvocated expunging from the journal of the Senate\\ntlie vote of censure against Gen. .Jackson for remov-\\ning the deposits. Earnestly he oi^posed the aboli-\\ntion of slavery in the District of Columbia, and\\nurged the prohibition of the circulation of anti-\\nslavery documents by the United States mails.\\nAs to petitions on the subject of slavery, he ad-\\nvocated that the} should be respectfully received;\\nand that the reply should be returned, that Con-\\ngress had no power to legislate upon the subject.\\nCongress, said he, might as well undertake to\\ninterfere with slavery under a foreign government\\nas in an} of the States where it now exists.\\nUpon Mr. Polk s accession to the Presidency, Mr.\\nBuchanan became Secretary of State, and as such,\\ntook his share of the responsibility in the conduct\\nof the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that cross-\\ning the Nueces by the American troops into the\\ndisputed territory was not wrong, but for the Mex-\\nicans to cross the Rio Grande into that territory\\nwas a declaration of war. No candid man can read\\nwith pleasure the account of the course our Gov-\\nernment pursued in that movement.\\nMr. Buchanan identified liimself thoroughly with\\nthe party devoted to the pcrpeluation and extension\\nof slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind\\nto bear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his\\ncordial approval to the compromise measures of\\n18.30, which included the fugitive slave law. Mr.\\nPierce, upon his election to the Presidency, hon-\\nored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to P ngland.\\nIn the year 18.56, a national Democratic conven-\\ntion nominated Mr. Buitlianan for the Presidency.\\nThe political conllict was one of the most severe\\nin which our country has ever engaged. All the\\nfriends of slavery were on one side; all the advo-\\ncates of its restriction and final alxilition on liie\\nother. INIr. Fremont, tlie candidate of the enemies\\nof slavery, received 114 electoral votes. Mr. Bu-\\nchanan received 174, and was elected. The popular\\nvote stood 1.340.618 for Frennmt, l,2-24,7;jO for\\nBuchanan. On Maieh I, IS Mr. Buchanan w:us\\ninaugurated.\\nMr. Buiiianan was fai advain-eil in life. t)nly\\nfour years weie wanting to till up his three-score\\nyears and ten. His own friends, those with wiioin\\nhe had been allied in political principles and action\\nfor years, were seeking the destruction of the Gov-\\nernment, that they might rear upon the ruins of our\\nfree institutions a nation whose corner-stone should\\nbe human slavery. In this emergency, Mr. Bu-\\nchanan was hopelessly bewildered. He could not,\\nwith his long-avowed principles, consistently o\\\\y-\\n|)Ose the State-rights part} in their assumption.s. As\\nPresident of the United States, bound by his oath\\nfaithfully to administer the laws, he could not,\\nwithout perjury of the grossest kind, unite with\\nthose endeavoring to overthrow the Republic. He\\ntherefore did nothing.\\nThe opponents of Mr. Buchanan s administration\\nnominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard-\\nbearer in the next Presidential canvass. The pro-\\nslavery party declared that if he were elected and\\nthe control of the Government were thus taken from\\ntheir hands they would secede from the Union, tak-\\ning with them as they retired the Kational Capi-\\ntol at W.ashington and the lion s share of the ter-\\nritory of the United States.\\nAs the storm increased in violence, the slave-\\nholders, claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Bu-\\nchanan avowing that Congress had no power to\\nprevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions of\\ngovernmental imbecility was exhibited the world\\nhas ever seen. He declared that Congress had no\\npower to enforce its laws in any State which had\\nwithdrawn, or which w.as attempting to withdraw,\\nfrom the Union. This was not the doctrine of An-\\ndrew Jackson, when, with his band upon his sword-\\nhilt, he exclaimed. The Union must and shall be\\npreserved\\nSouth Carolina seceded in December, I860, nearly\\nthree months before the inauguration of President\\nLincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless de-\\nspair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Ft.\\nSumter was besieged; our forts, navy-yards and\\narsenals were seized; our depots of military stores\\nwere plundered; and our custom-houses and post-\\noffices were approitriated by the rebels.\\nThe energy of the rebels and the imbecility of\\nour Executive were alike marvelous. The nation\\nlooked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to\\nglide away and close the administration, so ter-\\nrible in its weakness. At length the long-looked-\\nfor hour of deliverance came, when Abraham Lin-\\ncoln was to receive the scepter.\\nThe administration of President Buchanan was\\ncertainly the most calamitous our country has ex-\\nperienced. His best friends cannot recall it with\\npleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his\\nfame, that in that dreadful conflict which rolled its\\nbillows of flame and blood over our whole land, no\\nword came from his lii)S to indicate his wish that\\nour country s banner should triumph over the flag\\nof the Rebellion. He died at his Wheatland re-\\ntreat, June 1, 1868.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "4\\nd,\\nyC,\\nC^ I C-^^-y^^\\nQ^\\nT^TX", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "SIXTEENTH PRKS/DEiVT.\\n79\\nI ABRAHAM\\nBRAHAM LINCOLN, the\\nsixteentli President of the\\nJ^^Uiiited States, was born in\\ny Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 12,\\n1S09. About the year 1 7 So, a\\ni^ man liy the name of Abraham\\nLiiicobi left Virginia with his\\nfamily and moved into the then\\nwiidsof Kentucky. Only two years\\nafter this emigration, still a young\\nman, while woriting one day in a\\nfield, was stealtliily a|)[)ro::ched by\\nan Indian and shot deail. His widow\\nwas left in extreme poverty with five\\nlittle children, three boys and two\\ngirls. Thomas, tlie youngest of tlie\\nboys, was four years of age at his\\nfather s death. This Tiiomas was\\nthe father of Abraham Lincoln, the\\nPresident of the United States\\nwhose name must henceforth foi-ever be enrolled\\nwith the most prominent in tiie annals of our world.\\nOf course no record has been kept of the life\\nof one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among\\nthe poorest of the poor. His iiome was a wretched\\nlog-cabin his food the coarsest and the meanest.\\nEducation he had none; he could never either read\\nor write. As soon as he was able to do anything for\\nhimself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his\\nstarving mother, and [)ush out into the world, a friend-\\n.ess, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him-\\nself out, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a\\n?iborer in the fields of others.\\nWhen twenty-eight years of age he biiill a log-\\n(al)in of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the\\ndaughter of .mother family of poor Kentucky emi-\\ngrants, who had also come from Virginia. Their\\nsecond child was .Abraham Lincoln, the subject of\\nthis sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble\\nwoman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn\\na palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel.\\nAll hat I am, or hope to be, exclaims the graie^\\nful son I owe to my angel-mother.\\nWhen he was eight years of age, his father sold his\\ncabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana Whcii;\\ntwo years later his mother died.\\nAbraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated\\ncommunity around liim. He could not have had a\\nbetter school than this to teach him to put liioughts\\ninto words. He also became an eager reader. The\\nbooks he could obtain were few; but these he ead\\nand re-read until they were almost commiltc I tc\\nmemory.\\nAs the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly fair.ilj\\nwas the usual lot of humanity. There were joys and\\ngriefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham s sisl i\\nSarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mai\\nried when a child of but fourteen years of age, and\\nsoon died. The family was gradually scattered. M\\nThomas Lincoln sold out his squatter s claim n 1830\\nand emigrated to Macon Co., 111.\\nAbraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age;\\nWith vigorous hands he aided his father in vuing\\nanother log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this\\nuntil he saw the family comfortably settled, and theii\\nsmall lot of enclosed prairie planted with corn, when\\nhe announced to his father his intention to leave\\nhorne, and to go out into the world and seek his for-\\ntune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril-\\nliant that fortune was to be. He saw the value of\\neducation and was intensely earnest to improve ftis\\nmind to the utmost of his power He saw the luin\\nwhich aident spirits were causing, and I e ame\\nstrictly tem|)erate; refusing to allow a drop of ii loxi-\\ncating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read in\\n(lod s word, Thou shalt not take the name ol thj;\\nLord thy Clod in .1..; and a profane expression ht\\nwas never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His\\nmorals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a\\nsingle vice.\\nYoung Al)raham woiked for a time as a hired lalwre\\namong the farmers. I hen he went to Springfield\\nwhere he was employed in building a large flat boat\\nIn this he took a herd of swine, floated them dowi\\nthe Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis\\nsissi])pi to New Oileans. hali,-ver Abraham I.ii^\\ncoin undertook, he performeil so faithfully as to givv\\ngreat satisfaction to his employers. In this adven", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "So\\nABRAHAM LINCOLN.\\nture his employers were so well pleased, that upon\\nhis return they placed a store and mill under liis care.\\nIn 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he\\nenlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He\\nreturned to Sangamon County, and although only 23\\nyears of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but\\nwas defeated. He soon after received from Andrew\\nJackson ilie appointment of Postmaster of New Salem,\\nHis only post-office was his hat. All the letters he\\nreceived he carried there ready to deliver to those\\nhe chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon\\nmade this his business. In 1834 he again became a\\ncandidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr.\\nStuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He\\nwalked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of\\nMr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and\\nbegan his legal studies. When the Legislature as-\\nsembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back\\none hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In\\n1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it\\nwas he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re-\\nmoved to Springfield and began the practice of law.\\nHis success with the jury was so great that he was\\ncoon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit.\\nIn 1S54 the great discussion began between Mr.\\nLincoln and Mr, Douglas, on the slavery question.\\nIn the organization of the Republican party in Illinois,\\nin 1856, he took an active part, and at once became\\none of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln s\\nspeeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con-\\ntest in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most\\nnotable part of his history. The issue was on the\\nslavery (question, and he took the broad ground of\\n;he Declaration of Independence, that all men are\\ncreated equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con-\\ntest, but won a far higher prize.\\nThe great Republican Convention met at Chicago\\non the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and\\nstrangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty-\\nfive thousand. .4n immense building called The\\nWigwam, was reared to accommodate the Conven-\\ntion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes\\nwere thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame\\nas a statesman had long filled the land, was the most\\norominent. It was generally supposed he would be\\nthe nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received\\nthe nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then\\ndream of the weary years of toil and care, and the\\nbloody death, to which that nomination doomed him:\\nj.nd aslittledid he dream that he was to render services\\nto his country, which would fix upon him the eyes of\\nthe whole civilized world, and which would give him\\na place in the affections of his countrymen, second\\ncnly, if second, to that of \\\\V ashington.\\nElection day came and -Mr. Lincoln received 180\\nelectoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore,\\nconstitutionally elected President of the United States.\\nThe tirade of abuse that was [wured upon this good\\nand merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was\\ngreater than uiwn any other man ever elected to this\\nhigh position. In February, 1S61, Mr. Lincoln started\\nfor Washington, stopjiing in all tlie large cities on iiis\\nway making speeches. The whole journey was froughl\\nwith much danger. Many of the Southern States had\\nalready seceded, and several attempts at assassination\\nwere afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti-\\nmore had arranged, ujwn his arrival to get up a row,\\nand in the confusion to make sure of his death with\\nrevolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled\\nthe plot. A secret and special train was p-ovidcd tu\\ntake him from HarrisL-urg, through Baltimcre, at an\\nune.\\\\pected hour of the night. The train s vrted at\\nhalf-past ten and to prevent any possible communi-\\ncation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Con-\\nfederate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train hac.\\nstarted the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln\\nreached Washington in safety and was inaugurated,\\nalthough great anxiety was felt by all loyal people\\nIn the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave\\nto Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other\\nprominent opjionents before the convention he gave\\nimportant [wsitions.\\nDuring no otlier administration \\\\\\\\ji\\\\t the duties\\ndevolving upon the President been so manifold, and\\nthe responsibilities so great, as those which fell to\\nthe lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and\\nfeeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in\\nhis own strength to cope with, the difficulties, lie\\nlearned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in\\ndetermining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his\\ntrials, bo h personal and national Contrary to his\\nown estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the\\nmost courageous of men. He went directly into the\\nrebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving,\\nwith no guard but a few sailors. From the time he\\nhad left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had been\\nmade for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim\\nto oneof tliem. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant,\\nwas urgently invited to attend Fords Theater. It\\nwas announced that they would be present. Gen.\\nGrant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel-\\ning, wiiii his cliaracteristic kindliness of heart, that\\nit would be a disappointment if he should fail them,\\nvery reluctantly consented to go. While listening to\\nthe play an actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth\\nentered tlie box where the President and family were\\nseated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the\\nnext morning at seven o clock.\\nNever before, in the history of the world was a nation\\nplunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler.\\nStrong men met in the streets and wei)t in speechless\\nanguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was\\nin tears. His was a life which will filly become a\\nmodel. His name as tlie savior of his country w:?!\\nlive with that of Washington s, its father; hiscf^ :ntry-\\niTicr. being unable to decide which is tUe areater.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "C- -^ui-^c^-\\n^:J^oh^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "SEVENTEENTH PREHIDENT.\\nSJ\\n^i\\n-4^^^^iMW!\\nVl^f I) W, VY TT1\\nNDREW JOHNSON, seven-\\nteenth President of the United\\nSlates. The early life of\\nAndrew Johnson contains but\\nthe record of poverty, destitu-\\ntion and friendlessness. He\\nwas born December 29, i8oS,\\nin Raleigh, N. C. His parents,\\nbelonging to the class of the\\npoor whites of the South, i^cre\\nin such circumstances, that lliey\\ncould not c;nf;r :.;t\\\\\\\\ the slight-\\nest advantages of education upon\\ntheir child. When Andrew was five\\nyears of age, his father accidentally\\nlost nis life while herorically endeavoring to save a\\nfriend from drowning, niil ter\u00c2\u00bb ye^rs of age, .\\\\ndrew\\nwas a ragged boy abouf the streets, supixarted by the\\nlabor of his mother, who obtained her living with\\nher own hands.\\nHe then, having never attended a school one day,\\nand being unable either to read or write, was ap-\\nprenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman\\nwas in the habit of going to the tailor s shop occasion-\\nally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often\\nread from the speeches of distinguished British states-\\nmen. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more\\nthan ordinary native ability, became much interested\\nin these sjieeches his ambition was roused, and he\\nwas inspired with a strong desire to learn to read.\\nHe accordingly applied himself to tlie alphabet, and\\nwith the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen,\\n/earned his letters. He then called upon the gentle-\\nman to borrow the book of speeches. The owner.\\npleased with his zeal, not only gave him the bootc\\nbut assisted him in learning to combine the letters\\ninto words. Under such difficulties he pressed 01-\\nward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve houi-s\\nat work in the sho]j, and then robbing himself of rest\\nand recreatio;- to devote such time as he could to\\nreading.\\nHe went to Tennessee in 1826, and located a\\nGreenville, where he married a young lady who pos\\nsessed some education. Under her instructions he\\nlearned to write and cipher. He became prominef.t\\nin the village debating society, and a favorite with\\nthe students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or-\\nganized a working man s party, which elected him\\nalderm.an, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which\\nposition he held three years.\\nHe now l^egan to take a lively interest in political\\naffairs; identifying himself with the working-classes,\\nto which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a\\nmember of the House of Representarives of Tennes-\\nsee. He was then just twenty-seven years of age.\\nHe became a very active member of the legislature\\ngave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in\\n1840 stumped the State, advocating Martin Van\\nBuren s claims to the Presidency, in opposition tg thos^\\nof Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much\\nreadiness as a speaker, and extended and increased\\nhis reputation.\\nIn 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he\\nwas elected a member of Congress, and by successive\\nelections, held that important ix)st for ten years. In\\n1853, he was elected Ciovernor of Tennessee, and\\nwas re-elected in 1855. In all these resiwnsible ixjsi-\\ntions, he discharged his duties with distinguished ab\\\\.", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "84\\nANDREW JOHNSON.\\niiy, and proved himself the warm friend of the work-\\ning classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected\\nUnited States Senator.\\nYears before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated\\nthe annexation of Texas, stating however, as his\\nreason, that he thought this annexation would prob-\\nably prove to be the gateway out of which the sable\\nsons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom,\\nj.nd become merged in a population congenial to\\nthemselves. In 1850, he also supported the com-\\n[jromise measures, the two essential features of which\\nwere, that the white people of the Territories should\\noe permitted to decide for themselves whether they\\nwould enslave the colored people or not, and that\\nthe ree States of the North should return to the\\nSouth persons who attempted to escape from slavery.\\nMr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin:\\non the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that\\nhe owed his distinction to his own exertions. Sir,\\nsaid he on the floor of the Senate, I do not forget\\nthat I am a mechanic neither do I forget that Adam\\nwas a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav-\\nior was the son of a carpenter.\\nIn the Charleston- Baltimore convention of iSuj, ne\\n.was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the\\nPresidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South-\\nurn Democracy became apparent, he took a decided\\nstand in favor of the Union, and held that slavery\\nmust be held subordinate to the Union at whatever\\ncost. He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly\\nimperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of\\nTennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the\\nUnion, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap-\\npointed him Military Governor of the State, and he\\nestablished the most stringent military rule. His\\nnumerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In\\n1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United\\nStates, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15,\\n1865, becaine President. In a speech two days later\\nhe sa d, The American people must be taught, if\\nthey do not already feel, that treason is a crime and\\nmust be cunished that the Government will not\\nalways beat with its enemies that it is strong not\\nonly to protect, but to punish. Tlie peojjle\\nmust understand that it (treason) is the blackest of\\ncrimes, and will surely be punished. Yet his whole\\nadministration, the histor) of which is so well known,\\nwas in utter itKonsistency with, and the most violent\\nopposition to. the principles laid down in tliat speech.\\nIn bis loose policy of reconstruction and general\\namnesty, he was opix)sed by Congress; and he char-\\nacterized Congress as a new rebellion, and Jawlessly\\ndefied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In\\nthe beginniiig of 1868, on account of high crimes\\nand misdemeanors, the principal of which was the\\nremoval of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten-\\nure of Office Act, articles of iinpeachraent were pre-\\nferred against him, and the trial began March 23.\\nIt was very tedious, continuing for nearly three\\nmonths. A test article of the impeachment was at\\nlength submitted to the court for its action. It was\\ncertain that as the court voted upon that article so\\nwould it vote \\\\x\\\\)0\\\\\\\\ all. Thirty-four voices pronounced\\nthe President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces-\\nsary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac-\\nquitted, notwithstanding the great majority against\\nhim. The change of one vote from the not guilty\\nside would have sustained the impeachment.\\nThe President, for the remainder of his term, was\\nbut little regarded. He continued, though impotently,\\nhis conflict with Congress. His own party did not\\nthink it expedient to renominate him for the Presi-\\ndency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar-\\nalleled since the days of Washington, around the name\\nof Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten.\\nThe bullet of the assassin introduced him to the\\nPresident s chair. Notwithstanding this, never was\\nthere presented to a man a better opportunity to im-\\nmortalize his nam_e, and to win the gratitude of a\\nnation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home\\nin Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in\\npolirics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting\\nstruggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten-\\nnessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con-\\ngress, and took his seat in that body, at the special\\nsession convened by President Grant, on the 5th of\\nMarch. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President\\nmade a visit to his daughter s home, near Carter\\nStation, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was\\napparently in his usual vigorous health, jut on reach-\\ning the residence of his child the following day, was\\nstricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious.\\nHe rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at\\n2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun-\\neral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August,\\nwith every demonstration of respect.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "cY", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "EIGHTEENTH PRESIDENT.\\nm\\nLYSSES S. GRANT, the\\neighteenth President of the\\nj5 United States, was born on\\nthe 29th of April, 1822, of\\nChristian parents, in a humble\\n\u00c2\u00a7i^\u00c2\u00abJV:;;^^ home, at Point Pleasant, on the\\nbanks of the Ohio. Shortly after\\nhis father moved to George-\\ntown, Brown Co., O. In this re-\\nmote frontier hamlet, Ulysses\\nreceived a common-school edu-\\ncation. At the age of seven-\\nteen, in the year 1839, he entered\\nthe Milicary Academy at West\\nPoint. Here he was regarded as a\\nsolid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of\\nsturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank\\nas a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the\\nmiddle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in-\\nfantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis-\\nsouri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary\\nsolitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating\\nIndians.\\nThe war with Me.\\\\ico came. Lieut. Grant was\\nsent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first\\nbattle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here\\nfor the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at\\nResacade la Palma, his second battle. At the battle\\nof Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that\\nhe performed a signal service of daring and skillful\\nhorsemanship. His brigade had e.xhausted its am-\\nmunition. A messenger must be sent for more, along\\na route e.\\\\[X)sed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut.\\nGrant, adopting an expedient learned of the Ir.dians,\\ngrasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one\\nside of the anir^al, ran the gauntlet in entire safety.\\nFrom Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry,\\nto aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In\\npreparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he\\nwas appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the\\nbattle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a\\nfirst lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha-\\npultepec.\\nAt the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re-\\nturned with his regiment to New York, and was again\\nsent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The\\ndiscovery of gold in California causing an immense\\ntide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt.\\nGrant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in\\nOregon, for the protection of the interests of the im-\\nmigrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt.\\nGrant resigned his commission and returned to the\\nStates; and having married, entered upon the cultiva-\\ntion of a small farm near St. I^uis, Mo. He had but\\nlittle skill as a famier. Finding his toil not re-\\nmunerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into\\nthe leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga-\\nlena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings\\nof the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears\\nof Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said,\\nUncle Sam has educated me for the army: though\\nI have served him through one war, I do not fe\u00c2\u00abl that\\nI have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready lodisKliarge\\nmy obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my tword\\nand see Uncle Sam through this war too.\\nHe went into the streets, raised a csnipany of vol-\\nunteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield,\\nthe capital of the State, where their services were\\noffered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by\\nthe zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt.\\nGrant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the.\\nvolunteer organization that was being formed in the\\nState in behalf of the Government. On the ic* of", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "38\\nULYSSES S: GRANT.\\nJune, 1 86 1, Capt. Grant received a commission as\\nColonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol-\\nunteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who\\nhad served for 15 years in the regular army, were such\\nthat he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier-\\niGeneral and was placed in command at Cairo. The\\nirebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth\\nof the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap-\\npeared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The\\nrebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and\\nstripes were unfurled in its stead.\\nHe entered the service with great determination\\nand immediately began active duty. This was the be-\\nginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond\\nhe was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and\\neffectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur-\\nprised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henry\\nwon another victory. Then came the brilliant fight\\nat Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the\\nvictory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was\\nimmediately made a Major-General, and the military\\ndistrict of Tennessee was assigned to him.\\nLike all great captains. Gen. Grant knew well how\\nto secure the results of victory. He immediately\\npushed on to the enemies lines. Then came the\\nterrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the\\nsiege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an\\nunconditional surrender of the city with over thirty\\nthousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can-\\nnon. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most\\nsevere blow which the rebels had thus far encountered,\\nandooened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf.\\nGen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with\\nGen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro-\\nceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from\\nhis horse, and received severe injuries, from which he\\nwas laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid\\n-af Gens. Rosecrans and Tliomas at Chattanooga, and\\nby a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas-\\nures put the Union Army in fighting condition. Then\\nfollowed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout\\nMountain and Missionary Ridg( in which the rebels\\nwere routed with great loss. This won for him un-\\nbounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru-\\nary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant-\\ngeneral, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant.\\nHe repaired to Washington to receive his credentials\\nand enter upon if duties of his new office\\nGen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of\\nihe army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National\\ntroops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal\\ncapital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de-\\nstroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as-\\nsembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole\\ncontinent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these\\nmajestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field.\\nSteamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains\\nwere burdened H ith closely packed thousands. His\\nplans were comprehensive and involved a series of\\ncampaigns, which were executed with remarkable en-\\nergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur-\\nrender of Lee, April 9, 1865.\\nThe war was ended. The Union was saved. The\\nalmost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen.\\nGrant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal-\\nvation. The eminent services he had thus rendered\\nthe country brought him conspicuously forward as the\\nRepublican candidate for the Presidential chair.\\nAt the Republican Convention held at Chicago.\\nMay 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the\\nPresidency, and at the autumn election received a\\nmajority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294\\nelectoral votes.\\nThe National Convention of the Republican party\\nwhich met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, r872,\\nplaced Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term\\nby a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati-\\ncally indorsed by the people five months later, 292\\nelectoral votes being cast for him.\\nSoon after the close of his second term. Gen. Grant\\nstarted upon his famous trip around the world. He\\nvisited almost every country of the civilized world,\\nand was everywhere received with such ovations\\nand demonstrations of respect and honor, private\\nas well as public and official, as were never before\\nbestowed upon any citizen of the United States.\\nHe was the most prominent candidate before the\\nReijublican National Convention in 1880 for a re-\\nnomination for President. He went to New York and\\nembarked in the brokerage business under the firm\\nnameof Grant Ward. The latter proved a villain,\\nwrecked Grant s fortune, and for larceny was sent to\\nthe penitentiary. Tiie General was attacked witli\\ncancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like\\nmanner, never complaining. He was re-instated as\\nGeneral of the Army and retired by Congress. The\\ncancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23,\\n1885, the nation wenf in mourning over the death of\\nthe illustrious General.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "6 o\\n^i^i ^y^\\ny j-^J", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "NINETEENTH PRESIDENT.\\n91\\nRUTHERFORD B* HAYES.\\nUTHERFORD B. HAYES,\\nthe nineteentli President of\\n4, ihe United States, was born in\\nDelaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al-\\nmost tliree months after the\\ndeath of his father, Rutherford\\nHayes. His ancestry on both\\nthe paternal and maternal sides,\\nwas of the most honorable char-\\nacter. It can be traced, it is said,\\nas far back as 1280, when Hayes and\\nRutherford were two Scottish chief-\\ntains, fighting side by side with\\nBaliol, William Wallace and Robert\\nBruce. Both families belonged to the\\nnobility, owned extensive estates,\\nand had a large following. Misfor-\\n:ane cv .-r\u00c2\u00abking the family, George Hayes left Scot-\\n.and in i6.So, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son\\nGeorge wai born in Windsor, and remained there\\nduring his li7e. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar-\\ntied Sarah L ;e, and lived from the time of his mar-\\nriage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel,\\nson of Daniel, was horn in 1724. and was a manufac-\\nturer of scythe;; at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes,\\nson of Ezekiel at,d grandfather of President Hayes, was\\nborn in New Haven, in .\\\\ugust, 1756. He was a farmer,\\nblacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to\\nVermont at an uiiknown date, settling in Brattleboro,\\nwhere he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth-\\nerford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was\\nborn. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia\\nBirchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi-\\ngrated thither from Connecticut, they having been\\namong the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich.\\nHer ancestry on the male side are traced back to\\n1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders\\nof Norwich. Botli of her grandfathers were soldiers\\nin the Revolutionary War.\\nThe father of President Hayes was an industrious.\\nfrugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me-\\nchanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stocks\\ning, or do almost anything else that he choose to\\nundertake. He was a member of the Church, active\\nin all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con-\\nducted his business on Christian principles. After\\nthe close of the war of 181 2, for reasons inexplicable\\nto his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio.\\nThe journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day\\nwhen there were no canals, steamers, not railways,\\nwas a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was\\nfirst made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter\\nmined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived\\nin 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial\\nfever, less than three months before the birth of the\\nson, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be-\\nreavement, found the support she so much needed in\\nher brother Sardis, who had been a member of the\\nhousehold from the day of its departure from Ver-\\nmont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted\\nsome time before as an act of charity.\\nMrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "I)Z\\nMUTHERFORD B. HA YES.\\nsubject of this sketch was so feeble at birtli that he\\nwas not expected to Uve beyond a month or two at\\nmost. As the months went by he grew weaker and\\nweaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in-\\nquiring from time to time if Mrs. Hayes baby died\\nlast night. On one occasion a neighljor, who was on\\nfamihar terms with the family, after alluding to tlie\\nhoy s big head, and the mother s assiduous care of\\nhim, said in a bantering way, That s right Stick to\\nhim. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn t\\nwonder if he would really come to something yet.\\nYou need not laugh, said Mrs. Hayes. S ou\\nvait and see. You can t tell but I shall make him\\nPresident of the United States yet. The boy lived,\\nin spite of the universal predictions of his speedy\\ndeath; and when, in 1825, his older brother was\\ndrowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his\\nmother.\\nThe boy was seven years old before he went to\\nschool. His education, however, was not neglected.\\nHe probably learned as much from his mother and\\nfister as he would have done at school. His sports\\nwere almost wholly within doors, his playmates being\\nhis sister and her associates-. These circumstances\\ntended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo-\\nsition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings\\nof others, which are marked traits of his cliaracter.\\nHis uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest\\nhn his education and as the boy s health had im-\\nproved, and he was making good progress in his\\nstudies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre-\\nparation commenced with a tutor at home; but he\\nwas afterwards sent for one year to a jjrofessor in the\\nWesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en-\\ntered Kenyon College in 1838,31 the age of sixteen,\\nand was graduated at the head of his class in 1842.\\nImmediately after his graduation he began the\\nstudy of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq.,\\nin Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in\\nColumbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter\\nthe Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re-\\nmained two years.\\nIn 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was\\nadmitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly\\nafterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law\\nwith Ralph Y. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re-\\nmained three years, acquiring but a limited practice,\\nand apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro-\\nCession.\\n\\\\n 1849 he nioved to Cincinnati, where his ambi-\\ntion found a new stimulus. For several years, how-\\never, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at\\nthis period, had a powerful influence upon his subse-\\nquent ife. One of these was his marrage with Miss\\nLucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of\\nChilicothe; the othei was his introduction to the Cin-\\ncinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its\\nmembers such meri as ^hief Justice Salmon fi^ Chase,\\nGen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many\\nothers hardly less distinguished in after life. The\\nmarriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as\\neverybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our\\nPresidents was more universally admired, reverenced\\nand beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did\\nmore than she to reflect honor upon American woman-\\nhood. The Literary CIud brought Mr. Hayes into\\nconstant association with young men of high char-\\nacter and noble aims, and lured him to display y\\\\\\\\c\\nqualities so long hidden by his bashfulneis anc!\\nmodesty.\\nIn 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judgj of\\nthe Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to a^.\\ncept the nomination. Two years later, the office ol\\ncity solicitor becoming vacant, the City Co incil\\nelected him far the unexpired term.\\nIn 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was al\\ntne zenith of his professional lif,. His rank at the\\nbar was among the the first. But the news of the\\nattack on Fort Sunipter found him eager to take lu\\narms for the defense of his country.\\nHis military record was bright and illustrious. In\\nOctober, 1861, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and\\nin August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio\\nregiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades\\nand go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he\\nwas made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle\\nof Soutii Mountain he received a wound, and while\\nfaint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude\\nthat won admiration from all.\\nCol. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after\\nhis recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed\\nin command of the celebrated Kanawha division,\\nand for gallant and meritorious services in the battles\\nof Winchester, Fisher s Hill and Cedar Creek, he was\\npromoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetted\\nMajor-General, forgallant and distinguished services\\nduring the campaigns of 1864, in AV est Virginia. In\\nthe course of his arduous services, four horses were\\nshot from under him, and he was wounded four times\\nIn 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from\\nthe Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem-\\nocratic. He was not present during the campaign,\\nand after his election was importuned to resign his\\ncommission in the army; but he finally declared, 1\\nshall never come to Washington until I can come by\\nthe way of Richmond. He was re-elected in 1866.\\nI;i 1867, (len Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio,\\nover Hon. .Mien G. Thurman, a populai Democrat.\\nIn 1869 was re-eiected over George H. Pendleton.\\nHe was elected Governor for the third term in 1S75.\\nIn 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub-\\nlican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a\\nhard long contest was chosen President, and was in\\naugurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his\\nfull term, not, h.cwever, with satisfaction to his party,\\nbut his admiimtiation was an average o. X", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "TiVENTIF.Tn PR/iSfDRNT.\\n05\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^^Tv ii-. V -V. v^rV MP ^/itCTPv*;!-^ Hp~rfnr i^\u00e2\u0080\u009e.c^fr^/;\u00c2\u00bbT\\nAMES A. CARFIEM), Iwcii-\\ntieth President of the United\\nStales, was born Nov. 19,\\n1831, in the woods of Orange,\\nCuyahoga Co., O His par-\\nents were Abrani and Eliza\\n(Ballou) Garfield, both of New\\nEngland ancestry and from fami-\\nlies well known in the early his-\\ntory of that section of our coun-\\ny, but had moved to the Western\\nReserve, in Ohio, early in its settle-\\nment.\\nThe house in which James A. was\\nborn was not unlike the houses of\\nlK)or Ohio farmers of that day. It\\n.ID about 20x30 feet, builtof logs, witli the spaces be-\\nA/een the logs filled with clay. His father was a\\nlard working farmer, and he soon had his fields\\njleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built.\\nThe household comprised the father and mother and\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0heir four children Mehetabel, I liomas, Mary and\\names. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con-\\n.-acted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At\\n(his time James was about eigliteen months old, and\\nriiomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can\\niell how niucli James was indebted to his biother s\\n(cil and self sacrifice during the twenty years suc-\\nceeding his father s death, but undoul)tedly very\\nmuch. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis-\\nitrs live in Solon, O., near their birthplace.\\nThe early educational advantages young Garfield\\nenjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of\\nihem. He labored at farm work for others, did car-\\npenter work, chopped wood, or did anything that\\nwould i)ring in a few dollars lo aid his widowed\\nmother in he struggles to keep the little family to-\\ngether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his\\norigin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug-\\ngling childhood, youth andmanliood, neither did they\\never forget him. When in the highest seats of honor\\nthe humblest fiiend of his boyliood was as kindly\\ngreeted as ever. Tlie poorest laborer was sureof the\\nsympathy of one who had known all the bitterness\\nof want and the sweetness of bread earned by the\\nsweat of tlie brow. He was ever the simple, plain,\\nmodest gentleman.\\nThe higliest ambition of young Garfield uniil hi\\nwas about sixteen years old was to be a captain of\\na vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard\\na vessel, wliich his mother strongly opposed. She\\nfinally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the\\nunderstanding, however, that lie should try to obtair\\nsome otlier kind of employment. He walked all the\\nway to Cleveland. This was liis first visit to the city\\n.\\\\fler making many applications for work, and trying\\nto get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with\\nsuccess, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos\\nLetcJier, on the C)liio Pennsylvania Canal. Here-\\nmained at this wcnk but a short time when he wen\\nhome, and attended tlie seminar;- at Chester for\\nabout three years, when he entered Hiram and the\\nEclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in\\nthe meantime, and doing other work. This school\\nwas started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of\\nwhich church he was then a member. He became\\njanitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way\\nHe then became both teaciier and pupil. He soon\\ncxiiausted Hiram and needed more hence, in the\\nfall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from whi:h\\nlie graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest ho\\nors of his class. He afterwards relumed to Hiram\\nCollege as its Presit ent. As above staled, he early\\nunited with the Christian or Diciples Church at\\nHiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem-\\nber, often preaching in its jiulpit and places where\\nhe happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of\\nYale College, says of him in reference to liis reiigiorj:", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "d\u00c2\u00ab\\n/AMES A. GARFIELD.\\nPresident Garfield was more than a man of\\nstrong moral and religious convictions. His whole\\nhistory, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to\\nman and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and\\nfaith and spiritual commission were controlling springs\\nof his being, and to a more than usual degree. In\\nmy judgment there is no more interesting feature of\\nhis character than his loyal allegiance to the body of\\nChristians in which he was trained, and the fervent\\nsympathy which he ever showed in their Christian\\ncommunion. Not many of the few wise and mighty\\nand noble who are called show a similar loyalty to\\nthe less stately and cultured Christian communions\\nin which they have been reared. Too often it is true\\nthat as they step upward in social and political sig-\\nnificance they step upward from one degree to\\nanother in some of the mariy types of fashionable\\nChristianity. President Garfield adhered to the\\nchurch of his mother, tlie church in which he was\\ntrained, and in which he served as a pillar and an\\nevangelist, and yet witli the largest and most unsec-\\nlarian charity for all who loveour Lord in sincerity.\\nMr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss\\nLucretia Rudolph, Nov. ii, 1858, who proved herself\\nworthyas thewifeof one whom all the world loved and\\nmourned. To them were born seven cliildren, five of\\nwhom are still living, four boys and one girl.\\nMr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1S56,\\nin Hirain and the neighboring villages, and three\\nyears later he began to speak at county mass-meet-\\nings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he\\nwas. During this year he was elected to the Ohio\\nSenate. He also began to study law at Cleveland,\\nand in i86r was admitted to the bar. The great\\nRebellion broke out in the early part of this year,\\nand Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had\\ntalked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re-\\nceived his commission as Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty-\\nsecond Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug.\\n14, 1861. He was immediately put into active ser-\\nvice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action,\\nwas placed in command of four regiments of infantr)-\\nand eight companies of cavalry, charged with the\\nwork of driving out of liis native State the officer\\nHumphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of\\nthose, not educated to war whom Kentucky liad given\\nto the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed-\\nily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres-\\nident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him\\nBrigadier-General, Jan. ro, 1862; and as he had\\nbeen the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years\\nbefore, so now he was the youngest General in the\\narmy. He was with Gen. Buell s army at Shiloh,\\nJn its operations around Corinth and its march through\\nAlabama. He was tlien detailed as a member of the\\nGeneral Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John\\nPorter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose-\\ncrans, and was assigned to the Chief of Staff.\\nThe military b^story of Gen. Garfield closed with\\nhis brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won\\nthe stars of the Major-General.\\nWithout an effort on his part Get? Garfield was\\nelected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the\\nNineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio\\nhad been represented in Congiess for sixty year*\\nmainly by two men Elisha hittlesey and Joshui.\\nR. Giddings. It was not witliout a struggle that he\\nresigned his place in the army. At the time he en-\\ntered Congress he was the youngest member in that\\nbody. Thert; he remained by successive re-\\nelections until he was elected President in 1880.\\nOf his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says Since\\nthe year 1864 you cannot think of a question whici.\\nhas beeir debated in Congress, or discussed before\\ntribunel of the American people, in regard to whicfc.\\nyou will not find, if you wish mstruction, the argu\u00c2\u00ab\\nment on one side stated, in almost every instance\\nbetter than by anybody else, in some speech made in\\nthe House of Representatives or on the hustings by\\nMr. Garfield.\\nUixDn Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to\\nthe U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the\\nsame year, was nominated as the candidate of his\\nparty for President at the great Chicago Convention.\\nHe was elected in the following November, and on\\nMarch 4, iSSi, was inaugurated. Probably no ad-\\nministration ever opened its existence under brighter\\nauspices than that of President Garfield, and every\\nday it grew in favor with the people, and by the first\\nof July he had completed all the initiatory and pre-\\nliminary work of his administration and was prepar-\\ning to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams\\nCollege. While on his way and at the depot, in com-\\npany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind\\nhim, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back.\\nThe President tottered and fell, and as he did so the\\nassassin fired a second shot, the buflet cutting the\\nleft coat sleeve of his victim, but in.licting nofurthei\\ninjury. It has been very truthfully said that this was\\nthe shot that was heard round the world Never\\nbefore in the history of the Nation had anything oc-\\ncurred which so nearly froze the blood of the people\\nfor the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit-\\nten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and\\nwas at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty\\ndays, all during the hot months of July and August,\\nhe lingered and suffered. He, however, remained\\nmaster of himself till the last, and by his magnificent\\nbearing was teaching the country and the world the\\nnoblest of human lessons how to live grandly in the\\nvery clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass-\\ningly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept.\\n19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of the\\nocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The\\nworld wept at his death, as it never had done on the\\ndeath of any other man who had ever lived upon it.\\nThe murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe-\\ncuted, in one year after he committed the foul deed.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0082\u00ac-U V", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "TWENTY. FIRST PRESIDENT.\\n99\\nCM !i;75 H W, U A. A I (I U\u00c2\u00bb if\\nKip-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a05^^-^\\nV\\nHESTER A. ARTHUR,\\ntwenty-first Presi ^.^m of the\\nUnited States was born in\\nFranklin Cour ty, Vermont, on\\n_^ thefifthofOdobor, 18-50, aiidis\\ntl.f/ the oldest of a family of two\\nsons and five daughters. His\\nfather was the Rev. Dr. William\\nArthur, a BaptislcJ ,rgyman, who\\nemigrated to tb.s country from\\nthe county Ant.im, Ireland, in\\nhis i8th year, and died in 1875, in\\nNewtonville, ncai Albany, after a\\nlong and successful ministry.\\nYoung Arthur was educated at\\nUnion College, S( hen\u00c2\u00bb ctady, where\\nhe excelled in all his studies. Af-\\nter his graduation he taught schoo!\\nin Vermont for two years, and at\\nthe expiration cf that time came to\\nNew York, with $500 in his pocket,\\nand eiitered the office of ex-Judge\\nE. D. Culver as student. After\\nI being admitted to the bar he formed\\na partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate,\\nHenry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing\\nin the West, and for three months they roamed about\\nin the Western States in search of an eligible site,\\nbut in the end returned to New York, where they\\nhung out their shingle, and entered upon a success^\\nful career almost from the start. General Arthur\\njoon afterward nQArr d the daughter of Lieutenant\\nHerndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at\\nsea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in\\nrecognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa-\\nsion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur s\\nnomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two\\nchildren.\\nGen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity\\nin his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit,\\nbrought to recover possession of eight slaves who had\\nbeen declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior\\nCourt of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon.\\nathan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with\\nhis slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when\\nthey were discovered and freed. The Judge decided\\nthat they could not be held by the owner under the\\nFugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from\\nthe South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the\\nAttorney General of that State to assist in an appeal.\\nWm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed\\nto represent the People, and they won their case,\\nwhich then went to the Supreme Court of the United\\nStates. Charles O Conor here espoused the cause\\nof the slave-holders, but lie too was beaten by Messrs\\nEvarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward\\nthe emancipation of the black race.\\nAnother great service was rendered by General\\nArthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings,\\na respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth\\nAvenue car with violence after she had paid her fare.\\nGeneral Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a\\nverdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa-\\nny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride\\non their cars, and the other car companies quickly", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "(00\\nCHESTER A. ARTHUR.\\nfollowed iheir example. Before that the Sixth Ave-\\nnue Company ran a few special cars for colored per-\\nions and the other lines refused to let tliem ride at all.\\nGeneral Arthur was a delegate to the Convention\\nat Saratoga that founded the Republican party.\\nPrevious to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the\\nSecond Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov-\\nernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hmi Engineer-\\nin-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec-\\ntor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas-\\nter-General. In each of these offices he rendered\\ngreat service to the Government during the war. At\\nthe end of Governor Morgan s term he resumed the\\npractice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr.\\nRansom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney\\nof New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac-\\ntice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra-\\ntive, each of the gendemen composing it were able\\nlawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if\\nnot indeed one of national extent.\\nHe always took a leading part in State and city\\npolitics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of\\nNew York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc-\\nceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office. until July,\\n20, T878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt.\\nMr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential\\nticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous\\nNational Republican Convention held at Chicago in\\nJune, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political\\nconvention that ever assembled on thecontinent. It\\nwas comfxased of the leading politicians of the Re-\\npublican party, all able men, and each stood firm and\\nfought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their\\nrespective candidates that were before the conven-\\ntion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re-\\nceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur\\nfor Vice-President. The campaign which followed\\nwas one of the most animated known in the history of\\nour country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of\\nthe Democratic party, was a popular man, and his\\nparty made a valiant fight for his election.\\nFinally the election came and the country s choice\\n.vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated\\n.vlavch 4, 1 88 1, as President and Vice-President.\\nfew months only had passed ere the newly chosen\\nPresident was the victim of the assassin s bullet. Then\\ncame terrible weeks of suffering, those moment* of\\nanxious suspense, wher the hearts of all civilized na- i\\ntions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re-\\ncovery of the noble, the good President. The remark-\\nable patience that he manifested during those hours\\nand weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf-\\nfering man has often been called up)on to endure, was\\nseemingly more than human. It was certainly God-\\nlike. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr.\\nArthur s every move was watched, and be it said to hi?\\ncredit that his every action displayed only an earnest\\ndesire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to\\nserve the remainder of the term he had so auspi-\\nciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested\\nin deed or look of this man, even though the most\\nhonored ]X)sition in the world was at any moment\\nlikely to fall to him.\\nAt last God in his mercy relieved President Gar-\\nfield from further suffering, and the world, as nevei\\nbefore in its history over the death of any othei\\nman, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of\\nthe Vice President to \u00c2\u00a3.ssume the responsibilitii s 0I\\nthe high office, and he took the oath in New o!k.\\nSept. 20, 188 1. The position was an embarr .ssii;;:\\none to him, made doubly so from the facts that all\\neyes were on him, anxious to know what he w(j Id do,\\nwhat policy he would pursue, and who he would se-\\nlect as advisers. The duties of the office had ccn\\ngreatly neglected during the President s long illiu-.\\nand many important measures were to be iinniediaiely\\ndecided by him and still farther to embarrass him hi\\ndid not fail to realize under what circLmistan e he\\nbecame President, and knew the feelings of man) on\\nthis point. Under these trying circumstances Presidci t\\nArthur took the reins of the Government in his o\u00c2\u00ab\\nhands; and, as embarrassing as were the condition\\naffair. he happily surprised the nation, acting sc\\nw:sei\\\\ hat but few criticised lis administration.\\nHe served the nation well and faithfully, until the\\nclose of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was\\na popular candidate before his party for a second\\nterm. His name was ably presented before the con-\\nvention at Chicago, and was received with great\\nfavor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity\\nof one of the opposing candidates, he would have\\nbeen selected as the standard-bearer of his party\\nfor another campaign. He retired to private life car-\\nrying with him the best wishes of the American peo-\\nple, whom he had served in a manner sn isfactorv\\nto t.hem and with credit to himself.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "l^i^rL^y/\\nUc^ut^CO^Ly^-lC", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-SECOND PRE^^IDF-NT.\\n103\\n^77\\\\YM!\\\\ 7?i^\\nifc -J- ^^.g,^ ,3e. ^.fc ri\\nn^ V-^y..-* B Viv -5 ..o\u00c2\u00ab V fii \u00e2\u0080\u00a2vi.-n ^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^(v-\u00c2\u00bb\\no ro\\noOo\\nTEPHEN GROVER CLEVE-\\nLAND, the twenty- second Pres-\\nident of the United States, was\\nborn in 1837, in tlie obscure\\ntown of Caldwell, Essex Co.,\\nN. J., and in a little two-and-a-\\niialf-story white house which is still\\nstanding, characteristically to mark\\nthe hu;nble birth-place of one of\\nAmerica s great men in striking con-\\ntrast with the Old World, where all\\nmen high in office must be high in\\norigin and born in the cradle of\\nwealth. When the subject of this\\nr sketch was three years of age, his\\nfather, who was a Presbyterian min-\\nister, with a large family and a small salary, moved,\\nby way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to\\nFayetteville, in search of an increased income and a\\narger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most\\nstraggling of country villages, about five miles from\\nPompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born.\\nAt the last mentioned place young Grover com-\\nmenced going to school in the good, old-fashioned\\n\u00c2\u00bbv:iy. and presumably distinguished himself after the\\nmanner of all village boys, in doing the things he\\nought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of\\nall geniuses and independent thinkers. When he\\narrived at the age of 14 ye.irs, he had outgrown the\\ncapacity of the village school and expressed a most\\nemphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this\\nhis father decidedly objected. .Academies in those\\ndays cost money; besides, his father wanted Iiiin to\\nbecome self-supporting by the (juickest possible\\nmeans, and this at that time in Fayette ille seemed\\nto be a position in a country store, wher\u00c2\u00ab his father\\nand the large family on his hands had considerable\\ninlliience. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services\\nthe first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to\\nreceive $100 the second year. Here the lad com-\\nmenced his career us salesman, and in two years he\\nhad earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness\\nthat his employers desired to retain him for an in.\\ndefinite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex-\\nhibit as yet any particular flashes of genius or\\neccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy.\\nBut instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette-\\nville, he went with the family in their removal to\\nClinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a\\nhigh school. Here he industriously pursued his\\nstudies until the family removed with him to a point\\non Black River known as the Holland Patent, a\\nvillage of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Uiica,\\nM. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching\\nbut three .Sundays. This event broke up the family,\\nand Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a\\nsmall salary, the position of under-teacher in an\\nasylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two\\nyears, and although he obtained a good reputation in\\nthis capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "I04\\nS. GROVE R CLEVELAND.\\ncalling for life, a4id, reversing the traditional order,\\nhe left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going\\nto a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as\\nthere was some charm in that name for him; but\\nbefore proceeding to that place he \u00e2\u0096\u00a0vtwK to Buffalo to\\ntsk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted\\nstock-breeder of tliat place. Tlie latter did not\\nspeak enthusiastically. What is it you want to do,\\nmy boy. he asked. Well, sir, I want to study\\nlaw, was the reply, Good gracious! remarked\\nth* old gentleman do you, indeed What ever put\\nthat into your head? How much money have you\\ngot? Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven t got\\nany.\\nAfter a long consultation, his uncle offered him a\\nplace temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at ^50 a\\nyear, while he could look around. One day soon\\nafterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers,\\nBowen Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Jiem what he\\nwanted. A number of young men were already en-\\ngaged in the office, but Grover s persistency won, and\\ntie was finally permitted to come as an office boy and\\nHave the use of the law library, for the nominal sum\\nof $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for\\nhis board and washing. Tiie walk to and from his\\n;uncle s was a long and rugged one; and, although\\nthe first winter was a memorably severe one, his\\nshoes were out of repair and his overcoat he had\\nnone yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular.\\nOn the first day of his service here, his senior em-\\nployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him\\nwith a bang that made the dust fly, saying That s\\nwhere they all begin. A titter ran around the little\\ncircle of clerks and students, as they thought that\\nwas enough to scare young Grover out of his plans\\nout in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume.\\nThen, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland\\nexhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for\\nchasing principles through all their metaphysical\\npossibilities. Let us quit talking and go and do\\nit, was practically his motto.\\nThe first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was\\nelected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in\\nwhich Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell\\nio his duty to inflict capital jiW-ishment upon two\\ncaiminals. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of the\\nCity of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es-\\np\u00c2\u00abcial reference to the bringing about certain reforms\\nin the administration of the municipal affairs of that\\ncity. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his\\nperformance of duty has generally been considered\\nfair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer-\\nreted out and magnified during the last Presidential\\ncampaign. As a specimen of his plain language in\\na veto message, we quote fiom one vetoing an iniqul\\ntous street-cleaning contract: This is a time fov\\nplain speech, and my objection to your action shall\\nbe plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of\\na mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme\\nto betray the interests of the people and to worse\\nthan squander the people s money. The New York\\nSun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve-\\nland s administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there-\\nupon recommended him for Governor of the Empire\\nState. To the latter office he was elected in 1882,\\nand his administration of the affairs of State was\\ngenerally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if\\nany, were made very public throughout the nation\\nafter he was nominated for President of the United\\nStates. For this high office he was nominated July\\nII, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at\\nChicago, when other competitors were Thomas F.\\nBayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks,\\nBenjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he\\nwas elected by the people, by a majority of about a\\nthousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub-\\nlican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve-\\nland resigned his office as Governor of New York in\\nJanuary, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as\\nthe Chief E.xecutlve of the United States, in which\\ncapacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ol\\nMarch, 1885.\\nThe silver question precipitated a controversy\\nbetween those who were in favor of the continu-\\nance of silver coinage and those who were opposed,\\nMr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before\\nhis inauguration.\\nOn June 2, 1886, President Cleveland married\\nFrances, daughter of his deceased friend and\\npartner, Oscar Folsom, of the Buffalo Bar. Their\\nunion has been blessed by the birth of one daugh-\\nter, Ruth. In the campaign of 188S, President\\nCleveland was renominated by his party, but the\\nRepublican candidate. Gen. Benjamin Harrison,\\nwas victorious. In the nominations of 1892 these\\ntwo candidates for the highest position in the gift\\nof the people were again pitted against each other\\nand President Cleveland was victorious by an\\noverwhelming majority.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "dj2ycu t^yi\\n,::Z^7^ /\\\\.-U", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-THIRD PRESIDENT.\\nIvJ\\n^ri a:i^mson\u00c2\u00bb\\nT^^zi^^^^^i^\\n\u00c2\u00abB\u00c2\u00bbO..@^X@ 0 |i V\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ENJAMIN HARRISON, th\u00c2\u00ab\\ntwenty-tliird I lusiilent, is\\ntlie descendant of one of the\\nhistorical families of this\\ncountry. The head of the\\nfamily was a Major General\\nHarrison, one of Oliver\\nCromwell s trusted follow-\\ners and fighters. In the zenith of Crom-\\nwell s power it became th duty of this\\nHarrison to participate ui tue trial of\\nCharles I, and afterward tc sign the\\ndeath warrant of the king. He subse-\\nquently paid for this willi his life, being\\nhung Oct. 13, 1660. His descendants\\ncame to America, and the next of the\\nfamily that apjiears in history is Benja-\\nmin Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand-\\nfathe. of the suljject of this sketch, and\\nafter whom he was named. Benjjunin Harrison\\nwas a member of the Continental Congress during\\nthe years 1774-.5-C, and was one of the original\\nsigners of the Declaration of Independence. He\\nwa three times elected Governor of Virginia-\\n^en William Henry Harrison, the son of the\\ndistinguished patriot of the BeTolntion, after a. sno-\\ncessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812,\\nand with-a clean record as Governor of the North-\\nwestern Territory, was elected President of the\\nUnited States in 1840. His 2araer was cut short\\nby death within one mouth .^fter Ins mruguration.\\nPresident Harrison wa^ born at Norili Bend.\\nHamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. SO, 1833 His life up to\\nthe time of his graduation by the Miami University,\\nat Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun-\\ntiy lad of a familj of small means. His father was\\nable to give him a good education, and nothing\\nmore. He became engaged while at college to th3\\ndaughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo\\nat Oxford. After graduating he determined to en-\\nter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin\\ncinnati and then read law for two years. At the\\nexpiration of that time young Harrison received tiy.\\nonly inheritance of his life his aunt dying left bin;\\na lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a\\nfortune, and decided to get married at once, \u00c2\u00bbj\u00c2\u00bbke\\nthis money and go to some Eastern town an be\\ngin the practice of law. He sold bis lot, and with\\nthe money in his pocket, he started out wita his\\nyoung wife to 6gb.t for a place in thu world- Kn", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "108\\nBENJAMIN HARRISONS\\ndecided to go to Indianapolis, which was eyen at\\ntrat time a town of promise. He met with slight\\nI licouragement at first, making scarcely anything\\nthe first year. He worked diligently, applying him-\\nself closely to his calling, built up an extensive\\npractice and took a leading rank in the legal pro-\\nlession. He is the father of two children.\\nIn 186C Mr. Harrison was nominated for the\\nposition of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be-\\ngan his experience as a stump speaker He can-\\nvassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a\\nhandsome majority. In 18G2 he raised the 17th\\nIndiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His\\nregiment was composed of *:he rawest of material,\\nout Col. Harrison employed all his time at first\\nmastering military tactics and drilUng his men,\\nwhen he therefore came to move toward the East\\ntrith Sherman his regiment was one of the best\\nIrilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he\\nespecially distinguished himself, and for his bravery\\nat Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen-\\noral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0omplimentary terms.\\nDuring the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field\\ntlie Supreme Court declared the oflice of the Su-\\npremo Court Reporter vacant, and another person\\nwas elected to the position. From the time of leav-\\ning Indiana with his regiment until tiie fall oi 18G4\\nhe had taken no le.ave of absence, but having been\\nnominated that year for the same office, he got a\\nthirty-d.iy leave of absence, and during that time\\nDoade a brilliant canvass ot the State, and was elected\\nfor another terra. He then started to rejoin Sher-\\nman, but on the way w.as stricken down with scarlet\\n,ever, and after a most trying siege made his way\\nto the front in time to participate in the closing\\nincidents of the war\\nIn 1868 Gen. Harrison declined c-election as\\n;\u00e2\u0082\u00acporter, and resumed the practice of law Ir. 1876\\nDe was a candidate for Governor, Although de-\\neated, the brilhant campaign h^. i.vade won iorhim\\n.a National reputation, and he was inuch sought^ es-\\npecial.y in tiie East, to make speeches. In 1880,\\n\u00c2\u00abis usual, he took an active part in i ae campaign,\\nuad VfW. elected to the Jnited States Senate. Here\\nue set-ved six years, anc* r.is known as one c tiie\\ntbiest LUCQ, bast lawyer u.Qd strongest debaters in\\nthat body. With the expiration of his .Srnaioniii\\nterm he returned to tlie practice of his profession,\\nbecoming the head of one of tlie strongest firms in\\nthe State.\\nThe political campaign of 1888 was one of the\\nmost memorabk^ in the history of our country. Tlie\\nconvention whicli assembled in Chicago in .June anci\\nnamed Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer\\nof the Republican party, was great in eveiy partic-\\nular, and on this account, and the attitude it as.\\nsumed upon the vital questions of: tlie day, chief\\namong whieli was the tariff, awoke a deep interest\\nin the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly\\nafter the nomination delegations began to visit Mr.\\nHarrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move-\\nment became popular, and from all sections of the\\ncountry societies, clubs and delegations journeyed\\nthither to pay their respects to the distinguished\\nstatesman. The popularity of these was greatly\\nincreased on account of the remarkable speeches\\nmade by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through\\nthe Slimmer and autumn to these visiting delega-\\ntions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were\\nhis speeches that they at once placed him in the\\nforemost rank of American orators and statesnic!;.\\nOn account of his eloquence as a speaker and hi.\\npower as a debater, he w.as called upon at an un-\\ncommonly early age to take part in the ciisoussior\\nof the great questions that then began t j agitato\\nthe country. He was an iniconi promising ant:\\nslavery man, and was niatched against stmie or iLe\\nmost eminent Denn.cratic si)eakcrs of his Stsitv,\\nNo man who felt tlie touch of his blade da red i,\\nbe pitted with him again. With all his e oq-ence\\n.as an orator he never spoke for oratorical etfect.,\\nbut iiis words alw.ays went like bullels to the mark\\nHe is purely American in his ideas and is a spier\\ndid tj pe of the American statesman. G :f ted witl.\\nquick perception, n logical mind and a ready tcmgue,\\nhe is one of the most distinguished iin[)romptu\\nspeakers in the Nation. Man} of these sjieeches\\nsparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained\\narguments of greatest weight. IMauy of his terse\\nstatements have already become aplK)risms. Origl\\nnal in tliought precise i:i logic, terse in statement,\\nye*: withal faultless in eloquence, hi is recognized as\\nthe sound statesman and briii Ian orator c tnc day", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "(cg^^\\n4.^\\n^j\u00c2\u00ae\\nMiiskegron and Ottawa Counties,\\nMICHIGAN.", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "INXRODUQT^ORY.\\nHE time has arrived when it\\nbecomes the duty of the\\npeople of this county to per-\\npetuate tlie numes of their\\npioneers, to furnish a record\\nof their early settlement,\\nand relate the story of their\\nprogress. The civihzation of our\\nday, the enlightenment of the age\\nand the duty that men of the pres-\\nent time owe to their ancestors, to\\nthemselves and to their posterity,\\ndemand that a record of their lives\\nand deeds should be made. In bio-\\ngraphical history is found a power\\n^j Xx to instruct man by precedent, to\\n*W^\u00c2\u00abpWs* enliven the mental faculties, and\\nto waft down the river of time a\\nsafe vessel in which the names and actions of the\\npeople who contributed to raise this country from its\\nprimitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly\\nthe great and aged men, who in their ])rime entered\\nthe wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their\\nheritage, are passing to tlieir graves. The number re-\\nmaining who can relate the incidents of tlie first days\\nDf settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an\\nactual necessity exists for tlie collection and preser-\\nvation of events without delay, before ail the early\\nsettlers are cut down by the scythe of Time.\\nTo be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind\\nfrom remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enougli,\\nin spite of their best works and the most earnest\\nefforts of their friends to perserve tlie memory of\\ntheir lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion\\nand to perpetuate their memory has been in propor-\\ntion *o the amount of intelligence they possessed.\\nTh pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate tlic\\nnames and deeds of their great rulers. Tiie exhu-\\nmations made by the archeologists of Egypt from\\nburied Memphis indicate a desire of those people\\nto perpetuate the memory of their achievements\\nThe erection of the great obeHsks were for ti^e same\\npurpose. Coining down to a later period, we find the\\nGreeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu-\\nments, and carving out statues to chronicle theii\\ngreat acliievements and carry them down the ages.\\nIt is also evident that tlie Mound-bu lders, in piling\\nup their great mounds of earth, liad but tiiis idea\\nto leave souietliing to sliow tii.it they had lived. All\\ntiiese works, though many ot them costly in tlie ex-\\ntreme, give i)ut a faint idea of the lives and cliarac-\\nters of those whose memory they were intended to\\nperpetuate, and scarcely anvthing of the masses o\\nthe people that then lived. The great pyramids and\\nsome of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity;\\nthe mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum-\\nbling into dust.\\nIt was left to modern ages to establish an intelli-\\ngent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating\\na full history immutable in that it is almost un-\\nlimited in extent and perpetual in its action; and\\nthis is through the art of printing.\\nTo the present generation, however, we are in-\\ndebted for the introduction of the admirable system\\nof local biography. By this system every man, though\\nhe has not achieved what the world calls greatness,\\nhas the means to perpetuate his life, his history,\\nthrough the coming ages.\\nThe scythe of Time cuts down all nothing of the\\nphysical man is left. The monument which his chil-\\ndren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme.\\ntery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his\\nlife, his achievements, tlie work he has accomplished,\\nwhich otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated\\nby a record of this kind.\\nTo preserve the lineaments of our companions we\\nengrave their portraits, for the same reason we col-\\nlect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we\\nthir.k it necessary, a-; we speak only tiuth of them, to\\nwait until they are dead or until those who know\\nthem are g )ne: to do thi-i we are a-.li.imed only to\\npublish t the woild the history of those whose live\u00c2\u00ab\\nare unwc thy of uublic record", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "/Q^l_^ X^ )2y^-r^-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "^^im^-^\\nBIOGRAPHICAL. H i;*-\\niWi_^,^ON. HENRY II. HOLT. Conspieuous\\namong the progressive and inlluential men\\nof Michigan whom it is a privilege to\\nknow and a pleasure to honor, stands the\\nname of this gentleman, who won an extended\\nfame through his ellicient and lionorable service\\nas Lieutenant-Oovernor of tiiis State. His life of\\nmore than three-score years lias been a Inisy and\\neventful one, filled with good works and public-\\nspirited deeds, and now, as the shades of evening\\ngather and he descends into the twilight of life s\\nbrief da} he can recall the past with pride and\\nlook forward to the future with hope. The events\\nof his career, briefly narrated below, speak more\\neloquently than words of the energy, uprightness,\\nkeen discrimination and unwavering Uiyalty to\\nthe interests (jf his fellow-citizens which have\\ncharacterized his every act.\\nA native of Xew York, the subject of this notice\\nwas born in Camden, Oneirla County, March 27,\\n1831. His father, Henry Holt, was born in Chap-\\nlin, Conn., in 180.3, and, removing to Xew York\\nState alxnit 18. i(), engaged in agricultural pursuits\\nthere until 18,52, when, accompanied by his fam-\\nily he came to Michigan and settled in Kent\\nCounty. Upon a farm he purchased there he has\\never since lived; and now in his old age he en-\\njoys the fruits of his early labors, being the owner\\nof one of the finest farms in the .State.\\nThe mother of our subject was Lorancy, daugh-\\nter of Philip \\\\V. Potter, a farmer of Herkimer\\nCounty, N. Y., whose paternal ancestor of the\\nseventh generation, Robert Potter, came from\\nEngland in lfi28 and settled iu Salem, Mass.,\\nwhence ten years later he removed to Rhode Is-\\nland, becoming one of the first settlers of that\\nState. A grandson of Robert, Fisher Potter, mar-\\nried Mary, daughter of Mercy Williams (who was\\na daughter of the famous Roger Williams, founder\\nof the Rhode Island Colony) b^- her second hus-\\nband. Samuel Windsor. Our sul)jcct, therefore, is\\na lineal descendant of this branch of the Williams\\nand Potter families on his mother s side. Mrs.\\nHolt died April 22, 18. io, when twenty-seven years\\nold.\\nIn his childhood years Ileniy II. Holt attended\\nthe district school. In 1848 he continued his\\nstudies at Fairfield Academy, and subsetnicnlly\\nspent one year at Christ s Church Hall, in Pomfret,\\nConn. During the year 18,52 he aecumpauied his\\nfather to Michigan, and continued for three years\\nthe profession of a teacher, which he had com-\\nmenced previously. In 18 )5 he entered upon his\\nlegal studies at a law school in Poiiglikeepsie,\\nN. Y., where he remained for one j ear. Later he\\nconducted his studies in the I nion Law College,\\nat Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was graduated\\nwith the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and was ad-\\nmitted to practice at the I5ar in .luly, 1857, Hon.\\nDavid Tod, afterward (iovernor of the State, be-\\ning at that time President of the institution.\\nReturning to Jlichigan, Mr. Holt was admitted", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "118\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nto practice at Grand Rapids by Hon. George\\nMailin, wlio at lliat time was,Tufl Te of the Circuit\\nCourt, and subsequently Cliief-Justice of Uie Slate\\nSupreme Court. In May, 1858, Mr. Holt came to\\nMuskegon, and in tlie fall of that year was elected\\nProsecuting Attorney of Ottawa County, wliich\\nthen included all the territory now embraced in\\nMuskegon and Ottawa Counties. In 18.59 Mus-\\nkegon County was organized, and our subject was\\nelected Prosecuting Attorney for the new county,\\nand held that otlice four years. At the expiration\\nof this term he was elected Circuit Court Com-\\nmissioner, and was re-elected for a second term\\ntwo years later. In 1866 the Heinil)licans of this\\ndistrict elected him to represent the district in the\\nLower House of the State Legislature, to which\\noflice he was re-elected in 1868, when he became\\nChairman of the Ways and Moans Committee. In\\n1870 he was again elected, and served in the same\\ncapacity on that committee. Much of his time\\nwas devoted to the interests of the charitable insti-\\ntutions of the State, and the present prosperity of\\na number of them is due to his earnest efforts in\\nsecuring appropri.iUons.\\nIn 1872 Mr. H(^ It was elected Lieutenant-Gov-\\nernor of the State on the Republican ticket, headed\\nby Gov. Bagley, and two years later was re-elected\\nto that office. In 1878 his district again sent him\\nto the State Legislature, when he was once more\\nappointed Chairman of the Ways and Means Com-\\nmittee. In 1886, when again elected, he was made\\nChairman of the Committee on Railroads, and sec-\\nond on the Judiciaiy Committee. He was Chair-\\nman of the Ways and Means Committee during\\nthe building of the State Ca^jitol at Lansing. In\\n1867 he was elected a member of the Constitu-\\ntional Convention held at Lansing. Mr. Holt has\\nserved five terms in the Slate Legislature as the\\nrepresentative of his district, and two terras as\\nLieutenant-Governor, being a longer term of ser-\\nvice than that of anj- resident, past or present, of\\nthe Stale of Michigan a record of which he may\\nwell be proud.\\nIn April, 1878, Mr. Holt was elected ISIayor of\\nMuskegon, and was re-elected in 1879, he being\\nthe second Rci)ublican Mayor of this city. He has\\nalso served the people in various other public of-\\nfices to which he has been elected from time to\\ntime. His experience in this respect is a remark-\\nable one, in the fact that, of the numerous times\\nthai he has been nominated for oflice (l)eing about\\ntwenty-five limes altogether), he has never known\\ndefeat a iiroud record in a cit} and district as\\noften Democratic as Republican; a record that\\nspeaks louder than words of the api)reciation of\\nhis services, and one that shows the esteem in\\nwiiich he is held by the people of the communitj*.\\nHe has ever since taking up his residence in ^lus-\\nkegon maintained a law office, and has continued\\nin the active practice of liis profession.\\nIn 1873 and 1874 Mr. Holt made an extended\\ntour of Europe, and in 1875 and 1876 he again\\nvisited the Old World, j(jurneying through Eg^-pt\\nand the Holy Land, and making stops at Con-\\nstanlinople and tlie old cities of the East, from\\nwhich he returned with a tine collection of pic-\\ntures, other works of art, and rare curiosities. The\\nforegoing history of Mr. Holt s public career\\nshould be a sufficient guarantee for his personal\\ncharacter, social and business standing. Thus\\nshall it be done unto the man whom the king de-\\nlighteth to honor, is as true to-da} as it was\\nthirty centuries ago. In all business trans.iclions\\nhis promise is unquestioned; once made, the fullill-\\nment comes with the da3%\\nDuring the winter of 1892 Mr. Holt was, with\\nseveral other gentlemen, intrusted by leading busi-\\nness citizens with the delicate task of procuring\\nan increased ajipropriation by Congress for the\\nMuskegon Harbor, and an appropration for oilier\\npurposes, and it can he safely said, and without\\ndetracting from the others, that for the success of\\nthe mission much credit is due to Mr. Holt. His\\nknowledge of legislation and governmental meth-\\nods proved an im|)0rtant factor in the execution\\nby himself and his associates of the important\\nduties and interests with which they were clothed.\\nA life-long Republican, imbued with the doctrines\\nof his partj-, and unswerving in fealty thereto, he\\nis yet suflicientl^ generous to see the patriot in a\\npolitical adversary. Tlioroughl3 American, he\\nillustrates in his life and character many of the\\nbetter traits of the American citizen.\\nMr. Holt has been twice married. His first wife", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n119\\nwas Maiy Winter, of Lansing, Mich., who died in\\nMay, 1872. He was again niairied, on llie .jlh of\\nFebniary, 1878, lliis wife l)einjr M Catliarine\\nIlacivipv.\\niJ^-^fc\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00bb*^*T*\\nI I I I I\\n;lt_. EMIY JOHN 1U)LT, who is now living re-\\nJ^)ji tired in (liand Haven, well deserves repre-\\nsentation in liiis volnme, for lie is widely-\\nknown among the citizens of Ottawa Conn-\\nty and iiis life record will he received with inter-\\nest by manj- of our readers. He was born in Hol-\\nland in 18 2;3. and his father, who was also a native\\nof the same country, crossed the Atlantic to Amer-\\nica and took up his residence in Zeeland, Ottawa\\nCounty. Nvliere he spent the remainder of his life.\\nB3 occupation he was a farmer.\\nOur subject acquired such educational advan-\\ntages as the schools of his native land afforded.\\nThe days of his boyhood and ^-outh were spent\\nunder the parental roof, and he early became famil-\\niar with the duties of farm life, aiding his father\\nin the development of a farm until 1847, when he\\ncame to America. He was then a young man of\\ntwenty-three years. Landing in New York, he\\nmade his way at once to (Jrand Haven, Mich., and\\nbecame the first settler of this cit3 from Holland.\\nHere he engaged in the milling business for two\\nyears, and was then variously omployed for a num-\\nber of years. He had no capital at the time of his\\narrival and had to depend upon his own resources\\nfor a livelihood. After a time he began devoting\\nhis energies to farming and fruit-growing, and\\nthus passed his time for several years. He vvas\\nquite successful in that line, and as his financial\\nresources were increased he began making judi-\\ncious investments in real estate and dealt in town\\nproperty. This ))roved a ])rolital)le investment\\nand has yielded to him a good income.\\nIn the year 18.52 Mr. Bolt was married, the\\nlady of his choice being Miss Cornelia Elfers,\\na native of the Netherlands. Their union was\\ncelebrated in (irand Haven, and unto them was\\nborn a family of eight children: Hannah, now\\nthe wife of John Kolboord, a resident of Bat-\\ntle Creek, Mich.; Alice, at home; .Jennie, the wife\\nof .John Boer; Henry, now deceased; Cornelia, who\\ndied at the age of si.^ months; Henry J.;and All)ert,\\nwho is engaged in merchandising in Grand Haven.\\nThe mother of this family w. is called to her final\\nrest in 1892, and many friends mourned her loss.\\nMr. Bolt is a member of the Second Reformed\\nChurch. In politics he is a pronounced Repub-\\nlican, warmly advocating the principles of the\\nparty with which he has long been identified. He\\nwas elected Strei t Commissioner of Grand Haven,\\nand so acceptably did he fill the ollice that he was\\nre-elected again and again until he had served in\\nthat position for ten years. He has always taken\\nan active interest in school atfairs, and the cause\\nof education finds in him a warm friend. In fact,\\nno worthy public enterprise seeks his aid in vain,\\nhe being ever ready to give his support and co-\\noperation to those interests which are calculated\\nto prove of public benefit. B^ his own well-di-\\nrected efforts, and through the legitimate channels\\nof business, he has achieved a success and acquired\\na competenc3- which now enable him to lay aside\\nall care and live retired in the enjoyment of the\\nfruits of his former toil.\\nAPT. IIEXHY .1. WOODS, the energetic and\\n[if ellicient keeper of the life-saving station of\\nMuskegon, Mich., who is possessed of ability\\nand courage, with a thoroughly practical training\\nin the necessary duties of his responsible position,\\nis eminently adapted to the faithful discharge of\\nthe obligations intrusted to his care. A native of\\nthe State of New York and born in Cattaraugus\\nCounty .May 29, 18.50, our subject was the son of\\nHenry .1. and Hannah .1. (Starkweather) Woods.\\nThe parents were both of New England birth and\\nwere reared in the Green Mountain State. The\\nfather aiul mother, descendants of long lines of\\nreputable ancestry, were early trained to habits", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "120\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof thrifty industry and self-reliantly attained to\\nmature age. During their earlj 3ears they en-\\njoyed the advantage of instruction in the schools\\nof their home neighborhood, but both soon began\\nthe earnest work of life. Marr3ing, they made\\ntheir permanent home in New York, where the\\nfather, a farmer by occupation, was higiily re-\\nspected and numbered among tiie substantial men\\nof his locality in the Empire State. Capt. Woods\\nspent the days of boyhood upon the old home-\\nstead, assisting his father in the daily round of\\nagricultural work and attending the nearest dis-\\ntrict school.\\nContinuing upon the old homestead and en-\\ngaging in farming for sixteen years, our subject\\nbegan the battle of life for himself soon after\\nattaining his majority. He was for some time\\nvariously employed, but, a man of observation and\\nexcellent judgment, lost no opportunity to gain\\nknowledge and thus advance himself in the world.\\nJourneying after a time to the farther West, Capt.\\nWoods came to Michigan, and in August, 1880,\\nbecoming one of the crew at the life-saving sta-\\ntion of St. Joseph, held his position for two years,\\nand during this period of time passed through a\\nvariety of thrilling and profitable experiences,\\nserving an apprenticeship in the saving of human\\nlives, many more of which, but for the established\\nstations, would be annually sacrificed upon the\\ndano-erous lake coasts. Entering upon the duties\\nof his present position in the year 1882, Capt.\\nWoods has, with satisfaction to the (iovernment,\\nhad full charge of the IMuskegon station, lie has\\nwith him a tried crew of men, veterans in the\\nservice, seven in number, and under iiis skillful\\ncommand much heroic work has been accomplished.\\nOur subject is a man to be relied upon in the hour\\nof emergency, and no storm is too terrible, no\\ndan O er too great, for him to face with calm\\ncourage and the confidence which inspires his men\\nto renewed effort.\\nIn the year 1881 were united in marriage\\nHenry J. Woods and Miss Hulda A. Wells, of\\nGrand Rapids, Mich. The estimable wife of our\\nsubject is a native of Ohio and was born in\\nMarietta. Two daughters, bright and attractive,\\nbless the home, Ilattie II. and (iracie B., who will\\nenjoy every opportunit} for an advanced educa-\\ntion. Our subject is fraternally associated with\\nthe Ancient Free Accepted Masons, and is\\na valued member of the lodge at St. Joseph; he\\nis likewise a member of the Muskegon Chapter,\\nR. A. M. lie is also associated with the\\nKnights of Pythias, and has a host of friends\\namong the time-honored orders. Capt. Woods has,\\nin giving close attention to the manner and\\nmethods of the service, perfected some invaluable\\ninventions of his own and given most important\\nsuggestions for future consideration. lie has\\narranged a system of carriage locks and buoys,\\nwhich facilitate and aid in transportation, and he\\ndisplays mechanical genius of a high order. A\\nbrave officer and the right man for his post of\\ndanger, Capt. Ileniy Woods possesses the regard of\\na wide acquaintance and the full confidence of the\\ngeneral public.\\n_y\\nH-^s*\\n1^-^ ON. HIRAM E. STAPLES, to whose enter-\\nf/ji] prise and executive business ability the\\npresent prosperity of Whitehall, Muskegon\\nCounty, Mich., is mainly due, is not only\\nthe head of one of the largest lumber-mills of the\\nState, but is also associated with other interests of\\nmagnitude and is justly entitled to the appellation\\nof a lumber king. Mr. Staples was born in Pough-\\nkeepsie, N. Y., June 1, 1836, and was the son of\\nHenry and Mary (Connor) Staples, the parents of\\nsix children, of whom our subject was the second\\nin order of birth. One brother and one sister only\\nsurvive. Joshua, who enlisted in the Fifth Wiscon-\\nsin Infantry at the breaking out of the Civil War,\\ndied in a hospital in Washington, D. C. One af-\\nter another three sisters have passed away. Jennie\\nis a resident of Whitehall. The father, a native of\\nthe Empire State, was born in or near Poughkeep-\\nsie, N. Y., in 1811, the paternal grandparents mak-\\ning Poughkeei)sie their lifetime home. Grand-\\nfather Joshua Staples was the son of Noah Staples,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAFIUCAL liECORD.\\n121\\nan Englisliman by birth, but a very early resident\\nof America and a patriotic soldier of the Hevolu-\\ntionary War. The Stapleses, originally setlling in\\nNew York, were small farmers, men of moderate\\ntastes and means, but were possessed of strength\\nof character, energy and resolution, which, be-\\nqueathed to our subject, formed his main capital\\nin life during his early manhood.\\nThe mother, Mary (Connor) Staples, was the\\ndaughter of Thomas Connor, a nativet)f the I nited\\nStates but of direct Knglish descent. His wife, the\\nmaternal grandmother of our subject, was the sis-\\nter of William M. Dayton, candidate for Vice-Pres-\\nident on the ticket with Fremont. Thomas Con-\\nnor combined the dual occupations of farmer and\\ncontractor, and was a successful and highly re-\\nspected man. In 1818, the .Staples family- emigrated\\nfrom New York to Ravenna, Ohio, and in 1851\\ncame to Michigan, locating in Hillsdale, and in 1857\\ncame to Whitehall, then White Lake. Here the\\nfather followed farming on a small scale. Both\\nparents are yet living, the father aged eighty-two,\\nand the mother also at an advanced age. The\\nhonorable Mr. Staples, in common with other farmer\\nlads, .assisted upon the homestead in boyhood and\\nattended the district school. He had entered upon\\nliis collegiate course in Albion (Mich.) College\\nwhen the Civil War broke out, and, promptly an-\\nswering to the call of the Government for three\\nhundred thousand more, left his books and in\\nthe early summer of 1861 enlisted as a private in\\nthe Fifth Wisconsin Infantiy, he and his brother\\nJoshua both offering their .service in behalf of na-\\ntional existence. .Joshua, as before stated, died in\\nthe hospital, and our subject also fell a victim to\\nexposures and privations, and was likewise con-\\nveyed to the army liospital, from which he was\\nfinally sent to his home, being discharged from the\\narmy for disability.\\nAs soon as he had somewhat recuperated, Mr. .Sta-\\nples engaged in the handling of limber lands and\\nlumber. His availal^le means were small, but with his\\ncharacteristic energy he soon began to accumulate\\na capital and was ere long enabled to enlarge the\\nscope of his enterprises. In 1868, he had prospered\\nto such an extent that in compaii}- with his brother-\\nin-law, Lyman Covell, he bought the present site\\nof their now extensive mills, which, then limited in\\nsi/.e, have become the largest manufactories of lum-\\nIx r in the world. Aside from these mills our sub-\\nject has invested in numerous paying enterprises,\\nowning a line of boats, and also being for many\\n3 ears the President of the Log and Boom Compan3\\nwhich does an immense business, one of the largest\\nin the State. Mr. .Staples assisted in the organiza-\\ntion of the First National Bank of Whitehall and\\nwas its Vice-President until that financial institu-\\ntion was merged into the .State .Savings liaiik of\\nWhitehall, of which he is Vice-President and a\\nheav} stockholder. Our subject is also engaged ex-\\ntensively in the manufacture of shingles and is\\nlikewise a partner in a large mercantile house. He\\nis a very busy man, and without seeking political\\nhonors has had them thrust upon him. For two\\nterms he served ably as Supervisor, was for many\\nyears President of the Council, and in 1884 and\\n1885 was a member of the State Legislature and,\\nassociated with important committees, served with\\nrare efficienc}- and to the great satisfaction of his\\nconstituents.\\nIn 1864: were united in marriage Hiram E.\\n.Staples and Miss Rebecca Covell, a sister of his\\nbusiness partner and Mark B. and Charles E. Co-\\nvell, prominent lumbermen of Muskegon County-.\\nFour children blessed the union, two of whom died\\nin infancy. The eldest son, Dudle\\\\ E., a graduate\\nof Orchard Lake Military School, is now connected\\nwith his father in business. H. Earl, a recent\\ngraduate from the Whitehall High School, is a\\nyoung man of promise and unusual ability Mr.\\nand Mrs. Staples are valued members of the Meth-\\nodist Episcopal Church, of which our subject is a\\nliberal supporter. Prominently connected with\\nthe Ancient Free Accepted JIasons, Mr. .Staples\\nassisted in the organization of the lodge at Mon-\\ntague, and also aided to establish the lodge at\\nWhitehall. He w.as the first master of each lodge,\\nand has held that position in the Whitehall Lodge\\nfor the past seven years. He has taken the thirty-\\nsecond degree of Masonry and is alson member of\\nthe shrine. Politically, he is and h.as been a life-\\nlong Heimblican and is a descendant of an old-\\nline and loyal Whig family-. Essentially the archi-\\ntect of his own fortune, the Hon. Hiram Iv Staples", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "122\\nK)RTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nwill leave as a most valuable inheritance lo his\\nsons the untarnished record of a life successful\\nfrom every point of view, his daily walk being\\ndominated liy the sterling integrity and steadfast-\\nness of purpose which have overcome obstacles and\\nwon him a position of honor and influence among\\nthe leading men of Michiiian.\\nAVI AS E. BIJOWX, a prosperous contrac-\\ntor and builder of Muskegon, Mich., has\\nmaterially aided in tiie improvement of\\nhis home city by the erection of numer-\\nous handsome structures, private residences and\\npublic buildings, all within the corporate limits of\\nthe town. Our subject is anativeof Vermont and\\nwas born in Lamoille County, September 21, 1843.\\nHis father, Samuel H. Biown, also a native of the\\nGreen Mountain State and a man of fine ability\\nand upriglit character, remained througiiought his\\nlifetime a resident of New P^ngland, and after a\\nlife of busy usefulness passed away in New Hamp-\\nshire in the j ear 1892. Tlie paternal grandfather,\\nJoel Brown, a brave soldier of the War of 1812,\\nwas a native of Massachusetts, the Brc)wns having\\nsettled upon the rock-bound co.ast of our country\\nin a very early day, and throughout these past\\nchanging years of more than a century- have as\\ncitizens been distinguished by earnest effort and\\npatriotic motives. Their remote ancestry were of\\nScottish birth, possessing the virtues of the coun-\\ntry noted for its industrious thrift. The mother,\\nFanny (Fales) Brown, a native of Massachusetts,\\nwas, like lier husband, a descendant of an old New\\nP^ngland familj-.\\nOur subject spent the days of his ciiildhood in\\nhis birthplace and enjo3ed excellent educational\\nadvantages in the common schools of Vermont.\\nAt the age of eighteen j-ears he decided to try his\\nfortunes in the broader fields of the West, and in\\n1861, making a prospecting tour, visited a number\\nof prominent places, finally coming to Michigan,\\nand in 18G3 locating permanently in Muskegon.\\nHere three years later, in 1866, Mr. Brown, by\\ntrade a carpenter and builder, began contracting,\\nand meeting from the first with the most gratify-\\ning success has continued uninterruptedly in that\\nbusiness ever since. Our subject built many of\\nthe county buildings and erected the JMuskegon\\nWater Works plant at Lake Harbor, and in 1890\\nsunk the wells which supplied the city with water.\\nHe also built the Electric Light plant, and in all\\nhis work for private parties or corporations has\\ngiven universal satisfaction by the prompt and\\nfaithful fulfillment of his obligations and the ex-\\ncellence of materia l and workmanship he has in-\\nvariably furnished. Mr. Brown has likewise been\\nespecially successful in laying cement walks, which\\narc of the best quality and superior durabilit}\\nIn 1868 Savias E. Brown and Miss Mary L.\\nBourdon, of Muskegon, were united in marriage.\\nThe estimable wife of our subject was a native of\\nNew York State and was reared and educated amid\\nthe scenes of her early childhood. The attractive\\nhome. No. 44 Houston Avenue, is brightened by\\nthe presence of three sons and three daughters.\\nFannie Mabel is the eldest-born, then follow in the\\norder of their birth Phojbe Ann, Clarence E,, Clin-\\nton E., William E. and Loraine. Mr. and Mrs. Brown\\nand their intelligent familj occupy high positions\\nin the social world of Muskegon and enjoy the es-\\nteem of a wide circle of friends. Our subject is fra-\\nternallj a member of the Ancient Free Accepted\\nMasons, and while not a politician is a Democrat,\\ndeeply interested in l)otli local and national issues,\\nand is numbered among the substantial citizens,\\never ready to assist in matters of mutual welfare.\\n^^IIARLES L. KING. In noting the business\\n[i\\\\ interests of a city or town, it is particularly\\n^li^ gratifying to be able to point to the success\\nof such a house as that of C. L. Kingct Co., for the\\nreason that tiieir success may be used as a fair gauge\\nof the average of prosperity in the community.\\nAVitli the inventions, improvements and other ac-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AXn BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n123\\ncessoiies discovered, a dcffrcc of excellence closely\\nakin to perfection in Uic ni.inufactuic of fruit jjiick-\\nages, wood plates, veneers, etc., has been attained\\nin tlie last ten or twelve years. Cliarles L. King,\\nwliu lias l)ecn engajfcd in manufacturing the aljove-\\nnientiontd articles in Holland since 1891, is a gen-\\ntleman possessed of excellent business capacity and\\ngood judgment.\\nHe was born at Winona, Minn.. Fclirunr^- 2 2,\\n18.J6, and liis father, L. 11. King, was a native\\nof the Keystone State, wlierehe grew to manliood.\\n.Vt an earl^ date he came Westward and settled in\\nWinona. Minn., where lie was elected to tlie ollice\\nof Sheriff, being tlie first one in tlie county. Later\\nlie removed to Rochester, Minn., and he there era-\\nbarked in the agricultural imiilemcnl business and\\nfollowed this until his death, in l.S(i8. lie married\\nMiss Rebecca Shephard and to them were born\\nseven children, two besides our subject now living.\\nBoth par nts wei-e worthy members of the Meth-\\nodist Episcopal Church ami active workers in the\\nsame. The father, who w.as a successful business\\nman, accuniulaled a large property, and gave lib-\\nerally to the support of all worthy enterprises.\\nThe youthful days of our subject were passed in\\nWinona, Minn., and he was educated in the schools\\nof that city and those of Rochester. After the\\ndeath of his father our subject continued to live\\nin Rochester for three years, when he joined a sur-\\nveying expedition to Yellowstone Park and ex-\\nperienced many thrilling adventures during this\\ntrip. Returning home, he went to New York City\\nand there followed the cigar business for about six\\nmonths, after which he went to Chicago, where he\\nlearned the business he is now following, and which\\nhe has made such a decided success. Two years\\nlater he took charge of a factory at Decatur, Mich.,\\nand operated it two and a-half years, when the\\nfactory was moved to Muskegon and he took cliarge\\nof it there. The factory mentioned was the Wood\\nPackage and Basket Compan} and our subject\\nmanaged that for several years.\\nFrom there .Mr. King went to Montague, Mich.,\\nwhere he branched out in business for himself.\\nThe present company was organized in August,\\n1881, and the Ilanchelt Paper Company, of Chicago,\\nis controlled by the (irm of C. L. King Co. Mr.\\nKing selected liis wife in the pei-son of Miss Mary\\nJohnson, daughter of William .Johnson, and their\\nunion was solemnized in the year 1882. Politi-\\ncally-, Mr. King is a strong Republican and has\\ntaken an active part in the work of his party.\\nAVhile residing at Montague he was a member\\nof the Council and was iirominent in all mat-\\nters of moment. The large f.actory of C. L.\\nKing k Co. was erected in 18 J1 and Uiey now have\\nfive large buildijigs. The main building is a line\\nstructure, made of Zeeland brick, and is 73x223\\nfeel. Their capital is about *l. )0,(l()0 and they do\\nan annual business of *2. )0,(M)(). About two hun-\\ndred hands are employed. This firm also has a\\nChicago office, situated at Nos. 11 and 13 La .Salle\\nStreet. Mr. King has been at the head of this busi-\\nness since it first started and is familiar with its\\nevery detail. Socially, he is a Knight Templar of\\nthe Miisonic fraternity, also of the Mystic Shrine,\\nand is also a member of the Benevolent and Protec-\\ntive Order of Elks. He is active in his support of all\\nworthy measures, is public spirited and pushing,\\nand a credit to any community. Whole-souled\\nand genial, his friends are legion.\\nII. ]SI.\\\\SON, an extensive general merchant,\\nIII f-\u00e2\u0080\u0094, and present Deputy Collector of the port\\n^^jjj of Montague, Muskegon County, Mich., is\\nnumbered among the sulistantial citizens and lead-\\ning men of his locality. Our subject was born in\\nLindsa} Victoria County, Ontario, February 1,\\n18G2, and is the son of Lawrence and Bessie\\n(Smith) Alason, both of Engll.sh nativity. The fa-\\nther was born ill Devonshire in 1838, and wasonly\\na little lad when the paternal grandfather, Richard\\nMason, a mechanic, emigrated with his family to\\nAmerica. Grandfather Mason settled with his\\nchildren in Canada, later removed to New York,\\nand finally made his permanent home in Michi-\\ngan, locating in MonUague, where he died some\\nfour years ago. Lawrence Mason, the father, is a\\nman of fine education and excellent business at-", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "124\\nPORTRAIT A T) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntainments and, prospered financially, is now liv-\\ning upon his highly cultivated farm near Mon-\\ntague. The mother of Mr. Mason, born in Wilt-\\nshire, England, was the daughter of a hotel-keeper\\nof that country, and went to Canada when she was\\na small child, but in a short time went to New\\nYork State, later returning to Canada, where her\\nparents died. Mr. Mason was the eldest of the\\nsix children who blessed the home of the father\\nand mother. Ida died at the age of twelve years;\\nFred is a clerk in the store of our subject; Nellie,\\nthe second daughter, married Prof. II. A. Corbett,\\nPrincipal of the schools at White Cloud, Mich.;\\nMabel lives with her parents; the other brother\\ndied in infancy.\\nOur subject spent the days of his boyhood\\nin Lindsay, Ontario, where his father was then\\nengaged in business. Educated mainly in the\\nHigh School of Lindsay, he completed a thor-\\nough course of study by the time he was sixteen\\nyears old, and then was employed in an office\\nas book-kec)3er. The place of business in which\\nhe engaged was a railroad, steamship, telegraph\\nand express oflice. He remained with this com-\\npany for two years, and during this length\\nof time mastered ever}- branch of the busi-\\nness. Our subject next became an express mes-\\nsenger on the Grand Trunk Railroad, but resigned\\nthat position to accept the more congenial occu-\\npation of a book-keeper for ^Slasou Brothers, un-\\ncles of his, engaged in mercantile business at Mon-\\ntague, Mich. This change in his location occurred\\nin 1880, and for four or five years Mi. Mason re-\\nmained with the firm in the capacit}- of an em-\\nploye. One of the uncles having died in the mean\\ntime, our subject then bought the entire business,\\nwhich he has since most profitably conducted.\\nFor a time our subject ran branch houses at\\nFerry and Shelliy, but finally closed lliem.and now\\nconcentrates his attention upon the one large store\\nin Montague, which controls the best trade of its\\nvicinit\\\\ I\\\\Ir. Mason has also been interested\\nin real estate, but devotes himself mainl3 to hand-\\nling merchandise. In November, 1885, G. H. Mason\\nand Miss Emma Dalton were united in marriage.\\nINIrs. Mason is a daughter of Peter Dalton, one of\\nthe pioneer lumbermen of Montague. Two sons,\\nGeorge Dowling, aged six j ears, and William Law-\\nrence, aged two, have brightened the happy home.\\nMrs. Mason, an accomplished lady and superior\\nscholar and a graduate of St. Mary s, of Indiana, in-\\nherited from her f.ather considerable real estate,\\nnow managed by Mr. Mason. Politically a Demo-\\ncrat, our subject has always been deeply interested\\nin matters of mutual welfare, and as Collector of\\nthe port has discharged the duties incident to\\nthe office to the great satisfaction of all interested.\\nFraternally, Mr. Mason is a valued member of the\\nAncient Free it Accepted Masons, and in his social\\nand business relations commands the esteem of a\\nwide acquaintance. His home, the abode of hos-\\npitality, is the centre of attraction for many friends,\\nboth Mr. and Mrs. Mason being general favorites\\nin Montague.\\n^^EORGE B.WOODBURY, a prominent busi-\\nll f-\u00e2\u0080\u0094^ ness man residing in Eggleston Townsliip,\\nMuskegon County, is passing the twilight\\nof his life quietly and serenely ui)on his home-\\nstead on section 36. He is a native of Mass.ichu-\\nsetts, and was born in Sutton. Worcester County,\\nNovember 18, 1816. He spent his bojhood da3-s\\nin the old Ba}- State and tlience at an ear!} age\\nremoved to western Michigan, and stopped for a\\ntime at Grand Haven, proceeding from that jilace\\nto Muskegon. Here he engaged in engineering\\nand also conducted a large business as a black-\\nsmith for several years.\\nIn 1850, attracted to the far West by the\\ndiscovery of gold in California, Mr. Woodbury\\nproceeded to that State, the journey- being made\\nvia the Isthmus of Panama. After a long and\\ntedious voyage he arrived in the golden region,\\nwhere he engaged in mining and in other i)ursuits\\nfor about eighteen months. He then sailed on the\\nbrig Mexico up the Pacific Coast as far as Queen\\nCharlotte Island. Tlic report of fabulous quanti-\\nties of gold to be found in that country induced\\nhim, with a number of other men, to attempt its", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n125\\ndiscovery. After a few weeks of prospecting, tliey\\nwere disappointed in their searcli for gold. Having\\nheard of a white metal whicli tliey supposed to\\nbe silver existing in quantities farther up tiie\\ncoast, they continued their journey to that point.\\nAgain tiiey suffered disappointment, for the silver\\nthey expected to find proved to be only a\\nbeautiful while subsUmce, a stalactite formation.\\nThe adventurous miners found the Indians\\nvery numerous and aggressive, making it necessarj-\\nfor them to erect barricades and use every means\\nof protection. At the time of their departure, the\\nsavages gathered in great numbers along the shore\\nnear the vessel. To avoid an attack, the} waited\\nfor the outgoing tide and suddenly, hoisting sail,\\nwith a gentle breeze blowing from the shore, they\\nsped smoothly out to sea, followed b}- hundreds\\nof Indians in their canoes. The attempt of the\\nnatives to fasten a line to tlie vessel and tow it\\nback to shore was onl} prevented b^ the careful\\nguarding of the sailors. The pursuit continued\\nsome seven or eight miles out to sea, and, the\\nspeed of the vessel increasing, the canoes with\\ntheir occupants gradually disappeared in the\\ndistance. In due course of time and without\\nfurther event, the V03 agers arrived at the Oolden\\nGate.\\nMr. Woodbury next assisted in erecting a saw-\\nmill at Humboldt Bay, a sliort distance from the\\ncoast. He continued engaged in that business\\nabout eighteen months, but about six months later\\nreturned by the Nicaragua route to Grand Haven.\\nIn that city, on the llth of December, 1853, he was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Rachel .S., daughter\\nof George W. and Harriet E. (Ford) Johnson.\\nThe newly-wedded pair commenced housekeeping\\nat Ferrisburg, where Jlr. Woodbury engaged as\\nan engineer for a milling and lumbering company.\\nAfter one year in that village, he again located in\\nMuskegon,where he followed the business of engi-\\nneering and blacksmithing.\\nOn the 24th of April, 188. Mr. Woodbury\\ncame to Eggleston Township and settled upon the\\nfarm where he has since resided. This farm\\nembraces one hundred and ten acres, equallj\\ndivided by the Grand Rapids Road, and is consid-\\nered the best estate in the township. Politically,\\nMr. Woodbury is a true Re]niblican, and, while\\nhaving no political aspirations, lakes a deep\\ninterest in matters of public importance. Sociallj\\nhe is identified with the Independent C)rder of\\nOdd F ellows. Ho and his wife have been the par-\\nents of the following sons an l daughters: Lizzie,\\nMrs. W. J. Near, of Muskegon; William Henry\\nand Ilattie, deceased; IjUicoIu .1., who is a resi-\\ndent of Park City, Utah; and George 15., Jr.,\\nliving at home. Mrs. Woodbury is Ihe niece of\\nJonathan Ford, the first settler of Muskegon, who\\nbuilt the first sawmill in the place.\\na, jk EDSON STICKNFV, who is engineer and\\n\\\\rj/i machinist of the ilachley it Hume Lumber\\n^J/^ Mills, of Muskegon, was born in Paines-\\nville, Ohio, January 1(5, 1842, and is a son of\\nCharles W. Stickney, a native of Vermont, who\\nbecame one of the early settlers of Lake County,\\nOhio, where he located in 1816. The mother of\\nour subject was in her maidenhood Nancy E. Bal-\\nlard. She was born in Connecticut, and was a\\ndaughter of James Ballard, one of the honored\\npioneers of Lake County, Ohio.\\nIn his native cit} Edson Stickney was reared to\\nmanhood, and in its common schools he acquired\\na good education. When a young man of twenty\\nyears he otfered his services to the Government,\\ndonning the blue in 1862 as a member of Com-\\npany- D, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry.\\nThe regiment was commanded by Col. Hall, and\\nwas assigned to the Army of the Cumberland. He\\nparticipated in many important battles, including\\nthe engagements at Perryville, Chickamauga, and\\nMission Ridge and was in the Atlanta campaign. He\\nthen went with Sherman on the memorable march\\nto the sea and through the Carolinas. After about\\nthree years of faithful service, during which he\\nwas always found at his post of duty, he was mus-\\ntered out at Washington, 1). C, in June, 1H0.\\nThe honored soldier then returned to his home\\nin Painesville, Ohio, where he remained until the", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "126\\nPORTRAIT ANT) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nsprinw of 1868, when he went to Newaygo Coun-\\nty, Mich., and settled in Bridgeton, where he es-\\ntablished a small shingle mill, which he carried on\\nfor two years. On tlie expii-ation of that time we\\nfind him in the cit}^ of Muskegon, where he has\\nsince made his home. He now holds a good posi-\\ntion as engineer in the machinery department of\\nthe Ilaciiley Hume Mills. In polities, he is a\\nsupporter of Rejiublican principles. He is a cliar-\\nter member of Muskegon Lodge No. 133, A. O. U.\\nW., and a charter member of the Modern AVood-\\nmen (amp of Muskegon.\\nBIr. Stickney has been twice married. In 1874\\nhe was united in marriage with Miss Elmira M.\\nGraves, who died in 1876. In 188.3, he was again\\nmarried. Miss Jlinnie C. Armstrong, a native of\\nVan Wert, Ohio, and a daughter of Sidney J.\\nArmstrong, becoming his wife. Their union has\\nbeen blessed by a son and daughter, Clarence B.\\nand Ethel May, who are the light and life of the\\nparents home. The family resides at No. 118\\nWest IMuskegon Avenue. Mr. Stickney keeps up\\nhis arrny acquaintance through his membership\\nwitli Phil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A. R. He was\\none of the valiant soldiers to whom the country\\nowes her safety and in a large degree her present\\nprospcritj For three \\\\ears he was at the front,\\nmuch of the time under Are and always ready to\\naid in the defense of the Old Flag which now floats\\nso proudly- over the united Nation.\\n^f UTHER WHITNEY, a retired merchant of\\n5 Muskegon, was born July 26, 1815, in Gil-\\nsum, Cheshire County, N. II. His ances-\\ntors came from England to America in 1635. His\\ngrandfather, Samuel Whitney, served as one of the\\nheroes of the Revolution. Tiie father, Luther\\nWhitney, Sr., was born in Gilsum in 1791, and\\nwas a merchant and manufacturer. He married\\nBetsy Uart, also a native of Gilsum, and in 1827\\nremoved with his familj* to Lawrence County,\\nN. Y., wliere he spent his remaining days.\\nOur subject was the eldest cliild of a family of\\nfour. He remained in the old Granite State until\\ntwelve jears of age and tiien accompanied his par-\\nents to New York, where lie grew to manhood\\nand completed his education in the district school\\nand by a two-years course in St. Lawrence Acad-\\nemy. After starling out in life for himself he\\ncame to the West and for a time engaged in clerk-\\ning in a dry-goods store in Green Bay, Wis. He\\nafterward spent one winter in a lumber camp, and\\nsubsequently we lind him in Kenosha, Wis., where\\nhe remained for several years, engaged in merchan-\\ndising and in dealing in lumber. He also en-\\ngaged in the grain business for a time, then went\\nto Detroit, Mieh., where he devoted his energies\\nto the manufacture of washboards about one jear.\\nReturning to Kenosha, he there remained during\\nthe three succeeding years, and in 1864 he came\\nto Muskegon. Accepting a position as book-\\nkeeper in the lumber business of Gideon Truesdell,\\nhe remained in that business from 1864 until\\n1873.\\nMr. AVhitney was married in November, 1843,\\nthe lady of his choice being fliiss Rebecca .1. h win,\\nof Green Ba} Wis., and a daughter of Rol)ert Ir-\\nwin. She was born in that city and there spent\\nthe days of her maidenhood. By their union\\nthey have become the jiarents of three children,\\nof whom two are now living: George B., a con-\\ntractor and builder and civil engineer, now resid-\\ning in Chicago; and Thomas D., who also resides\\nin Chicago and is now traveling auditor for Ar-\\nmour A Co.\\nIn earlj life Mr. Whitne\\\\ was an old-line Whig,\\nbut on the organization of the Republican party\\nhe joined its ranks and has since fought under its\\nbanner. He was one of the members of Kenosha\\nLodge, I. O. O. F., of Kenosha, Wis., but has taken\\nno very prominent part in social and public affairs,\\npreferring to devote his time and attentitin to his\\nbusiness interests. In 1875, he was appointed\\nPostmaster of ISIuskegon, under Gen. Grant, and\\nheld the otlice for twelve consecutive years under\\nPresidents Arthur and Hayes. That he promptly\\nand faithfully performed his duties, and admin-\\nistered the affairs of the oflice to the satisfaction\\nof the general public, is well indicated by his long", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n127\\ncontinued service. Several other public offices\\nhave been tendered iiiin but lie lias refused to ac-\\ncept. He is now a stockholder in tiie Ilackley\\nNational Hank, the National I.umlioinian s and\\nthe .Muskegon Savings liaiik. Mr. Whitnev is\\nnow practically living retired in the enjoyment\\nof the rest which he has so truly earned and\\nrichly deserves. His life has been a busy and\\nuseful one and his public and private career are\\nalike above reproacii. His success is due to his\\nown industrious asd well-directed efforts, and he\\nmay truly be called a self-made man. Mrs. Whit-\\nney is a member of the Congregational Church.\\n^^HARLKS II. PROCTOR, a successful gen-\\n(l(^!^ eral agriculturist located on section 3, IIol-\\nton Township, Muskegon County, Mich.,\\nhas held with abilit} nearly every official position\\nof trust within the gift of his fellow-townsmen,\\nand, a man of excellent judgment and superior at-\\ntainments, has been an especially prominent factor\\nin the educational advancement of his home neigli-\\nlK rhood and vicinity. As a member of the Hoard\\nof .Supervisors, and as a School Inspector, with the\\nexception of two years since the organization of\\nthe township, Mr. Proctor has materially aided in\\nthe promotion and rapid development of the best\\ninterests of Muskegon County. Our subject, a\\nnative of Roscoe Township, Ohio, and born in\\n183G, was the son of Ilascal and Nancy (Shepliard)\\nProctor. The paternal grand|)arents, Asa and\\nAlice (Dane) Proctor, were long-time residents of\\nthe (Ireen Mountain Stale. The paternal great-\\ngrandfather died when Asa was about seven years\\nof age, and the grandfather was reared by Thomas\\nParker, of Lowell, Mass. Asa received a good\\ncommon-school education and learned the carpen-\\nters trade, being a wooden-plow and yoke-maker\\nas well as a farmer. He married and settled in\\nVermont, and into his peaceful home came nine\\nsons and daughters, all of whom survived to reach\\nmaturitv.\\nThe children of the paternal grandparents were,\\nSarah, a cripple; Ilascal D., the father of our sub-\\nject; Samuel C. and Alonzo, deceased; Mandana,\\nwife of Henry Stevens; Orville, deceased; Horatio,\\na resident of Ingham County, Mich.; and Horace\\nand Jlerrill, deceased. Serving bravely in the\\nWar of 1812, the grandfather fought at Hcnning-\\nton. Politically, he was a Whig and a man of\\nstrong views. Reared upon a farm, his son Ilas-\\ncal received but a limited education, and at the\\nage of fourteen was bound out to learn the trade\\nof a tool-maker and blacksmith. Serving a faith-\\nful apprenticeship for four years, the father then\\nbegan life for himself, and at about the age of twen-\\nty-one was united in marriage with the daughter\\nof William and Nancy Shepliard. Ambitious and\\nenterprising, he later removed to Ohio, and in\\nCleveland worked as a tool-maker. He died in\\n1847, mourned by many friends. Politically, he\\nwas a strong Democrat, and was esteemed as a\\ntrue and l03 al citizen. Of his two children, but\\none survived; the other died in infancy. The\\nmother passing away three weeks after the death\\nof the father, our subject was left an orphan at\\nthe age of eleven 3 cars, and began life for himself.\\nA mere lad, cast eiitircl)- upon his own resources,\\nCharles Proctor at once found his wa} to the coun-\\ntry, and for one year worked upon a farm for his\\nfood and clothes. At twelve years of age oursub-\\nject joined his grandparents. Proctor, in .Stock-\\nbridge, Mich., to which part of the Wolverine\\nState the venerable pioneers had emigrated in a\\nvery early day. Jlr. Proctor remained with his\\ngrandparents until twenty-three years of age, and\\nreceived a good education in the schools of Lan-\\nsing, and, possessing musical ability, fitted himself\\nfor a teacher, ami fur four ycirs gave instruction\\nin vocal music.\\n]\\\\Iiss Elizabeth, daughter of John .Snyder, and a\\nnative of Washtenaw County-, Mich., was married to\\nMr. Proctor in Ann Arbor. Five children blessed\\ntheir union. Flora is the wife of (icorge 1-. Hull,\\nof Wisconsin; Frank was the second- born; Kdith\\nmarried Herman L. Hlack, of I^aketon, Mich.;\\nLewis D. and .Moiiic coinplcle the list of sons and\\ndaughters who liave brightened the home. Mr.\\nProctor having remained upon the farm of his", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "128\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ngrandparents until their deatii, tlien located in\\nthe dense woods of Muskegon Count}-. There\\nwere no roads, but the trees were bl. ized for sec-\\ntion lines. The famil} settled in Ilolton Town-\\nship in oak openings. At the expiration of two\\nyears Mr. Proctor purchased his present valuable\\nfarm of eight^y acres, which our subject cleared,\\nlogged and improved himself. J\\\\lr. and Mrs.\\nProctor were both members of the Presbyterian\\nChurch, but the estimable wife of our subject later\\njoined the Baptist Church. The daughter Flora\\nwas graduated at Fremont, and for years success-\\nfully taught in Muskegon Count} Fraternally,\\nMr. Proctor is associated with the County Grange,\\nand politically is an ardent Republican. Contin-\\nuously engaged in the service of the public in an\\nofficial capacity, our subject has amply demon-\\nstrated his ability to hold office to the great satis-\\nfaction of the community by wliom he is sur-\\nrounded. When the Civil War broke out he twice\\nendeavored to enlist, but was refused for physical\\ndisability, and then patriotically gave $75 and\\nlater $90 to clear his township of the draft. Al-\\nthough absent by force of circumstances from the\\nbattlefield, the loyalty of our subject was un-\\nquestioned, and no man in his locality to-day has\\na firmer hold upon the true esteem of his friends\\nand neighbors than Charles H. Proctor.\\n-H--\\nAME.S D. CIIEKSMAN, the enterprising\\nPresident and Treasurer of the Cbeesman-\\nKelley Manufacturing Company, of Muske-\\ngon, Mich., is a long-time resident and\\nprominent citizen of his present locality, and for\\nthirty years has been closely identified with the\\nprogressive interests of the Wolverine State. Born\\nin .Jefferson County, N. Y., April 11, 1812, our\\nsubject was but twenty years of age when, inde-\\npendently setting out to seek his fortune in the\\nWest, he came to Muskegon. His fatiier, Francis\\nCheesraan, likewise a native of tiie Empire State,\\nwas the son of Jeremiah Cheesman, who cour-\\nageously fought in the War of the Revolution.\\nThe mother, Susan (Kellog) Cheesman. born, reared\\nand educated in the Empire State, was the de-\\nscendant of sturdy ancestry, who made their home\\nin America iu a very earl} day. The father, by\\noccupation a contractor and builder, was well\\nknown and higlily respected in his lifetime home,\\nMr. Cheesman spent the years of his boyhood in\\nhis birthplace, and received a good, substantial\\neducation in the excellent district school of his\\nhome neighborhood. Attaining to mature years,\\nand trained to habits of self-reliant industiy,\\nhe determined to enter upon the labor of life in a\\nnewer field of action, and with the tide of emi-\\ngration journeyed to Michigan.\\nLocating in Muskegon in 1862, our subject re-\\nceived immediate and remunerative employment\\nin a sawmill, where he continued to remain for a\\nnumber of years. Finally, in 1887, he organized\\nthe Cheesman-Kelley Manufacturing Company,\\nwith James D. Cheesman as President and Treas-\\nurer, T. B. McNiff Vice-president, and M. G-\\nAvery Secretary. The company, financially pros-\\npered, does a large and rapidly extending busi-\\nness, the success of the enterprise being mainly\\ndue to the energetic efforts and executive ability\\nof the President and Treasurer, who is also one\\nof the principal stockholders of the company.\\nThe extensive plant of the Cheesman-Kelley\\nCompany is located at the corner of East Western\\nAvenue and the Chicago West Michigan Rail-\\nroad tracks, and does a general planing-mill busi-\\nness, manufacturing boxes and interior and ex-\\nterior finishings, and likewise building stairs, etc.\\nIt commands one of the largest lines of custom\\ngiven to any similar establishment in this part of\\ntiie State. Literally a self-made man, of earnest\\npurpose and sterling Integrity, our suliject has in\\ntruth won his way upward unaided, and now, one\\nof the leading business men of Muskegon, has at-\\ntained a position of influence, commanding the\\nrespect of all who know him.\\nIn the year 1866 were united in marriage James\\nD. Cheesman and Miss Helen J. Dean, daughter of\\nHarvey and Abbie (Warren) Dean, both of sturdy\\nNew England ancestry. The mother of Mrs. Chees-\\nman was a native of Connecticut, and was there", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "cl,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n131\\nreared antl educated, but died in the Empire State\\nin 18;) Mi. Dean, aisfO a native of New England,\\nwas a farnier by occupation, and after residins;\\nin New York returned to Massachusetts, and from\\nthe old I!ay State emigrated in 1862 to Muske-\\ngon, Mich. Tiie union i)f our subject and iiis ac-\\ncomplisiied wife lias been blessed by tlie birth\\nof two children, a son and a daughter, Frank T.\\nand Addie, now at home. The pleasant and com-\\nmodious family residence is located at No. 1(5\\nWest Webster Avenue, Muskegon, and. desirably\\nsituated, is well known to a large circle of inti-\\nmate ae(|uaint;inces and long-time friends. Occu-\\npying pti?iti()ns of ii.sefiil influence, ^Ir. and Mrs.\\nCbeesman take an active pari in the social and\\nbenevolent enterprises of their locality, our siil)-\\nject being a ready aid in all matters pertaining to\\nthe public welfare.\\nI NTER SAVIDOE w.as a well-known resi-\\ndent of Spring Lake. Ottawa County. lie\\nwas liorn in Columbia County, Pa., April\\n(sH^ C, 1828, and was of English descent. His\\nparents. Penjainiii and Esther (Hunter) .Savidge,\\nwere both natives of New .Jersey, and had a family\\nof thirteen children, of whom our subject was fifth\\nin order of birth. He remained in the Keystone\\n.State until he had attained his majorit\\\\-, and ac-\\n(juired a good education in the public schools.\\nHaving arrived at man s estate, .^Ir. Savidge re-\\nsolved to try his fortune in the West and emi-\\ngrated to Hockford, HI., where he carried on con-\\ntracting and building until 1850. That \\\\-ear wit-\\nnessed his arrival in Spring Lake, where he ein-\\nliarked in the manufacture of lumber. In 18(!1,\\nthe partnership of Culler tt Savidge was formed,\\nwhich became one of the most extensive and best-\\nknown lumber firms in the West. When Mr. Sav-\\nidge was about nine j ears of age his parents re-\\nmoved to Northumberland County, Pa., where his\\nfather wf)rked at his trade of a mechanic. Hunter\\nthere learned the business, and al the age of eigh-\\nC\\nteen was a most proficient workman in that line.\\nHe then gave his attention to mechanical work\\nand to school-teacl .ing, but on his removal to\\nHockford abandoned the latter and took up con-\\ntracting and building. We thus see that his ])revi-\\nous work made him well fitted for the business in\\nwhich he now engaged as a i)artner of D. Cutler.\\nThey prospered from the beginning, and Mr. Sav-\\nidge became owner of a large amount of valuable\\nproperty and wsis sole proprietor of the famous\\nhotel, the Spring Lake House, one of the most\\npopular suminor resorts of northwestern Jlichi-\\ngan.\\nOn the 12tli of I-Vbruary, 18. )7, .Air. Savidge\\nmarried Miss .Sarah C, daughter of Lyman Patten,\\nwho resided near Grand Hapids, ]\\\\Iich. The^ be-\\ncame the parents of three children: William, now\\nof Detroit; Esther, wife of N. Robins, Jr., of\\nGrand Haven; and George P., who is i)ursuing a\\nscientific course of stud} in the .ShelHeld School,\\nof Yale. Jlrs. Savidge is still living in Spring\\nLake, where she has a palatial residence, liand-\\nsomely furnished and beautifully and pleasantly\\nlocated upon a site which commands a picturesque\\nview of the city. She is a devoted member of\\nthe Presb3-lerian Church, and is a lady whose many\\nexcellencies of character have won for her the love\\nof all.\\nOur subject was one of the most prominent and\\niiilluciitial (ilizensof this cuinmiinity, and was con-\\nnected with many leading interests besides the\\nlumber busmess. At the time of his death he w.as\\na Director of the National Bank of (iraiid Haven,\\nPresident of the Ottawa County Booming Com-\\npany, a Director of the (Jrand River X- (iieenviUe\\nLog Rolling Company, ami his wealth, the income\\nfrom these various concerns, was estimated at a-\\nhalf million. Socially, he was connected with the\\nMasonic fraternity and Odd Fellows society. In\\npolitics, he was a Democrat, but was never a poli-\\ntician in the sense of ollice-sceking. However, he\\nmade an excellent run in 1868 for State Sena-\\ntor, and though the Re|)ublicans were greatly in\\nthe majority he was defeated by only a few\\nvotes. He was a public-spirited man. generous\\nand benevolent, and never failed to respfmd to\\nany call for aid in public improvement. Churches,", "height": "3009", "width": "2230", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "132\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nschools and charities always found in him a val-\\nuable friend, and tlie poor and needj- were never\\nturned from his door empty-handed. In cool,\\nclear judgment he had few equals, never losing\\nperfect control, no matter what the emergency.\\nHis advice to a man in an emergency, was Cut\\ndown your expenses and keep cool. He had tlie\\nrespect of all witli whom business or social rela-\\ntions brought liim in contact, and his word was as\\ngood as his bond. He passed away April 11, 1881,\\nand in his death the comn. unity lost one of its\\nbest citizens, his associates a faithful friend, and\\nhis family a loving husband and father.\\niir^A^^D A. WILSON, a successful lumber-\\nI jl) man of JIuskegon, Mich., and the etticient\\nAlderman representing the Fifth Ward in\\nthe Common Council, is a native of his\\nhome city, and, born September 6, ISO; has ever\\nsince attaining his majority been intimately asso-\\nciated with the j)rogressive interests of liis birth-\\nplace, and is widel} known as an enterprising\\ncitizen and man of sterling integrity. The father\\nof our subject, Matthew Wilson, a pioneer lum-\\nberman of Michigan and President of the Union\\nNalicmal Iiank of Muskegon, continues a resident\\nof the city where he settled in 1855, and, engag-\\ning in lumbering, rapidly amassed a competence.\\nFinancially prospered, and a man of public spirit,\\nhe in 1889 organized the bank with wliicli he is\\nnow prominently connected as the i)rincipal stock-\\nholder, Director and President. The estimable\\nmother, Mrs. Mary 1.. Wilson, was likewise iden-\\ntified with the early history of Muskegon, and, a\\nladv of worth and intelligence, was recognized as\\nan important factor in tiie .social life of the city.\\nDavid A. completed the course of instruction in\\nthe Muskegon High School in 1883, graduating\\nwith honor. Immediately after leaving school he\\nenergetically entered into the lumber business and,\\nanxious to acquire a practical training and master\\nevery detail, began his apprenticeship in the\\nwoods, and later became superintendent of the\\nwoods business for his fatliei-.\\nOur subject is one of the largest stockholders in\\nthe Jlaxwell Lumber Company, of Muskegon.\\nWinning his way rapidly to a leading business\\nposition, he is also one of the princi|)al stockhold-\\ners and a Director of the JIagom it Kimball Coal\\nCompany, of Muskegon. Attaining a self-reliant\\nand intelligent manhood in his native city, Mr. Wil-\\nson possesses a host of friends, his genial manners,\\ncourteous bearing and tine physique attracting all\\nwith whom he comes in contact, either in social or\\nbusiness relations. A general favorite in societv,\\nour subject received the congratulations and best\\nwishes of a numerous acquaintance when, upon\\nMarch 2, 1892, he was united in marriage with\\nMiss Maud F. Marvin, daughter of Dr. Le Ray\\nMarvin, a native of New York, hut a long-lime\\nand highly regarded citizen of ^luskegon. The\\nmother of ISIrs. Wilson, Ellen (D\\\\ er) Marvin,\\nborn in Ohio, was a direct descendant of the Dyer\\nfamily who, emigrating to America in the Jlay-\\nflower, founded in this country a branch of the\\nDyers who have given to the United States some\\nof her bravest and most enterprising citizens, men\\nof learning and business ability, and women of\\nculture and broad intelligence. The accomplished\\nwife of our subject, a lady of refinement and win-\\nning presence, is a most gracious hostess, and she\\nand her husband, in their inagnincent home. No.\\n37 Peck Street, JMuskegon, entertain royally- many\\nof the most distinguished peojjle of the Wolver-\\nine State.\\nPolitically a Democrat, Mr. Wilson is a leader\\nin the local councils of the party, and while his\\nward is one of the strongholds of the city Repub-\\nlicans, was elected upon the Democratic ticket by\\na handsome majority-. In his otlicial position\\nzealous in the service of the city and true to the\\nbest interests of his constituents, our subject com-\\nmands universal confidence and esteem. He is\\nfraternally associated with Lovell Mooie Lodge\\nNo. 182, A. F. h A. M., and is likewise a mem-\\nber of Lodge No. 48, 15. 1 the (irand\\nLodge being located at Cleveland, Ohio. Possessing\\nquick discernment and keen judgment, and being\\nprompt to grasp a situation, Mr. Wilson has won", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "POIiTKAlT AND UlOGRAPIllCAL RECOKD.\\n133\\nhis way to a hisili place anioni; tlie substantial\\nbiisiiK ss nifii and capitalists of the State, and in\\nthe iiandling of large moneyed interests and pub-\\nlic trusts has exhibited an executive al)ility which\\nassures his alile fullillinent of every oliliiration of\\nlife as a fnend. citizen and public man, faithfully\\naiding in the general welfare and upward [)rog-\\nrcss of his fellow-men.\\nNDUKW J. EMLAW. Mr. Emlaw, formerly\\nIU\\\\\\\\ one of the foremost lumber manufacturers\\noftirand Haven, Mich., is now retired\\nfrom the active duties of life, and lives\\nin the enjoyment of a handsome home on Frank-\\nlin .street, (.hand Haven. His long life of indus-\\ntry and usefulness, and his record for integrity\\nand true-hearted faithfulness in all the relations of\\nlife, have given him a strong hold upon the com-\\nnniiiity which all might well desire to share. His\\ncareer is an exani()le of the prosperity tiiat comes\\nto him who strives, for his success in life has not\\nbeen the result of chance, but of his individual\\nand contiuuous efforts. Mr. Kmlaw is a native of\\ncrmi)ut. a Slate always suggestive of the honest,\\nhard and rugged character in human life, and was\\nlioin in Alburgh Springs February 5, 182 J.\\nHis parents, Michael and Wealthy (Maxfield)\\nEinlaw, were both natives of the Empire Slate.\\nTiie father was born on the shore of Lake Cham-\\nplain in IHOO. He was a cooper by trade and an\\nhone.-t, industrious man. Mrs. Emlaw was the\\ndaughter of Isaac Maxticld and of Scotch desienl.\\nI$y her marriage to Mr. Emlaw she became the\\nmother of eight children, the original of this no-\\ntice being sixth in oidtr of birth. The early edu-\\ncational advantages of our subject were received\\nin the distiict schools of Franklin County, N. Y.,\\nand later he learned the trade of a millwright.\\nIn the year 1HI!( he came to Michigan and located\\nin (irand Haven, where he followed his trade and\\nwas also engaged in building sawmills up to 18C6,\\nwhen he formed a artncrship with C. L. Storrs\\nCo., the linn continuing under the title for five\\nj eais, when it was changed to Reynolds Emlaw.\\nThis firm manufactured i)ine lumlH rand c(nitinued\\nthe business successfuly up to 1M7. when the mill\\nburned. In 1881 the (!iand Haven Lumber Com-\\npany was organized with C. IJoyden as President,\\nMr. Einlaw ^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ice-I\u00e2\u0080\u00a2l\u00e2\u0080\u00a2esident and H. C. Keley\\nas Secretary and Treasurer. .Mr. Einlaw is sole\\nowner of the gas plant of (iiaiid Haven.\\nOur subject remained in the business until 1885,\\nwhen he retired, and is now living a happy, con-\\ntented life. He has ever been interested in the\\npublic weal, is generous in his support of worthy\\nmeasures, and is a model citizen, as all who are\\naccpiainted with him know. The soul of honesty\\nin all his business trans.aclions, by his correct\\nmode of living he h.as made numerous warm and\\nfaithful friends. Blood will surely tell, and men\\nwho come from good and honored ancestors, and\\nare reared in an atmosphere of honesty and good\\nprinciples, will assuredly make their mark in what-\\never field of labor fate may destine them to work.\\nMr. Einlaw w.as married in 1872 to Miss Louisa\\nBentham, of Grand Haven. Mich., and two children\\nhave blessed this union, Harlan .S. and IMartha L.\\nMr. Emlaw s views are embodied in the declar.a-\\nlions of the Rejiublican party, and his vote is cast\\nwith that organization.\\nERNEST A. WORl!i:.N. Willi the develop-\\nment and advancement of any great com-\\nmonwealth are indissolubly connected the\\nnames and careers of certain men who, uniting\\ntheir efforts, and with the love of their countrj at\\nheart, have sought the advancement of their re-\\nspective callings, and thus retlccted credit ntit\\nonl3 upon themselves, but u|)nu their professions\\nand their State. Thus it is that Michigan has\\nwithin her borders many men to whom she may\\njustly point the finger of pride, and whose names\\nare inseparably connected with her advancement,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "134\\nPORTEAIT AND BIOGRATHICAL RECORD.\\nmorally, intellectually and financially. Standing\\nIJi o-eniinent among the leal-e^tale dealers of Muske-\\ngon, Midi.. IS Ernest A. Worden, who lias made his\\nname of enduring value in this city.\\nThis worth} representative of the real-estate in-\\nterests of Muskegon County is a native of Mich-\\nigan, born in Utica, Macomb County, Septem-\\nber 2, 1852. His parents, Carey and Mary E.\\n(Madison) Worden, were natives of New York and\\nNew rianipshire, respectively, the father born in\\nDutchess County August 1, 180!), and the mother\\nin Chester March 26, 18111. Tlie former is still\\nliving and makes his home in Almont, Lapeer\\nCounty, jSIich. For many years he was a merchant\\nin the Lake State. His wife died on the 31st of\\nJuly, 1861, in Almont, Jlich. Thej- were the par-\\nents of four children, our subject being third in\\norder of birth. This was his father s second\\nunion.\\nWhen two ^ears of age, our subject was taken\\nby his parents to Almont, Mich., and there, as soon\\nas old enough, he begnn attending the district\\nschool. Later he entered the High School, and af-\\nter finishing there began clerking in his father s\\nstore, remaining in the same until eighteen years\\nof age. He then came to Muskegon County, and\\nin 1872 began clerking in the dry-goods store of\\nSmith Phitt, at Muskegon, where he remained\\nuntil 1880. That year he embarked in the dry-\\ngoods business on his own account, and continued\\nthe same until the fall of 1881), when he sold out\\nand went South and East in search of health. Re-\\nturning to Muskegon in 18 JO, he embarked in the\\nreal-estate business, and is dealing very extensively\\nin city property. He is conducting transactions\\nin all branches of the business, buying, .selling, ex-\\nchanging, etc., and is well equip|)ed and prepared\\nto attend to orders and commissions prompti}- and\\nsatisfactorily.\\nIn his choice of a life companion he selected\\nMiss Lida T. Merrill, a native of Muskegon, Mich.,\\nand the daughter of E. W. Merrill. I heir union\\nwas solemnized in 1876, and they have one daugh-\\nter, whose birth occurred May 2S, 1881. They\\nhave an elegant residence situated in the center of\\nthe block, and this neat home is of the latest\\nstyle of architecture, is situated on one of the best\\npaved streets of the city, and in a good neighbor-\\nhood. Socially, Mr. Worden is a Royal Arch Ma-\\nson, anil, politically, a stanch Democrat. He and\\nhis wife are held in high esteem in the community,\\nand take a leading part in all worthy movements.\\nON. THOMAS WHITE FERRY, of Grand\\nHaven, who was from 1875 to 1877 Presi-\\ndent of the United States Senate, and act-\\n1^1 ing A ice-President of the United States,was\\nborn at jMackinac, June 1, 1827, and was but seven\\nyears old when he removed with his parents to the\\nwild home at Grand Haven, to experience the\\nhardships and adversities of pioneer life. He\\nreceived a common-school education and was bred\\nto business i)ursuits. M itli the exception of two\\nyears spent as a clerk in a store in Illinois, he re-\\nmained a co-laborer with his father until the\\nhitter s death, in 1867. In iiartnersliip with his\\nbrother, I P. Ferry, he later continued the lum-\\nber business, which under his general management\\nwas prosecuted with energy and success.\\nHe early manifested an interest m public mat-\\nters, and at the age of twenty-one years was chosen\\nCounty Clerk of Ottawa County. Two years later,\\nin 1850, he was elected a Ueiiresenlative to the\\nISIichigan Legislature to serve a term of two 3-ears.\\nIn 1856 he was elected State Senator for two years.\\nFor eight years he was an active member of the\\nState Republican Committee. He was a delegate-\\nat-large, and one of the Vice-Presidents of the\\nNational Republican Convention at Chicago in\\n1860, which nominated Abraham Lincoln. In\\n1863 he was appointed Commissioner for Michigan\\nof the Soldiers National Cemeter} at Gettysburg.\\nIn 186 4 he was elected a Representative to the\\nThirty-ninth Congress, and was re-elected success-\\nively to the Fortieth, Forty-first and Forty-second\\nCongresses, serving on some of the most important\\ncommittees. In January, 1871, after an exciting\\ncontest, he was elected United States Senator for\\nsix years. He cousequentlj surrendered his fourth-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n135\\nterm place in the House of Representatives of the\\nFort3 -secon l Congress, and look Ins |,lace in the\\nSenate March 4, 1871. His services of six years\\nin tlie House, and tlie legishitive experience there\\nobtained, were recognized when he entered tlie\\nSenate. He w.-is chosen Chairiiian of the Conimittec\\non Revision of Rules; afterwards was repeatedly\\nelected President pro tempore of the Senate; and b}\\nvirtue of this otlice, U[)on the death of Vice-Presi-\\ndent Wilson, liecamc Acting \\\\ice-l residenl of the\\nUnited States. He was president of the joint\\nmeeting of the two houses of Congress during the\\nintensely exciting count of the electoral votes\\nresulting in the choice of President Hayes and\\nVice-President Wheeler. In this position he\\nacquitted himself with such impartiality and abil-\\nit} that he was re-elected ^larcli 4, 1877, by a\\nunanimous vote President pro tempore of the\\nSenate. In January, 1877, he was re-elected\\nUnited States Senator, to serve for the term of six\\nyears. In early life he acted with the Whigs, but\\njoined the Republican party as soon as it was\\norganized, and at once became a zealous advocate\\nof its principles. In every campaign since 18G()-\\nhe has canvassed the State in behalf of the Repub-\\nlican candidate. As a public speaker his power\\nlies in his earnest language, concise statements and\\nsound logic, without any attempt at eloquence or\\noratorical displa} His course in Congress has\\nmet with the general a|)probation of the people of\\nall parties in Michigan. He has done inucli to ad-\\nvance the interests of his native State. To his\\nefforts Jlicliigan is generally indebted for the\\ngenerous river and harbor improvements which\\nhave so materially aided in developing her re-\\nsources and in preserving the lives and property\\nof her citizens. It was mainly through his efforts,\\nalso, that the beautiful Island of Mackin.ac, or as\\nmuch of it as belongs to the liiited Stales, has\\nbeen converted into a National Park. He also\\nlabored zealously in the cause of the soldiers and\\nsailors of Michigan who participated in the late\\nCivil War. His s|)eeches on linance have been\\nwidely read and are highly valued. He has done\\nmuch to perfect the postal system, and his work\\non the Committee on Postollices ami I ost Roads\\nhas elicited the highest praise from the press\\nthroughout the country. The present rules of the\\nUnited States Senate, adopted by that body under\\nhis revision and report, are a standing tribute to\\nhis ability as a parlianientaiian. To promote the\\ngeneral welfare has been the object of his Con-\\ngressional life. An indefatigable worker, cour-\\nteous and ui)righl. his career retlecls honor upon\\nhis Slate and counlrv.\\nE*^*\\n^I^^^RGF. DANIEL .1. MORIARTV, known .all\\nover the county as Uncle Dan, belongs\\nto one of Ihe Irish-.Vmerican families of\\nMuskegon, Mich., and no one is better\\nknown for earnest industry and devotion to duty,\\nas well as for the inlelligeiil management of his\\natfairs, than he. He has been sulliciently shrewd\\nto grasi) at every oppt rUinity offered for the\\nbettering of his linancial condition, l)ul has never\\ndone so at the expense of his own self-respect, or\\nby fraudulent means. He has labored faithfully\\nfor himself and family and is now possessed of a\\ncompetence gained by energetic and well-directed\\nefforts. He is well known lo Ihe people of Mus-\\nkegon, and his correct mode of living h.as gained\\nhim a popularity- which is ineritcd in every re-\\nspect.\\nOur subject was born in Ireland in the year\\n1813, and is the son of James and Hridget (Shea)\\nJloriarty, natives also of Ihe Emerald Isle. The\\nfather followed the occupation of a farmer in his\\nnative country and there passed his entire life.\\nHe was an honest, hard-working gentleman, and\\none whose career was ever upright and honorable.\\nThe mother, after the loss of her husband, came to\\nthis country, and made her home finally in this\\ncounty, where she died. Uncle Dan received his\\nscholastic training in the common schools and\\nlater attended school at Dublin, receiving a thor-\\nough course of instruction in that city. Finishing\\nhis education, he came to America in 18(i(5 and\\nopened the Muskegon Hotel, later the Forest City", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "136\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nHouse, which he carried on successfully until 1874,\\nwhen it was destroyed by fire and he sustained a\\nlieavy loss.\\nFollowing his losses by lire, Blr. Moiinrty eni-\\nbarkeil in the jewelry business and has continued\\nthat up to the present time. No man in the city\\noccupies a higher position for energy, enterprise,\\npublic spirit, integrit3^ and business rectitude tlian\\nMr. Moriarty. He is emphatically a business man,\\nthe carver of his own destiny, and has made it an\\nhonorable one. In. the year 1833 he was married\\nto IMiss Mary Ann Marshall, the daughter of a\\nFrenchman, and their nuptials were celebrated in\\nNew York City. They had an adopted dauglilei.\\nPearl Moriarty Power, who died in July, 1893.\\nIn politics, our subject is independent, voting for\\nthe man rather than the party, and has held a num-\\nber of prominent jjositions in the city. He was first\\nAlderman of the First Ward, then City Recorder,\\nand while Alderman discharged the duties of act-\\ning Mayor repeatc^ dly.\\nWhen starting mit in life for himself, Uncle\\nDan first engaged in teaching school, and was\\nSuperintendent of the schools of New York for\\nthree years. He was a laborious student, and in-\\nvestigated ver^- tli(jroughly every object that fell\\nwithin his duties; :uid he is now a close reasoner,\\na deep thinker, and an honorable, upright citizen.\\nHe has been an ;iident advocate of the cause of\\nthe laboring man and is interested in labor unions.\\nBefore Uncle Dan came to this city he held the\\nChair of Abstract .Mathematics and Logic in the\\nNotre Dame (Ind.) University, which position he\\noccupied for three ears.\\ni\\nyjlLLlAM D. KKLLY. It is the men of\\nbroad and comprehensive views who give\\nlife to communities and build cities men\\nwho in the darkness of adverse circumstances as\\nwell as in more favorable periods look be^ ond the\\nclouds and have the pluck and energy and fore-\\nsight to push forward their enleri)rises, extend\\nspeculation and fairly wrest success from calamity.\\nJust such a man is William D. Kelly, who is the\\nefficient Secretary and Treasurer of Kelly Bros.\\nManufacturing Compan}-. He is a native of Mich-\\nigan, born in Grand Rapids May 15, 1858, and\\nthe son of Ibnicl and Mary (Clancy) Kelly, both\\nnatives of Ireland.\\nDaniel Kell\\\\-, father of the brothers from whom\\nthe company takes its name, removed from Grand\\nRapids to Muskegon in 1865. He had encouraged\\nthe genius of his sons from their earliest efforts,\\nand when this firm was formed became the senior\\njiartner. Success achieved by honest industry is\\nproverbial among Muskegon manufacturers, and\\nthe enterprise of the Kelly brothers is a conspic-\\nuous example of this fact. In the schools of Mus-\\nkegon our subject received a good practical edu-\\ncation, and besides learning the cabinet-maker s\\ntrade he also learned that of ship-building. In\\nfact, he has proven himself a genius with tools.\\nHis designs are original and of the most unique\\ncharacter, and no man in Michigan possesses\\nrarer qualities in that direction. He does all the\\ndesigning for the extensive works of Kelly Bros.\\nIn schooU)Oy days, being ambitious to help\\nthemselves, AYilliam D. and his brother J ilin\\nbuilt a small ferry-boat to run on Muskegon\\nLake, one acting as captain and the other taking\\ncharge of the engine. The venture proved a suc-\\ncess, and from their earnings they were able to\\nbuild a larger and better boat and finally to launch\\nin their business career as manufacturers. In 1883\\nthey organized the Kelly Bros. Manufacturing\\nCompany with a capital stock of ^40,000, but have\\nincreased it to $6l),(M)(). To-day they have an ex-\\ntensive manufactory in Muskegon Heights and\\ngive employment to one hundred and fifty men.\\nTheir two-story brick building has two hundred\\nand sixty-six feet front on McKinney Avenue,\\nextending back one hundred and fifty feet, giving\\na fioor space of fifty thousand feel. Their spec-\\nialty is fiiii interior decoration and intcrinr (inisli.\\nThey make all the cases for the Lyon i^- llcaly\\nOrgan Company of Chicago, and the Rigway Re-\\nfrigerators of Philadelphia, and have filled numer-\\ncius extensive contracts for inside finishing, among\\nwhich may be mentioned the Ilackley Library- and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AN!) lUOCUAPlllCAL UlXORD.\\n137\\nmany elegant residences- in Miiskearon, the Cuya-\\nhoga Huil(lin!j;in Cleveland, and the recent lilting\\nof tlie immense refrigerators in the Hotel Lexing-\\nton and Hotel Plaza in Chicago. Their lumber\\nsheds and dry-kilns are extensive and thoroughly\\nequipped. A one hundred and forty horse power\\nCorliss engine furnishes power for the works, and\\na one hundred and lifty incandescent electric light\\nplant is maintained for illimiinaling.\\n^^.KORGK N. COBB. After many yearsspent\\n[If in the pursuit of divers occupations in\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^sjji various States, Mr. Cobli. in l!S()!), perma-\\nnently located in Norton Townshii), ^luskegon\\nCounty, where he now engages in raising fruit\\nand also follows the vocation of a geneial fainior.\\nWhile his estate is not large, aggregating about\\nseventy acres, it is well improved and under ex-\\ncellent cultivation, proving to a close observer the\\nfact that (he owner is a man iif sound judgment\\nand intelligence.\\nBorn in Hartford County, Conn., on the 2 1st of\\nFebruary, 18IG, the subject of this sketch is the\\nson of Hcv. Amos B. and Mehilable (Ilathawaj)\\nCobb, natives of Connecticut. The father, who\\nwas a man of broad knowledge and elo |Ucnce,\\nserved for many years in the ministry of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church. About 1821 lie re-\\nmoved to Massachusetts, where he icsided for four\\nyears, and from there proceeded to New York,\\nwhere he held a number of pastorates in various\\nplaces. In 18:J1 he came to Miiliigan and became\\none of the earliest settlers of Lenawee County.\\nDuring the following year he removed to Kalama-\\naoo County :ind made sett k Micnt on I raiiie Ronde,\\nwhere his death occurred in December, 187 i, at the\\nage of eighty-six years. He was a man of strong\\ncharacter and possessed the perseverance and en-\\nergy that had characltrized his Knglish ancestors.\\nHis wife also died at Prairie Konde, passing away\\nabout 18;\\nIn the parental faiiiily there were live children:\\nAlonzo D., who served in the Black Hawk War;\\nGeorge N., of this sketch; Algernon; David, who\\ndied in Wilmington, III.; and Fannie, who passed\\naway while residing in Iowa. The only surviving\\nmember of the family is the subject of this brief\\nnotice. He passed the years of childhood and\\nyouth beneath the parental root, and was a mere\\nlad when he gained a thorough familiarity with\\nagricultural pursuits by laboring on his father s\\nfarm. At the age of twenty he commenced to\\nwork for himself, and for a time was in the em-\\nploy of a farmer residing at Ionia, INIicli. After\\nworking for him during two summer seasons, he\\nreturned to Prairie Ronde. where he staged one\\nwinter.\\nFrom Michigan proceeding to Illinois, Mr. Cobb\\nmade the journey via Lake .Michigan from St.\\n.Toseph to Chicago, and visited the latter city when\\nit had a population of only eight thousand inhab-\\nitants. From there he went to Boone County, I II.,\\nwhere he spent one year, working by the month at\\nanything he could (ind to do. Next he removed\\nto Wisconsin, where he spent about three years in\\nthe pineiies, sixty miles from the nearest postolfice.\\nThence returning to Racine County-, Wis., he\\nstayed for ten years there, being occupied ])rinci-\\npally .as a teamster between Milwaukee and Chi-\\ncago.\\nSoon after the close of the Civil War, ^Ir. Cobb\\nremovetl to northwestern ^Missouri, where he re-\\nsided until 18();), engaged in farming pursuit^!.\\nComing to Michigan in the year above named, he\\ntraded some wild land in Wisconsin for fort\\\\-live\\nacres in iSIuskegon County, of which alxiiit five\\nacres had been improved. Through diligent ex-\\nertions and nil tiring efforts, he has placed the\\nprincipal part of his estate \\\\inder excellent eulli-\\nvalion, and, although not the largest, it is con-\\nceded to be one of the best farms in Noiton Town-\\nshii). Farming has been the principal occupation\\nof his life, but he has also been c)lherwise engaged\\nat various times. For Iif teen years he managed\\nand operated a box factory on the bank of Lake\\nHarbor.\\nThe mariiage of Mr. Cobb occurred in the town\\nof IVxas, Kal.Miiiazoo County. Mich., in 1818, and\\nunited him with Miss Helen Tabor, who was born", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "138\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nin New York. She is the daugliler of Abram and\\nEliza Tabor, earlj settlers of Kalamazoo Count}-,\\nbotii of whom resided there until death. Unto\\nour subject and his wife there were born two chil-\\ndren, one of whom, Lester G., is deceased. The\\nonly surviving child is Rush 15., who is now mas-\\nter of a steamboat on Spring Lake. In politics\\nMr. Cobb has always been a strong adherent, lirst\\nof the Whig party and later of the Republican.\\nIlls father was also a sti ong Whig s3 mpathizer\\nand later becan.e a Reiublican, but at the time\\nof the nomination of Horace Greeley for the Pres-\\nidency he changed liis views and gave that famous\\nDemocrat his firm allegiance and his ballot. Our\\nsubject cast his first Presidential vote for Henry\\nCla} He has served in a number of political ca-\\npacities, and has been prominent in tiie public life\\nof the community. For a time he represented his\\ntownship on the County Board of Supervisors,\\nand he has also olllciated as .Justice of tlie Peace.\\nSocially, he has been a member of the independ-\\nent Order of Fellows at Kenosha, Wis., for many\\nyears.\\n^p^ OVERT KEl PEL is numbered among the\\nJ- successful :ind efficient business men of\\n^^jj Zeeland, where he has resided for many\\nyears. He is a n:iiive of the ijrovince of South\\nHolland, and was born December 1.5, 1839, being\\nthe son of Iluibert and IMargaret (De Jong) Kep-\\npel. His ))aternal grandparents, Teunis and .Jen-\\nneke Keppel, were also of Dutch birlii and arent-\\nage. Huibert Kep|iel w,-is born February 12, 1805,\\nand grew to manhood in the land of his nativit}\\nIn 1847, aceoinpiinied by his family, he took pas-\\nsage on a vessel bound for America, but was ship-\\nwrecked and obliged to remain in England for\\nnine weeks before tiie sliip could pursue its on-\\nward course. Although he left Holland in Octo-\\nber, he did not land in New Orleans until the 14th\\nof the following April.\\nHaving a brother in Keokuk, Iowa, Huibert\\nKeppel jn oceeded up the Mississippi River to that\\npoint, and in May, 1848, came to Zeeland, IMich.,\\nwhere he purchased a yoke of oxen and eighty\\nacres of land. In addition to farming interests,\\nhe also engaged extensively in buying and selling\\nflour, meeting with considerable success in that\\nundertaking. Politically, he is a Republican, and\\nhas served in numerous otiicial capacities, among\\nwhich may be mentioned that of member of the\\nSchool Board. In the Reformed Church he occu-\\npied the position of Deacon for many years. He\\nis a man of energ} and high capabilities, and al-\\nthough he has met with many obstacles in life,\\nsuccess has crowned his well-direettd efforts and\\nhe now occupies a ])roniinent position among the\\ncitizens of his community.\\nHuibert Keppel has been three times married,\\nand by his first union had nine children, six of\\nwhom survived to mature jears: Kunder, whose\\ndeath occurred in Zeeland; Teunis, who enlisted\\nin the Thirteenth JMicIiigan Infantry, and died in\\nthe Kalamazoo Hospital; Jenneke; Govert; Her-\\nbert, who died at the age of forty-three; and Dirk,\\nwho enlisted in Company D, Twenty-fifth Michi-\\ngan Infantry, and was killed on Wilmington Is-\\nland, near the city of Savannah, April 16, 1802.\\nThe mother of these children died in Holland in\\n1844. She was a daughter of Govert De.Jong. a\\nhotel-keeper in that country. The second wife of\\nMr. Keppel w.as Dirkje Den Hertog, who died in\\nZeeland. The third wife was Mrs. Boar, who is\\nnow deceased.\\nAfter carrying on his studies in the district\\nschools for a few years, our subject began to make\\nhis own wav in liie world, at the age of twelve.\\nHe remained in his father s employ until he was\\ntwenty-tive, after which he engaged in the mer-\\ncantile l)usiiie s ill Zeeland for two years. Subse-\\nquent to this, he purchased an eighty-acre farm,\\nwhere for four years he tilled the soil and success-\\nfully conducted agricultuial pursuits. I pon dis-\\nposing of his farm in 1872, he embarked in the\\nmilling business, and in 1877 purchased a one-\\nthird interest in the concern. Later he bought\\nout the interests of his parliieis, and now owns\\nthe mill, which he has greati} improved and ren-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "PORTliAlT A^D lilUGRAPlllCAL KECORD.\\nIll\\ndered more valuable bv llie iiitrodiietion of llie\\nroller syi.tcin.\\nIn addition to the nnllino business, Mr. Kcppel\\nhas other valuable iiitore.sts in the villaj^e where\\nhe makes his liome. lie was one of tlie organizers\\nof the furniture factuiv, in wiiifli he is now a\\nstockholder. He is a stanch I{ei)ul)lican in poli-\\ntics, and is now serving his fourtii term as Presi-\\ndent of the village, in wiiicli capat ily he lias ren-\\ndered excellent service to his fellow-citizens, and\\nh.as been instrumental in introducing a miniber of\\nneeded improvements. As a member of the School\\nHoard, his labors have been effective in promoting\\na high grade of scholarslii]i and in seeming the\\nteaclier.s best qualified for the work of iii tniction.\\nJune 2r 186.5, Mr. Keppel was united in mar-\\nriage with Miss Magdalena M., daughter of John\\nand Magdalena M. (Muelendyk) De Pree. They\\nwere the ])arents of seven children, six of whom\\nare living: Huibert. John, Tennis, Magdalena M.,\\nMargaret and Allie. One child, Magdalena, died\\nat the age of two years. The religious home of\\nthe family is in the Dutch Reformed Church. As\\nthe architect of his own fortune, having through\\nenergy and tireless effort secured a large measure\\nof success, Mr. Keppel is deserving of the high re-\\ngard in which he is held by all who know him,\\nand is entitled to more than passing notice in\\nenumerating the successful men of Ottawa County.\\n|L_^ON. KLS()X 1)K LONG. At the l ,.u- of\\nIjjj. the State of Michigan many men have\\n1^^^ won brilliant triumphs, but none have at-\\ntained a greater fame than that which a\\njust recognition of his talents brings to Mr. De\\nLong, wlio is conceded to be the ablest juiy\\nlawyer in central and western Michigan. To him\\nbelongs the distinction of having won a larger num-\\nber of cases than any attornej in this part of the\\nState. In addition to his professional labors, lie\\nhas held with honor various local positions of\\ntrust, and has twice been chosen Mayor of Muske-\\ngon. As chief executive he vigorously promoted\\nthe interests of the city and made an enviable\\nrecord, which, in connection with other ([ualitics,\\nhas contributed to his po])iilarity throughout the\\ncity and county.\\nA native of Michigan, our subject was Ixini in\\nEssex, Clinton County, November 0, 1818. His\\nparents. Nelson and I.ydia A. (Ayers) De Long,\\nwere widel3- known and highly esteemed in the\\nWolverine State, i lic father, an industrious man\\nand upright citizen, was a farmer by occupation\\nand a practical general agriculturist. Emigrating\\nfrom the Empire State, he located in Clinton\\nCouiity, where he made his home until his death, in\\n1891. He came to Micliigan a young man full of\\nambition and earnest purpose to win his way in\\nlife, and was successful in his vocation. pioneer\\nof Clinton County, he shared the privations of\\nthe early days, and, clearing, cultivating and im-\\nproving the land, particiiiated in the piomc)tioii of\\nthe fanning interests of his adopted .State. His\\nbeloved wife, daughter of John .\\\\3ers, entered\\ninto rest many jears before her husband, passing\\naway in 1874.\\nOur subject was the fourth of the seven chil-\\ndren, of whom five yet survive. Heaied upon the\\nold homestead in Clinton County, he attended\\nthe public school of Essex and assisted his father\\nin the care of the farm, devoting a large part of\\nhis time to agricultural pursuits until he had\\nreached nineteen years, when he enjoyed the ben-\\nefits of instruction in the Normal School at Maple\\nKapids. Having completed his studies in the lat-\\nter well-known institution, he taught school for a\\ntime and then entered the law department of the\\nState University at Ann Arbor, from which he was\\ngraduated March 29, 1871. He then located in\\nMaple Kapids and began the practice of his pro-\\nfession.\\nSucceeding as an advocate at the Bar, Mr. De\\nLong likewise met with public favor, and was\\nelected Justice of the IVace and also held the im-\\nportant position of Circuit Court Commissioner.\\nIn the month of August, 1873, he removed to\\nMuskegon and opened an olliee for the gencial\\npractice of law. In a brief time he entered into\\npartne.ship with .loali Maker, under the firm name", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "142\\nPORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof Baker De Long, the partnersliip continu-\\ning until 1875, when Mr. Baker retired from the\\nfirm. Mr. De Long continued the practice of Lis\\nprofession alone until 1881, when he formed a\\npartnership with William W. and Eugene Fellows,\\nunder the firm name of De Long, Fellows Fel-\\nlows. In the fall of 1876, he was chosen to fill\\nthe oflice of Prosecuting Attorue3 and served in\\nthat capacity for one terra. In 1880 he was re-\\nelected, holding the position until .lune, 1882,\\nwhen he resigned. Forming a partnership with F.\\nW. Cook and Eugene Fellows, under the firm title\\nof Cook, De Long Fellows, he conducted his\\npractice in this connection until Novemher 10,\\n1881.\\nIn the spring of 1882, Mr. De Long made the\\nrace for Mayor on the laboring men s ticket\\nagainst a prominent Democrat, who was nomi-\\nnated by the Republicans and Democrats. Not-\\nwithstanding this opposition, he was elected by\\nthe handsome majority- of nine hundred and sixty-\\none votes. In 1883, he was re-elected chief exec-\\nutive of the city. He formed a law partnership\\nwith .James O Hara in 1887, and the firm contin-\\nued until August, 1898. In 1887 he was promi-\\nnently brougiit before the people as candidate for\\nCircuit Judge, on the Democratic ticket, but, the\\ndistrict being overwhelmingly Republican, he suf-\\nfered defeat. From 1889 to 1891, he served as\\nAttorney of the city of J\\\\Iuskegon. In 189. 5 he\\nwas again nominated on the Democratic ticket for\\nthe position of Judge of tiie I^ourtecnth Judicial\\nCircuit, comi)Osed of Muskegon and Uceana Coun-\\nties, and his popularitj^ at home is attested by the\\nfact that he had a majority- of nearly one thou-\\nsand in JIuskegon County. Oceana, however, con-\\ntributing to his opponent s majority, secured the\\ndefeat of Mr. De Long.\\nJune 27, 1872, occurred the marriage of Nelson\\nDe Long and Miss .Jennie L. ^IcCartne^ an ac-\\ncomplished young lady residing in JIaple Rapids,\\nMich., and the daugiiter of Kobert and Lou (Web-\\nster) McCartney. The maternal grandfather of\\nMrs. De Long was Lyman Webster, a man of abil-\\nity and high position. In February, 18911, Mrs.\\nDc Long departed lids life, leaving one child, a\\ndaughter, Nina L., who resides with her father in\\ntheir beautiful home at No. 98 Rawson Street,\\nMuskegon. Mr. De Long and his daughter oc-\\ncupy a position of distinction in social circles and\\nenjo_v the regard of their acipiaintances.\\n-^^l\\nH\\nON. DWIGHT CUTLER. Every man in\\nrji the United States, b3 birth or its equiv-\\nalent, shares or is a share-owner in the glo-\\nrious privileges of our Government to\\nforge tlirough the ranks of the man^ and become\\none of the few. A man who possesses the ability\\nto do this, who by years of patient toil and un-\\nswerving loyalty to truth and integrity forces his\\nway through the multitudes of others equally as am-\\nbitious and determined, and- wrests from the world\\na meed of victoiy, does not need a piece of aca-\\ndemic parchment, learnedly inscribed, to make his\\nlife valuable to the comnuinity in which he lives,\\nfor by his sterling methods and his high moral\\npurpose he h.as become a leading factor in tlie\\nconservatism of the good government of his com-\\nmunity and a valuable exami)le to those whose\\nefforts in human progress have just begun. Such\\na man is Hon. Dwight Cutler, President of the\\nFirst National Bank of Grand Haven, and one of\\nthe most proniinent business men of that thriving\\ncity.\\nMr. Cutler i\u00c2\u00bb a product of the old Bay .State,\\nborn in Amherst, November 14, 1830, and is the\\nson of Dr. Isa.ac G. and Nanc^^ (Hastings) Cut-\\nler. Great-grandfather Cutler was a native of\\nWales, but came to .\\\\merica at an early date, and\\nhis grandson was one of the first settlers of Am-\\nherst, Mass., w^iere he and his wife passed the re-\\nmainder of their days. Dr. Culh r was one of the\\nmost eminent physicians and surgeons of his day,\\nand his extensive pr.actice continued until his\\ndeath, in 1831, when our subject was but fdur\\nj cars of age. ^L\u00e2\u0080\u00a2s. Cutler s father was one of the\\nfirst settlers of Amherst, Mass., and was a man of\\nconsiderable prominence.\\nTiie original of this notice received his scholastic", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND J5I0GRAPIIICAL RECORD.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0l:i\\ntraining in Willis^ton Seminary, Kastlianiplon,\\nMuss., and took a special course of instruction.\\nWhen about eijiliteen j-ears of age lie made his\\nway to (iiand Haven. Midi., aii l entered the em-\\nploy of Gilbert A- Co., forwarding and coinmi sion\\nmerchants, continuing with tliat company for\\nthree years and meeting with unusual success.\\nDuring that period lie purchased a number of ves-\\nsels, both sail and steam, that were used in con-\\nnection with his business. In IHGd Jlr. Cutler\\ncommenced the lumber manufacturing business\\nwith Hunter Savidge, of .Spring Lake, a vill.ige\\ntwo miles distant fiom New Haven, and bought a\\nsawmill known as the old Hopkins Mill. Since\\nthen Mr. Cutler and his |):irtner have bought one\\nmill, built another, and formed a stock compan^^\\nwith a paid capital of ^500,000. This is the larg-\\nest lumber manufacturing firm in western Mich-\\nigan. They handle upwards of one hundred mill-\\nion feet of lumber in one season, but average\\nabout fortj million annuali\\\\-.\\nThis lirm had large wholesale lumber 3ards in\\nMichigan City. Indianapolis and .South Uend, Ind.,\\nand in Detroit, JIich.,and they ship their lumber to\\nalmost all parts of the I nited .States, while their\\nmills and lumber interests give empio^-nient to\\nover five hundred men most of the year. Tliej\\nown extensive tracts of pine land tributary to\\nGrand River. In 1872 Mr. Cutler erected the\\nlargest and finest hotel building in the State of\\nMichigan. It stands on M ashington Street, in\\nGrand Haven, is an ornament to the cit} and is\\nknown abroad as a Grand Haven summer resort.\\nIt was named for himself, being called the Cutler\\nHouse, and cost, including furniture, etc., |20(1,()00.\\nThe architecture of the building is most beautiful,\\ndef^ ing criticism, and the inner appointments are\\nexcellent. The same year Mr. Culler, with others,\\norganized the First National Itank of that city,\\nand held his connection with the .sanie for Iwenty\\nyears. The charter expiring, he helped to organ-\\nize the National Hank of Grand Haven and was\\nmade President, whlcli pd^iljon he has held since.\\nThis is one of the solid institutions of the State of\\nMichigan and is located in the Cutler I .lock.\\nDuring 1870 and 1871 iMr. Cutler held the olHce\\nof Mavor of Grand Haven and discharged the\\nduties of that inipoitaiit position in a most illi-\\ncienl iiiaiiiu r. He has filled the olliee of .School\\nTrustee for nearly twenty years, but has never\\na.-.piied, however, to the honors of public position,\\nhaving declined to accept an3 of the St. ilc or na-\\ntional offices his friends proffered him.\\nIn politics, our subject is independent, voting\\nfor the man, irresi)eeti ve of party, and his religious\\nviews are emliodied in the I aith of the Unitarian\\nCluircli, of which he is a worthy member. He is\\npublic-spirited in the highest degree and takes a\\ndeep interest in national, State and eountv affairs,\\nand every effort tending to the enhancement of\\nthe public welfare h.as his untjualified support.\\nHe is now sixty-three years of age, in the full en-\\njoyment of health, and has been a resident of\\nGrand Haven many 3-ears, during which time he\\nh.as identified himself with every worthy enterprise,\\nhis brilliant mental qualities fitting him in an ad-\\nmirable manner to lead whenever he so desired.\\nMr. Cutler was married on the lOtli of February-,\\n1858, to Miss Frances E. Sl.ayton, of Stowe, A t.,\\nand five children have been given them: Millicent\\nS.; Esther P., wife of John N. Bagley, of Detroit,\\nMich.; Dwiglit, Frances and Mary. During Ins\\nfirst year in Michigan Mr. Cutler received )0 and\\nhis board, but hisspleiidid businessacuiiien brouglil\\nhim to the front, and he is now one C)f the promi-\\nnent capitalists and representative business men\\nof the State.\\n^4^\\nt^-\\nSl\\nl^ ON. DANIEL UPTON, Sh., dece.tsed, a\\nhighly esteemed pioneer settler of Jliclii-\\ngaii, who througlKJUt a long career of lioii-\\nored usefuliics in the Wolverine Stale\\nheld with ellieieiuy and integrity high positions\\nof trust, passed to his rest at JIuskegon Heights\\n.lune 30, 1811. niouriied as a public loss. Horn\\nin Newburg, Dutchess County, N. Y., August\\n27, 1818, our subject was only seventeen years of\\nage when, a bright ambitious youth, he came with\\nhis parents to Jackson, Mich., :iiid from 18;!, until", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "144\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhis demise, a period of almost three-score years,\\nwas as a leading citizen inliraalely associated with\\nthe development of the great West. His father,\\nSamuel Upton, a native of Providence, K. I., sur-\\nvived his removal toJMicliigan many years, p.assing\\naway about a quarter of a century- later, upon\\nJanuary 3, 1860. He was a man of upright char-\\nacter and steadfast purpose and commanded the\\nhigh regard of all who knew him. The paternal\\ngrandfather, also Samuel Tpton, was a long-time\\nresident of Rhode Island, making his home for\\nmany years in Providence. The Uptons were\\noriginally subjects of (ireat Britian, but emigrated\\nfrom Kngland to tlie United States in an early\\nperiod of our Colonial liistory. The mother, in\\nmaidenhood Charlotte Frost, born in Westchester\\nCounty, N. Y., was the descendant of a long line\\nof English forefathers, the Frosts settling in New\\nEngland not long after the landing of the I ilgrim j\\nFathers.\\nOur subject passed the days of childhood in his\\nbirthplace, and received a good common-school\\neducation in the home district. His father was at\\none time a prominent woolen manufacturer, and\\nacquired a comfortable com|)etence. The Hon.\\nDaniel Upton, Sr., from 1859 to 18GG was widely\\nknown as the popular County Clerk of Jackson\\nCount} and in 1866 was elected to the Legisla-\\nture, being sent from the second district of Jack-\\nson County to the House of Representatives,\\nwliere he served on important committees and\\nfaithfully discharged the duties entrusted to him\\nby ills constituents. In the fall of 1867 our sub-\\nject left his long-time iiome in Jackson, Mich., and\\npermanently located in Muskegon, wliere for a\\ntwelvemonth he engaged in merchandising. I ater\\nhe here conducted an extensive and profitable\\nreal-estate business, continuing in the same until\\nhis death. He had for many years been an expert\\non values of both inside and outside property, and\\nin all matters of local improvement was animated\\nwith enthusiastic enterprise until the close of his\\nlife. In June, 181)1, upon the organization and\\nbuilding of Muskegon Heights, he accepted the\\nposition as Clerk of the Heights, and with rare\\nability transacted every detail of the business de-\\nvolving upon him until smitten by mortal illness.\\nF rom 1876 until 1880, Mr. Upton rendered most\\nsatisfactoiy decisions ao Justice of the Peace and\\nPolice Judge of Muskegon, and ellicienlly holding\\nthis position as he did tiie other ollices with which\\nthe public lionored him, possessed the universal\\nregard of his fellow-citizens.\\nU[)on November 2, 1848, were united in mar-\\nriage Daniel Upton and ^liss Mary E. Strong. The\\nlatter was born in Lansing, Tompkins County,\\nN. Y., and was a daughter of Edward and Harriet\\nA. (Egan) Strong, the former a native of Tomp-\\nkins County, N. Y Her mother was a native of\\nJohnstown, Fulton County, N. Y. Our subject\\nand his worthy wife became tiie parents of two\\nsons and one daughter. Edward S., the eldest-\\nborn, is a citizen of Lake Harbor, Midi.; Daniel,\\nJr., resides in Muskegon; Cornelia C. is the wife\\nof Charles Pett, of Fernandina, Nassau County,\\nFla. Mrs. Upton, surviving, is a member of the\\nEpiscopal Church, but our siibject, clinging to the\\nsimple form of worship maintained b} his ances-\\ntors, was an Orthodox (Juaker, a devout Christian\\nman, whose rule of life was to do unto others as\\nhe desired tiiem to do unto him. A true friend\\nin the hour of need, a citizen of high principle\\nand fidelity, the memory of the Hon. Daniel Upton\\nwill long be precious in tlie hearts of the many\\nwho knew and loved him.\\nJ\\nil IfelLLIAM 11. STEVENSON, Postmaster at\\n\\\\/y/l F U ^^POi t, is a native of Onondaga County,\\n^7^ N. Y., and was born near the city of S^-r-\\nacuse, Jul} 31, 1830. He traces his ancestry to\\none of three brotiiers who emigrated to America\\nin company with William Pcnn and settled in\\nPennsylvania, where the descendants for many\\ngenerations resided. The family was prominent\\nin the Society of Friends, and possessed the noble\\ntraits of character noticeable among the Quakers.\\nThe father of our subject, William Stevenson,\\nwas born in New Jersey, and emigrating to New\\nYork when a^-oung man spent his remaining ^-ears", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT A^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0D BlOGRAPiUCAL RICCORD.\\n145\\nin that State, dyinsr in Cayu i::i County. Ilis wife,\\nwhose maiden name was Sopliia Clark, was horn\\nin the Empire Stale and died in Illinois, whither\\nshe had gone witli the intention of makiuu; her\\nhome with a son and daughter. Iler remains were\\ntaken back to New York and interred in llie old\\ncemetery where several other memhers of the fam-\\nily- had been laid to rest. She was the mother of\\nfive sons and two daughters, all but one of whom\\nare still living.\\nThe fourth in oider of birth is the subject of\\nthis sketch. A child of two years when his par-\\nents removed to Cavuga County, N. Y., he was\\nthere reared to manhood, receiving his primary\\neducation in the common scIkjoIs and afterward\\nattending the Auburn Academy and the school at\\nAurora. On the 3tUli of November, If^. i!), he was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Smith, who\\nwas born in Port Byron, X. Y., being a daughter\\nof Walter II. and Nancy Smith. Our subject and\\nhis estimable wife are the parents of two sons and\\ntwo daughters, namely: Augustus W.; William\\nClifton; Anna 15., the wife of Charles D. Collins, a\\nresident of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Jessie H.,\\nwho is at home.\\nDuring the late war no resident of Auburn,\\nN. Y., w.as more active than our subject in arous-\\ning the enthusiasm of every patriotic son of Amer-\\nica in our country s behalf. In 18G1 he assisted\\nin raising Company B, Seventy-fifth New York\\nInfantry, of which he was chosen First Lieutenant.\\nWith the assistance of another gentleman he\\nraised the Tenth Company, which he organized\\nfor service in the Union army. Indeed, he w.as so\\nsuccessful in securing recruits that he was sent\\nback after going to the front in order to raise an-\\nother company, and of this, upon organization, he\\nwas made Captain, serving in that capacity for\\nabout twelve months. Finally he was compelled\\nto resign on .account of poor health, after having\\nvery nearly suffered the loss of his sight, lie par-\\nticipated in the bombardments of Ft. Pickens, be-\\ning temporary commander of the company at the\\ntime.\\nDuring the year 1869 JNIr. Stevenson emigrated\\nfrom New York to Michigan, and, coming to Mus-\\nkegon County, located in what is now Fruitport,\\nhaving previously inirchascd a large tract of land\\nhere. Afterward he disposed of the major part of\\nhis possessions to wli.at is known as the Fruitport\\nCompany, although he still retains the ownersliip\\nof valualile proi)erty. He has witnessed the growth\\nof the village and has been closely identified with\\nits progress. In 1887 he was ap))oinled Postmas-\\nter under the administration of President Cleve-\\nland, and served lliroughoul the entire period of\\nPresident Harrison s administration and is still\\nthe incumbent of the oflice. A number of years\\nsince he was appointed Township Supervisor, and\\nin 1890 was elected to that position; he has been\\nre-elected each succeeding year and is the present\\nre[)reseiitative of the township upon the County\\nBoard. Always an ardent Democrat, his first\\nPresideiilial vote was cast for Franklin Pierce in\\n1852, and lie has since upheld the principles advo-\\ncated by the Democratic party. In religious mat-\\nters lie leans to the Congregational Church, of\\nwiiicli his wife is a member.\\n1 I II I I\\nf I I I I\\n/p^EOROK T. HITCHCOCK, the popular and\\nill f\u00e2\u0080\u0094^ elHcient Superintendent of Lake Michigan\\n^^^|l Park, ]\\\\Iuskegon, ]Micli., is especially well\\nadapted to meet the demands of the public position\\nwhich he occupies with intelligent ability and a\\npractical knowledge, clearly indicating that he is\\nthe right man for the place, and insuring to the city\\nthe proper management and supervision of one of\\nthe most charming garden spots of the State. Our\\nsubject is a native of Ireland, and was born in\\nCounty Wexford Jlarcli 10, 1845. His paternal\\ngrandfather, Thomas Hitchcock, by nativity an\\nEnglishman, when arrived at mature age removed\\nto Ireland, where, remaining until his death, lie\\nreared to self-reliant usefulness his son and name-\\nsake, Thomas, the father of our subject. Thomas\\nHitchcock, .Ir., born, edupated and married in the\\nEmerald Isle, was a man of earnest purp se, ener-\\ngetic and enterprising, and finally determined to\\ntr} his fortune in the rniled States. Crossing the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "146\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nocean and landing safely upon American sliores,\\nlie journeyed to Michigan and settled in IMu.-^ke-\\ngou County, where he passed peacefully away af-\\nter a long life of husy industry, in 1H.H7. The\\nmother, Ann (Keerfud) Uitclicoek. likewise a na-\\ntive of Ireland, emigrated with her husliand and\\nfamily to America, and died in 188, in Muskegon\\nCounty.\\nOur subject, spending tlie days of early boyhood\\nin Ireland, there attended the common schools,\\nand had arrived at thirteen years of age when he\\ncrossed tiie broad Atlantic with his (jarents, and,\\neight and a-half weeks upon the voyage, safely\\nlanded at last in Quebec, Canada. After settling\\nwith his father and mother in Muskegon County,\\nGeorge enjo3 ed the benefit of instruction in the\\nexcellent public schools of his home localit}*, and\\nat a comparatively youthful age self-reliantly be-\\nginning the battle of life, found occupation in a\\nsawmill, and for ten consecutive years ran a mill\\nfor the lirni of Ryerson Ilill. Our subject at\\nthe expiration of this length of time embarked in\\nthe hotel business in Newaygo, and later success-\\nfully conducted a grocery trade in the same town\\nfor three j-ears. In 1875 Mr. Hitchcock made\\nMuskegon his permanent home, and not long after\\nbecame Superintendent of the S. C. Hall Lumber\\nCompany, and held the responsible position for six\\nyears, giving faithful and intelligent service. In\\n1890 our subject was appointed Superintendent of\\nLake Park, and has full supervision of the work\\nand improvements connected therewith.\\nIn 1869 George T. Hitchcock and Miss Fannie\\nBradley were united in marriage. She is a native\\nof Connecticut, and a daughter of .Tolin Bradlej-,\\nlikewise born in Connecticut, and tlie descendant\\nof a long line of honored New England ancestr}\\nThe union of our subject and his estimable wife\\nhas been blessed by the birth of one child, a daugh-\\nter, Margaret, an accomplished and attractive\\nyoung lady, now the wife of Clarence Power. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Hitchcock reside in a beautiful home\\npleasantly located at No. 230 Beach Street, Muske-\\ngon. Our subject is fiaternally associated with\\nthe Maccabees, and alliliates with Tent No. 56.\\nPolitically, a strong Republican and an ardent ad-\\nvocate of the part} Mr. Hitchcock has neither\\ntime nor inclination to devote Iiimself to the cares\\nof public oftice, but, a true American citizen, is\\ndee])ly interested in both local and national issues,\\nand in all matters ])ertaining to home enteri)rise\\nand progress is ever ready to lend a helping liand.\\nMr. Hitchcock and hi.s wife are both members of\\nthe Methodist Episcopal Cliurch.\\n\\\\y(j_^ ON. WILLl.VJI II. .MiKINSTRY, Repre-\\n1 sentative from the First District of Muske-\\ngon County, and one of the most promi-\\nneut members of the State Legislature, was\\nborn in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Jlich., on\\nthe 1st of July, 1852. His parents, Hugh and So-\\nphia (Clare) ]McKinstry, were natives respectivel}\\nof Ireland and London, England, the latter being\\na daughter of Edward Clare. Emigrating to Amer-\\nica, they sojourned in Canada for a short time,\\nand thence removed to the United States, making\\nsettlement in Washtenaw County, Mich., in the\\ncity of Ypsilanti.\\nIn his boyhood our subject was a pupil in the\\npublic schools of Battle Creek, and afterward at-\\ntended the High School in the same place. Upon\\nleaving school, he learned the trade of a cigar-\\nmaker, in which he was engaged for some time in\\nvarious i)laces in the State. His marriage occurred\\non the ilst of October, 1874, and united him with\\nMiss Delia, daughter of Charles G. Williams, a\\nprominent citizen of Kalamazoo. Mrs. McKinstry\\nwas educated in Kalamazoo, and is an accom-\\njjlished and cultured lady, who has ever been a\\nfaithful helpmate to her husband and his coun-\\nselor in everj- undertaking.\\nFor many years Mr. McKinstry has been closely\\nidentilied with the public affairs of the city and\\ncounty, where he has resided since 1886. In pol-\\nitics an ardent Democrat, he is one of the leaders\\nof his i)arty in this section of the .State, and also\\ntakes an active part in Slate and national politics.\\nIn 1891 he was ai)i)ointed financial and reading", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "POiniJ.Ur AM) UIOfJRAl IlICAL UKCORl).\\n1 17\\nclerk in t!ic Stnte Leujislature, and was ic-elfcUMl\\ncliinng llu folh)wiiig year. lk was chosen in\\n1892 as Keprescntative from iiis district for the\\nHouse, and is still serviiifj in that capacity.\\nMr. McKinstry is especially active in all me.as-\\niires pertaining to labor organization, and took an\\nimportant and prominent part in the discussion of\\nthe Congressional aiipointment and the re-district-\\ning of the State of Michigan. He was the can-\\ndidate on the Labor ticket, and wjis elected largely\\nby the Labor vote. For the past twenty-three\\nyears he has been an earnest advocate of labor or-\\nganization, and a member of the Cigar-niakers In-\\nternational L nion. For several terms he has\\nserved as President of the Trades and Labor Coun-\\ncil.\\nAs a citizen. Mr. McKinstry is progressive and\\npublic-spirited, and maintains a constant interest\\nin ever} enterprise calculated to promote the wel-\\nfare of his fellow-citizens. lie is liberal in his\\nviews, keen in judgHioiit, and linn in liis convic-\\ntions; altogether, one who would attain prom-\\ninence in any community. lie and his wife have\\nestablished a leasant home in Muskegon, and are\\nheld in the highest regard b^- all who know them.\\nThey are the parents of one child, a daughter,\\nSophia May, in whose education and training they\\ntake the warmest interest.\\njkllAAXyi M. COMP.. a leading photog-\\n\\\\^ll 1 successful business man, long\\nlocated in Muskegon, Mich., and a genuine\\nartist, enjoying a large and rapidly extending pat-\\nronage, gives general satisfaction to his custom,\\nand in his style and finish of work is second to\\nnone in the State. Mr. McCoinb is a native of\\nCanada, and was born in Toronto August 28,\\n1841. His parents, .lames and Ann (Thompson)\\nMcConib, were born and reared in Ireland, and, the\\ndescendants of a long line of honored and useful\\nancestry, received excellent educations in their\\nnative land, where llifv .-illainid a mature age.\\nYoung, ambitious and enterpri- ing, they early re-\\nsolved to emigrate to America, and later made\\ntheir permanent home in Canada. The father, a\\nman of means and superior business ability en-\\ntered into mercantile pursuits, and, jjrosperous in\\nhis venture, amassed a comfortable competence.\\nWhile our subject was yet but a young lad, the\\ndevoted father and affectionate husband passed\\naway, entering into rest in the year 1858. The\\nmother, surviving about seventeen years, and a\\nwoman of earnest purpose and high character,\\ndied in Ottawa, Canada, in 1875, mourned by all\\nwho knew her. She was the daughter of .lames\\nThompson, a man of broad intelligence, respected\\nfor his qualities as a man and citizen.\\nOur subject was the ninth in a family of ten\\nsons and daughters, of whom but four now sur-\\nvive. During his early childhood, Jlr. McCoinb\\nattended the common schools of his home localitv,\\nbut later learned the profession of photography,\\nin which he is now an adeijt. He acquired his\\ntiaining in art in Ottawa, Canada, and studied\\nunder the most skillful artists of the Dominion.\\nIn 1878, determined to try his fortune in the\\nStates, our sulijcct journeyed to Michigan, and lo-\\ncated in Muskegon. He opened a gallery at No.\\n19 W. Western Avenue, which he fitted up in the\\nlatest and most approved style, and in his studio\\nuses the modern appliances and the newest inven-\\ntions for the exact reproduction of the face and\\nfigure. To the public Mr. McComb offers a choice\\nvariety of photographs, varying in size and prices,\\nand is now making some of the finest life-size pic-\\ntures ever shown in Muskegoii or the county.\\nThat he has been fully aiipreciated 1)3- the citizens\\nof Muskegon is evident from the number of fa-\\nmiliar faces of people of note to be seen at various\\ntimes in his gallery, as well as through the cabinets\\nsent to friends far and near. From the first of his\\nestablishment here our subject met with gratify-\\ning success, and as the time ])asses his reputation\\nas an artist especially successful in posing brings\\nhim a new and large variety of custom.\\nIn the year 1861 were united in marriage Will-\\niam McComb aiul ;\\\\Iiss Isllen Walker, an estimable\\nand accomplished young lady of Ottawa, C.-tnada,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "148\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nand daughter of James Walker, a lifetime resident\\nof the Dominion. Our subject, fraternally asso-\\nciated with the Ancient Free Accepted Masons,\\nis a Knight Templar and a member of the Consis-\\ntory and Mystic Shrine of Grand Ka|)ids. The\\nfamily residence is pleasantly located at No. 115\\nPeck Street, in one of the most desirable portions\\nof the city. Mr. and Mrs. JlcComb occupy a so-\\ncial position of influence, and h;ivc made many\\nfriends in tiicir adopted home, where our subject\\nis now numbered among the prominent business\\nmen and substantial citizens.\\n-M- m^\\nILLIAM A. ROW. Few citizens of Mus-\\nkegon County are more widely known,\\n\\\\V^^ and none are more highlj esteemed, than\\nthe subject of this sketch, who is familiaily known\\nas Squire Row. He is the owner of an eighty-\\nacre farm located on section 14, White River\\nTownsiiip, and which, througli his efforts during\\nthe comparatively brief period of his residence\\nthereon, has been embellished with a numlicr of\\ndesirable and valuable improvements. Sixty acres\\nof the place have been cleared and are now under\\nexcellent cultivalicm, yielding each year a hounii-\\nful harvest of golden grain.\\nThe parents of our subject, Sebastian M. and\\nClarinda (Lewis) Row, resided for some time in the\\ntownship of Windom, Dutchess County, N. Y.,\\nwhere tiie fatlier followed the trade of a cai penter\\nand joiner. The miilher died in Livingston Coun-\\nty, N. Y., and her remains now lie buried in the\\nwoods. By a subsequent marriage of Sebastian H.\\nRow six children were born, of whom only one\\nnow survives: Claiinda, wife of Owen 1). K odgers,\\nof Indiana, and the mother of three cliildren. The\\nonly survivor of tlic cliildren born to the first\\nmarriage is the subje;-t of tliis notice, wiiose birth\\noccurred in Windom Townshii), Dutchess County\\nN. Y., .luly 13, 1826.\\nWhen a mere lad our subject accompanied his\\nfather to Livingston County, N. Y., the removal\\nbeing made with ox-teams, and settlement being\\nmade in Portage Township, wliere tlie senior Mr.\\nRow erected the first log house ever built in the\\ntownship. At the age of seventeen years AVilliani\\nA. accompanied his father to Indiana and settled\\nin Whitley County, upon an unimproved tract of\\nland. At the age of twent}- he returned to New\\nYork and there engaged in farming, threshing,\\netc. On the 19th of October, 1848, he married\\nCaroline Elizabeth Hewitt, who was born in Liv-\\ningston County, N. Y., August 2.5, 1829, being a\\ndaughter of James B. Hewitt, a farmer of that\\ncounty.\\nIn 1866 JMr. Row removed from Livingston\\nCounty, N. Y., to Michigan and settled in Wliite\\nRiver Township, Muskegon County, at the mouth\\nof White Lake. For several years he was em-\\nployed in a sawmill, after which he located on his\\npresent farm, in 1887. His lirst wife died April\\n28, 1877, and two of their five children are also\\ndeceased. The others are: James Henry, who has\\nbeen twice married and is the father of one child\\nby his first union; Mary, wife of Fiank Coleman,\\nof Montague; and Ella A., who married William\\nHawks, of White River Township.\\nMay 1 1, 1878, our subject married Miss Libliie\\nM. Gilbert, who was born in Canada March 4,\\n1841. She is the daughter of William and Sarah\\n(Slfian) Gilbert, natives res|iectively of England\\nand Scotland. They were married in Nova Scotia,\\nand in 1861 came to Michigan, settling in Ne-\\nwajgo, where Mi. Gilbert engaged in the wheel-\\nwright business. Thence he came to Muskegon\\nand settled at Clay Bank, where his death occurred.\\nHis wife is also deceased, having passed away in\\n186.3. They were the |)arents of eleven children,\\nof whom the following survive: Mrs. Thursa Rose,\\nMrs. Ellen Dean, Thomas, Charles, Robert and\\nMrs. Row. The last-named grew to womanhood\\nin Canada, whence she removed with her parents\\nto Michigan.\\nSocially, Mr. Row is idenlilied with the Patrons\\nof Industry and has served as President of that\\norgimization. He is interested in educational\\nmatters and has given his children excellent op-\\nportunities for .ac(iuiring liberal educations, and\\nthe}- have all taught school. While holding the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "rORTRATT AND BIOGRAPfflCAL RECORD.\\n151\\nvarious school offices, lie has been enabled to\\nrender efficient service in behalf of the educational\\ninterests of tiiis district. He was I Dstmaster at\\nthe Mouth for ten years, and carried tlie mall\\nfrom there to the village of Montague. Politically\\na Republican, he has always taken an active inter-\\nest in politics and has fr( (|uently served as dck s;ale\\nto county conventions. For two years he filled the\\noflice of Township Treasurer, and lias also served\\nas Highway Coinniissioner of White River Town-\\nship and as Justice of the Peace almost ever since\\nlt)uating here. In 1878 he w.as elected Su[)er visor\\nand served for nine 3 ears consecutively in that\\ncapacity.\\n^i^N O. WATSON. The gentleman whose name\\nI jjj heads this sketch belongs to that noble\\n(^3^ army of self-made men who have fought\\nthe battle of life bravel} He is now not\\nonly well-to-do financially, but occupies an envia-\\nble position in the estimation of all who have the\\nhonor of his acquaintance. As United Slates Col-\\nlector of Cu^toms for the District of Mlcliigan,\\nwith headquarters at Grand Haven, he is the in-\\ncumbent of a position for which lie is admirably\\nadapted. He was born in St. Lawrence County.\\nN. Y., April 10, 18.0;\u00c2\u00bb, and is the son of William (i.\\nand Betsey .1. (Rushton) Watson, natives of the\\nEmpire State.\\nIn 18G7 the iiarcnts of our subject took up their\\nabode in Michigan at Coopersville, Ottawa County,\\nwhere the father invested some of his means in a\\nstock of mercliandise, and until his death, which\\noccurred in the spring of 1888, he conducted a\\nsuccessful and remunerative business. His widow\\nsurvived him only one jear, her death occurring\\nin 1889. The principal characteristics of Mr. Wat-\\nson were extreme kind-heartedness and strict\\ncommercial integrity, in Coopersville, where he\\nspent his best d.iys, he enjoj-ed the confidence,\\nun pialitled respect and steadfast frieiulship of the\\nman^ to wlioni his virtues, his integrity, and iiis\\nhigh-minded, honorable manliness commended him,\\n7\\nD. O. Watson is the second member of a family\\nconsisting of three sons and one daughter. His\\nearl} instruction was such as the public schools of\\nCoopersville afforded, but he afterwards finished\\nhis literary education at Lansing, Mich., pursuing\\nhis studies there for three 3-ears with gieat indus-\\ntiy. He thus acquired an excellent education.\\nHe was a young man who read and thought, stud-\\nied and applied, and upon his return to Coopers-\\nville he put his knowledge to a good use in his\\nfather s store. After the death of his father he\\nsucceeded to the business, buying out the interest\\nof the other heirs, since which time he has been so\\nintimately connected with the mercantile indus-\\ntries of the town, so thoroughly alive to the ne-\\ncessity of building u|) a reliable house, complete\\nin all its departments, that he has become an in-\\ntegral part of the inerciintile life of his section.\\nPre-eniinenlly a man of alTairs, the thorough\\nbusiness methods of Mr. Watson made him a suit-\\nable ijerson for the responsible position of Col-\\nlector of Customs of iNIicliigan, to which position\\nhe was appointed by Grover Cleveland in 1885.\\nHe filled the office until March 2, 1889, when he\\nretired on .account of the change of administra-\\ntion. On the 2d of April, 1893, he was again\\napiiointi d to the position by President Cleveland,\\nassuming the duties of the office April 2G, 1893,\\nand since that time he has made his headquarters at\\nGrand Haven. He has taken an active part in\\nlocal and Stale politics and for the p:ist four years\\nhas been Chairman of the Ottawa County Demo-\\ncratic Committee. He li.is also been Chairman of\\nthe Fifth Congressional District Committee, and\\nli.as often been a delegate to Congressional, State\\nand other conventions.\\nIn 1880 Mr. Watson wooed and won for his\\nwife Miss Winnie Walsh, of Spring Lake, Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., a daughter of Martin Walsh, a suc-\\ncessful merchant and an extensive fruit-grower.\\nThis union has resulted in the birth C)f two inter-\\nesting children, Melvin A. and Margaret K. Dur-\\ning the hot summer months Mr. Watscm and his\\nfamily retire to their comfortable cottage on the\\nbanks of Spring Lake, where they enjoy the free-\\ndom of out-door life. In looking over the events\\nof Jlr, Watson s life ime cannot help dwelling", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "152\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPinCAL RECORD.\\nupon its fair record, and around his name and\\nreputation cluster all the manly virtues, truth,\\ncandor and benevolence, lie is a model husband\\nand father, kind and generous in his family, and\\nas a citizen and friend it is a privilege to know\\nand a pleasure to honor hiin.\\no-\\ne APT. WILLIAM MEES, a retired lake cap-\\ntain, who is now enjoying a well-earned\\nrest after years of arduous toil at his home\\nin Muskegon, was born in Somersetshire, England,\\non the 18th of .June, 1826. His parents, William\\nand Fannie F. (Baker) Mees. were also natives of\\nEngland. The father served in the British navy\\nfor the long period of twenty-four years, and at\\nlength emigrated to Canada, where his death oc-\\ncurred.\\nCapt. jMees, whose name heads this record, was a\\nlad of only eight summers when he accompanied\\nhis parents on their emigration to Canada, landing\\nin Quebec. The father was also a contractor of\\ncanal building and was engaged on the construc-\\ntion of the St. Lawrence Canal. Our subject s\\nconnection with the L.akes dates from his four-\\nteenth year, when he went witii his father to Chi-\\ncago and secured a position as cook on the\\nschooner Drift, which plied on Lake \u00e2\u0096\u00a0Michigan\\nbetween St. Joseph and Chicago, and was com-\\nmanded by Capt. William Dougan. Capt. Mees\\nsailed on the Lakes until 1892, and rose success-\\nively step by step until he became captain. The\\nfirst vessel he sailed out of Chicago was the Henry\\nClay, in 1848. In 1849, he was captain of the\\nGen. Warren, which he ran for two seasons, and\\nlater the brig T. W. Morris two seasons. He\\nthen moved to Muskegon, in 1851, and entered\\nthe employ of Ryerson Morris and sailed the\\nschooner Roberts, being in their employ steam-\\nboating and sailing for about ten years.\\nLater he resumed business on his own account,\\nbuying a small steamboat, which he ferried across\\nMuskegon Lake, being so engaged about two j ears,\\nwhen he built the passenger steamer Pon\\\\\\nwhich was also put into commission as a ferry\\nboat. He afterward sold the above two boats and\\nthen built the tug Gettie in connection with\\nCapt. Tom Walters.\\nIn 1873 be sold the Gettie and went to Green\\nBay and bought the steamer Annie, which he\\ntook up to Pine Lake and ran between Charlevoix\\nand East Jordan for four seasons, and being desirous\\nof selling the Annie, he took her to New Or-\\nleans, via Chicago and the Illinois Canal and Illi-\\nnois River, and disposed of her to advantage. In\\nthe following summer he became superintendent\\nof the Muskegon Booming Company s floating\\nstock and was so engaged about six years. He was\\nthen engaged as captain of the Ira O. Smith up\\nto 1891, his practical retirement from the steam-\\nboat business dating from that year. He has held\\npapers as a pilot and captain for thirty-six years,\\nbut his whole experience on the Lakes runs back\\nto 1842. He is among the oldest lake captains\\nliving.\\nIn January, 1848, Capt. jNIees was united in mar-\\nriaufc with Miss Winnifred White, a native of Bos-\\nton, Mass., who died June 11. 1888, mourned by\\nmany friends. Eleven cliildren were born of that\\nunion, but only three are now living, as fol-\\nlows: Mary, now the wife of Ciiarles Brown, a\\nresident of Chicago; Eliza, who resides in Lansing,\\nMich., where slie is employed in the State Audi-\\ntor s ofBce; and Winnifred, wife of Robert Foster,\\nwho resides in ISIuskegon.\\nOn the 18th of November. 1843, during a severe\\nstorm, Capt. Mees was wrecked off the co.ast of\\nSouth Haven, while sailing on the schooner Lib-\\nerty. Making his way to the shore, he walked\\nthrough two feet of snow to St. Joseph, a dis-\\ntance of twenty miles. He met with a number of\\nhardships during his life on the Lakes, yet alto-\\ngether was very successful in escaping wrecks and\\ninjury. Since 1892 he has lived retired and his\\nrest is well deserved. In politics, he votes with\\nthe Democratic party and is a stanrh idvtJcate of\\nits measures. Socially, he is connected with the\\nMasonic fraternity, belonging to .Muskegon Lodge\\nNo. 140, A. F. A. M. The Captain is widely", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\n153\\nknown throughout this community and has a large\\ncircle of friends and acquaintances, wlio esteem him\\nliiglily for his sterling worth and the many excel-\\nlencies of his character. He is an interesting con-\\nversationalist, having many entertaining stories\\nto tell of his life as a sailor.\\n=j^ .4. j) i (O i m. \u00e2\u0096\u00a0-f) 3\u00c2\u00bb\\n\u00c2\u00abi^*-\\n^OSIU A DAVIKS wa- born in Sidney Coun-\\nt3 Me., in January, 1818, and died at his\\nhome in Muskegon on the 14th of Febru-\\nary, 188.5, at the age of sixty-seven 3 cars,\\nrespected by all who knew him. His father, Charles\\nDavies, who was also a native of the Pine Tree\\n.Suite, was a highly educated man, and was quite\\nprominent in pul)lic affairs.\\nOur subject spent a poi tiou of his boyhood in\\nthe county of his nativity, and afterward went to\\nMassachusetts, locating in Lowell. There he ac-\\nquired his education in the common schools, and\\nlater started out in life for himself b}- working in\\na cotton mill. On leaving Lowell he weiii to\\nSpringfield, Mass., where he was emplo3 ed in a\\ncotton mill for some time. He was a man of in-\\ndustrious and frugal habits, and as the result of\\nhis economj and enterprise in his early years, he\\nacquired suilicient capital to begin business for\\nhimself. On coming to the West, he took up his\\nresidence in Kenosha, Wis., where he established\\nand built a foundry and machine sliops. On the\\n11th of Novemlier, 18. )8, he came to Muskegon\\nand established the Davies Iron Works, in com-\\npany with Mr. Lnierson. This parlnershi)) con-\\ntinued for a year, after which our subject l)0uglit\\nout Mr. Emerson s interest and eondneled the\\nbusiness alone until his death. He l)uill up an\\nexcellent trade, .-md on account of the liberal pat-\\nronage which he received his business proved a\\npro(ital le one.\\nMr. Davies was united in marriage witii Miss\\nSarah N. Oa^- in Killinglj Conn. She is a native\\nof WashingUiu, N. H., and a daughter of Abner\\nGay, who w.as born in Dedhain, ,Mass. Her mo-\\nther bore the maiden name of Anna Warren, and\\nwas a daughter of Daniel Warren, who was born\\nin the old firanite .State. The (iay family is of\\nEnglish origin, and probably- was founded in\\nAmerica in early Colonial da^ys. Jlrs. Davies ac-\\nquired iicr education in Massachusetts. Four chil-\\ndren were born of the union of our subject and\\nhis wife, three of whom arc still living, two sous\\nand a daughter: (Jenevieve, wife of Lyman Pat-\\nten, of Muskegon; Squire who is Secretary and\\nTreasurer of the Davies Iron Works; and Reed S.,\\nwho is now living in Chicago.\\nIn politics, Mr. Davies was a pronounced Re-\\npublican, a stanch advocate of the party, for he\\nbelieved in its jjrinciples and in protection for\\nAmerican industries. When called to his linal\\nrest his loss was mourned throughout the com-\\nmunity. Through his successful business career\\nhe was enabled to leave his widow in comfortable\\ncircumstances. She still resides at No. 194 Clay\\nAvenue, and is a highly esteemed lady.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^^E\\nis,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a00\\nAVID MILNE. No name is more famil-\\niarly known in Ottawa County than that\\nof Milne, and it is so thoroughly inter-\\nwoven with its history that a work of this\\ncharacter would be incomplete without frc(iuent\\nreference to some member of the family. The man\\nfrom New York State has always been a jjotential\\nelement in the civilization and development of\\nMichigan. No better blood was ever infused into\\npioneer life; no sturdier arm ever set about the\\ntask of subduing the wilderness; and no less vigor-\\nous mental aelivity could have made the State of\\n.Michigan what it is. Mr. David Milne is one of\\ntlie oldest settlers of Allendale Township and a\\nman who, by his upright, honoiable career, has\\nwon the respect and esteem of all.\\nThis worthy representative of the old settlers\\nfirst saw the light of day in Tompkins County,\\nN. Y., his birth occurring March it, 1H:! He was\\ntlie only living ehild born to the union of Alex-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "i;.4\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD.\\nander and Margaret (Scott) Milne, both natives of\\nScotland, he of Aberdeenshire and she of Had-\\ndingtonshire. Alexander Milne was one of a fam-\\nily of six cljildren, four sons and two daughters,\\nand was the first of the family to come to America,\\nalthough all of them except one are now on this\\nside of the Atlantic. He settled in Michigan in\\n1845, but previous to that had resided for some\\ntime in New York, and was there married to Miss\\nScott, who had crossed the ocean with her mother\\nand four brothers a short time before. At the\\nabove mentioned date he came to Allendale Town-\\nship and purchased forty acres of land on section\\n22, paying for the same $2.50 per acre. The farm\\nat that time was covered with heav} timber and he\\nbegan at once to clear it and build a house, mov-\\ning into the same in the fall of 1846. At this time\\nonly three families resided in the township be-\\nsides our subject: Richard Roberts, John Hanna\\nand Ephraim Pierson. Coming to this township\\nwith our subject were Alexander Scott, .lames\\nScott and their mother and sister. Tiiese indus-\\ntrious, enterprising pioneers went actively to work\\nto subdue the wilderness and make fame and\\nfortune for themselves. Later the brothers and\\nsisters of our subject came over and settled in\\nMichigan.\\nWhen Mr. Milne first settled in the township,\\nthe nearest gristmill was at Grand Rapids, and the\\nsettleis look their grists there in skiffs, dugouts,\\nsteamers, boats, etc., on the river, daily trips\\nbeing made there. The first year Mr. JMiliie and\\nthe Scott boys took a large whitewood tree and\\nformed it into a canoe. This was two and a-half\\nfeet wide and twenty-six feet long, and in it the}\\ncould can-} a large cargo of provisions either from\\nGrand Haven or Grand Rapids, both places being\\naccessil)le. While clearing his land of tlie timber\\nMr. Milne made quite a number of shingles each\\nyear for three or four years, and then turned his\\nattention almost exclusivel} to farming, continu-\\ning this until the time of his death. He was then\\nthe owner of ninety-seven acres, with forty-five\\n.acres well improved. He onl} resided on the first\\nfarm he purchased for nineteen years, and then,\\nselling out, moved down on (irand River, where\\nhe improved another farm. This he sold in 1882\\nand moved on the place where he received his\\nfinal summons, which consisted of sixty-one acres\\non section 27. He was in his seventy -second year.\\nHis wife had passed awa.y in 1869.\\nMr. Milne was elected Township Treasurer in\\n1851, and served as .Justice of the Peace two terms\\nef four years eacli in succession. In 1855 he was\\nelected Supervisor of this township and was re-\\nelected five j-ears in succession. After his last\\nterm as Supervisor he was again elected to the\\noffice of Township Treasurer, which position he\\nheld for four or five years. This was from 1860 to\\n1865. Later on in life he was appointed Town-\\nship Treasurer, in the eaily portion of the winter,\\nand at the election following was again elected\\nand held that position for two or three years. He\\nand wife were both members of the Methodist Epis-\\ncopal Church and were among the first Method-\\nists in this portion of Michigan. Thej brought\\ntheir church letters from New York and were in-\\nstrumental in forming the first Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch in Allendale. In the church records their\\nnames appear among the first. At the organization\\nonly seven persons joined: Rev, and Mrs. W. C.\\nComfort, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Milne, Mr, and\\nJM IS. Johnson Balcomand Miss Lucy J. Speer. Mr.\\nBalcolm was the last of this band of pilgrims to\\npass aw.ay, and many remember with pride his\\nefforts to elevate the condition of the new country.\\nMr. Milne was for some time the Sabbath-school\\nSuperintendent, but he only remained with the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church for ten years, and then\\njoined the Wesleyan Methodist, in whicli he was\\na Class-leader for a number of j ears and iield other\\npositions.\\nDavid Milne received the principal part of his\\neducation in Allendale Tovvnshi|), and then for two\\nterms attended Adrian College. Being the onl}\\nchild, lie remained with his parents during their\\nlives and was engaged with his father in agri-\\ncultural pursuits. Like his father, he has alwjiys\\nfollowed that occupation, but in connection has\\nbeen engaged in other occui)alions, princijially\\nteaching school throughout the county, lie was\\nfirst elected to office in the township in 1861, being\\nmade School Inspector, and this office he held for\\nfour years. This position he has filled by election", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n155\\nseveral liraes since. In 1867 he was elected Justice\\nof tLe Pciice, holding this position for four years,\\nand before his term had expired he was elected\\nSupervisor for one year. In 1876 he was elected\\nTownship Clerk. Since 1870 he ii.as filled the office\\nof Justice of the Peace two years, having been ap-\\npointed lo fill a vacancy-.\\nMiss Julia A. .Stone, who became liis wife on tlie\\n8th of October, 1867, w.as a native of the Empire\\nSlate and tiie daughter of William W. and Saraii\\nL. (Frencli) .Stone, natives respectively of Massa-\\nchusetts and New York. Both families are of\\nEnglish parentage. The Stone family came to\\nAmerica previous to the Revolulionar}- War, and\\nthe great-grandfatlier fouglit bravely for inde-\\npendence. Mr. .Stone went from Massachusetts to\\nNew York when (if teen ^ears of age and came to\\nMichigan in 1855. He was a farmer, and on .set-\\ntling in this county carried on his chosen occupa-\\ntion with success. He and wife were the parents\\nof only two children, .hilia and James O., of this\\ntownship. Mrs. .Stone died in 1852, in New York,\\nand in 18( -1 .Mr. Stone was married to Mrs. .lane\\nJessup, nee Beard. Mr. Stone passed away in 1891,\\nwhen seventy years of age. He was a meuiber of\\nthe Ancient Free Accepted Masons, and in pol-\\nitics was a Republican.\\nBotii Mr. and Mrs. .Milne were working mem-\\nbers of the Wesleyan .^lelliodist Churcli,he having\\nbeen a member of the same since 1867 and she\\nsince 1891. Until recently he was a Class-leader\\nin his church and he lakes a deep interest in all\\nmatters pertaining to the welfare and good of the\\nchurch. He has been Church Clerk since 1876,\\nwhen the church was built, and for (piite a nuinl)er\\nof years was Trustee of the church. In lfi79 he\\nwas licensed as a local minister and has been\\nrecommended lu the .Michigan Annual Conference\\nas a local traveling minister. He lias been a dele-\\ngale from this circuit lo llie annual conference of\\nhis church three or four times, and attended the\\nmeeting in Grand Rapids in 1876, Allendale in\\n1878. PilUford in 1885. and Romulus in 1890.\\nMrs. Milne also takes a deep interest in her church\\nand is an earnest Christian worker, one who tries\\nto follow ihe teachings of the (Tolden Rule. Since\\n1879 she h.as labored in the .Sabbalh-school and\\nhas rarel.v missed a Sabbath, winter or summer.\\nShe is a member of the Woman s Christian Tem-\\nperance Union, and was a delegate at Holland\\nin 1889, and at Sparta in 1892. She is also\\nSecretary of the Ladies Aid Society. Jlrs.\\nMilne is a lady of intelligence and culture\\nand for three years was a very successful teacher\\nin Ottawa County. For quite a number of years\\nMr. Milne was a leading Republican, but for many\\n3-ears he has voted the Prohibition ticket, and is\\nan active worker in the cause of temperance.\\n~S]\\ni-^-f^i\\nci^^ALMAGE P. COWLES, Clerk of Laketon\\n/v^^ Township and a successful farmer of Mus-\\ns^^ kegon Counti was born in Delaware\\nCounty, Ohio, July 9, 1812. He is a son of Joel\\nCowles. an old settler of Laketorf Township and\\none of its most honored citizens, whose long and\\nuseful career has been characterized by probity,\\nenergy and industry, and who now, in his advanced\\nyears, lives somewhat retired from active labors.\\nHe was born in Oneida County, N. Y., August 28,\\n180G, and was a son of Joel Cowles, a native of\\nConnecticut and farmer by occupation. Grand-\\nfather Cowles was the youngest child of llie family,\\nand served sixteen days in the Colonial army at\\nthe close of the War of the Revolution. Grand-\\nmother Cowles bore the maiden name of Susanna\\nPheliis and w.as a native of Conneclicut, where she\\nwas reared to womanhood in the town of Windsor.\\nThe youngest of eight children, Joel Cowles, Jr.,\\nwas about nine years of age when he left New\\nYork and located in Delaware County, Ohio. There,\\nin 1837, he married Miss PriscillaSmith,a native of\\nNew York, who died after becoming the mother\\nof six children. They were: Delzon, Melvin and\\nEdward, all of whom are deceased; Elmer, who\\nresides in St. .I()sei)li, Mieli.; Talmage, the subject of\\nthis sketch; and Esther, the wife of Daniel Jenkins,\\nof St. Joseph, this .State. The second marriage of\\n,Ioel Cowles united liini with Mi.ss Kli/.abeth Wil-\\nkins,who was born in Guernsey County-, Ohio. They", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "156\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nare the parents of four cliildren: Emeline, wife of\\nGeorge King; Minnie,wlio marrierl Laughliii Burns;\\nLottie, the widow of Theodore Aley; and Bell, who\\nis now in Chicago.\\nAfter his first marriage, Mr. Cowles located in\\nDelaware Count} Ohio, whence he later removed\\nto Indiana, and from there to St. Joseph County,\\nMich. In 1863, he came to Muskegon Count}- and\\nlocated in Laketon Township, where he has since\\nresided. He entered the land from the Goverment\\nand now enjoys the distinction of being the oldest\\nsettler in the township. He built a small house\\nsoon after settling on the place, and then cleared\\nand improved the land. He now owns one hun-\\ndred and thirty acres, although at one time he had\\nmore in his possession. Politically, he is a Repub-\\nlican and cast his first Presidential ballot for John\\nQ. Adams; he also voted for W. H. Harrison in\\n1840, and for Benjamin F. Harrison in 1892. He\\nhas voted the straight Republican ticket ever since\\nattaining his majority, and has voted at every\\nPresidential election, with two exceptions.\\nTalmage P. Cowles, the subject of this sketch,\\nw IS the fourth in a family of six children, and was\\nreared in Ohio until tiie age of seven years. He\\nthen accompanied his father to Indiana and resided\\nin .Steuben County for two years, returning thence\\nto Ohio. At the age of twelve years he came to St.\\nJoseph, this State, with his father, and two years af-\\nterward he commenced to work in the emploj- of\\nothers, being engaged in farming for some time and\\nreceiving his wages every mouth. In St. Joseph,\\nMich., April 1, 1864, he was united in marriage with\\nJliss Ursula Englc, wiro was born in St. Joseph\\nCounty April 19, 1845, being the sixth among eight\\nctiildren born to the union of James and Margaret\\n(Vincent) Engle.\\nAfter his marriage Mr. Cowles resided in Burr\\nOak Township, St. Joseph County, IMicli., whence\\nhe came to Muskegon County on the 29th of De-\\ncember, 1872, and located in the woods on the farm\\nwhere he now resides. About four acres of the prop-\\nerty had been cleared and it was not long before the\\nremainder was under fine cultivation. For a time\\nhe made his home in a little log cabin, but later he\\nbuilt the substantial residence at present adorning\\nthe place. He and his wife ai-e the parents of two\\nchildren: Julia A., widow of Henry Baars and the\\nmother of one son, John H.; and James E., who is\\nat home with his parents. The home farm com-\\nprises twenty acres, upon which are raised the\\nvarious varieties of small fruits.\\nA Republican in his ))olitical belief, ^Ii-. Cowles\\nlias ofhciatcd in various capacities and has held a\\nnumber of local positions, to which he has been\\nelected by his fellow-citizens. In 1891 he filled\\nthe position of Deputy Clerk, and has also served\\nas Township Clerk, School Inspector, School Di-\\nrector and Highway Commissioner-. He is a mem-\\nber of the Gi ange, in the progress of which he is\\nwarmly interested. He is a man who takes an in-\\ntelligent intei-est in everything pertaining to the\\nadvancement of his community, and is a public-\\nspirited and progressive citizen.\\nE\\nDWIN J. SMITH, an able attorney, elo-\\nquent advocate and the present popular\\n[V Postmaster of Whitehall, Muskegon Coun-\\nty, Mich., has for over one year discharged the\\nduties of his present office to the great accept-\\nability of his fellow-townsmen and the general\\npublic. Mr. Smith was born at Grand Ka|)ids,\\nMich., November 14, 18.56, and was the son of\\nJames AV. and Sarah II. Lobdell Smith, widely\\nknown and highly respected residents of llie Wol-\\nverine State. The father, a native of Ohio, ac-\\ncompanying his parents to Michigan in 1853,\\nmade his home in Grand Hayjids, where he worked\\nat his trade of a carpenter until 1869. At this\\nlatter date he removed to Muskegon, and there\\ncontinued in business as a carpenter and builder\\nuntil his death. James W. Smith was a man of\\nexcellent business abilit} a true patriot, and\\nserved bravely as a soldier in the Tenth IMicliigan\\nCavalry. Enlisting at the breaking out of the\\nCivil War, he was severely wounded and dis-\\ncharged for disabilit} but later joined the infan-\\ntry, and, receiving the well-earned commission of\\na Lieutenant, served faithfully until the close of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "PORTlt^VlT AND lilUGUArillCAL liECORD.\\n157\\nthe war. He cntererl into rest in Muskegon in the\\nj ear lb75. His devoted wife, and mother of our\\nsubject, was the daughter of Jolin I^obdell, a pio-\\nneer citizen of Michigan, wlio, arriving from New\\nYork iu tiie very early days, kept tlie Lombard\\nHouse at Wiiliamston, then one of tlie oldest and\\nbest hotels of the West. In 18(10 Mr. Lobdell lo-\\ncated i)erm:uieiitl\\\\ in tJrand Rapids and was num-\\nbered among the prominent hotelraen of that\\nthriving city. Esteemed by a host of friends, the\\nmaternal grandfather of Mr. Smith passed awa}\\niu 1856.\\nMi-s. Sarah (Lobdell) Smith survived uiilii April,\\nIS .t.S, and throughout her life of bus}- usefulness\\nwas recognized as a woman of superior attain-\\nments, an earnest Christian wt)rkei-, who gave\\nactive aid in the cause of temperance. She was\\nalso prominently connected with the Woman s\\nKelief Corps, and took a leading part in the be-\\nnevolent enterprises of her locality. To the two\\nsons and daughters who blessed her home she gave\\nloving care. Fred E., the brother of our subject,\\nsingle, and a clerk in a store in Muskegon, died\\nin September, ISyu. The sister, Ellie, now the\\nwife of M. W. Decker, a prosperous contractor\\nand builder of Muskegon, began to teach at the\\nage of fourteen years, and, continuing iu that vo-\\ncation, became one of the most highly valued in-\\nstructors of her present home. The first ten years\\nof Edwin J. Smith s life were spent in the \\\\n\\\\-\\nley City, but he attained to manhood in Muske-\\ngon, there receiving a thorough training in the\\nnewspaper offices. His principal preceptor in that\\nline of work was the Hon. George C. Kice, of the\\nChronicle. While only a boy, our subject wrote\\na poem entitled Pantheism, which, wide!} read,\\nwas received with most favorable criticism. At\\nsixteen Jlr. Smith furnished a series of articles for\\nthe Chronicle, which gained him an extended rep-\\nutation as a local writer, but at eighteen he de-\\ncided to avail himself of the oi)portunity for a\\nthorough education and entered the Jluskegon\\nHigh School, from which he was graduated four\\nyears later, having with honor completed a Latin-\\nScientific course.\\nMr. Smith immediately after leaving school be-\\ngan the study of law under the Hon. F. \\\\V. Cook,\\nand was admitted to the lluskcgon County Bar.\\nLater, upon motion of the Hon. John Fitzger-\\nald, our subject was admitted to practice in the\\nUnited States courts. Since 1881 he has been a\\nconstant resident of Whitehall, where at the latter\\ndate he entered upon the successful practice of\\nthe profession of law. May 25, 1882, true to his\\ninstincts as a genuine newsjjapor man, Mr. .Smith\\nbecame the proprietor of the Whitehall Forum,\\nand, aided by this medium, was soon a leading\\nfactor in local and St:ite politics. A man of\\nbright intelligence and a liberal Republican, he\\nhas taken an active pari in the conventions and\\nlocal councils of his parly, and has for years been\\nVillage Attorney of Whitehall. May 7, 1892, ap-\\npointed Postmaster of Wiiitehall by President Har-\\nrison, our subject has since devoted himself en-\\ntirely to looking after this branch of Uncle Sam s\\naffairs. The people of the town, appreciating his\\nefficieucj would be glad, regardless of politics,\\nto see the present incumbent serve out his term of\\noffice. An energetic citizen, untiring and public-\\nspirited, our subject has been closely- identified\\nwith all matters of local progress, and it was\\nlargely tlirough his determined efforts that the\\nvillage acquired one of the best systems of water-\\nworks in the State. He gave the Sylvan Beach\\nits name, organized an improvement company\\nand in various ways maleriall} assisted in needed\\nimprovements and enterprises. He was one of\\nthe charter members of the Sons of Veterans of\\nWhitehall, of which he was First Sergeant. Fra-\\nternally, he is also connected with the Odd Fel-\\nlows, and has been Chief Patriarch of the En-\\ncampment and Vice-Grand of the Subordinate\\nLodge, as well as Secretary.\\nMr. Smith was united in marriage with Jliss\\nMinnie S. Floten, an adopted daughter of Attor-\\nney Henry Slater, of Muskegon. The pleasant\\nhome of our subject and his estimable wife has\\nbeen brightened by the birth of three children,\\ntwo daughters and a son. Edna, Euna and Norval.\\nNext to these promising children Mr. Smith is\\nproudest of his Latin-Scientific diploma, his certifi-\\ncate of admission to the .State Bar and his commis-\\nsion as Postmaster, which mark the upward prog-\\nress of a self-reliant man. Oursubjtct is handy with", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "158\\nrORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nthe pen and captured tlie Blodget Special first\\nprize, in 1891 over sixty-five papers for the best\\narticle on the West Michigan Fair. He has un-\\nbounded faith in the quick development of Mich-\\nigan manufactures and agriculture, but he has a\\nparticularly strong belief in Muskegon County,\\nwhich, with her rich resources and splendid lake-\\nboard, be thinks will soon be leading in the van,\\nand in which he has found steadfast friends, with-\\nout whom he thinks no man can accomplish his\\npurposes.\\nI I\\ny BARREN T. MARTIN has been identified\\nwith the best interests of Muskegon Town-\\nship for many years, and occupies a pleas-\\nant homestead on section 28. He was born in\\nCiiyuga County, N. Y., three miles from the vil-\\nlage of Jordan, December 2, 1821. His parents\\nwere natives resi)ectively of France and the State\\nof New Jersey, and the father died when W. T.\\nwas a cliild of two years, leaving a family of three\\nchildren, of whom he was the second. His child-\\nhood years were passed in New York, and his\\nscliooling was principally obtained there. In his\\nyouth he was employed on a. farm, also engaged\\nin llie sawmill business for many years, and worked\\non the Oswego River.\\nSeptember 22, 1846, occurred the marriage of\\nAV. T. Martin to Miss Hannah Breed, who was born\\nin the town of Clay, Onondaga County, N. Y.,\\nFcljruar^ 17, 182.3. Her fatiier, James Breed, was\\nb(un in Manlius, N. Y., and was reared in bis na-\\ntive place, becoming a farmer. Her grandfather\\nwas one of three brothers who came to this coun-\\ntry in the Mayflower. The mother of Mrs.\\nMartin bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Kinney,\\nand was born in Manlius, N. Y., where she was\\nreared to womanhood. In 1817 she became the\\nwife of James Breed, and with him commenced\\nhousekeeping in Clay Township, Onondaga Coun-\\nty. Not long afterward they removed to Hanni-\\nbal, Oswego County, where Mr. Breed died at the\\nadvanced age of ninety years. His wife had passed\\nawa} at the age of forty-eight. Tlic} were the\\nparents of fifteen children, nine of whom grew to\\nmanhood and womaniiood, and eight of whom are\\nnow living. Mrs. Martin was the fifth child and\\nthird daughter in respect to age. At the age of\\nthirteen she accompanied her parents to Hannibal\\nTownship, Oswego County, N. Y., where she was\\nmarried.\\nImmediately after his marriage Mr. IMartin lo-\\ncated three miles from the city of Osborn, where\\nfor some time he engaged in the milling business.\\nIn 1854 he came to Michigan and at once located\\nin Muskegon, where he secured employment in\\na mill. In 1862 he enlisted in the Union army,\\nbecoming a private in the Twenty-sixth Michigan\\nInfantry, and serving until the close of the war.\\nHe participated in a number of engagements and\\nwas sunstruck while under march. He was in\\nWashington, D. C, at the time of the assassination\\nof President Lincoln, and was discharged at that\\ncity.\\nReturning from active warfare, Mr. Martin lo-\\ncated on his farm in Muskegon Township and re-\\nsumed the peaceful pursuit of tilling the soil. He\\nis the owner of a farm of seventeen acres, upon\\nwhich are two houses; he also owns five residences\\nat Muskegon Heights. Success has crowned his\\nefforts and he is numbered among the most pros-\\nperous of Muskegon s farmers. In his political\\nafliliations he was formerl} a Democrat, but is\\nnow an adherent of the principles of the Repub-\\nlican party. He has held a number of offices in\\nthe town of Norton, Muskegon County, and has\\nserved as Justice of the Peace, Township Treas-\\nurer, Koad Commissioner and School Director.\\nSocially, he is identified with the Grand Army of\\nthe Republic at Muskegon.\\nMr. and Mrs. I\\\\Lartin have been the parents of\\nfour children, three of whom, Josephine E., Eugene\\nF. and Alson J., are deceased. Their only surviving\\nchild is Mary J., who married Joseph Donoghue,\\nand is the mother of one child, R.ay Martin, now\\n(1893) four years of age. In the social circles of\\nthis community both Mr. Martin and his excellent\\nwife occupy high places and have the friendship of\\nall their associates. For fifty-five years Mrs. Mar-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "%awt#\\n^n^tyOO", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n161\\ntill has been a faithful member of the Baptist\\nChurch and is a chailer iiiemljcr nf the Baptist\\nCiiurch at Muskegon, being one of tlie only two\\nsurvivors among the organizers of the church.\\nMr. Martin is also identilierl with this denoniina-\\nlion and contributes liberally of liis time and\\nmeans to its support.\\nIIARLES E. WYMAX. The philosophy of\\nsuccess in life is an interesting study and\\naffords a lesson from which man^- can profit.\\nIn choosing a pursuit in life, taste, mental gifts\\nand opportunity should be considered, as any\\nyoung man who has a disposition to become a\\nrespect ible and useful citizen desires to succeed\\ntherein. In his chosen occupation as a lumber\\nmanufacturer, Mr. Wynian lias reached the top\\nround of the ladder of success, and is to-day\\nclassed among the substantial and re|)resentalive\\nbusiness men of Grand Haven. The people of\\nOttawa County are familiar with his name, for he\\nhas resided among them for many 3 cars and has\\nearnestly identified himself with every worthy en-\\nterprise whicli has for its object tlie upbuilding of\\nthe city.\\nLike many of the foremost business men of\\nGrand Haven, ^Ir. Wyman is a native of the Em-\\npire .State, having been born in Ivssex County in\\nthe town of Schroon, February 10, 1\u00c2\u00ab26. lie is a\\nson of John and Abigail (I otter) AVynian, llie\\nformer a native of Essex County, N. Y., born in\\n1806, and the latter of Pawlet, Vt. Mrs. Wyman s\\nfather, Thomas Poller, was of English descent, his\\nfather having been born in New London, England\\nCharles E. Wyman is the youngest of eleven chil-\\ndren, six sons and five daughters, five of whom\\nsurvive at the present time. He received his early\\neducational training in the district school and\\nlater entered a seminary at Chester, N. Y.\\nAfter leaving the schoolroom Mr. Wyman be-\\ncame interested in the manufacture of iron in\\nElizabeth town, Essex County, but at the end of\\ntwo years he sold out. Later he engaged for a\\nshort time as engineer on a lake steamboat. In se-\\nlecting his companion in life he chose Miss Harriet\\nReynolds, a resident of Northlield, Ohio, and a\\ndaughter of C3 rus Reynolds. After his marriage\\nhe followed agricultural pursuits for live years\\nin Summit County, Ohio. From there he came to\\nMichigan, and, settling in lUendon Township,\\nOttawa Count} built a sawmill. This he con-\\nducted successfully for four years, when the mill\\nwas burned. He then began operating a mill at\\nGeorgetown and made consideralile money in the\\nenterprise, but two years later disposed of the\\nbusiness and returned to the riiicke3e State.\\nIn 1865 Mr. Wyman returned to Grand Haven\\nand operated a mill at the mouth of Grand River\\nfor four years, when it was destroyed by fire. He\\nthen erected a new mill a mile u|) the river and en-\\ngaged in the manufacture of lumber in company\\nwith II. W. IJuswell, under the firm name of Wy-\\nman (l- liuswell, the connection continuing for ten\\nyears, when Mr. Wyman sold his interest to his\\npartner. Following that, ho, with others, bought\\na large tract of pine timber-land in Mecosta\\nCounty, under the title of the Chippewa Lumber\\nCompany and they were soon doing an extensive\\nbusiness. Later he bought a farm comprising five\\nhundred and twenty acres in Ottawa County and\\nhas been engaged in farming enter|)rises ever since.\\nA wide-awake, thorough-going business man, he\\nhas amassed a fortune. He is one of the Direc-\\ntors of the Grand Haven National Bank and is in-\\nterested in many enterprises of a ])ayiiig charac-\\nter. To his marriage were born four children, as\\nfollows: Harvey P., Charles R., George R. and\\nWilliam P.. all of whom are active business men.\\n_J\\n\\\\I(\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ZRA E. TVI.i;iv, an enterprising and suc-\\n11^ cessful dealer in real estate in Muskegon,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2t^-^ Mich., is authorit\\\\ on the values of inside\\nand outside propert} In 1883, he purchased thirty-\\nthree acres in the suburbs, which in 1 88 he platted", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "162\\nPOKTRAJT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\nout into town lots, now known as Tyler s Addition,\\nand wl;icli he has made one of the most desirable\\nportions of the cit3 Our subject has been num-\\nbered among the enterprising citizens of the West\\nfor man^ j ears, but is a native of New England,\\nand was born in Vermont March 11, 1848. The\\nremote ancestors of the Tyler family were of Eng-\\nlish nativity, butearl^y in the history of the United\\nStates a forefather settling among the rugged hills\\nof New England founded the branch of the familj\\nto which Ezra E. belongs. The paternal grand-\\nparents making their home among the Green\\nMountains of Vermont there reared their fam-\\nily to thrifty industry and usefulness. Lahan\\nTyler, the father of our subject, born, reared and\\neducated in Vermont, married in his native State,\\nand was numbered among the energetic and sub-\\nstantial citizens of his home locality. The mother,\\nElizabeth (Marden) Tyler, was likewise the de-\\nscendant of honored ancestors, old-time residents\\nof Vermont, of which State she was herself a na-\\ntive.\\nThe parents not very long after their marriage\\nremoved to Stoneliam, Mass., where the devoted\\nmother died in 1876. The father yet surviving,\\nmakes his home at Lynn, Mass. ^Ir. Tyler was\\nonly one ^-ear old when his father and mother re-\\nmoved to the old Bay Slate, and theve spending the\\ndays of boyhood he attended the excellent schools\\nof Stoneliam, but before the breaking out of the\\nCivil War emigrated to the West. In 1863 he en-\\nlisted in Company II, Third Michigan Cavalry, and\\nwas assigned to the division under Sheridan. Our\\nsubject actively participated ir. numerous decisive\\nbattles and skirmishes, taking part in the fights of\\nCorinth, Island No. 10 and Shiloh. After nearly\\nthree years of faithful service, he was mustered\\nout at San Antonio, Tex., and was honorably dis-\\ncharged JIarch 20, 1866, at .lackson, IMIch. Af-\\nter the close of the war, Mr. Tyler returned to Van\\nBuren County. Mich., and after sonic length of\\ntime, employed in traveling through the farther\\nWest, in 1886 made his permanent home in Mich-\\nigan, and bouglit a farm near .Mona Lake, Muske-\\ngon County, and with energy enteicd into the\\npursuit of general agriculture and fruit culture.\\nIn 1844, settling in Muskegon, our subject pur-\\nchased the bioad acres which now form Tj ler s\\nAddition, a charming suburb of ^Muskegon.\\nMr. Tyler is politically a Republican, and is in-\\nterested in both local and national issues, being\\nintelligently posted in the progressive move-\\nments of the day. He is fraternall}- a member of\\nLodge No. 92, I. O. O. E., and likewise belongs\\nto Phil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A. R. Ezra E.\\nTyler and Miss Evaline Piper were united in mar-\\nriage November 18, 1868. The estimable wife of\\nour subject, in girlhood a resident of Kalamazoo,\\nlater making her home in Muskegon, is the daugh-\\nter of Alexander Piper, a pioneer settler of the\\nState, widely known and highly respected. One\\nchild, a daughter. Birdie, has blessed the pleasant\\nhome. The attractive family residence, located\\non South Terrace Street, Tyler s Addition, is of\\nmodern design, handsomely flnished, and sur-\\nrounded by a fine class of buildings, evidencing\\nthe rapid march of improvements in this quarter\\nof the cit}-.\\n-^-^=m ^r~ B\\njy| AMES J. GEE, a prominent native of Mich-\\nigan and an cnter|)iising and prosperous\\nbusinessman of Whiteliall, Muskegon Coun-\\ntj was born in the township of Albion,\\nnot far from the village of Homer, in Calhoun\\nCounty, December 19, 1851. Our subject is the\\nonly living son of William N. and Lucinda\\n(Turner) Gee, pioneer settlers of the Wolverine\\nState. The father, born in Virgil, Cortland\\nCounty, N. Y., August 26, 1827, was one of the\\ntwo sons of Jacob B. Gee, also a native of Virgil,\\nand born in 1807. The paternal great-grand-\\nfather, John S. Gee, was the son of Maj. John Gee,\\nan Englishman liy birth, but a brave st)ldier of the\\nWar for Independence. He held a Major s commis-\\nsion and served with distinction during the entire\\nperiod of the struggle. The Major carried an old\\nbull s-eye watch, since handed down from genera-\\ntion tc) generation until it came into tlie possession", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPinCAL RECORD.\\n163\\nof AVilliani N., while he was yet a boy. Not\\nrealizing the historical value of the nieineiito,\\nthe father traded the watch off for a cheap shot-\\ngun, but now would give half of his property\\nif he could recover the old relic of Revolutionary\\ndays. A brother of the father, A olnev (lee,\\nserved bravely during the t ivil War and was\\namong the first to answer his country s call. When\\nan attempt was made to cross the Potomac Bridge\\nat Fredericksburgii in tlie face of a murderous\\nfire from the other side, and the commanding\\nofliccr called for volunteers to make the dash, he,\\n\u00c2\u00abith others, in the face of almost certain death,\\nundertook the hopeless task. Nearly all of the\\ncourageous Federals fell before tlio deadly fire of\\nthe rebel troops.\\nYolney (iee was thrice wounded in the right\\narm and when told that it must be amputated to\\nsave his life, replied that he had r.itlii r be sent\\nhome dead than lose his arm. Kvery effort possi-\\nble was made to jireserve his life, but the heroic\\nyoung soldier expired in the hospital in Washing-\\nton. Ill was Sergeant of liisconipany, and records\\nshow him one of the bravest soldiers of the war,\\ngallant in action, resolute and fearless. Physi-\\ncally, he was a magnificent specimen of manhood,\\nsix feet in height, as straight as an arrow, and\\nwas in deed a soldier born. John S. Gee, the\\ngreat-grandfatlier of our subject, was a small\\nfarmer and hotel-keeper of N irgU, N. Y., and his\\nhotel was a rendezvous for the soldiers of the\\nWar of If* 12. At his di-alli this |)r()perty was in-\\nherited by .lacob 1!., who was his only son. .Jacob\\nsold the old home and removed to Steuben\\nCounty, N. Y. lie was a tiller the soil, and in\\n183.3 he journeyed to Michigan on a prospecting\\ntour, and in the pioneer da^s of 18. i,j brought his\\nfamily to the then far West and settled in Calhoun\\nCounty, Mich, lie took u)) a small piece of land\\nfrom the Covernment and bought other real-estate\\nnear Albion. William N., the only living son, was\\nthen a lad of eight years. The paternal grandfa-\\nther married at nineteen years of age Miss Libby\\nliallou, who was born in Herkimer Countj N. Y.\\nShe was the daughter of a Frenehnmn, and a niece\\nof a celebrated sea-captain. The noted Methodist\\npreacher, Ballou, was one of this same family-, as\\nwas also the mother of the late President Garfield.\\nFive of the ten children of the paternal grandfa-\\nther are decea.sed, and their mother long since\\npassed away.\\nOur subject s father, William N., the eldest, was\\nthe possessor of more than ordinary ability but had\\nlittle opi)ortunit.y to gain an education, as he was\\nearl^ obliged to assist his father in the support of\\nthe brothers and sisters who clustered about the\\nfamily hearth. When only twenty j ears of age\\nhe was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda\\nTurner, the daughter of Elijah Turner, a farmer\\nand the son of a once wealthy distiller whom the\\nrevenue laws ruined. The distiller, known as\\nJudge Turner, was a prominent politician of his\\nday and a man widely known and respected. It\\nwas in 1853 that Jacob li. Gee removed to Muske-\\ngon County and made his home not far from\\nWhileliall, and there upon the old homestead he\\nis yet living. The (!ee family in the West repre-\\nsent four generations: Jacob R., the only son\\nof John J.; William N., the oiil} living son of Jacob\\nR.; James J., the only living son of William N.,\\nand thechildren of James J.: Carl, Merle and Lynn.\\nWilliam N. and his family came to JIuskegon\\nCount3 in 1865. lie has ))een a successful general\\nagriculturist and fruit-grower and has accumulated\\na comfortable competence. lie has been a member\\nof the Mtithodist Kpiscopal Church since 18.J7,and\\nis and has been a life-long temperance man,\\nbeing identified with the Prohibitit)n i)arty. He\\nhas never accepted a political ollicc. liuL has been\\na Trustee and for many years a Class-leader in the\\nMethodist Kpiscojial Church.\\nIn the parentid father were live children, one\\ndying in infancy. Kmma, the eldest living, was\\nfor fifteen years a successful teacher in the pub-\\nlic schools. She is an active worker in the\\nWoman s Christian Temperance Union, and is a\\nclear and forcible writer, strong in argument,\\nand choice in diction. A maiden lady, she makes\\nher home with her parents. Clara married G. A.\\nSumner, formerly a merchant, but now cultivating\\none of the fine fruit farms of J.J. Gee; Cora Rird,\\nthe youngest girl, was a graduate of Whitehall\\nHigh School and died in early womanhood. James\\nJ., our subject, attained to adult age upon his fath-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "164\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ner s farm. He was fourteen years old when, in 1865,\\nhis parents came to Muskeoon County. He\\ncompleted his education in the Whitehall High\\nSchool and afterward taught for one year. Later\\nhe entered the hardware store of P. Morse fe Son,\\nof Whitehall, but, the firm failino at the end of\\ntwo years service, he purchased the stock from the\\ncreditors entirely on time and against the advice\\nof his friends, who warned him that by so doing\\nhe would only make a second failure of the\\nbusiness. Confident of his own ability and deter-\\nmined to succeed, Mr. Gee went ahead with\\ncourage and from the first steadily made his\\nupward wa}^ the business increasing constantly,\\nuntil now he controls one of the largest hardware\\nand furniture trades in this part of Michigan.\\nBeginning for himself about fifteen years ago\\nwith about $1,000 capital, our subject has ac-\\ncumulated a handsome property and aside from\\nhis business interests in Whitehall is extensively\\nengaged in fruit-growing, owning one of the\\nfinest young fruit farms in Muskegon County and\\nanother equally as valuable in Oceana County.\\nMr. Gee is an enthusiast in horticulture, giving it\\nmuch careful study and attention, and receives\\nboth pleasure and profit from the possession\\nof these valuable pieces of real estate. He firmly\\nbelieves that Michigan has the finest fruit soil and\\nclimate of any State east of the Rockies. Upon\\nhis Muskegon and Oceana County farms he has\\nfive thousand live hundred trees, the choicest var-\\nieties of peaches, apples, quinces, iilunis and pears\\ngrown in this latitude.\\nCombining business and recreation, our subject\\nnow spends much of his time in his orchards, and\\nfor the past few years has allowed himself more\\nopportunity for rest and relaxation from the\\ndaily cares of life. By untiring industry and\\n.shrewd business management attaining the pinnacle\\nof success, lie can now afford to let others do the\\nwork, while he yet continues the watchful over-\\nsight necessary to tlie prosperity of ills extensive\\nbusiness interests. Mr. (ice has not desired to\\nhold local office, never feeling he could spare the\\ntime from his own private business, which so long\\ndemanded his unceasing care. Our subject is,\\nhowever, a public-spirited man, and with efficiency\\nserved one term as Supervisor of the township\\nand for two terms abl^ discharged the duties of\\nTreasurer of the township.\\nIn August of the year 1880, Mr. Gee and Miss\\nIda Widoe, of W^hitehall, were united in mar-\\nriage. Mrs. Gee is a daughter of the late John\\nAVidoe, a prominent clothing merchant of White-\\nhall. He was born in Pennsylvania, and was\\nthe worthy descendant of a long line of brave and\\nhonored ancestry. The attractive home of Mr.\\nand Mrs. Gee has been blessed by the birth of\\nthree sons: Carl, aged twelve years; Merle, ten\\nyears old; and Lynn, aged eight 3 ears. Our subject\\nand his estimable wife are both valued members of\\nthe Methodist Episcopal Church and are active in\\nbenevolent enterprises. Fratern.ally, Mr. Gee is\\nconnected with the Ancient Free Accepted\\nMasons, and in his social, business and church\\nrelations commands the esteem and high regard of\\nthe entire communit} of old friends and ac-\\nquaintances.\\nROF. JOSEPH H. SHEFFIELD, the effi-\\nJi cicnt and cultured Principal of the Mus-\\nkegon High School, is a native of New\\nEngland, and was born June 21, IHfil, in\\nthe city of Worcester, AVorcester Count} Jlass.\\nThe Shellields are of English ancestry and early\\nbecame permanent settlers in Rhode Island and\\nNew York. Charles P. Sheffield, the father of Jo-\\nseph II., was born in Franklin County, X. Y. The\\nmother of our subject, Lucy (Keach) Sheffield, was\\nthe daughter of Joseph II. Keach, a prominent citi-\\nzen of Connecticut, who long resided in Windham\\nCounty, the birthplace of his children. Remaining\\nin AVorcester throughout the years of boyhood,\\nProf. Sheffield prepared for college in the Worces-\\nter High School, from which, after a full course, he\\ngraduated with honor in 1879. In the fall of the\\nsame year he entered Harvard rnivcrsity and,\\ntaking the classical course, at the expiration of\\nfour years graduated with the Class of 83, receiv-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n165\\ning the degree of A. B. Prof. Slieflielrl w.-n also\\nthe recipient of especial honors in Latin and\\nGreek, and during his collegiate course made an\\nenviable record in every branch of study whieli\\nhe pursued. Having enjoyed the benefit of ex-\\ntended instruction, he decided to engage in the\\nvocation of a teacher, and in the fall of 1883 took\\ncharge of Old Lyme Academy, located in the town\\nof Old Lyme, Conn., situated on the Connecticut\\nRiver.\\nProf. .SlieHield for a twelvemontli retained tlic\\nPrincipalship of the academ} but in the full of\\n1884 journeyed to tlic West and became Principal\\nof the High School of ilanistee, Jlich., and suc-\\ncessfull} held the responsible position until 1889,\\nwhen he accei)ted the charge of the Muskegon\\nHigh .School and was immediately installed as\\nPrincipal. With an average attendance of two\\nhundred students, the Sluskegon Higli School\\njustly boasts of its high grade of scholarship, its\\npupils entering since 1890 the State University at\\nAnn Arbor with a high record, of which Prof.\\nSheffield ma^ well be proud. The thorough course\\ncomprises four years of Latin, two of Greek, two\\nof German, and two of French, and throughout the\\nentire four years the higher branches of English\\nare pursued, trigonometry being the highest math-\\nematics taught. Prof. Sheffield has seven capa-\\nble assistants, each excelling in his own depart-\\nment. The graduates of the Muskegon High\\nSchool now entering the University of Ann Arbor\\nas freshmen have enjoyed a most thorough prep-\\naration for college, and many of them will un-\\ndoubtedly take high rank in the univei-sity classes.\\nThe new High School building recently erected is\\na handsome edilice, built of terra cotta and biick\\nand vesting upon a tine stone foundation. It con-\\ntains extensive laboratories used in the study of\\nchemistry, natuial philosophy, physiology, biol-\\nogy and physical geography. This magnificent\\nedifice cost about *(;o,()00.\\nWhile in college. Prof. Shellicld was a member\\nof the Phi Beta Kappa and much enjoys the re-\\nunions of the fraternity. On the 1 Itli of .July, I88G,\\nour subject and Miss W. A. Hucliner, of .Saginaw,\\nMich., and daughter of Isaac Buchner, were united\\nin marriage. .Mr. Sheflleld and his iccomplished\\nwife are the jiarentsof two daughters and one son:\\nPyrrha B., Ida K. and Charles V. Mrs. Sheffield\\nis a valued member of the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch, and, socially, occupies a prominent |)osi-\\ntion. Achieving excellent results as an instructor,\\nand devoted to the duties of his profession. Prof.\\n.Sheffield also takes an active interest in tiie move-\\nments of the day and is a liberal-spirited citizen,\\nprogressive and enterprising.\\nC^\\nI^ETEH II. WINTER.AHTE, proprietor of the\\n)|l; leading livery, board and sales stable at\\nMuskegon, w.as born in Orange County, N.\\nI J., on the 30th of November, 1834. He\\ntraces his ancestry to Germany, whence in an early\\nday his paternal grandfather, John Wintermute,\\nemigrated to America, making settlement in New\\nJersej There, in 1810, Septer Wintermute, the fa-\\nther of our subject, was born, and in Orleans Coun-\\nty, that State, in 1813, Emeline Bartholf, mother\\nof our subject, opened her eyes upon the scenes of\\nearth. The former followed the business of a\\nhotel-keeiier in various places, and also conducted\\na liver^ stable.\\nThe second son in a family consisting of three\\nsons and two daughters, Peter II. Winterm\\\\ite\\npassed the first four years of his life in his native\\nplace, whence he was taken by his parents to Illi-\\nnois. Tliere for two years he resided in Bernadotte,\\nremoving from there to IVkin, the same .Slate.\\nAfter spending four years there, the family went\\nto Wisconsin and settled in Whitewater, where\\nthe parents remained until their death. Peter H.\\nremained in that city until 1870 wlien he removed\\nto Milwaukee, Wis., and there continued the liv-\\nery business, which he had carried vn in Wliite-\\nwatcr for two years prior to his removal.\\nIn the spring of 1875 Mr. Wintermute came to\\nJIuskegon, Mich., bringing with him the equip-\\nments of his livery stable, and purchasing pro|)-\\nerty in the business centre of the city. In 1881", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "166\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nlie erected for the more extensive prosecution of\\nhis business a brick buihling. 70x150 feet in di-\\nmensions, and two stories in height. Here he con-\\nducts a large and profllable business, both with\\nthe people of :Muskegon and the surrounding\\ncountrj-. In his stable may be found a large num-\\nber of valuable horses belonging to himself, as\\nwell as many owned by residents of the city. He\\nalso carries a full line of hacks, carriages, coupes\\nand phwtons, which he rents at reasonable rates.\\nIn 1872 Mr. Wintermute was united in mar-\\nriage with Miss Reta, daughter of Joel Clapp, of\\nWhitewater, Wis., and one child has been born to\\nbless this union, a daughter, Lucy C. Having\\nmade a careful study of the political issues of the\\nage, Mr. Wintermute has cast his influence on tiie\\nside of the Democratic party, which he invariably\\nsupports. In his fraternal relations he is identi-\\nfied with the Masonic fraternity and llie Knights\\nTemplar, being prominently connected with these\\nsocial organizations. He is a stockholder and Di-\\nrector in the Muskegon Savings Bank, and is also\\nprominently connected with other leading enter-\\nprises of the city and county. His attention, how-\\never, is devoted principally to the details of his\\nextensive business, and it is through his excellent\\njudgment, tact and discrimination tiiat he has been\\nenabled to succeed where others might have failed.\\nI^J=\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00bbC^FS=\\nthan\\nROF. GERHIT J. KOLLEN. Among the\\n)j) well-known educators of the State of\\nMichigan, there is not one who has at-\\ntained a higher degree of prominence\\nProf, (^errit J. KoUen, who is the most effi-\\ncient, trustworthy and capable President of Hope\\nCollege, at Holland, Mich. He is a product of\\nHolland, \\\\lierc he was born on the Dtli of August,\\n1843, being named in honor of his wortiiy father,\\nwhose life was devoted to tilling the soil in his\\nnative land.\\nWhen the subject of this sketch was about two\\nyears of age he was left fatherless, he being tiie\\nyoungest of five children born to his parents. As\\na youth he possessed an original and active mind,\\nand being of a rather adventurous disi)osition and\\nan inquiring mind, he looked below the mere\\nsurface of things and was considered a promising\\nlad. In 1851, he, in compan} with his widowed\\nmother, who is still living at the advanced age of\\nninety years, in full possession of physical and\\nmental vigor, crossed the broad Atlantic to the\\nUnited States, and with her settled ih Allegan\\nCounty, Midi., where his earlj* schooling was ob-\\ntained. In 1862, he entered the preparatory de-\\npartment of Hope College, at Holland, in which he\\ntook the full classical course, graduating in the year\\n1868. Very sliorlly after leaving school he en-\\ngaged in teaching, and during the three years that\\nhe taught in the district schools of the county he\\nmade an enviable record for himself as an educator,\\nand gained much practical knowledge of the re-\\nquirement* and duties of a successful instructor.\\nAt the end of that time he was elected Assistant-\\nProfessor of Mathoinatics in his Alma JLiter, and\\nin 1878 was made Professor of Pure and Applied\\nMathematics, which position he held until 1885,\\nwhen he became Professor of Applied Mathematics\\nand Political Economy, and also had charge of\\nthe Chair of Logic. The duties of these positions\\nhe filled so ably, so cheerfully and to such purpose\\nthat in 1893 he w.as elected President of the col-\\nlege, a position iiis fine and cultured mind and his\\npast experience as a disci| linarian eminently fit\\nhim for. Although the friend of all his pupils\\nand their sj inpathetic adviser, he commands their\\nutmost respect, and accordingly- system and order\\nare among the rules of his institution. He has\\nl)roven himself to be the right man in the right\\nplace, and that the college is a popular one is at-\\ntested by the fact that it is largely patronized.\\nProf. KoUen was married in 1879, Miss jMary\\nW. Van Raalte becoming his wife. She was a\\ndaughter of Rev. Dr. A. C. Van Raalte, the\\nfounder of Hope College and of the city in which\\nit is located, and a sketch of whom will appear\\nin another part of this volume. Prof. Kollen is a\\nstrong Protectionist and has taught that theory in\\nhis classes of political economy for many years.\\nHe is therefore in sympathy with the Republican", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nic;\\nparty in his political views, and whenever occa-\\nsion requires supports the men and measures of\\nthat party both by precept and example. The col-\\nlege at the head of which he stands was estab-\\nlished by the Reformed Church of America, of\\nwhich Prof. Kollen is a member, and in whicli he\\nis one of the Klders. Me has frequently been a\\ndelegate to the several synods ami attended the\\nlast meeting of tiiat body at Asbury Park, N. J.\\nHe takes an active interest in everything that per-\\ntains to the growth and development of the city\\nof Holland, is an active member of the City\\nImprovement Association, and is one of the Di-\\nrectors of the First .State Bank of the place, in\\nmannei-s the Professor is genial, cordial and gen-\\ntlemanly, and is an e.isy, fluent and interesting\\nconversationalist. He has a pleasant smile and a\\nkind word for everyone, and is highly respected,\\nnot only by the faculty of the college, but by the\\ncitizens of Holland generally*.\\n*-^^l\\nJOHN GILLHK.SPY, a prosperous general\\nagriculturist, a member of the Township\\nBoard of Kcpiaiization and one of the oldest\\n,;j_5^ living English settlers of Chester Township,\\nOttawa County, Mich., was born in Westmoreland,\\nEngland, November 18, 1828. He w.-is the fifth\\nol* the eight cliiidi-cn born unto the union of\\nThomas and Mary (Cass) (Jilihespy, natives of\\nEngland and descendants of a long line of\\nBritish ancestry. I lic fallier was steward for a\\nMr. Wilson, and held the position until his death.\\nA part of the Cass family earl^- made their home\\nin America, some of them settling here before\\nthe War for Imlependence. The maternal grand-\\nfather of our subject, John Cass, removed to\\nCanada, where he died, but two of his brothers\\nhad preceded him to America long before his\\narrival in Canada. The father of Mr. (iillhespy\\ndied when our subject was but ten years of\\nage. Of the children in the parental family,\\nThomas, deceased, was the eldest; Ann, deceased.\\nwas the wife of John Boynlon; Mary is tin- \u00c2\u00abiil.iw\\nof Joseph Fitchett; Thomas (second) is deceased;\\nJohn is our subject; James was killed in 1862, at\\nthe battle of Murfroesboro; Barbara is the widow\\nof John Boozer, who was killed at the battle of\\nBentonville, N. C; and Thomas (third) is a citizen\\nof this township. After the death of her husband,\\nthe mother, in 1845, emigrated to Canada, and in\\n1850, removing to the States, located on the\\nsame section of land where our subject now re-\\nsides, and where she improved a farm. She died\\non the place in 1857.\\nJohn Gillhesp3-, a little lad when his father\\ndied, attended school until eleven years of age,\\nwhen he went on a farm in England and worked\\nfor three and a-lialf years. His emplo^ cr, Mr.\\nManzer, paid him about *35 per year. When\\nnearly fifteen years of ageoursubject accompanied\\nhis mother and family to Canada, and there\\nassisted in the care of the home farm for two and\\na-half years. I pon the l!)th of March, 1818,\\n]Mr. Gillhespy came to Michigan, but soon after\\njourneyed to northern Wisconsin, where he en-\\ngaged in lumbering, running rafts and doing\\nsimilar work for one and a-half years. In the fall\\nof 184!), again arriving in ;\\\\Iii-higan, our subject\\nlumbered on Mill Creek for a while, and in the\\nspring of 1850 ran logs from Port Huron to\\nDetroit. He then went to Canada for his mother\\nand family, and after returning with them for\\ntlic succeeding three years was employed in lum-\\nbeiing. He also jobbed for some time for ]\\\\Ir.\\nCole, and (hiring the winter and summei was\\nengaged in taking the minutes of pine land for\\nvarious linns. In 1855, resigning from the timber\\nl)usiness, ]\\\\Ir. Gillhespy removed to his present\\nfarm, which then consisted of eighty acres of wild\\nland, to which he has since added forty acres. A\\nlog house, hewn smooth in the inside, was his lirst\\nimprovement, and in this primitive building he\\nresided for some time after his marriage.\\nAugust 15, 1855, were united in mirriage John\\ntiillliespy and Miss Lovina Field, a native of St.\\nEawrence County, N. Y., and daughter of Edward\\nand Eliza (Fuller) Field, who emigrated from the\\nEast to Micrhigan in 1850, and settled in Ottawa\\nCounty. Mr. Field and his family were numbered", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "168\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\namong the prominent settlers, and both the father\\nand motlier of Mrs. Gillhesin- passed awa3 in tliis\\ncounty, deeply mourned bj all who knew them.\\nMrs. Field died in 1854, but Mr. Field survived\\nuntil 1890, reaching the advanced age of eightj\\nthree. He and his excellent wife were the parents\\nof five children. Lovina was the eldest; Harriet,\\ndeceased, was the wife of H. Ililliard; Jolin II.,\\ndeceased, died in the arm}- during the late war; the\\nfourth child died in infancy; and Albert is also de-\\nceased, hi 1851* our subject and a ISIr. Patterson\\nerected on the farm a sawmill, which had water\\npower and carried an upright saw. Tliis mill\\nMr. Gillhesp3 conducted until 1887. In 1875 he\\nbuilt his present attractive and commodious resi-\\ndence.\\nMr. and Mrs. Gillhespj- began life on the farm\\nwith but very little capital save their hope, cour-\\nage and stout wills, and could sum up their\\npossessions in the land, a log house and yoke of\\noxen. At first the wife assisted her husband in\\nthe out-door work, and aided him in clearing\\nuntil the countrj- became more thickly settled and\\nthey could afford to hire hands. Of their home\\nfarm of one hundred and twenty acres, one\\nhundred and five are in a high state of cultiva-\\ntion, and, aside from this property-, Mr. Gillhespj\\nhas one hundred and forty acres of land in\\nChester Township, eighty of wliich are under\\nprofitable cultivation. Eleven children have with\\ntheir bright presence blessed the home. The\\nsons and daugiiters are: Ann, wife of William\\nPierce; Franklin; Pollen, wife of Thomas MorIe\\\\-;\\nEleanor, wife of Adam River; Etlilenia, the wife\\nof Jacob Host; Jolin; .lames; Amelia, wife of\\nEdward Kelly; Loviim. wife of George Joblon-\\nski; William and George. Ellen and Eleanor are\\ntwins. Our subject and his good wife are mem-\\nbers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are\\nprominent in the social and benevolent work of\\nthe denomination. They are also both worthy\\nmembers of the Patrons of Industry. Frater-\\nnally, Mr. Gillhespy is associated with Ravenna\\nLodge No. 355, 1. O. O. F.; he has filled all the\\nchairs of the order, and is now Representative of\\nthe lodge to the Grand Lodge at Lansing. Jlrs.\\nGillhespj is a Kel)ecca degree member. Aside\\nfrom his present public work as a member of the\\nBoard of P^qualization, our subject has efliciently\\ndischarged the duties of Highway Commissioner,\\nand fully commands the high regard of all his\\nfellow-townsmen.\\nc^\\n$+^i\\n17 ORENZO PILLEN, of section 23,\\nil Township, Muskegon Countj is one\\nJL^ large land-owners of this locality.\\nORENZO PILLEN, of section 23, Dalton\\ne of the\\nA na-\\ntive of Canada, his birth occurred at Kingston in\\n1830. His father, George Pillon, a native of Lan-\\ncashire, was of humble parentage, and early in\\nlife, being obliged to make his living, learned the\\nweaver s trade. He was only eighteen years old\\nwhen he went into the British army, enlisting in\\nthe service for life, lie was a faithful soldier for\\nmore than eleven years and took part in the great\\nwars with France and Napoleon. He was never\\nwounded or taken prisoner, but at length became\\ndissatisfied with armj- life and after paying ^80\\nmanaged to secure his discharge papers. After\\nthis had been effected he removed to Kingston,\\nCanada, where for several jears he was a servant.\\nHe was there married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter\\nof Simon and Mavv (Walker) Hough, and who was\\nborn in Canada. Simon Hough was a refugee at\\nthe time of the Revolutionarj War and was a Torv.\\nHe received eight hundred acres of Government\\nland, two hundred of which fell as an inheritance\\nto our subject s mother. Mr. Hough removed to\\nVictoria County and brought up his familj on a\\nfarm. He afterward returned to Kingston to live\\nwith one of his children. At the time of his death\\nhe was ninety-two j ears of age, and was a member\\nof the jNIethodist Episcopal Church. His wife\\npassed away in her scventy-eiglith year.\\nLorenzo Pillen is the third in his father s family\\nof nine children, the others in order of birth be-\\ning .lohn, Adolphus, Charles, Parker. Henry; Fi-\\nnotta, deceased, wife of William Tool; Hannah,\\nwife of Davis McLaughlin; and .Julia Ann, wife\\nof Peter Van .Mk-n. Our subject received much", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "7", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOT. RAPIllCAL RECORD.\\n171\\nof his education in the district schools and was\\nearly familiarized with the routine of farm work.\\nFor several years he turned his attention to the\\npainter s trade, hut linally devoted hiinsi lf to ag-\\nriculture. In 18Gj Mr. I illen settled at Komeo,\\nMich., where he remained only a year. It was in\\n1866 that he located on his present farm, where\\nhis first purchase was one of one hunch ed and\\nsixtj acres of wild land. As the years passed, he\\ncontinually bought tracts of land, improved and\\notiierwise, until he had in his possession the deeds\\nof twenty fort^ -acrc farms. In addition to gen-\\neral fanning and investments in real estate, Mr.\\nPillen h.as been extensively engaged in milling\\nand the lumber business. His judgment is univer-\\nsall} correct in regard to investments, and, there-\\nfore, his opinion is much sought after by his\\nfriends and neighbors.\\nIn 1853, Mr. Pillen was united in marri.ige, in\\nCanada, to Miss Abigail, daughter of Benjamin\\nand Susannah Williams. Five children grace their\\nunion: George; Susannah, wife of George Rice;\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0John; JIartha, wife of Martin Kb^ and William\\nII. The members of this family arc justly num-\\nbered among the best citizens of the count}\\nRecognizing his business ability, the neighbors\\nof our subject have several times shown their\\nwisdom in electing Mr. Pillen Treasurer of Dalton\\nTownship, and his able management of affairs has\\nbeen alike creditable to himself and to thein. For\\nthree terms he has capably filled the position of\\nTownship Supervisor. The vote of Mr. Pillen is\\ninvariably for the nominees of the Republican\\nparty.\\nAMI KL MAFFKTT, the affable and ener-\\ngetic Treasurer of the city of Muskegon\\nHeights, is a prominent real-estate man,\\nand possesses extended information and\\nthorough knowledge of outside and inside prop-\\nerties. From his early youth a resident of the\\nWolverine State, he enjoys a wide acquaintance\\n8\\nand intimate association with the leading inter-\\nests of his present locality. (Jur subject is a na-\\ntive of Dutchess Count} N. Y., and was born\\nJune 2. 1831. His paternal grandfather, Robert\\nMaffett, emigrated from Ireland to America at an\\nearly day, and settled in the State of New York,\\nwhere he reared his family.\\nThe father of our subject, Samuel Maffett, Sr.,\\nwas born in the iCmpire Stale, where he passed his\\nentire life, dying in tiie natal j-ear of our subject,\\n1831. 1^3 trade a miller, he was successful in his\\nbusiness enterprises and gained a competency.\\nHe was a man of ability, industrious and upright,\\nand was highly respected by all who knew him. At\\nhis demise he left to tlie care of his wife, Mary\\n(Frost) ^Maffett. their son, Samuel, then an infant.\\nThe mother, also a native of Isew York, grew to\\nwomanhood amid the associations of childhood,\\nand remained in that Stale until after her second\\nmarriage.\\nDuring the childhood of our subject, he re-\\nmained in the New York home and attended the\\nexcellent public schools of the neighborhood. In\\n1844. when thirteen years of age, he journeyed to\\nthe West with his mother and step-father, and, set-\\ntling in .Jackson County, Mich., enjoyed the ad-\\nvantages of more extended study. Later he\\nlearned the trade of a millwright, which business\\nhe prosperously conducted for more than two-\\nscore years. In 1868, locating in Muskegon, he\\nsecured employment as a millwright, in which oc-\\ncupation he .achieved a comfortable competency\\nand laid the foundation for greater i)rosperity.\\nFor some time he has been interested in the hand-\\nling of a large variety of real-estate deals and has\\nbeen prominently connected with the promotion of\\nnumerous enterprises tending to the development\\nand upbuilding of Muskegon IIeii ht.s.\\nIn 18. )2 were uiiilod in marriage Samuel Maffett\\nand IMiss Ruth Holmes, a native of New York, and\\nthe daughter of .lohii Holmes, a long-time and\\nhighly esteemed residi iit of the Kmpire State.\\nThe union of our subject and his most estimable\\nwife was blessed by the birth of three children,\\ntwo sons and one daughter. Charles and .lohn\\nare both deceased; Nellie is the wife of C. H.\\nDawes, of Muskegon. Tiie pleasant family resi-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "172\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\ndence of Mr. and Mrs. Mattett is desirably located\\nupon the corner of Maffett and Delano Streets.\\nPoliticall} a Republican, Mr. Maffett has taken a\\nhigh place in the local councils of the party and\\nhas occupied with distinction various offices of\\ntrust. As a member of the School Board he has\\nmaterially aided in tlie advancement of educa-\\ntional progress by encouraging the development of\\na higher grade of instruction and scholarship. In\\n1892 he was elected Village Treasurer of Muskegon\\nHeights, and through his faithful discharge of offi-\\ncial duties has won the confidence of the entire\\ncommunity.\\nM I fc y\\nI I\\nWj?ILLIAM M. McKILLIP, an enterprising\\nand prominent citizen and a retired lumber-\\nman of Muskegon, Mich., who for two-score\\nyears active!} engaged in business in the Wolver-\\nine State, has acquired a handsome competence and\\nmaterially aided in the rapid growth of the vital\\ninterests of Muskegon County. The early home of\\nor subject was in Washington County, N. Y., where\\nhe was born February 12, 1822. His parents, David\\nand Mary (Mc Lean) McKillip. long-time and well-\\nknown residents of the Empire State, were of\\nScotcii ancestry, the families having early emi-\\ngrated to the United States, where the\\\\- took a\\nleading place among the honest, industrious and\\nlaw-abiding citizens to whom the pros|)erity of our\\ncountry is due. The fallier was born in New York,\\nand received his education and youlliful training\\nin iiis native State, where he married and passed\\nmany years of usefulness, engaged in tiie occupa-\\ntion of a carpenter and builder. The maternal an-\\ncestors of Mr. .McKillipcame from the Old Countrj-\\nto New .lersey about a century ago, the grandfather,\\nJames McLean, having been born in that State.\\nOur suliject passed tlie days of boyhood upon his\\nfather s farm and, attending the district school of\\nthe home neighborhood, obtained a good rudi-\\nmentary education.\\nEnergetic and self reliant, Mr. !McKillip at the\\nage of fourteen began life for himself, and, de-\\ntermined to make his own waj in the world, set\\nabout acquiring a trade. Having learned cooper-\\ning, he decided to try his fortune in the broader\\nfields of the West and, journeying to Ohio, settled\\nin Summit County, working at his trade in that lo-\\ncality for the succeeding two years. In 1846. at-\\ntracted by the business prospects of Chicago, our\\nsubject made his home in the Garden City,where he\\ncontinued for five years, meeting with ready and re-\\nmunerative employment. In 1851, Mr. McKillip lo-\\ncated in Traverse City, Mich., and was superinten-\\ndent of a lumbering company until the fall of 18G1,\\nwhen he returned to Chicago and for four j ears\\nresided in tlie AVestern metropolis. In the spring\\nof 1865, our subject went to the Upper Peninsula\\nand took charge of several sawmills, continuing\\nthere for two years, handling the extensive lumber\\ninterests of John S. Reed Co., a pioneer lumber\\nfirm, with headquarters at Chicago, la the earl\\\\-\\npart of 1867, locating in Muskegon, Mr. McKillip\\nbecame superintendent of Cliapin, Marsh it Co. s\\nMills, manufacturers of lumber, and for fifteen\\nyears retaining iiis responsible position gave great\\nsatisfaction to the firm, who thoroughly appreciated\\nhis business ability- and energy. From 1881 to\\n1891 he was a member of the firm of McKillip Co.,\\nof Manistee. Mich., engaged extensively in manu-\\nfacturing lumber.\\nIn 1853 were united in marriage William ^I.\\nMcKillip and Miss Emma J. Hopper, of Chicago,\\ndaughterof (icorge Hopper. The union was blessed\\nby the birth of four children, three of whom sur-\\nvive. George H., a leading citizen, is the present\\nRecorder of Muskegon; iMaiy J. is the wife of C.\\nO. Padly; Hattie is married to W. II. Mann, of\\nMuskegon. Financially prospered, our sul)ject is a\\nstockholder and Director of the Lumberman s Na-\\ntional Bank of Muskegon, and is likewise a stock-\\nholder and Director of the Muskegon Booming\\nCompany, having been prominently connected\\nwith the latter organization for many years. The\\nhome of Mr. and Mrs. JNIcKillip, one of the best in\\nthe city and located at No. 1 1 1 \\\\V. Webster Street, is\\nthe abode of hospitality and the scene of many a re-\\nunion of old-time friends. Politically a stanch\\nKcpublican, our subject takes an active interest in", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "PORTRAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n173\\nboth local and national issues, but lias never bnen\\nin any sense of the word a ixilitician, iiis earnest\\nefforts throu (Iiout his successful career having been\\ndevoted to tlie demands of a large and prosperous\\nbusiness.\\n+^i*^s*\\nylLl-IAM FAV, the enterprising wholesale\\npaper dealer and printer of Muskegon,\\nMidi., handles .lapanese napkins, station-\\nery, lead pencils, and nianila fibre and otiier wrap-\\nping papers, fine and coarse. Horn in Hampden\\nCounty, Mass., January 80, 1821, our subject was\\nthe son of William II. Fa}-, Sr., a native of Massa-\\nchusetts and a pioneer settler of Ohio, where he\\npassed many years and died in 1882. The mo-\\nther, Mary (Looniis) Fay, was likewise born in\\nHampden County, Mass., and was the daughter of\\nUriah Loomis, who was of English ancestry, and\\nwho in a very early day in the history of our\\ncountry made his home in the old Bay LState, and\\nlater actively engaged in the Hevolulionary War.\\nOur subject was only an infant when, with his\\nparents, he journeyed to Ohio, where he remained\\nuntil 1819, receiving a good common-school edu-\\ncation in the free schools of the home district. In\\n1849, then about twenty-eight years of age, ftlr.\\nFay went to the South and located in Mrginia,\\nwhere he entered into railroading, and continued\\nin that employnient for several years. He later\\nestablished a shipyard at Hiehmond, Va., and con-\\nducted the business until 1862, when he was ar-\\nrested by the Confederates and imprisoned for a\\ntime in Richmond, and w.is later transferred to\\nSalisbury, N. C, where he was kept a prisoner for\\nover a year. Wuring this time he was in Salis-\\nbury, from Ma\\\\ I to September, 1862, and was im-\\nprisoned with five hundred other wretched crea-\\ntures, two hundred and thirty-nine of the number\\nstarving to death.\\nFrom .September 1, 1862, until .January 1, 1864,\\nMr. Fa}- remained a prisoner in Hichniond, then,\\nreleased, went into the secret service department\\nof the Federal army and engaged as a scout in\\nthe Confederate camps. He met with many nar-\\nrow oscai)es, at one time having a rope placed\\naround his neck, saving himself only bv strat-\\negy. He remained in tiie secret service until the\\nclose of the war, and when the struggle was ended\\nreturned again to Ricliinond. Our subject was\\nwith Gen. Butler as aid and guide from January-\\nuntil June, 1861, and with Gen. Grant at Cold\\nHarbor did valu.-ible service for the Union cause\\nill and about llichmoiid until October 16, 1864.\\nAt this latter date Mr. Fay returned to Gen. But-\\nler, who was occu[)ying the north side of the\\nJames River, near Cantrill s line. Our subject\\ncontinued witii Gen. Butler until he was succeeded\\nby Gen. E. O. C. Ord, and was then at the service\\nof the latter until the surrender of Richmond.\\nWhile with (irant our subject ke[it up a daily cor-\\nrespondence between Richmond and the Union\\nlines. Mr. Fay, who performed invaluable work for\\nthe Government, was greatl} assisted by his wife\\nand friends in Richmond, and in the performance of\\nhis dangerous duties became acquainted with Sec-\\nretary of War Randol|)h. While under Gen. Ord,\\nour subject, possessing a thorough knowledge of the\\npeople, their customs and the country thereabout,\\ncaptured a number of prisoners at various times,\\nand now owns two guns and a pistol he took at\\none time from his prisoners.\\nAfter tiie fall of Richmond Mr. Fay conducted\\nGen. Wetzel s arm} into the city, and, riding at the\\nhead of tiie column, became intimately acquainted\\nwith all the generals who occupied the old South-\\nern cit} These commanders were Gens. Deut,\\nHallock, SchoHeld, Stoneman, Terry and Patrick.\\nDuring the occupation of Richmond Mr. Fay\\nsaved the life of (ien. Hallock, wiio was about to\\nbecome the victim of an assassin. After peace\\nwas assured our suliject was appointed Inspector\\nof the post of Richmond, and held the posi-\\ntion until the trial of President Andrew John-\\nson. Mr. Fay remained in Richmond .until the\\nyear 1884, and was one of the grand jury which\\nindicted Jeff Davis for treason. In the year\\n1884, making his permanent luune in Mu.-kegoii,\\nhe entered into liis present line of business,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "174\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0wliicb he has since prosperously conducted. Po-\\nlitically a stalwart Republican, our subjoct has\\nbeen a member of the party from the first daj of\\nits formation.\\nIn 1852, in Richmond, Va., were united in mar-\\nriage William Fay and Miss Eliza T. Hicks, a na-\\ntive of the Old Dominion and daughter of Pleas-\\nant Hicks. Four living daughters and two sons,\\ndeceased, have blessed the home. Georgie is the\\nwidow of Edward T. INIerrill, of Muskegon, and is\\nprominent in the Woman s Christian Temperance\\nUnion work; Alice is the wife of Lewis C. Scull, of\\nMuskegon; Mary is at home; and Mattie is em-\\nployed as a book-keeper in Muskegon. The cheerful\\nand attractive family residence, located at No. 77\\nSan ford Street, is the scene of many pleasant\\ngatherings of friends, the home being the abode\\nof hospitality. Few men did the amount of dan-\\ngerous service for the preservation of the Union\\nwhich fell to the lot of Mr. Fay, who never found\\na path too dangerous to tread, and never fal-\\ntered wlien duty urged him to an effort which in-\\nvolved life and death. The remembrance of his\\ndevotion to the Federal cause is a precious legacy\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0with which he may endow his children, a bequest\\nmore enduring than houses or lands.\\ng);\\ni\\nStf^\\ni\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\njf7 OREN\\nll 0) Pei\\n1^ kinds\\n^|7 OREN O. BEERMAN, the leading and pros-\\ns dealer in pianos, organs and all\\n3 of musical instruments of Muskegon,\\nMich., is widely known as the organizer of the\\nMuskegon City Band, which, containing twenty-\\ntwo pieces, is one of the finest drilled bands on\\nthe eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Mr. Beer-\\nman is justly proud of the ability and success of\\nthe Muskegon City Band, of which he has had the\\nentire supervision and training and directing of\\nthe music. In 1890, in competition at the Band\\nTournament held at Big Rapids, the Muskegon\\nCitj Band took the first money and won the\\nplaudits of an admiring audience. During the\\nsummer the band give open-air concerts and in\\nthe winter play in the Opera House. In his busi-\\nness as a dealer in musical instruments our subject\\nhas acquired an extended trade, carrying a full\\nline of musical goods of the best manufacture and\\nmost popular makes. A native of Canada, and\\nborn in Ontario, March 6, 1851, our subject is the\\nson of Stephen Beerman, likewise born in Canada,\\nbut now residing in ^Muskegon, Afich., having late\\nin life removed from the Dominion to the United\\nStates. Tlie mother, Sarah (Patterson) Beerman,\\nwas a native of New York and the descendant of\\na well-known and highly respected family of the\\nEmpire State.\\nOur subject spent his earlj- j cars in Canada,\\nand in the Dominion received an excellent edu-\\ncation. At sixteen 3 ears of age he removed to\\nthe States and located in Ferrysburg, Mich.,\\nwhere he worked for ten _years in a sawmill.\\nLater he leained the trade of a carriage-maker,\\nand in 1877 went into tiie business on his own ac-\\ncount, continuing the manufacture of vehicles for\\ntwelve years. He then sold out the carriage busi-\\nness and engaged in handling musical instruments.\\nThe musical talent of Mr. Beerman undoubtedl}\\ninfluenced him in his choice of business, and, ex-\\ncelling as a band-master and director, he has made\\na wide acquaintance and enviable reputation.\\nThe open-air concerts and the musical programmes\\ngiven bj the Muskegon City Band in the Opera\\nHouse have done much to elevate the standard\\nof music in Muskegon County and the near vicinity.\\nIn 1873 Lorcn O. Beerman and Miss Maiy\\nBurbank were united in marriage. The estimable\\nwife of our subject was a long-time resident of\\nSpring Lake, Mich., and is the daughter of Isaac\\nBurbank, a native of Ontario. Canada. The union\\nof Mr. and Mrs. Beerman has been blessed by\\nthe birth of one son, Fred L., now seventeen ^-ears\\nold, who IS possessed of a ver} high order of mu-\\nsical abilit} and plays the piano, the euphiiira\\nand trombone. He is also an excellent performer\\non the traps and drum and takes a leading part\\nin the concerts, being a pleasing soloist and a fa-\\nvorite with the audiences. Our subject is fra-\\nternally a Knight of Pythias, and is a member of\\nBanner Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Lake Side. Muskegon.\\nHe is also connected with the Knights of the Mac-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n175\\ncabees, and in these various orders numlicrs many\\nfriends. Politically a Republican, Mr. IJcerman,\\nwhile not an ollice-seeker, is intelligently interested\\nin both local and national issues. The family\\nresidence, ^so. 45 Pine tSlreet, is desirably situated\\nand well known to the wide circle of friends and\\nacquaintances by whom our subject is esteemed as\\na neighbor and citizen of ability and sterling in-\\ntegrity. Financiall3 prospered, Mr. Bcerman is\\nnumbered among the prominent business men of\\nthe city, and is ever ready to do his full share in\\nall matters of public welfare.\\nellARLES F. ROSS, Secretary and Treasurer\\nof the Al.iska Refrigerator Company, is a\\nman distinguished for the most sterling\\nqualities of mind and heart, and brings to hear ex-\\nperience and the wide knowledge, both general\\nand technical, which such a position demands.\\nThe present works were established at Michigan\\nCit}-, Ind., in 1878. at first on a small scale, but were\\ngreatly increased as the demand for refrigerators\\nbecame general. The company continued in busi-\\nness in jMichigan City until 1890, when the plant\\nwas moved to iSIunkegon. The site here covers\\nfifteen acres, with all the shipping facilities possi-\\nble at hand. The factory i)roper is a brick struc-\\nture, three hundred and forty feet long, sixty feet\\nwide and three stories high. It is fitted and\\nequipped with the best machinery and in the most\\napproved manner, and is run bj a Ke^nohls-Corliss\\nengine of three hundred horse power. Three\\nboilers, built of steel and sixteen feet long, com-\\npose the battery. The building is lighted by four\\nhundred and lifly incandescent lights and is pro-\\ntected fioin lire b} eight hundred sprinklers.\\nIt is the aim of the company to meet tiie wants\\nof all classes of people who use refrigerators, and\\ntherefore its line for the household embraces one\\nhundred and thirty-live stoics, the jirices ranging\\nfrom *10 to iJilOO. Then there are seven sizes for\\ngrocers use, three sizes and styles of beer coolers,\\nand six styles each of single and doul)le cooling\\nrooms. These range in price from #1550 upwards.\\nSpecial sizes are made to order, so that every want\\ncan be filled. The company uses five hundred\\nthousand feet of lumber each month. A train\\nover a quarter of a mile long and drawn by two\\nof the largest engines on the Chicago fe West\\nMichigan Road carried the first shipment of refrig-\\nerators sent out by the Ahiska Refrigerator Com-\\npan}- this year 18!)3). When the signal was given\\nfor the largest train that ever left this county to\\nstart, the shrieks that broke from the moving double\\nheader were responded to to the echo by the bra-\\nzen throats of twenty factories, while the two thou-\\nsand iniiabitants of the infant cit} looked with\\npride at the receding train. This train, speeding\\nEastward, had for its load four thousand eight hun-\\ndred refrigerators and represented the product of\\nthe factory for five weeks. The value of the\\nconsignment was #50,000. The Al.aska Refrigerator\\nfactory has in the last two years almost doubled\\nits capacity. Mr. Moon was made president of the\\ncompany about 1885, and fills that responsible posi-\\ntion in a most satisfactory manner. The superin-\\ntendent in charge, .1. 11. Ford, is well known here,\\nhaving been for a number of years in the employ\\nof the Leonard Refrigerator C(jm|)any, Grand Rap-\\nids, and since bis connection willi the big institu-\\ntion he has driven it right to the front.\\nCharles F. Ross, the present ellicient Secretary\\nand Treasurer, entered the service of the company\\nin 1882 and has been connected with tlie same\\never since. lie was born in the cit^y of Ueloit,\\nWis., iu 1856, and is the son of L. E. and Susan\\n(Brown) Ross. The school days of our subject\\nwere passed in Beloil, and he began his career by\\nclerking in a book store in that city. Later he\\ncame to Jliciiigan and became book-keeper for\\nthe firm of Doiiville I?ros., at Manistee. In 1882\\nhe went to Jlichigan City, lud., and there be-\\ncame book-keeper and siiipping clerk for the\\nAlaska Refrigerator Company, and continued with\\nthe company actively until 1890, when the plant\\nwas moved to Muskegon. He became a stock-\\nholder and was made secretar3- and treasurer. Mr.\\nRoss is thoroughly conversant with every depart-\\nment of the business and is widely known for his", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "176\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nintegrit} ability and enterprise. In 1878 lie mar-\\nried Miss Ella J. Meade, a daughter of A. C.\\nMeade, of Beloit, Wis. In politics, Mr. Ross\\nis a Republican and, socially, is a Knight Templar\\nin the Masonic fraternit}-, Michigan Cit} Lodge.\\n^S^ ZRA STEARNS is one of the old residents\\nand early settlers of Muskegon County,\\nhaving purchased land on section 2, Fruit-\\nland Township, where he still resides, in 1867.\\nMoreover, he is a veteran of the late Civil AVar,\\nand as one of the brave preservers of the ITnion\\nhe is the more entitled to mention in the history\\nof one of the States and counties which did so\\nmuch to maintain the liberty and prosperity now\\nenjoyed.\\nOur subject is a native of the Bay State, where\\nlii^ birth occurred in 1836. Me is of English de-\\nscent, his paternal ancestors having emigrated to\\nNew England from their native land. The grand-\\nparents, Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, were\\nre-idents of Goshen, Mass., for a number of years.\\nThe former was a blacksmith by trade and contin-\\nue. 1 at that arduous employment until he reached\\nadvanced years, when he retired from business and\\np.TSsed his remaining years with his cliildren. He\\nhad passed his ninetieth birtliday when summoned\\nfrfim this life, and his wife had passed from the\\nslKjre of time but a few years previous to his de-\\nnii.se. He was a member of the old Predeslinarian\\nBaptist Church.\\nThe father of our subject, Alanson Stearns, was\\none of seven children, the others being as follows:\\nEzra, Electa, Almeda, Levi, Enos and Thomas. He\\nwas born in 180n in Goshen, Maes., and made his\\nhome with his parents until his marriage, which\\noccurred when he reached his twenty-second year.\\nIn his youth he learned tlie blacksmith s trade of\\nhis father and followed that vocaticm together\\nwith farming throughout life. In 1832, he wed-\\nded Eliza Ann I)uml)leton. For a number of\\nyears thereafter, he rented land in Massachusetts,\\nand it was not until 1854 that he removed to this\\nState. He purchased land near Brooklyn, .lackson\\nCounty, and to the clearing and cultivation of the\\nproperty devoted himself for several years. Af-\\nter the war he became a resident of Leoni and there\\nresided until his death. He and his wife were de-\\nvoted members of the Baptist Church, and for many\\nyears he held the office of Deacon in tiie same.\\nIn regard to politics, he was first a Whig and\\nlater a Republican. To himself and wife were\\nborn ten children, as follows: .lames; Jolin, de-\\nceased; Ezra, of whom we write; Marcia E., whose\\ndeath occurred at about the age of fourteen years;\\nEllen M., the widow of Jairus Bewer; S. Harvey,\\ndeceased; Edwin, who wedded Mar3- Hinman; Car-\\nrie G., widow of Dwight J. Bewer; Frederick, de-\\nceased; and P^rncst W., deceased. The mother of\\nthese children died in Brooklyn, and the father\\nmarried again, taking for his second wife Mrs.\\nMargaret Aylsworth, whose maiden name was\\nHinman. Two children were born of this mar-\\nriage, Charles and Minnie.\\nEzra Stearns was given good educational advan-\\ntages and assisted his father dutifully until he\\nwas twenty-five years old. At this tinje, in com-\\npany with him, he purchased eighty acres of land\\nand, as previously stated, in 1867 finally located\\non the land which has been in his possession up to\\nthe present time. He has become a successful ag-\\nriculturist and is recognized .as such by all who\\nknow him. Though his original purchase in this\\ncommunity was a tract of one hundred and eighty\\nacres, he has since disposed of a portion, hut still\\nowns one hundred and twenty acres of valuable\\nland. ui)ou which he has placed many improve-\\nments. In Benawee County, Mr. Stearns was\\nunited in m.arri.ige with Miss Mary E. Allen,\\ndaughter of Alfred A. and Nancy J. (Stearns) Al-\\nlen. Three children have come to bless the home\\nof this worthy couple: Arthur A.; Susie E., now\\nthe wife of II. B. Carr; and Frederique M.\\nTMr. and Mrs. Stearns are active workers in the\\nBaptist Church, in which they have held tnember-\\nship for a number of ye.ars. In politics, our sub-\\nject is a stanch Republican and fraternally is affil-\\niated with N. II. Ferry Post No. 3, G. A. R., of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n177\\nWhitcliall. The boys in blue have a warm place\\nin his heart, for he was one of their number for\\nthree ^ears and one tnonlli during; tlie war. On the\\n30tb of September, 1861, he enlisted as a private in\\nCompany II, First Regiment Michigan E. fe M. He\\nwas, with liis regiment, placed in the Arm3 of the\\nCumberland and served on detached duty nearly\\nall the time during his term. He was stationed in\\nKentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mi?sissippi and\\nGeorgia, and i)articipated in two engagements, one\\nat Perry ville and the otiicr at La Vergne, near\\nStone Kiver. As a soldier his career was always\\nmarked by fidelity to duty and unwavering\\ncourage. These qualities he has carried into the\\nfurther battles of life, and as a citizen is patriotic\\nand true to his countr} in times of peace as well.\\n/^^EORGE JKMILLAN has been for a quarter\\nIII g\u00e2\u0080\u0094, of a century a lea ling agriculturist of Dal-\\nton Township, JIuskegon County, and for\\nnearly that length of tiuje has lived on his farm,\\nwhich is situated on section 30. His parents were\\nAbraham and Melvina (Pangborn) McMillan. Our\\nsubject s paternal grandfather was of Scotch an-\\ncestry, though his birth occurred in the northern\\npart of Ireland. After receiving a good education\\nhe came to the United States alone and made\\nsettlement in Onondaga County, N. Y. He was\\nmarried in this country and reared a famil3 of two\\nchildren, Abraiiain and Arthur, tiic latter of whom\\ndied in early manhood of smallpox. The mother,\\nwhose maiden name was Catherine Smith, was the\\nwidow of a Mr. S|)ced at the time of her marriage\\nwith Mr. McMillan, and by her first union had\\ntwo children, Nicholas and Hannah.\\nAbraham McMillan, Jr., was born in Onondaga\\nCounty, N. Y., where he passed his boyhood days.\\nQuite early in life he began working in a woolen\\nfactory and was einpki^-ed there for many 3-ears.\\nHe served an apprenticeship of three years at the\\nblacksmith s trade and afterward followed that\\nvocation. About 1811, he married in New York\\na daughter of John and Polly Pangborn. About\\nten years later, Mr. McMillan removed with his\\nfamily to St. Joseph County, Mich., and opened a\\nblacksmith shop in the village of 15urr Oak, which\\nplace was the scene of his labors until he was sum-\\nmoned by the Death Angel in 1875. His wife\\nsurvived him only two years. In politics he was\\na Whig and a strong Abolitionist. After the organ-\\nization of the Republican part} he became one of\\nits stanchest supporters.\\nThe subject of this record was born in Mar-\\ncellus, Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1844. In his\\nboyhood he acquired a good education in the dis-\\ntrict schools and learned the blacksmith s trade of\\nhis father. He remained under the homestead\\nroof until his twentieth year, when he started out\\nto make his own livelihood. For two years he en-\\ngaged in blacksmithing at Burr Oak, and in 18(56\\nlocated on Muskegon Lake, doing blacksmithing\\nfor lumbermen. The followingyear he abandoned\\nhis trade and has since almost exclusively de-\\nvoted himself to the care of the farm which is still\\nhis home and of which he then purclmsed a por-\\ntion. On the place was considerable timber, both\\nhardwood and pine. Mr. Mcildlan afterward be-\\ncame the owner of forty acres adjoining and culti-\\nvates sixty acres of tlie farm. The timber was\\nquite valuable and brought to the owner a con-\\nsiderable income for many years. In connection\\nwith his farm, Mr. McMillan has carried on a\\nblacksmith shop to some extent.\\nOn the lOlli of April, 1865, occurred the mar-\\nriage of our subject and MissEmeline Wilcox, who\\nwas born in llranch County, Mich., and is the\\ndaughter of Elias and Hannah (Thompson) Wil-\\ncox. Four children came to gladden the home of\\nour subject and wife. Etta died at the age of\\nthirteen months; Nellie is the wife of Ernest R.\\nCaliff; Willie married Alma Lewis; and Emma re-\\nsides with her parents. The children were given\\ngood educations and the last-named, who gradu-\\nated from the district schools, is now engaged in\\nteaching. The other sister was also a successful\\nteacher in this county prior to her marriage.\\nFor nearly fifteen years, Jlr. McMillan has\\nbeen a School Director and is greatly interested in\\nthe cause of education, being an advocate of our", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "178\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nadmirable school s^ystem. He has faithfull} served\\nhis township for six years as Supervisor, was Jus-\\ntice of the I eace eight years and for a number of\\nyears was Clerk of the Township. He is a Repub-\\nlican in his political convictions and is in every\\nsense of the word a patriotic citizen. As a man,\\nhe is upright, and in all his intercourse with his\\nfriends and neighbors is thoroughly reliable and\\nhonorable. In 1870, Mr. McMillan left his farm\\nand went to Whitehall and worked at his trade\\nfor about two years, when he returned to his\\nfarm.\\n^Ssx HAUNCEY E. KOON, M. D., a noted sur-\\n(l geon of Michigan, and a prominent resi-\\n^^^J dent of Casenovia, was born in Tyrone\\nTi.wnship, Steuben County, N. Y., October 1, 1843,\\nand is a son of Alanson and Marilla (AVells) Koon.\\nHis father, a native of New York and a black-\\nsmith bj- trade, came to Michigan in the spring of\\n1844 and settled in Hillsdale County, wheie he\\ndied about 1868, at the age of sixtj-tight. In\\nl)olitics, he was first a Whig and afterward a Re-\\npublican. In religious matters, he was a believer\\nin the doctrines of the Baptist Church, with which\\nhe was identified. He was of Dutch descent, and\\nthe family name was originally Kulin.\\nThe mother of our subject was a daughter of\\nHinrj Wells, a farmer, who passed his entire life\\nin Steuben County, N. Y. She was the mother of\\nsix sons and two daughters, all of whom attained\\nmaturity. Chauncey E. was reared on the home\\nfarm, and was occupietJ in farming pursuits when\\nthe war broke out. His patriotic spirit was at\\nonce aroused on behalf of the Union, and on the\\n24tli of August, 1861, he enlisted in Company B,\\nEleventh Michigan Infantry. With his regiment\\nhe participated in the battles of Stone River,\\nChickaniauga, Mission Ridge, Rcsaca, Kenesaw\\nMountain, Buzzard s Roost, Peach Tree Creek,\\nAtlanta, and nian3 other minor skirmishes.\\nBefore leaving Michigan our subject was com-\\nmissioned Sergeant, and after the battle of Stone\\nRiver he was promoted to be Second Lieutenant,\\nand commanded his company during that engage-\\nment. In the fall of 1863 he was commissioned\\nFirst Lieutenant, and in the spring of 1864 be-\\ncame Captain. In the fall of 1864 he was honor-\\nabl}- discharged at Sturgis, ]Micli.,at the expiration\\nof his term of service. Afterward he traveled\\nfor a number of years, engaging in the sale of\\ngoods. In the fall of 1870 he commenced the\\nstudy of medicine at Lisbon, under the preceptor-\\nship of a brother. Two \\\\-ears later he took a\\ncourse of lectures at the Universitj- of Michigan,\\nat Ann Arbor, and subsequently was graduated\\nfrom the Chicago Medical College. In 1873 he\\nlocated at Casenovia, where he has since conducted\\nan extensive and lucrative practice, making a\\nspecialty of surgery. He keeps abreast with the\\nlatest discoveries in the medical world, and has\\nprosecuted his studies in the hospitals at Ann\\nArbor, Chicago and Bellevue. Socially, he is a\\nmember of the County and State Medical Socie-\\nties, and is also identified with the Masonic\\nfraternity. For one year he otBciated as State\\nMedical Director of the Grand Army of the Re-\\npublic, and is a member of the United States\\nPension Board, which meets at White Cloud.\\nSeptember 7, 1866, the Doctor was united in\\nmarriage with ]\\\\Iiss Rebecca S., daughter of Will-\\niam and Amanda (Lemon) Clark, natives of Mon-\\nroe County, Ind. Two children have blessed this\\nUnion, AViiliam A. and Thomas M. The elder son\\nwas educated in a Normal school, and studied law\\nin the University of Michigan. He is now a resi-\\ndent of Minneapolis. The younger son was\\neducated in the Normal at Ypsilanti, and is now\\na student in Rush Jledical College at Chicago.\\nPolitically a Re()ublican, the Doctor has alwaj s\\nbeen interested in eveiy measure calculated to\\npromote the welfare of the community, and has\\nbeen honored by his fellow-citizens with the\\nhigiiest office in their power to bestow, that of\\nPresident of the village.\\nIn the medical world the name of Dr. Koon is\\nwell known and his abilities universally recognized.\\nHis biograph3-, thus briefiy related, is one that\\nwould honor any man; it is a history that, when\\nmeasured by characteristics of sturd}-, unemotional", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "V\\nt\\nfe\\n(Hq-c\\ni/itifLdo-yXy", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n181\\nlionesty and common-sense, marks the full ronnded\\nman and citizen who is eiiiial to the hijfher de-\\nmands of civilization. Sucii a man is invaluable\\nin any community, and certainly the Doctor has\\nproved himself an important factor m the projif-\\nress of Casenovia.\\nIj T C\\n^^^EORGE J. TILLOTSOX, Vice-President of\\nIII J\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Lakeside Manufacturing Company, of\\n^^^j Muskegon, is well and favoralily known\\nthroughout the county and is esteemed for his many\\nexcellent qualities of mind and heart. Tiic firm with\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2which he is identified conducts an extensive saw and\\nplaning mill and box-factory business, the sawing\\ncai)acity being about one hundred and twent v-(ive\\nthousand feet, and the annual output aggregat-\\ning some eighteen million feet. Tlie l)()x depart-\\nment manufactures for the general wholesale trade,\\ndoing a business of about ^100,000 in that line.\\nThe affairs of the company are in a highly pros-\\nperous condition, its sound business methods hav-\\ning secured for it a wide .acquaintance and good\\nstanding in the commercial world.\\nThe business was originally cstalilished in 18^i3\\nby Hunter, Tillotson Co., who were superseded\\nby the Tillotson it Loveless Company, with a cap-\\nital slock of $2.j,O0O. In IHUO, this (irm was bought\\nout by P. P. Misner, who.se interests were merged\\nwith the present Lakeside Company, which was or-\\nganized in iMay, 1891, with a capital stock of\\n$:}0,()00. The officers are, J. W. Moon, President;\\nGeorge .1. Tillotson, Vice-President; P. P. Misuer,\\nSecretary and W. W. Barcus, Treasurer, all well-\\nknown business men of Muskegon. The original\\nof this notice was born in Saiatoga County, N. Y.,\\nNovember 11, 181U. to the union of David and\\nSally Hamlin) Tillotson. The mother was born\\nin .Saratoga County, N. Y., and was the laughter\\nof Daniel Hamlin.\\nOur subject, the fourtii in order of l)iith of\\nseven children, passed his boyhood in Warren\\nCounty N. v., and received his education in the\\ndistrict schools. He assisted his father on the\\nfarm until seventeen years of age, and then went\\nto the village of Glens Falls, N. Y., where he was\\nemployed in a sawmill until 1805. From there he\\ncame to Muskegon, Mich., and was in the sawmill\\nbusiness in this city for eleven years. After that\\nhe bought a sawmill and engaged in the manuf.ac-\\nture of lumber for two years, when he took in as\\npartner E. A. Rlodgett. The business was contin-\\nued under the firm name of Tillotson it IJlodgett\\nfor eight years, when our subject disposed of his\\ninterest to his partner. Later he bought a saw-\\nmill at Bluffton, on Muskegon Lake, and con-\\nducted this successfully- for four years, when the\\nmill was burned. Since that time he has been en-\\ngaged with others in the sawmill and box-factor3\\nbusiness, under the firm title of the Lakeside Man-\\nufacturing Company.\\nMr. Tillotson was married in 1842 to Jliss\\nMartha Norris, a resident of fJlens Falls, and a\\nnative of Vermont. Tl:cy have throe living chil-\\ndren: Dallas C, insurance agent for the State of\\nMichigan, representing the West Chester Insurance\\nCompany, of New York; Florence A., wife of D.\\nD. Erwin; and Fanny, wife of .1. E. Montgomery.\\nIn jiolilics Mr. Tillotson is a strong supporter of\\nRepublican jirinciples, and since its organization\\nhas voted with that party. He isa Director in the\\nUnion National Hank, and is one of the substan-\\ntial and worthy citizens of the county.\\nTHOMAS C. .STINSON, who owns and occu-\\n/f P t finch -improved farm of one hundred\\nand twenty- acres in Casenovia Township,\\nMuskegon County, w.as born in the village of\\nSlonaghan, Count} Monaghan, Ireland, November\\n4, 1823, being the son of William and Rebecca\\n(Crague) Stinson. His grandfather, Patrick Stin-\\nson, pas.sed his entire life in his native town,\\nHallyba} County Monaghan, Ireland, where he\\nfollowed the trade of a cooper. He and his wife\\nwere born in the same year, and p.a.ssod away", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "182\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nduiing the same year, being one hundred and\\nfour years of age. TIr\\\\v were the parents of four\\nchildren: Samuel, .Jane, Elizabeth and William.\\nIn their religious convictions, they were firm\\nbelievers in the doctrines of the Presbyterian\\nChurch.\\nThe only member of Grandfather Stinson s\\nfamily who emigrated to the I niled States was\\nWilliam, wlio was born in County Monaghan,\\nIreland, August 12, 1785. In 1830 lie crossed the\\nbroad Atlantic, and after a monotonous and\\nuneventful voyage of seven weeks arrived in New\\nYork City. From there he proceeded to Oiiio,\\nwhere he located in Crawford County, three miles j\\neast of Bucyrus. During his entiic life he followed\\nhis trade of a cooper, although he also frequently\\nengaged in farming piusuits. In 1844 lie located\\nsixteen miles west of Toledo, where his death oc-\\ncurred on the 24tli of December, 18G8. His wife\\np.assed away in 18G0. Politically a Republican,\\nhe was active in local affairs and possessed consid-\\nerable influence in his community.\\nThe mother of our subject was born in Count3-\\nMonagban, Ireland, and was one of a family of\\nsix daughters and two sons, her father being\\nThomas Crague, a wealthy farmer of Ireland. Her\\ntwo brothers were David and AValter, the former\\nof whom emigrated to the United States and set-\\ntled in the West. One of her sisters, Mrs. Marga-\\nret Foster, also came to America and resided in\\nCrawford County, Ohio, until her death. After\\ncompleting his studies in the common schools, our\\nsubject learned the trade of a cooper, which he\\nfollowed for some years in connection with farm-\\ning pursuits. He cleared forty acres in Ohio,\\nwhich hedisposed of in May, 18.56, and, coming to\\nMichigan, bought sixty acres on section 36, Cas-\\nenovia Township, IMuskegon Count} He now\\nowns one hundred and twenty acres of highl}-\\ncultivated land, upon which he engages in general\\nfanning.\\nIn numerous |)ublic positions, Mr. Stinson has\\nserved with eflicienc} and acceptably to all his\\nfellow-citizens. For two terms he filled the posi-\\ntion of Supervisor, for twenty years he served as\\nJustice of the Peace and he has also been Township\\nTreasurer. In September, 1864, he enlisted as a\\nmember of Company I, Ninth Michigan Infantry,\\nand with his company served on the staff of Gen.\\nThomas. At the close of the war, he was honor-\\nably discharged, in September, 1865, at Jackson,\\nMich. Socially, he is identified with the Masonic\\nfraternity.\\nDecember 21, 1845, Mr. Stinson married Miss\\nSarah IMiller, who was born in Lucas County, Ohio,\\nbeing the daughter of Lewis Miller, a shoemaker\\nresiding in that county. Five children were born\\nof this marriage, four of whom arrived at mature\\nyears: Lambert, who died at the age of forty\\nj-ears, leaving a widow and four children; Lewis,\\nWilliam and Samuel. After the death of his lirst\\nwife, which occurred in .luly, 1855, our subject\\nwas united with Miss Catheriije All. a native of\\nUlster County, N. Y., and a daughter of John All,\\na farmer of Lucas County, Ohio. Seven children\\nwere born of this union, only two of whom sur-\\nvive, Addie, wife of George Paris, and John.\\nI 1 I I I I\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^flAMAN E. STRONG, a prominent citizen and\\nenterprising business man, senior partner in\\nthe well-known firm of Strong McBride,\\nshingle manufacturers of Muskegon, Mich.,\\nis a native of Cattaraugus County, N. Y., and was\\nborn Maj 13, 1850. Our subject was the son of\\nJaman and Harriet (Winchester) Strong, both of\\nthe (jarents having been born within the limits of\\nthe Empire State, where their ancestors occupied\\npositions of usefulness and influence. The father\\nhad received superior educational advantages, and\\nwas a phj-sician of local note, successful in his\\nchosen profession and enjoying a wide practice in\\nCattaraugus County. After many years of untir-\\ning devotion to the cause of suffering humanity,\\nthis worthy physician was so severel} injured by\\nthe kick of a horse that he soon after died, in the\\nj-ear 1851, passing awaj deeply mourned h} all\\nwho knew him. The excellent mother, 3-ct surviv-\\ning, resides in the city of Buffalo, where she has\\nlong made her permanent home. The union of\\ns^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0176.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGR^vrillCAL liECORD.\\n183\\nllio pnreiits was lile sed l v tlie l)ii-lli of brijrlit siiul\\nintuUigeiit c liildreii, wlio weio left fallieilcss ;il a\\nvery lender age. Jainan K. was tlie eldest son and\\nsecond child of tlic group which once gathered\\nabout the fireside of the old New York Slate\\nhome so tnauy changing years ago.\\nOur subject, reared in his birthplace, attended\\nthe schools of the neighborhood during his child-\\nhood, and later received more advanced instruc-\\ntion in an academy at Springville, ]S Y., there\\ncompleting with honor a course of study. As he\\nattained to a self-reliant manhood, he ambitiouslj\\ndetermined to begin his business career in the\\nfarther West, where he hopefully looked forward\\nto making his fortune. In ISGo, journeying to\\nMichigan. Mr. Strong came to Muskegon, and not\\nlong after his arrival obtained employment in a\\nmill in Montague, where he remained two years,\\nand later was variously engaged in the differ-\\nent departments of the lumber business for some\\nlength of time. In 1887 entering upon the manu-\\nfacture of shingles, our subject two years later, in\\n1889, received into partnership Mr. McHride, with\\nwhom he has since profitably conducted business\\nupon the present site of the shingle mill, which\\nnow furnishes an immense product to a large and\\nrapidly increasing trade. Our subject in serving\\nhis apprenticeship to his present business was en-\\ngaged for three years in logging in the Upper\\nPeninsula. In 1888, Mr. Strong established his\\nfactor}- in its present location, and built a shingle\\nmill and shops. His extensive factor} has a capac-\\nit}- of two hundred thousand shingles per day,\\nand employs a large force of men regularly.\\nJaman K. Strong and Miss Sarah K. Crane were\\nunited in marriage .luly 1, 1878. The estimable\\nwife of our subject was a resident of Montague,\\nand a daughter of Curtis C. Crane. One child, a\\n])roniising son, Harold C, has blessed the union.\\nTiie pleasant home is desirably located at No. 139\\nHarrison Street. I olitically a Republican, our\\nsubject is well posted in the current affairs of the\\nday, and is deeplv interested in local and national\\nissues. Mr. Strong has one brother living, the\\nRev. Leroy Strong, a Methodist Kiiiscopal minis-\\nter of Albion, N. Y. His sister, the wife of Nathan\\nWilder, resides in Van Huren Countj-, Mich. Our\\nsubject, now numbered among the leading manu-\\nfacturers f)f Muskegon County, may with pleasure\\nreview the struggles and triumphs of a life whose\\nmanly, earnest efforts have been so abundantly\\ncrowned with well-earned success.\\nMANUEL M. DUTTENHOKER, the ener-\\ngetic and enterprising superintendent of\\nthe Eagle Tanning AVorks, Whitehall, Mus-\\nkegon County, Mich., is a native of Ann Arbor\\nand was born December IG, 18(;. His parents.\\nChristian and {icrlrude (Scliuli) Duttenhofer, were\\namong the early settlers of the Wolverine State.\\nThe father was born in the Province of Wurtein-\\nberg, Germany, in IX. i. i, and was the son of Chris-\\ntian Duttenhofer, a lifetime resident of the Father-\\nland and a stonemason by trade. The paternal\\ngreat-grandfather was an honored Lutheran min-\\nister, and with his sons and daughters spent his en-\\ntire life in his native land. The grandfather hav-\\ning but very limited means, his children early fit-\\nted themselves for the battle of life. The father\\nof our subject enjoyed but the most limited oppor-\\ntunities for an education in the Old Country and\\nwhen quite young went into a machinc-shop.wherc\\nhe remained until he was nineteen years of age.\\nYoung and ambitious, he finally decided to try\\nhis fortunes in America, and with but a small cap-\\nital crossed the broad Atlantic and, safely landing\\nin the United States, proceeded directl} to the\\nState of Michigan. Desiring to locate in Ann\\nArbor, he was obliged to borrow twenty-five cents\\nwith which to pay the expenses of the last few\\nmiles of his journey.\\nChristian Duttenhofer at once received emjiloy-\\nment in a tanneiy, and, learning the trade, worked\\nat it steadily for two years, then spent the suc-\\nceeding two years in different places in the West,\\nbut at last returned to .Vnn Arbor. In this latter\\ncity, in 18. )U, were united in marriage Christian\\nDuttenhofer anil Miss Oertrnde Schuli,also a na-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0177.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "184\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntive of Wurteraberp:, Germany, born in 1840.\\nThe motlier came to Ihis country when a child\\nwith her parents and settled in New York State,\\nwhere her father tilled the soil and remained until\\nhis death. Previous to this event, however, the\\nestimable mother of our subject made Michig .in\\nher home. Mr. Duttenhoffr owned a small farm\\nnear Ann Arbor, and there he and his wife settled\\nand together side by side aided each other up the\\nhill of life. For twenty-five years the father of\\nour subject continued at his trade, and five j ears\\nof this time was proprietor of a tannery, which he\\nbuilt upon his farm. In 1878 he removed to\\nYpsilanti, where he operated a tanner}- for a time,\\nand in 1882 came to AVhitehall, where he is en-\\ngaged in the duties as foreman of the yards of the\\nEagle Tanning Works, of which liis son, Emanuel\\nM., has the full charge.\\nThe father is a devout member of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church and, a man of high principle,\\nis a stanch Prohibitionist. His brother William\\nwas a soldier in the German army and later, emi-\\ngrating to America, journeyed to California and\\nwas lost sight of by the other members of the fam-\\nily. Of the brothers and sisters who gathered in\\nthe home of the parents, .lulia, the eldest, married\\nAugust Coors, a Methodist preacher at Clare,\\nMich. Henrietta married Uriah Tower, who is a\\nmerchant and the PostmastiT at New Duluth,\\n.Alinn. Nellie, a graduate of the High .School, and\\n(iustavus Adolph, a bright student, are both with\\ntlieir parents. Emanuel M., our subject, was edu-\\ncated in the High School of Ann Aibor, and as-\\nsisted his father on the farm, later learning all the\\ndetails of liis present line i)f business in the tan-\\nnery at Ypsilanti. In 1882, he made Whitehall\\nhis iiermanenl location and for four years was em-\\nployed in the tanning works of wiiich he is now\\nthe valued superintendent, and in which responsi-\\nble position he has given faithful service for the\\npast seven years. Jlr. IJultenhofer is justly num-\\nbered among the rising young business men of\\nAVhitehall. He is a member of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Churcii and active in religious work and\\nenterprise. P raternaily, our subject is connected\\nwitii the Ancient Free it AcceiJted Masons and po-\\nlitically is a Prohibitionist. For four^-ears he has\\nbeen a member of the Board of Equalization and,\\npossessing executive ability, has in this official\\nwork given great satisfaction to the general pub-\\nlic. Our subject is yet unmarried and makes his\\nhome with the other members of liis father s fam-\\nily all of whom occupy positions of usefulness and\\ncommand tlie high regard of man}- friends.\\nV.\\n^^^USTAVHUBE\\nIf _ Haven Manuf\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^Ol Haven, Mich\\n^^USTAV HUBERT is manager of the Grand\\nifacturing Company, of Grand\\nMich. The firm manufactures\\nwagon jacks, shears, punches, celery plows and\\ndoes a general blacksmithing and wagon repair\\nbusiness. Under the able management of our sub-\\nject this business is now in a flourishing condition\\nand the company enjoj s an extensive trade.\\nMr. Hubert is a native of German}-, his birth\\nhaving occurred in 1846 in Prussia, where the\\ndays of his boyhood and youth were passed. He\\nattended the common schools in accordance with\\nthe laws of his country until fourteen 3 ears of age\\nand then began serving a four years apprentice-\\nship to the blacksmith s and wagonmaker s trade.\\nHe is therefore now a practical workman and, as\\nhe thoroughly understands the business, is capable\\nof managing and dii ecting others. Having ar-\\nrived at man s estate, he determined to seek a\\nh(mie in the New World, and in 1869 crossed the\\nbrin} deep, landing in New York. He did not\\ntarry long in the Eastern metropolis, but made his\\nwaj at once to Kent Count} Micii., and has since\\nlived in this State. There he sought and se-\\ncured employment at his trade, which he foUovved\\nuntil the year 1871, wiien he came to Grand\\nHaven. Here he lias since resided. Forming a\\npartnei-ship with his father-in-law, August Hubert,\\nlie established the works of the Grand Haven\\nManufacturing Company- and has successfully con-\\nducted the business up to the presont time, doing\\na good local trade and receiving many orders from\\nforeign markets. Our subject invented and pat-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0178.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "POKTIIAIT AND lilOGRAl IIICAL RECORD.\\n185\\ncnted the Boss waijon jack, wliicli he now m.in-\\nufactuies and which is meeting with a good sale.\\nIn 1892, he patented the celery plow, another of\\nhis inventions. It is used in the cultivation of\\ncelery, one of the chief products of Michigan, and\\nhas proven quite successful.\\nIn 187.3, a marriage was celelirated in Grand\\nHaven whicli united tiie destinies of our subject\\nand Jliss August.i Hubert, daughter of August\\nHubert, wlio is Treasurer of the (Trand Haven\\nManufacturing Company. Unto them has been\\nborn a family of seven children, two sons and\\nthree daughters, who in order of birth are as fol-\\nlows: Matilda, Bertha, Henry, Annie and Freder-\\nick. The two deceased are Edward and Theresa.\\nIn politics, Mr. Hubert is a supporter of Dem-\\nocratic principles, but h.is never been an aspirant\\nfor otHcial preferment. He cares not to enter\\nthe political arena, desiring rather to give his en-\\ntire time and attention to his business interests.\\nHe possesses considerable inventive genius, is a\\npainstaking and thorough workman and is now en-\\njoying a well-deserved success. He need never\\nhave occasion to regret leaving his native land\\nand coming to America, for lie has found in the\\nNew World a comfortable home, a good business,\\nhas gained prosperity and has made many pleas-\\nant friends, who esteem him highl} for the many\\nexcellencies of his character and his sterling\\nworth.\\n1\\nm\\nOHX J. BITHFIR, a leading business man\\nand enterprising proprietor of the Union Tea\\nCompany of Muskegon, Mich., carries a com-\\nplete lintT of the choicest teas handled in\\nthe United .States. He also deals largely in the\\nbest grades of coffee, likewise offering a handsome\\nstock of queensware. Catering to the deiriaiids\\nof a large city trade, our subject enjoys an ex-\\ntended custom, reaching out into the surrounding\\ncountry. Mr. Hither, fiorn his childhood inti-\\nmately associated with the growth and upward\\nprogress of the Wolvcriuc State, is a native of\\nColumbia County, N. Y., and was born .I:inuary\\n30, 18.t7. His father, John Bitlier, a native of\\nGermany, reared and educated in the Old Coun-\\ntry, had arrived at mature age befure. bidding\\nadieu to the familiar scenes of youth. Ii emigrated\\nto the United .State. He made bis home in New\\nYork until about thirty ears of age, and. a man\\nof industrious thrift and enterprise, was numbered\\namong the substantial residents of Columbia\\nCounty The mother, Frances (Spath) Hither,\\nborn in Germany, was the descendant of a long\\nline of sturdy ancestry, and from her childhood\\ntrained into habits of self-reliant usefulness, was\\nwell fitted when she arrived at womanhood to as-\\nsume the cares and responsibilities of married\\nlife.\\nChildren blessed the pleasant home of the par-\\nents, and in Columbia County Mr. Either received\\nhis first schooling in his home district. John J.\\ncompleted his studies in the public schools of his\\nnew home, and in 1877, beginning life for him-\\nself, located permanently in Muskegon. Ho re-\\nceived a training in the handling of merchandise\\nin the store of Albert Towel, and continued in his\\nemploy for two years, making a wide acquaint-\\nance and gaining a knowledge of business methods.\\nFor a twelvemonth after he worked for Frank\\nAlberts, and then received a position in the gro-\\ncery house of W. II. Fletcher. In 1886, Mr. Bither\\nambitiousi} embarked in business for himself, then\\nopening a fruit bazaar at No. 12 Jefferson Street.\\nDuring the latter part of 1886, our subject en-\\ngaged in his present business in partnership with\\nMangold Hess, the firm name being i\\\\Iangold,\\nHess Bither. The partnership profitably en-\\ndured until 1889, when the present firm of Man-\\ngold ifc Bither bought out Mr. Hess, and have\\nsince prosperously conducted a tea and coffee bus-\\niness, one of the best in its line in the county-.\\nIn 1887, .lohn .1. Bither and Miss Dema Lamp-\\nman, of Allegan, Mich., were united in marriage.\\nThe estimable wife of our sul)ject, an attractive\\nand accomplished lady of worth and high intelli-\\ngence, possesses the confidence and esteem of a\\nwide circle of friends. The pleasant home on\\nWestern Avenue has been cheered b} the pres-\\nence of a bright little son, Lyman. Financially", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0179.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "186\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nprospered, our subject has won his own way self\\nreliaully to an assured position of useful influ-\\nence. His time is mainly devoted to the cares\\nof business, and he may well be proud of the\\nfine establishment which, 85x22 feet, presents\\nan array of wares attractively arranged. Al-\\ntliough not a politician, Mr. Billier, as a good\\ncitizen, takes an active interest in llie vital ques-\\ntions of the day, and, ever ready to lend a lielping\\nliand in maters of local enterprise, is esteemed a\\nliberal-spirited citizen of executive ability and\\nsuperior business attainments.\\nILTON THOMPSON, an energetic farmer\\niW and efficient Supervisor of Holton Town-\\nship, Muskegon County, Mich., cultivating\\na fine homestead pleasantly located upon\\nsection 15, is a native of the Wolverine State and,\\nborn in Ray, Macomb Country, in 1829, has for\\nmore than three-score years lieen a constant wit-\\nness of the wonderful growth and rapid develop-\\nment of Michigan. Our subject is the son of Na-\\nthaniel and Susannah (Sauthcrland) Tlioraiison,\\npioneer settlers of the West. The father, a native\\nof Yates County, N. Y., was reared upon a farm\\nand engaged in the tilling of the soil all his life.\\nRemaining with the paternal grandparents until\\nhe had attained to manhood, he enjoyed a limited\\neducation in the jirimitive schools of that time.\\nTiie father had no capital with which to hcgin life,\\nbut self-reliantly won his own way in the world.\\nHe was married in New York to the daughter\\nof David iSautlierland and subsequent to this\\nevent engaged with courage in the War of 1812.\\nInto the parents were boin seven children: Joel,\\ndeceased; Maria, deceased, wife of John Plunkett;\\nRobert, deceased; Hannah, deceased, wife of Jo-\\nseph Sautlieriand; David, deceased; Hhoda, who\\ndied at the age of nineteen; and Milton. Polit-\\nically, the father was a life-long Democrat and an\\nardent advocate of that party.\\nla 1821, the parents emigrated to Macomb\\nCounty, Mich., where the father bought tliree hun-\\ndred and twenty acres of Government land, and be-\\nfore he received much benefit from his hard lal)or\\npassed away, in the year 1831. His good wife,\\nsurviving him manj- years, some time after his de-\\nraise married Alexander Tackles. Our subject re-\\nmained at home with his mother until nearly\\ntwenty-one years of age and worked at the trade\\nof a carpenter to a limited extent. Mr. Thompson\\nowned at various times different farms in Jlacomb\\nCounty, and for nine years devoted himself to the\\nmanufacture of agricultural implements in Romeo.\\nNot being successful in that venture, in 1877 he\\nlocated in Cedar Creek Township, Muskegon\\nCounty, where he remained for five 3 ears, then set-\\ntled upon his present farm. Of the one hundred\\nand sixty acres, eighty acres are cleared, cultivated\\nand under excellent improvements, with a good\\ndwelling, substantial barns and outbuildings. Our\\nsubject was married in his native county to IMiss\\nMartha M. Bernard, a daughter of Asahel and\\nMary (Dean) Bernard. Of the eleven children\\nwho blessed the home of our subject and his\\nwortliy wife two died joung. Alice married\\nCharles L. Stoddard. Herbert N. was the second\\nin order of hirth. Mary S. became the wife of A.\\nJ. Parker; Homer, Irwm, Nettie (wife of S. G.\\nFr30ver), Schuyler, John and Gertrude complete\\nthe list of sons and daughters.\\nMr. Thompson served with fidelity during the\\nlate Civil War, enlisting in November, 18G2, in\\nCompany G, Kiglith Michigan Cavalry, and fought\\nunder Gen. I urnside in the Army of Ohio. Our\\nsubject actively participated in the siege of Knox-\\nville, and was [irescnt when Morgan w.as captured\\nafter a long |)ursuit. Mr. Thompson took an act-\\nive part in the engairenienls of Campbell Station,\\nLenore Station, Strawlierry Plains, and lilaiue s\\nCross Roads. He was then placed tn delaclied duty\\nat Jackson, Mich., and in M.ay, 1865, received his\\nhonorable discharge, and as a member of Dahl-\\nren Post No. I-IH now finds much enjoyment in\\nthe reunions of the Grand Army of the Republic.\\nMr. Thompson is fraternally connected with the\\nAncient Free Accepted Masons and joined\\nRomeo Lodge No. 41. He is also a meinberof the\\nGrange of Holton. Politically a Republican, he", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0180.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n187\\ndischarged the duties of Treasurer for one year\\nand for eight years served to the satisfaction of\\ntiie entire communit3 as Justice of the Peace. Al-\\nthough Supervisor but a short time, he has abl}\\ndemonstrated his fitness for the responsible posi-\\ntion and thoroughly commands the esteem and\\nconfidence of a host of friends.\\nON. GEORGE C. RICE, for many years the\\nable and enterprising editor and proprietor\\nof the Muskegon Clironicle, and well known\\nthroughout the State of Micliigan as a man\\nof sterling worth ancl broad intelligence, entered\\ninto rest May 31, 1874. Througiiout his career of\\nbusy usefulness our subject had occupied with\\nhonor many oflicial positions of trust, and although\\nat iiis demise but forty-tliree years of age, was\\nnumbered among the leading citizens of the Wol-\\nverine State. Mr. Hice was born in Rocliester,\\nN. Y., February 18, 18. !G, and, ciiucated in tiie\\nhome of his childhood, attained to mature .age a\\nself-made man of anilntious and reso iule purpose.\\nWhile a youth he delerinined to familiarize liim-\\nself with newspai)er work, and to that end en-\\ntered a priiiting-ollice and served a failliful ap-\\npreiiliceshii) at the case, working his upward way\\nunder adverse circumstances and opposed b} a\\nvariety of forces, wliicli only stimulated him to re-\\nnewed excition. When Iwenly-four years of age\\nand tlioroughly versed in liie practical details of\\nprinting and pul)lishing, our subject purchased\\ntlie C licnango Tcliyraph, issued at Norwicli, N. Y.\\nDuring the twelve succeeding years, in which he\\nedited this paper with marked clllcieiiey, he was\\ncalled to variou-i inipurta it puljlic positions in\\nthe State of New York;\\nAt one time elected County Treasurer and at\\nanother period chosen a member of the Assembly\\nor Lower House of the State Legislature, he dis-\\ncharged the responsibilities entrusted to his care\\nto the great benefit of the general public and the\\nentire satisfaction of his friends and constituent*.\\nThroughout his career the private and i)ublic trusts\\nreposed in him were ever carefully handled with\\na fidelity and conscientiousness apiiarent to all\\nwho knew him. In 1869 he ])erinanently located\\nin Aluskegou, where he purchased and became the\\neditor and proprietor of the iVecs (tnd lieporlcr,\\nthe name of which was afterward changed to the\\nMuskegon Chronicle. The Chronirlc, presenting a\\nfine typographical appearance and brilliantly ed-\\nited, enjo^ ed a large circulation and was success-\\nfully conducted by our subject up to the time of\\nhis death. Politically a stanch Republican, ^Ir.\\nRice was witli word and pen devoted to the in-\\nterests of the party, and did excellent public ser-\\nvice in behalf of the principles which heso ardently\\nadvocated. His course, ever consistent, was guided\\nby honor and integrity and in his death right\\nand justice lost a stanch friend. He v\\\\as frater-\\nnally a valued member of the Independent Order\\nof Odd Fellows, and had among the order a host\\nof sincere friends. Mr. Rice was twice married, his\\nfirst wife, who died in 18G2, being INIaria I-. Rus-\\nsell, to whom he was married in 1857 and by whom\\nhe had two children, namely: Clinton, in the\\nnewspaper business in Salt Lake City, and Lulu,\\nwife of Robert K. Mann, of Muskegon.\\nDecember 27, 18(!4. were united in marriage\\nGeorge C. Rice and Miss Jennie A. Kiissell (a sister\\nof his lirst wife), a native of Rroome County, N. Y.,\\nand the daughter of Calvin Russell, l)orn in the\\nEmpire .Stale, but the descendant of a long\\nline of honored Fri iicli and ICnglish ancesliy.\\nThe mother of Mrs. Rice, in maidenhood .Miss\\nLuanna Page, was likewise a native of New\\nYork, and a daughter of .hired Page, an early and\\nhighly esteemed settler of Chenango County. The\\nestimable wife of our subject spent the days of\\ngirlhood in New York and was educated in the\\nexcellent schools of ISInghamlon. She has proved\\nto lie a kind and atfeelionate iiiolher to the chil-\\ndren of her deceased sister. After the death of\\nher husband, Mrs. Rice, who (lo.ssesses superior\\nbusiness al)ility, assumed the management of affairs,\\nthen much involved, and for three years pros[)er-\\nously publishing the Clirom rli later sold out,\\nhaving liciuidaled the debts and [ilaeed herself", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0181.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "188\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nupon a sound, financial basis. Since, she has\\nbuilt a fine biick block, two stories high, 70x63\\nfeet, and derives a handsome income from the\\nrents of this valuable property. A refined\\nlad} of culture, Mrs. Rice has demonstrated\\nher ability to meet and cope with difficulties, and,\\nrespected for her business qualifications, is highly\\nesteemed for her worth of character and social\\naccomplishments. She is a member of tlie Con-\\ngregational Church and is an efficient worker.\\nThe attractive home. No. 18 Jefferson Street, Mus-\\nkegon, Mich., is visited by a wide circle of friends\\nand long-time acquaintances. Nineteen years have\\npassed since the untimely demise of George C.\\nRice, but in the hearts of those who knew him, as\\nhe was a loving husband and father, a true and\\nloyal citizen, his meraoiy will long endure green\\nand fragrant.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2i Gr^\\n1^ I^ILLIAM F. WISELOGEL, the able propri-\\n\\\\/jJ// etor of the Wiselogel Planing Jlill, Mus-\\nkegon, Mich., and in 1892 the efficient\\nCity Treasurer, was born in Stark County, Oliio,\\nMay 28, 1843. His father, Michael W., a native\\nof Strasburg, Germany, emigrated to America in\\n1824 and became a pioneer settler of the Buckeye\\nState. The patyrnal grandfather, George Wiselo-\\ngel, also a native of Germany and a man of worth\\nand upright character, spent his entire life in the\\nOld Country. The mother, P_;iizabeth (Snyder)\\nWiselogel, was born in Cologne, Germany. Until\\ntwelve years of age our subject resided in Massil-\\nlon, Ohio, and then removed with his parents to\\nMichigan, locating in Albion in 1855, and there\\ncompleting his studies in the common schools of\\nhis home neighborhood. As he grew to manhood\\nMr. Wiselogel became tliorouglily versed in the\\ndaih round of agricultural duties upon his fa-\\nther s farm. In 1860 lie journeyed to Muskegon,\\nMich., and for a twelvemontli worked in a sawmill.\\nDesirous of learning a trade, our subject was at\\neigliteen years apprenticed to a carpenter, and ere\\nlong had acquired the details of planing and\\njoining and partially fitted himself to become a\\ncarpenter and builder.\\nIn .September, 1862, answering to the call of the\\nGovernment, William Wiselogel enlisted in Com-\\npan}- D, Tiiird Michigan Cavalry, commanded b}-\\nCol. .John K. Mizuer, and, assigned to the Arm}\\nof the Gulf, actively participated in the deci-\\nsive battles of Corintli, luka, Jackson (Tenn.),\\nHolly Springs, Coffeeville (Miss.), and Mobile,\\nAla. In 1865, after a long and courageous service,\\nour subject was mustered out at San Antonio,\\nTex. lie then returned to Albion, Mich., and not\\nlong after took a commercial course in Ira Mah-\\nner s Business College in Albion. He next more\\nsatisfactorily finished his apprenticeship as a car-\\npenter, and engaged in building until 1869, when\\nhe settled permanently in Muskegon and engaged\\nin millwrighting and contracting until 1877. At\\nthis latter date the Wiselogel Planing Mill was\\nestablished, but it was burned to the ground the\\nsucceeding 3 ear. Mr. Wiselogel immediately rebuilt\\nthe mill, which continued a most profitable invest-\\nment until he sold out in 1886, wiien he at once\\nbuilt his present mill, standing near the tracks of\\nthe Grand Rapids Indiana Railroad. The Wise-\\nlogel Planing Milll has a capacity of one hundred\\nthousand feet of lumber per day. and, equipped\\nwith the best improved machinery, employs the\\nyear round about fort} men, and manufactures\\nsash, doors, and hard and soft wood interior\\nfinishings. Mr. Wiselogel has secured the con-\\ntract for the interior finishings of the new court\\nhouse of Muskegon County, the handsome build-\\ning being now in course of construction.\\nOctober 12, 1867, were uniced in marriage Will-\\niam F. Wiselogel and Miss Alsemeda Dyer, of Al-\\nbion, Mich., and daughterof Francis J. Dyer, a na-\\ntive of Vermont. The beautiful home of Mr. and\\nMrs. Wiselogel is pleasanti} located at No. 27 Ham-\\nilton Street, Muskegon. Politically a Republican\\nand a local leader of the party, our subject was in\\n1882 elected Alderman from the Second Ward, and\\nfor a period of two years efficiently discharged the\\nduties intrusted to him by his constituents. In\\n1892 elected City Treasurer, Mr. Wiselogel for a\\ntwelvemonth faithfully cared for the public inter-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0182.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0183.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "^1", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0184.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n191\\nestsof the department of finance, and through his\\nwise service won the approval of .he generiil public.\\nFraternally, our subject is connected with Lov-\\noU Jlpore Lodge No. 182, A. F. iV A. M., and is\\nPresent Commander of Phil Kearney Post No.\\n7, G. A. R. lie is also a member of Muskegon\\nLodge No. 133, A. O. U. W., and is likewise con-\\nnected with Muskegon Lodge No. 92, I. O. O. F.\\nOur sul)ject is Grand Conductor of the (irand\\nLodge of the Independent t)rder of Odd Fellows\\nof Michigan. and is connected with Davis Encanip-\\nn .cnt No. 47,1. O. O. F., and belongs lo Muskegon\\nEncam|)ment No. 6, I. O. O. F. Ills wife alliliates\\nwith the Daughters of Rebecca No. 124,1.0.0. F.,\\nand is a member of the Eastern Star, Nezbeth.\\nMv. Wiselogel is a valued member of these various\\nordei-s and possesses a host of friends. Taking a\\ndeep interest in the promotion of public welfare\\nand business enterprise, our subject early became\\na member of the Chamber of Commerce, and occu-\\npicsa high place among the substantial and liberal-\\nspirited citizens of his home city and the State.\\n-^^l\\nH^\\nH\\nu^\\nACOB B. McNETT, M. D., a retired physi-\\nI cian,now living in Grand Haven, for many\\nyears successfully ensaired in tlie practice\\n^5^^ of his profession and won an enviable\\nreputation. On account of his advancing years,\\nhowever, he has now laid aside all business cares,\\nwith the exception of serving as exaniiiiing\\nsurgeon on llie Pension Board.\\nThe Doctor was l)orn in .leffersoii County, N. Y.,\\nFebruary 20, 1816, and comes of an old family of\\nScotch origin that was founded in .America during\\nColonial days. His father, Samuel McN ett, was a\\nnative of Massachusetts, and served as a Captain\\nin the War of IHTi. He Ijecanie a noted politician\\nand was prominent in puljlic circles. He reached\\nthe advanced age of eighty-six and died in the\\nEmpire State. His wife, who boie the maiden\\nname of .Sallie Hutchins, w.as a native of New\\nYork.\\n9\\nThe Doctor is the eldest of ten children. He\\nspent his childhood under the parental I oof and\\nacquired his education in the common schools and\\nGeneva College, from wliich institution he was\\ngraduated in 1845. Wishing to enter the medical\\nprofession and make its practice his life work,\\nhe began reading with Drs. Frame Powers, well-\\nknown physicians of New York. He entered upon\\npractice in his native Stale, and remained there\\nuntil 1857, when he emigrated Westward. Casting\\nhis lot among the people of Grand Haven, Mich.,\\nhe has since made his home in this city. Opening\\nan office, he conducted a general practice for more\\nthan a third of a century, and received from the\\npublic a liberal patronage. Since 1892, however, he\\nhas lived a retired life.\\nIn 1846, Dr. JlcXett was married to Miss\\nLouise Hunter, of Huron, Wayne County N. Y.\\nShe died in (irand Rapids in the year 1878, leaving\\ntwo sons, William, now a resident of Utah, and\\nFrank, who is living in Omaha, Neb. The Doctor\\nmakes his home at the corner of Franklin and\\nThird Streets, in Grand Haven, where he expects\\nto spend his remaining days. He is comfortably\\nsituated in life, having through his labors and\\nenterprise in former j ears gained a competence.\\nIn 1863, Dr. McNett enlisted in the service of\\nhis country- as Assistant Surgeon of the First\\nMichigan Sharpshooters, commanded by Col. De\\nLand, the regiment being assigned to the Army of\\nthe Potomac. Our subject was later detailed for\\nhospital service, having charge of the Ft. Wayne\\nHospital. After the close of the war, he was ap-\\npointed surgeon of the Navajo Indian Agency, in\\nArizona, where he remained about nine months.\\nIn 1882, lie w as appointed i)hysician at the State\\nHouse of Correction, which is located at Ionia,\\nMich., serving in that capacity two years. The\\nappointment was made by Governor Begole, and\\nat that time I). U. Waters was Warden of the\\nhouse. Ill- has also served as City Physician and\\nHealth Olliccr of Grand Haven for several years,\\nand was one of the pension examiners for the\\nl iftli District for four years, and has recently re-\\nceived the appointment again. Socially, he b\u00c2\u00ab-\\nlongs to {irand Haven Lodge No. 13, A. F. it A.\\nM., and also to the chapter. He has taken (juite", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0185.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "192\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\na prominent part in politics and is a stalwart sup-\\nporter of the Democracy. The cause of temper-\\nance finds in him a warm advocate and one who\\nis never weary of work in its behalf. Dr. McNett\\nis both widely and favorably known in this com-\\nniunit3 and has a large circle of warm friends.\\n^^-f^m^\\nlEORGE M. MILLER, a leading farmer of\\ni|l j^ Chester Township, Ottawa County, and one\\n*^Ji| of the oldest German residents of the com-\\nmunity, was. born in ^Vurtemberg, Germany, Janu-\\nary 30, 1831, and is a son of Cliristian and Barbara\\n(Kurz) Miller, who were also natives of the same\\nland. Their family numbered eight children, of\\nwhom the following are still living: George M.,\\nHenry, and Fredericka, wife of Fred Ata, of Ches-\\nter Township. The mother died in Germany in\\n1848, and in 1850 the father was united in mar-\\nriage with Sophia Kober. They came to America\\nin 1876, and settled upon the farm of our subject,\\nwhere the death of Mr. Miller occurred .luly 20,\\n1881, at the age of eighty-one years, seven months\\nand twenty days. His second wife is still living,\\nand resides in this county. To them were born\\nthree children: Barbara, wife of J. Sehler, of\\nGrand Rapids; Regina, wife of Benjamin Van\\nWildenburg.of Chester Township; and Mrs. Chris-\\ntina Bauer, a widow, who resides with Mrs. Van\\nWildenburg.\\nIn accordance with the laws of his native land,\\nthe subject of this sketch attended school until\\nfourteen years of age, and then learned the trade\\nof nailmaking, manufacturing all kinds of nails\\nthen in use by hand. His father owned a farm,\\nand in connection with his other business George\\nalso aided in its cultivation. With the desire to\\ntry his fortune in tiie New World, he bade adieu to\\nhome and friends in 1852 and sailed for America,\\nlanding in New YorkCitv on the 25th of Septem-\\nber, lie remained in New York State until 1854,\\nwhen be started for Michigan, reaching Grand\\nRapids on the 22d of October, with a cash capital\\nof -$200. He began working on the 24th as a\\nteamster, for $16 per month, and was thus era-\\nplo3ed for three years, during which time his\\nwages were advanced to $26 per month. Living\\necOHOmically and frugally, with his savings he\\npurchased seven lots in Grand Rapids and erected\\ntwo residences. There he remained until 1860,\\nwhen, on the 2d of April, he removed to Chester\\nTownship, Ottawa County, settling a half-mile\\nfrom his present home. This farm of eighty acres\\nwas almost entirely unimproved. Mr. Miller built\\na box house, the floor being boards laid upon\\nthe ground, and the cracks in the dwelling were so\\nlarge thai the snow would sift through upon the\\nbeds.\\nMr. Miller has since traded his first farm for one\\nhundred and sixty acres, of which sixty acres were\\ncleared. This is his present place of residence,\\nand now one hundred and twentj acres of the\\nhomestead are under a high state of cultivation.\\nHis landed possessions aggregate five hundred\\nacres, of which three hundred and sixty acres are\\ncultivated, and to his two sons he has given one\\nhundred and five acres each. He has been alike\\ngenerous with his daughters, to whom he has given\\n-$1,000 each. He continued the development of\\nhis land until 1883, since which tune he has\\npractically lived retired; however, he has made\\nhis farm one of the best in the community, placing\\nupon It all the necessar} improvements and con-\\nveniences, and transforming the raw fields into\\ntracts of rich fertility. He has made judicious\\ninvestments in real estate, and in connection with\\nhis brother and brother-in-law owns much of\\nConklin. He was for years actively engaged in\\nthe real-estate business, and ^et carries on opera-\\ntions in tiiat line tf) a considerable extent.\\nOn the 2d of August, 1859, Mr. Miller was\\njoined in marriage with Barbara Scliuier, a native\\nof Germany, who came to America with her\\nparents, Lachman and Catherine Schuler, she being\\ntheir only child. The mother still makes her\\nhome with her daughter, at the age of seventy-\\nsix. The marriage of Mr. and Jlrs. Jliller was\\ncelebrated in Grand Kapids, and their union lias\\nbeen blessed with eight children, namely: Chris-\\ntina, wife of Michael Frank, of Chester To\\\\vn hi(),", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0186.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n193\\nOttawa County; Henry and Philip F., both of the\\nsame township; Fredericka C.,wife of JohiiUlmer,\\nof Ottawa County; Elizabeth, wife of John Ritz,\\nof Ki ut ounly; Barbara and C hira,bolh at lionie.\\nThe parents are members of the I^utlieran\\nCliureh, and are inVliiy respected people, who\\nhold an enviable position in social circles where\\ntrue wtiitli and intelligence arc received as the\\npassport into j;ood society. During the late war\\nMr. Miller served as recruiting officer of liis town-\\nship. In politics, he is one of llie proiiiiiieiit\\nnienibors of the Democratic party in Ottawa\\nCounty, and has been lumored with many local\\noffices. For eight 3 ears he was Township Treas-\\nurer, and for fourteen years wa.s Highway Com-\\nmissioner. His long-continued service is a high\\ntestimonial to his fldelity to dulj-. In 1872, Mr.\\nMiller made a trip to Germany, and pleasantly\\nspent several weeks in renewing the acquaintances\\nof his youth and visiting childhood scenes, but he\\nis content with America as the land of his abode,\\nfor here he has found a pleasant home and met\\nwith prosperity.\\n,^:S^5iS^\\n^ii-^ i^l:IM^%#\\n(|4_^ ON. WILLIAM CARPENTER, theable City\\nAttorney and eloqufut advocate at the Bar\\nof Muskegon, Mich., is junior partner of the\\nsuccessful legal firm of Runker A- Car[K nter,\\nand is widely known as a man of excellent judicial\\nabilit3- and high attainments. Our subject, a na-\\ntive of Chautauqua County. N. Y., was born .luly G,\\n1853, and was the son of William A. and Laura\\n(Smith) Carpenter. The father was a native of\\nMassachusetts and a descendant of intelligent\\nNew Englanil ancestors. The mother, who was a\\nnative of New York, aiul the daughter of Cyrus\\nSmith, a highly respected citizen of that State, re-\\nceived an excellent education in the home of her\\nchildhood. The father, energetic and enterprising,\\ncmbarke(l in the mercantile business and was va-\\nriously emploi cd for a time, but in 18. )7 deter-\\nmined to locate in the West, and with his family\\njourneyed in an early day to Michigan and made\\nhis home in Saginaw. He remained tliere until\\n1872, when he removed with his wife and children\\nto Farwell, Mich., and there engaged in handling\\nmerchandise. William Carpenter was the second\\nof the three children who blessed the home of the\\nparents. He spent the days of boyhood in attend-\\ning the common schools of his home neighborhood,\\nand later received a course of instruction in the\\nHigh School, completing his studies with honors.\\nMr. Carpenter later taught school, engaging in\\nthe vocation of an instructor for about one year.\\nIn the mean time he improved every available op-\\nportunity- to increiise his stock of knowledge by\\nreadingand observation, also by studyingand read-\\ning law, and spent one year in Farwell. In the\\nfall of 1870 he entered the Slate University and\\ntook a thorough course in the literary and scien-\\nlillc department, graduating with honor in the year\\n1877. Imracdiatel} upon the completion of his\\ncourse in the University, Mr. Carpenter entered\\nupon his duties as Principal of the High School of\\nAlpena, Mich. During the following year our\\nsubject kept books, and also pursued his studies,\\nand was more or less engaged in reading law un-\\ntil the year 1871), when he was admitted to prac-\\ntice at the Bar of the State. Later, entering the\\nlaw department of the State University, Mr. Car-\\npenter made still more extended preparation for\\nhis professional career and graduated from the law\\ndepartment in 1880, receiving his degree. Locat-\\ning permanently in .Muskegon, in the year 1887 he\\nformed a partnership with Robert E. Bunker, and\\nthe linn entered upon a prosperous career, attain-\\ning to an enviable reputation and enjoying a\\nlarge practice in all the courts of the State.\\nIn the mean lime, in 1881, William Carpenter\\nwas honored by an a|)pc)inlnienl to the Bench of\\nthe Probate Court to lill the vacancy caused by the\\ndeath of .Judge Wylie. Occupying the otlice with\\nefficiency, our subject gave faithful service to the\\npeople of the county. For two years Mr. Car-\\npenter discharged with ability the duties of City\\nAttornc3 and, in the year 1892 re-appointed, is\\nnow serving the general public in that capacity.\\nIn politics he is a Republican, and is prominent\\nin the local councils of his party, and takes a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0187.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "194\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhigh place in city and State conventions, being\\nrecognized as a citizen of executive ability aud\\nclear judgment. December 26, 1883, wore united\\nin marriage William Carpenter and Miss Harriet\\nWoodruff, of Farwell, and daugliter of Henr}\\nWoodruff. Two daughters have brightened the\\npleasant home at No. 55 Peck Street. Our sub-\\nject, financialh prospered in the duties of his pro-\\nfession, is also engaged in outside interests and is\\nSecretary and Treasurer of the Weigiiing-Truck\\nCompany. A self-made man, winning his own way\\nupward. Judge Carpenter commands the confidence\\nand high esteem of his fellow-townsmen and the\\ngeneral community of Muskegon County.\\nLBERT MEARS, a leading mercliant. ex-\\n^/Jl tensive property-owner and oldest pio-\\nli) ncer settler of Whitehall, was born near\\nBoston, Mass., September 1.3, 1821, and\\nwas tlie youngest of the six children of Nathan\\nand Lucy (Livingston) Jlears. The Mearses were\\nwell known in New England long before the War\\nof Independence, and the father was a direct de-\\nscendant of an old Portuguese family. Nathan\\nMears was a manufacturer and hotel-keeper of tiie\\nold Bay State, and, li\\\\ing witliin easy distance of\\nBoston, was one of tlic wealthy men of liis local-\\nity. Lucy Livingston, the mother, was of remote\\nEnglish ancestry-, her forefathers having landed\\nupon the shores of New England with other pas-\\nsengers of the Mavflower. Tlie parents of our\\nsubject both died while he was very 3 oung, and\\nthe family soon after scattered, the four brothers\\nand one sister now living in Chicago. Albert\\nwent to live with the man appointed as his guard-\\nian and who looked after his interest in his\\nfather s large estate. Our subject, constantly in\\nschool, had at sixteen years received a liberal ed-\\nucation, and in 1837 came to Michigan, to which\\nState his elder brothers liad preceded him. Ed-\\nwin Meare, an enterprising man, early journeyed\\nto the West, and, thoroughly patriotic, enlisted\\nduring the late Civil War, dying in the hospital at\\nQuinc\\\\ III., during his term of service. Charles\\nMears came to Michigan in the earlv 30s and\\nlocated large tracts of land on White Lake and\\nin different parts of the lake regions, in time be-\\ncoming one of the most extensive himbcrnien and\\nIjrominent merchants of the Wolverine State. He\\nlocated and laid out the town of Whitehall, then\\nnamed Mears in his honor. He made a fortune in\\nhis business, and is now and has been for many\\nyears a resident of No. 345 Ohio Street, Chicago.\\nNathan Mears was also one of tiie leading lum-\\nbermen of Michigan and still controls large inter-\\nests in the State, also being a prominent Chicago\\nca]jitalist, residing at No. 87 Cass Street. He is\\nyet in active business, but his son mainly manages\\nhis extended interests. Lucy Mears married .John\\nBaldwin, a prosperous lumberman and heavy\\nreal-estate dealer, as well as a capitalist and\\nmoney-loaner, of Chicago, where he died some\\nyears ago, leaving a large fortune. His widow-\\nmakes lier home at No. 3852 Lake Avenue, from\\n1837 to 1852, our suliject continued in business in\\nWhitehall, then called jMears, and in Paw Paw, be-\\ning thoroughl} successful in iioth places. In 1843,\\nAlbert Clears and Miss Mary Helen I urner were\\nunited in marriage. Mrs. Mears was born in Mex-\\nico, Oswego Count}-, N. Y.. May 1824. Her\\nfather, Samuel Turner, horn in the Empire State\\nJanuary- St, 1798, passed away in Ue Witt, Mich.,\\nOctober 23, 1848. The Turners date their history\\nin this country back to the landing of the Pilgrim\\nFathers, (irandfatlier .lolin Turner was a soldier\\nin the Revolutionary War, and an uncle, Joseph\\nTurner, was a soldier in the War of 1812. The\\nfather, Samuel Turner, w.as a wheelwright bj\\ntrade and emigrated to Michigan in 1836, locat-\\ning in Paw Paw. Mrs. Mears mother, in maiden-\\nhood Miss Ann Griswold, was born in New York\\nState February 17, 1798, and died in Sacramento,\\nCal., May 20, 1859. The Griswolds also date the\\narrival of their ancestors in this country from the\\nlanding of the Mayflower.\\nMrs. Mears, who was the eldest of the family,\\nhad four brothers and one sister. Edward A.\\nTurner was born July 16, 1827. He journeyed to\\nCalifornia in 18. i2. and died there .hily 15, 1860.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0188.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "PORTR^UT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n195\\nHenry T. Turner, born August 14, 1829, died in\\ninfancy. Cliarles R., born April 8, 1831, went to\\nCalifornia in lSo2, and there was lost siy:iit of. Ann\\nEliza, the sister, horn Keliniary o, 1835, died March\\n10, 1844. Samuel F.. hnni.Iune 2. 1837, was a well-\\nknown miner of Nevada, and was killed hy the eav-\\nin in of his mine, July 17, 1K78. Jlr. and Mis.\\nMears, in company- with a large party, consisting of\\na number of families, among whom were the brother\\nand mother of our subject, crossed the plains to\\nCalifornia. After a three-months tiip they ar-\\nrived at wiiat is now Placerville. Mr. .Mears, pos-\\nsessing a modest foitune left him by his father s\\nestate, engaged in mining and invested in other\\nventures on the Pacific Coast with unprofitable re-\\nsults, and after leaving the larger part of his\\nmone} in the Golden State, returned to Michigan,\\nvia the Isthmus, and engaged in the mercantile\\nbusiness in AVhiteiiall. Since that time our sub-\\nject has been continuously prospered and during\\nthe |)almy days of the lumber business in ^Vhitehall\\nrapidly amassed a competence. After a time he\\ngave the most of his attention to his mercantile\\ninterests, but has also continued in lumlieiing and\\nvarious other enterprises. When Mr. Mears re-\\nturned to Michigan in 1861, he began the hand-\\nling of merchandise in the store at the foot of the\\nstreet, and has remained in that old landmark ever\\nsince.\\nA public-spirited and energetic man, our sub-\\nject was an important factor in building up and\\nextending the interests of Whitehall. Including\\nthe Mears Hotel and other valiialtle property, he\\nowns a large amount of real estate in AVhitehall\\nand the near vicinity of tlie village. Mr. Meais\\npossesses one of the finest farms in the localitj\\nand has expended over *20,00(l upon its improve-\\nments. He finds much enjoyment in his beautiful\\ntwenty-acre lake, well stocked with fish. Our sub-\\nject was one of the founders of the bank in White-\\nhall and was President and Vice-President of the\\nbank, but for the past few years has simply been a\\nstockholder and Director. Politically, Mr. Mears\\nhas been a Rei)ublican from the first day of that\\nparty s organization. He was the first Postm.astcr\\nof Whitehall and has served with efficiency as\\nSupervisor of the township, and as President of\\nthe Village Board faithfully aided in local prog-\\nress and needed improvements. Fraternally, our\\nsubject has for forty years been connected with\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has\\nbeen a representative in the Grand Lodge. He is\\nadmitted to be one of the best-posted Odd Fel-\\nows in the State, but is now demited. He is also\\nprominently connected with the Ancient Free\\nAccei)ted Masons, being one of the most highly\\nvalued members of that ancient order.\\nMr. and Mrs. Mears were blessed by the birth\\nof two children, both now deceased. George\\nAlbert, born January 27, 1849, died March 24,\\n1850. Helen C, born October 4, 1852, attained to\\nadult age au accomplished and attractive young\\nlady. She married Dav id R. Hopkins, and bore him\\none child. Albert Mears Hopkins, who was born Oc-\\ntober Ifi. 187r ,and died May 4, 1880. Mrs. Hopkins\\ndied March 4, 1H82. Bereaved of their children\\nand grandchildren, our subject and his devoted\\nwife received the sjinpathy of many true friends.\\n.Mr. and Mrs. Mears upon January 2(;, 1892, cele-\\nbrated their golden wedding, the magnificent en-\\ntertainment being given at the Mears Hotel. This\\nsocial occasion was a notable event in Whitehall,\\nand among the beautiful souvenirs presented to\\nour subject was a solid gold-headed cane, hand-\\nsomely and fittingly engraved, and a valuable\\nmementt) of the brilliant occasion. The host and\\nhostess, who had for fifty years walked together\\nside by side, received the hearty good wishes of\\na host of friends endeared by the association of\\nmany pleasant years.\\nARTIN V. PERLEY, who is foreman of\\nthe Hackley Hume Lumber Company,\\nof JIuskcgon, comes from the northeast\\ncorner of the Union, being a native of\\nCumberland County, Me. He was born July 23,\\n1838, and on the paternal side is of English de-\\nscent, while on the maternal side he is of Irish au-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0189.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "196\\nPORTRAIT AJSTD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncestry. His grandfather, Abram Ferley, was born\\nin the Pine Tree State, and liis father, George\\nPerlcy, was also a native of Maine. The mother\\nof our subject bore the maiden name of Hannah\\nLow. She. too, wus born in Elaine and was a\\ndaughter of .Judge Low.\\nWe now take up tlie personal liistory of our\\nsubject, knowing that it will prove of interest to\\nmany of our readers, for he is widely and favor-\\nably known in iNIuskegon County. His boyhood\\ndays were quiet!} passed in his native State, and\\nat the age of twenty-one lie obtained a position in\\nthe counting-room in the commission house of\\nhis uncle, .Jonas II. Perley. The West, howevei\\nfurnislied attractions for the ambitious and enter-\\nprising young man, and in August, 1862, he came\\nto INIichigan, locating in Big Rapids. He formed\\na ijartnersliip witli Charles Merrill, Jonas Perlej\\nand Thomas W. Palmer, under the name of Perle^\\nCo. This firm engaged in the lumber business\\nand the connection was continued for ten years,\\nwlien our subject sold Ins interest and purchased\\na sawmill, which he carried on for several years.\\nIn 1864 JIartin Perley was united in marriage\\nwitli Miss Ellen M. Ruddiman, daughter of George\\nRuddiman, one of the pioneer settlers of Muskegon.\\nTlieir union was blessed with a daughter, Mary\\nKllen, who resides with her father at No. 303\\nAVestern Avenue. The mother was called to the\\nhome beyond in March, 1889.\\nIn 1868 Mr. Perley was appointed County\\nTreasurer of Muskegon County for a term of two\\nyears, and so acceptably did he fill that oflice that\\nlie was elected in 1870 for a term of two 3 ears.\\nOil leaving that position, he was employed for\\nseveral 3ears with the firm of Buslinell, Wallace\\nReed in the lumber business, after which he was\\nsuperintendent of the shingle null of O. P. Pills-\\nbury (fe Co. for two years. In 1882 he became fore-\\nrnan of the Hackley Hume Lumber Company, with\\nwliich he has since been connected. Mr. Perley\\nis ever faithful to the interests of his employers\\nand can therefore alwa^ s command a good and\\npaying position. He is alike true to every public\\nand private trust, and his faithfulness and fidelity-\\nhave won him universal confidence and esteem.\\nOur subject exercises his right of franchise in\\nsupport of the men and measures of the Republi-\\ncan party. He takes considerable interest in Ma-\\nsonry and is a member of Lowell Lodge No. 182,\\nA. F. A. M.; Muskegon Chapter Xo. 47, R. A. M.;\\nand IMuskegon Commandery No. 22, K. T. Edu-\\ncational, social and moral interests find in him a\\nfriend, and his support and co-o[ieration aie never\\nwithheld from any worthy enterprise.\\nSAIAHGOODENOW. For more than a quarter\\nJ! of a century this gentleman has made iiis\\nIt, home upon tlie farm in Tallmadge Townsiiip\\nwhere he still resides, and to the cultivation\\nof which he devotes his attention. Upon coming\\nto Ottawa County in 1866, he purcliascd one\\nhundred and twenty acres, which he cleared and\\nimproved. As time passed bv he added to his\\nproperty until lie became the owner of three hun-\\ndred and ninety-three acres of fine land. He en-\\ngages extensively in raising grain and also\\ncultivates small fruits with considerable success.\\nBorn in Sandy Creek, N. Y., on the 1st of Ma}\\n1832, our subject is the son of Edward and Mary\\n(James) Goodenow, natives respectivelj of New\\nYork and Wales. When Isaiah was six months\\nold, his parents removed to Erie Count}-, Pa.,\\nwhere the father followed agricultural operations\\nuntil his demise, in 18.J2. Our subject was the\\nthird youngest child born to his parents, and in his\\nboyhood was the recii)ient of such educational ad-\\nvantages as were afforded by the common schools\\nof Erie County. He was an observing lad,\\nthoughtful and studious by nature, and availed\\nhimself to the utmost of ever}- opportunity of in-\\ncreasing his fund of information. Much of his\\ntime in youth was spent upon his father s farm,\\nwhere he assisted in tilling the soil and garnering\\nthe grain.\\nAt the age of twenty years, bereaved by the death\\nof his father, our subject started out upon his own\\nresponsibility. He proceeded to Illinois, and for\\neleven years followed farming pursuits in Will", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0190.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n197\\nCounty, whence he leturned to Pennsylvania and\\nsojounitd there for one year. Not lin(iing things\\nthere as lie had expected, he again sought a home\\nin the West, and came to Michigan, making the\\noverland journej- with a team. Arriving in\\nOttawa County in 1866, he settled upon one\\nluindred and twenty acres where he now resides,\\nand where, as above stated, lie engages extensively\\nin raising fruit and grain.\\nA very important event iu the life of Mr.\\nGoodenow w.ns his marriage, which occurred in\\n1858, uniting him with Miss Gertrude Niskern.\\nMr. and Mrs. (loodenow were the parents of the\\nfollowing-named children: Cora, who is at home;\\nWarren K., who conducts farming pursuits in\\nSouth Dakota; Frank, May, Florence, Walter and\\nCharles, who reside wiiii their parents. Thej oc-\\ncupy positions of prominence in social circles, but\\nare not identified with any religious organization,\\nalthough Mrs. Goodenow was inclined toward the\\ndoctrines of the Lutheran Church during her life.\\nShe died .March 7, 1892. As every public-spirited\\ncitizen should, our subject Utkes an active interest\\nin the welfare of his community and contributes\\nto its material progress. In politics, he is a Dem-\\nocrat, and alwaj S gives his support to the candi-\\ndates of that p-jrty. Socially, he afHIiates with\\nBerlin Lodge Xo. 218, A. F. A. M.\\n!)[IOMAS .1. G. BOLT, a progressive, public-\\n(^S spirited citizen of Moorland and one of\\nMuskegon County s large laud-owners, w;is\\nborn in Devonshire, Kngland, April 16, 1848, be-\\ning the son of George W. and Jenuina (Guscolt)\\nB(;U, natives of England. Ills father, who was a\\nfarmer by occupation, emigrated to America in\\n1857, and after sojourning in New York C ity\\nabout six months, he removed to Canada and set-\\ntled near the cil} of London. In 1858, having\\nsold liis inteiests in Canada, he traveled exten-\\nsively over the Western country with the view iif\\nlooking up a suitable location for a home. He fi-\\nnally settled in Ottawa County, Mich., and there\\nremained until death terjninaterl his career in\\n1886. Ills wife, now eighty-three years of age\\n(1893), resides on the old homestead in Ottawa\\nCounty.\\nOf eleven children, nine of whom are now liv-\\ning, the subject of this biographical notice is the\\neighth in order of birth. He comiileted his edu-\\ncation at Belmont, Canada, and Giaiid Rapids,\\nMich., and at the age of twenty-one commenced to\\nteach school, continuing thus engaged for a num-\\nber of years. He has taught twentj -one successive\\nwinters in Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties,\\nand, being a good disciplinarian, as well as a man\\nof broad culture and extensive information, he has\\nachieved the highest success in his profession.\\nIlls interest in educational matters has been deep\\nand unflagging, and his influence has done much\\ntoward elevating the standard of education in this\\ncommunity. He has served as Township Super-\\nintendent of Schools during the entire period of\\nthat ofHce, and has also been School Inspector for\\na number of years and School Commissioner for\\ntwo years in Muskegon County.\\nIn 1875 Mr. Bolt was united in marriage with\\nMiss Ola, daughterof Joseph and Harriet (Wyliss)\\nMinnich, natives of Ohio. Three children were\\nborn of this union, Louis J., Ada F. and Lucius\\nP., who are bright and intelligent, inheriting the\\nstudious qualities of their father. The daughter,\\nat the age of eleven, received a first-grade teach-\\ner s certificate at Muskegon, and the sons are also\\nwell-informed and studious. In polities a stanch\\nRepublican, Mr. Bolt has for a number of years\\nbeen prominently connected with all the political\\naffairs of the county, and has been chosen by his\\nfellow-citizens to represent them in various local\\nollices of trust and res|)onsibility. His popularity\\nis proved by the fact that he has rejiresented\\nMoorland Township on the Board of Suiicrvisors\\nof Muskegon County for a period of ten years,\\nduring nine of which he received every vote in\\nthe township.\\nIn regard to social connections, Mr. Bolt is\\nidentified with the .Masonic fraternity, the Inde-\\npendent Order of Odd Fellows, and for the past sev-\\nenteen years has been a member of the Independent", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0191.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "198\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nOrder of Good Templars. lie is the possessor of\\nfive luiiulred and lliirty-sevcn acres of farming\\nland, the larger portion of vvhich is well improved.\\nIn addition to his landed possessions, he is the\\nowner of the comfortable and substantial resi-\\ndence he now occupies, and which he erected\\nin 1892. His business career lias been such as to\\nwin for him the confidence of his associates, and,\\nsocially, his genial, generous disposition has won\\nfor him a host of warm friends.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^^E\\nON. CHARLES L. BRL NDAGE. Few\\nJ possessions are more valued and wished\\nfor than strength, but it is not generally\\nconsidered that only through long, patient\\nand continuous effort can it be attained. It is\\nthought of rather as a happy accident, or a native\\ngift to be passively grateful for, than as a natural\\nai.d certain result of toil and striving. liodil^\\nstrength, for example, the infant gains through\\nconstant motion, the boy through active pla3 the\\nman through toil and burden. This is equally\\nmanifest in moral and mental strength. The\\nstrong mind is one which has accumulated power\\nthrough hard mental activity. Much earnest study,\\nmuch effort of thought, have combined to give it\\nthat vigorous force and elasticity which to its\\npossessor is so valuable a boon. We look with\\npleasure upon the man thus favored. We admire\\nIlls clear thought, his sound judgment, his keen\\ndiscrimination; we envy the ease with which he\\nditucts the points of an argument, or solves an in-\\ntricate question, or applies a principle, but we do\\nn(;t see, and seldom even imagine, what toil and\\njiatieucc may have been the source of his admired\\nstrength. The one whom all men honor for his\\nvirtue and integrity, to whom wrong-doing oflfers\\nno attraction, and who performs each duty as it\\narises, apparently without effort, has not gained\\nthis power by treading paths of ease. The ob-\\nstacles overcome, the trials which have been so\\nbard to bear, have called forth the fortitude and\\nheroism which are parts of every noljle nature. It\\nhas come to him through effort and sacrifice, and\\nthe more it has cost, the greater the reward.\\nlion. Charles L. Brundage, present State Senator\\nfor the Twent3-third District of Michigan, com-\\nposed of Muskegon and Ottawa Counties, is a na-\\ntive of t!ie Empire State, born in Bath, Steuben\\nCounty, in August, 1830. He is the son of Matth-\\new Brundage and the grandson of Abram Brundage,\\nwho was of English descent. Matthew Brundage\\nwas a native of the State of New York, and was a\\nfarmer b^* occupation. He selected his wife in the\\nperson of Miss Almedia Knickbocker, also of New\\nYork, and of Dutch descent. The original of this\\nnotice was the second son in a famil} of ten chil-\\ndren born to his parents. He passed his 3-outh\\nin Allegany Count3 N. Y., where he secured a\\nfair education in the common schools, and in 1849\\nattended Alfred Academ3-, afterward Alfred Uni-\\nversity, from which institution he was graduated\\nin 1854. Following this he entered the State\\nNormal, at Alban3 N. Y., and was graduated in\\n185.5. He then became Principal of the public\\nschools of Angelica, N. Y., and was thus occupied\\nfor several years. In 1854 Capt. Brundage mar-\\nried Miss Frances A. Piatt, of Allegan3- County,\\nN. Y., but a native of Connecticut, and the daugh-\\nter of .Joseph Piatt. Three children have been\\ngiven them: Fred, a wholesale druggist in Muske-\\ngon, Mich.; Lottie, at home; and Anna, wife of\\nEdward Latimer, of Muskegon. In 1862 he en-\\nlisted in Compan3 G, One Hundred and Thirtieth\\nNew York Infantr3% under Col. Alfred Gibbs, and\\nwas assigned to the Army of the Potomac. On\\nthe organization of the regiment in 1862 he was\\ncommissioned First Lieutenant, and on the 9th of\\nNovember of the same year he was commissioned\\nCaptain of his company.\\nIn 1863 the regiment was transferred to the cav-\\nalry and became the First New York Dragoons.\\nOur subject continued to serve until 1864, when\\nhe was discharged on a surgeon s certificate for\\ndisabilities received in theservices. Returning to\\nNew York, he was elected School Commissioner, a\\nposition he held for six years. In 1870 he was\\nappointed railway postal clerk, running from\\nDunkiik to New York City, and held that posi-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0192.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0193.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0194.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n201\\ntion for tliiee years. The yvni 1874 found liim\\nlocated in Muskegon. Mich. wlicre he embarked\\nin the dnij;; trade, whidi he carries on at the pres-\\nent time. The stock is always full and complete,\\npure, fresh, and of standard quality, embracing\\never^-lliing |jcrtaining to a tir. t-class drug store.\\nIn his political views the Captain is a Republi-\\ncan, and iiis first Presidential vote was for Col.\\n.John C. Fremont, in 1856. He takes a deep inter-\\nest in local, State and national politics. In 1892\\nhe was elected State Senator, with a majority of\\neleven hundred and lliirty votes on tlic Hcpubli-\\ncan ticket, running about four hundred ahead of\\nhis ticket. Wliile in the Senate, he served on\\na number of important committees. He is a mem-\\nber of Muskegon Lodge No. .12, I. F., and\\nis also a member of I liil Kearney Post No. 7, G.\\nA. R.. being a delegate to the National Encamp-\\nment at Detroit. For two terms lie was a member\\nof the Council of Administration of the Depart-\\nment of Michigan. He has a good, substantial\\nresidence at No. 80 Terrace Street.\\nt,^r?=^EORGE F. OUTHWAITE, a leading citizt\\nof Muskegon, who entered into rest Fc\\n1^1 ruary 3, 181);{, was for many years one\\n,,^=$EORGE F. OUTHWAITE, a leading citizen\\nb-\\nof\\nthe prominent lumbermen of the AVolverine State,\\nami iu ld witli lidelity various responsible posi-\\ntions of public trust. In 1H72 he was elected City\\nRecorder of Muskegon, and later refused a second\\nterm. In the fall of 1873 he was appointed Coun-\\nty Sui)erintendent of the Poor, and served for\\nthirteen years in that odicial capacity to the great\\nsatisfaction of the general public, who thorouglily\\nappreciated iiis excellent judgment and executive\\nability.\\nA native of the Wolverine State, our subject\\nwas born in Plymoutli, Wayne Cduiity, December\\n28, 1836. His parents, John and .Mice (Plews)\\nOuthwaile, natives of England, were numbered\\namong the pioneer settlers of Michigan, locating\\nin Wayne County when the greater portion of the\\nState w.is yet a wilderness. George F. acquired a\\ngood education .as the result of his own exertions,\\nand may be properl3 termed a self-made man.\\nHe studied in the common and High Schools of\\nPl3-mouth, and later took a commercial course in\\nthe Chicago Business College. In the mean time,\\nMarch 31, 1859, he had removed to Muskegon,\\nand after completing his studies in Chicago, re-\\nturned to that city.\\nMr. Outhwaitc began life for himself, working\\nfor his brother and John Torrent in a small shingle\\nmill, where he remained in the capacity of an em-\\nploye until April, 1862. He then formed a part-\\nnership with his brother, the firm being known as\\nJ. R. Outhwaite Bio. He, however, in the fall\\nof the same year sold out his interest to his broth-\\ner, and engaged upon his own account in tlie lum-\\nber and shingle business, which lie prosperously\\nconducted for a great many years. While hold-\\ning his otiicial positions, he continued in the lum-\\nber business, and gradually amassed a competence.\\nHe was a man of broad intelligence and liberal\\nspirit, and as a citizen, energetic and enterprising,\\nmaterially aided in tlie advancement of many of\\ntiie vital interests of his home locality. Urm in\\nhis convictions of right and wrong, and decisive\\nin action, he possessed sterling integrity of charac-\\nter, and commanded the esteem of all who knew\\nhim. He was i)olitieally a Republican and an\\nardent advocate of tlio party, giving his earnest\\nefforts in l)phalf of the .success of tiie principles in\\nwhich lie believed. Fraternal!} a member of the\\nMasonic order, he was a Knight Temi)hir, and had\\na host of friends in that organization.\\nDecember 28, 1866, George F. Outhwaile and\\nMiss Helen A. Reed were united in marriage. The\\nestimable wife of Our subject is a native of Grand\\nRapids, Mich., and is a daughter of Ezra and Cath-\\nerine (Storring) Reed, both natives of New York\\nState, the father having been born in 1-itclilield,\\nand the mother in the Mohawk Valley. Mr. Reed\\nwas one of the pioneers of (Jrand Rapids, Kent\\nCounty, winch at the time of his settlement con-\\ntained only five while families. The union of Mr.\\nand Mrs. Outhwaite was blessed b^ the birth of a\\ndaughter, Blanche C, a ciiarming and accomplished", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0195.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "202\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRATHICAL RECORD.\\nyoung lady, who has been carefully educated, and\\nis now a student in the University of ]Micliigan,\\nwhere she is pursuing a special course. ^Ir. Outh-\\nwaite resides in a magnificent residence of modern\\narchitecture, containing the latest improvements.\\nThe surroundings are beautiful, and the location.\\nNo. 39 Peck Street, one of tlie finest in the city.\\nEight months have come and gone since George\\nF. Outhwaite passed aw.iy, but his memory as a\\nsincere friend anil true citizen will long live in\\nthe hearts of the many who knew and loved him.\\nciiJLr=i\\na,*^^^\\nI/, ^^ENRY MILLER, an able business man, lead-\\ning hardware merchant and successful gen-\\n/.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^i^ eral farmer, desirabl.y located in Chester\\n/J Township, Ottawa County, Mich., is a na-\\ntive of Wurtemberg. Germany, and was born Jan-\\nuary 29, 1834. He is the son of Ciiristian and\\nBarbara JNIiller, his mother having passed away in\\nthe Fatherland in 1849. Tlie father married again\\nin 1852 or 1853, wedding Miss Sophie Kober,\\nalso a native of Germany, with whom he emi-\\ngrated to the L nited States in 1874. locating in\\nOttawa County, Mich., wiiere he died in 1881, at\\nthe advanced age of eighty ^ears. His last wife is\\nyet surviving. By his marriage to the mother of\\nour subject, Christian Miller became tlie father of\\nfour children: Michael, of Ottawa County; Henry;\\nFred, residing in Ottawa County; and Frederica,\\nwife of Fred Ata, of tiiis county. By his second\\nmarriage the father iiad Ihiee cliildren: Barbara,\\nwife of John .Seliler.of Grand Ra|)ids; Kegina, wife\\nof Benjamin AVildeinbuig. of Cliester Township;\\nand Christiana, widow of Robert Bauer, of Grand\\nRapids.\\nHenry Miller received his education in the pub-\\nlic schools of Germany and was but fourteen jears\\nold wiien he began the work of life. He remained\\nWilli his fatlier, who was by occupation a farmer\\nand nail-maker, until twenty years of age, and in\\n1854 emigrated to America. Landing in Buffalo,\\nN. Y., with twelve shillings in his pocket, our sub-\\nject laboriously worked six months to pay his\\nboard, and meantime studied ambitiously at home\\nto learn the English language. In 1855, leaving\\nBuffalo for the farther West, Mr. Miller journeyed\\nto Grand Rapids, where, March 6, he was met by\\nhis brother Michael, who had preceded him to\\nAmerica by two 3 ears. For six continuous years\\nour subject worked in Grand Rapids, doing heavy\\nteaming, hauling wood and stone. He had reached\\nthere ;25 in debt but by patient toil had in 1860\\namassed a small capital. At this period of time\\nOctober 10, 1860, he removed to Chester I ownship,\\nand located upon section 27, when this part of the\\ncountry was almost entirely covered with a heavy\\ngrowth of timber. Purchasing eighty acres of land,\\nfor which he paid -\u00c2\u00a7650, almost his total savings,\\nMr. Miller erected a log house, in which he lived\\nfor some j-ears.\\nWhen his wife, Mrs. Catherine (Fluhrer) Miller,\\nwith whom he was united in marriage in 1857, first\\nsaw her new home she wept, and our subject admits\\nit must have looked a little cheerless to her, com-\\ning as she did from the city. As time passed on,\\nhowever, the appearance of the farm and its sur-\\nroundings rapidlv changed. The timber, yielding\\nto the steady strokes of the axe, gave cleared and\\nfertile land, which, yielding to high cultivation,\\nannually furnished a bounteous harvest and build-\\nings large and comfortable arose, residence, barns\\nand sheds.\\nFinancially prospered, Mr. Miller now owns over\\none hundred and seventeen valuable acres, ninety-\\nfive acres of which are finely cultivated. He has\\nalso given to his children about one hundred acres\\nof excellent land. In 1884, our subject went to\\nCoopersville and engaged in farming for three\\nyears, and in 1888 returned to Conklin, w here he\\nerected the first store building in the village, and\\nopened it to the public with a well-selected stock\\nof farming implements. Succeeding beyond his\\nexpectations, he built in 1889 his present spacious\\nstore, 25x80 feet in size, constructed of brick, two\\nstories in height, finely finished in modern style,\\nand which cost 13,000. As soon as tiie build-\\ning was completed Jlr. Jliller stocked with a\\nvariet} of farming implements and added a large\\nline of hardware. Commencing business with a", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0196.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n203\\nmodest capital, he now carries a complete stock of\\ngoods, valued at from !!!7,()00 to 10,000, and tran-\\nsacts a business of from #lo,00() to %!25,000 annu-\\nally, with case supplying the increasing demands\\nof one of the best trades in liiis part of the county.\\nThe estimable wife of our subject was a native\\nof Germany and was the daughter of Mr. and\\nMrs. John l-Mulirer. The pleasant home has been\\nblessed by the birth of seven children: Elizabeth,\\ntlie wile of Christian Diiikle, of Chester Town-\\nship; .Sophia, the wife of Henry Weldenberg, of\\nWright Township; George JI., .Jr.; Christian, de-\\nceased; Margaret IJ.; Henry, deceased; and Anna\\n15.. who comi)letes the list of sons and daughters.\\nMr. and Mr*. Miller are both valued members of\\nthe Lutheran Church and active in religious work.\\nOur subject is, poUticall}^ a strong Democrat and\\nhas been a member of the Democratic County\\nConvention. He wa,-, appointed in lf(86 by Pres-\\nident Cleveland the first Postmaster of the vil-\\nlage of Conklin; for eleven consecutive years he\\nably discharged the duties of Township Treasurer,\\nand for four years served faithfully as Highway\\nCommissioner. In 1893, re-elected Township Treas-\\nurer, Mr. Miller is now with great acceptability\\nholding the position of trust assigned him by his\\nfellow-townsmen, who repose in liirn the highest\\nconfidence as a friend, neighbor and citizen.\\n/^OLON C. LII.I.IK, Presidentof the Coopers-\\nville Creaiiicry Company, and a successful\\nagriculturist of Tallinadge Township, Ot-\\ntawa County, was born in this township January\\nG, 18G(I. His father, Joel H. Lillie, was born in St.\\nLawrence County, N. Y.. and emigrated to Michi-\\ngan soon after attaining his majority. Here he\\nengaged in lumbering and worked in various places\\nuntil he pui-chascd the land upon which our sub-\\nject now resides. To the improvement and culti-\\nvation of this place he gave his attention until the\\ndeath of his wife in 1883, when he removed to\\nCoopersvillc, and made his home in that vill.age\\nuntil his death, September 19, 1893. He was a man\\nof wealth, and was the owner of a large brick and\\ntile factory at Coopersvillc.\\nThe mother of our subject was Sarah, daughter\\nof Araraon and Ann is Augur, who for many years\\nresided in the State of New York, but afterward\\ncame to Jlichigan. Colon C. Augur, the uncle\\nafter whom our subject was named, is now on the\\nlist of retiied army ofllcers. To the marriage of\\nJoel and Sarah Lillie there were born five children,\\ntwo sons and three daughters. Edith S. married\\nJohn M. Park and now resides in AVright Township,\\nOttawa County; Walter married Ella McGrathand\\nmakes his home in Grand Haven, this .State; the\\nthird in order of birth is the subject of this notice;\\nEmma E., who is unmarried, is a teacher in Cali-\\nfornia; and Annis M., who is the wife of William\\nE. Baxter, lives in T^os Angeles, Cal.\\nIn his 3 outh our subject received ordinary com-\\nmon-school advantages. At, the age of twenty-one\\nhe entered the Michigan Agricultural College at\\nLansing, where he remained for four years, receiv-\\ning the degree of Bachelor of Science, and gaining\\na practical education in farming. Eor four years\\nhe filled the position of Princi|)al of the Cooperi?-\\nviUe schools, resigning it in order to accept the of-\\nfice of Commissioner of the county. He is the\\nfounder and President of the Coopeisville C.-eani-\\nery Company, a nourishing enterprise which is\\nestablished on a paying basis. At the present time\\nhe conducts the dairy dei)artinent of the I rartlcul\\nFarmer Fniit Grower, a popular agricultural pa-\\nper published at (!rand Rapids.\\nA Rcpulilican in [xjlitics, Mr. Lillie has repre-\\nsented Tallinadge Township upon llic County\\nBoard of .Supervisors, and has also ollicialed .as\\nCounty .School Commissioner. While Secretary of\\nthe County Board, he introdiKid the graded sys-\\ntem into the sciiuols of the county, and as a result\\nof ids efforts the slandaid of education has been\\ngreatly advanced. In his social connections, he is\\nidentified with the Knights of the Maccabees and\\nCoopersvillc Lodge, A. F. it A. M. His mar-\\nriage occurred on the 2Gth of .lunc, I8 .M), .and\\nunited him with Miss Julia Lawtoii, a daugh-\\nter of Albert ancl Mary (Lofliis) Lawton.\\nThe young couple reside upon the old Lillie home-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0197.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "204\\nPOjciTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nstead, where Mr. Lillie cultivates two liunclred and\\nforty acres of the finest kind in Ottawa Count}\\nEverything on liis place is of modern imjirovement,\\nand he raises large crops of wheat, corn, oats and\\nh.ay.\\nANIICL M. ANGELL. Through the ener-\\ngetic prosecution of agricultural enterprises,\\nMr. Angell has become well known tlirough-\\nout Ottawa Countv .as a successful farmer of Tall-\\nmadge Township. His farm ranks with the best\\nin the county, and consists of one liundred and\\ntwenty acres, upon which lias been placc(i a sub-\\nstanti.nl set of improvements, including a commo-\\ndious house and a number of outbuildings for the\\nstorage of machinery and the shelter of stock.\\nThe outward career of Daniel M. Angell can\\nscarcely be called an eventful one. Averse to all\\ndisplay, he has souglit neither distinction nor\\npower, but in the rural home, surrounded by those\\nhe loves, he lives in comfort and serene content.\\nBom in Clinton County, N. Y., February 11,\\n1831, our subject is the second child in the family\\nof Daniel and Olive (Wheeler) Angell, natives of\\nNew York. At the age of five years he accom-\\npanied his jiarents to Michigan, and settled in what\\nis now Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, where\\nhe grew to manhood. His entire educational ad-\\nvantages consisted of a short attendance at the\\ncommon schools of Lamont, this county, and one\\nterm spent in a select school. However, through\\ndiligent effort, he has gained a good education, and\\nmay justly be termed a self-made man.\\nRemaining with his father until he reached the\\nage of twenty-three, our subject then embarked in\\nfanning upon his own account, and for nine years\\npursued his chosen occupation on the south side of\\nGrand Hivcr. Later he returned to the old home-\\nstead, and upon the death of his father in 1876 he\\nassumed the management of the place, where he\\nstill m.akes his home, lie carries on general farm-\\ning, and raises wheat, corn, potatoes and small\\nfruits. He has received little assistance from others,\\nand his success is due largely to his unaided exer-\\ntions. He is a man of keen discrimination, fore-\\nsight and energy, and displays excellent judgment\\nin the management of his estate.\\nThe lady who, on the 2d of September, 1854, be-\\ncame the wife of Mr. Angell was formerly Miss\\nCecelia Blakeney, and was born in New York, be-\\ning the daughter of William and Susan (Powers)\\nBlakenej of Vermont. To this marriage there\\nwere born eight children, live of whom are\\nstill living, namely: Daniel M., who makes his\\nhome with his parents; Frances, Jlerton P.,Velvia\\nC. and Moses R., all of whom are still at home.\\nIn religious connections, both Mr. Angell and his\\nestimable wife are identified with the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, of which he is the present Stew-\\nard and one of the Trustees. Politically, he is a\\nProhibitionist, and votes the ticket of his chosen\\npart} at every election. He has served as Road-\\nmaster and in other [lositions where his energ} and\\nability have been instrumental in advancing the\\ninterests of the township and county.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^AMES HUTCHINSON, a leading business\\nman of Michigan, an energetic and popular\\ni manufacturer of buggies, spring wagons,\\n^^j/ carriages, package and delivery w.agons, has\\nfor twenty-four years been a prominent citizen of\\n]\\\\Iuskegon, where his well-known factory enjoy-\\ning a large trade annually supplies to the general\\npublic some of the finest specimens of vehicles\\never used in road transportation. Our subject, a\\nnative of Canada, was born in Perth, Ontario,\\n.luiie 17, 1844. His father, James Hutchinson, Sr.,\\nlikewise a native of the Queen s dominions, was\\nreared and educated in Canada and, arriving at\\nman s estate, married the mother of our subject,\\nEllison Easton, also born in Canada and the\\ndaughter of an old and highly respected famil}\\nthe descendants of a long line of honored English\\nancestry. Our subject enjoyed excellent educa-\\ntional advantages, and attended school near Lon-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0198.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD.\\n205\\ndon, Canada, in wliich locality lie passed the days\\nof boyhood. He early began his preparation for a\\nself-reliant and seir-sustainiiin; future by serving\\nan apprenticeship to the trade of a blacksmith, and\\narrived at twenty-one years of age well litled to\\nbegin the battle of life for himself.\\nIn 1869, removing to the United Slates, Mr.\\nHutchinson journe^-ed to Muskegon, Mich., which\\ncity has since been his constant home. For a\\nnumber of years he was variously emjiloyed, work-\\ning mainly in lines of business connected with his\\ntrade, liut finally, having some capital in money\\nand a vast amount of enterprise, he embarked in\\nhis present manufacturing interests upon his own\\naccount. Begiiiiiiiig in a comparatively small way,\\nour subject has with ability and unwearied devo-\\ntion to business extended the facilities of his fac-\\ntory, which is now equal to the demands of a large\\nand rapidly increasing custom; and the public by\\nits patronage eloquently testifies to its satisfaction\\nwith the material and workmanship of the superior\\nproduct of buggies and wagons which year after\\n3 ear successfully compete with those turned out\\nby longer established and more pretentious houses.\\nAs a manufacturer, Mr. Hutchinson has achieved\\nan enviable reputation and in the general conduct\\nof his business has won the confidence of the pub-\\nlic. His trade is not local but takes in a large\\nterritory, and the business, from the first an assured\\nsuccess, has in the past sixteen years developed\\ninto proportions far exceeding early expectations.\\nIn January, 1873, in Whitehall, Muskegon\\nCounty, Mich., were united in marriage .lames\\nHutchinson and Miss Abbie Doolan, a native of\\nVermont and a daughter of James Doolan, a highly\\nrespected resident of the (ireen Mountain .State.\\nThe union of our subject and his estimable wife\\nhas been blessed by the birth of a bright and in-\\ntelligent family. ICIla E., the eldest-born and only\\ndaughter, an .accomplished young lady, is at hojnc.\\nThe three youngest, William, Krank and John, are\\nlikewise with their parents, who reside in a beauti-\\nful residence, modern in architecture, convenient\\nin design, and containing all the latest improve-\\nments. The handsome frame house located at No.\\n10 East Ionia Street is the abode of hospitality\\nand witnesses the social gatherings of many friends.\\nOur subject is fraternally a valued member of\\nMuskegon Lodge Xo. 140, A. F. A. M., and is\\nlikewise connected with the Foresters. Politic-\\nally a Hcpublican and interested in local and na-\\ntional government, he is not in any sense of the\\nword a politician, but, doing his duty at the polls\\nand assisting in matters of local enterprise, is ac-\\ncounted a substantial citizen and man of public\\nsijirit.\\nRHIN I). BLiVXCIIAHD. a prosperous and\\nwell-known merchant of Casenovia, and for\\nman J years a prominent educator of Muske-\\ngon County, was biirn in the town of Harre, Or-\\nleans County, N. Y., March 17. 1844, being a son\\nof Chandler and Lucj- (Lindley) lilanchard. His\\npaternal giaiidfather, Nehemiali lilanchard, was\\nthe son of Jeremiaii, who belonged to a famous\\nHuguenot family, of French origin. Grandfather\\nBlanchard was born in New Hampshire, and was a\\nsoldier in the War of 1812. By trade a shoemaker,\\nand 1)3 occupation a farmer, he was thus engaged\\nin Monroe County, N. Y., and later in Oenesee\\nCounty-, the same State. His death occurred in\\nMurray, Orleans County, N. Y., September 13,\\n1848, at the age f)f sevent3--four.\\nGrandfather Blanchard and his good wife, whose\\nmaiden nanie was Sarah Densmore, were the par-\\nents of twelve children whoattaincd mature ears,\\nnamely: Cummings, Chandler, Ilarbaid, AVillard,\\nJulia .v., Livonia, Lewis, AInian, William, Dens-\\nmore, Orrin and Ira. Chandler lilanchard, father\\nof our subject, was born in New Hampshire, Sep-\\ntember 19, 1800, and .accompanied his father to\\nNew York. From Orleans County- he removed to\\nMichigan, and settled in Livingston County about\\n1840. After his marriage, which took place in\\nPlymouth, Wayne County, he returned to the Em-\\npire Slate, where he departed this life .August 23,\\n18.59. In politics, he was lirsl a Whig, and after-\\nward a Re|)ublican. In religious matters, he was\\nidcnlilied with the .Mi thodist Episcopal Church.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0199.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "206\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nTlie mother of our subject was born near L^ ons,\\nN. Y., in 1819, and died February 15, 18G1. She\\nbad a familj of five children: Orrin D., of this\\nsketch; Wesley, who enlisted as a private in Com-\\npany E, One Hundred and Forty-seventh New\\nYork Infantry, and died on David s Island, Octo-\\nber 18, 18G4; Rosetta E., Nancy A. and Lelia C.\\nOrrin D. received a district-school education, and\\nat the age of twelve began to be self-supporting.\\nMay 14, 18G1, he enlisted in Com])aiiy K.Twent3--\\nsevcnth New Y ork Infantry, and with his regi-\\nment participated in the first battle of Bull Run,\\nGaines Mill, and ^Vest Point, A a. Being captured\\nat Gaines Mill, he was imprisoned for forty-two\\ndays u|)on Belle Isle, in the James River. Later he\\ntook part in tlie engagements at Antietani, Fred-\\nericksburg, and in minor skirmishes. At the ex-\\npiration of his term of service he was discharged,\\non the 1st of June, 1863.\\nIn the fall of 18G3, Mr. Blanchard went to Shia-\\nwassee County, Mich., where he attended school\\nduring the following winter. February 14, 1864,\\nlie enlisted as a member of Comiiany L, Second\\nNew York INIounted Riflemen, and while in Wash-\\nington w-as afflicted with rheumatism. He was\\ntaken to a hospital near Washington, where he\\nremained for a short lime. lie rejoined his regi-\\nment on the 18th of June, at Petersburg, and\\nparticipated in all the engagements of the armv\\nuntil the battle of Stony Creek, where he was\\nwounded in the right hand and the right temple.\\nFor a time he was confined in Jit. I leasant Hospi-\\ntal at Washington, and upon rejoining his regi-\\nment continued in active service until his dis-\\ncharge at Buffalo, August 25, 1865.\\nComing to Michigan in the fall of 1865, Mr.\\nBlanchard attended school during the following\\nwinter. He taught his first term of school in Ing-\\nham County, this State. In the spring of 1868 he\\nwent to Lisbon, where he worked on a farm dur-\\ning the summer, and in the fall of the same year\\naccc|)ted the principalship of a school in Casenovia\\nTownslrip. In 1878 he taught one term in Wilson\\nCounty, Tenn., whither he went, hoping that the\\nchange of climate might liencfit his wife s health.\\nAltogether lie has taught thirty-five terms. For a\\nnumber of years during the summer season he\\nworked at the trade of a mason, and for seven\\nyears had a meat-market in Casenovia. In April,\\nJ893, he emiiarked in the mercantile business un-\\nder the firm name of O. D. Blanchard Co., and\\nis conducting a large and lucrative trade.\\nA Republican in politics, Mr. Blanchard has\\nserved as Justice of the Peace and as Superinten-\\ndent of Schools. In his social relations he is\\nidentified with the Independent Order of Odd\\nFellows and the Masonic fraternity. He was first\\nmarried to Miss Betsey Johnson, a native of Mich-\\nigan, and two children were born of the union,\\nErnest C. and Bessie JM. Mrs. Blanchard died\\nApril 13, 1879, at the age of thirty-four. The\\nsecond marriage of Mr. Blanchard united him\\nwith Miss Ella A., daughter of Henry Bridsjer, of\\nShiawassee County, Jlich. Mrs. Ella Blanchard\\ndied JIarch 5, 1884, and afterward our subject\\nmarried Jlrs. Mary Pcckliam, who was born in\\nNorway; her first husband was Henry Peckham,\\nby whom she became the mother of one child, Car-\\nrie. She is a lady who occupies a high place in\\nthe regard of the people of this community, and\\nher position is among the most cultured and re-\\nfined of Casenovia s residents.\\ni^\\n^v HILIP FAIILING, an enterprising and suc-\\ncessful general agriculturist, and son of the\\nI f^ first German settler of Chester Township, Ot-\\nI J, tawa County, Mich., was liorn March 2, 1853,\\non the farm where he now resides, and is the onl}-\\nson of Philip and i;iizal)eth Faliling, both natives of\\nGermany. The parents were married in the Old\\nCountry, but soon after emigrating to America\\nlocated in Ohio, where they remained three years.\\nFrom the Buckeye State journeying to the farther\\nWest witli oxen, they came to Michigan, fording\\nand swimming rivers on the way. Arriving in\\nthe Wolverine State in 1844, they two years later,\\nin 1816, entered from the Government the farm of\\none hundred and sixty acres iiiion wliich they\\nnow live. The hind was llicn heavily limbeied,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0200.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n207\\nbut, persistently worked upon, has been brought\\nunder a hig!i slate of cultivation, and to the orig-\\ninal acres have since been added otiicrs, until the\\nlioniestead now contains two hundred and eighty\\nacres of valuable land, improved with buildings\\nof a superior character, commodious, if modern\\narchitecture and liiiely arranged. When the par-\\nents located in Michigan the father had $300 and\\nthe wife $140, money which they had made in\\nOhio. The father, working on a farm for $10 per\\nmonth, had saved it all, and now, with Conrad\\nKritzcr, made the first settlement in Chester Town-\\nship. The first white child born in the township\\n%vas the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip\\nFahling. Margaret, now Mrs. Klink, of Alpine\\nTownship, Kent County.\\nWhen the Fahlings located in Chester Township\\nthey were obliged to do all their trading in Grand\\nHaplds, and as they had no horses the grist was\\nbrought upon their backs all the way home, there\\nbeing no roads over wiiich their oxen might have\\nhauled the stufi Their nearest neighbor was .John\\nCoffee, five miles south from their place. Desiring\\nto fill their beds with straw, the} were obliged to\\ntransport the same a long distance on their backs.\\nThe first shanty erected by Mr. Fahling Jlr. Kritzer\\nassisted in putting up, as did also Adam Laeh-\\nman, a young man who had accompanied them\\nfrom Ohio. It was buill in tiirec days, no nails\\nbeing used m the construction, with the exception\\nof a few in the door. Mr. Fuhling and Mr. Kritzer\\nwith their families lived together three months,\\nand then Mr. Kritzer built a similar house for his\\nfamily. These early pioneers, enduring sacrifices\\nand great privations, toiled unceasingly that their\\nchildren might in the days to coine reap the bene-\\nfit. The father through incessant toil contracted\\nconsumption, and at the early age of forty-live\\n3 ears passed away, in IHliO, leaving a widow and\\nfive children to mourn his loss. Two little ones\\nhad preceded him to the better land. Margaret,\\nMrs. Klink, is the eidest-born; Klizabeth is the wife\\nof Chris Peters, of Casenovia Township, Muskegon\\nCount}-; I hilip is our subject; Christiana, deceased,\\nwas the wife of Fred Risler, of Chester Township;\\nand Mary, deceased, wius the wife of .John Mortz,\\nof Big Ra|)ids. The mother, married in 18G2 to\\nHenry Ritz, resides in Sparta Township, KenX\\nCounty, and by her second husband has one son,\\nJohn, a citizen of Sparta Township.\\nOur subject was educated in the free and Lu-\\ntheran schools of his home neighborhood, both his\\nparents being of the Lutheran denomination.\\nReared to farming life and work, he was but eight\\nyears of age at the time of his father s death, and\\ncontinued to live with his mother and stei)father\\nuntil mature age, upon his twenty-first birthdav\\npurchasing one hundred and four acres of the old\\nhomestead on which he was reared.\\nUpon December 31, 1881, at the age of twenty-\\neight years, Philip Fahling married Christina Uls-\\nter, a native of New York and a daughter of Jacob\\nRister, who in the early ilays came to .Michigan\\nand here prosperously engaged in farming. Unto\\nour subject and his estimable wife have been born\\nthree children: IMary, Philip, .Ir.. and Charley. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Fahling are both valued members of the\\nUutheran Church and are active aids in good work.\\nPolitically, our subject, as was his father before\\nhim, is a strong Democrat and an ardent advocate\\nof the Party of the People. Financially blessed\\nwith an abundance of this world s goods, Jlr.\\nFahling is ranked among the energetic and ambi-\\ntious agriculturists of Ottawa County, and is rec-\\nognized as a leading man of public si)irit, ever\\nready to do his full share in all matters of mutual\\nwelfare and enter[)rise.\\nSE\\n/^URTI.S PINTLEH, one of the oldest and\\nIII most highly respected settlers, a prominent\\n^^Jf^ horticulturist, and successful stock-i-aiser\\nof Chester Townshii), Ottawa County, Alich., was\\nborn on the homestead where he now resides, No-\\nvember 3, It 17. He was the only son of John and\\n.Mary (Shaw) Pintler, natives of Orleans County,\\nN. Y. The father and mother were married in the\\nEmpire State and emigrated to .Michigan in 181;\\njourneying by w.ay of Detroit and thence to\\nMarshall. Arriving in Ottawa County they made", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0201.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "208\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntheir permanent home in Chester Township, upon\\nthe old farm where our subject passed the days of\\nciiildhood and lias since continued to live. Bu3\\ning a yoke of oxen for ^35, a wagon for $8, and a\\ncow for ?il2, they hauled their few liousehold ef-\\nfects through the woods over a blazed road never\\nbefore crossed b} a wagon. The father was obliged\\nto take his axe and cut the brush before the oxen\\nas they advanced, while the mother did the driv-\\ning. Locating in 184.5, .John Pintler erected a\\nshantj the latter part of the year, and upon .Tanu-\\nary 3, 1846, moved into it. The new home, 10x16\\nfeet, was built niosth* of poles, such as the father\\ncould elevate from the ground, and in this primi-\\ntive residence the husband and wife lived until a\\nsmall clearing could be made and a more commodi-\\nous and substantial house erected. In 1847 a\\nlarge and comfortable log house was built, which\\nbecame widel3 known as a convenient stopping-\\nplace for many years between Grand Rapids and\\nMuskegon.\\nIn 1846 Samuel Free and John Brooks, of Ne-\\nwaygo, started from this place to(Jrand Rapids and\\nNewaygo to survey for n much-needed public road\\nbetween these jioints. The road ran by the fa-\\nther s homestead and he assisted in blazing the\\ntrees and cutting down underbrush and laying the\\ntrail for the more advanced work to follow. This\\nroad is now known as the Grand Rapids and Ne-\\nwaygo State Road. For three years the i)arents\\nkept a tavern, or half-way house, and in the fourth\\nyear after the road was opened to travel a man,\\nLot Fulkerson, opened a tavern where Casenovia\\nstands. In the mean time the father was engaged\\nin the cultivation and geneial improvement of his\\nfarm, which was constantly growing in value. He\\nl)urcliased the land warrant from a soldier in De-\\ntroit for *33 and first located eighiy acres, af-\\nterward adding forty acres, and fifty-seven acres\\nhe cleared prior to his death, [)lanting out an\\napple orchard, which now yields abundantly. In\\n1847 the first i)osloHice of the townslii|) was estab-\\nlished and John Pintler became Po tmaster, the\\nollice being called Pintler s Corners, the name by\\nwhich llic Ideality was known for many years.\\nLawrence Maiig carried the mail for one year on\\nfoot from Grand Rapids to Newaygo. The next\\ncontract as carrier was given to Benjamin Wright,\\nwho took the pouch of mail on horseback. The\\nfirst stage-coach passing Pintler s Corners was\\ndriven in 1855, and carried the mail, the contract\\nthen being held b3 Mr. MoLinothan. Soon the\\npassenger traffic began to improve and the hotel\\nbusiness boomed.\\nIn 1863 the present attractive and roomy resi-\\ndence in which our sul)ject now resides was erected,\\nand on moving into this house the Pintlers ceased\\nto keep a tavern. During the latter part of 1848\\nLorenzo Chubb mo ved into Pintler s Corners,\\nthe old place, and there kept hotel, the former in-\\nterest of the business, held b} the father of our\\nsubject, then being turned over to the neivcomer.\\nDuring these changing seasons the father occu|iicd\\na position of im|)ortance and for twelve continu-\\nous years served ably as Justice of the Peace, and\\naside from various other township offices was for\\nseveral years an efficient Supervisor. In every\\noflBce with which he was honored John Pintler dis-\\ncharged the public duties thereto pertaining with\\nthe faithful ability which characterized his eveiy\\nwork in life. A sincere Clinsliaii man and an up-\\nright citizen, the father was a member of the Close-\\nCommunion Baptist Church and ever threw his\\ninfluence upon the side of truth and justice. The\\nthree children who made bright tiie home in the\\nwoods were Lucy A., deceased; Curtis; and Ellen\\nJ., deceased, who became the wife of Wdrtliington\\nMoe, a native of Middleville, Mich. Tlie father\\npassed aw.aj November 6, 1866, at f()rt\\\\-nine years\\nof age, beloved and honored by all who knew him.\\nThe mother, a devout member of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, survived until 1879, and en-\\ntered into rest at sixty-four years of age.\\nOur subject was educated in the common schools\\nof the towiishi[i and also received instruction in\\nGrand Rapids. At the age of twenty years return-\\ning to the homestead he took charge of the farm.\\n]\\\\Ir. Pintler was heir to a half-interest in the\\nhomestead, and now owns thirty-eight acres of the\\nold farm, thirty-six of his acres being devoted to\\nfruit-culture; seven acres are in ap|)les; twenty in\\npeaches; one and a-half in plums; one in pears;\\none in grapes; and one in quinces. Our subject\\nhas also two hundred cherry-trees, a flourish-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0202.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0203.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0204.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPinCAL RECORDi\\n211\\ning vine3\\\\ird of four hundred grape-vines and a\\nlarge quantity and variety of small fruit, which\\nannually yield a handsome income. Mr. Pintler\\nhas no general agricultural interests Init is a stock-\\nraiser, profitably handling the Ihunhletonian and\\nClay breeds of horses. lie also has high-grade cat-\\ntle, thi-ec-fourths Jersey.\\nIn 18G8 Curtis Pintler and Carrie JI., daughter\\nof J. J. and Lj dia (Shackelton) Smith, natives\\nof England, were married. Mr. and Mrs. Smith\\nwere wedded in Canada, and in Woodstock the\\nestimable wife of our subject was born. In 1863\\nMr. Smith with his familj removed to the United\\nStates and. a tanner and harness-maker, erected tlie\\nfirst tannery built in Lamont, Ottawa County.\\nHe worked for some years in Grand Rapids, where\\nhe was widely known and highly respected. He\\ndied in 1883, at the age of seventj -three, his wife\\nhaving died the previous year, 1882, aged sixty-\\nthree. The\\\\- were both devoted Christian people\\nand members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nTiie nine children who clustered about the fam-\\nily hearth of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were in the or-\\nder of their birtli: Elizabeth, wife of J. J. Nelland,\\nof Grand Rapids; James H., a citizen of Muskegon;\\nCordelia, wife of F. W. Cook, of Eau Claire, Wis.;\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0William J., re. ^iding in St. Johns; II. W., of Cali-\\nfornia; Carrie M., Mrs. Pintler; Maggie JI., wife of\\nDan ^liller, of Alpine To\\\\vnsliip; Lydia M., wife\\nof M. Rich, of St. Paul; and Florence A., wife of\\nRev. H. O. Lawrence, of Wells, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs.\\nI intler have been blessed by the birth of five\\nintelligent and attractive children: Everett J.,\\nMinnie M., J\\\\ina M., George W. and Alela. Mrs.\\nPintler and the thiee daughters are members of\\nthe Methodist Episcopal Church and are active in\\nthe religious, social and benevolent work of their\\ndenomination. Mrs. Pintler is likewise a valued\\nmember of the Woman s Christian Temperance\\nUnion and is for the second year Treasurer of the\\nlocal association, keeping the records and being the\\nCounty Superintendent of Franchise. The accom-\\nplished wife of our subject is well known as a lady\\nof superior executive ability and lino business at-\\ntainments. Mr. Pintler is fraternally associated\\nwith the Independent Order of Odd Fellows No.\\n291, Industry Lodge, and Mt. Iloreb Encampment,\\n10\\nnow located at Casenovia. Without being in any\\nsense of the word a politician, our subject takes a\\ndeep interest in botli local and national issues and\\nis esteemed a man of broad views and liberal senti-\\nment in all matters peitaining to the general wel-\\nfare.\\n^jj^DWARD BEHRENS, one of the leading\\nbusiness men of Sluskegon, is connected\\nwith C. D. Stevens as proprietor of the\\nMuskegon Boiler Works. He well deserves rep-\\nresentation in this volume, for he is an enterpris-\\ning and public-spirited man, and it is with pleas-\\nure that we present to our readers this record of\\nhis life. He was born in New York City, on the\\n18tli of December, 1847, and is a son of William\\nand Willimcna (Steinford) Behrens, who were\\nnatives of Germany. The father was a cabinet-\\nmaker, and in early life emigrated to New York\\nCity. His death occurred in 1854.\\nOur subject remained in his native city until\\nafter the death of his father, when he came AVest to\\nChicago, and was there educated. He lived for a\\ntime with P. W. Gates, of that city, and then with\\nThomas Turnbull, of Muskegon. In the spring of\\n1865, he came to this city, and w.as employed in the\\nshops of Mr. Turnbull for some time. In 1878,\\nhe formed a partnersiiip with Joseph Turnbull and\\nCharles E. Woodward, and established the Turn-\\nbull Boiler Works. This connection was continued\\nfor five years, when the business changed hands.\\nIn the fall of 1889, Mr. Behrens went to Hliiiie-\\nlander, Wis., and there built a sawmill, which he\\noperated for a year.\\nIn 1869, our subject married Miss Annie Af.\\nPeterson, a native of Canada, and a daughter of\\nGeorge M. and Susan (Emory) Peterson, the former\\nborn in Ontario, Canada, and the latter in New\\nYork. When their daughter was a maiden of\\nthirteen summers they came to Muskegon, where\\nthe father died May 12, 1875, at the age of lift}--\\none years. Mrs. Behrens was educated in the\\nschools of Canada and in Michigan, By her mar-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0205.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "212\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nriage she has lieeomc the mother of three sons and\\ntwo daughters: William Edward, a farmer; Emma\\nJ., Edna Blanche, Clyde AVcsley, and Steinford,\\nnow deceased.\\nOn his return to Muskegon in 1890, Mr. Behrens\\nformed a partnership with CD. Stevens and estab-\\nlished the Muskegon Boiler Works. They manu-\\nfacture steam-boilers, stand-pipes, etc., and are\\nenjoying an extensive trade, wliicii h.as constantly\\nincreased from the beginning, large orders coming\\nfrom the West and .South. They employ some\\ntwenty-five men. Their main building is 50x100\\nfeet, and to it they have added a wing thirty-five\\nfeet square. They are now building a brick office\\nnear the shcjps. The} also do rolling-mill work.\\nThis industry occupies a leading place among the\\nenterprises of the city.\\nMr. Behrens also owns one hundred and sixty\\nacres of good land in Moorland Township, Mus-\\nkegon Count} of which one hundred acres are\\nunder cultivation, and he has four hundred sugar-\\nma|)le trees. He makes a specialty of fruit-rais-\\ning, having a large number of cherry, pear, peach\\nand plum trees, and also many blackberry and\\nraspberry bushes. He also has a herd of fourteen\\ncattle and four horses, and the farm is considered\\none of the finest in the county. The owner is a\\nRepublican in politics, and a member of JIuskegon\\nLodge No. 133, A. O. U. W. His wife holds mem-\\nbership with the INIethodist Episcopal Church,\\nand both are numbered among Muskegon s lead-\\ning and prominent citizens.\\nARSIIALL C. KELLEY. an able and highly\\nsuccessful atlorne3 -at-law of Muskegon,\\n111 Mich., and who for the last five years has\\ngiven his attention to loans and real-estate,\\nfor many years has been a constant resident of\\nhis present locality .ind intimately associated with\\nits upward progress. Our subject was born in GiU\\ninanton, Belknap County, N. H., September 21,\\n1840, and was the son of William Kelley, also a\\nnative of the same place where the paternal grand-\\nfather, Joseph Kelle} early settled with his good\\nwife, and born in the same house. The pater-\\nnal great-grandfather, .Jacob Kelley, made his\\nhome in New Hampshire in 1771, and was one of\\nthe brave and patriotic soldiers of the Revolu-\\ntionary War. The grandfather, born in the New\\nHampshire home, was a man of ability and earnest\\npurpose. The mother of our subject, Elizabeth\\nOsgood, born in New Hampshire, was the daughter\\nof David S. Osgood, the maternal grandfather be-\\ning the descendant of English ancestors who, cross-\\ning the broad Atlantic, settled in Massachusetts in\\n1638. The Osgoods are well known in the New\\nEngland States, the family occupying positions of\\nhigh usefulness and influence. The parents some\\nyears after their marriage removed from the Gran-\\nite State to the cit}- of Boston.\\nMr. Kelley passed his early years in his birth-\\nplace, and there attended the district schools, but\\nwhen eleven years of age accompanied his father\\nand mother to their residence in Boston, and com-\\npleted his studies in the excellent public schools\\nof the latter city. Later, attracted by the broader\\nopportunities of the West, the parents with their\\nfamil} journeyed to Illinois, locating in Will\\nCount} where the father found ready eraploj\\nment as a contractor and builder. Our subject,\\nthen seventeen years of age, taught school, mean-\\ntime improving himself by study and reading.\\nFinally deciding upon a professional career, Mr.\\nKelley read law with Judge G. D. A. Parkes and\\nW. C. Goodhue, and was admitted to the Bar in\\n1865. He began the practice of the legal profession\\nin Joliet, III., where he became a well-known and\\nprosperous lawyer. He then moved to Wilming-\\nton, 111., and in 1868 moved to Chicago. Previ-\\nous to entering upon his legal studies, our subject\\nhad, in 1859, journeyed to the far West, and for\\nthree years devoted his time to mining in Colo-\\nrado. He however preferred life in the East, and\\nreturning to his Illinois home then began the\\npreparation for the business of his life. From the\\nyear 1865 to 1867, Mr. Kelley with etticiency dis-\\ncharged the responsible duties of City Attorney\\nof Wilmington, Will County, 111.\\nIn 1868, our subject located in Chicago, where,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0206.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n213\\nopening an ofBce, he for llie twelve succeeding\\nyears successfully conducted a law and real-estate\\nbusiness. In 1880, Mr. Kulky removed to Michi-\\ngan, first making his home on AVhilc Lake, Mus-\\nkegon County, but four years later settled pernia-\\nnentl3- in the cit^- of Muskegon, where he has built\\nup a fine Ijiisiness, and, combining the practice of\\nhis profession with the handling of real estate, has\\nachieved a competence. From 1887 until 1890,\\nour subject was Secretary and Treasurer of tiie\\nMuskegon Lumber Com|)an3 and has been identi-\\nfied with the numerous leading public interests of\\nhis present localit}-. In November, 1878, were\\nunited in marriage JI. C. Kelley and Miss May S.\\nSmith, a native of Wisconsin, and daughter of\\nRev. William J. Smith, of New York. Five chil-\\ndren, four sons and a daughter, have blessed the\\nunion of our subject and his estimable wife. The\\nbrothers and sister are in the order of their birth\\nas follows: William Ernest, Grace Osgood, True-\\nman Lee, Marshall Royal (deceased), and Arthur\\nCarroll. The pleasant family residence of Mr.\\nand Mrs. Kelley is desirably located on Money\\nLake, a suburb of Muskegon, and is the abode of\\nliospitaiit}-. Politically Mr. Kelley is a stanch Re-\\npublican, and is well posted on all the vital ques-\\ntions of the day. Financially successful, he and\\nhis excellent wife occupy positions of social in-\\nfluence and possess a host of sincere friends.\\n^W\u00c2\u00ae:^\\nOIIN F. MrBRIDE, a long-time resident and\\nprominent and prosperous business man of\\nMuskegon, Mich., is the energetic junior\\npartner of the successful shingle manufac-\\nturers, .Strong ife McHride, whose extensive facto-\\nries turn out both pine and cedar shingles of ex-\\ncellent material and make. A self-made man, rap-\\nidly winning his upward way, our subject has,\\nthrough unremitting attention to business and su-\\nperior financial ability, gained a comfortable com-\\npetence and now ranks among the moneyed men\\nof the country. Mr. McBride is a native of the\\nWolverine .State and was born in Grand Rapids,\\nKent County, Maj- 23, 184G. His parents, Rowland\\nand Harriett (Biddulph) JfcBride, were natives of\\nIreland and, the descendants of an industrious and\\nintelligent ancestry received good common-school\\neducations in the Old Country. The parents had\\nbefore their marriage emigrated to New Yoik,\\nwhere they became acquainted and were married.\\nThe father and mother located in the State of\\njNIichigan when it was 3 et a comparative wilder-\\nness. At that time Grand Rapids was but a small\\nvillage of a few inhabitants, and the parents were\\neye-witnesses of the wonderful growth and devel-\\nopment of the State of Michigan.\\nThe father of our subject was by trade a butcher,\\nand, a pioneer of the West, was intimately asso-\\nciated with the early history of Grand Rapids,\\nbut late in life went to Wisconsin, where he died.\\nHe was a man of ability and sterling character,\\nuniversally respected, and he possessed a valuable\\nstore of reminiscences of the primitive daj-s in the\\nforests and villages of the Wolverine State.\\nRemoving to Wisconsin, he made his home in\\nFond du Lac, and there in 18r)8 i)assed away. The\\nmother, surviving her husband a number of j ears,\\nentered into rest in Muskegon, Mich. John F.\\nis one of four children, two sons and two daugh-\\nters, who blessed the home of the parents. Our\\nsubject received his education in Grand Rapids\\nand attended the common schools of his home\\ndistrict. Early in life beginning his career as a\\nworker, he found employment near Grand Rapids,\\nand for some time prior to attaining his majority\\nlabored in the mills. He later spent some years\\non a Kent County farm and engaged in the pursuit\\nof agriculture with excellent results, but finally\\nentered into other lines of business and was vari-\\nously engaged for some length of time, becoming\\npractically acquainted with tlie handling of lum-\\nber from its felling, sorting and piling, until, en-\\ntering the mill, it became a stjiple article of man-\\nufacture, and was distributed again to different\\nmarkets and wholesale purch.asers.\\nFor some years Mr. McHridc was a luml)er in-\\nspector in Muskegon. In 188 J he entered into\\npjtrtnership with .laman E. Strong in the manufac-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0207.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "214\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nture of pine anfl cedar shingles, and this partner-\\nship, now enduring for four years, has been pros-\\npered beyond all expectations. The machinery in\\nuse in the factor} is the best extant, and the ten-\\nblock rotary machine turns out an immense prod-\\nuct annually. In 1878 Mr. McBride married Miss\\nHannah E. Crane, a most estimable lady and the\\nsecond daughter of Curtis Crane, a successful con-\\ntractor. Four children have been born to Mr. and\\nMrs. ISIcBride, one son and three daughters: .Jessie\\nE., Glenn F., Ethelyn F. and one not yet named,\\npromising and attractive young people, who\\nhave a bright future before them. The pleasant\\nfamily residence, located at No. 512 Lake Street, is\\nin tlie Eighth Ward of the city and is surrounded\\nby handsome homes. Politically a Republican, our\\nsubject is not an office-seeker, but, intelligently in-\\nterested in the questions of the day and well\\nposted in the vital issues of local and national\\ngovernment, is a true citizen, ably assisting in all\\nmatters of mutual welfare. He is highly esteemed\\nb.v a host of old-time fiiends, who thoroughly\\nappieciate the business ability and sterling integ-\\nrity of character which have distinguished the ca-\\nreer of Mr. McBride from his earliest manhood.\\n^^_^ OBEY BROWN, the faithful and efficient\\njl^ Sergeant of the night force of police,\\nMuskegon, Mich., has with ability for sev-\\n{I eral years held his present responsible posi-\\ntion, and, occupying various offices of trust, has\\nlong been identified with the public work of the\\ncity. Our subject, a brave veteran of the Civil\\nAVar, who entered the service of the Government\\nbefore attaining his majority, is a native of the\\nvillage of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.,\\nborn August 9, 1842. His father, Henry H. Brown,\\nalso born m Connecticut, in which State he passed\\nhis entire life, was the descendant of a long line\\nof honored Nevv Kngland ancestry, the paternal\\ngrandfather, .James Brown, having likewise been\\nreared, educated and married in Connecticut, where\\nat a good old age he entered into rest after a long\\nlife of usefulness. The mother, Susan (Rascoe)\\nBrown, was a native of Connecticut, and in her\\npeaceful New England home trained her children\\nto self-reliant independence and instilled into\\nthem a patriotism true and fervent. Our subject,\\nremaining with his parents, spent the daysof boj\\nhood in Fairfield and enjoyed the benefit of a good\\ncommon education in the public schools of his\\nhome locality. At the first rumor of war Mr.\\nBrown resolved to enter the army, and upon De-\\ncember 29, 18G1, enlisted in Company C, Thir-\\nteenth Connecticut Infantry, commanded by Col.\\nBeige, later known as Gen. Berge.\\nThe regiment was assigned to the Army of the\\nGulf under Gen. Butler, and participated in the\\nbattles of Irish Bend, Port Hudson, Grand Ecore,\\nPleasant Hill and Cane River. Our subject like-\\nwise took part under Gen. Sheridan in the engage-\\nments in the Shenandoah Valley, at Winchester,\\nFisher Hill and Cedar Creek, and having with faith-\\nful courage served bravely four years, five months\\nand twenty-eight days, w.as mustered out at Hare\\nIsland in May, 1866. Mr. Brown then returned to\\nConnecticut, but some time later deciding to try\\nhis fortunes in the West, in 1868 journeyed to\\nMichigan and settled in South Haven, Van Buren\\nCounty, where he industriously engaged in the\\npursuit of farming for eleven years. At the ex-\\npiration of this length of time our subject removed\\nto Muskegon and began working in the lumber\\nregions. In 1884 he was appointed a policeman\\nfor one year, and afterward served with ability as\\nDeputy Marshal for a twelvemonth. For the past\\nseven years Mr. Brown has held his present posi-\\ntion to the entire satisfaction of the general pub-\\nlic. Politicall} an ardent Republican, our subject\\ntakes an active interest in local and national issues,\\nand, a man of observation, is intelligently versed\\nin the vital questions of the day.\\nIn 1868, Hobby Brown and Miss Ora J. Swift\\nwere united in marriage. The estimable wife of\\nour subject is a native of New England and was\\nborn in Connecticut, a daughter of Reuben Swift,\\nalso born in Connecticut, in which locality the pa-\\nternal grandparents settled early in the history of\\nthe State. Mr. and Mrs. Brown reside in a hand-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0208.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n215\\nsome frame residence of modern architecture, con-\\ntaining tlie latest improvement^?, and situated at\\nNo. 170 Pine Street, Muskegon. Fraternally, our\\nsubject is connected with tiie Ancient Order of\\nUnited Workmen, and is a mcmher of tiie Macca-\\nbees. He also belongs to the Modern Woodmen,\\nand affiliates with Phil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A.\\nR. He is a charter member of Zach Chandler\\nPost of South Haven, and has a host of friends\\namong these various orders and especially- enjoys\\nthe re-unions of the Old Veterans, who recall the\\nexperieuces of the days when, side by side, the\\ntried and true fought for the preservation of\\nnational existence. To-day as then, Mr. Brown is\\na loyal citizen, ever ready to do his share in all\\nmatters of general welfare.\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u0094^=m m^\\nit_,^^ENRY B. SMITH, the enterprising whole-\\nsale and retail grocer, located at No. 146\\nOttawa Street, JIuskegon, Jlich., com-\\nmands one of the best lines of custom in his\\npart of the State, and, carrying a complete stock\\nof choice goods, foreign and domestic, is enabled\\nto supply the demands of his large and rapidly\\nincreasing business with prompt service, appre-\\nciated b} all who deal with him. Our subject was\\nborn in Holhind, Europe, October 14, 1848, and\\nwas the son of B. H. Smith, also a native of Holland\\nand the descendant of honest and hard-working\\npeople, who lived and died in the same province\\nof tiie Netherlands. TJie mother, Jane Van Oost-\\ning, also a Hollander by birth, was reared, educated\\nand married in her native land. In 18.53, the father\\nwith his family bade adieu to the familiar scenes\\nof the Old C ountiy and sailed for America, where,\\narriving safely, he found ready occupation as a\\nshoemaker and also handled merchandise. Henry\\nB. was a little lad four years of age when he made\\nthe voyage across the Atlantic, and his first home\\nupon our hospitable shores was in the city of I nt-\\nerson, N. .1., where he attended the district schools\\nand later began the daily work of life.\\nEntering in boyhood a cotton factorj Mr.\\nSmith gave five years to that work, and later spent\\none 3-ear in a woolen factor} Afterward learn-\\ning the trade of a painter, he engaged in that oc-\\ncupation with jirolit for twelve years. In 18G9,\\nour sul)jcct journeyed to the West and, settling in\\nMuskegon, conlinue l in the painting business un-\\ntil 1879, when he emharked successfully in his\\npresent line of trade. Mr. Smith lias a fine store,\\nespeciallv adapted to the needs of his business.\\nThe building, 224x70 feet and two stories in\\nheigiit, is well ligiited and cc)nvenienlly arranged,\\neach department, wholesale and retail, carrying a\\nfull line of fine and staple goods. Finaiu-ially\\nprospered, our subject has invested in valuable\\nreal estate, and in addition to his other business\\nis engaged in the iiandliiig of both inside and out-\\nside properties, being considered aulhoriij in val-\\nues and possibilities of future advancement. In-\\ntimately associated with the leading interesls of\\nhis home locality, Mr. Sniitii lias long been iden-\\ntified Willi the Chamber of Commerce of .Muske-\\ngon, and is a stockholder in tlie Muskegon Mill-\\ning Company, of which he was the chief organ-\\nizer.\\nFraternally, our subject is associated with Mus-\\nkegon Lodge No. 92, I. O. O. F.; Davis Encamp-\\nment No. 47, 1. 0. 0. F.; and is a member of Rebecca\\nLodge No. 124, 1. O. O. F.; he is also connected\\nwith Muskegon Canton No. 6. I. O. O. F., Mus-\\nkegon Tent No. 56, K. O. T. M., and Muskegim\\nLodge No. 133, A. O. U. W., and among these\\nvarious orders has a host of siiiceie frienrls. Polit-\\nically a Republican, .nnd ever deeply interested in\\nboth local .-ind national government, Mr. Smith is\\nin no sense of the word a politician, but is content\\nto do his duty as a loyal American citizen at the\\npolls.\\nIn 1869 were united in marriage Henry B. Smith\\nand Miss Gertrude Wierengo, daughter v( Will-\\niam Wierengo, a native of Holland, who many\\nyears ago emigrated to this country. Five chil-\\ndren, four sons and one daughter, have blessed the\\npleasant home. William is the eldest-born; then fol-\\nlow Bernard, Marion, Edward and Hairy. Mr. and\\nMrs. Smith are valued iiiemliers of the Congrega-\\ntional Church and liberally aid in religious work.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0209.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "216\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nIn their pleasant home, No. 188 South Terrace\\nStreet, Muskegon, they enjoy tlie comforts and\\nluxuries of life and hospitably receive a wide cir-\\ncle of acquaintance, whose high regard they have\\nlong possessed.\\nW ARREN F. ODION, a prominent citizen,\\nleading agriculturist and stock-raiser of\\nCedar Creek Township, Muskegon County,\\nMich., is interested in the handling of blooded\\nJerseys and Shropshire sheep, and, for many years\\nintimately associated with the progressive inter-\\nests of his locality, has held with efficient dis-\\ncharge of dutj many offices of trust. Sir. Odion,\\none of the early settlers of the near vicinity of\\nTwin Lake, was born in Genesee County, N. Y.,\\nFebruary 21, 1841. His parents, Samuel and Aba-\\ngail (Peck) Odion, were natives of New England,\\nthe father hailing from Vermont, the birthplace of\\nthe mother being Connecticut. Samuel Odion\\nwas a carpenter and joiner by trade, and located\\nin Michigan in 1866, his wife two years later, in\\n1868, passing away in her new home. The father\\nand mother reared a family of eight children.\\nDarius, the eldest, is now deceased; Emiline, de-\\nceased, was the wife of M. Kelsey; Lorinda is the\\nwidow of A. Lounsbeiry; Abagail married A.\\nBuell; W. F. is our subject; Robert C. resides in\\nBatavia. N. Y.; Sarah is the widow of AVilliam\\nPeck; and Esther married James Hiscott. Our sub-\\nject, educated in the common scliools of his na-\\ntive Stale, at eighteen years of age acquired the\\ntrade of a carpenter and joiner and followed the\\noccupation of a builder until the breaking out of\\nthe Civil War.\\nIn 1862, Mr. Odion enlisted in Companj C,\\nOne Hundred and Fifty-first New York Infantry,\\nand, attached to Die Army of Virginia, partici-\\npated witli bravery in the various battles of the\\nlong campaign, taking an active part in the battle\\nof the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House,\\nCold Harbor, Hanover Court House, North Anna\\nRiver, Reams Station, Frederick Cit3 Md., Snick-\\ners Gap, Va.,and siege of Petersburgli. During\\nthe latter siege, which lasted from the fall of 1864\\nuntil the 2d of April, 1865, our subject received a\\ngun-shot wound in the right siioulder while en-\\ngaged in one of the most hotly contested charges\\nmade bj the rebel forces. Mr.Odion was inside\\nthe works when shot, and was at once conveyed to\\nthe hospital of City Point, Va. At the expiration\\nof a month he was transferred to Lincoln Hospital,\\nWashington, D. C, where he was obliged to re-\\nmain until the 1st of June. Mr. Odion then re-\\nturned home upon a furlough, and was mustered\\nout of the service of the Government in Palmira,\\nN. Y., July 5, 1865, having for two years and\\neleven months given faithful service. He received\\nonly one serious wound, although engaging at\\nclose quarters in ten regular battles and numer-\\nous skirmishes. Entering llie army as a private,\\nour subject retired to civil life with a gallant rec-\\nord as a non-commissioned officer.\\nAfter a brief visit to the home of his childhood,\\nMr. Odion, in 1866, located on his present home-\\nstead of one hundred and sixty acres, of which\\nsixty acres are now highl} improved. On March\\n20, 1871, Warren F. Odion and Miss Ellis Crocker\\nwere married and settled on the farm where they yet\\nreside, and where thej reared tlieir three children,\\nof whom William, the eldest, is attending school\\nat Big Rapids, Mich.; Archie B. is at home; and one\\nis deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Odion are both mem-\\nbers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which\\nour subject is District Steward, and is likewise Su-\\nperintendent of llie Sund.ay-school. Fraternally, he\\nis an honored member of Whitehead Post No. 342,\\nG. A. R. Politically a Republican, he cast his first\\nPresidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, when the\\nlamented President was making his second race.\\nActive in local politics and frequently a member\\nof the Republican County Committee, Mr. Odion\\nhas, to the great satisfaction of his fellow-towns-\\nmen, held the offices of Township Supervisor,\\nTownship Clerk, School. Inspector for ten or fifteen\\nyears, and in 1892 was elected Justice of the Peace,\\nfor four years; he is now one of the County Su-\\nperintendents of the Poor. In 1883 he secured", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0210.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n217\\ntlic location of the postoffice at Twin Lake and, ap-\\npointed the first post-master, resigned in 188Gand\\ndevoted himself more closely to the demands of\\nhis private business. Our sul)jcct is, and has long\\nbeen, actively interested in the needed inipiovc-\\nments and enterprises of his locality, and, one of\\nthe most inllucntial men in this part of the county,\\nis \u00e2\u0080\u00a2n-orlhy of the confidence and esteem rendered\\nhim by the entire community among whom he has\\npassed so raan^ busy j-ears.\\nI I I\\nJOHN E. .lOIINSON, now a prominent busi-\\nness man of Casenovia, and for years promi-\\nnently identified with the farming interests\\nof Muskegon County, w.as born in North-\\numberland Count} England, in the village of\\nAllendale, April 22, 1844. His paternal grandfa-\\nther, .John .Johnson, was likewise a native of Al-\\nlendale, and throughout his entire .active life en-\\ng.aged in farming ])ursuits. lie and his good wife\\nreared threesonsand two daughters, namely: Will-\\niam, a resident of Pl.Ttteville, Wis.; Edward, wlio\\nmakes his home in Melbourne, Australia; .lolin A.,\\nthe father of our subject; Ann, who married, and\\ndied in California; and Mrs. Hannah Short, wlio\\ndied in England.\\nA native of Northumberland County, England,\\nthe father of our subject first o[)cned his eyes to\\nthe light of day in 1813. In England he married\\nMiss Deborah Hunter, and they became the par-\\nents of seven children. William, their first-born,\\nenlisted in Company D, Eiglitli Michigan Inlan-\\ntry, and after serving for one and one-half years\\nwas honorably dischaiged. On llie 2Glh of March,\\n1867, he was killed by the falling of a tree upon\\nhis bod}-. Ann died in girlhood at Racine, Wis.;\\nHannah passed awa_v in Wisconsin; Mary, Mrs.\\nWilliam IJettis, and Betsey, Mrs. O. D. Blanchard,\\nare also dece.ased. The other two children born\\nof this union are Jasper and .lohn E. The wife\\nand mother died in August, 1864. The second mar-\\nriage of Mr. Johnson, .Sr., united hiin with Mrs.\\nJane I eaks, the widow of Samuel Peaks, who died\\nin the army. This estimal)lo lady still survives.\\nIn the spring of 18, jO, Mr. Julinson, Sr., emi-\\ngrated to America, and after a voyage of eleven\\nd.a3-s landed in the I liited States. He arrived in\\nRacine, Wis., on the Isl of Jul} and there em-\\nbarked in the business of shipping wood to Chi-\\ncago, also working at the trade of a m.ison. In\\nEngland ho engaged in merchandising, and also\\nowned a fifty-acre farm. In 1860 became toMus-\\nkegon County, where he located on section 20,\\nCasenovia Township, and began the work of clear-\\ning one hundred and sixl}- acres which he had\\npurchtised prior to removing hither. Later, dis-\\nposing of this property, he removed to Newaygo\\nCount} where his dc-ith occurred in April, 1867.\\nPolitically, he was a Republican, but not active in\\npublic affairs. In his religious convictions he had\\nbeen a member of the Church of England in liis\\nnative land, and after coming to America became\\nidentified with the Episcopal Church.\\nAt an early age our subject was brought to\\nAmerica by his parents, and he grew to manhood\\namid the pioneer scenes of Wisconsin and .Michi-\\ngan. On the 4th of January, 1863, he enlisted as\\na member of Battery B, First Michigan Artillery,\\nand participated in the campaign of Gen. Sher-\\nman in the South, taking part in the battles of\\nRcsaca, Rome Cross Roads, Elawa Kiver, Rome,\\nDallas, Chattahoochee River and Atlanta. He\\nfollowed Gen. Hood back to Hunt-ville, .\\\\la., and\\nafterward marched to Macon, Savannah, Columbia,\\nBentonville and other Soiithein cities, where he\\nmet the foe on many a bloody battlefield. At\\nCreswellviUe, Ga., he was wounded in the right\\nhand. He took part in the (iiaiid Review at\\nWashington, June 14, \\\\XC and was afterward\\ndischarged at Detroit, Mich.\\nReturning home, he engaged in farming pur-\\nsuits on sixtv acres situated on section 21, Cas-\\nenovia Township. In 1872 he comiiieiiced to work\\nat the trade of a mason, wliifh he followed for\\ntwenty j ears in connection with agricultural ,|)ur-\\nsuits. In 1886 he sold his farm, and, coining to\\nCasenovia, has since made his hoii.e in this villajje.\\nIn July of 1890 he engaged In the fiiinitiire busi-\\nness, in which he met with success from the in-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0211.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "218\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nception of the enterprise. He has served as Presi-\\ndent of the village and as Alderman, being one\\nof the prominent members of the Republican part}\\nat this place. Socially, he is identified with the\\nMasonic fraternity, the Grand Army of the Re-\\npublic, and the Knights of the Maccabees.\\nJune 18, 1866, Mr. Johnson married Arrainda,\\ndaughter of Cornelius and Emeline (Hilton) Bon-\\nter, natives of New Jersey and Livingston County,\\nMich., respectiveljf, who now reside in Missouri.\\nFour children were born of this union: Myrtia;\\nSelden C; Frank, who died at the age of four; and\\nEddie. The wife and mother died May 17, 1886.\\nThe present wife of Mr. Johnson was formerly\\nMargaret C olman, and is a ladj- of noble charac-\\nter, who has proved a devoted helpmate to her\\nhusband. Mr. Johnson is exact and scrupulous in\\nhis business relations. His word or promise in\\nany transaction is taken without hesitation. In\\nlike manner, he exacts the proprieties of life from\\nall with whom he comes in contact. In his view\\nthe highest citizenship is comprehended in the\\nmorality, enterprise and integrity of the people.\\nA public-spirited man, his gifts to public and re-\\nligious institutions have been frequent and gen-\\nerous. He gives to the churches, to the poor, to\\npublic and individual enterprises, and he is as un-\\nostentatious in his beneficences as he is in person\\nand manner.\\n[3_\\nDELS P. NELSON, a prominent citizen and\\npopular Street Commissioner of Muskegon,\\nMich., and for a quarter of a century a lead-\\ning factor in the promotion of enterprise, has during\\nthese changing years occupied with honor and fi-\\ndelity to trusts involved various city and count}-\\npositions. In 1880 elected Alderman from the\\nFirst Ward, he served two years as a City Father,\\nvigorously aiding in the forwarding of needed lo-\\ncal improvements and materially advancing num-\\nerous public enterprises. In 1886 elected Sheriff\\nof Muskegon County, and in 1888 re-elected to the\\nresponsible position by a handsome majority, Mr.\\nNelson was ever equal to the trying demands of\\nthe olfice, and by his prompt discharge of duty\\ngave universal satisfaction to the general public.\\nIn 1892 appointed Commissioner, and in 1893 re-\\nappointed, he Is now handling this branch of the\\ncity work in a thoroughly practical and energetic\\nmanner, which from the first has won the high\\ncommendation of his fellow-citizens. Our subject,\\na native of Norway, was born near Christiana,\\nAugust 26, 1848. His father, Peter Nelson, also\\nborn in Norway, passed his entire life in his native\\nlaud, dying in 1873. The mother, Anna Nelson,\\nlikewise a lifetime resident of Norway, entered\\ninto rest in 1860. The father and mother, in-\\ndustrious and upright people, reared and educated\\nsix children.\\nOur subject, spending the days of boyhood in\\nNorway, attended the common schools of his na-\\ntive land and was likewise trained in habits of\\nintelligent thrift. At sixteen years of age he\\nself-reliantly resolved to try his fortunes in the\\nworld of promise beyond the sea. Safely crossing\\nthe Atlantic, after a long voyage he landed in\\nQuebec. He made no stay in the Canadian Do-\\nminion, but, journeying to the United States, went\\nto Illinois and for a twelvemonth made his home\\nin Chicago. The succeeding year locating in Man-\\nistee, Mich., our subject worked in the lumber re-\\ngion for two years. July 5, 1867, Mr. Nelson\\ncame to Muskegon and received employment in\\nthe lath-mill of Bigelow ct Co., continuing in the\\nsame business for the succeeding fifteen years. In\\n1882 Mr.Nelson, in jiartnership with Martin Birch,\\nengaged in the meat business, under the firm\\nname of Nelson Birch, and, remaining in this\\nline of trade, also conducted a general merchan-\\ndise business on his own account. A stalwart Re-\\npublican and an ardent advocate of the principles\\nof the party, our subject has been prominent in the\\nlocal councils, and as the candidate of the Repub-\\nlican ticket has won in the official ra(!e.\\nFraternally connected with the Lowell Moore\\nLodge No. 182, A. F. A. M., also a member of\\nthe chapter, council and comniandery, our sub-\\nject likewise affiliates with the Scandinavian Tent\\nof the Maccabees. He is a member of Muskegon", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0212.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0213.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "-i?^\\nnaie\\nJcr-A^-n^ e^/", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0214.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n221\\nLod^e No. 133, A. O. V. W., and belongs to the\\nModern Woodmen, and in these various societies\\nnumbers a wide acquaintance and raanj- friends.\\nIMarch 21, 1872, Nels P. Nelson and Miss Synava\\nJohnson, of Muskegon, were united in marriage.\\nTen yeai-s later the estimable wife passed awaj\\nleaving to the care of her iiusband one son and\\none daughter: Anna, deceased; and Tred. Febru-\\nary 21, 1883, our subject wedded his present wife,\\nKmma O. Iloltlie, of Muskegon. Two sons, Alvin\\nII. and Carlton Lester, bless the second union.\\nMr. and Mrs. Nelson reside in a handsome resi-\\ndence at No. 108 Lake Street and are botli valued\\nmembers of the Lutheran Churcii, aiding liberally-\\nin its support and the extension of religious influ-\\nence. Respected by all wlio know tiien],thcv are\\never read^ to assist in the good work and benev-\\nolent enterprises of their locality, and our subject\\na\u00c2\u00ab a public man, a friend and neighbor enjo3 s the\\nconfidence of his fellow-citizens tliroughout Mus-\\nkegon Countj-.\\nJOHN ECKIIOFF, one of Crockery Town-\\nship s progressive agriculturists and a rep-\\nresentative farmer of Ottawa County, was\\nborn in Germany on the 20th of December,\\n1835. His parents, John and Margaret (Elders)\\nEckhoff, were both natives of (Jerniany, and there\\nresided until death. A tailor by trade, the father\\nfollowed that occupation for man} years in his\\nnative land, accumulating a goodly* store of the\\nmaterial blessings of this world through diligent\\neffort and jierseverance. He and his wife were\\nhonorable and upright in their relations witii all\\nwhom the^- met, and were prominent in the Evan-\\ngelical Church, of which they were devoted mem-\\nbers.\\nThe second of a family of five children, the sub-\\nject of this biographical notice was educated in\\nGermany, where he remained until he was twenty-\\ntwo jcarsof age. Emigrating thence to the United\\nStates, he proceeded at once after landing to Michi-\\ngan, wliere he settled in Ottawa County and has\\nmade his home here ever since. Soon after the\\nopening of the Civil War, his sympathies, aroused\\non behalf of the Union, and with ail the ardor\\nand zeal of a native-born son of America, he en-\\nlisted as a member of Company G, Twentj -first\\nMichigan Hegiment, the date of his enlistment be-\\ning August 11, 1862. For two years and eleven\\nmonths he served with conscientious devotion,\\nand at the close of the war he was honorably dis-\\ncharged, July 5, 18G5.\\nAmong the engagements in which Mr. Eckhoff\\nparticipated may be mentioned t .ie battles of Per-\\nryville and Stone River. In the last-named en-\\ngagement he was wounded in the muscles of his left\\narm, and at the same time was taken prisoner, be-\\ning conveyed to Murfreesboro, Tenn., on the last\\nday of the year 1862. On the 3d of January,\\n1863, he was paroled, but was unable to leave the\\nhospital for some time thereafter. Upon his re-\\ncovery he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve\\nCorps, in which he served until the close of the\\nwar. On account of the wounds received while\\nin service, he is granted a pension of $8 per month\\nby the Government.\\nVery soon after his return from the war, Mr.\\nEckiioff established domestic ties, being married\\nAugust 31, 1865, to Miss Margaret Simms, who\\nwas born in Germany. The union has resulted in\\nthe birth of eleven children, as follows: John\\nHenry, Fred W., Andrew E., Mary M., Charles M.,\\nIlenriette L., Anna A., Lewis A., Minnie D., Jes-\\nsie C. and Archie L. In the fall of 1865, a few\\nweeks after his marriage, Mr. Eckhoff purchased a\\nfarm of one hundred and twenty acres of unim-\\nproved land in Crockery Township, and here he\\nhas since made iiis home, meanwhile clearing the\\nland and placing it under a high cultivation. The\\nplace is pleasantly located within five miles of\\nSpring Lake.\\nSince casting his first Presidential ballot for\\nAbraham Lincoln, Mr. Eckiioff lias uniformly\\nmaintained tlie principles for which the Republi-\\ncan party stands. lie has .served Crockery Town-\\nship as lligliway Coiiiinissioner and li.is also olli-\\nciated as Constable. In iiis social connections,\\nhe is identified with the Grand Army of the Re-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0215.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "222\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\npublic, being a member of the post atNunica, No.\\n136. He is also a member of Spring Lake Lodge\\nNo. 234, A. F. A. M. With his wife he holds\\nmembership in the Evangelical Church, and is\\nprominent in all the benevolent enterprises orig-\\ninated by that denomination.\\nIl@^@l^^\\nON. JOHN W. NORRINGTON. There is\\nan obscurity in the game of life that to\\nthe robust mind is always attractive. The\\nimportant uncertainty of tlie final outcome,\\nits value to all, serves as an incentive to great\\ndeeds. To push forward and win the battle is the\\none common impulse and ambition of humanity.\\nBut in this vast concourse of struggling warriors,\\nthe number who achieve success is comparatively\\nsmall, and in the majority of instances is confined\\nto those who by reason of family inheritance or\\nextended learning have a far better start than\\ntheir fellows. Without these qualifications success\\nis rarely attained, but when it is, the fortunate be-\\ning is invariably the possessor of an indomitable\\nwill, untiring energy and an unusual amount of\\nnative shrewdness and ability. Such a man is\\nJohn W. Norrington, the subject of this sketch,\\nwho is the present representative of Ottawa Coun-\\nty in the Legislature.\\nMr. Norrington is a native of Berkeley County,\\nW. Va., born July 28, 1848, and the son of William\\nand Mary (Hedges) Norrington, natives respec-\\ntively of South Carolina and A irginia (now West\\nVirginia). Both families came originally from\\nEngland, the Norringtons settling in South Caro-\\nlina and the Hedges in Annapolis, IMd.,and members\\nof these families served in the AVar for Indepen-\\ndence. William Norrington was a farmer by oc-\\ncupation, and his death occurred in West Virginia,\\non the farm where he settled directly after mar-\\nriage. There his wife also passed her last daj-s.\\nAt the commencement of the Civil War he was a\\ncounty oflicial and a stanch Union man. To his\\nmarriage were born seven children. Tlie first died\\nin infancy; Mary E., wife of Andrew T. Harper,\\nwas born October 3, 1846, close to the old home-\\nstead; John W. is next; William L., born October\\n1, 1850, resides in Seattle, Wash.; Martha J., born\\nJuly 3, 1852, died November 8, 1853; Sarah V.,\\nborn January 14, 1855, married H. R. Smith, and re-\\nsides in South Dakota; and Joseph E., born Septem-\\nber 28, 1857, resides on the old homestead in\\nBerkeley County, W. Va.\\nJohn W. Norrington was reared to farm life, and\\nin his boj hood da^ s attended the subscription\\nschools, continuing in the same until the breaking\\nout of tlie Civil War. In 1865 he attended the\\nfirst free school in the county, and in the winter\\nof 1867 entered the High School of Odin, III.\\nWhen fifteen 3-ears of age our subject started out\\nfor himself, and his first move was to enlist in\\nCompanv C, Third West Virginia Cavalry, under\\nCapt. Peter Tabler. He was in the battle of Wytlie-\\nville, Va., on Hunter s raid and at Licksburgh; then\\nhis command went to the Shenandoah Valley and\\nfought at Winchester. The next engagement was at\\nShepardstown, then Chambersburg, where heavy\\nskirmishing was done, but the hardest engagement\\ntook place at Morefield, W. Va. After this he\\nwas at Winchester, Fisher s Hill,Mt. Jackson, Port\\nRepublic and Cedar Creek, where Gen. Sheri-\\ndan made his famous ride. For a short time they\\nwere in winter quarters at Camp Russell, after which\\nthey went on tlie Gordonsville (Va.) raid. On\\nthe 27tli of February, 1865, they broke camp and\\nstarted for Wliite House Landing. The first en-\\ngagement was at Waynesboro and there the Third\\nBrigade made the celebrated charge. This charge\\nwas made by Col. Capehart, and three hundred\\nwagons of Gen. Early s wagon train were captured.\\nThe next battle was at Charlottesville, and then Pe-\\ntersburg, and from that time on it was a continual\\nengagement until tlie surrender of Gen. Lee. The\\nhardest-fought battle during this time was at\\nSailor Creek,where Gen. Custer made three charges\\nbefore he was successful and captured Brig.-Gen.\\nLee and Gen. Ewcll, of the Confederate arm3\\nFive Forks w.as the next engagement in which\\nour subject participated. During his service Mr.\\nNorrington was slightlj wounded at the battle\\nof Moorfield, and was captured b^- Gen. Mosby", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0216.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n223\\nat Bunker Hill, Va. Five other men were cap-\\ntured at tlie same lime, but they succeeded in\\novercoming tiieir guards and made their way to\\ntheir own camp on the opposite side of the river,\\ntaking the Sergeant along with tliem. Mr. Nor-\\nrington was discliargcd at Wlieeling, W. Va., on\\nthe 30th of .June, 186.5, and left camp July 10\\nof the same 3-ear.\\nReturning home, Mr. Norrington remained there\\nfor a short time and attended school. On the 1st\\nof JIarch, 1869. he started to Kansas, but spent\\nthe summer in Weston, Mo. In the fall he went\\nto what was then Howard County, now Chautau-\\nqua County, Kan., where he took up land close to\\nwhat is now the town of Peru. This town was\\nlocated by our subject, Mr. Cutler and several\\nothers, and .Mr. Norrington assisted in digging the\\nfirst well and building the first house, which was\\na log structure. The latter was given to a man to\\nput a stock of groceries in. On the organization\\nof the countj Mr. Norrington was elected Town-\\nship Trustee for the south half of the county,\\ncalled IJcUevillc Township. Often Mr. Norring-\\nton would take a day s provisions and a blanket\\nand pony and make a two-days trip, camping out\\nwherever night overtook him. He was re-\\nelected the next year, but resigned and came to\\nthis State in 1871. The following spring he re-\\nturned to Kansas and remained there until 1875,\\nwhen he came back to ^Michigan. The following\\nj-ear he embarked in the grocerj business at Plain-\\nwell, Allegan County, Mich., but since then he\\nhas been engaged for the most part in farming.\\nIn 1885 he was elected Township Supervisor\\nand re-elected for seven successive years. In 1891\\nhe made the race for Register of Deeds on the Re-\\npublican ticket but was defeated by one hundred\\nand seventy votes, Charles Ingraham fusion. In\\n1892, in the November election, he was made Rep-\\nresentative over Jacob Barr, Democrat, by two\\nhundred and thirty-nine votes. Mr. Norrington\\nwas a member of the Labor Committee, Klection\\nCommittee, and a member of the State Public\\nSchool Board at Coldwater, .Midi. February 10,\\n1869, he was married to Miss Joana Barlow, a na-\\ntive of INIichigan, born near Ypsilanti, and the\\ndaughter of George O. and Joana (Williams) Bar-\\nlow. Mr. Barlow resides in this county, but his\\nwife died on the 1st of January, 1893. They\\nwere the parents of eleven children, ten of whom\\nlived to be grown: Margaret, who is the wife of\\nRev. W. Wilson; John, deceased; JIary, wife of\\nJames Chelson; Addie, wife of Mr. Boyce; Sem K.;\\nt^lisha; Joana, wife of our subject; liana, widow of\\nM. Sweetland; Nancy (deceased), who was the wife\\nof John Sncll; Kle.vie, wife of David Lick; and\\nGeorge O. To our subject and wife have been born\\nthree children: Emery II., born Ma^ 12, 1871, and\\nwho died Marcli 26, 1873; Nova Z., born Novem-\\nber 12, 1873; and William born March 31, 1877.\\nMrs. Norrington is a memlicr of the Presbyterian\\nChurch. Socially, Mr. Norrington is a member\\nof Ottawa Lodge No. 46, I. O. O. P., the Grange,\\nand William Tliurketlle Post No. 388, G. A. R.,\\nat Allendale Center.\\n*^E*E\\n.y\\nj^ON. ELIAS W. MERRILL, a retired lum-\\nberman and real-estate dealer of Muskegon,\\nwas born in Cumberland County, Me.,\\nOctober 2, 1812. He traces his ancestry to\\nEngland, whence in 1635 representatives of the\\nfamily emigrated to the United States, making\\nsettlement in New England. His father, Elias,\\nwas the son of Humphrey Merrill, a soldier in the\\nRevolutionary War, who passed his entire life in\\nMaine, the State of his birth. The mother of our\\nsubject, whose maiden name was Dolly Locke, was\\nalso born and reared in Maine.\\nThe years of his boyhood our subject passed in\\nthe State of Maine, where he received a good edu-\\ncation in the common scliools. Later he entered\\nMaine Seminary, where he prosecuted his studies\\nwith diligence for a period of two years. In 1837,\\nhaving resolved to seek his fortune in the West\\nhe came to Michigan, and, locating in Grand\\nRapids, engaged in the lumber business for two\\nyears in partnership with his brother Is.aac. Re-\\nturning later to Maine, he spent two ye:irs in", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0217.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "224\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nthat State, and in 1844 again came to Michigan,\\nthis time locating in Muskegon, where he embarlfed\\nin the lumber business in connection with his\\nbrother, continuing thus engaged for a period of\\neighteen years and meeting with the highest suc-\\ncess. In 1859 he turned his attention to the real-\\nestate business, in which for a number of years he\\nwas successfully engaged. At the present time he\\nowns several business blocks and a number of resi-\\ndences in the cit^ of Muskegon.\\nThe public issues of Stale and nation have\\nalways commanded the earnest attention of Mr.\\nMerrill, whose peculiar abilities eminently qualify\\nhim for official position. In his political atfilia-\\ntions he was formerly a Whig and a pronounced\\nAbolitionist, and is at present a stanch advocate\\nof the principles of the Republican party. In 1857\\nhe was elected to represent his district in the State\\nLegislature, where he served with fidelity to the\\ninterests of his constituents and with credit to\\nhimself. Among the most important measures\\nwith which he was identified was the bill provid-\\ning for the division of the large county of Ottawa\\ninto the two counties of Muskegon and Ottawa,\\nthe former having prior to that time been a part\\nof Ottawa. So satisfaclor3- was the service rend-\\nered by Mr. Merrill in the Legislature that he was\\nelected in 1865 to the State Senate, representing\\nOttawa and Muskegon Counties, in which capacity\\nbe served for one term.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Merrill was solemnized on\\nthe 24th of November, 1840, at which time he was\\nunited with Miss Sarah A., daughter of Moses and\\nSarah (Batchelor) Titcomb, natives of Maine.\\nMrs. Merrill was a native of Maine and received\\nlier education in the schools of North Yarmouth,\\nwhere she grew to womanhood. She was the mo-\\nther of one son and four daughters. Three daugh-\\nters yet survive: Ellen, Mrs. 11. N. Hovey, of\\nMuskegon; Annie J., Mrs. James II. Smith; and\\nEliza M., wife of Ernest A. Worden, also of Mus-\\nkegon. The deceased were Sarah A. and George\\nW. The mother departed this life at her home on\\nthe 13th of M.ay, 1893. The family residence is a\\ncommodious structure, pleasantly located at No.\\n84 Muskegon Avenue, and is furnished in a man-\\nner indicating the refined tastes of the inmates.\\nMr. Merrill is a man of strong personality, unflinch-\\ning honesty and integrit} and for many years\\nhas been numbered among Muskegon s most able\\nand enterprising citizens. In judgment he is wise\\nand accurate, and his opinion upon matters of im-\\nportance has the weight of authority among his\\nfellow-citizens. He is ever ready to take an ac-\\ntive part in any business undertaking or enter-\\nprise that will result profitably to the development\\nof Muskegon, and has been a prominent factor in\\nthe progress of this city.\\n4^\\nS^PHRAIM PELTON. The observant trav-\\nfe) eler as he wends his wa} along the pleas-\\nant roads of Ottawa County finds plenty\\nto occupy his attention and awaken his admira-\\ntion. On ever} hand appear evidences of pros-\\nperity. Here are fields of waving grain; there\\nnestle busy, bustling cities. Probably in his trav-\\nels he observes no finer farm than that which is\\nowned and occupied by the subject of this brief\\nbiographical review, who is recognized as one of\\nthe most capable and prosperous farmers of Tall-\\nmadge Township.\\nBorn in Canada in 1832, our subject is the eldest\\nchild of Rollin 11. and Abigail (Pelton) Pelton, na-\\ntives of Vermont and Canada respectively, of whom\\nfurther mention is made in the sketch of Rollin Pel-\\nton, presented on another page. He was a pupil in\\nthe common schools of Canada, where he acquired\\na fair education, being an apt and diligent scholar.\\nHe remained in the land of his birth until he was\\na }-oulh of nineteen, when he came to Michigan,\\nand for a time resided near the city of Grand\\nRapids. For six months he engaged in lumbering\\nabout the river, after which he accompanied his\\nparents to Ottawa County and settled with them\\non a farm in Tallmadge Township.\\nAfter working on the farm (or a period of twelve\\nyears, our subject began lumbering for the firm of\\nHopkins Monroe, of Grand Haven, this State,\\nand continued thus engaged for five years. He", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0218.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n225\\nthen purchased tlie beautiful farm upon -which he\\nhas since made Ins lioinc. At tlie time of buying\\nthe property, it was a wilderness, upon which\\nscarcclj a furrow had been turned and no attempt\\nwhatever made at improvement; but througii tlie\\ndiligent exertions of the owner it is to-day one of\\nthe best-improved farms in Ottawa County. Mr.\\nPellon uses good judgment in the cultivation of\\nthe soil, and makes a specialty of the cereals for\\nwhich the land is best adapted. He makes of farm-\\ning not only an occupation, but also a science.\\nIn Grand Rapids, on the 1st of January, 1861,\\nMr. Pelton was united in marriage with Miss Etta\\nQuigley, who was born in New York, being the\\ndaughter of William G. and Mar^- (Franklin)\\nQuigle} To this marriage there have been born\\nfour children: K. II., who married Jliss Helen\\nWillet and resides in Lowell, this State; Abbie,\\nwho is the wife of W. ,T. Craik, of Sparta; and\\nJoseph and Etta, who live with their parents.\\nWhile the life of Mr. Pelton has not been charac-\\nterized b} an} stirring events or thrilling c[)isodes,\\nhis labors, while quietly done, have been no less\\nefifective toward securing the advancement of the\\nsocial and business interests of his community,\\nand while gaining personal success he has also\\npromoted the welfare of the township and county.\\nThe Democratic part}^ finds in him a firm adherent\\nand ardent champion, and he casts his ballot and\\ngives his influence toward promoting the success\\nof this political organization.\\n-^r t\\nJOHN ALBERS, the well-known and enter-\\nprising wholesale dealer in meats of all\\nkinds, and acommission man, the Muskegon\\n^j_j^ representative of Swift Co., Chicago pack-\\ners and dealers in provisions, has been a leading\\ncitizen of his present locality for thirt3 -six years,\\nand has spent almost his entire life in the State of\\nMichigan. Horn in (iermany in 1812, our subject\\nwas the son of Henry J. Albcrs, a man of more\\nthan ordinary business abilit}-, who with his fam-\\nily early crossed the ocean, and located in Alle-\\ngan County, Mich., where he resided until his\\ndeath. He was uii extensive shipper of stock and,\\nwidely known in the Wolverine State, commanded\\nuniversal esteem. The mother, Fannie (Larinan)\\nAlbers, also a native of Germany and j-et surviv-\\ning her husl)and, continues to make her home in\\nAllegan County. Our subject was eight years of\\nage when with his parents he landed in the city\\nof New York and journeyed immediately after\\nto the West. He enjo\\\\ed the benefit of a good\\ncommon-school education in the district of his\\nhome in Allegan County, and at fifteen years of\\nage came to Muskegon, and here received a higher\\ngrade of instruction in the excellent public .schools\\nof the city.\\nIn 1870 Mr. Albers engaged in the grocery busi-\\nness upon his own account, and a twelvemonth\\nlater began the handling of meats, and later sold\\nhis grocery store, continuing profitably in the meat\\nbusiness. In 1881 he opened a wholesale meat es-\\ntablishment, second to none in tlie vicinity, and\\nstill continuing successfully in this line of trade,\\nin 1887 became likewise a commission merchant,\\nworking in the interest of Swift Co.. of Chicago,\\nand handling their meats upon commission. At\\nthe beginning of his business career our subject\\nserved a profitable apprenticeship as a clerk in the\\nstore of Hyerson Morris and R3 erson, Hills\\nCo., well-known and prosperous general merchants.\\nThe four j-ears which Mr. Albers spent with this\\nfirm gave him a clear insight into business meth-\\nods and insured him a wide acquaintance through-\\nout the count} He also clerked for a time in the\\nboot and shoe store of W. M. Sawyer, of Muske-\\ngon, and when, in 1870, he went into business for\\nhimself, he possessed a fund of practical experi-\\nence, which was a most valuable reserve capital.\\nIn his present business, acquiring an extensive\\ntrade, our subject has taken his place with the sub-\\nstantial business men of the city and county, and\\nin all matters of public welfare and enterprise is\\never ready to lend a helping iiand.\\nIn 1869 John Allicrsand Miss Fmma Lake, of\\nMuskegon, were united in marriage. In 1883 Mr.\\nAlbers was married to his present wife, Tryntje\\nOzinga, also of Muskegon. Four sons and one", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0219.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "226\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nX\\ndaughter have blessed the home: Flora, Frank,\\nHenry, George and James. Mrs. Albers is a val-\\nued member of the German Reformed Church, and\\nis active in religious and benevolent work. The\\nfamily residence is desirabl3- located at No. 18\\nSanford Street. Fraternally associated with the\\nJIaccabees and a member of Union Tent No. 379,\\nMr. Albers is, politically, a Democrat, and a strong\\n.advocate of the Party of the People. Untroub-\\nled by aspirations for office, our subject is j et in-\\ntelligently posted in local and national issues and\\nis regarded by the general public as a man of lib-\\neral spirit and a true American citizen.\\n]I^ARWIN G. BELL, an extensive land-\\nI Jl owner of Muskegon County, and a resi-\\ndent of Casenovia, was born in Rossie, St.\\nJARWIN G.\\nLawrence County, N. Y., February 20,\\n184. being a son of David and Lucy A. (Blod-\\ngett) Bell. His grandfather, David Bell, was born\\nand reared in Vermont, and in early manhood was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Chloe, daughter of\\nAsa Carpenter, and niece of Gov. Benjamin Car-\\npenter. They became the parents of ten children,\\nof whom two sons, David and Eraer, and seven\\ndaughters attained to maturitj-. In politics, Grand-\\nfather Bell adhered to the principles advocated by\\nthe Whig party. He followed farming pursuits\\nuntil his death, which occurred in Jefferson Coun-\\nty, N. Y.\\nDavid Bell, the father of our subject, was born\\nin ermont Julv 28, 180G, and was but one 3-ear\\nold when his parents located in Rutland, N. Y.\\nIn his youth he gained a thorough knowledge of\\nagricultural pursuits, which he followed in his na-\\ntive State. In 1851 he came to Michigan and\\nsettled in Hillsdale County, whence, three years\\nlater, he removed to Casenovia Township, Muske-\\ngon County. He purchased one hundred and\\nsixty acres of heavily timbered land on sections\\n20 and 20, but was not permitted to enjoy the\\nrich fruition of his labors in witnessing its devel-\\nopment into one of the flnest farms in the county,\\nfor he was removed b}- death February 2.5, 1855.\\nAs did his father, he identified himself with the\\nWhig party.\\nThe mother of our subject was born in Frank-\\nlin Count}-, Mass., in the village of Heath, April\\n17, 1812. She still survives, being the wife of\\nJohn Brown. Her parents, Samuel and Susanna\\nC. (Wliipple) Blodgctt, were natives of Massachu-\\nsetts, the father having been born near Lexington.\\nIn 1828 he removed to New York, and followed\\nfarming operations in Jefferson County until his\\ndeath, at the age of sevent}--four ^-ears. In reli-\\ngious matters, he was a Free-Will Baptist. He was\\ntwice married, and by his first union had twelve\\nchildren, five sons and seven daughters. His sec-\\nond marriage was childless. He was a son of\\nTimothy Blodgett, a resident of Massachusetts and\\nof English descent, who served in the Revolution-\\nary War.\\nIn the parental family there were nine children\\nwho attained to mature j-ears, three having died in\\nchildhood. Those who reached manhood and\\nwomanhood were: GoodloeH., a resident of Battle\\nCreek; Helen M., who married and is now de-\\nceased; Ambrose D., of Mississippi, who enlisted\\nin the Third Michigan Infantry, and served for\\nfour years and four mouths; Emer A., who served\\nin the Third Michigan Infantry, and was killed in\\nthe second battle of Bull Run; Chauncej who\\nserved in the Third Michigan Infantry in the\\nCommissary Department, and now lives in Missis-\\nsippi; Darwin G., of this sketch; Annette, who is\\nmarried and lives in Missaukee County; Mrs.\\nEmma J. Jackson; and Inez, Mrs. Seaman, wlio is\\ndeceased.\\nOur subject acquired his education in the High\\nSchool at Battle Creek and at Battle Creek College.\\nHe taught four terms of school in Fremont and\\nChester Townships, and at the age of twenty-four\\nyears he went to Big Rapids, where he received\\nthe appointment of Stu-vcyor of Mecosta Count}\\nHe also engaged in the real-estate and insurance\\nbusiness there, and for two years served as City\\nEngineer. For eighteen years he has made his\\nhome in Casenovia, with the progress of which his", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0220.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n227\\nnnme is inseparably associated. He served as\\nCounty Surveyor for one terra, and for fourteen\\nyears has been surveyor for the Western Michigan\\nLumber Conipanj-.\\nTlie real-estate interests of Mr. Bell are exten-\\nsive and remunerative. He is tiie owner of twenty\\nacres on section 29, forty .icrcs on section 20, and\\nforty acres on section 21, Cascnovia Township;\\nhe owns an interest in four hundred and eighty\\nacres in Moorland Township, being the sole own-\\ner of one hundred and fortj- acres; he is also\\nthe owner of a one-half interest in five hundred\\nand forty acres. In addition, he has valuable\\nproperty in the village of Casenovia. Politically,\\nhe is a Republican, and socially is identified with\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows.\\nIn May, 1875, Mr. Bell was united in marriage\\nwith Miss Jennie Northrup, who was born in Sen-\\neca County, Ohio, and is a daughter of William\\nH. and Sarali (Tompkins) Northrup, natives re-\\nspectively of Steuben County, N. Y., and Seneca\\nCounty, Ohio. Mr. Northrup is a farmer by oc-\\ncupation, and during the late war enlisted in the\\nThird Ohio Infantry-. In 1869 he came to Jlus-\\nkegon County, Mich., where he still resides. His\\nwife died in May, 18110, at the age of sixty -one.\\nThey were the parents of four sons and one\\ndaughter. The grandfather of Mrs. Bell was Kben\\nNorthrup, who lived and died in Steuben County.\\nOur subject and his wife are the parents of four\\nchildren: Claude V., Clyde C, Fay and Cora M.\\nf I I I U rn\\n^^EORGE NELSON JOHN.STON. Through\\nthe good management of his farming affairs\\n^^jj in general, the subject of this sketch has\\ndemonstrated tlie fact that skill and labor com-\\nbined produce the best results. He and his broth-\\ner are the most extensive and successful mint-\\ngrowers in Muskegon County, and he has for ten\\nyears or more occupied a farm in Moorland Town-\\nship, consisting of two hundred and forty acres,\\nof which one hundred and forty are in a high\\nstate of cultivation. As a farmer and business\\nman, he stands high in the confidence of the peo-\\nple, whose regard he has won by honorable deal-\\nings and genial courtesy.\\nBorn in Haldimand County, Canada, our sub-\\nject is the son of James and Mary Ann (Yocum)\\nJohnston. He is of Irish descent, his paternal\\ngrandfather, John Johnston, having been born in\\nthe Emerald Isle, whence he emigrated to Canada\\nat an early age, and engaged in farming there un-\\ntil his death, in 18C2,at the age of eighty-one. His\\nwife, whose maiden name was Susan Stewart, was\\na native of Canada, and died about 18C. at the\\nage of sevent3--three. The maternal grandfather\\nof our subject, Henry Yocuni, w.is a native of\\nPennsylvania, but passed the most of his life in\\nCanada, near Niagara Fulls. He died in 18()9, at\\nthe age of nearly eighty. He was a wealth} and\\nsuccessful farmer, a prominent citizen, and one of\\nthe first settlers along Lake Erie. The maternal\\ngrandmother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth\\nGould, was born in Canada, of German parentage,\\nand died in 1855, at the age of fifty years. Lon-\\ngevity has been a prominent characteristic of this\\nfamily tlirougli several generations. The great-\\ngreat-grandmollier of our subject on the maternal\\nside was Mary Stewart, wiio attained the ripe old\\nage of one hundred and six, and a perfect image\\nof her, as she appeared at that age, has been pre-\\nserved in wax.\\nThe father of our subject, James Johnston, was\\nborn in the State of New Jersey in 1801. AVhen\\na mere boy he acted in the capacity of teamster in\\nthe Government service during the AVar of 1812.\\nAt the age of thirt3 -two he moved to Canada, and\\nafter a residence there of nearly twenty-four years\\nhe removed to Berrien County, Mich., whence, in\\n1865, he came to JIuskegon County and settled in\\nEggleston Township, making his permanent home\\nthere. His death occurred October 28, 1871, when\\nhe was in his seventieth year, and after lie had\\nsuffered severely for a number of 3 ears. He was\\na member in good .-landing of the Old-School Bap-\\ntist Church of Asiiland, and was a man of good\\nhabits and lofty principles, whose entire life was\\ndevoted to the faith of which he was a follower.\\nThe lady who in 1836 became the wife of James", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0221.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "228\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nJohnston was Miss Mary Ann Yocum, a native of\\nRainliam, Haldiraand County, Canada, born on the\\n2d of August, 1816. She was a noble Christian\\nwife and mother, beloved by all who knew her,\\nand her life was a blessing to many. Siie passed\\nfrom earth December 8, 1891, at the age of sev-\\nenty-five.\\nOur subject commenced in business for himself\\nat the age of about twenty-two 3 ears, and for some\\ntime thereafter he engaged in lumbering, buying\\nand selling lumber and shingles. In 1882 he set-\\ntled upon the farm he now occupies in Moorland\\nTownship, Muskegon County. November 8, 1887,\\nhe and Miss Mary McVaugh were married. The\\nbride was the daughter of Patrick and Katharine\\n(Cull) McVaugh, natives of the Emerald Isle who\\nemigrated to America and settled in Cliicago. In\\npolitics, Mr. Johnston is identified with the Pro-\\nhibition party, and takes a prominent part in\\nmunicipal affairs, giving his influence and support\\nto all enterprises calculated to promote the ma-\\nterial welfare of the community. In his religious\\nconnections, he is a member of tiie Free Methodist\\nChurch, to the support of which he contributes\\nwith liberality.\\ne^-i-^i=-\\nRANK W. SQUIER, a progressive citizen\\nP)i of Muskegon Count} residing on section 1,\\nMoorland Township, was born near Roch-\\nester, N. Y., October 17, 1853, and is a son of\\nDavid W. and Sarah (Dayton) Squier, natives of\\nthe same State. His paternal grandijarents, John\\nand ]\\\\Iary (Lampman) Squier, of English and\\nDutch descent respectively, were also natives of\\nNew York. The ancestors of this family were a\\nlong-lived and sturdy race, possessing strong phys-\\nical and mental qualities. The father of our sub-\\nject, David W. Squier, a farmer and lumberman,\\nwas one of the most prominent citizens, first of\\nMuskegon, and later of Newaygo County, being\\nlargely interested in and identified with the lum-\\nber business of northern Michigan.\\nBorn at Ft. Edward, Washington County, N.Y.,\\nMarch 10, 1822, David W. Squier grew to man-\\nhood on the homestead of his father, and at the\\nage of eighteen embraced the opportunity of de-\\nvoting his time and energy to lumbering, a de-\\nsire which he had long cherished. The fulfillment\\nof this ambition decided his life pursuit, and made\\npossible the success he afterward achieved. One\\nof his favorite recreations during his boyhood\\ndays was to help in rafting logs down the Hudson\\nand Susquehanna Rivers. In 1844 and 1815 he en-\\ngaged as a contractor in Monroe Count} N. Y., in\\ngetting out timber to construct the schooner Gen-\\nesee Chief and the brig Venice, for the Lake\\nErie service, working in the heavily timbered\\nregion of the Genesee River.\\nDecember 18, 1846, Mr. Squier married Miss\\nSarah, daughter of Idas and Paulina (French)\\nDayton. Mrs. Squier was born in Monroe Count}\\nN. Y., January 23, 1829, and was reared and edu-\\ncated in the place of her birth. After his marriage\\nMr. Squier changed his plans to some extent for\\nthe time being, and eng.aged in agricultural pur-\\nsuits in New York. In the fall of 1848 he located\\nin the vicinity of Coldwater, Mich., and again\\npursued farming operations, interesting himself\\nalso in buying horses for the Eastern markets. In\\n1856 he settled in Muskegon County, Mich., on\\nthe Muskegon River, where he engaged in the ho-\\ntel and lumber business.\\nIn 1858 Mr. Squier purchased one hundred and\\nforty acres of partly-improved land in Newaygo\\nCounty, where he located permanently. He be-\\ncame one of the most extensive operators of pine\\nand farming lands in northern Michigan, and the\\nowner of over eight thousand acres, half of wliicli\\nis improved and under cultivation. He was a man\\nof quick decision, and gave his personal supervis-\\nion to all the details of his business affairs. His\\nmanagement, although skillful, was broad and lib-\\neial, and his business dealings were characterized\\nby strict integrity. His private residence, built at\\na cost of $16,000, is reputed to be the finest farm-\\nhouse in Newa3 go Count}-. He was a believer in\\nthe good old Democratic principles, but was never\\nan aspirant for jjolitical honors. After the death\\nof his wife, October 13, 1889, he never left the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0222.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0223.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "f-\\\\\\nAdam Patterson", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0224.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n231\\nold homestead, and seemed to lose all interest in\\nhis business aflfaiis. At the a ^e of sixty-eight, af-\\nter a long and useful career, a short illness re-\\nsulted in his demise February 4, 1890.\\nFrank W. Squier is one of five children, only\\ntwo of whom are now living. His educational\\nadvantages included a thorough course in civil\\nengineering, the knowledge of which is very useful\\nto him in the management of the estate. He was\\nunited in marriage February H 18!tl, with Miss\\nMar^ Dickinson, daughter of Frank and JIaryett\\n(Kimbell) Dickinson, natives of Vermont and New\\nYork respectively. Mrs. Squier was born in Mich-\\nigan Marcli 1), 18G5, and received an excellent ed-\\nucation in girlhood in New.aj^go Count} Mich.\\nOur subject possesses inanv of the sterling quali-\\nties of his father, and is highly regarded by the\\npeople of his community, lie devotes the most\\nof his time and attention to the management of\\nhis extensive interests in lumber and agriculture.\\nN..^.^.J..J.f_\\nDAM PA ITERSON was horn\\nIJrock,\\nCanada, March i:!, 184(1, and died in\\n.Muskegon County, Mich., .lune 17, 1891.\\nThe half-century that spanned these dates\\nwas filled with deeds of kindness and generosity,\\nand when the end came it was felt by all with\\nwlidui lie h:i(l liusiness or social relations lliat tiie\\ncomniunity had suffered an irre|)arabh loss. This\\nbrief record of his life will be perused with interest\\nby those with whom he was associated in days gone\\nb} and will also furnisii an example foi tlie emula-\\ntion of the rising generation.\\nThe parents of our subject, Alexander and Mary\\nPatterson, were natives of Scotland, and in 1837\\nemigrated to America, settling in Canada, where\\nthey resided about twenty years. They then re-\\nmoved to Michigan and located in IJerlin, Ottawa\\nCounty. After a residence there of another twent}\\nyears, they sold out their farming interests and re-\\nmoved to (irand Rapids, where Mr. Patterson re-\\nsided, practically retired from .active business, until\\n11\\nhis death. Of ten children, our subject is the\\nfourth in respect to age. He remained at home\\nuntil about twenty-two years old, assisting his\\nfather on the farm and at the same time .acquiring a\\ncommon-school education. He then engaged in\\nfarming in Polkton Township, Ottawa County, and\\nfollowed this occupation about two years.\\nRemoving from Polkton Township to Ravenna,\\nMr. Patterson embarked in the milling and lum-\\nbering business, and for about two years had an\\nextensive trade in that line. Then selling out his\\ninterests at that place, he located at Titiute and\\nerected a large mill for the manufacture of lumber\\nand shingles. He did a thriving business here for\\nabout one year, then sold out and removed to Ra-\\nvenna, where he remained for one summer. Thence\\nhe went to Casenovia and purchased the Edward\\nIlayward mill, where iiis usual success attended\\nhim during his two years stay. His restless ambi-\\ntion, however, induced him to again dispose of his\\nproperty, after which he located on Half Moon\\nLake. After one year spent at that place, he went\\nto Baile} and built one of the largest mills in\\nnorthern Michigan, which he conducted for two\\n}-ears. Later he resided at Nunica, Ottawa Count}\\nand subseciuently eng.aged in the manufacture of\\nshingles on Rogue River.\\nAfter having s[)ent twelve months in liie last-\\nnamed place, Mr. Patterson disposed of his inter-\\nests there and removed to Girard, Kan., where he\\nengaged in farming. Like many others who set-\\ntled in the Sun (lower State at that time, he soon\\ndiscovered that farming operations there proved\\nvery unsuccessful, owing to the hot winds and the\\ndestrucliveness of grasshoppers. As a result of\\nthese causes, he met with the entire loss of all his\\n[uoperty, and after a two-years sojtmrn in Kansas\\nreturned to .Michigan. In this State he located on\\na farm ten miles east of Grand Rapids, where he\\nremained about one year, going from there to a\\nfarm in Moorland Township. I pon property pur-\\nchased in this township he conducted agricultural\\noperations on an extensive scale, and in conncclion\\nwith his fanning interests he built and conducted\\na large lumber and shingle mill.\\nMr. Patterson possessed indomitable pluck and\\nenergy, and we find him in 1877, less than two", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0225.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "232\\nPORTRAIT AKD BIOGRArmCAL RECORD.\\nj ears after his return from Kansas, with his for-\\ntune so far retrieved that he was the owner of a fine\\nfarm and a large milling interest. His business\\nhere proved very successful and he made this his\\npermanent home. He was married July 19, 1865,\\nto Lovisa, daughter of John W. and Elizabeth Tib-\\nbitts, natives of New York. The marriage resulted\\nin the birth of three children, one of whom, Ethel\\nMay, is deceased. Ella P^rances and Ellmer Frank-\\nlin are twins, the former being the wife of Thomas\\nWorkman, of Moorland Township; the son mar-\\nried Mary McMillan and makes his home in Moor-\\nland Township. In the summer of 1891, Mr. Pat-\\nterson returned from an extended tour through\\nthe South, where he had looked up a new location\\nfor milling operations. He was making arrange-\\nments to return to the South, when a brief and un-\\nexpected illness resulted in his death. He possessed\\nmany sterling and generous qualities, and his\\nfriendly and social disposition made him quite\\npopular among his acquaintances.\\nm\\nm^mmp^\\nUDGE EDAVARD HUNTINGJTON AVYLIE,\\ndeceased, a citizen of superior judicial\\nability, a jurist of culture and fine attain-\\nments who, with honor and distinction, for\\ntwenty years presided in the Probate Court of\\nMuskegon County, Mich., and, a long-time resi-\\ndent of the city of Muskegon, held with able fidel-\\nity various official positions of trust and, a liberal-\\nspirited citizen, was mourned as a public loss\\nwhen, upon April 27, 1882, he was suddenly- taken\\nill while at work in his oHicc. He was removed\\nto his home and died the same evening. Our\\nsubject, born in Lebanon, Madison County, N. Y.,\\nDecember 8, 1819, was the son of Capt. Moses\\nand Mary (Clark) Wylie. The mother was the\\ndaughter of Dr. John Clark, a physician of emi-\\nnence, and the granddaugliter of Dr. John Clark,\\nSr., whose mother was the sister of the celebrated\\ndivine, Jonathan Edwards. The remote W3 lie\\nancestors were natives of Scotland, sturdy, self-re-\\nspecting men and women of rectitude and thrifty\\nindustr3\\\\ Judge Wylie belonged to the Hunt-\\nington family wliich contained manj distinguished\\nnames. Theodore D. Weld, the famous Abolition-\\nist, was a cousin, also Grace Greenwood, the well-\\nknown authoress. The Clarks were originally\\nfrom England, but, emigrating in a verj early day\\nto America, founded in this country a branch of\\na famil noted for its culture and piety.\\nOur subject, throughout his life a great reader,\\nwas educated in the schools of Lebanon and Utica,\\nthe days of his boyhood being spent in the two\\nplaces. Arriving at manhood, he engaged in\\nmercantile business in his native State and bad\\nattained to twent3 -six years when, in 1843, he\\nfollowed the tide of emigration to the farther\\nWest and settled in Kent Count3 Mich., where he\\ndevoted himself to agricultural pursuits. In 1849\\nJudge W3 lie removed to Muskegon and here be-\\ncame interested in lumbering, but later again em-\\nbarked in mercantile business, iu which he con-\\ntinued for a few years. Politically a stalwart\\nRepublican, our subject soon became a leader in the\\nlocal councils of the party and received at their\\nhands the oflSces with which he was honored, and\\nwhich he b3f his efficient discharge of dut3 hon-\\nored. Judge W3 lie first received an important\\npolitical promotion as County Treasurer, and for\\nseveral 3ears was in charge of the mone3 S of\\nMuskegon Count3 which he handled with a clear\\njudgment, financial ability- and sterling intcgrit3\\nwhich gained him the good-will and respect of his\\nfellow-citizens. He was also County Clerk and in\\nthis capacity became widely known. Elected\\nJudge of Probate, our subject for nearly a score of\\n3 ears aided in the administering of estates and\\never sought conscientiously to award all property\\nso that it should subserve the ends of right and\\njustice.\\nOn November 22, 1859, Edward Huntington\\nWylie and Miss Eliza Mountene3 a native of\\nEngland, were united in marriage. The union\\nwas blessed by the birth of four children, three\\nof whom are living, one daughter and two sons:\\nMai3- A., at home; ,\\\\lfred Weld and Vernon\\nHuntington. The Judge was a faithful attendant\\nat the Congregational Church. Mrs. Wylie resides", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0226.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n2SS\\nin a pleasant home at No. 102 West Clay Avenue,\\nMuskegon, and in the hour of her bereavement\\nreceived from her many friends, tried and true,\\nthe sineerest sympathy. Eleven years have passed\\nsince our honored subject was suddenly called\\nfrom his life work, but his memory is green in the\\nhearts of all who knew him and bore him respect\\nfor his many virtues and genuine worth.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a28^=-\u00c2\u00bb;\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0{\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2S-^*\\n4^^ ETII D. ESTES, who is now living a retired\\nlife in Muskegon, Mich., claims Maine as\\n|l/_^/ the State of his nativify, liis birtli iiaving\\noccurred in Pownal, Cumberland County,\\non April 1828. His father, Seth D. Estes,\\nwas also born in the Pine Tree State, and there\\nspent his entire life. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Estes,\\nwas also a native of IMaine. Tlie ancestors of the\\nfamily came from England, and located in this\\ncountry prior to the Revolution.\\nOur subject spent the days of his boyhood and\\nyouth in the county of his nativity and the com-\\nmon schools afforded him his educational privi-\\nleges. In March of 1868 he follovved Horace\\nGreeley s advice to young men and came lo the\\nWest, locating in Muskegon, Mich., where he\\nhas since made his home on his [irosent homestead.\\nFor a number of years he was employed as an\\nengineer and then embarked in tlie manufacture\\nof boilers, whicli he continued for some time.\\nLater he laid out and platted the Estes Addition\\nto tlie city and now owns several good lots and\\nresidences in Muskegon. His proi)erty yields to\\nhim a good income.\\nEre leaving his native State, Air. Estes was\\nmarried. In 1848 he was joined in wedlock with\\nMiss Artemesia Libb} a native of Maine, and\\na daughter of Abraham Libb} The union of this\\nworthy couple has been blessed with a family of\\ntwelve children, nine boys and three girls, of whom\\nsix sons are now living, as follows: Alfred L.,\\nA. True, Simeon, Abram I.., diaries F. and Seth\\nLincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Estes have also an adopted\\ndaughter, Cora J., whom they took wlien she was\\nabout two years old. She is now the wife of\\nO. B. Taylor, of Muskegon. Our subject and his\\nwife reside at their pleasant home at No. 10 Estes\\nStreet. The hospitable dwelling is ever open for\\nthe reception of their friends, who are man}\\nMr. Estes was one of the boys in blue during\\nthe late war. He had watched with interest the\\nprogress of events prior to the struggle and re-\\nsolved if secession was carried into effect he would\\nstrike a blow in defense of the Union. So in\\n1861, prompted by patriotic impulses, he enlisted\\nin Company I, Twenty-fifth Maine Infantry. The\\nregiment was assigned to the army of the Potomac\\nand was engaged in guarding railroads and in\\ndoing picket duty. In July, 1863, Mr. Estes was\\nmustered out in Portland, Me. In politics he is a\\nsupporter of Republican principles, but has never\\nsought or desired the honors or emoluments of\\npublic oHice, preferring to devote his time and\\nattention to his business interests, in which he\\nhas met with success. His prosperity is all due to\\nhis enteri)rise and good business ability and is\\ntherefore well deserved. He is now in comfort-\\nable circumstances and has enough to keep him\\nthrough his remaining years without further labor.\\n^AMKS II. WILLIAMS, resident manager\\nand number of the firm of C. Alley t\\nCo., large lumber dealers of While Lake, and\\nalso interested in various other financial\\nenterprises, has for the p.ast two years been Presi-\\ndent of the illage Council of Wliiteliall, Muske-\\ngon Count}-, Mich. Mr. Williams was born in\\nUtica, N. Y., February 111, 1848. His father, Or.sa-\\nmus Williams, was born in tiiesame house in I tica\\nin 1809. and was tiie sun iif Selna Williams, a na-\\ntive of Vermont. Tiie gieat-giandfather was a\\nWelshman by birth, but, emigrating to the L liited\\nStates in a very early day, settled in New England.\\nGrandfather Sebra Williams, a shoemaker by trade,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0227.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "234\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nremoved when quite young to Utica, and carried\\non slioemaking, but, owning a farm of eighty acres\\nnear tlie city, finally retired to his homestead,\\nwhere he died at the age of eighty- years. The old\\nfarm then came into the possession of Orsamus,\\nwho lived on it until 18G5, when he removed to\\nMichigan, and located on a farm near Law ton, in\\nVan liurcu County. For fifteen or twenty years\\nprior to this time, the father was a large and\\nprosperous stock-drover, huying in tiie West and\\ndriving the cattle through to the Eastern markets.\\nHe was said to be one of the best judges of stock\\nin the country, and made a fortune in the busi-\\nness, but afterwards lost heavily bj a dishonest\\npartner. While in New York State Orsamus\\nWilliams served faithfully as Assessor, and w.as for\\nmany years (Supervisor in Lawton, where he died\\nin 1874.\\nThe mother of our subject, Abigail (Howlet)\\nWilliams, w.is born in Oswego, N. Y., in 1808.\\nShe was a most estimable woman, beloved by all\\nwho knew her, and passed a\\\\v,ay mourned by many\\nfriends in 1891, at the home of a daughter in\\nLawton. The parents were blessed with a family\\nof four sons and four daughters, our subject being\\nnext to the youngest in order of birth. Adelia mar-\\nried James Nash, and lives on the Lawton home-\\nstead. Nelson H., enlisting in the late Civil War,\\nin the One Hundred and Forty -seventh New York\\nInfantry, was wounded at Gettysburg, taken pris-\\noner and thrown into Lihby, where he s[)cnt three\\nmonths. At the expiration of this time transferred\\nto Anderson ville, he remained eight months in that\\nprison, and, denied medical attendance, suffered\\nconslanlly from his wounds. Weighing one hun-\\ndred and sixty pounds when captured, he was\\nreduced to seventy-five jrouiids after his eleven\\nmontlis in the rebel prisons, and three years later\\ndied from the exposure and privations liien en-\\ndured. Sarah Williams, the .second sister, died\\nwhen twenty years of age. Elon 1\\\\. also passed\\nawa}- at twenty. Henry S. graduated from Hills-\\ndale College and went to South Dakota, where he\\nis now a leading politician, and editor of the\\nAbeidcen Daily Neirs. [le was for some years in\\nthe Government J and Office in Aberdeen, and\\nserved ably as Treasurer of Brown Count3 Laura\\nWilliams married Seymour Winters, a farmer of\\nLawton, Mich. Edna A. became the wife of Scott\\nCatsner, a successful agriculturist residing near\\nLawton.\\nOur subject was about sixteen years old when\\nwith his parents he emigrated to Michigan. Until\\nnineteen he remained upon the home farm, assist-\\ning in the daily round of cares. He received his\\neducation mainly in Hillsdale College, and when\\ntwenty-one years of age came to AVhitehall without\\ncapital save youth, energj-, and determination to\\nmake his upward way in life. Having w^orked his\\npassage as far as Grand Haven, and arriving in\\nthe latter city without a cent in his pocket, Mr.\\nAVilliams walked the twenty- eight miles to White-\\nhall, his lunch upon the way consisting of a few\\ndiy crackers. Receiving immediate employment\\nwith Charles H. Cook, the lumberman, our subject\\nbegan piling lumber on the docks, which he con-\\ntinued throughout the summer, in the winter\\ncooking in one of the lumber camps. For three\\nyears he did anything his hands could find to do,\\nand worked both about the sawmills and in the\\ncamps. In 187a Mr. Williams again entered the\\nemploy of Charles H. Cook as foreman of his\\nmill, and remained in that capacity the succeeding\\nnine jears. In 1884, our subject, taking a new\\ndeparture, engaged in the general insurance busi-\\nness, under the firm name of Johnston Will-\\niams, and in 1892 succeeded to the business\\nwhich he 3 et conducts, as well as engaging in bis\\nlumber business with C. G. Alley Co., in which\\nfirm he has had an interest for some three years.\\nIn addition to his other enterprises Mr. Williams\\nwas for some time interested in a furniture and\\ncrockery store in Montague.\\nIn the fall of 1872, James H. AVilliams and Miss\\nMinnie Moshier, of Lawton, were united in mar-\\nriage. Thisestimable lady died in February, 1874,\\nwithout issue. In 1878, our subject a second time\\nman ied, entering the bonds of matrimony with\\nMiss Estella Reynolds, a teacher of Montague.\\nShe died in December. 1880, while on a visit to a\\nbrother in Paw Paw, and passing aw.ay after an\\nillness of three days left no children. December\\n1, 1888, Mr. Williams married his present wife,\\nMiss Bi;lle .Mcllattie, daughter of John Mcllaltie,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0228.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD.\\n235\\na Scotchman by birth, and the proprietor of a\\nHourmiil at Cedar Spi-jngs. Tliis union has been\\nblessed by the birth of one child, a son, Husscll II.,\\nnow about nine months old, and the pride of the\\nhousehold. Fin.-incially prospered, our subject in\\naddition to his other extensive business interests\\no|)erates a large farm, and is likewise interested in\\ntlie summer resort, Nahant Heach. Politically, our\\nsubject has been a life-long Republican. Frater-\\nnally, he is a member of the Ancient Free\\nAccepted M.asons, a Knight Templar and a iShriner.\\nHe is also a Knight of Pythias, and, widely known\\nas a business man of ability and sterling integrit}\\ncommands the esteem of his fellow-citizens, with\\nwhom he is identified in every piililic enti rprise of\\nimportance.\\nG^\\n/p^EERIIARD RENNIXK, the energetic and\\nsuccessful dealer in choice family groceries\\n^^giilj and fruits, has been a highly respected\\ncitizen of his present locality. Muskegon. Midi.,\\nsince 1866, and since 1885 has prosperously con-\\nducted his present business, enjoying a trade sec-\\nond to none in the city. Aside from a com-\\nplete assortment of line groceries, Mr. IJennink\\nprofitably handles feed, and controls a large cus-\\ntom in this department of his business. From his\\nearliest residence in the Wolverine State our sub-\\nject has been inliiiiately associated with the pro-\\ngressive interests of Muskegon, and in 1889, elected\\nAlderman from the Sixth Ward, discharged the\\nduties of his ollice with fidelity to his constitu-\\nents and to the general satisfaction of the pul)lic.\\nIJorn in Prussia, (iermany, February 0, 18.3!), Oeer-\\nhard Hennink was the son of .lolin II. and Tnide\\nA. (Crabbcn) Hennink, both natives of Germany,\\nupright and industrious people, who, reared and\\neducated in their native land, there made their\\nhome after marriage and trained to habits of\\nthrift and industry the sons and daughters who\\nblessed their union. The father, by occupation a\\nfarmer, year after year tilled the soil, and finally\\nat an advanced age passed awa} among the famil-\\niar scenes of his youth.\\nOur subject received a gdod coiiiinon-Mliodl\\neducation in the excellent schools of his native\\nland, and during his boyhood assisted his falhei-\\nin the work of the farm. At the age of eighteen\\nyears he was apprenticed to learn the trade of ;i\\ncarpenter. Five years later, in 18G;$, l id(liug .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i lieu\\nto the familiar scenes of youth, Mr. Hennink em-\\nbarked for America, and after a .safe voyage landed\\nin New York and journeyed at once to the far-\\nther West, locating in Indianapolis, Iiid.. where\\nhe found ready occupation as a carpenter and\\nbuilder. In 1866 our subject removed to Mich-\\nigan and, .settling in Muskegon, here learned the\\nbusiness of a millwright and worked for several\\nj ears in the large lumber-niills, continuing in the\\nduties of a millwiight until the spring of 1\u00c2\u00ab85.\\nMr. Iicnnink then opened a grocery and feed store,\\nand by unremitting attention to llie demands of\\na large and rapidly increasing trade has won his\\nupward way to a comfortable coiii|)etence, and,\\nfinancially prospered, is numbered among the lead-\\ning business men of the city. Politically a Re-\\npulilican and an ardent advocate of the party, our\\nsubject was elected as a candidate on that ticket\\nas Alderman of his ward, and has long taken a\\nhigh pla(\u00c2\u00ab in the local councils of his party.\\nAugust 20, 1867, were united in marriage Geer-\\nhard Hennink and Miss Catherine Herghiiis, a\\ndaughter of Simeon Hergliuis, a courageous sol-\\ndier serving with fidelity under Napoleon. Mrs.\\nHennink was born in Holland, but her mother,\\nMargaret (Pieiet) Hergliuis, was the daughter of\\nPeter Pieret, a Frenchnian. The estimable wife\\nof our suliject passed the d.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2l^s of girlhood in Hol-\\nland and received her education in the schools of\\nher native land. Emigrating to America in 1867,\\nshe landed in New Voik, and then journeved di-\\nrectly to .Muskegon, where she was at once married\\nto Mr. Hennink by the Rev. Mr. Hubolt. Sixchil-\\ndren, of whom but two survive, have brightened\\nthe home. .lolin H. runs a feed store in Muske-\\ngon, and Margaret clerks in her father s siroeery.\\nMr. and Mis. Hennink are devout menibeis of\\nthe Fourth Street Holland Church, and live at", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0229.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "236\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nNo. 42 Mason Avenue, a desirable residence lo-\\ncality. They are active in the religious work and\\nbenevolent enterprises of their denomination, and\\nare highly esteemed by a large acquaintance.\\ngig-^ -l^lia^^i^\\nSAHEL G. HOPKINS, M. D., a prominent\\n(@^JI| physician and surgeon, residing at No. 171\\nli Pine Street, Muskegon, Mich., has been\\nintimately associated with the growth\\nand history of the State for more than a half-\\ncentury, and is in fact one of the medical pioneers,\\nwell known and highly regarded. Our subject is\\na native of the Empire State and was born in\\nWashington County September 3, 1819. His fa-\\nther, Martin Hopkins, a native of Rhode Island,\\npassed away in New York, at the age of seventy-\\neight years. He was a brave soldier of the War\\nof 1812, and by occupation was a farmer, prosper-\\nously tilling his fertile fields. The Hopkinses came\\nof a long line of distinguislied English aucestr}\\nwhose descendants, locating in tlie United States,\\nhave with ability fllled many important positions\\nof trust. The mother, Mary (Pettis) Hopkins,\\ndied when Asahel G. was but six years of age. She\\nwas the daughter of Matthew Pettis, and a woman\\nof efficiency and fine character. Dr. Hopkins was\\neducated in his birthplace and completed his pre-\\nparatory studies in Shelby Academ} Washington\\nCounty, N. Y., and later read medicine with Dr.\\nSavage and Dr. Freeman Hopkins. In 1840, emi-\\ngrating to Michigan, he settled in Otsego, Allegan\\nCounty. After arriving in the Wolverine State,\\nhe read medicine with Dr. Carr, of Whitehall, and\\ntook a course of medical lectures in Detroit. In\\n1846 he moved to Kalamazoo and followed con-\\ntracting and building.\\nSome time later, during 1873 and 1874, our sub-\\nject took a second couise of lectures in Detroit, at\\nthe Homeopathic College, and from 1876 to 1877\\nstudied in the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Insti-\\ntute. In 1861 Dr. Hopkins, in connection with\\nC. C. Weeb, enlisted in the service of the Govern-\\nment and joined Company E, Thirteenth Michi-\\ngan Infantry, organized by Col. Charles C. Stewart,\\nand was assigned to the Armj^ of the Potomac.\\nOur subject was commissioned Lieutenant of a\\ncompany which he had recruited, and with the\\ncommand actively participated in the battles of\\nVicksburg Landing and Shiloh, and was injured\\nJul}- 17, 1862, on the march between Moorville\\nand Decatur. On that account he was assigned by\\nGeu.Buell, in September, to the camp and barr.icks\\nat Nashville, Tenn., and remained there until\\nhonorably discharged, Maj- 16, 1863. At the close\\nof the war returning to Kalamazoo, he then located\\nin Decatur, but in 1866 made his home at White-\\nhall, Muskegon County, where he engaged in\\nmerchandising and was elected .Justice of the Peace,\\nat the same time studying medicine under Dr.\\nCarr. After graduating from the college in Cin-\\ncinnati, Ohio, the Doctor located in Decatur, Mich.,\\nwhere he remained in general practice until 1882,\\nwhen he removed to Muskegon, conducting a gen-\\neral practice, and making a specialty of chronic\\ndiseases. In 1884 our subjecterected the Invalids\\nHome at Muskegon and superintended the insti-\\ntution with great success until 18! 1, when the\\nbuilding was destroyed by fire, Jlay 16.\\nDr. Hopkins immediately rebuilt on the same\\nsite and established the well-known and prosperous\\nHopkins Sanitarium, conducted on eclectic-elec-\\ntro homeopathic principles. The building has\\na fine frontage of forty-four feet and is eight\\nrods in depth, well lighted, and conveniently ar-\\nranged for the care of the sick and suffering. Our\\nsubject is a valued member of the State Medical\\nAssociation and is likewise a member of the Am-\\nerican Association of Official Surgeons. Frater-\\nnally, he is connected with the Ancient Free Ac-\\ncepted Masons, belonging both to the Sir Knights\\nand the Royal Arch Masons. He also affiliates with\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a\\nmember of the Good Templars, and was associated\\nwith the first Grand Lodge of the order. Politi-\\ncally a stalwart Republican, he cast his first Presi-\\ndential vote for Gen. William II. Harrison and also\\nvoted for Ucnjamin Harrison. In February, 1841,\\nwere united in mariiage Asahel G. Hopkins and\\nMiss Charity S. Brown, of Lyons, Wayne County,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0230.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCiVL RECORD.\\n237\\nN. Y., and a daughter of Ephraim Brown, a native\\nof- Connecticut. August 8, 1890, the estimable\\nwife of our subject passed away, mourned b} many\\nfriends. She was the mother of five children,\\nthree of wlioni are living, two sons and one daugh-\\nter. Olin is located in Muskegon; Asahel Jr.,\\nwas the fiftli-born; Frankie is the wife of IJcn-\\njamin Bray, of Idaiio. Dr. IIoi)kins has a store of\\ninteresting reminiscences of tlie early days wlien he\\nsettled in Kalamazoo, before there was a railroad\\nin the county. Known throughout the State, our\\nsubject comniands the confidence and best wishes\\nof a host of friends, man} of whom have recui)er-\\nated from ill-healtii under his faithful care. No-\\nvember 5, 1892, our subject was married to Miss\\nIsabella Bou jhton. a native of New York.\\ni^ ^^r^m^-\\nATRICK J. CONNELL. In a city of the\\nrapid growth and development of Muske-\\ngon, the importance of the line of industry\\nin which Mr. Connell is engaged cannot\\nbe overestimated. To the contractor and builder\\nin effect, conjointly with the architect, belongs\\nthe task of imparting to tlie city that appearance\\nof soliditj wealth, refinement and comfort which\\nat once stamps its citizens as progressive and en-\\nterprising. In a work which has for its object a\\ncomprehensive review of the leading enterprises\\nof Muskegon, Mich., it is highly important that\\nspecial attention should be devoted to those great\\nartisans whose skill and labor have been utilized\\nin the construction of her buildings and public\\ninstitutions; and foremost among the number is\\nour subject, who has been closely identified with\\nthe rise and prftgress of tlie city. l\\\\Ir. Council is\\nsenior nu inl)er of the firm of P. J. Connell it Son,\\ncontractors and builders of Muskegon, Mich.\\nPatrick J. Connell was born in Ireland Septem-\\nber 25, 1840, to the union of .lames and Mar}\\n(Malone) Connell, natives also of the Green Isle\\nof Erin. The father followed the trade of Iniilder\\nin his native country, but liuaily, growing restive,\\nbade adieu to friends and scenes long loved and in\\n1842 pitched theliousehold tent in Canada. From\\nthere he moved to the city of New York, remain-\\ning there for some time, and then moved to Os-\\nwego, N. Y., where his death occurred in Aug-\\nust, 1847. His wife survived him until March,\\n1881, her death taking place in Ottawa County,\\nMich. She was the daughter of Thomas Malone.\\nThirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs.\\nConnell. six of whom are living at the present\\ntime, and all honored and esteemed citizens iu\\nthe communities in which they make their homes.\\nPatrick .1. Connell, the j oungest of the above-\\nmentioned children, was left fatlierless at a tender\\nage and was soon thrown on his own resources.\\nHe came to Ottawa Countj Mich., and all the\\nschooling he obtained was before he was nine\\n3 ears old. Later, he spent some time in Grand\\nHaven and went from there to Spring Lake, where\\nbe was emploj cd in a sawmill, finally going to\\nDetroit, where he engaged with Manly D. Rich-\\nardson, learning the mason s trade there. In 1860,\\nhe went South to New Orleans, but the Civil War\\nbreaking out, he returned North, and in 1861 en-\\nlisted in Companj G, Fifth Michigan Infantrj\\nAfter serving tiiree months he was honorablj dis-\\ncharged for disability and went to Chicago, where\\nhe was married to Miss Maria J. Loone} of that\\nplace. There they made their home until 1870,\\nwhen they went to Grand Haven, Mich. In 1874,\\nMr. Connell removed to Muskegon, IMicli., and is\\nnow one of the leading contractors and builders\\nof this cil} He is a popular and public-spirited\\ncitizen and is worth} the large measure of success\\nachieved in this dillicult, yet so vitally essential,\\nbranch of skilled industry. He has made a prom-\\ninent record in contract work, having erected the\\nopera house. Occidental Building, Chase piano\\nworks, Alaska refrigerator works, Kelly Brothere\\nfactory, the iron and steel works, city water works,\\nthe Sheriff s residence and jail and the new court\\nhouse.\\n.lolin .1. Connell, son of our subject, was born in\\nChicago in 18.56, and learned the mason s trade in\\nboyhooil. Ill April, l\u00c2\u00ab!il, he became a partner,\\nmaking llie aliove lirni P. .1. Connell A- Son. They\\nemploy over fifty men, have $8,000 invested iu", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0231.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "238\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmodern building appliances, and annually dis-\\nburse about \u00c2\u00a720,000 in wages alone, which goes\\ntowards Muskegon s upbuilding. Our subject, the\\nsenior member of the firm, and his son were the\\ncontractors and builders of the new court house\\nat Muskegon, the same being erected in 1893. In\\nconnection with his building interests, Mr. Cou-\\nncil is engaged quite exleusivel}- in handling\\nstone, brick and cement, and has a good office,\\nwell fitted for his business. He is one of the most\\nsuccessful and prominent business men of the\\ncity.\\nIn politics, Mr. Connell formerly advocated the\\nprinciples of the Democratic partj-. He is now a\\nstanch Prohibitionist, and for the past eight years\\nhas been Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Good\\nTemplars of the State. He was a delegate to the\\nRight Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Templars at\\nDes Moines. At present he is Treasurer of the Em-\\nens Brick Tile Company, Director of the Cap-\\nital and Chattanooga Building and Loan Associ-\\nations, President of the Curtis Automatic Railroad\\nGale Comi)any (the capital stock being \u00c2\u00a760,000),\\nand a stockholder in the Iron and Steel Company.\\nMr. Connell holds menil)ersliip in the St. Mar3 s\\nCatholic Church and contributes liberally to its\\nsupport. He has an elegant residence and is the\\nowner of much good property.\\n,LE E. GORDON. Muskegon County num-\\nbers among her honored citizens and indus-\\ntrious agriculturists manj- sons of Norwa3\\nand Sweden, and to them is due in no small de-\\ngree the development of this region. For many\\nyears Mr. Gordon was identified with the history\\nof Fruitland Township and was one of the oldest\\nsettlers of the count} He was born in the western\\npart of Norway in 1821), and was one of sixteen\\nchildren, whose parents were Andrew and Mary\\nOleson. He was reared to manhood on a farm and\\nfrom early j-outh earned his own living by work-\\ning for neighboring farmers. Though his father s\\nfamily was large, the children were given good\\neducations.\\nMr. Gordon was an ambitious young man and\\ndetermined to try his fortunes on tlie Western\\nContinent. Accordingly in 1849 he bade adieu to\\nthe friends of his youth and after his arrival in\\nthe United States at once proceeded to Michigan.\\nHe located in Fruitland Township before its or-\\nganization, and entered a portion of Government\\nland, which, witli characteristic energy, he pro-\\nceeded to clear. The following ten j ears of his\\nlife were years of hard labor and unremitting toil,\\nas much of that time he was employed in logging\\ncamps.\\nIt was in 1859 that tiie first marriage of Mr.\\nGordon was celebrated, Miss Ilanna Brady, of Oce-\\nana Countj becoming his wife. After her death\\nhe wedded Miss Emily Halvorson, who was born in\\nNorway. Her parents, Hal vor and Emily Halvorson,\\nlikewiseof Norway, emigrated to the United States\\nat an early da} settling in Wisconsin. The father\\ndied soon after his arrival of that dread epidemic,\\ncholera, after a sickness of only twenty-four hours.\\nSome years later the mother came to live at the\\nhome of our subject, where she died after attain-\\ning the age of sixt^ -eight 3 ears. Mrs. Gordon,\\nwho was one of nine children, became the mother\\nof two sons and two daughters. One died in in-\\nfancy, while those living are Harrison E., Ida G.\\nC. and Emalinda O.\\nFor a number of years Mr. Gordon held the\\noffice of Supervisor and filled other local positions.\\nHe was the first Treasurer of Fruitland Township\\nand was faithful to that trust for tliirteen j ears.\\nHe was a member of the county Grange, and with\\nhis wife was one of tlie workers in the Lutheran\\nChurch. His ballot was deposited for the Repub-\\nlican nominees, and he was ever to be counted on\\nto support just and upright measures. His well-\\nimproved farm, one hundred and twenty acres of\\nwhich he entered from the Government, he cleared\\nhimself, making many sul)stantial improvements\\nupon it. In addition to this he owned tracts of\\nland in many places, nnd at the time of his death\\nwas possessed of considerable wealth. He was\\ncalled from this life in 1889, leaving a host of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0232.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "H\\nLUI^-l ..I\\ni^ A^, rr ITT*\\n4\\nt\\n!a^Aar^ ^^\u00c2\u00bbSj\u00c2\u00abB\u00c2\u00bbwWA -*^*iag; JS^^\\nRrSiDEUCL or EMILY E. GO RD ON o PC 13. f KUIT; Al!D TfV. .V.UiiKF.oOll CO., MICH.\\n\u00c2\u00b1?=::i.\\n3fe\\nh\\ni..^^.\\nf\\n.5^\\n5\\n,1., .,CE or oi\\ni_", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0233.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0234.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n241\\nfriends and neiglihors wlio have missed iiini in tlie\\nvarious waliis of life. He was one of tlie earliest\\nsettlers of the county, and was well worthy of a\\nrepresentation in the history of its pioneers.\\nM M I I p t I I\\n/^EORGE A. J.ATHAM. The gentleman\\nIII whose name introduces this sketch is in-\\ntelligent and enterprising, and from l)oy-\\nhood has been interested in agricultural pursuits.\\nHe has spent many years of his life in tilling and\\ncultivating the soil, and is now in comfortable cir-\\ncumstances. As one of the first settlers of Allen-\\ndale Township, he has for j ears been closely asso-\\nciated with the progress of Ottawa County. Born\\nin the State of New York, he is a son of John and\\nMary (Osborne) Latham, who were also natives of\\nthe Empire State. Grandfather Kellogg Latham\\nwas a soldier in the War for Independence, and\\nJohn Latham was an active participant in tlie War\\nof 1812, being stationed in Connecticut. The ma-\\nternal grandfather, Israel Osborne, was also a Revo-\\nlutionary soldier. He reared a large famil3 as\\ndid also Kellogg Latham.\\nJohn Latham was a carpenter and joiner by\\ntrade, and when the subject of this sketch was\\nabout seven years of age he removed to Welling-\\nton, Ohio, and there lie followed his trade until be-\\ncoming quite advanced in years, when he aban-\\ndoned carpentr} to take up farming. He contin-\\nued thus engaged until his death, which occurred\\nabout 18.j1, Ills wife having died about 1^S;J.^.\\nThey were the parents of three children: Julia,\\ndeceased; George A., who was born .September\\n5, 1821); and Clarissa, wife of S. E. Turner, of\\nGrand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Latham had been mar-\\nried previous to his union with Miss Osborne, and\\nby his first wife had become the father of eigiit\\nchildren, as follows: Warren; Kaiicy, wife of\\nGeorge Cone; Almira, who married a Mr. Nelson;\\nEliza, the wife of I). Graves; ALary A., Mrs. J.\\nBalterson; Charles, Kellogg, and one tliat died\\nyoung.\\nGeorge A. Latham was educated in the district\\nschools of ()hi(j, and in his youth l)ecaine familiar\\nwith farm life. At the age of twenty he left the\\nshelter of the parental roof. and. coming to Michi-\\ngan, remained here from November, 1819, until\\nJune, 1850, when he returned to Ohio. After re-\\nmaining in the Ikickeyc State for some time, he\\nreturned to Michigan, and for eight years thereaf-\\nter made his home in Grand Rapids. During that\\ntime he was employed in a lumber-mill, and for a\\nnumber of 3 ears afterward he was engaged as fore-\\nman for Richard Roberts, who was the first settler\\nof the county. In 18G0 he purchased eighty acres\\nof timber land and eighty acres of farming land,\\nselling one-half of the latter tract to his father-in-\\nlaw, Isaac Tuttle, and disposing of the remaining\\nforty acres to G. P. Reed. The first eight^ -acre\\ntract he improved, and the larger part of it he has\\nsold. For seven j ears he was engaged in hand-\\nling lumber and timber in his township for Ferry\\ncfe Son, of Grand Haven.\\nLTpon abandoning that occupation, Mr. Latham\\ncame to his farm, but shortly afterward went to\\nMuskegon, and there worked for his former em-\\nployers from November, 1866, to May, 1869, re-\\nceiving for liis services ilOO per month. In 1869\\nhe returned to his farm, where he remained about\\none year. He then commenced contracting with\\nDwight, Cutler Savage, and for six 3 ears was\\nin the employ of this firm. He then again re-\\nturned to his farm, and for ten j ears was success-\\nfully engaged in tilling the soil. At that time he\\nsold sixty acres of his propertj and purchased\\nforty acres of the land which he now owns, later\\nincreasing it by eighty acres, which he has since\\nsold. He now owiisa sixty-acre farm, which is im-\\nproved with a fine residence, good barns and a\\nmagnificent orchard of many of the best varieties\\nof apples, peaches, i)eais and plums, besides hav-\\ning an excellent vineyard and quantities of small\\nfruit. Jlr. Latham lias served his township as Su-\\npervisor for tlirce terms, Highway Commissioner\\nfor twelve years, and is now and for some years\\npast has been Director of his school dis-trict.\\nThe first marriage of Mr. Latham united him\\nwith Miss Mai y A. Tuttle, a native of Michigan,\\nand a dauglitcr of Isaac Tuttle, one of the pioneer", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0235.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "242\\nPOETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nsettlers of the county. To them five children were\\nborn: Jackson E., of Kendall County, 111.; Edgar,\\nKellogg, Benjamin, and Mary E., deceased. Mrs.\\nMary A. Latham died in the year 1872, and three\\n3 ears later our subject wedded Mrs. Susan M.\\nPixlej a daughter of Asa Brown. Her parents\\nwere natives of Canada and Massachusetts, respec-\\ntively. Mr. and Mrs. Latham lost their only\\ndaughter, who died at birth. They now have an\\nadopted daughter, Deme B. Latliam. This worthy\\ncouple are members of tlie Congregational Church.\\nSocially, he is a member of Ottawa Lodge No. 122,\\nA. F. A. M. In his political views he has always\\nsupported the men and measures of tlie Repub-\\nlican partj\\nD^ Y VC\\nOBERT G. WALKER. No industry is of\\nsuch essential importance to every citizen\\ni\\\\ as that of the plumber and gas-filter. There\\nis no security for the health and comfort\\nof the population where the best rules that gov-\\nern sanitar3 plumbing have been overlooked, for\\ndread and insidious diseases invariably follow any\\nviolation of the principles of hygienic plumbing.\\nHappily Muskegon numbers among her enterpris-\\ning tradesmen and mechanics some of the most\\nreputable and experienced sanitary plumbers in the\\nUnited States. Among the foremost of these is\\nRobert G. Walker, whose past success and whose\\npresent reputation equally attest the superiority\\nof his work.\\nMr. AValker opened his e3 es to the scenes of\\nthis world on the 18th of July, 1850, in Ontario,\\nCanada, and is the son of Robert and Jane\\n(Mooney) Walker. The father followed the occu-\\npation of a farmer for many jcars and met with\\nsubstantial results. His death occurred in 1868,\\nand his wife followed him to the grave in 1891.\\nThe^ were honest, upright citizens and worthj of\\nthe respect and esteem in which they were held.\\nFour children were born to their union, our sub-\\nject being the youngest in order of birth. The\\nlatter was reared on his father s farm, received a\\ngood practical education in the common schools,\\nand later went to London, Canada, where he at-\\ntended Jones Bell s Commercial College until\\n1869, when he graduated.\\nHe remained in his native country until 1872,\\nand then crossed the boundary line to the United\\nStates, settling in Monroe Count}-, Mich. There\\nhe bought and sold stock and shipped with John\\nStead, of Detroit, Mich. In 1880 he came to Mus-\\nkegon and was emploj ed as book-keeper in the\\nplumbing, steam and gas fitting business of John\\nJ. Howden. He remained with Mv. Ilowden for\\neleven years, and in 1890 embarked in the plumb-\\ning and gas-fitting business for himself. His suc-\\ncess is an excellent example of the result of energj\\nand perseverance, and should encourage all who\\nare endeavoring to struggle through the difficul-\\nties that surround the starting of a new business.\\nHe carries a large stock of the finest gas fixtures\\nand sanitary plumbing materials, which include\\nevery article in various styles that can be required\\nin the comprehensive business.\\nIn the month of September, 1877, Mr. Walker\\nwas married to Miss Etta Trowbridge, a native of\\nthe Empire State, which she left to come to this\\nState with her parents when but a girl. Tiiey\\nhave two children, Robert and Zula. Mr. AValker\\nis a Knight Templar in the Masonic fraternity,\\nand a member of Muskegon Lodge No. 92, 1. O.\\n0. F. In politics, he is a Republican.\\n^^3^\\nJ~| AMES MALCOLM. As a progressive and\\nsuccessful agriculturist of Tallmadge Town-\\nship, the subject of this sketch is known,\\neither personally or by reputation, to all\\nthe citizens of Ottawa County. During the long\\nperiod of his residence here he has become insep-\\narably connected with the progress of the commu-\\nnity and while advancing his individual interests\\nhas also aided in developing the resources of the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0236.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n243\\ntownship and county. In connection with agri- i\\nculture he lias also followed the trade of acaipen-\\nter, and through the intelligent prosecution of\\nthese two vocations he has accumulated a compe-\\ntency.\\nIn Canada, August 23, 1826, our subject was\\nborn to the union of Daniel and Margaret (Cros-\\nsett) JIalcohn, the former a native of Scotland,\\nwhile the latter was born in New York, being the\\ndaughter of James and Margaret (Pescod) Cros-\\nsett. The only child of his parents, our subject\\nwas given every advantage within their power to\\nbestow upon him, and for some time he was a stu-\\ndent in the common schools of Canada. He was\\nemploj ed on the home farm until he was twenty,\\nwhen he commenced to learn the trade of a car-\\npenter, and at the expiration of his apprenticeship\\nfollowed that occupation in Canada for ten years.\\nOn coming to the States Mr. ^lalcolm sojourned\\nfor a lime in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he\\nworked at his trade for one year. Feeling dissat-\\nisfied, however, with the location and prospects\\noffered b^ that city, he came to Ottaw^a County,\\nwhere the indications were so favorable that he\\ndecided to purchase property here. The land that\\nhe purchased in Tallmadge Township in 18G1 was\\nwholly unimproved, and it was onlj- after the\\nmost arduous efforts on his part that the wilder-\\nness was made to bloom and blossom as the rose.\\nFinally the land was cleared, the soil placed under\\ncultivation, suitable buildings erected, and orna-\\nmental and fruit trees planted, and the farm now\\nranks among the best in the vicinity.\\nAt the age of twcnt^ -lhree years Mr. Malcolm\\nwas united in marriage with Miss Klizabeth Par-\\nnielia, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Vincent)\\nStephens, and to this marriage ten children were\\nborn, as follows: Sarah Ann; Alelhca, who be-\\ncame the wife of John Yonker and resides in\\nGrand Hai)ids; Hhoda; Minerva, the wife of Will-\\niam Schroder and a resident of Grand Rapids;\\nGeorge, who died August 24, 1893; James, Kbon,\\nThomas J., Rachel and John. The wife and\\nmother died in 1888, mourned by all who knew\\nher, but especially by the members of iior family,\\nto whom she liarj always been tenderly attached.\\nIn his political belief Mr. Malcolm always casts his\\nballot in support of Democratic principles and can-\\ndidates. He has been the incumbent of numerous\\nofficial positions, including the office of Township\\nCommissioner, which he has held for four terms.\\nMr. Malcolm s father was twice married; b^y his first\\nmarriage he had three sons and four daughters,\\nall deceased except one son, Jeremiah, who resides\\nin Kansas.\\n_\u00c2\u00ab?::\\nI cSi\\n^i-^-.i^ll^#i^\\njlEV. ALIJERTUS C. VAN RAALTE, D. D.\\nNo name is more widel}- known and re-\\nf^ spected in Ottawa County- than that of the\\nfather of the Dutch settlements. He has\\nimprinted himself on its history, and a hundred\\nyears hence his name will stand out in still bolder\\nrelief than it does to-day; for as the fruition of his\\nlife becomes more apparent his fame will increase.\\nDr. Van Raalte was a man of commanding appear-\\nance, short of stature, with a wide and thoughtful\\nbrow; a man of deep convictions and fully pos-\\nsessed of the courage of these convictions; a man\\nof magnificent education and tireless industry,\\nwith a will of iron, and a singular magnetism; a\\nman born and bred for the leadership of his fellows.\\nHe w.as born at \\\\Vanneperveen,in the Netherlands,\\nOctober 17, 1811. His parents were Rev. Albertus\\nVan Raalte and Christina Catherina Harking.\\nSeventeen children were born of this union, of\\nwhom only four or five survive.\\nAfter the completion of his classical studies. Dr.\\nVan Raalte went to the Ihiiversity of Leyden,\\nwhere he became an associate of a few congenial\\nstudents, who had come under the influence of the\\nmen of the Revcil, especially of the poet-his-\\ntorian, W. Bildcidyk. The great struggle for the\\nfreedom of the church had just commenced when\\nVan Raalte graduated, in 1835, from the universit3\\nHe was one of the suspects, and the Provincial\\nEcclesiastical Roard of South Holland refused to\\nadmit him to the ministry- unless he would\\nsolemnly promise une iuivocal submission to tlie\\nrules of the church. He refused, and joined the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0237.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "244\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhated Seceders, who had raised the banner of\\nfreedom. By them he was ordained to the minis-\\ntry, and with tlicm lie sliared to the fullest extent\\nthe cruel persecutions which, to tlie lasting shame\\nof Holland, raged against the new movement for\\nseveral years. On that same occasion, in the midst\\nof the brethren who met as a free synod at Amster-\\ndam in the early summer of 1836, he married his\\nestimable life companion, Christina Johanna De\\nMoen, a daughter of Benjamin De Moen, a highly\\nrespected burgher of Leyden, and Johanna Wil-\\nhelmina Menzel. Of this union several children\\nwere born, who are highly connected in this com-\\nmunit}-.\\nEarly in the 40s a strong migrator}- movement\\nbegan to develop itself in the Netherlands, where\\nthe situation, both ecclesiasticall}- and socially,\\nhad grown insufferable. Hundreds prepared to\\nleave the Fatherland, and in 184G Dr. Van Raalte,\\nwho had just passed through a critical illness,\\ndecided to become the leader of the movement,\\nwhich had the Western States of North America\\nfor its objective point. He arrived with a large\\ncompan} of pioneers, in a comparatively small\\nsailing-vessel, The Southerner, at New York in\\nOctober, 1846; and after a brief delay led his\\nfollowers as far West as Detroit, where they passed\\nthe first part of the winter. Mr. Van Raalte, himself,\\npressed on, and in the severe winter cold of 1846-\\n47 explored the greater part of the present\\nOttawa County, where he was hospitably received\\nand aided by the Rev. S. Smith, a missionary of\\nthe Presbyterian Church among the Ottawas. The\\nIndians, well acquainted with the secrets of the\\nvast maiden forest, materially aided Mr. Van\\nRaalte in his explorations, and lie decided to se-\\nlect this spot for colonization.\\nReturning to his followers, he reached these\\nparts again with a devoted band of pioneers,\\nmarching single file along Indian trails, on the 9th\\nof February, 1847. It is impossible to describe in\\nthis brief sketch the deadly struggle waged by the\\npioneers with the forest tangles and wild animals;\\nwith inadequate food and insullicient shelter; with\\nsummer heat and winter cold; witii the malarial\\neffluvia of the swampy forests, and the resulting\\ndecimating diseases; with homesickness and des-\\npondency, with detractions and evil reports, and\\nall manner of discouragement. AVith God s help\\nthey persisted and jirevailed. Dr. Van Raalte was\\nthe head and heart of the enterprise, and his death,\\nin the earl}- years of the histoiy of the Colonies,\\nwould have precipitated the whole desperate\\nundertaking of the inexperienced and poverty-\\nstricken settlers in hopeless ruin and confusion.\\nThe broad, well-tilled acres, the cozy homes\\nnestling against the shoulders of the rolling hills,\\nthe abundant evidence of affluence and good\\ncheer appealing to the eye in every direction in\\nthe settlements in Ottawa County; the thriving\\ncit} of Holland, Pluenix-like risen in renewed\\nbeauty from the ashes of the destructive fire of\\n1871; the flourishing Hope College, founded by\\nMr. Van Raalte at Holland, and to-day the best\\neducational centre of Western Michigan; all these\\nbear the imprint of the man and the leader, and\\nare the silent witnesses of his signal success.\\nTruly this man built better than he knew, and\\nsucceeded in rearing for himself a mausoleum\\nwliicli will outwear the destructive onset of time.\\nIn 1849, Mr. Van Raalte and his followers joined\\nthe Reformed (Dutch) Church in America, the\\noldest Presbyterian Church on this continent.\\nAnd in this ecclesiastical connection the settle-\\nments now spread far and wide over our Western\\nStates have develojjed into a strong branch of\\nsaid church, numbering fifteen thousand communi-\\ncants, with one hundred and tliirt}- churches and\\nsome ninety pastors.\\nAs a leader Mr. Van Raalte had the gift of won-\\nderful versatility and ingenuity; as a preacher he\\nexcelled in rhetorical power and a clear, anal tical\\ninsight into God s Word and the hidden ways of\\nmen s hearts. He was a man of power and often\\nmade his hearers tremble before the majesty of\\nGod. The University of New York and Rutger s\\nCollege at New Brunswick, N. J., simultancousl}\\nbestowed upon him the title of Doctor of Divin-\\nity. When the War of the Rebellion broke out his\\nvoice rang out clear and strong in defense of the\\nUnion, and willingly he gave his own sons for the\\ndefense and establishment of human rights and\\nthe life of the Union. His wife passed away, after\\nyears of suffering under a frail constitution, on", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0238.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n245\\nthe 30tli of June, 1871. This blow, quickly fol-\\nlowed by tlie ruinous fire of Holland in October\\nof the same _venr, destroyed the remaining strength\\nof the man, and he fell into a slow decay, under\\nwhich lie succumbed, after several apparent rallies,\\non the 7tli of November, 187 5, in the midst of the\\nbitterly contested general election of that year.\\nThe strongest proof of his hold on his people\\nis, perhaps, the fact that the announcement of his\\ndeath at this critical political juncture paralyzed\\nthe rancorous party spirit of election daj-, and\\nmade common mourners of bitter political antag-\\nonists. The funeral was the largest ever held in\\nOttawa County, and in his death one passed away\\nwho is justl} called a man might}- in words and\\ndeeds. He was one of the pioneers of the State\\na citizen of whom Michigan may justly boast, a\\nman of God and a man of men, one of Heaven s\\ntrue noblemen. \u00e2\u0096\u00a0Bequiescat in pace.\\nd-M-S-S-i\\nH-^\\nLIFFORD 8. GAMBLE, the popular and\\nefficient Count}- Surveyor and City Engi-\\nneer of Muskegon, Mich., has for a number\\nof years been intiiiialel} associated with the jiiib-\\nlic interests of the Wolverine State, hut is a native\\nof Washington County, Pa., where he was born\\nMay 22, 1852. Our subject is the son of Aaron\\nand Mary (Shortle) Gamble, both of whom wore\\nnatives of Pennsylvania. The fatiier, a man of\\nlearning and culture, was long a prominent i)liy-\\nsician of the (Quaker State, and for many years en-\\njoyed an extended practice in Pittsburgh, Pa.,\\nand also in Washington County, where he had a\\nhost of friends, by whom he was highly regarded\\nas a man, citizen and physician. Twice married,\\nhe survived to many years of usefulness, and\\npassed awa} mourned as a public loss in Washing-\\nton County, Pa. ClitTord S. Gainlilc was the\\nyoungest son of the (irst niariiagc, and spent the\\ndays of boyhood in Wa hington County. There he\\nattended school and later entered Hoggs Summit\\nNormal School, in Somerset, Washington Countj\\nand obtained a thorough knowledge of civil en-\\ngineering. With honor completing a course of\\nstudy, our subject was now prepared to enter with\\nconfidence upon his career in life as a business\\nman. Determined to try his fortunes in the\\nbroader fields of the West, he bade adieu to his\\nearly home and the scenes of childhood and jour-\\nneyed to Michigan.\\nFirst employed by a railway company, Mr. Gam-\\nble became one of an engineering crew working\\nfor the Chicago West Michigan Railroad and was\\nsoon enabled to render valuable service to the\\ncorporation. Young, energetic and ambitious, our\\nsubject allowed no opportunitj for advancement\\nto escape him, and won his way steadily upward\\nin the esteem of all who came in contact with him.\\nIn 1881, locating in Muskegon, Mr. Gamble met\\nwith encouraging success, and after a time became\\nthe Assistant City Engineer, a position of respon-\\nsibility, which he occupied ably for rrany years.\\nWhile transacting the business of his office he\\nmade many friends by his courtesy and efficiency\\nand gave universal satisfaction to the general\\npublic. Some time afterward he became associated\\nwith the Muskegon Improvement Company and\\ndid the greater part of the surveying and platting\\nof Muskegon Heights, one of the handsomest sub-\\nurbs of this flourishing city. In 1892 our subject\\nwas elected on the Republican ticket County Sur-\\nveyor, his term of office being two years. In 1893\\nhe was appointed City Engineer of Muskegon,\\nand in his dual work of Surveyor and Engineer\\nleaves no duty undone, but, faithful to each trust\\nreposed in him, is constantly winning golden\\nopinions from his fellow-citizens and the commu-\\nnity at large.\\nSince accepting the position of City Engineer\\nof Muskegon, our subject has rendered invaluable\\nservice in his depaitiiipiit and made many sugges-\\ntions which cannot fail, if acted upon, to redound\\nto the gieat benefit of Muskegon and her rapidly\\nincreasing population. In the year 1890 were\\nunited in marriage Clifford S. (Jainlile and Mi.ss\\nDora Harrison, an accomplished young lady of\\nMuskegon, and the daugliter of William II. Harri-\\nson, a leading citizen. Mr. and .Mrs. Camble are\\nthe parents of a daughter, Maud. Politicall\\\\- a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0239.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "246\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nstalwart Republican, our subject is intelligently\\ninterested in the questions of the day and occupies\\na high place in the local councils of his part^ In\\ntheir attractive residence, No. 237 .Sixth Street,\\nMr. and Mrs. Gamble welcome numerous friends\\nand, social favorites, take an active part in the\\ngood work and benevolent enterprises of their\\nhome cit^-.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6^^1\\nb ^.h;\\n11^^\\n^OHN DELANEY. Many of Michigan s\\nmost enterprising citizens have emigrated\\nto the United States from the Green Isle\\nof Erin, bringing with them habits of in-\\ndustry, perseverance and economy-. In the various\\noccupations and professions they have gained a\\ncompetency, or perchance wealth, while at the\\nsame time they have established for themselves an\\nenviable reputation as citizens. Ottawa County\\ncontains a large number of farmers whose ancestry\\nextends back through a long line of Irish fore-\\nfathers, and in this class we present the name of\\nJohn Delane^ an agriculturist residing in Tall-\\nmadge Township.\\nBorn on the Emerald Isle in 1831, our subject\\nis the son of Daniel and Hannah (Cudhy) Delane}-,\\nbeing their eldest child. At theage of eight years\\nhe accompanied his parents to America and settled\\nwith them in Dutchess County, N. Y., where the\\nelder Mr, Delaney followed the occupation of a\\ngardener. There John grew to manhood, receiving\\na common-school education and afterward learning\\nthe trade of a blacksniilli. In ISfd, the family\\ncame to Michigan, and our subject st0|iped at\\nGrand Rapids, where he learned the trade of a\\nmachinist. After spending three years in Grand\\nRapids, he proceeded to Chicago, where he spent\\nthe three following years.\\nFrom Chicago Mr. Delaney went to tlie Sunny-\\nSouth, and secured employment in the cit} of\\nNew Orleans. So well was he pleased with this\\npart of our countrj^, and so profitable did his\\nwork prove, that he remained eleven years in New\\nOrleans before returning to the North, in the latter\\npart of 1871. After a visit of one month in\\nSlichigan, he once again proceeded Soutliward,\\nand continued to live in New Orleans until the\\nj-ear 1884. His brother dying in Michigan about\\nthat time, he returned here in order to serve as\\nadministrator of the estate, and has ever since\\nlived on the farm where he now resides. He\\nengages in the cultivation of three hundred acres,\\nraising wheat, hay and corn, and marketing his\\nproducts at Grand Rapids.\\nIn February, 1864, Mr. Delaney was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Alicia Madeline Prophet, who\\nwas of English descent. After having become the\\nmother of two children, this estimable lad} passed\\nfrom earth in October, 1868. Mr. Delaney and\\nhis daughter, Hannah Barbara, reside at the old\\nhome, surrounded by all the comforts that en-\\nhance the pleasure of living. Tliej belong to the\\nRoman Catholic Church, and are firm in their\\nallegiance to Ihe doctrines of that religious organi-\\nzation. In politics, Mr. Delaney is conservative,\\nand usually casts his ballot for the candidate\\nwhom he deems best qualified for the oHice in\\nquestion, irrespective of political beliefs.\\n*^i^^s\u00c2\u00bb\\nz\\n)URNETT FULKERSON, a progressive farm-\\ner of Muskegon County, and the owner\\n\\\\i and occupant of a valuable farm consist-\\ns-^ ing of one hundred and sixty acres in Cas-\\nenovia Township, was born in the village of Mos-\\ncow, Hillsdale County, Mich., December 3, 1836.\\nHe is of German descent and represents a family\\nwhose members earl} emigrated to the United\\nStates, settling in New Jersey. In that State the\\npaternal grandfather of our subject was born, and\\nthence he removed to Tompkins County, N. Y.,\\nbecoming a pioneer of the town of Dryden, where\\nhe died in 1833. He and his wife, whose maiden\\nname was Sally Cook, were the parents of five\\nsons and four daughters who grew to maturity:", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0240.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n247\\nSilas, Benjamin, Lot, Calvin, Burnett, Jane, Maria,\\nAun and one whose name cannot now be recalled.\\nThe family has been represented in the various\\nwars, and Burnett lost six sons during the Rebell-\\nion, all of them dying in active service.\\nThe father of our subject, Lot Fulkerson, was\\nborn in Tompkins County, N. Y., December 23,\\n1810, and in his youth learned the trade of a\\nmillwright, which he followed with considerable\\nsuccess. In 18.34 he came to Michigan and set-\\ntled in Hillsdale Countj where he entered and\\nimproved one hundred and sixty acres of land.\\nLater he traded this property for an hotel in Mos-\\ncow, and thus became identilicd with the early\\nhistory of that village, of which he was an inllu-\\nential citizen. For two terms he served as Sher-\\niff of Hillsdale County, and in other ways repre-\\nsented the people, his ability and energy contrib-\\nuting to his success, both in public affairs and\\nprivate life.\\nDuring the Civil War, Mr. Fulkerson, Sr., of-\\nfered his service on behalf of the Union, but was\\nrejected on account of physical disability. Prior\\nto the Rebellion, he was a Democrat in party\\nprinciples, but afterward became identified with\\nthe Republican party. While serving as Post-\\nmaster at Casenovia, under the administration of\\nPresident Buchanan, he took fort} or fifty copies\\nof the New York Tribune, which he distributed\\namong his neighbors. Being requested by the\\nGovernment to either discontinue the papers or\\nsurrender the oflice, he chose the latter alterna-\\ntive. However, he became so indignant at the\\ntreatment he had received that lie left the Demo-\\ncratic party and afterward was a strong Repub-\\nlican until late in life, when he afliliated with the\\nGreenback party.\\nRemoving to Casenovia, on the Kent County\\nside, in 1849, Mr. Fulkerson entered one hundred\\nand sixty acres upon the present site of the vil-\\nlage. He erected and managed the first hotel in\\nthe town, and contributed to the development of\\nthe place during the earliest period of its history.\\nIn youth he was a member of the Methodist Kpis-\\ncopal Church, but afterward rejected Christianity,\\nand at the time of his death, April 9, 1888, was\\nan admirer of Tom Paine, VoltJiire, Huxley and\\nRobert IngersoU. lie wa.s twice married, and by\\nhis first union four children were born: Saiah,\\nnow Mrs. Joseph Kies; Harrison, who was killed\\nby a falling log at the age of nineteen; Burnett,\\nof this sketch; and William II., wlio died at the\\nage of thirty-six years. The second wife of Mr.\\nFulkerson was Rebecca Hiser, who died in Kansas\\nin 1892.\\nTiie mother of our subject bore the maiden\\nname of Maria Swansbrough, and was born in Dry-\\nden, Tompkins County, N. Y. .She was twice mar-\\nried, her second union being with Samuel North-\\nrop. An active and prominent member of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church, and one of the first\\nmembers of that denomination in Casenovia, she\\nwas greatly mourned when she passed away in\\nNovember, 1891. Her ancestors were for a few\\ngenerations residents of Vermont, and removed\\nfrom that State to New York. The subject of\\nthis sketch was educated in Casenovia and for\\nthree months attended the first school taught in\\nthis place, R. D. Merritt being the instructor. The\\nlatter received, instead of monc} five acres of\\ncleared land in return for teaching three months.\\nHis father giving him forty acres, our subject\\nin exchange worked on the home farm one year.\\nHe has steadily and with perseverance worked his\\nway upward, until he now ranks among the pro-\\ngressive farmers of the county. For ten years he\\nserved as Superintendent of the Newa3 go Manu-\\nfacturing Company, and for the past ten years\\nh.is engaged in cutting lumber on his farm. Of\\nhis property, fifty acres are planted with trees of\\nvarious kinds, including apple, peach and plum.\\nHe has always refused political honors, but never\\nforgets to cast his ballot for the candidates of the\\nProhibition part} Sociality, he is identified with\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows.\\nNovember 25, 1876, Mr. Fulkerson was united\\nin marriage witii Miss Eliza Myers, who was born\\nin Stark County, Ohio, January 4, 1848. Her\\nfather, Eli Myers, was born in Maryland, and in\\nearly life followed tlie trade of a signmakor.\\nAfter his marriage to Miss Susanna Kitch, he re-\\nsided in Ohio for a number of years, and thence,\\nabout 18.53, removed to Indiana, settling in Hunt-\\nington County. In 1809. he removed to lies-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0241.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "248\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nperia, Midi., where be resided for three years. At\\nthe present time he resides upon a farm in Ne-\\nwaj go County. He and liis estimable wife are both\\nChristians, slie being a member of the German\\nBaptist denomination, while he belongs to tiie\\nChurch of Ciirisl. Tiiey are tiic parents of five\\nchildren: Eliza, Daniel, .Joseph. Mary and Sarah.\\nThe paternal grandfather of JMrs. Fulkeison was\\nJoseph Myers, who passed his entire life in Mary-\\nland, his father having emigrated tliitlier from\\nGerman3-. Our subject and his wife are the par-\\nents of two children, Lottie E. and Henry B.\\nOLON DAGGETT, one of the oldest set-\\ntlers of Ottawa Count3% Mich., and an\\n(||\\\\/__y) honored resident of Chester Township,\\nowning an interest in the old Daggett\\nhomestead, a finely cultivated farm, improved with\\na large and handsome residence and substantial\\nand commodious barns, occupies one of the valued\\nlandmarks of past experience and present pros-\\nperity. Our subject, born in Vermont, was the\\nson of Lorenzo and Sophia (Rolfe) Daggett, the\\ndescendants of highly respected New P^iigland\\nancestry, prominent in the early history- of our\\ncountry. The maternal and paternal grandfathers\\nboth fought bravely in the War for Independence,\\nand the Rolfes trace back their lineage to the\\nJohn Rolfe who married Pocahontas, the daugh-\\nter of the great Indian chief, Powhatan. Lorenzo\\nDaggett was a cooper by trade, and, educated amid\\nthe Green Mountains of liis native .State, had\\narrived at middle age before he decided to follow\\nthe tide of emigration to the West. In 1838,\\nwith his family, he journej-edto Michigan, and, lo-\\ncating in Ingham County, engaged in farming in\\na sparsel3 settled district, of which Jackson was\\nthe nearest trading-point. There were no public\\nroads leading from tlie farm to Jackson, and tlie\\nwoods held many wild animals, bears, wolves and\\nOther game being abundant. At the expiration\\nof eleven years the Daggetts moved to the home-\\nstead where our subject now resides.\\nAt that time the nearest neiglibor. William\\nRogers, was two miles distant, and for some years the\\nfamilies did their millingat Grand Rapids. The fa-\\nther continued to make his home upon this farm un-\\ntil his death, in August, 1856, when he passed away\\nmourned as a pioneer citizen, a true Christian and\\nsincere friend. He and his estimable wife were\\nthe parents of nine children, eight of whom lived\\nto years of maturit}-. Tlie eldest was Jane S.;\\nEmily, deceased, was the wife of William Hiler;\\nSolon was the third in order of birth; Orange re-\\nsides in Ravenna; George lives in California; Henr^^\\nis likewise a citizen of California; Plunia E. is the\\nwife of O. F. Fox, of Ravenna; and M. L. is a\\ncitizen of California. The mother, after a long\\nlife of usefulness, entered into rest in 1858. The\\nparents were devout members of the Wesleyan\\nMethodist Church, in which the father had filled\\nvarious offices. He was polilic.Tlly in early life a\\nDemocrat, but later became a strong Repuljlicau,\\nand was intelligently^ posted in both local and\\nnational affairs. Solon Daggett received a thor-\\nough English education in the excellent schools of\\nGrand Haven and Grand Rapids. At the death\\nof his father, he was obliged to return home and\\ntake charge of the business and the propertj\\nthere being quite a large estate.\\nOur subject, then but twenty-two years of age,\\nmanaged the various interests, and continued to\\nhandle the same unreservedly until the death of\\nhis mother in 1858. Some years later, in 1864,\\nSolon Daggett and Miss Mary F Williams were\\nunited in marriage. Mrs. Daggett is a native of\\nErie County, N. Y., and was the daughter of\\nOliver and Mehitable (Austin) Williams, the\\nfather being a native of Connecticut, while Mrs.\\nWilliams was one of the first children born in\\nHamburgh, N. Y. Tho Austins were among\\nthe earl3 settlers of Vermont, and various mem-\\nbers of the famil3 served with disliiictioii in the\\nWar for Independence; others have been favor-\\nably and widel3 known in later d.ays throughout\\nthe East and West. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, emi-\\ngrating from the East, located in Michigan in\\n1856, and settled in Ottawa County, now a\\nportion of Muskegon County. Mr. Williams was\\na farmer, and, surviving until 1868, industriously", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0242.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0243.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "i^ ,/t-^^^", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0244.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntilled tlie fertile soil of the Wolverine Stale. His\\nexcellent wife, who died in 1886, was a valued\\nmember of the Jlethodist Kpiscopal Cluirch and a\\ndevout Christian woman. The five children who\\nblessed their home were: !Mary E; Emily L.,\\ndeceased, wife of Walter Cole; Morgan T., a citizen\\nof Montana; .John A., residing in Allendale Town-\\nship; and. Joseph A., deceased. The hitter s family\\nreside in(irand Rapids. The Williamses from eaily\\ndays occupied a leading position in Ottawa County,\\nand commanded universal esteem. Mr. and Jlrs.\\nDaggett, immediately succeeding their marriage,\\nsettled upon the Daggett homestead, consisting of\\none hundred and twenty- acres, sevent3--five of\\nwhich are under a high stale of cultivation and\\nimproved with buildings second to none in this\\npart of the county. The pleasant home has been\\nbrightened by the presence of lliree children.\\nEmily I. is the wife of H. Merrick; Olivia teaches\\nin Whitehall; and Loretta is the 3 oungest-born. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Daggett occupy high positions of useful\\ninfluence, are members of the Free-will Baptist\\nChurch, and are foremost in religious and benevo-\\nlent enterprise. Numbered witii the leading fami-\\nlies of the count}^ they take a prominent part in\\nall matters of mutual welfare. A stalwart Republi-\\ncan of the township, our subject lias served with\\neflicienc3 for nine years as constable, and in both\\nhis private life and public work commands the\\nhigh regard of his fellow-townsmen.\\nOttawa Count3-, and is one of the most prosperous\\nand progressive general agriculturists in this part\\nof the Wolverine State. Mr. Porter is a native of\\nNew York, and was born in Jladison County Au-\\ngust 28, 1832. His parents, Curtis and Hannah\\n(Holt) Porter, were natives of New England, the\\n12\\nfather having been born in Connecticut, and the\\nmother in New Hampshire. They settled in the\\nEmpire State some years previous to their marriage.\\nThe mother of our subject was the second wife of\\nthe father, who had married in his native Slate\\nand by his first wife had two children, David C,\\nand Betsey E., Mrs. .John Bennett, both of whom\\nare deceased.\\nThe parents of Mr. Porter were blessed by the\\nbirth of liiroe children: Henry B., residing in Kent\\nCounty, Mich.; Robert E., deceased; and George\\nF., our subject. The father emigrated to Michigan\\nin 1847, and settling in Kent County engaged in\\nthe pursuit of agriculture. He w.asby trade a brick\\nand stone mason, and assisted in building the\\nPierce and Taylor Blocks and many of the first\\ngood houses of Kent Count}-. He resided in Grand\\nRapids until 1865, when he came to this township\\nand purchased forty acres of land, on which he re-\\nsided until his death, October 30, 1873. His wife\\nsurvived until the 3d of March, 1878. The father\\nserved with courage in the War of 1812 as Ser-\\ngeant of his company. He was fraternally con-\\nnected with the Masonic order and assisted in the\\norganization of the lodge at Lisbon. He and his\\nwife were valued members of the Episcopal Church.\\nAn able ollicial, he held many important public\\noffices in Kent County, in all of which he served\\nwith fidelity and efliciency.\\nGeorge F. Porter was educated in Grand Rapids\\nUnion School. He began life for himself at the\\nage of twenty-one as a general farmer on rented\\nland in Kent County. He resided in the same lo-\\ncality until l,S(!l,aiid beside the i)ursuit of agri-\\nculture was for some time employed in gristmills.\\nIn 18. )7 he purchased the liomostead, consisting of\\neighty acres, then in a wild state, and locating\\nthereon in 1861 entered with ambitious enterjirise\\nupon its cultivation and improvement. During\\nthe war he built a good house, and from dawn to\\neve labored to bring the farm up to a profitable\\nstate of cultivation. Financially- prospered, he\\nadded to the original property eighty acres, and\\nof the valuable one hundred and sixty acres he\\nhas one hundred and twenty whose fertile fields\\nannually bespeak an abundant harvest.\\nBeginning life with little or no moneyed capi-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0245.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "252\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\ntal, his hope, courage, enthusiasm and tireless in.-\\ndustry have wiouglit results of which our honored\\nsubject may well be proud. A handsome and com-\\nmodious residence, two large barns and numerous\\nouthouses attest the thrift and plenty of the Por-\\nter farm. The second year after coming to this\\nlocality Mr. Porter had the misfortune to lose his\\nteam and was then obliged to go in debt for an-\\nother. He used oxen at that time, and it was\\nfive or six j ears later before he owned his first\\nhorse.\\nIn 1855 were united in marriage George F.\\nPorter and Miss Delilah E. Champlin, a native of\\nDelaware Count} N. Y., and the adopted daughter\\nof Jeffrey C. Champlin, a highly esteemed resident\\nof the Empire State. Our subject and his accom-\\nplished wife became the parents of nine bright and\\nintelligent children, of whom but four lived to\\nyears of maturity. Eugene A. is a resident of Ches-\\nter Township; Marj E. is the wife of Robert Lange;\\nFerdinand is a citizen of Kent County; Charles G.\\nis attending school. Mrs. Porter, a lady of high\\nworth and abilitj passed away deeply mourned on\\nthe 2d of November, 1882. She was a member of\\nthe Free-will Baptist Church and a leader in relig-\\nious work. Upon the 2d of February, 1884, our\\nsubject married Miss Mary A. Batson, a native of\\nthis State and a daughter of Aaron Batson, an\\nearly and highly respected settler of Chester\\nTownship, who resides upon the place where he\\nlocated in 1850. Mr. and Sirs. Porter have two\\ninteresting children, Mila H. and Gaylord F. Mrs.\\nPorter is a prominent member of the Free-will\\nBaptist Church and occupies a leading social posi-\\ntion. Our subject is also connected by member-\\nship with the same denomination and is a liberal\\ngiver in behalf of religious extension and chureh\\nwork.\\nPolitically a Democrat, Mr. Porter has served\\nwith ability upon the township and county com-\\nmittees and conventions of the party. In 1863\\nhe was elected Township Treasurer for one term.\\nIn 1867 he was chosen Supervisor, and for seven-\\nteen years in all, with intermissions, faithfully dis-\\ncharged the onerous duties of the position. For\\none term he occupied the otHce of Justice of the\\nPeace. As State Senator, elected in 1891, he is\\na member of the Committee on Finance and Iligli-\\nw.ays of the State and has also served upon other\\nimportant committees, where he has distinguished\\nhimself by fidelity to his constituents and devo-\\ntion to public interests. A self-made man, having\\nthrough his individual efforts won his way up-\\nward, he has made a record in his private life and\\npublic service of which his family and descend-\\nants may well be proud.\\nso~\\nEONARD EYKE, Secretary of the Maxwell\\nLumber Comjian}- at Muskegon, was born\\nin the Netherlands, September 12, 1813,\\nbeing a son of John and Josey (Devries) E^ ke,\\nwho passed their entire lives in Holland. Leon-\\nard S|)ent the years of his boyhood upon his\\nfather s farm, and for a time was a student in the\\nschools of Zeeland, where he acquired a practical\\nknowledge of the Dutch language. Upon attain-\\ning the age of nineteen 3-eurs, he determined lo\\nemigrate to the United States, and accordingl}-\\ntook i)assage upon a vessel bound for America.\\nSoon after landing at New York City, he came\\nWest to Michigan and settled in Jluskegon.\\nHere Mr. Eyke secured employment in a saw-\\nmill, and for three years was in the employ of the\\nfirm of Hackley cfe Son, later working for different\\nparties. In 1879 he formed a partnership with\\nJ. L. ISIurray, under the firm title of E3-ke it Mur-\\nray, and for a number of years engaged in the in-\\ns[)eclioii of pine liimlier. In 1882, he became\\nagent for John Murray Co., establishing his\\noffice at Grand Rapids and remaining thus en-\\ngaged for eleven years. Afterward he became\\ninterested in the firm of Murray, Wilson Co.,\\nmanufacturers of lumber.\\nOn the 12lh of M.ay, 1888, the Maxwell Lum-\\nber ompany was incorporated with a capital of\\n150,000 and the following ollicers: P. W. Max-\\nwell, President; J. L. Murr.ay, Vice-President;\\nJlatthew Wilson, Treasurer; and Leonard Eyke,\\nSecretary. The office of the company is located at", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0246.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD.\\n253\\nNo. 542 West Western Avenue. Tliey de.al in ])ine,\\nbcniktck, and other luniliei- .nt wholesale, liaiulling\\nabout twenty-five million feet annually. Some\\nthirty acres of laml are required for storajje.sis the\\naverage amount held in stock reaches eight to ten\\nmillion feet. Aliout one thousand feet of dock\\nfront furnish vessel privileges, and convenient\\nside tracks give access by rail. The gentlemen\\nforming this companv are energetic and reliable\\nbusiness men, thoroughly conversant with all llie\\npractical details of this trade. In addition to the\\nsale of lumber, they engage extensively in the\\nmanufacture of lath and shingles.\\nIn 18(J Jlr. E3ke married Miss LenaCowen, of\\nMuskegon, Mich., and the} became the parents of\\ntwo sons, .John and Samuel. After the death of\\nMrs. Lena Eyke, our subject was married, in 1881,\\nto Miss Mary Hockaday, a native of England, and\\nat the time of her marriage a resident of Chicago.\\nOne son. William Leonard, Ikis blessed this union.\\nIn his social relations, Mr. Eyke is identified with\\nMuskegon Lodge No. 13.3. A. O. IT. W. In ])ol-\\nitics an ardent Democrat, he has always been prom-\\ninent in public affairs and has served in numerous\\noHicial i)ositions, inehiding the oIHce of City Tre.as-\\nurer, which he tilled for one term. He and his\\nwife have a pleasant home at No. 268 West West-\\nern Avenue, in which they cordially welcome\\ntheir hosts of warm i)ersonal friends.\\n-^^r\\nM\\n1^ ENKV 1). WKATIIERWAX, formerly the\\nJ^ .Sheriff of Ottawa County, and now a\\nprosperous agriculturist of Georgetown\\nTownship, was born in Peru, Clinton\\nCounty, N. Y., April 19, 1833, and traces his\\nlineage to Oerman^-. His father, .I.acob M., was\\nalso a native of the village of Peru, and followed\\nfarming pursuits in New York State and Michigan\\nuntil his death. lie married Miss Ann is Ketchum,\\nwho was born in New York, of Scotch parentage.\\nThey were the parents of seven sons and three\\ndaughters. Ilcnrv I), being the fourth-l)orn.\\nWhen an infant six weeks old our subject was\\ntaken by his parents to Orleans Count} N. Y.,\\nwhere he remained until he was four years of age.\\nThence he accompanied his parents to Michigan\\nand settled in Adrian, where he attended school;\\nhe was also a student in the Hillsdale College.\\nEarly in life he learned the trade of a carpenter,\\nwhich he followed in connection with farming.\\nIn 1859 he went to California, where be remained\\nfor two years, eng.aged in inill-biiilding. At the\\ntime when the war excitement had reached its\\nhighest pitch he returned to Michigan. His\\nbrothers enlisted in the service and left him to\\nsuperintend the management of their extensive\\nlumber interests. He himself did not enlist, al-\\nthough for a time he was engaged as provost-guard.\\nAfter the close of the war, Mr. Weatherwax\\ncontinued his farming business in Georgetown\\nTownship, and also dealt extensively in land,\\nbu_yiiig and selling property in this and adjoining\\ncounties. In the mean lime he held responsible\\ntrusts, such as Township Supervisor, etc. In 1869\\nhe was elected to the position of Sheriff of his\\ncount} and removed to Grand Haven, the county\\nseat. He served the people in this capacitj- for\\ntwo terms of two years each, which is the statutory\\nlength of office for one man. At the expiration\\nof his term of office he returned to his farm,\\nwhere he has since resided, engaged in raising\\ngrain and slock.\\nIn 1863 Mr. Weatherwax married Miss Adeline\\nv., daughter of George and K.icliel F. (Hoyd)\\nTaylor, natives respectively of New Hampshire\\nand Massachusetts. ^Irs. Weatherwax was born\\nin Maine, and came to Michigan when five years\\nold, receiving her education in Hillsdale, this\\n.State. For five years she was a teacher in various\\nparts of this State, and has been a prominent\\nfactor in the educational affairs of this county.\\nShe served for two years on the Town Hoard, and\\neight years on the County Hoard, a part of that\\ntime tieing its Secretary, and also serving as its\\nChairman. She enjoys the distinction of being\\nthe first lady to hold these positions in the county.\\nIn her religious convictions, she is a member of the\\nEpiscopal Church. She has been the mother of two\\nI children: Helen, who died in infancy; and Harry,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0247.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "254\\nyORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nwho resides with liis parents. Mrs. Weatherwax\\nwas appointed by the Congressman of her district\\nDelegate to the Woman s Congress that convened\\nin Chicago during the World s Fair, in 1893.\\nSocial!} the subject of this notice is identified\\nwith Crescent Lodge No. 322, at Grandville, and\\nhas held a number of offices in the lodge, being\\none of its prominent members. He is a Repub-\\nlican in politics, and has frequently been elected\\nupon the ticket of his party to serve in positions\\nof prominence. In addition to serving as Sheriff\\nfor four years, he has been Supervisor for six years,\\nand Justice of the Peace for eight years.\\n,ORTER P. MISNER, Secretary of the Lake-\\nside Manufacturing Conipan} IMuskegon,\\nis a sound and responsible business man,\\nand has materially aided in the develop-\\nment of Muskegon s flourishing industries. He is\\na native of this State, born in Kent County Au-\\ngust 4, 1841, and the son of Christopher Misner\\nand grandson of .Tohn Misner. Christopher Misner\\nwas born in Canada .July 9, 1806, and there grew\\nto mature years. In 1837 he came to Kent County,\\nMich., and became one of the successful farmers\\nof that count} and there his death occurred in\\n1892. He had married Miss Sarah Perrin,a native\\nof Canada, and the daughter of Thomas Perrin.\\nShe died in the year 1883, when in her sixty-\\neighth year. Both were most worthy and es-\\nteemed citizens of the community in wliich they\\nlived and had many warm friends.\\nPorter P. Misner, the sixth in order of birth of\\neight children born to tiie above-mentioned couple,\\nwas reared on his father s farm in Kent County,\\nand as soon as his physical strengtii was sufficient\\nto enable him to wield the implements of hus-\\nbandry, he began contributing to his own support.\\nHis scholastic training was received in the district\\nschools and he continued to attend tlie same, prin-\\ncipally in the winter time, until twenty-one years\\nof age, thus receiving a good, practical education.\\nAfter leaving the schoolroom he began clerking\\nin the hotel at Casenovia and was thus engaged\\nfor two years. In 1869 he came to Muskegon and\\nbecame a member of the firm of Montague Ham-\\nilton.\\nIn the year 1873 he engaged in lumber enter-\\nprises of all kinds, in different mills, and assisted\\nin organizing the Lakeside Manufacturing Com-\\npany in 1891. He was made Secretaiy of the same\\nand has filled that position in a satisfactor} and\\nefficient manner up to the present time. He is\\nalso Director of the Muskegon Electric Street Rail-\\nway, and is emphaticall} a business man. The\\nleading points of his character are energy, quick\\nconception and integrity. In his choice of a\\ncompanion he selected Miss Sarah Dow, a native of\\nCanada, but a resident of Muskegon County,\\nMidi., at the time of their marriage. She was the\\ndaughter of Lorenzo Dow, also of Canada. Mr\\nand Mrs. Misner s union was celebrated on the 12tli\\nof June, 1864, and one son, Fred, was the result\\nof this marriage. He is now a prominent young\\nbusiness man of Muskegon, and is a member of\\nthe firm of Sliaw Misner, of that place.\\nIn his political views Mr. Misner is a Democrat\\nand has held a number of political positions. He\\nwas Treasurer of the village of Lakeside for three\\n3 ears and represented the Eighth AVard in the City\\nCouncil, besides holding numerous other positions.\\nSocially, he is a Mason and a Knight Templar in\\nthat organization. He has a pleasant and com-\\nfortable home at No. 60 Harrison Street.\\n1^ I I fc fc\\nt I I I\\nf(_^ OMER H. HAYES. The soil of Michigan\\nis in many places peculiarly adapted to\\nthe raising of small fruits, and many of\\nl((g) the most successful citizens now residing in\\nthe State have secured prosperity through the me-\\ndium of this occupation. Fruit-growing is one of\\nthe prominent industries of Ottawa County, and\\namong those who pursue this vocation may", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0248.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\n255\\nbo mentioned Mr. Hayes, who owns eighty acres in\\nTallmadge Township. He is an extensive fruit\\nfarmer, his specialties being grapes, peaches and\\npears. He lias ten acres planted witli Niagara\\ngrapes, in tiie raising of which lie has been es-\\npecially successful.\\nThe family of which our subject is a member is\\nof German- Scotch descent, and has been rep-\\nresented in America for several generations. The\\nparents of our subject. Ira and Roxie (Kawkins)\\nHayes, were natives of Vermont, the former hav-\\ning been born in 1801. The}- had a family of\\nthirteen children, tiie third of whom. Homer H.,\\nwas born in Chenango Count} N. Y., February\\n25, 1834. At the age of three jears he was taken\\nby his parents to Canada, where he remained until\\nbe was eighteen, meantime spending his winters\\nin the schoolroom and his summers in farm work.\\nIn 1852 Mr. Hayes came to Michigan and\\nsettled in Lamont, Ottawa County, where for four\\nj ears he worked as a da} laborer. Carefully\\nsaving his earnings, he was enabled at the expira-\\ntion of that time to purchase a tract of eighty\\nacres and embark in .agricultural pursuits. He was\\nunfortunate, however, for during the same year in\\nwhich he bought his farm he was struck by light-\\nning and injured to such an extent that he w.is\\nun.able to perform any manual labor for some\\ntime thereafter. Indeed, he has never entirely\\nregained his health and the shock still affects his\\nnerves.\\nAfter recovering sufficiently, Jlr. Hayes at-\\ntempted to join the Union army, but the physicians\\npronounced him unable to do active service and\\nhe was rejected. However, he procured permission\\nto serve in the tiuartermaster s Department and\\nfilled that position for eighteen days, when ho was\\ntaken ill and forced to resign. U])on returning\\nhome, he and his wife secured positions as attend-\\nants in the Kalamazoo Asylum for tiie Insane,\\nwhere they remained for si.v years. They then\\nremoved to Muskegon, where Mr. Hayes worked\\nat the trade of a carpenter and joiner for two\\nyears, and afterward conducted a boarding-house\\nfor three years. Upon coming to Tallmadge\\nTownship in 1870, he purchased the place where\\nhe has since resided.\\nIn 1858 Mr. Hayes married Miss Alcna Small-\\nman, and one child, Ilarley II., has been born to\\nbless the union. He is a young man of ability,\\nand makes his home with his parents. Politically,\\nour subject is a Republican, and always advocates\\nparty candidates and principles. Socially, he be-\\nlongs to Muskegon Lodge No. 140, A. F. fe A. JL,\\nin which he is prominent. He is not identi-\\nfied with any religious organization, but con-\\ntributes to the support of the Methodist Epis-\\ncopal Church, of which Mrs. Hayes is an active\\nmember.\\nellARLKS II. HILLS, the able Vice-President\\nof the Iron and Steel Company, Muskegon,\\nMich., has during his entire life been\\nclosely identified with the history of his pres-\\nent home city, where he was born December\\n24, 1863. His parents, CharlesT. and Jane Hills,\\nearly locating in the thriving young city of Mus-\\nkegon, were soon numbered among the influential\\nand leading residents, and while the father at-\\ntained to business prominence the mother was\\nwidely known for her social qualities and accom-\\nplishments. The father, a native of Bennington,\\nVt, and born November 14, 1821, lemoved to\\nGrand Rapids, Mich., in 1838, being then a bright,\\nambitious and energetic youth of seventeen years.\\nOur subject, Charles II. Hills, received his pre-\\nparatory education in the schools of JIuskegon,\\nand later entered the State University at Ann\\nArbor, where he pursued his studies for three years,\\nand then, returning to Muskegon, became connect-\\ned, in the responsible capacity of assistant book-\\nkeeper, with the firm of Ryerson, Hills A Co. He\\nwas in the employ of the firm for several vearsand\\nafterward assumed the duties of book-keeper of\\nthe lumber firm.\\nJuly 10, 1889, were united in marri.age Charles\\nH. Hills and Miss Laura Mcl.eod, of Muskegon,\\nand daughter of James McLeod. C)ur subject and\\nhis cultured wife are the happy parents of a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0249.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "256\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncharming little daughter, Julia T. Mr. and Mrs.\\nHills, who occupy a social position of prominence,\\nreside in a beautiful home located on the corner of\\nLarch and Sanford Streets and there entertain in\\nroyal style their numerous friends and acquaint-\\nances.\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a25\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a25 5 f4-L\\n^^^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2{\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2{\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0099\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a2J F\\nILLIAM D. KELLY, Secretary of the Mus-\\nkegon Chamber of Commerce, and one of\\n^j the representative and public-spirited citi-\\nzens, has the honor of being a native of Michigan,\\nhis birth liaving occurred in Ferrysburg, Ottawa\\nCounty, November 26, 1865. His father was a\\nnative of New York, but his mother w.as born on\\ntiic Emerald Isle. In the family of seven children\\nhe was the fourth in order of birth. His boyliood\\nW.1S passed in his native city, where he acquired a\\ngood education, being graduated from the High\\nSchool. He afterward served as book-keeper at\\ntliat place for nine months, and then came to\\nMuskegon to accept a similar position with Dennis\\nSmith Co., one of the principal dr\\\\- -goods and\\nhouse-furnishing firms of Muskegon, in whose em-\\nploy he remained for two years.\\nOn the expiration of that period, Mr. Kell^- be-\\ncame reporter for the Muskegon News, and subse-\\nqueutl} became a member of the Simmons ct\\nKinne Manufacturing Companj wlio did a plan-\\ning-mill and lumber business. For four years Mr.\\nKelly devoted his energies to that enlcri)rise, and\\ntlien embarked in the wholesale lumber business,\\nunder tiie firm name of W. D. Kelly Co. In\\n18^9 lie establislied iiimsclf in tlie real-estate busi-\\nness, handling city property and farming lands,\\nalso pine and timber lands. In the fall of 1892,\\nin connection with otiiers, he organized the Mus-\\nkegon Chamber of Commerce, with Newcomb\\nMcGraft President, Thomas Hume Vice-President,\\nWilliam 1). Kelly Secretary, and Andrew Wie-\\nrengo Treasurer. It isastrongorganization, made\\nup of the business men of the cit}-, and for the\\nbenefit of the fast-growing city of Muskegon.\\nMr. Kell^ was married on the 28th of August,\\n1888, to Miss Zipha Wheeler, of Muskegon, daugh-\\nter of .lames E. Wlieeler. In politics he is a stanch\\nRepublican, and was one of the prime movers in\\nthe organization of the Republican Club of this\\ncity, of which he was made Secretar}-. He served\\nas Chairman of the Republican City Committee in\\n1892, and in 1890 was the Republican candidate\\nfor the Legislature. Receiving the nomination, he\\nran against a strong Democratic opponent, and al-\\nthough the district is Democratic, he was defeated\\nonly by a small majority. He often takes part in\\ncampaign work and is a good speakei-. Sociall3-,be\\nis a member of the Maccabees. Besides his interest\\nin Muskegon propert3-, he is connected with his\\nbrother in the ownership of the Colfax Hotel, in\\nColfax, Iowa. He is a man of excellent business\\nand executive abilit}-, sagacious and far-sighted,\\nand his good management has made him eminently\\nsuccessful. The prosperity and growth of Muske-\\ngon owes not a little to his untiring efforts, and\\nits welfare has been greatly advanced through his\\nlabors.\\n=*5 l\\n-^1\\nm/\\nH\\n\u00c2\u00bb,EORGE HOFFMAN, the able and enter-\\n(j_ prising senior [jartner of the prosperous and\\nwell-known firm of Hoffman Bros., dealers\\nin flour, feed, hay and grain, at No. 122 Pine\\nStreet, Muskegon, Mich., has for nearly a quarter\\nof a centuiy been a resident of his present local-\\nity, and throughout the changing j ears has been\\nidentified with the growth and upward progress\\nof his home city. Our subject is a native of the\\nNetlierlauds, and was born in the j ear 1850.\\nHis father, .Tolin Hoffman, an honest, hard-work-\\ning man of keen intelligence and excellent busi-\\nness ability, likewise born in Holland, early de-\\ntermined to give his children the advantages\\noffered in the United States, but year after year\\npassed and yet he remained in the Netherlands,\\nthough his son George had long preceded him to\\nthis counlrv, embarking in 1873 for America. He\\njourneyed to the West and made his home in\\n^luskegon, where after a life of busy usefulness he\\npassed awa^ mourned by many friends. The", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0250.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmother, Wielbe (GeeiUng) Hoflfman, spent her en-\\ntire life amid the familiar scenes of her youth.\\nShe was reared, educated and niarriod in iicr na-\\ntive land, Holland, and there ended lier unevent-\\nful life, entering into rest beloved b}- all who\\nknew her.\\nGeorge lloffnian was educated in the common\\nschools of Holland and earl}- began the battle of\\nlife. In his home trained to habits of self-reliant\\nindustry, he arrived at manhood well fitte l to\\nmake his upward wa} in the great world, and was\\nbut nineteen years of age when he resolved to seek\\nhis fortune in the United .States. After a safe vo}--\\nage our subject landed in the city of New York,\\nbut did not make any st.ay in tiie metropolis of\\nthe Empire State, journeying at once to Michigan,\\nand locating in Muskegon, where he immediately re-\\nceived employment and for four years successfully\\nran a sawmill. Mr. Hoflfman was for seven suc-\\ncessive years engaged in milling, and worked for\\nthe City Milling Company five years,and later was\\nemployed in the feed store of J. M. M. Goodspeed.\\nIn 1887, in partnership with his brother John, our\\nsubject embarked in iiis present business, which,\\nfrom the first commanding an excellent trade, has\\nrapidly increased its proportions and now enjoj S\\na custom that is one of the best in this line in the\\ncit}- of Muskegon. Devoting himself to the de-\\nmauds of dail}- business, Mr. Hoffman has been\\nfinancially prospered, meeting with the reward well\\nearned by his sterling integrity and practical in-\\ndustry.\\n.Tohn HolTii)an,abrotlier and partner of our sub-\\nject, emigrated to America at tJie age of seven\\n3 ears and when a little lad entered a pulilic school\\nof Muskegon, receiving a good education in the\\ncommon branches of stud} As soon as old enough\\nhe engaged in milling and ran a saw and lath\\nmill for a period of seven years. He worked for\\nJohn Albert one and a-hall years, then in 1887,\\nentering into his present partnership, has been fi-\\nnancially successful. An ambitious and energetic\\nyoung man, he has many friends, and, politically a\\nRepublican, is well posted on local and national\\nissues. Unmarried and a social favorite, Mr.\\nHoffman is widely known and makes his home at\\nNo. Gl Muskegon Avenue.\\nIn the year 1876 were united in marriage George\\nHoffman and Miss Richej De Grave, a native of\\nHolland. In the pleasant iionie on Catherine Street,\\nMuskegon, has gathered a happ}- family of seven\\nchildren, two sons and five daughters. Wielbe is\\nthe eldest-liorn; then follow Hilda, Anna, James,\\nSarah, John and Johanna, all of wlioni will enjoy\\nan opportunitj- for an extended education. Our\\nsubject is fiaternally a valued member of the Mac-\\ncabees, and politically is a Republican and an ar-\\ndent advocate of the Part} of Reform. He has\\nnever been troubled b} aspirations for political\\nollice, but, a true and loyal citizen of his adopted\\ncountry, is ever ready to lend a helping hand in\\nmatters of public enterprise and improvement.\\nV.\\nA^-K\\neAPT. SETH LEE, of Muskegon, is the\\nowner of the North Muskegon Ferry and\\nTug Boat Line. He li.as experienced the\\nlife of a sailor for many years, and is widely\\nknown among the sailors on the Lakes. He is a\\nnative of Ohio, the place of his birth being in\\nLorain Count}-, while the date is 1834. His par-\\nents were George and Sallie (Rose) Lee, the form-\\ner a native of the Buckeye Slate, and the latter\\nof Albany, N. Y. The ancestors of the Lee family\\ncame from Germany. The father of our subject\\nemigrated Westward and died in Kalamazoo,\\nMich., in 1814.\\nCapt. Lee, whose name heads this record, spent\\nthe first ten years of his life in tlie State of his\\nnativity, and then began sailing as cook on a\\nvessel on the Great Lakes. He was successive-\\nly promoted from one position to another, until\\nat the early age of nineteen he had become cap-\\ntain of a schooner, the Ellen Kent, plying be-\\ntween Sandusky and Buffalo. In the cap.acity of\\ncaptain he continued to sail on the Great Lakes\\nuntil 1881, when he purchased the present line of\\ntug boats, which he has operated successfull v since.\\nIn 1874. Capt. Lee chose as a companion and", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0251.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "258\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhelpmate on life s journe3 Miss Kittie M. Bur-\\nroughs, of Buffalo, N. Y., and unto them have\\nbeen born two children, a son and daughter, Kate\\nB. and Chailes Henry. Tlie famih reside at No.\\n172 West Webster Avenue, where they have a\\nspacious and elegant residence, liandsomely and\\nrichly furnished. In social circles, the Captain\\nand his wife rank high, and throughout the com-\\nmunity their friends are many.\\nIn 1885, Capt. Lee began contracting for the\\nlaying of cedar pavement, and has since paved a\\nlarge portion of the streets of Sluskegon. He is\\nnow engaged in superintending tlie building of\\nthe large Magoon Kimball Docks, lie also\\nowns and oi)erates the People s .Steam Laundr3 of\\nMuskegon, and his various business interests yield\\nhim a good return and make him one of tiie sub-\\nstantial and well-to-do citizens of the communit}\\nHe possesses excellent business ability and his\\ngood management and careful attention to all\\nthe details of his business, and his lionorable,\\nupright dealings have brought him a reward in\\nthe shape of a handsome competence.\\nThe Captain exercises his right of franchise in\\nsupport of the Republican partj and in 1886 he\\nwas elected as Alderman of the Third Ward, serv-\\ning as a member of the Council in a faithful and\\nacceptable manner. Socially, he is connected witli\\nMuskegon Lodge No. 140, A. F. fe A. M. He\\npossesses the genial, kindl} nature so cliaracteristic\\nof Bailors, and is therefore popular and well liked.\\n4^\\n^=^EORGE WASHINGTON JONES, a suc-\\n!ll __ cessful farmer of Muskegon County, and a\\n^^Jj resident of Eggleston Township, was born\\nin Maine, February 4, 1855. He is a son of David\\nR. and Hattie (Pease) Jones, the former a native\\nof England, and the latter of Maine. Tiie fatlier,\\nwho was born in Otlej-, Suffolk Country, England,\\non the 25th of July, 1810, was a son of Samuel\\nand Mary (NicoUs) Jones, natives of England.\\nAt the age of twelve he was apprenticed to learn\\nthe trade of a wheelwright under Samuel Reeves,\\nwith whom lie remained for a time. Becoming\\nwear} of the hardships incident to his apprentice-\\nship, he ran away and enlisted in the English\\narmy.\\nAt the age of twenty, having served iiis full\\ntime in the ami} tlie father of our subject came\\nto America and settled in Maine, where he en-\\ngaged in farming. In 1854 he removed to ^Michi-\\ngan and settled in Muskegon County- upon the\\nfarm he now occupies. Clearing the land of its\\nheav\\\\ growth of timber, he built a home in what\\nwas an unbroken wilderness, and proceeded to till\\nthe soil of his new farm. As time passed by,\\nsuccess crowned his tireless exertions and he at-\\ntained a position among the foremost of Mus-\\nkegon s citizens and pioneer farmers. He still\\nsurvives, being in his eighty-third year (1893).\\nHaving been an industrious worker all his life, he\\nfeels considerably the inability of old age, and\\nhas been practically retired from active pursuits\\nfor several 3ears. He is one of the remaining\\nfew who are left to tell the story of the early\\nsettlement of the country and the experiences of\\npioneer days.\\nThe first marriage of David R. Jones oc-\\ncurred in 1838 and united him with Miss Nanc.y,\\ndaughter of Joseph Robbins, of Maine. Of this\\nunion there were four children born, all of whom\\nare now deceased, and the wife and mother died\\nin 1853. Mr. Jones was agaiu married, in 1854,\\nchoosing as his wife Miss Harriet B., daughter of\\nAaron Pease. Two children resulted from this\\nmarriage, of whom George W. is now the only\\nsurvivor. The death of the second wife occurred\\nin 1859. In his political belief, Mr. Jones is an\\nold-time Republican, and has held nearly every\\npublic office in the township. He is highly re-\\nspected by his fellow-citizens as an honored\\npioneer and public-spirited citizen.\\nAt the time the Jones family came to Muske-\\ngon County, George W. was an infant one year\\nold. He grew to manhood on the home farm,\\nreceiving the educational advantages afforded by\\nthe neighboring schools, and early in life gaining\\na thorough knowledge of agriculture. For a\\nnumber of j-ears he has had entire charge of his", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0252.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "iFSlDEincr OF GclO. W. J0NE5 SEC. 35. LGGLE5T0N TP.,MU5KLG0N CO. MICH\\nRE5IDLNCL Of W\u00c2\u00ab. T, CARR, 5 EC ^0, IviOORLAN D TP.MUSKLGON CO., MICH", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0253.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0254.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n261\\nfather s farming affairs, and has made a success of\\nhis farming operations. He was married, June 29,\\n1875, to Mis.s M.iiiali.i, daughter of Cornelius and\\nJIary (Stricliner) Clary, natives of Illinois. Six\\nchildren have been born of this union: David R.,\\nFlora, Celia, Waller, Sara, and George Washing-\\nton.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0A IfelLLIAM THOMAS CARR. It has been\\n\\\\rJ// truly said tliatthe prosiicrity of aconimu-\\nW^ nity depends upon tlie individual enter-\\nprise and uprightness of Its citizens. In propor-\\ntion as each person achieves success, will the\\ncounty and State show a favorable advancement\\nalong the lines of material and commercial prog-\\nress. The Ingli standing of Muskegon Countj and\\nits prominence among otiier counties of the Stale\\nmay be attributed largely to the energy and pro-\\ngressive spirit displa^-ed b^ its residents. As one\\nof its successful young business men and agricul-\\nturists, we present the name of William Tliomas\\nCarr, who owns and occupies a finely improved\\nfarm on section 20, Moorland Township.\\nBorn in Siieboygan Countj Wis., October .30,\\n1856, the subject of this notice is tiie son of AVill-\\niam and Elizabeth (Pluin) Carr, natives of Sara-\\ntoga County, N. Y. His father at an early age\\nremoved to Milwaukee, Wis., and, being well edu-\\ncated, engaged in teaching school. Laler he went\\nto Sheboygan, AVis., and helped to surve^^ and\\nplat the town, and having secured a tract of fine\\nland in Sheboygan County engaged in farming.\\nIn 1867 be removed to Muskegon County-, Mich.,\\nremaining there until his deatli, September 4, 1890.\\nHe was a man of noble character, and was held in\\nthe highest esteem by iiis fellow-inen. lie left the\\nrich legacy of an upright life, lliat will ever be\\ncherished liy his family, who are left on the shores\\nof time to mourn llieir loss. His woik done, he\\nhas gone to his reward, and, like a ripe slieaf of the\\nharvest, he is gathered into the garner of fJod. He\\nwas prominent in the Masonic order. Politically\\na strong Republican, he was elected to nearly\\nevery township office.\\nOf five children, three of whom are now living,\\nthe subject of this brief biographical notice is the\\nyoungest. He received a common-school educa-\\ntion and availed himself to the utmost of every\\nopportunity offered him. At the age of twenty-\\none he commenced life for himself, and embarked\\nin the occupation of a farmer, to which he had\\nbeen reared. Locating in Moorland Township, he\\ncommenced the cultivation of the farm on section\\n20 where he has since resided. His agricultural\\noperations have been ver} successful, and he is\\nnumbered among the progressive and efficient\\nagriculturists of the county. His farm embraces\\nabout one hundred and sixty acres, upon which a\\nset of first-class rural buildings have been placed.\\nWhile the duties connected with fanning oc-\\ncupy much of Mr. Carr s attention, he neverthe-\\nless finds sufficient time to devote to public affairs\\nand maintains a warm interest in everything per-\\ntaining to the welfare of the cominunit} In his\\npolitical affiliations, he adopts the principles of\\nthe Republican party, and supports its candidates\\nwith his ballot and influence. Socially, he is a\\nmember of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-\\nlows, and takes a hearty interest in the progress of\\nthat organization. One of the leading citizens of\\nthis part of the county, he justly occupies a high\\nplace in the regard of all who know him.\\nEJ. HrMPlIRE\\\\ ,an effieient.nnd well-known\\nlumber inspector and shipper, located at\\nNo. 388 Western Avenue, Muskegon, Mich.,\\nhas long been associated with the leading interests\\nof the city, and is a native of the State, having\\nbeen born in 1861, in Ferrysburg, Ottawa County.\\nThe father, William Humphrey, was a native of\\nthe State of New York, and was roared and edu-\\ncated in his birthplace, but later in life, removing\\nto the faitlier West, settled in Ohio, where, ar-\\nrived at mature age, he was united in marriage", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0255.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "262\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD.\\nwith a most estimable lady of fine ability and\\nhifjli intelli ^ence and the daugliter of a well-\\nknown citizen. The father was a millwright\\nby trade, and although he found profitable\\nemployment in his native State finally- decided\\nto try his fortunes in the broader fields of the\\nfarther AVcst. With this object in view, he, to-\\ngether with his family, journeyed to Michigan in\\nthe pioneer days and located in Ferrysburg in\\n1840, when the greater portion of the State was\\nliterallj- a wilderness and wild game abounded.\\nMany years later he removed to Muskegon, mak-\\ning the latter city his permanent home in 1861,\\nand here engaging in the sawmill business.\\nE. J. IIumphre\\\\ our subject, was the eldest\\nson and second child of his parents. Ella is\\nthe wife of J. A. Buckley. Our subject assisted\\nhis fatlier in his youth, aiding him in running\\nthe sawmills in summer. He enjoyed the ad-\\nvantages of a good common-school education\\nbut early entered upon the dail^ routine of work.\\nIn 1881, becoming lumber inspector, Mr. Hum-\\nphrey for seven years was in the employ of .J. L.\\nMurray, and then formed a partnership with J. F.\\nAnden, the firm conducting business under the\\nname of Ilumphrc} ct Anden. Mr. Anden one\\nyear later was drowned in Muskegon Lake, since\\nwhich time our subject has engaged in business\\nsolely upon his own account. In May, 1886, Mr.\\nHumphrey entered into buying and shipping lum-\\nber, and in this venture met with financial success.\\nIn the month of October, 1887, were united in\\nmarriage E. J. Ilumphre} and Miss Eftie Marshall,\\nof Muskegon, an adopted daughter of C. P. Rose.\\nThe handsome home, No. 228 West Claj- Avenue,\\nis the scene of many social gatherings, the accom-\\nplished and estimable wife of our subject being a\\nsocial favorite with a large circle of old friends\\nand acquaintances.\\nMr. Humphrey is fraternally associated with\\nthe Ancient Free Sc Accepted Masons, and is a val-\\nued member of Lovell Moore Lodge. He is like-\\nwise connected with the chapter, and is a Knight\\nTemplar. Our subject is also a Knight of Pythias\\nand affiliates with the Maccabees, and in these var-\\nious societies enjoying a wide acquaintance, has\\ngained numerous sincere friends. AVhile not a\\npolitician in anj sense of the word, nor desirous\\nof public office, Mr. Humphrey is interested in lo-\\ncal and National issues, and in. all matters of mu-\\ntual welfare and home improvements is ever\\nready to do his full share. A man of enterprise\\nand business ability, and from his youtli identified\\nwith the growth and upward progress of Muske-\\ngon, it is undoubtcdl}- true that no man in the\\nState is more thoroughly posted in the details of\\nhis especial line of business than he, and no man\\nmore fully understands the great lumber resources\\nof Michigan. In the inspection of lumber he is\\nan adept of authority and value.\\n^=^m m=^\\nFREDERICK A. NIMS, a lawyer of Muske-\\ngon, Muskegon Count} was born in Clin-\\nton, Lenawee County, Mich., June 15,\\n1839. His father, the late Dr. Dwight B. Nims,\\nwas of English descent, his ancestors emigrating\\nto this countr) in Colonial times. He was a son\\nof James and Lucy (Boyden) Nims, and was born\\nin Conway, Mass., September 12, 1808. His pro-\\nfessional education was received at the Fairfield\\n(N. Y.) College of Physicians and Surgeons, AVest-\\nern District, and at the Berkshire Medical Insti-\\ntute, from which he was graduated with the de-\\ngree of JI. D. in June, 1833. After practicing his\\nprofession in New York State for two years, he\\nremoved to ^Michigan, first locating at Clinton,\\nwhence he afterward removed to Homer, Calhoun\\nCounty, in which place he remained until 1864,\\nwhen he changed his residence to the city of Jack-\\nsou.\\nDr. Niras was one of the best-read and most\\nsuccessful practitioners in central Michigan, and\\nwas held in high esteem bj all wlio knew him.\\nHe was a member of the Onondaga Count} (N. Y.)\\nMedical Societv; the Jackson County Medical So-\\nciety, of which he was President; the Michigan\\nState Medical Society, and from 1856 until his\\ndeath, which occurred in Jackson on April 15,\\n1879, of the American Medical Association. He", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0256.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "PORTR^UT A^ D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n2G3\\nwas married Sopleiubcr 8, 1831, to Anna A. Wliite\\ndaiifjlilor of tlie lalo Ncliciniali While, a native of\\nMadison County, N. Y. (where Mrs. Nims was\\nborn), and who later moved to flrand Hapids and\\nengaged in furniture manufacturing and lumher-\\ning, dying at that place in 18.VJ. His daugh-\\nter is still living, having attained the age of sev-\\nenty years, and resides with her son Frederick at\\nMuskegon.\\nOur subject was the eldest of three children,\\nof whom the joungest is deceased. His sister,\\nMildred L., is the wife of C. P. Goodwin, of To-\\nledo, Ohio. I l) to the age of twelve years he at-\\ntended the district schools of Homer, and in 1851\\nhe commenced a preparatory coarse of two years\\nat the Wesleyan Seminary, at Albion, Mich. In\\n1853 he entered llobart College, at (jleneva, N. Y.,\\nwhere he pursued a classical course until 1856,\\nwhen a weakness of the eyes, brought on by a too\\nclose application to study, compelled him to re-\\nturn home. In the spring of 1858 he went to\\nGrand Rapids and entered the law odiceof Withey\\n(fe Gray. These gentlemen (now deceased) at-\\ntained to positions of prominence in their pro-\\nfession, Mr. AVithey having been subsequently\\nappointed United States District Judge, while\\nMr. Gra} was made General Solicitor of the North-\\nern Pacific Railroad Company at New York tit}-.\\nMr. Nims studied law with them until his admis-\\nsion to the liar, June 5, 1860, when he associated\\nhimself with Maj. (afterward Col.) A. T. Mc-\\nRe3 nolds, and opened an otlice in Grand Rapids.\\nDuring the political campaign of 1860 and pre-\\nvious to the breaking out of the War of the\\nRebellion, Mr. Nims served as one of the po-\\nlitical editors of the Grand Rapids Daily Enquirer.\\nOn the lirst call for volunteers, in 1861, Maj. Mc-\\nReynolds was appointed Colonel of the J.iucoln\\nCavalry, then being organized in New York, and\\nat that time the only cavalry regiment asked for\\nby the Government. In July, 18C1, Mr. Nims\\nwas commissioned Second Lieutenant of Col. Mc-\\nReynolds regiment, which he immediately joined\\nin New York. Repairing to Washington in Au-\\ngust, the regiment was shortly afterward brig-\\naded with others under 15rig.-Gen. Innis N. Palmer.\\nIn September, 1861, Lieut. Nims was detailed for\\nspecial service on Gen. Palmer s staff, and during\\nhis term of service in the army was engaged in\\nthe various campaigns, principally in this branch\\nof service. During the winter of 1861-62 he was\\nActing Assistant tiuarlerinaster and Commissar^\\nof Subsistence. He accompanied Gen. Palmer on\\nhis assignment to the command of a brigade of\\ninfantry in tien. Silas Casey s division to the\\nPeninsula in the following March, with the Army\\nof the Potomac, under Gen. McClellan. The di-\\nvision was substantially wiped out at the battle\\nof Seven Pines, May 31, 1862, Gen. Palmer being\\nrelieved of his command, and Lieut. Nims re-\\njoined his regiment. In August following the\\nregiment was attached to Gen. Burnsidc s com-\\nmand at Fredericksburg, which was evacuated by\\nhim, however, immediately after the second bat-\\ntle of Bull Run, and his forces joined the Army\\nof the Potomac at Washington. Soon after the\\nbattle of Anlietam Col. McReynolds was put in\\ncharge of a brigade of cavalry and sent to join\\nGen. Kelley at Cumberland, Md. Lieut. Nims\\nwas during this time on Col. McReynolds staff\\nas Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.\\nIn the spring of 1863 the brigade occupied Mar-\\ntinsburg, Va., at that time an outpost of the Shen-\\nandoah Valle3 and shortly thereafter Col. Mc-\\nReynolds., with his command, joined Gen. Jlilrov,\\nthen occupying Winchester, where they remained\\nuntil June, when Gen. Lee s armv forced them to\\nretire into Pennsylvania. Lieut. Nims, being sick\\nin hospital, was, with about three thousand others,\\ntaken prisoner in this engagement and was held\\nat Winchester during Lee s advance into Penn-\\nsylvania. The battle of (Gettysburg forced his re-\\ntirement, and within six weeks from his capture\\nLieut. Nims, with two others, during the excite-\\nment of Lee s evacuation of Winchester, escaped\\nfrom the hospital through the rebel lines, and re-\\nmained in hiding in a I nionist s house until, the\\nUnion army coming up, they were once more at\\nliberty. On going to Winchester, Lieut. Nims\\nhad been assigned to the staff of CJon. Elliot,\\nwhom, he found, had during his imprisonment\\nbeen transferred to the Army of the Potomac, so\\nhe rejoined his regiment at Martinsburg. In July,\\n1863, he was appointed aide-de-camp on the staff", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0257.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "264\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof Gen. J. C. Sullivan, who was then in command\\nof Harper s Ferry, where he remained until the\\nfollowing spring. Early in 1864 he accompanied\\nan expeditionary force of about twenty thousand\\nmen under Gen. Sigel up the Shenandoah Valley,\\nthe movement having for its ultimate object the\\ncapture of Lynchburg. At the battle of New-\\nmarket thej were defeated, Gen. Sigel was re-\\nlieved, and Gen. David Hunter was placed in\\ncommand. Continuing Southward, they defeated\\nGen. .Jones at Piedmont; thence passing through\\nLexington and Buchanan they crossed the moun-\\ntains at a point called Peaks of Otter, only to\\nmeet witli defeat when nearing their goal. Being\\nclosely pursued by the rebels, they crossed the\\nmountains of West Virginia, and after five da3-s\\nand nights of forced marching without rest they\\nhalted near Charleston, W. Va. The fatigue and\\nexposure experienced at tins time resulted in sick-\\nness, and Lieut. Nims returned to Michigan on\\nleave of absence for one month. Returning in\\nAugust, he remained on Gen. Sullivan s staff\\nuntil October, 1864, when he was mustered out of\\nservice at Martinsburg, V a.\\nThe following year our subject spent in recuper-\\nating his health at Grand Rapids, and in Novem-\\nber, 1865, he removed to Muskegon. Resuming\\nthe practice of his profession, he continued alone\\nuntil 1867, when he formed a partnership with\\nFrancis Smith and George Gray, of Grand Rapids.\\nMr. Gray retired from the firm in 1869, and in\\n1870 D. D. Erwin w.as admitted to the firm, which\\nwas then known as Smith, Nims Erwin. In\\n1874 H. J. Hoyt became a paitner, wlien the name\\nof Smith, Nims, Moyt A Erwin was adopted, and\\nthe firm still remains as tlien constituted. This\\nsketch would he incomplete without a reference\\nto the railroad interests of Muskegon, with the\\njiromotion of which Mr. Nims lias had much to\\ndo, and it is largel}- to his efforts that the differ-\\nent roads, with their different interests, owe their\\nexistence in the first place, and in the second\\ntheir final amalgamation under one man.ageraenl.\\nWe refer particularly- to those lines now controlled\\nby the Chicago West Michigan Railw.ay Com-\\npany, tiie information being furnished bj a gen-\\ntleman who has been interested with Mr. Nims in\\nall of the enterprises referred to, and has known\\nhim intimatel} since his first coming to Muskegon.\\nMr. Nims was one of the incorporators in 1868\\nof the Muskegon Ferrysburg Railroad Com-\\npany, of which he was made Secretary and At-\\ntorney, while the President was L. G. Mason, of\\nMuskegon, with whom, conjoint!} with our sub-\\nject, the project originated; and, while this road\\ncovered only a distance of fifteen miles, its con-\\nstruction resulted in forcing the building and ex-\\ntension of other lines, so that, while it was the\\npioneer of Muskegon railroads, it might be called\\nthe father of the city s present admirable railway\\nsystem. In 1870 it was consolidated with tlie\\nGrand Haven Holland and the Holland ifc\\nAllegan Railroads, the consolidated roads adopt-\\ning the name of the Michigan Lake Shore Rail-\\nroad Company, Mr. Nims being made Attorney\\nfor the company. Subsequentl} these roads be-\\ncame a part of the Chicago West Michigan\\nRailroad system by right of purchase. In De-\\ncember, 1871, the ISIuskegon Big Rapids Rail-\\nroad Company was organized, L. G. Mason being\\nPresident, and Mr. Nims its Secretary and Attor-\\ntorney, both being among its incorporators. Soon\\nthereafter this road was consolidated with the\\nChicago Michigan Lake Shore Railroad, which\\nhad just completed a line from New Buffalo to\\nMuskegon, and Mr. Nims was appointed ^^.ttorney\\nof the consolidated lines. These roads, with others,\\nas shown above, finally came under the control of\\nthe Chicago it West Michigan Railroad Companv,\\nin 1871, and Mr. Nims then received the appoint-\\nment of Attorney for that companv, which posi-\\ntion he has ever since filled. Jlr. Nims has also\\nencouraged and promoted, b} financial assistance\\nand otherwise, the construction of other railroads\\nmore recently completed to Muskegon.\\nMr. Nims was for a number of j-ears a member\\nof the Hoard of Directors of the Muskegon Na-\\ntional Bank, and was one of the incorporators,\\nand a member of the Board of Directors of the\\nMerchants National Bank of Muskegon, .-md\\nheld the same oflice in the Monroe Manuf.ac-\\nturing Company, of Muskegon. He is also Pres-\\nident of the Muskegon Street Railroad Com-\\npany, and has numerous other interests in enter-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0258.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n2G5\\nprises lookino; to the growth of the city ainoiio\\nothers tiie Electric Light Company, lie was first\\nelected in 1876 a nienihcr of tlie Hoard of Edu-\\ncation of Muskegon, on whicli lie has served con-\\ntinuousl} since that time, having been re-elected\\nto that otfice for the sixth terra in 1891. He was\\nPresident of the Board continuously from the\\nspring of 1883 to 1891. Mr. Nims has been con-\\nnected with the Masonic fraternity for tiie last\\ntwenty-eight years, and was in 1888 Worshipful\\nMaster of JIuskegon Lodge No. 140, A. V. ife\\nA. M. He has also been admitted to the chapter\\nand conimaiidery, and is a member of the Loyal\\nLegion of the (irand Army of the Republic, and of\\nthe Knights of Pythias organizations. He takes\\nan active interest in temperance work, and is a\\nmember of the various bodies having for their\\nobject the promotion of temjjerance.\\nMr. Nims was married Februarj 20, 18G2, to\\nMiss Mar^-, daughter of Col. A. T. McReynolds,\\nby whom he had two children, both of whom died\\nin infancy. Mrs. Nims died in 1872. May 27,\\n1873, he was united in marriage with Ellen, sis-\\nter of his first wife. The} have seven children,\\nas follows: Elizabeth M., born August 1, 1874;\\nFrederick D., March 27, 1877; Frank N. R., April\\n11, 1879; Charles B., July 30, 1881; Leslie W.,\\nMay 18, 1883; David June 18, 1887; and Louis\\nMorgan, June 18, 1889.\\nAT.,, RA B. BRI lTIN, a retired engineer, who\\nLJl worked at his trade in Muskegon, Mich.,\\nis a native of New York, and passed the\\ndays of childliood in his birlii|)lace and re-\\nceived his primary instruction in the public schools\\nof the Empire State. His father, .Stephen M. Brit-\\ntiii, a native and long-time resident of New York,\\nremoved witli his family to Ohio and located on\\na farm, where he industriously entered into the\\npursuit of agriculture. Aia B., who was only\\neight years of age when his parents settled in the\\nBuckeye State, there completed his studies in the\\nexcellent schools of the home neighborhood, and\\nassisted iiis father in tlie daily round of work\\nupon the farm. Trained to habits of self-re-\\nliant tliiift, our subject early determined to try\\nhis fortunes in the farther West, and, having at-\\ntained to mature age, journeyed to the State of\\nJlichigan.\\nIn 1850, arrived within the Wolverine .State,\\nMr. Brittin made his home in Muskegon, and\\nwas variousi}- employed for a number of years.\\nThe Brittin ancestors were residents of Wales, and\\nthe sturdy characteristics of that nation bequeathed\\nto their descendants insured them success in every\\nvocation of life. The mother, like her husband,\\nwas a native of the Empire .State, and was in maid-\\nenhood Haite Corvc, the daughter of old and\\nhighly respected citizens of New York.\\nIn 18.53 Ara B. Brittin and Miss Maria Vince\\nwere united in niarri.age. The wedding took place\\nin Muskegon, but the estimable wife of our sub-\\nject, a lady of native ability and high intelligence,\\nis a native of Ohio, and was educated in the near\\nvicinity of her early home. Two children with\\ntheir cheerful presence blessed the union of Mr.\\nand Jlrs. Brittin. The son and daughter received\\nthe best educational advantages the parents could\\ngive them. Mattie was the eldest-born; Jav S.,\\na native of North Muskegon, and born on the\\n4th of October, 1859, is a young man of promise\\nand excellent business ability. He has passed his\\nentire life in Muskegon, and received a practical\\neducation in the public schools of tlie city of his\\nbirth. A silversmith by trade, he is now prosper-\\nously engaged in the jewelry business.\\nOur subject, having after years of continued\\napplication to business retired from active duties,\\nnow enjo3-s a well-earned rest. He is fraternally\\nconnected with Muskegon Lodge No. 92, I. O.\\nO. F., and, politically a stalwart Republican, has\\nbeen a local leader of the part}-. Elected to the\\njudicial olfice of Justice of the Peace, Mr. Brittin\\ndischarged the duties of the position with able\\nfidelity five years, and gave great satisfaction to\\nhis fellow-citizens, his decisions, rendered in ac-\\ncord with law and evidence, seldom being carried\\nto a higher court. In the home at No. 198 Mus-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0259.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "266\\npoRTKuViT a^;d biographical record.\\nkegon Avenue, our subject and his worthy wife,\\nenjoying the competence gained 1 3- ^ears of in-\\ndustrious effort, receive many friends and well-\\nwisliers, and command tlie esteem of a wide ac-\\nquaintance.\\n\u00c2\u00abT\\nAMES BALBIRNIE. Tlicre is no branch of\\nindustry in which sucli rapid jjrogrcss and\\nimprovement have been made in recent\\nyears as in tlie production of artistic liouse-\\nhold furniture. Mr. Balbirnie, who is engaged in\\nthe furniture and undertalving business in Muslie-\\ngon, Mich., is one of tlie foremost and successful\\nbusiness men of the city. Tlie latter business is of\\nthe utmost importance to society, and every con-\\nsideration suggests tliat its representatives shall be\\nreliable, sympathetic and experienced. Mr. Bal-\\nbirnie has all these qualities. He is a native of\\nCanada, born in Ontario April 21, 1838, and is the\\neldest son of James and Jane (Linch) Balbirnie.\\nJames Balbirnie was also born in Canada, and fol-\\nlowed hotel-keeping there for many j ears. In that\\ncountry he met and married Miss Linch and subse-\\nquently moved to Michigan, locating in the citj of\\nMuskegon, where his death occurred in 1866. His\\nwife survived until 1885.\\nThe boyhood of our subject was passed in his\\nnative country, and his primary education was re-\\nceived in the common scliools of the same. Later\\nhe attended school at Ottawa, Canada, and after\\nattaining his majority lie settled in Ottawa, where\\nhe embarked in tlie undertaking Inisiness. This\\nhe continued up to 1805, when he removed to\\nMuskegon. Mich., and continued the undertaking\\nbusiness up to 1869. At that date he added a\\nstock of furniture, and since has increased his bus-\\niness and added furniture from the best manu-\\nfactureis, until now he has one of the best-equip-\\nped establishinenls in the [)iace. He has fur-\\nnished over seven thousand caskets for persons in\\nthe city and in Ottawa and Muskegon Counties,\\nand has secured a liberal and intlucnlial patronage\\nby honestly deserving it. He is well known and\\npo[)ular as an undertaker as well as a dealer in\\nfurniture.\\nOur subject selected his wife in the person of\\nMiss Ella Watson, of Ottawa, Canada, daughter of\\nWilliam Watson, and their union was celebrated in\\n186 1. Three children have been born to this\\nunion: Ellen Theressa, James and Lillian Maude,\\nthe latter at home. In politics, Mr. Balbirnie is a\\nRepublican. He was the first Supervisor of his\\nward and was a member of the Board in 1892.\\nIn 1893 he was a prominent candidate for Mayor,\\nbut withdrew in favor of Mr. Torrens. In Ma-\\nsonry he is very prominent and is a Knight Tem-\\nplar. He is also a member of the ^lystic Shrine,\\nand Lodge No. 92, I. O. O. F. ]\\\\Ir. Balbirnie is a\\nfine conversationalist and a good specimen of\\nphj sical manhood. He is sociable and genial and\\nhas a host of warm friends in the county. He has\\never been active in politics, espceiall}- in county\\npolitics, and takes much interest in the election of\\nhis friends. His home and surroundings are all\\nthat could be desired.\\n(^p^IMOTHY B. CALLAN, the enterprising and\\n!rv^. iiopular senior iiartner in the leading firm\\nit\u00c2\u00ae! Ill o\\nof Callan k, Dratz, dealers in clothing and\\ngents furnishing goods, Muskegon, Jlich., has\\nbeen a well-known resident of his present locality\\nfor the past quarter of a century, and, a man of\\nfine business attainments, has prosperously- aided\\nin the conduct of a trade which is now one of the\\nbest in its line in the State, and, carrying a com-\\nplete stock of goods, competes successfully with the\\nhouses of the larger and older cities. Our subject,\\nborn in County Cork, IrelaiKL IMay 12, l845,\\nwas the son of Timothy and .lane (Broadrick)\\nCallan. The father was by occupation a farmer\\nand patiently tilled the soil of the Old Coiin-\\ntiy. Our subject, trained to habits of indus-\\ntrious thrift, assisted his father in the work of the\\nfarm and in his childhood attended the common", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0260.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n207\\nschools of bis native land. At twelve j-ears of\\nage lie was apprenticed to learn the trade of a\\ntailor, and gave a number of j ears to acquire the\\ndetails of the clothier s art. As he neared man-\\nhood Mr. Callan determined lie would follow the\\ntide of emigration, and in common with the sons\\nof his parents friends and neighbors seek his for-\\ntune iu America.\\nBefore he had yet attained his majority our sub-\\nject, in 18G5, embarked for the United Stales and\\nhaving made a safe vo^ age landed in New York\\nCitj in which metropolis he remained for about\\ntwo months. 5Ir. Callan, who decided to prospect\\nfor a time before locating permanently, next jour-\\nneyed to Boston, Mass., and finding read} emplo^\\nment in that city continued there two and a-half\\nyears. At the expiration of this length of time\\nour subject traveled to the farther West and vis-\\nited Chicago, 111., and then went to Aurora, 111.,\\nwhere he spent the following four months. lie\\nafterward made a trip to Milwaukee and finally, m\\nthe 3 car 1868, came to JIuskegon, where he en-\\ngaged as a cutter with William II. llerbst. After\\nsome time Mr. Callan entered into partnership\\nwith Mr. llerbst, the business being conducted un-\\nder the firm name of William llerbst it Co. This\\nbusiness arrangement profitably endured until\\n1877, when the partnership was dissolved, our sub-\\nject soon afterward connecting himself with .loiin\\nA. Dratz, also a practical tailor and fine cutter,\\nwhose work is well known for its style and finish.\\nThe firm of Callan it Dratz enjoys an extensive\\ncustom and aside from a fine city trade has a large\\npatronage from the surrounding country.\\nIn 1877 were united in marriage Timothy Cal-\\nlan and Miss Maggie Hall, a well-known 3oung\\nladj of Muskegon and a general favorite with a\\nlarge circle of young people. The estimable wife\\nof our subject is the daughter of .Nihn Hall, a\\nhighly respected citizen. The pleasant home of\\nMr. and Mrs. Callan at No. 11 Peck Street has\\nbeen brightened by the birth of three merry and\\nintelligent children, two siuis and a daughter:\\nCharles, Frank and lOmma. These young people\\nwill be given every opportunity to worthily fit\\nthemselves to occupy with honor any pdsition of\\ntrust to which they may be called in the future.\\nPolitically an Independent, Mr. Callan casts lii.^\\nvote for the best man, and without any aspirations\\nfor office does his dnt} as a loyal citizen, ever\\nready to lend a helping hand in all matters of\\npublic welfare.\\nI RAM HUNTER, a successful agriculturist\\nof ^Moorland Township, JIuskegon County,\\nwas born in Hiuwnville, .lefferson Count\\\\\\nN. Y., June 10, 18. 5r), and is the son of\\nSilas O. and .Sallie (Smedley) Hunter, natives of\\nMassachusetts. His father was a sailor and went\\nbefore the mast at the age of sixteen. Two years\\nlater he was made master of the vessel on which he\\nwas sailing, and from that time up to the age of\\nforty-live he occupied a commanding position\\namong the mariners of Lake Ontario. Selling\\nout his shipping interests at the age above men-\\ntioned, he moved to Ottawa Count}-, Mich., where\\nhe was actively engaged in farming during the\\nremainder of his life. His death, at the age of\\neighty-one, was caused by falling from a verandah\\nwhile in the city of Grand Rapids, Mich.\\nLongevity is a prominent characteristic of the\\nHunter family, whose members possessed very rug-\\nged constitutions and usually attained to advanced\\n3 ears, although some of them met with violent\\ndeaths in their prime. Of seven children, our sub-\\nject is the next to the eldest. He received a\\nthoroughly practical business training at an early\\nage from his father, who took great pains to in-\\nstruct his children in the best business methods.\\nHe entrusted them with many of his personal af-\\nfairs, thereby giving them the advantage of prac-\\ntical experience.\\nContinuing at home until the age of twent\\\\-five\\nyears, the subject of this sketch then engaged in\\nthe liiinber business in northern Michigan, con-\\ntracting, jobbing and also superintending for\\nothers. He followed this business very successfully\\nfor many years. In 1890 he located in Moorland\\nTownship, Muskegon County, where he engages", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0261.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "268\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nextensively in farming and also devotes consider-\\nable attention to stock-raising. He is an extensive\\ngrower of mint and onions, for which he finds a\\nready sale at fair prices. His farm embraces about\\nseven hundred acres, and its thorough state of cul-\\ntivation shows the same energy and attention\\nwhich are characteristic of Mv. Hunter s everj en-\\nterprise.\\nMr. Hunter has been twice married. His first\\nunion was with Matilda J. Snyder, and by her he\\nhad four children. Louis, the eldest, was killed at\\nthe age of twenty-five, at Lucas, Mich., in a rail-\\nway accident; the others are: William, who resides\\nin Muskegon; Edward, who is engaged in the mer-\\ncantile business at Iron River, Mich.; and Georgia,\\nwho is at home with her father. The second mar-\\nriage of 5Ir. Hunter united him with Mrs. Mary\\nThompson, who was born in New York. Although\\nthe management of his farm requires his constant\\nattention, yet this activity does not seem to ex-\\nhaust his energy. lie alliliates with the Republi-\\ncan party and is greatly interested in the general\\nwelfare of the communit3 ,of which he is an enter-\\n))ri- iug and popular citizen.\\nJ_-j^ ENRY A. WOLFF, a manufacturer of pianos\\n1 and piano stools at Muskegon, and one of\\nthe most progressive business men of this\\ncity, was born in Franklin County, N. Y.,\\non the 22d of August, I80L Ho is a son of Par-\\nrit 15. and Jane P. (Cassen) Wolff, natives respect-\\nively of New York State and England, the latter\\nbeing of English-Scotch extraction. The paternal\\ngrandfather of our subject, John C. Wolff, was\\nborn in the parisii of Badendorf, by Wisner, Ger-\\nmany, February 7, 1798, and the lady whom he\\nmarried was also born in 1798, on the 17th of\\nOctober, in Orange, Mass.\\nParrit 1$. Wolff was born in Ft. Covington,\\nFranklin County, N. Y., June 4, 1826, and in his\\nyoutli learned the trade of a tailor. For a time\\nhe was in the employ of the Government, and\\nafterward served as Captain of the Ninety-eighth\\nNew York Infantry. His death occurred at Wash-\\nington, D. C, in January, 1891. His wife, whose\\nbirth occurred March 16, 1828, passed from earth\\nat Malone, Franklin County, N. Y., on the 12lli\\nof February, 1881. Hcniy A. is the second in a\\nfamily of five children, two of whom are now living,\\nhimself and brother, William A., a prominent at-\\ntorney of New York City, and a member of the\\nlegal firm of Wolff Hodge, of London, England.\\nThe subject of this biographical notice passed\\nthe da^^s of his childhood in the village of Ft.\\nCovington, N. Y., and the town of Malone, in the\\nsame State. His school advantages were limited,\\nand at an early age he commenced to work for\\nthe Ogdensburg it Lake Champlain Railroad, be-\\ning in the employ of that railway company\\nfirst as brakeman, and later as baggage master.\\nLeaving the employ of the railway company, he\\nlearned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed\\nfor four years. Afterward, at Malone, he learned\\nthe trade of a machinist, and was thus engaged\\nfor a period of five years. He then became an\\nengineer on the Ogdensburg ik Lake Champlain\\nRailroad, in which capacity he served for twelve\\nmonths, and later was in the employ of the rail-\\nway company in Vermont.\\nMay, 1875, witnessed the arrival of Mr. Wolff\\nin Muskegon, where he entered the employ of\\nFred Vander Werp, dealer iu pianos, organs and\\nsewing-machines. In November of 187.5 he em-\\nbarked in business with E. H. Waller, under the\\nname of Waller cfe Wolff, continuing in that con-\\nnection for one year, when be disposed of his in-\\nterest to L. O. Beerman. He afterward started in\\nbusiness alone, and upon an extensive scale, deal-\\ning in pianos, organs, musical instruments and\\nsheet music at No. 113 West Western Avenue.\\nIn 1890 he became a stockholder and Director in\\nthe Nelson Piano Works, at Muskegon, being one\\nof the principal organizers and incorporators of\\nthat company.\\nDuring the year 1891, Mr. Wolff organized the\\nWolff Piano Stool Compan} of which he is the\\nprincipal stockholder and the present General\\nManager. Later, he became Secretary, Treasurer\\nand General Manager of the Nelson Piano Com-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0262.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0263.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0264.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n271\\npany, innniifactuicrs of pianos and piano cases,\\nand iiaving purclinscd a large portion of the stock\\nof this concern lie is now one of its principal\\nowners. lie gives his time and attention with the\\nclosest fidelity to the details of his business, and\\nto his progressive spirit and enterprise may be\\nattributed tiie large measure of success which he\\nhas attained as one of Muskegon s foremost busi-\\nness men. Allhougli lie has little lime for partici-\\npating in the details of public affairs, he never-\\ntheless is warmly interested in ever^ measure hav-\\ning for its object the promotion of the best inter-\\nests of tiiis community, and is a warm adherent of\\nRepul)lican principles. Jlr. Wolff was united in\\nmarriage to Miss Ida R. Bassett, who was born in\\nMalone, Franklin Count} N. Y.\\nC GEORGE P. nUMMKH. The development\\nof furniture manufacture in the United\\n-^J States possesses the utmost interest for stu-\\ndents of industrial history. The large furniluie\\nfactory has long since superseded the cabinet-\\nmaker, and a jji-ominent concern of the kind is\\nthat of the West Michigan Furniture Comi)any, of\\nHolland, of which George P. Hummer is the effi-\\ncient (ieneral Manager. At the sa .r.e time he dis-\\ncharges the responsible duties of Mayor of the\\ncit3 He was born at Belvidere, N. J., December\\n2. 18, )6, and is a son of Peter Snyder, of that\\nState. When he was six months old, he was\\nadopted into the family of George Hummer, and\\nwhen quite young he went to live near Grand\\nRapids, Mich., in the [jublic schools of which he\\nreceived his education, liiiishing in the Northern\\nIndiana Normal School at alpaiaiso, Ind., from\\nwhich he was graduated.\\nIn 1882 Mr. Hummer accepted the position of\\nSui)erintindcnt of Schools at Holland, Mich., and\\nduring the seven years in which he served in that\\ncapacity he greatly impi-oved the schools in vari-\\nous ways, his rule being wise and firm, yet always\\n13\\nreasonable and kind. At the end of the above-\\nmentioned time he resigned, to organize the West\\nMichigan Furniture Company, of which he was\\nat once elected Secretary and Manager, and this\\nposition he has filled with eminent ability ever\\nsince, showing in its management the same intelli-\\ngence that marked liis career as an educator.\\nThe West Michigan Furniture Company was or-\\nganized with a capital stock of i! 100,000, and the\\nbusiness lias had an immense growth, for they\\nnow do \u00c2\u00a5500,000 worth of business annually\\nand give constant employment to about three\\nhundred and fifty men. Like many other furni-\\nture manufactories, the} make a specialty of a\\ncertain kind of furniture, theirs being chamber\\nsets, and it must be acknowledged that they turn\\nout some extremely handsome and substantial\\narticles. Fred J. Metz is the President of the com-\\npany, and, like Mr. Ihiinmer, is a practical man of\\naffairs, and an influential citizen. The business\\ndone has been highly satisfactory to these gentle-\\nmen, and is a credit and a great benefit to the\\ntown. Their goods sell at the most reasonable\\nfigures, and have become widely known through-\\nout the country. The oflicers of the company are\\ngentlemen of high character, and are very promi-\\nnent in the business circles of Holland. The busi-\\nness has cstaljlished a reputation, not only for\\nmanufacturing and carrying first-class goods, but\\nalso for fair dealing in all things. The advan-\\ntages enjoyed in manufacturing enable the house\\nto offer goods at prices greatly advantageous to\\nbuj-ers, and the success of the concern has been\\nlargely brought about by liie unbounded energy\\nand push of Mr. Hummer.\\nIn 1885 Mr. Hummer was united in marriage\\nwith Jliss Marguerite, daughter of Albert Plugger,\\na native of Holland, and an early emigrant to Ot-\\ntawa County, Mich. He was a prosperous citizen,\\nand the owner of a large flouring-iuill in this\\ncounty, which he operated for a number of years,\\nand, being enterprising and industrious, he became\\nwealthy. To George P. Hummer and his wife\\nthree children have been born: Hilda, Marguerite\\nand Kate. Politically, Mr. Iluiiiiucr has alw.ays sup-\\nported the Democratic party, and on several occa-\\nsions has been a member of the Democratic State", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0265.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "272\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nCentral Committee, and usuallj goes as a delegate\\nto the State Conventions. He has always been\\nactive in the affairs of the county, and especially\\nof Holland. He is one of the stockholders of\\nthe First State Bank and is also a stockholder and\\na Director of the Chicago Holland Transporta-\\ntion Company.\\nW?OHN R. KLEYN. Among the many indus-\\ntries of the thriving city of Holland, that\\nof the Novelty Wood Works has gained a\\nprominent footing, and within the last few\\nyears has assumed gigantic proportions. John R.\\nKleyn, the original of this notice, and the sole\\nowner and proprietor of this growing business, has\\ngained for his establishment a most enviable repu-\\ntation for the artistic beauty and general excel-\\nlence of its work, as well as for the prompt and\\nreliable manner in which all work intrusted to\\nit is executed. Active and enterprising, pains-\\ntaking in all his undertakings, and liberal in his\\nmethods of dealing with the public, he has greatly\\nand steadil} extended tiie field of his operations.\\nMr. Klej-n was born in tlie Netherlands, Februarj^\\n21, 1841, and his father, Leander Kle^-n, was also\\na native of Holland. The elder Mr. Kle3 n was a\\nbuilder by trade, and superintendent of the Gov-\\nernment works at tliree different places. He was\\nmaDJed in his native countr} to Miss Ileiltje Wil-\\nhelmina Korteweg, and in 18.54 brought his family\\nto America. He came direct to Holland, Mich.,\\nwhere he engaged in building and contracting, be-\\ning among the pioneers of the place. Only a few\\nyears later, in 1857, he passed to that bourne from\\nwhich no traveler returns. His marriage resulted\\nin the birth of five children, four of whom are\\nliving at the present time, and in the order of their\\nbirths as follows: John R.; Johanna, who is mar-\\nried, and resides in North Carolina; Jane, de-\\nceased; Robert, a resident of Holland, Mich.;\\nand Martin. Tiie father of these children served\\nsix 3 ears in the army in his native country; he was\\nat the battle of Antwerp, and later wore the Mal-\\ntese cross of honor. He held membership in the\\nReformed Cliurch, and was a prominent man in\\nreligious circles.\\nThe original of this notice was about tliirtecn\\nj-ears of age when he came to this country and re-\\nceived the principal part of his education before\\ncrossing the ocean. When sixteen years of age he\\nstarted out to learn the carpenter s trade, but two\\nyears previous to that had received some instruc-\\ntion in tliat trade from his father. He also learned\\narchitecture, the most of it out of books, for he\\nlias ever been a great student, and became uuusu-\\nallj- proficient in that. In 1878 he engaged in tlie\\nhardware business, followed this for four j-ears\\nwith good success, and then established the Novel-\\n13- Wood Works, which he has conducted up to\\ntiie present. He employs fifteen men riglit along,\\nbut has emplo3 ed as many as fort3 or fift3- at a\\ntime.\\nMr. Kle3 n manufactures all kinds of building\\nmaterial, and has a great deal of work on large\\ncontracts for New York. The building in which\\nhe does business is a handsome and substantial\\nstructure, the main part being 50x100 feet. Our\\nsubject started outfor liimself with a great amount\\nof pluck and energ3 but little else, and is a self-\\nmade man in cveiy sense of the term. Being the\\neldest of five children, when his father died the\\nsupport of the famil}- fell on his shoulders. He\\nstruggled along for years under hardships that\\nwould have discouraged a less determined or posi-\\ntive character, and is now one of the prominent\\nand successful business men of tlie cit3- of Holland.\\nHis mother died in 1879. Politically, Mr. Kleyn\\nis an independent Republican, and has advocated\\nthe principles of that part3- since the Rebellion.\\nFor two years he was Alderman of the city, Asses-\\nsor for about six 3 ears, and has held other posi-\\ntions, although he has never been an office-seeker.\\nIn the year 1861 he was married to Miss Dirkje\\nJohanna Waling, the daughter of Simon Waling,\\nwho was born in tlie Netlierland, and came to\\nAmerica at an earl3 date. Mr. and IMis. Kleyn\\nhad born to their union nine children. Leonard\\nis engaged in the lumber business with his father,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0266.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n273\\nand is foreman of the lattor s yard; Lemer makes\\nhis liome in Holland; Minnie, wife of Alfred\\nWright, resides in Chicago; Henry resides at Sid-\\nney, Neb.; George is at liome, as is also Josephine,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0who lias just graduated from tlie High School;\\nand Anna, Fred, Simon an l Maude are all at home.\\nIMr. Kleyn is a moniher (,)f the Reformed Church,\\nand a man who has won a high i)lace in the oi)in-\\nion of all ae(|uainled wilii him. He is a stock-\\nholder in the Cappon-IJertseh Leather Company,\\nand is a wide-awake, thorough-going business\\nman.\\n-^Ij LFRED HUNTLEY is a prominent engi-\\n(^Ol neer and machinist of the city of Holland,\\nMich., and is also manager of the Wolver-\\nflf/ inc Electric Light Company of that city.\\nHe is a native of Kent, England, and the son of\\nGeorge and Harriet Hunlhiy, who owe their na-\\ntivit} to that country also. The youthful days of\\nour subject were passed in England, and he there\\nsecured a good practical education. When fifteen\\nyears of age he began serving an api)ronticeship\\nat the machinist trade in London, England, and\\nwas thus engaged until twenty-one years of age.\\nAfter this he began working at his trade in Lon-\\ndon as a journeyman, and, being a thorough mas-\\nter of his business, seldom lacked work.\\nThe principal event of our subject s life occurred\\nin 1871, when he was united in marriage with\\nMiss Eliza Hobson, a native of England, .as was\\nalso her father, Robert Hobson, who was born in\\nYorkshire. Mr. Hobson was a successful farmer\\nthere, and became (juile wealthy. Two days af-\\nter his marriage, our subject and his wife sailed\\nfor America, and reached the United States after\\nan uneventful voyage. They settled in Holland,\\nMich., and Mr. Huntley was engaged as an engineer\\nin the Metz Leather Company s tannery, and re-\\nmained there two or three years. He then re-\\nmoved to Muskegon and became foreman in the\\nshops of the Chicago West Michigan Railroad,\\nwhich position lie tilled in a satisfactory manner\\nfor three j-ears. Seeing a lietter opening for him-\\nself, he came to Holland, Mich., opened a machine-\\nshop, and has engaged in this business up to the\\npresent time. He does general repairing in all\\nkinds of machinery, and has five engines on the\\nMississii)|)i River. He repairs all kinds of ma-\\nchines and stationary engines, and has just re-\\npaired a large engine of two hundred horse power.\\nHe has all the work he wants, for he is a first-\\nclass workman. Huntley it Holly organized the\\nfirst electric light company, known as tlie Hunt-\\nley Holly Electric Light Company, which, how-\\never, only lasted one year. Later the} organized\\nthe Wolverine Electric Light Company.\\nMr. Huntley is a practical electric light engineer\\nand manager for the company. He is a very ex-\\npert machinist and engineer, possesses splendid\\nexecutive business ability, and is most reliable, be-\\ning highly esteemed in the county. He is a mem-\\nber of the Episcopal Church, which he su|)plies\\nwith electric light. iSIrs. Huntley is also a mem-\\nber of that church, and a consistent, worthy Chris-\\ntian. Their union has been blessed by the birth of\\nseven children, all now at home. Mr. Huntley is\\na strict business man, liut is public-spirited and\\nenterprising to a great degree. In (jolitics, he is a\\nDemocrat, and socially he is a member of the or-\\nder of the Ancient Free it Accepted Masons, and\\nhas filled all the positions in his lodge except that\\nof Treasurer. He is Rast Master, and takes a great\\ndeal of interest in his lodge.\\nENRY RLOECKER. Human industry has\\natTorded many striking examples, and\\namong the prominent men of Grand Hav-\\nen, Mich., who have exhibited those ster-\\nling principles of character which lead on to\\ngreat accomplishments, Henry Hloecker affords\\na striking illustr.ation. He is now the Mayor of\\nGrand Haven, and is a man whose u|)right,\\ncapable and honorable career has won a place\\nin the annals of Ottawa County. In him is won-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0267.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "274\\nPORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nderfully exemplified the rare abilities and great\\npowers of application whicLi have rendered him\\none of the most distinguished representatives\\nof Grand Haven s advanced and prosperous in-\\ndustries. He was born in Germany, September 6,\\n1845, and inherits all the tlirift, enterprise and\\nperseverance of his Teutonic ancestors. His fa-\\nther, Mark Bloecker, was a German soldier for\\nman}- years.\\nOur subject was educated in his native country,\\nand learned the trade of a machinist, following\\nhis trade as a journeyman and traveling to many\\nof the principal cities of Germany and France.\\nIn 1867 he took passage for the United States, and\\nafter an uneventful voyage landed in New York\\nCity. From that place he came direct to Grand\\nHaven, Mich., and soon found employment in the\\nFerris Ottawa Iron Works, remaining with the\\nsame until 1879, when he formed a partnership\\nwith Jolin Bryce, under the firm name of Bryce\\nBloecker, in the manufacturing of general ma-\\nrine engines and all kinds of machinery belong-\\ning to tugs, steamers, and, in short, all vessels\\nusing steam. This firm continued until the year\\n1881, when their plant burned and they sustained\\nheavy loss. Later, they re-organized, under the\\nfirm nameof Bryce, Bloecker Co., and re-built the\\nworks on the old site, enlarged them considerably,\\nand put in new and highly improved machinery.\\nTliis business was continued under the above-\\nmentioned title until 1883, when it was changed\\nto Bloecker Co., and still later to Henry Bloecker\\nit Co., which is tlie title at the present lime. The\\nfirm lias the best of shipping facilities, and during\\nthe l)usy season from thirty to forty men are em-\\nployed.\\nThe happy domestic life of our subject began\\nin the year 1868, when he was married to Miss\\nMary Glazat, a native of Germany, but at the time\\nof lier marriage a resident of Grand Haven,\\nwliithershe liad moved with lier father. To Mr. and\\nMrs. Bloecker were born nine cliildren, eigiit sons\\nand one daughter; those living are as follows:\\nHugo, Paul, Fred, Robert, Emma, Ernest and\\nHenry. Those deceased are Erdmann and one\\nunnamed. Mr. Bloecker is alive to matters of\\npublic importance, and is deeply interested in the\\nsuccess of the Democratic party, with which he has\\nlong been identified. He served four years as\\nAlderman of the First Ward, and in Ainil, 1893,\\nhe was elected Ma^-orof Grand Haven, lie is Pres-\\nident of the National Dotare Association and Ger-\\nman Workingmen s Society, and is a Royal Arch\\nMason, a member of Grand Haven Lodge No.\\n139, and Grand Haven Chapter No. 8L He is\\nalso a member of the Maccabees and is one of the\\nleading Germans of Grand Haven.\\nE^^\\nLARENCE A. CHASE, manager and super-\\n(l( intendent of the Chase Brothers Piano Com-\\n^^^J pany, and one of Muskegon s most inllueu-\\ntial and successful business men, is a native of\\nPennsylvania, having been born in Columbus,\\nFebruary 12, 1853. He is the son of Milo J. and\\nOlive (Stacy) Chase, natives of New England.\\nThe father, who was a man of genius and high ex-\\necutive abilit} embarked in business as a manu-\\nfacturer of pianos at Ripley, Ohio, many years\\nago, at a time when only the wealthy could afford\\nthe luxury of an instrument. Tlirough the exer-\\ncise of good judgment he attained success, and by\\nkeeping in the lead with improved methods he was\\nenabled to furnish superior pianos at competition\\nprices, so that his name became a familiar word in\\nalmost every household in the land.\\nIn his father s home in Ripley, Ohio, the subject\\nof this notice grew to a sturdy manhood, well fit-\\nted by natural endowments and judicious training\\nfor a position of prominence in the business world.\\nAt the age of fifteen years his school days were\\nended and his active business career commenced.\\nHe entered his father s piano factory, where he\\ngained a practical knowledge of tlie details of the\\nbusiness. At the time of liie removal of the man-\\nufactory to Riclimond, Ind., in 1877, he went\\nthither, and in 1884 located in Grand Rapids,\\nJlich., where the business was conducted for a\\nnumber of years.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0268.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "PORTRaVlT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n275\\nIn order to secure a more available site for the\\nlocation of the piincii)al uianufactory, the concern\\nwas removed to Muskegon, Mich., in 1889, and\\nthe wisdom of this change has been demonstrated\\nbj the history of the ensuing years. The present\\ncompany w.as organized in October, 1889, with a\\ncapital stock of \u00c2\u00a522,5.000. The factory, completed\\nin Julj 1890, is G0x2.o(i feet in dimensions, fotir\\nstories in height, and tlioroughly equipped with\\nmodern machinery, which is operated by a two\\nhundred horse power Corliss engine. Three Nich-\\nols dry-kilns, with a cap.acity for seasoning ten\\nthousand feet of lumber evcr^^ thirty-six hours,\\nand all other necessary adjuncts for rapid and per-\\nfect work arc found. The comi)any has conven-\\nient docks and warehouse adjoining tlie plant, for\\nshipments b}- water, and railroad tr.acks alongside\\nthe factory, giving every facility for receiving\\nlumber and prompt consignment of finished pi-\\nanos.\\nUpright and grand pianos are made in all the\\npopular shades of malioganj walnut, oak and\\nrosewood, finished in a superb manner, as ever^-\\nattention is given to produce a perfect instrument.\\nThe Chase factory was among the lirsl establish-\\nments to meet the demand for upright pianos, and\\nthe proprietors have displayed much skill in sur-\\nmounting musical didicultics and purifying tone\\nqualities. The Chase brothers have been con-\\nnected with the business from boyhood, and are\\nexperts in their specialties, many of the devices\\nhere being the inventions of members of the com-\\npany. Clarence A., our subject, superintends the\\nmechanical operations. Braton S. and Leon E. are\\ntraveling salesmen for the company. The im-\\nmense .salesrooms of this company in Chicago are\\nsuperintended by the senior Mr. Ch.aso, who is Pres-\\nident of the corporation; C. T. Hills is ice-Presi-\\ndent, Thomas Hume Treasurer, and L. E. Chase\\nSecretary. On the i)ay-rolls are the names of\\nmore than two hundred artisans skilled in their\\nspecial lines. The Ch.ase brothers have platted\\none hundred and eight .icres in the vicinity- of the\\nfactor^ which is being rapidlj- taken by employes\\nand others for residence sites. The wareroom at\\nNo. 87 West Western Avenue has a choice selec-\\ntion of pianos, and seven hundred or more com-\\npleted instruments are kept in stock at the factory\\nand different warerooms.\\nOne of the most beautiful and elegant residences\\nof Jluskegon is that which is owned and occupied\\nby our subject. It is pleasantly located on Lake\\nStreet, amid attractive surroundings. The lady\\nwho presides over this spacious home was formerly\\nMiss Olive Armstrong, and prior to her marri.age,\\nin 1874, resided in Ripley, Ohio, where her father,\\nWilliam Armstrong, was a prominent merchant.\\nMr. and Mrs. Chase are the parents of two chil-\\ndren, Lenora A. and Irene E. Both arc accom-\\nplished young ladies, and are popular in the so-\\ncial circles of the cit^\\nylLLIAM FARR, Treasurer of Grand Haven\\nTownship, School Inspector and a repre-\\nsentative general agriculturist of Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., is along-time resident of the State,\\nbut, a native of Merrie England, was born under\\nBritish rule in the year 1831. Our subject is the\\nson of Charles Farr, who, leaving his native land\\nemigrated to America in 1848, and, locating in the\\nEmpire State, made his permanent home in Oswego,\\nthere residing for over two-score years, passing\\npeacefully away in 1889. The father was a suc-\\ncessful farmer and was about forty-one years of\\nage when, bidding farewell to the scenes of his\\nchildhood, he sailed for the United States. In\\nEngland he had managed three different stage\\nroutes and w.as a man of more than ordinaiy busi-\\nness ability. Our subject received his education\\nand early business training in the Old Country,\\nand at the age of thirteen apprenticed to the firm\\nof Austin .Son learned the trade of casting and\\nwire-drawing jewelry, stamping and refining. lie\\nattended the free schools of England and well\\nimproved his opportunities of instruction. The\\nhome of his youth was in the city of Birmingham,\\nWarwickshire.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0269.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "276\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\nMr. Farr had not long attained his majority\\nwhen he decided to follow his father to America,\\nand in 1855 crossed the broad Atlantic to the land\\nof promise beyond the sea. Arriving in New\\nYork, our subject soon rejoined his father, from\\nwliom he had been se|)arated by an absence of\\nseven j ears. AVilliam Farr remained in Oswego\\nCounty for a twelvemonth, and then journeyed to\\nCanada, which he made his home for tiie five suc-\\nceeding years. Wiiile a dweller in Canada our\\nsubject learned and engaged in tlie cooper s trade\\nand some length of time was profitably devoted to\\ncoopering. In the Dominion of C:inada Mr. Farr\\nmet and married Miss Frances Maria Long, the\\ntwo being united in marriage in 1859. The es-\\ntimable wife of our subject was a native of Canada,\\nher parents being of English birth. The seven\\nsons and daughters who blessed the iiappy home\\nwere Addie C, the eldest, who married John H.\\nSiiire; Charles Frederick, deceased; William, de-\\nceased; Heibert Reed; Nellie, deceased; Walter\\nand Bruce. In 1882 Mr. Farr removed to the\\nUnited States and, journeying to Michigan, located\\nin Ottawa County, settling at once upon his pres-\\nent valuable homestead, then wild timberland.\\nOf the one hundred and forty acres, one hun-\\ndred are under cultivation, yielding bounteous\\nliai vests of grain and fruit. In addition to farm-\\ning here in Michigan, our subject also engaged on\\nhis own farm in the cooper business, profitably\\nconducting the same for over four years. Vitally\\ninterested in educational advancement, Mr. Farr\\nlias as a School Director for ten years materiallj\\naided in the upward progress of the district\\nschools of his home localit.y, and for four years\\nTownship Treasurer has discharged the duties of\\ntlie office to the great satisfaction of the general\\npublic. Mr. and Mrs. Farr arc both devout mem-\\nbers of the Methodist Episcopal Church and are\\nactive aids in benevolent enterprises and religious\\nwork. Politically a Heiiublican ever since making\\nliis residence in Michigan, our subject is deeply\\ninterested in both the local and national manage-\\nment of the great trusts involved, and, thoroughly\\nappreciating a Republican form of government, is\\nin the highest sen.se of the term a loyal and public-\\nspirited citizen.\\nEG. CROSBY, an energetic and pros])erous\\ncitizen of Muskegon, Mich., senior [)artner\\nof the well-known firm of E. G. Crosby\\nCo., Government contractors and builders of\\npiers and dry docks and owners of the best tug\\nand scow line of I^ake Michigan, has been a resi-\\ndent of the Wolverine State from boyhood. Our\\nsubject is a native of Ontario, N. Y., and was born\\nm 1842. His father, AVarren Crosby, a native\\nof New England, born in Massachusetts, emi-\\ngrated to tlie AVcst, and died in IMichigan. His\\nmother, Louisa (Lincoln) Crosby, was the descen-\\ndant of an intelligent and patriotic ancestry. The\\nCrosbys, of Scotch origin, were represented in\\nAmerica in a very early day and were numbered\\namong the substantial and enterprising citizens\\nof New England when this countr} was yet in its\\ninfancy. Passing his boyhood days in Ontario\\nCounty, N. Y., Mr. Crosby also pursued a course\\nof study in Lima College, for two j-ears enjoying\\nthe benefits of instruction in that excellent institu-\\ntion. In 1866, removing to the West, our subject\\nsettled in Lenawee County, Mich., and remained\\nthere until the breaking out of the Civil War.\\nIn 1861, the name of E. G. Crosby was enrolled\\nas enlisting in Company E, First JNIichigan Cavalry,\\nwhich, commanded by Col. Broadhead, was as-\\nsigned to the Army of the Potomac. With\\ncourage our subject participated in the decisive\\nbattles of the campaign, fighting in the engage-\\nments of the Wilderness, second battle of Bull\\nRun, Antietani, Gettysburg, and many other fights\\nand skirmishes. Mustered out in 1864, he re-en-\\nlisted in the spring of 1865 in Hancock s corps of\\nold veterans, commanded by Col. Hancock, and\\nwas again mustered out in the summer of 1865.\\nImmediately after the close of the war Mr. Crosby\\nwent to Hudson, Mich., where until 1869 he was\\nvariouslj- engaged. At the latter date he re-\\nmoved to Whitehall, Mich., and after a stay of two\\nyears permanently located in Muskegon. In 1881,\\nour subject embarked in tlie tug business and later,\\nadding scows, found his investment an assured\\nsuccess. In his work as a contractor he has dealt\\nmainl^y with the Government, constructing a large\\namount of public piers and dockage. He is now\\nbuilding the Government Pier at the entrance of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0270.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL R?:CORD.\\n277\\nMuskegon Harbor. Mr. Crosby regularlj- employs\\nabout sevenU men and does an extensive busi-\\nness, yielding bin) annually a handsome income.\\nPolitically a Republican and well posted in\\nlocal and national affairs, lie is an ardent advocate\\nof llie Party of Reform. He is, fraternallj a\\nmember of Pliil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A. R.,\\nand much enjoys the re-unions of the order. Mr.\\nCrosby married in early life Miss Catherine\\nIlalstead, a native of the East and born in the\\nState of New York. Our subject and his worthy\\nwife have been blessed with one son and one\\ndaughter, Fred and Ilattie. J lie pleasant family\\nresidence, located at No. 74 Ransom Street, Muske-\\ngon, is well known to a large circle of old-time\\nfriends, Mr. and Mrs. Crosby both actively shar-\\ning in the good work and benevolent enterprises\\nof their home city, where they receive universal\\nrespect and sincere regard. Our subject has self-\\nreliantly won his upward way to hnancial pros-\\nperity, and is now numbered among the leading\\nbusiness men of Muskegon County who have by\\nuntiring efforts gained a competence within the\\nborders of the Wolverine State.\\nellAKLKS L. Gl NN,an influential real-estate\\ndealer residing in Norlli Jluskegon, was\\nborn in .Jefferson County, N. Y., January\\n22, 1843. The family of which he is an honored\\nmember was first represented in America about\\n1600, at which time several of tiiat name emigrat-\\ned from .Scotland and made settlement in Massa-\\nchusetts. Tlie father of our subject, Leander W.,\\nand his grandfather were both natives of New\\nYork, the former liaving been born in Warren\\nCount}-, where he became an extensive lumberman\\nand miller.\\nThe iiiotiier of our subject w.as in maidenhood\\nKc/.iah B. I ayne, and was a native of Washington\\nCounty, N. Y., where her father, John Payne, fol-\\nlowed agricultural pursuits. Charles L. w.as the\\nsecond in order of birth among four children, and\\nwas reared in Jefferson Count} N. Y., gaining the\\nrudiments of his education in the schools of Dex-\\nter, and afterward, through self-culture and obser-\\nvation, broadening his knowledge. When the\\ndark cloud of war hovered over our nation, his\\nsympathies were strongly enlisted on behalf of the\\nUnion, and when ay outli of nineteen, in 1862, he\\nenlisted as a private in Company 1, Tenth New\\nYork Ileav}- Artiller} For gallant and meritori-\\nous conduct he was promoted from the ranks to\\nthe position of Lieutenant, and served in that ca-\\n[lacity until the close of the war, participating in\\nman} of the most important battles of the Rebell-\\nion. He received his discharge at Sackett s Har-\\nbor, and was mustered out of the service at Peters-\\nburg, N. Y.\\nReturning to Dexter, Mr. Gunn embarked in the\\ngeneral mercantile business and conducted a flour-\\nishing trade for two years. He then disposed of\\nthe stock and came to Michigan, remaining for a\\ntime in St. Josepii and Benton Harbor, in the\\nempio} of C. Colby il- Co., manufacturers of\\nfruit packages. After three years thus spent, he\\nentered the employ of A. II. Morrison, General\\nManager of the Chicago West Michigan Railwa\\\\\\nCompany. In 1873 he became a clerk in the gen-\\neral oltice of this eompan}-, where he was later pro-\\nmoted to the position of Assistant Treasurer and\\nPaymaster. He remained for seventeen years, or\\nuntil 1890, in tiieir employ and was one of their\\nmost trusted officials.\\nIn 1890 Mr. Gunn came to Muskegon and en-\\ngaged in the real-estate business. During the fol-\\nlowing year he located in North Muskegon, and\\nhas since made his home in this city. He lias ex-\\ntensive real-estate interests both liere and in Mus-\\nkegon, and is also the owner of a farm in Muske-\\ngon Township. He has a pleasant residence in\\nNorth Muskegon, where he and his accomplished\\nwife live in happiness and contentment. Mrs.\\nGunn became the wife of our subject on the 27th\\nof May, 1891, prior to which time she w.as Mrs.\\nHannah Gostage. She was the daughter of Will-\\niam and Ma} Conklin, and the widow of .Silas\\nGostage.\\nA Democrat in politics, Mr. CUinn was elected\\nMayor of North Muskegon in 1892, and served", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0271.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "278\\nPOETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nfor one term. He has offlciuted as Alderman both\\nin Muskegon and Nortli Muskegon, and has also\\nbeen Treasurer of the School Board. In his social\\nrelations he is identified with tlie Masonic frater-\\nnity, being a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 28L\\ny ALTER S. AVERILL, a prosperous agi-\\nculturist and well-known early settler c\\nChester Township, Ottawa County, we\\nj^ALTER S. AVERILL, a prosperous agii-\\nof\\nvas\\nidentified with the privations of the pioneer da3 S\\nof JNIichigan, and, being a man of enterjjrise and\\nbusiness ability, has aided in the development of\\nthe interests of his home locality and county.\\nBorn in the State of New York, Apvil 17, 1842,\\nour subject is the son of Samuel II. and Elizabeth\\n(JIcFerren) Averill. His father was boi n in Ver-\\nmont, November 22, 17 J7, and his mother in New\\nYork, March 21, 1806. They made their home for\\nmany j-ears in the Empire State, but in the fall of\\n1848 emigrated to the West, and in tiie early\\nwinter of 1849 located upon the farm where they\\nlong resided.\\nTaking from the Government eighty acres of\\nland at a cost of *1.25 per acre, the father found\\nhimself left with tlie modest capital of seventy-\\nfive cents in ready money. He and his children\\nwith united effort toiled earl} and late to clear,\\ncultivate and improve the land. He died Decem-\\nber 16, 1886, when in his ninetieth year. During\\nhis many years of usefulness he occupied with\\nfidelity various positions of trust and served sev-\\neral times as Justice of the Peace. He was the\\nfirst man who in an official capacity gave orders\\nto the township. The primitive method had been\\nto |)eisonally notify each individual that at such\\na time and upon such an occasion the} would be\\ncalled upon to pay a certain sura.\\nSamuel Averill assisted in surveying most of\\nthe sections in Chester Township, and although he\\nreceived only four daj s schooling he was one of\\nthe best-informed men in tlie township. Possess-\\ning excellent judgment and habits of close observa-\\ntion, he kept himself intelligently posted on all\\nthe ])ubHc affairs of the daj-. Me and his excel-\\nlent wife were the parents of twelve children,\\nseven of whom lived to j-ears of maturity. Mary\\nJ. is the wife of Dolph Look, of New York; AVill-\\niam B. resides in Caseuovia; M. B. lives in Mus-\\nkegon County; Eliza is the wife of John Hilton,\\nof Porterville, Cal.; Edward F. resides in Chester\\nTownship; Elvira is the wife of David Waller, of\\nChester Townshi|); and Walter is the subject of this\\nsketch. The mother passed away January 1875.\\nOur subject came to this State at the age of\\neight years, and was educated in the common\\nschools of the home neighborhood. The first\\nschool of the district was regularly established in\\n1852. During the first day s session the teacher\\nfound but one scholar, a boy, wiio could correctly\\nstale what year of our Lord it was. After\\ndinner the other scholars seized the unfortunate\\nboy and gave him a thrashing. He immediately\\nreturned to his home and was never seen more in\\nthat schoolroom; thus was superior knowledge\\nrewarded in the pioneer da^s. Upon his father s\\nfarm Walter Averill attained to manhood, and\\nimmediately after his tvventieth birthday enlisted,\\nin 1862, in Compan}- B, Twenty-first Michigan In-\\nfantry, and as a private was assigned to the Army\\nof the Cumberland under the command of James\\nCavanaugh and A. A. Stevens. He actively\\nparticipated in the battles of Peiiyville, Stone\\nRiver and other engagements. He w.as twice\\nwounded first in the fight at Perryville, where\\nhe received a wound on the left side of his neck\\nwhich stiffened the muscles and cords. In the bat-\\ntle of Stone River he had his foot shattered with\\na piece of shell, and for nineteen years has never\\nworn a boot. As a partial compensation for the\\nsuffering resultant from his injury he receives a\\npension of $12 per month.\\nDischarged in July, 1863. Mr. Averill at once\\nreturned home and continued to assist upon the\\nfarm until the death of his mother. Soon after-\\nward he was married, his father residing with him\\nuntil he too passed away. The homestead re-\\nverted to Mr. Averill, who has through all the\\nchanging seasons industriousl}- cultivated the\\nfertile fields. Walter Averill was first united in", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0272.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "RESIDEMCtOF VV.S. AVF:R1LL SEC. 9. CHESTER TP., OTTAWA CO., MICH\\nI.\\nt |i .,.i U i t -^nv i v; r\\ny^.\\nVff^V kr Jf.\\nRESIDENCE OP GEO^V AIKEN, SECT., GRAND HAVEN TR, OTTAWA CO., MICH,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0273.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0274.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL RECORD.\\n281\\nmarringe willi Minerva Wood, a native of Ohio and\\nthe (l. uiglitcr of William Waller, an early settler\\nof Chester Township, widely known and highly\\nrespected. The estimable young wife survived\\nonly one year and bore her husband one child-\\nAlice. A second time entering the bonds of ma-\\ntrimony, our subject wedded Miss Anna B. That-\\ncher, a native of Pennsylvania and daughter of\\nEdwin and Kate (Carpenter) Thatcher, pioneers\\nof Ottawa County. Mr. and Mrs. Averill are the\\nparents of four children: Ross G., Judd E., Iletlie\\nM. and Lee W.\\nMr. Averill has held with ability various school\\noffices and is interested in the conduct of jjublic\\naffairs. He is a stanch Republican, but without\\nthe aspirations of a politician, and is content to do\\nhis duty at the polls, being also ever ready to lend\\na helping hand in all matters of public welfare.\\nlie is fraternally connected with Ravenna Lodge\\nNo. 355, I. O. F., and is a valued member of\\nAlbert Sperry Post No. 337, G. A. R., at Ra-\\nvenna. In the latter organization he has olliciated\\nas Quartermaster and oUicer of the order. Financi-\\nally prospered, Mr. Averill owns fifty-five acres of\\nhighly cultivated land, which annually jield an\\nabundant harvest. The improvements of the\\nhomestead are of a substantial and attractive\\ncharacter, the handsome residence, commodious\\nbarns and outbuildings denoting thrift and com-\\nfort.\\nOur subject has a store of interesting reminis-\\ncences of tiie past, and among other incidents re-\\nlates that his father pounded the first bread out of\\ncorn raised upon the farm by means of a stump hol-\\nlowed out and tiie use of a heavy wooden pestle.\\nThe pestle was used for this purpose for many\\nyears, and a number of persons came from a dis-\\ntance of four or five miles to thus pound their\\ncorn into meal. .Soon after arriving in Chester\\nTownship, the father went to Steele s Landing, a\\ndistance of lifleen miles, and i)urchased Hour, which\\nhe brought ho)ne on his back. They had a team\\nof oxen, but as no road w.as open they could not\\ncross the thickly wooded land. The first team of\\noxen owned by our subject he bought in 1863,\\nwith money earned by clearing land. In this toil-\\nsome manner the pioneers gained their homes and\\nmonej and with unceasing industry promoted the\\ngrowth and enterprises of the West, which to-day\\nis rich in resources, manufactures and the energy\\nof a people whose watchword has ever been I p-\\nward and Onward.\\n^11^ K\\nEORGE W. AIKEN, a long-time resident\\nand prosperous horticulturist of Ottawa\\nI County, owns a beautiful home up:n the\\nbanks of the Grand River, a little southeast of\\nGrand Haven, and the homestead contains one\\nhundred and twent^ -three acres of fine land,\\ntwenty-five acres of which are devoted mainly\\nto gardening and fruit-raising. William Aiken,\\nthe father of our subject, was a native of New\\nEngland, and w.as born amid the hills of New\\nHampshire, where he received his education and\\ngrew to adult age. After his marriage, he and\\nhis wife commenced housekeeping near the scenes\\nof his childhood days.\\nGeorge W., also a native of New Hampshire,\\nfrom the date of his birth, in 1846, spent the days\\nof bo^-hood in his birthplace, and gained his edu-\\ncation in the common schools of the district.\\nWhen about twenty years old, inspired with a de-\\nsire to see something of the world beyond the\\n(juiet village of his nativity, he embarked on a\\nwhaling voyage, and from 1866 until 1870 was\\nsailing on the .Southern Pacific Ocean, all the time\\nbelow the e iuator. Cruising along the shores of\\nJuan Fernandez and out in mid ocean, he made\\nsome successful catches and returned again to his\\nhome on the 5th of .July. 187il.\\nUpon the vessel Sappho, commanded by Capt.\\nJames Handy and owned by a Mr. .Seaburj Mr.\\nAiken first caught a glimpse of tlu; life of a sailor,\\nand ex|)erienced the excitements and privations\\nof a whaling voyage. He had scarcely returned\\nto the old New Hampshire home before he decided\\nto try Ins fortunes in the farther est, and from\\n1870 to 1874 sailed on the great chain of lakes\\nCf nnccting HnlTalo and Chicago. Hetween these\\ntwo ports he voyaged upon the bark Chicago", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0275.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "282\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nBoard of Trade, in ehari^e of Capt. Fountain, and\\nowned b3 Charles Bradley. Not long after the\\nclose of the season of 1874, Mr. Aiken bought his\\nvaluable homestead, and settled down to the till-\\ning of the soil and iiortieultural employments.\\nIn the year 1872, in Port Byron, N. Y., George\\nW. Aiken and Miss Amelia Doud were united in\\nmarriage. Mrs. Aiken is a native of New York,\\nand a daughter of well-known and highly re-\\nspected citizens of that Slate, under whose guid-\\nance she arrived at adult age an intelligent and\\nindustrious young woman, well fitted to undertake\\nthe experiences and vicissitudes of life. She re-\\nceived her education in the excellent schools of\\nher native State, and in early womanhood re-\\nmoved witli her husband to the farther West, lo-\\ncating in iSIichigan. The pleasant home of our\\nsubject and his estimable wife has been brightened\\nby the birth of two children, a son and a daugh-\\nter. Jessie was born in 1874, and Edward Doud\\nin 1886. The daughter, now in the dawn of\\nwomanhood, lias received superior educational ad-\\nvantages and is a social favorite among a large\\ncircle of friends.\\nMr. Aiken has long been a valued member of\\nthe Unitarian Church in Grand Haven, and is a\\nliberal giver in behalf of benevolent enterprise.\\nHe is fraternall}- associated with tiie Masons, and\\nhas for many 3-ears been connected witli that hon-\\nored order. Politically a Republican, he is an ar-\\ndent advocate of the party, but has never been an\\noflice-seeker nor has he any desire for public posi-\\ntion. He is ever ready to extend aid in all matters\\nof local enterprise, and is intimately associated with\\ntiie growth and upward progress of the vital in-\\nterests of his home localitj\\n-m^^---\\nA I^ALTER 1. LILLH-:, one of tiie promising\\n\\\\/sJ// y\u00c2\u00b0 attorneys of (Ji-and Haven, is a\\n\\\\f/^ man possessed of superior mental endow-\\nments, strengthened and enriched by the highest\\nculture. His mind is clear, concise, anal^-tical and\\nwell poised, and he impresses one at once as a man\\nof great strength, depth and grasp of mind. The\\nmost abstruse and complicated subjects are handled\\nwitli ease and grace, and made perceptible and\\nplain to the most ordinary undeistandiiig. He is\\nof a socal, genial disposition and lias a large share\\nof those traits of character tiiat go to make up a\\npoi)ular citizen. His professional career has been\\na success and he is regarded as one of the leading\\nyoung attorneys of the city. He is a native of\\nthis county, born in Talhnage Township October 9,\\n18oi\u00c2\u00bb, and the people have had every opportunity\\nto judge of his character and qualifications, for\\nhe has resided heie the princi|)al part of his life.\\nJoel B. and Sarah (Augur) Lillie, the parents of\\nour subject, were natives of the State of New\\nYork, where the father followed agricultural pur-\\nsuits for a livelihood. The grandfather, Cyrus\\nLillie, was of Scotch descent, and the Augur famil3\\nwas of .Scotch-Danish origin. In 1845 the father\\nof our subject became convinced he could better\\nhis condition bj a change of location, and he made\\nhis way to Michigan and located in Ottawa\\nCount}-. He still resides in this county and makes\\nhis home at Coopersville, where he is highly es-\\nteemed. His career ]M-esents an example of indus-\\ntr3% perseverance and good management, rewarded\\nby substantial results, well worthy the imitation\\nof all. His children, five in number, two sons and\\nthree daughters, were in the order of their births\\nas follows: Edith, wife of J. W. Park; Walter\\nI.; Colon C; Emma E., who now resides in Los\\nAngeles, Cal.; and Anna M., wife of William E.\\nBaxter, who also resides in Los Angeles, Cal.\\nWalter I. Lillie, the second in order of birth of\\nthe above-mentioned children, grew to manhood\\non his father s farm and received his primary edu-\\ncation in the district schools. When twenty-one\\nyears of age he entered the Agricultural College\\nat Lansing, Mich., and was activel} engaged in\\nhis studies in that institution for four 3 ears.\\nFrom there he came to Grand Haven and read law\\nwith George A. Farr, being admitted to tiie Bar at\\nGrand Haven in November, 1884. The following\\nwinter he taught school, and during that time pur-\\nsued his legal studies, afterwards entering the\\noflicc of Mr. Farr, where he remained two years. In\\nthe fall of 1886 he was elected Prosecuting Attor-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0276.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "POETli^UT A^B IJIOGll^iPIIICAL RECORD.\\n283\\nney for Ottawa County on the Republican ticket,\\nand served in that capacity two years. So great\\nwas his popuhirlty. and si ably did he discharge\\ntiie duties of that position, however tliat lie was\\nre-elected in 18t 8. He has heUl other prominent\\npositions, and in his private life has been as exem-\\nplary as in his iniblic career lie has been useful\\nand intUiential.\\nOn the 28tli of September, 1886, Mr. l.illie was\\nmarried to Miss KUa ^McOrath, of Dcnison. this\\ncount} and the daughter of Jlichael Mctirath.\\nThree children have been born to this union:\\nHarold I., Leo C. and Walter Ivan. In politics\\n-Mr. Lillie is a Repul)licnn and is deeply interested\\nin county, State and national politics. He is at\\npresent City Attorney and is a member of the\\n.ludicial Committee.\\nETII EVANS, an ellicient Supervisor and\\nprominent iieneral agriculturist of Cedar\\nCreek Township, Muskegon County, Mich.,\\nhas for more than twenty-six years been\\nclosely identified with the best intei ests of the\\nState, and, a public-spirited citizen, lias materially\\naided in the vapid advancement of his home\\nneighborhood and vicinity. A native of Xew\\nEngland, Mr. Evans was born in Rhode Island\\nand remained in his birthplace until he had at-\\ntained his majority. His parents, Setli and Amy\\n(Duffy) Evans, were higiily res|)ected and well-\\nknown residents of Rhode Island and gave their\\nchildren the best possible opportunities for an\\neducation, training their sons and daughters\\nto habits of industrious thrift and sturdy self-\\nreliance. The father was a native of the old\\nBa)- State, the paternal grandfather Evans, born\\nand reared in Wales, early emigrating to America\\nand settling in Massachusetts, where, an honest\\nand hard-working man, ho steadily made his up-\\nward way. The mother, a most estimable woman,\\nw.as the descendant of a long line of energetic and\\nintelligent ancestry. Marrying, the parents lo-\\ncated pernianentl} in Rhode Island, their pleasant\\nhome being blessed by the birth of thirteen chil-\\ndren, twelve of whom lived to mature years, six\\nyet surviving.\\nOne brother resides in New York and four of the\\nfamily are located in Massachusetts, our subject\\nbeing the only representative of the fainily in the\\nWestern country. Franklin Evans scr\\\\ed in the\\nTnited States navy under Oen. Farragut at the\\nsiege of New Orleans, lint most of the brothers and\\nsisters have spent their lives in Nevv England. .Seth,\\nnamed in honor of his father, was married near the\\nscenes of his cluidho l and had arrived at middle\\nage befoic he and his wife journeyed to the far West\\nand made for their family a home in the Wolverine\\nState. Our suliject was in 1842 united in mar-\\nriage witli Miss Hannah Foster, a lady of fine\\nability and culture. After a companionship of\\nnearly thirty years, death in 1871 deprived Mr.\\nEvans of his wife, who passed away leaving no is-\\nsue. A second time entering matrimonial bonds,\\nour subject married Miss Mary Kruse, a native of\\nGermany, who while young crossed the broad At-\\nlantic to the United States. Six children have\\nwith their cheerful presence brightened the home\\nof our subject and his worthy wife. John is the eld-\\nest-boni; Frank is deceased; tlien followed in the\\norder of their birtli .Icnnie; William; James, de-\\nceased; and Frederick, deceased.\\nArriving in Michigan in 1866 Mr. Evans set-\\ntled at once in the locality where he now resides.\\nAt first he engaged in the shingle business, but fi-\\nnally determined to give his entire attention to\\nthe pursuit of agriculture, and took up one hun-\\ndred and twent} acres of valuable land. Our\\nsuliject, financially prospered, later purchased one\\nhundred and sixty acres and has brought under a\\nhigh state of cultivation eighty acres, which annu-\\nally yield an abundant harvest. The line farm is\\nfurther improved with excellent buildings, and\\npresents a scene of thrift and [ilenty. I oiiticall}\\na Republican, Mr. Evans has with marked afnlily\\ndischarged the duties of various oflices of trust to\\nthe satisfaction of his fellow-townsmen and the\\ngeneral [lublic. He was from 186 .t elected four\\ntimes successively i own Clerk, and in 1871 be-\\ncame a popular Supervisor of Cedar Creek Town-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0277.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "284\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nship, and has with fidelity occupied this respon-\\nsible position continuously since, with the ex-\\nception of two years. Intiinatel} associated with\\nthe rapid rogrcss and upward growth of his\\ntownship and county, our subject is widely known\\nand highly esteemed as a neighbor, friend and lib-\\neral citizen, ever ready to aid in all matters of lo-\\ncal enterprise or mutual welfare.\\niLBRIDGE G. ROTE is President of the\\nLakeside Iron Company, which owns one\\nof the leading industries of Muskegon,\\nMich. He is a native of tiie Empire State, his\\nbirth having occurred in Columbia County, N. Y.,\\nSeptember 6, 1844. He traces his descent from\\nancestors who came from Germany to America in\\nColonial days. His parents, Matthias and Eliza-\\nbeth (Wyng) Rote, were both natives of New\\nYork, and there spent their entire lives, tlie father\\nfollowing the occupation of farming in order to\\nprovide for the wants of himself and family.\\nThere were three children, of whom our subject is\\nthe youngest.\\nMr. Rote spent his boyhood days in Ashtabula,\\nOhio, and attended its public schools, acquiring a\\ngood Englisli education. At the age of tweutv he\\nbegan learning the machinist s trade in Aslitabula,\\nand in 1866 went to East Saginaw, Mich., where he\\nw.as further instructed in tiie business. In 1868\\nwe find him in Bay Cit Jlich., where he estab-\\nlished the Bay City Iron Works, which were\\nowned bj an incorporated company, of whicii Mr.\\nRote was Treasurer for fifteen j ears. Tiie concern\\nwas placed on a firm financial basisand did a good\\nbusiness. In 1884 lie came to Muskegon, where\\nhe has since made iiis home. The same year he\\norganized the Lakeside Iron Company, of which\\nDavid Barnes became the fii-st President, while he\\nserved as Secretary of the company. In 1885, how-\\never, he succeeded Mr. Barnes in the Presidency,\\nand has filled that office up to the present time,\\nwhile C. S. Clover is now serving as Secretary and\\nTreasurer. The works are located on Western\\nAvenue, and employment is furnished to about\\ntwenty men, wlio are engaged in tlie manufacture\\nof heavy maciiinery. They manufacture a steam\\nlog-loader and are making extensive sales of this\\nthroughout the West.\\nIn 1873 w.as celebrated the marriage of Mr.\\nRote and Miss Agnes Brown, of Bay City, Mich.,\\na daughter of John Brown, a native of Scotland.\\nTheir union lias been blessed with four children,\\nthree sons and a daughter: Robert Justin, a ma-\\nchinist; Cliarles Winfield, Archie Ray and Beulah\\nAgnes, who complete tlie famil} The famih\\nresidence is at No. 190 Western Avenue. The\\nhousehold is the abode of hospitality and its mem-\\nbers rank high in social circles.\\nBesides his liome and business, Mr. Rote also\\nowns a good farm in Muskegon County. His suc-\\ncess in life is all due to his own efforts, for he\\nstarted out einpt3 -handed and hassteadil}- worked\\nhis way upward to a position of affluence, over-\\ncoming the difficulties and ostacles in his path b3\\nuntiring labor, perseverance and a strong deter-\\nmination to succeed. The Democratic party finds\\nin him a supporter, but he has never been an office-\\nseeker. He belongs to Bay City Lodge, A. E.\\nA. M., to the Order of the Eastern Star, and to\\nMuskegon Lodge, A. O. U. W.\\n-i-=\\nIQV\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nILLIAM H. POTTER, a skilled workman\\nand the efficient foreman of the boiler\\nW^ department of the Ciiicago A West Michi-\\ngan Railroad shops, Muskegon, Jlich., has en-\\njoyed a wide experience in his present line of\\nbusiness, and in tlie various responsible positions\\nwhich he has held has given faithful and (iractical\\nservice. Born in Brockville, Canada, December 20,\\n1855, our subject is the son of George A. Potter,\\na native of England and the descendant of a long\\nline of British ancestors who, by their diligent in-\\ndustry and intelligent enterprise, have self-reli-\\nantly won their upward wa^- to honored and use-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0278.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT A^:D biographical RECORD.\\n285\\nful influence. Tlie father settled in Canada in\\n1838, and was married to 5Iiss Helen O Bi ien,\\nwhose forefathers were born and reared their fam-\\nilies in the Emerald Isle. William II., remain-\\ning in the country of his ijirlh during his early\\nlife, attended the home scliools and was trained\\ncarefully in hahits of energetic thrift. He was\\nonly a youth when he resolved to try his fortunes\\nin the broader field of the United States, and at six-\\nteen years of age he left Canada and, journeying\\nto Elkhart, Ind., tiiere began life for himself.\\nGiving his time for ten j^ears to an apprentice-\\nship to the boiler-making trade, he became thor-\\noughly versed in ever}- detail of the business, and\\nlater received profitable emploj ment in the shops\\nof the Lake Shore Michigan Southern Kailroad.\\nDuring the ten years his salary was most limited,\\nhe receiving for the first j-ear only ?1 jter day,\\nand an increase of twenty-five cents per day for\\neach of the years following. A master of his\\ntrade, Mr. Potter finally bi gan to make his way\\nup the ladder of success. On the 1st of Sep-\\ntember, 1879, after a long journey, he arrived\\nin Ft. Wortli, Tex., and there for a time worked\\nin tiie sho[)s of the Texas Pacific Railroad, thence\\nde|)arting to Toyah, Tex., wiiere he took charge\\nof tiie boiler de|)artraent of tiie sliops of the\\nTexas Pacific Railroad, remaining in the latter\\ntown eight months. In the spring of 1881 Mr.\\nPotter came to Muskegon and entered the shops\\nof whicli lie is now the department foreman of the\\nboiler works. He has under his supervision nine-\\nteen men and does the repairing of the entire sys-\\ntem managed Ijy the eorpoiation. Without any\\nde.sire for political honors, our suljjeet is neverthe-\\nless intelligently posted on governmental affairs,\\nand is an ardent Democrat and a firm sup[)orter of\\nthe party.\\nFraternally, Mr. Potter is a member of Lodge\\nNo. 133, A. I W., and has many sincere friends\\nwithin the order. In 1873 Wiilinm H. Potter and\\nMiss Florence K. King were united in marriage.\\nThe estimable wife of our subject was a native of\\nermout and the daughter of .lohn I.. King. In-\\ntelligent children have blessed the [jleasant home\\nof Mr. and Mrs. I otter, and in the handsome resi-\\ndence, No. 33 Ottawa Street, four daughters now\\nassemble. Two sons, the youngest-born, have\\npassed away. The brothers and sisters were in\\nthe order of their birth: Florence E., Maud M.,\\nAVilhelmina, Sallie G., and William H. and an\\ninfant, deceased. The daughters are favorites\\nwith a large circle of friends and are enjoying the\\nexcellent educational advantages of their liome\\ncit3 Mr. and Mrs. Potter are ready aids in mat-\\nters of public enterprise, religious and benevolent,\\nand command the \u00e2\u0080\u00a2high regard of the general\\npublic.\\nH++*+,^m*+**t-\\n~4 5 5-+\\nS?-i H-*F\\n\\\\I/_, ENRY B. W. VANZALINGEN, an archi-\\nll tect and builder of Muskegon, is a native\\nof Holland. He w.is born Noveml)er 15,\\n1824, and is a son of John and Bertha\\n(Ebbaning) Yanzalingcn. The father was an arcli-\\nitectand builder and followed tliat business during\\nthe greater part of his active life. His son, whose\\nname heads this sketch, was educated in the\\nschools of his native land, and at the age of six-\\nteen he began learning tiie business of a carpen-\\nter, builder and architect, under the direction of\\nhis father. He followed that pursuit in Holland\\nuntil he arrived at the age of tliirty Ncars, when\\nhe resolved to seek a home and fortune in America.\\nIt w.as in 18. )t that our subject bade adieu to\\nfriends and native land and took passage on a\\nsailing-vessel Westward bound, which at length\\ndropped anchor in tiic harbor of iS ow York. He\\nwent at once from that cit} to Grand Hapids,\\nMich., where he spent the four succeeding years of\\nhis life. Gn the expiration of that period he came\\nto Muskegon, in 1H. )8, and began contracting and\\nbuilding on his own account. In 1^(11 he built\\nthe first union scliooliiouse, and he has erected\\nmany of tiie leading residences, stores and business\\nblocks of the cil,y. lie also erected the court\\nhouse, whicli was a fine structure, and which was\\ndestroyed in the great fire of I8;tl, which burned\\nouteighteen blocks in Muskegon. His own dwell-\\ning and all his houseliolil goods wore also swept\\naway. Mr. ^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0anzalingell soon afterward, however,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0279.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "286\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nerected a large and substantial residence, built in a\\nmodern style of architecture and s^upplicd with\\nall conveniences and improvements.\\nIn 1849, ere leaving the Fatherland, our subject\\nwas united in marriage with Miss Bertha Vannif-\\ntrik, a genial and intelligent lady, also a native of\\nHolland. Unto them have been born six children:\\nMary, wife of Mat Hopper; Anna, a leading dress-\\nmaker, who carries on quite an establishment in\\nthat line; Mattie, at home; Harrj-, who is manager\\nof the Muskegon Hardware Company and a stock-\\nholder in the same; Jennie, wife of Hon. O. B.\\nFuller, Representative from the Upper Peninsula;\\nand Minnie, wife of John H. Moore, a lumber in-\\nspector. They also have six grandchildren.\\nIn politics, Mr. Vanzalingen is a Democrat, and\\nhas been honored with a number of positions of\\nl)ubiic trust. He served ten years as County Sur-\\nveyor of Muskegon County, and was also City\\nSurveyor of Big Rapids. Himself and wife arc\\nmembers of the Congregational Church, and are\\nworthy people of the community, who have a wide\\ncircle of friends and acquaintances.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ij^ EUMANN LAKGE, the energetic and pop-\\n|i ular manager of the Lange Transfer C oni-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0B)^^^ Vi^ny, of ^Muskegon, Mich., has for nearly\\nv^) two-score years been identified willi the\\nleading interests of his home city, and during this\\nlength of time has occupied a prominent position\\n.as an able business man and enterprising citizen.\\nOur subject, a native of Prussia, was born in Bee-\\nskow, March U, 1825. His father, William, born,\\nreared and educated in the Old Country, there\\nspent his entire life, and amid the scenes of his\\nchildhood attained to inatuie years, and after a\\nlong career of industrious usefulness passed away\\nin (iermany in 18. 57, mourned liy many friends\\nand relatives. The mother, Wilhelmina (Sflimidt)\\nJ^ange, also a native of Prussia and a woman of\\nexcellent ability and upright character, survived\\nher husband, who died when our subject was only\\na lad twelve years of age. The father, by occu-\\npation a brewer, left his family well provided for,\\nand during his boyhood Hermann attended the ex-\\ncellent public schools of the Fatherland. Our sub-\\nject was the fifth of the seven sons who with their\\ncheerful presence brightened the home of the par-\\nents. The children were trained by their wise and\\nprudent mother to habits of indnstrious thrift, and\\ngrew up inlclligent and self-reliant.\\nHermann Lange, remaining to adult age in his\\nnative land, well improved the opportunities of\\ninstruction he received, and when nineteen years\\nof age, in 1844, journeyed to France, and, enlist-\\ning in the French army, served with courage for\\nsome five 3eais. From 1849 variously employed\\nuntil 1853, our subject at the latter period of\\ntime, then twenty-eight years old, finally resolved\\nto try his fortunes in America, and, embarking\\nfrom the nearest seaport, in safety crossed the\\nbroad Atlantic and was lauded in Boston, from\\nwhich city he proceeded directly to Buffalo, later\\nmaking his home in Cleveland, Ohio. The succeed-\\ning 3 ear, 1854, Mr. Lange removed to Michigan\\nand settled permanently in Muskegon, where for\\nfifteen continuous years he eng.aged in the saw-\\nmill luisiness. A man of excellent habits and a\\ngood financial manager, he i)rospered, but later\\nchanged his employment, and has since 1869 suc-\\ncessfully conducted a draying and transfer busi-\\nness, which, established for nearly a (piarter of a\\ncentury, enjoys the custom of a large trade. The\\nhandsome home of Mr. Lange, No. 84 Terrace\\nStreet, one of the most desirable residence streets\\nof Muskegon, is well known to a wide circle of\\nold-time friends.\\nIn 1861, Hermann Lange and Miss Henrietta\\nLange were united in marriage, receiving the con-\\ngratulations of a large acquaintance. The union\\nof our subject and his estimable w-ife has been\\nblessed by the birth of an intelligent family of\\nfive children, three daughters and two sons. The\\nbrothers and sisters are in the order of their birth,\\nEmma, Minnie, Robert, James and Clara. The en-\\ntire family occupy positions of uscfuhiess and\\nsociall_v enjoy the esteem of all who know them.\\nThe sons and daughters, receiving excellent edu-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0280.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n287\\ncational advantages, have worthily fitted them-\\nselves for the duties of coming life. Our subject\\nis fraternally :i member of German Lodge No. 96,\\nI. O. O. F.. and, politic.illy a stanch Republican, is\\nactivelv interested in local and national issues.\\nARENUS VANDER BOSCII. There is an\\nobscurity in tlic game of life that to the\\nrobust mind is alwaj S attractive. Tlie im-\\nportant uncertainty of the final outcome,\\nand its value to all, serve as incentives to great\\ndeeds, and to push forward and win in the battle is\\nthe one common impulse and ambition of Iniman-\\nit3 Among those who have fought tlie battle of\\nlife bravely is Marenus Vander Bosch, who is now\\na retired merchant of Grand Haven, Jlicii. He is a\\nnative of Holland, having first seen llie light of day\\non the 3d of January, 1849, a son of Rev. Koanne\\nand Maria (Rooks) andor Bosch, tlie father be-\\ning a well-known minister of the Holland Chris-\\ntian Reformed Church. They were born, reared\\nand married in Holland, but finall3 decided to\\nbring up their cliildreu in America, and arrived in\\nthis country- in May, 18.57. After a short resi-\\ndence in the city of New York thej came to\\nGrand Haven, Mich., from which place they went\\nto Cliicago and there spent several j^ears. The\\nfather is now a resident of Grand Haven and is in\\nthe seventy-fifth ^-ear of his age. His wife died\\nin Grand Haven in 1887. Her four sons and one\\ndaughter are all honored and substantial residents\\nof (irand Haven.\\nIn the public schools of his native land and in\\nAmerica Marenus A ander Bosch obtained a prac-\\ntical education, well suited to the life he has led,\\nand his youtliful days, when not in school, were\\nspent in farming, or rather in learning the details\\nof this calling. After attaining a suitable age he\\nbegan working at the carpenter s trade, but after\\nfollowing tiiat business for eight years he gave it\\nup to turn iiis attention to otiier pursuits. He\\nthen became a member of the firm of G. Vander\\nBosch Brc, dealers in general merchandise in\\nGrand Haven, which (irm successfully continued\\nto do business for thirteen years. They carried a\\nlarge and exceptionally well-selected stock of\\ngoods at all times, and as it was well arranged and\\nsold at the most reasonable figures, a large and lu-\\ncrative patronage was the natural result, and the\\nfirm prospered. At the end of the above-men-\\ntioned thirteen years Marenus ander ISosch re-\\ntired from tlie firm, or rather from its active man-\\nagement, but still retained an interest in the busi-\\nness.\\nMr. Vander Bosch and his famil^^ are now living\\nin the enjo} ment of a competency-, which is the\\nresult of continued and undeviating effort in the\\nearly part of his career. His marriage with Miss\\nIleneberta Korbyn, a native of Germany, was cel-\\nebrated on the 1st of August, 181)9, she being a\\ndaughter of Bastean Korbyn. She is an earnest and\\nconsistent member of the Holland Christian Re-\\nformed Church, in which Mr. Vander Bosch has\\nbeen an Elder for the p.ast eight years. He is a\\nwide-awake man of business and has interested him-\\nself in other lines of business besides the mercan-\\ntile, being a stockholder in the Grand Haven Fur-\\nniture Company He has a pretty and comforta-\\nble home in CJrand Haven. In politics, he has al-\\nways been a stanch supporter of the principles of\\nRepublicanism. He has in his possession a bible\\nwhich belonged to his grandfather, Thomas Van-\\nder Bosch, and which was published in 1690, thus\\nmaking it over two hundred j-ears old. It is still\\nin a good state of preservation and is highl} val-\\nued by Mr. Vander Bosch.\\n\\\\STIAN .STEKETEE. The (piestion of\\nfood supplies is one of the fi|-st with which\\nthe human family has to grapple, and,\\nviewing the competition from a general\\nstandpoint, it will be admitted that the well-\\nappointed grocery establishment does the larg-\\nest share toward the solution of the problem", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0281.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "288\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof feeding the masses. In sucli connection we\\nmake due reference to the i)opular grocery of\\nBastian Steketee, in Holland, Mich. This pop-\\nular business man carries a fine line of dry goods,\\ngroceries, crocker} etc., and the prices are such\\nthat no house can surp.ass him with the same qual-\\nity of goods. The business is conducted with\\nvigor and push, and patrons are afforded prompt\\nand courteous service, while the stock is continu-\\nally being replenished and kejit choice and\\nattractive.\\nMr. Steketee was born in Grand Rapids, Mich.,\\nFebruary 9, 1855, and was one of fifteen children\\nborn to John and Maria (Fraanje) Steketee, both\\nnatives of Holland, but the father of German\\nextraction, and the mother of French descent.\\nThe father followed the occupation of a con-\\ntractor in his native country, and there re-\\nmained until 1847, when he and his wife and nine\\nchildren crossed the ocean to America. Thej\\nlocated in Holland, Mich., but subsequently moved\\nto Zealand, where the father bought a farm and\\nentered actively upon his career as a tiller of the\\nsoil. In 1853 he sold out and moved to Grand\\nRapids, where he was engaged in business until\\n1858, and then came to Ottawa Count} Mich., set-\\ntling at Georgetown. From there he moved to\\nHolland, this State, and there his death occurred\\nin 1878. The mother followed him to the grave\\nthe following year. Both were devoted members\\nof the Reformed Church, and people well liked\\nwherever the} made their home. A strange\\nthing connected with this family is that all the\\nchildren, fifteen in number, are now living, are\\nmarried and have families.\\nThe scholastic training of our subject was\\nreceived in the old log schoolhouse of pioneer\\nda^ s, and when thirteen years of age he began\\nclerking in a store in Holland, Mich., and was thus\\nengaged for fourteen ^a-ars, or until 1883, when he\\nembarked in business with his brother Peter.\\nFive years later he bought out his brother and has\\nsince continued the business alone. He started\\nwith a capital of $1800, and now has one of the\\nlargest groceries in the city. His store is very\\ntastefuU} fitted u|), adinirald} arranged and well\\nstocked with everything ke[)t in a first-class gro-\\ncery. Five clerks are engaged, and every courtesy\\nis extended the customers.\\nIn the year 1876; Mr. Steketee was happily\\nmarried to Miss Ida E. Vanpell, a daughter\\nof Herman anpoll, who came to this countiy\\nfrom the Netherlands at an early date. Seven\\nchildren have been born to this union, all now\\nliving, and tlie eldest sixteen 3-ears of age. In po-\\nlitical views Mr. Steketee is a decided Republican,\\nand in religion he isa meniberof the First Reformed\\nChurch, in which he is Deacon, having held that\\nposition for about eight years. He is interested\\nin Sunday-school work and has taught a class for\\nabout twentv-two vears.\\n11\\njf ACOB BAAR. It is impossible to place too\\nhigh an estimate on the importance of the\\nreal-estate business in comparison with the\\nvarious other elements of commercial and\\nfinancial value; certainly none other rests upon a\\nmore conservative and highly honorable basis as\\nregards methods and transactions. There are num-\\nerous persons who pursue the occupation of real-\\nestate agents with credit and success, and earn a\\nwell-merited reputation for the conscientious and\\nefficient manner with wliicli they conduct affairs\\nintrusted to their charge. Among those of this\\nclass may be mentioned Jacob Baar, who is well\\nknown in Grand Haven, for he has resided here\\nmany years and has ever been identified with the\\nimprovement and upbuilding of the city. He is\\nnow engaged in the real-estate and loan business,\\nand by his straightforward manner of conducting\\naffairs cominands the respect of all.\\nMr. Baar was born in the then village of Grand\\nHaven, May 16, 1859, to the union of Simon and\\nHelena (Yonker) Baar, both natives of the Nether-\\nlands. 1 11 1 854 the parents emigrated to the United\\nStates with the hope of making a home for them-\\nselves in the land of the free and the home of the\\nbrave. They first settled in Chicago, but moved\\nfrom there to Kalamazoo, and in 1857 came to\\nGrand Haven, Mich., where they have since re-\\nsided. Our sul)ject, the third in order of birth of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0282.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0283.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "^*^J", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0284.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n291\\nfour children, reached mature years in Grand\\nHaven and secured a j^dcid |irmtii-;il education in\\nthe seli(H)l!i of the same. He bcijMn olerkingin the\\nliardware store of G. W. Miller, and eontinued in\\ntiiat gentleman s employ for five years, acpiimii-\\nlating considerable means in the mean time. .Vfter\\nthat he was in the eni|)loy of George K. Hubbard,\\nhardware dealer, until 1880, when he was elected\\nto the ofHee of Registrar of Deeds of Ottawa\\nCounty, tilling that position in a capable and elli-\\ncient manner for two j cars. So satisfactorily did\\nhe discharge the duties of that oltice that in 1882\\nhe was re-elected, and tilled that position for two\\nyears longer. After leaving the office he embarked\\nin the real-estate business, to which up to the\\npresent he has devoted most of his time and atten-\\ntion. In commercial circles he enjoys the highest\\nconfidence and is rccogn ized as an honorable, I e-\\nliahle business man, and as a liberal and public-\\nspirited citizen commands the lespect of all.\\nIn the month of September, 1878, our subject\\nw.os mairied to Miss Hatlie Slaghuis, of Grand\\nHaven, Mich., daughter of Ahram Slaghuis, who\\nfought for the (JId Kag during the Rebellion. To\\nMr. and Jlrs. Baar have been born four children,\\nthree daughters and a son. He and his wife hold\\nmembership in the Reformed Church, and for\\nthree terms he was Director in his school district.\\nHe has a very pleasant home in Grand Jlaven, a\\nneat, tasty residence and a large lawn ornamented\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0with huge maple trees and choice slirubbor} Mr.\\nBaar is a descendant of an old and pro:ninent\\nfamily and is an honor to his name. He is active\\nin his support of matters of public importance,\\nand takes a deep interest in the success of the\\nDemocratic party, with which he has long been\\nidentified.\\n^^^^^m^\\ns\\niRANK SCOTT, dealer in line wines and\\nl_\u00e2\u0084\u00a2,j liquors at Muskegon, is a man of excellent\\nbusiness ability, and for thirty-six years\\nhas been associated with the growth and prosper-\\nity of the city where he now resides and where\\nyear after year he ha.s successfully conducted his\\n14\\npresent line of trade. Afr. Scott is a native of\\nEngland, and was boin in London .lanuary 7,\\n1824. His father, George Scott, was born, reared\\nand educated in Englaiul, and lo ng after arriving\\nat mature age, emigrated to .\\\\merica and located\\nin Michigan. Nine children blessed his marriage,\\nour subject being the third in order of birth. He\\nattended in childhood the schools of his native\\nland and early beginning the struggle of lile en-\\njoyed but little recreation even in his youthful\\ndays. He was only fourteen years of age when, in\\n1838, he embarked upon the long voyage to the\\nland of promise, of which he had heard and read\\nso much. Sixty-eight days were occn[)ied in mak-\\ning the i)assage, and during the two months upon\\nthe water the energetic and ambitious boy formed\\nmany plans for a future in the United Slates.\\nLanding in New York City, our subject made\\nbut a brief stay in the great metropolis of the\\nEast. and. journeying still farther to the West-\\nward, located in the city of Detroit, Mich., where\\nhe secured employment as a sailor upon the Lakes,\\ncontinuing in that vocation for a lime. Later he\\nsailed ui)on the Atlantic and while thus employed\\nvisited the West Indies, m 1819. Enjoying the\\nroaming life which gave him a home in every\\nport, he once more, after returning from the West\\nIndies, followed the Lakes as an occupation, but\\nin 1857, permanently settling in Muskegon, en-\\ntered into his present business, which he has pros-\\nperously managed ever since. He has achieved a\\ncomfortable competence and owns valuable city\\nproperty, including two substantial aiid commo-\\ndious brick buildings, two stories in height and lo-\\ncated on Clay Avenue. This projierty brings in a\\nhandsome rental and (lining the last tew years has\\nmaterially advanced in value.\\nIn IH. Frank Scott and Jliss Helen Cleaver\\nwere united in man iage. shoilly al lci- the return\\nof the former from llie West Indies. .Mrs. Scott,\\na lady of worth and intelligence, is a native of\\nEngland and was educated in lln land of her\\nbirth. Tiie home of Mr. and Airs. Scott was\\ncheered by the presence of three children, two\\nsons and a daughter: (icorge, .Jessie Helen an l\\nCharles (i. The sister and brothers received their\\neducation in Muskegon, where thev attendeii the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0285.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "292\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\npublic schools. The pleasant family residence is\\ndesirably located at No. 150 Amity Street. Our\\nsubject is politicall3 a strong Democrat and an ar-\\ndent advocate of the Party of the People. Dur-\\ning his long residence in Miiskegon he has been\\nidentified with the promotion of various public\\nenterprises and is widely known as a man of lib-\\neral spirit and progressive ide.as. A sincere friend\\nand kind neighbor, ever generous to those less\\nfortunate than himself, he is one of the most pop-\\nular citizens of Muskegon and possesses the high\\nregard of a host of friends.\\n5it-^ i^|;^^\\nT/AMES P. FALLON. There is nothing\\nI which adds so much to the safety and se-\\n1 curity of the people of a town or city as an\\nactive, well-trained, vigilant and excel-\\nlently equipped fire department. The history of\\nthe measures for fire prevention in Muskegon is\\nan interesting one, for the liandj wooden bucket\\nand the nimble feet of such as would help com-\\nposed the equipments of the early residents.\\nJames P. Fallon, who is Chief of the fire depart-\\nment in Muskegon, is a practical and first-class\\nengineer, and one who thoroughly understands\\nhis business. He is a native of the Nutmeg State,\\nborn in the southwestern part .lune 12, 18.59, and\\nthe son of Patrick and Sabiua (Caughlin) Fallon,\\nboth natives of the Green Isle of Erin.\\nThe parents were brought to America when chil-\\ndren and settled in Hartford, Conn., where thej-\\ngrew to mature years and married. The father\\ndealt quite extensively in live stock, and after re-\\nsiding there for some years moved to Meuomo-\\nnee. Wis., where the parents live at the present\\ntime. Their union was blessed by the birth of\\nnine children, four sons and five daughters. Our\\nsubject removed with his parents to Wi-sconsin in\\n1874, and assisted his father to cultivate and im-\\nprove one hundred and twenty acres of good land.\\nWhile residing with his parents in Connecticut,\\nhe received a fair education in the common\\nschools, and by observation he has since increased\\nthat until he is now one of the best-posted young\\nmen in Muskegon.\\nOur subject left the farm in 1876, and began\\nworking for Plankinton Armour, remaining\\nwith that company for two jears. In 1878 he\\nmade his advent into the citj of Muskegon. This\\nwas in the autumn, and he was with the McGraft\\nCompany, in this city, for three years. He then went\\nwith the Booming Companj-, and remained there six\\nmonths, and in .lulj 1879, became driver in the\\nfire department at No. 1 engine house. He was\\nthen made Captain of the fire department, and\\nfilled that position three years, after which he was\\nappointed Chief Engineer and Fire Marshal May\\n5, 1887, holding the former position at the present\\ntime. He thoroughly understands his business\\nand is one of the most efficient officers the city\\nhas ever had.\\nIn Februarj-, 1885, Mr. Fallon was married to\\nMiss Annie L. Tromp, a native of Muskegon, and\\nthe daughter of Samuel and Mary (Flaley) Tromp.\\nOne daughter. M.ary H., has been born of this un-\\nion. Mr. Fallon is a. member of several secret or-\\nganizations and was County Delegate of the Amer-\\nican Order of llil)ernians and also Regent in the\\nRoyal Arcanum. In 1892 he was elected Vice-Pres-\\nident of the National Association of Fire Engineers.\\nHe has a pleasant re: idence at No. 33 North First\\nStreet, and is a popular man in the community.\\n-^l\\nE.\\n11^\\ne.ESAR THOMAS, M. I)., an accomplished\\ngeneral medical practitioner and skillful\\nsurgeon, whose extended experience in vari-\\nous foreign hospitals and upon the battlefield\\nhas well earned linn an enviable reputation as a\\nmaster of his profession, has for some eight years\\nsuccessfully practiced in his present locality-, and\\nresides at No. 20 East Webster Avenue, Muskegon,\\nMich. Our subject was born in Bex, Switzerland,\\nApril 5, 1852. His father, Louis Thomas, a native\\nof the same mountainous country, was the son of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0286.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND IJlOGRziPIIICAL RliCORD\\n29;?\\nLouis Thomas, and botli tlie father and tlio paternal\\nraii(l father were reared and educated and died in\\nthe vicinity of tiieir liirthi)lace, neither experienc-\\nin any desire to leave liis native hmd. De-\\nscended from a long line of stunly. Iionest, God-\\nfearing |)eo|)le, they lived out their (juiet lives\\namid the beloved and familiar scenes of their\\nj-outh. )iir suhjecl received his primary educa-\\ntion in Switzerland, and. a studious lad, determined\\nto acquire a profession, and chose that of medicine.\\nlie later enjoyed opportunities of instruction in\\nUavaria and Strasburg, Prussia. He was at one\\ntime Assistant Physician in the hospital at I$asel,\\nSwitzerland, where he remained for two and a-\\nhalf years, prolitiiig by the supervision of more\\nexperienced physicians and enjoying superior op-\\nportunities for observation and study.\\nDr. Thomas served for one year in the army of\\nJSwitzerland, but in 188(1 linally resolveil to emi-\\ngrate to America, where after a safe voyage he\\nlanded in the metropolis of New York, and thence\\nproceeding to the interior of the Empire Stale\\npracticed his profession for three years in Sworm-\\nville. In 1883 our subject, rccrossing the ocean,\\nrevisited his native land and indulged in more\\nextended travel, journeying through Africa and\\nspending some time in .Vlgiers. At hist return-\\ning to America, Dr. Thomas, .Ian uary 10, 188,5,\\narrived in .Muskegon, since then his permanent\\nhome. Opening au odice, our subject has from\\nthat lime devoted himself without intermission to\\nthe demands of a large practice, in wliich he li.as\\nbeen especially successful, handling the most com-\\nplicated diseases with the skill ac(|uired only by\\nexperience. Aside from the numerous patients\\nhe has within the limits of the city. Dr. Thomas\\ncovers an immense outside territory, his country\\npractice being an important feature of his daily\\nrounds.\\nOur subject, who is a valued ineinbcr of the West\\nMichigan .Medical Association, and likewise a mem-\\nber of the Muskegon .Medical .\\\\ssociation, still\\npreserves his habits of study and scientific research.\\nlie was at one time a member of a (ierinan as-\\nsociation of physicians and surgeons, and has at\\nvarious times made valuable conlribiitions to the\\ndiscussions concerning a variety of diseases aud\\ntheir specific treatment. In July, 1889, Dr.\\nThomas was unilcd in marriage wilh Dr.iier\\nTheresia (jerst, a native of (iermany and lady\\nof worth and intelligence. ^Irs. Thomas is a\\nmember of the Catholic IiuitIi and, interested\\nin religious advancement, is active in gu(jd work.\\nOur subject is fraternally a member of the Knights\\nof the Maccabees and, politically, is a pn nounced\\nDemocrat and a lirni believer in Iht; principles\\nand platform of the Party of the People. De-\\nvoted to his professional work. Dr. Thomas has\\nneither time nor inclination to enter the poliiical\\nfield, but is heart aud soul a true and loyal .\\\\nu i-\\nican citizen, interested in both local and nati uial\\nGovernment.\\nON. MARTIN WAAI.KKS. In reviewing\\nthe various branches of induslria! and\\ncommercial enterprises in the city of Mus-\\nkegon, Mich., it is our desire to mention\\nin this volume only those houses which are thor-\\noughly representative in the peculiar line of busi-\\nness in which they are engaged. In following\\nout this intention we know of no house in the\\ncity more worthy of special mention than that of\\nMartin Waalkes, deilcr in clotliing and gents\\nfurnishing goods, and ex-Mayor of .Muskegon. In\\nclothing he carries a full assortment of the late.-t\\nstyles and patteins, suited to every season, and the\\nbusiness is conducted in a thoroughly first-class\\nmanner. He has made a complete success of his\\nbusiness, but only liy dint of selling the very best\\narticles at the very lowest prices.\\nMr. Waalkes was born in the Netherlands. Hol-\\nland, March 1, 18. 1, to the union of John and\\nGrietje (Wieringa) Waalkes. The father was a\\ncarpenter by trade, and followed that occuijation\\nin his native country until ISCG, when he grew\\nrestive, bad adieu to friends and scenes long loved,\\nand pitched the liousehold tent in Muskegon,\\n.Mich. In this city he followed his business as car-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0287.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "294\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\npenter and he is well known and respected in the\\ncommunity. This worth} couple became the par-\\nents of six children, of whom our subject was the\\neldest. For the most part our subject s school\\ndays were passed in his native country, but after\\ncoming to Muskegon he attended a three-months\\nschool, where he acquired a fair knowledge of the\\nEnglish branches.\\nAfter leaving tlie scliool room young Waalkes\\nbegan clerking in the grocery store of R. Kief,\\ncontinued with that gentleman several 3 ears, and\\nthen for two years was in a clothing-store. Later,\\nhe began clerking for Callan Dratz, clothiers,\\nand following this was with H. S. Hensen for four\\nyears. During the time he was with the latter\\ngentleman he was Alderman of the Third Ward\\nin the city of Muskegon. Later, he was elected\\nto the office of Count}- Treasurer one term, and\\nfilled the position in a most satisfactory manner.\\nHe has held other important positions, among them\\nthat of Deputy Treasurer for four years, and in\\nevery instance has discharged tlie duties in a most\\nexemplary manner. Few men have lived more\\nquietly and unostentatiousl} tlian he, and yet few\\nhave exerted a more salutary influence upon the\\nimmediate society in which they move, or im-\\npressed a community witli a more jjrofound re-\\nliance on their honor, ability and sterling worth.\\nHis life lias not been illustrious with startling or\\nstriking contrasts; but it has shown how a laud-\\nable ambition may be gratified when accompanied\\nby pure motives, perseverance, industry and stead-\\nfastness of purpose.\\nIn 1888 Mr. Waalkes started in business on his\\nown account, in partnership with Burt Stuit,\\nunder the name of Waalkes A Stuit, and has con-\\ntinued tliis until the present time. In 1889 he\\nwas elected Mayor of the city of Muskegon on the\\nDemocratic ticket, and served three terms by re-\\nelection, thus evincing his popularity. For a time\\nhe was a stockholder and Director in the Muskegon\\nSavings Bank. In the year 1872 he was married\\nto Miss Trienlje Dik,of Muskegon, .and eight chil-\\ndren have been given them, six sons and two\\ndaughters. Politically, he is a Democrat, and, re-\\nligiously, a member of the Christian Reformed\\nChurch.\\nHARLES A. BROTT, Postmaster at Moor-\\nII _ land and one of the founders of this thriv-\\ning little village, was born in Casenovia\\nTownship, Muskegon County, Mich., on the 24th\\nof October, 1858. He is a son of Jeremiah and\\nLodica (Piatt) Rrott, natives of New York, wlio\\nmigrated to Michigan in 1845 and settled on a farm\\nin Polkton Township, Ottawa County. Thence, in\\n1857, they removed to Casenovia, Muskegon\\nCounty, where they have since resided. The father,\\nwho is a farmer by occupation, is a man possessing\\nsterling qualities of mind and heart, and is highly\\nregarded by the people of his communit}\\nThe subject of this sketch is the youngest of\\neight children, six of whom are now living. He\\nreceived the advantages of a common-school edu-\\ncation, and at the age of twent3 -three began in\\nbusiness for himself. Having learned the trade of\\na carpenter, he followed that occupation for live\\nyears, and then embarked in the mercantile busi-\\nness, purchasing the stock of Jacob D. Hart, of\\nCanada Corners, Casenovia Township. Twoj ears\\nlater he sold his business interests at that place to\\nHiram Thompson, and removed to Moorland Town-\\nship, where he purchased forty acres, part of which\\nis the present site of the village of Moorland.\\nHe aided in platting the town, and the Toledo\\nSaginaw iV Muskegon Railroad having been com-\\npleted in 1888, he built a store and put in a general\\nstock of merchandise.\\nSoon after commencing in this enterprise, JMr.\\nBrott met with a very serious accident, causing the\\ndeath of his eldest child and the loss of the greater\\nportion of his stock of goods. The accident w.as\\ndue to the carelessness of a hunter, whose gun was\\ndischarged into a large keg of powder, producing\\na terrible explosion and demolishing the entire\\nfront portion of the building. This misfortune\\nso nearly disheartened Mr. Brott that it was only\\nthrough the encouragement of his friends that he\\nre-engaged in business at this pl.ace. Notwithstand-\\ning his reverses, he is now on a substantial footing\\nfinancially and is one of the most prosperous men\\nof the town. He is the present Postmaster at\\nMoorland, having been appointed to that office in\\n1891, previous to which time he had been Deputy.\\nMay 10, 1879, Mr. Brott was united in marriage", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0288.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n295\\nwith Miss Myra J., daughter of Henry A. and Mary\\n(Gibbs) Dodge, both natives of New York and\\nsince 1807 ivsidents of Michigan. Of this union\\nthere were l)orn live children, three of whom are\\nnow living: Ada L., Nettie and Charles William.\\nHyron N. died at the age of five years, and Frankie\\npassed away wlien an infant of six months. So-\\nciallj Mr. Brott is a member of Ravenna Lodge\\nNo. 3.55, L O. O. v., also of the order of Maccabees\\nat Moorland, and is now Keeper of the lodge at\\nthis place. In politics a Republican, he has served\\nin numerous olHcial positions to wiiich lie has ijeen\\nelected on the party ticket. He has been Township\\nClerk for six successive terms and is the present\\nincumlient. Aside from ills mercantile business, he\\nis largely interested in lumbering and milling. The\\nmilling company of which he is a member has done\\nan extensive business, and is now preparing to en-\\nlarge its capacity and add a box factoi i\\nm l\\n^ji^) NOS STONE. Americans are the greatest\\ntravelers on the globe, and, as a natural\\n/j consequence, in every town of any import-\\nance a good livery stable is an absolute necessity,\\nand adds much to the comfort and convenience\\nof the traveler. Enos .Stone is the proprietor of\\na livery and feed stable at Grand Haven, Mich.,\\nwhich is a credit to the town and to the enterprise\\nof the man now at its head. He comes from a\\nState whose men arc noted for their push, enter-\\nprise and intellectual ability New York his\\nbirth occurring in Essex County August 10, 1826.\\nHis father. Ephraim Stoue, was a native of the\\nGreen Mountain State, and his mother, whose\\nmaiden name was Iluldah Wilcox, w.as also born\\nthere. Epliraim was reared to the laborious duties\\nof farming and lumbering, and later operated a\\ncarding-machinc in the State of New York, whither\\nhe moved at an early day.\\nIn the Empire State Enos Stone attained to\\nman s estate, and his education, like that of far-\\nmers sons generally, w:is of that character that\\ndevelops the muscles while expanding the mind,\\ngiving to both the culture so necessary to success\\nin life. The common schools of the State of New\\nYork were employed to implant the rudiments of\\nan English education, and he succeeded in acquir-\\ning a practical knowledge of tlie ordinary branches\\nof le irning. Both of his parents died wiien he\\nwas in his thirteenth 3 ear, and at this immature\\nage he was left to struggle with adversity as best\\nhe could, and for some time found it diflicult to\\nprovide himself with the bare necessities of life.\\nHe struggled manfully onward, and at last came\\nto the conclusion that the West offered better in-\\nducements to the young and enterprising man\\nthan the older East, and he accordingl}-, in 1847,\\nwent to Summit County. Ohio, where he secured\\nemployniont in a sawmill, and later worked on a\\nfarm for some years. Later he began dealing in\\nhorses, cattle and sheep, and also bought and sold\\nconsiderable real estate, especially farming land.\\nIn 1872 he came to Grand Haven. Mich., and\\npurchased an interest in a sawmill, in which he be-\\ngan the manufacture of |)ine lumber as a member\\nof the firm of Bigelow, Stone ik Co., which busi-\\nness connection continued for six years. It proved\\na failure financially, and besides $10,(100 wliich he\\nlost he was in debt *700 at the end of that time.\\nAfter a time he began handling wood, the annual\\namount controlled by him amounting to seven\\nthousand cords. He is now doing an exceedingly\\nprosperous livery business, and his former experi-\\nence with horses has stood him in good stead, his\\nanimals and vehicles being well cared for and at\\nall times ready for the use of the traveling public.\\nIn 1848 he married Miss Hattie Armstead, of\\nColumbus, Ohio, wlio died, leaving him with three\\nchildren to care for: Maiy J.,now a widow; Henry\\nH. and Bert. His second marriage occurred in\\nSummit County, Ohio, Miss Jane Trotter becoming\\nhis wife, to which union no children have been\\nborn. In politics, Mr. Stone has by no means\\nbeen a partisan, but has always been very con-\\nservative, and votes for the man whom he consid-\\ners most likely to labor for the good of his section.\\nNotwithstanding the fact that his early life was\\nmarked by many liardships, and that later in life\\nhe met with severe Gnancial losses, he has been", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0289.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "296\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nreasonably successful from a business standpoint,\\nand is now possessed of a comfortable competence.\\nHis business qualities are of that class that suc-\\nceed by steady industry, i)eiseveiing toil and in-\\ncorru|)tible lionesty. He is generous in disposi-\\ntion and genial in manners, and as a natural con-\\nsequence lias a host of friends.\\n_j.j..|..j..j.^\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a25\\nAMES CAVANAUGH, a prominent builder\\nand contractor of Muskegon, Mich., is a\\nveteran of the late Civil War and has occu-\\npied with distinguished abilitj various im-\\nportant i)Ositions of ti ust in his lionie city. Born\\nin Grand Manan, in the li.iy of Fundy, Province\\nof New Brunswick, on the 27th of Noveinlier,\\n1832, our subject was the son of William and\\nNancy N. (Starr) Cavanaugli. both natives of\\nCounty Tyrone, Ireland, from which locality the\\nfather emigrated to New Brunswick, settling in\\nSt. .lohn ill 182(5. The iiKjther, attaining to adult\\nage in the Old Country, later journeyed to NeW\\nBrunswick, where she married and became the\\nmother of tliirtecii children, of whom James was\\nthe third in order of biitli. While ^et a little lad,\\nfive years of age, Mr. Cavanaugli .witii his [larents\\nremoved to New York City, where in early child-\\nhood he attended the coinmou schools and re-\\nceived his primary education. Apprenticed at\\nthirteen years of age to a morocco manufacturer,\\nour subject passed seven ^ears of his life in ac-\\nquiring the details of a trade in which he became\\nan acknowledged expert and a craflMuan of more\\nthan ordiiiaiy skill. He [lerfected a system for the\\ntanning and dressing of lambskins .-iiid the man-\\nufacturing of white kid gloves, and brought both\\nart and science to beai- upon tli(^ complicated bus-\\niness.\\nIn ln. il Mr. Cavanaugli made his home in De-\\ntroit and on account of his health abandoned his\\nformer occupation and engaged in business as a\\ncarpenter and ship-joimn-, remaining in this line of\\nwork until 1857,when he removed to Grand Rapids.\\nIn 1861, answering to the call of the Government,\\nour subject enlisted at Grand Rapids in Company\\nA, Third Michigan Infantry, which company was\\noriginally the old Valley City Guards. The reg-\\niment was under Col. Daniel IMcConnell, and the\\ncommander of the brigade was (ien. Richardson.\\nMr. Cavanaugh was Sergeant of the skirmishers who\\nfired the first shot in the lirst battle of Bull Run,\\nand after remaining one ^-ear in the Army of the\\nPotomac received his commission as Captain of\\nCompany B, Twenty-first Michigan Infantiy, and\\nserved with courage at the battles of Perry ville and\\nStone River, also engaging in numerous skirmishes;\\nbut in 1863, on account of failing health, was forced\\nto resign and returned to his former home. Not\\nlong after our subject received his appointment as\\nAssistant Provost-Marshal of Grand Rapids, but\\nin 1865 came to Muskegon, where he foi med a\\npartnership with D. Kellc}- and P. A. Ducey, under\\nthe firm name of Kellcy cVr Co., manufacturers of\\nsash, doors and blinds. In 1878 Mr. Cavanaugh\\nsold out his interest in the business and has since\\nbeen variously employed.\\nIn 18Gy, organizing a lire deparlnient in Mui-\\nkegon, our subject remained its active head until\\n1880, when he resigned the responsible position. In\\n1875, upon the completion of the water works, he\\nwas appointed Superintendent of the same and re-\\nmained in full charge until 1882, when he resigned\\nand for a time engaged in the sawmilling busi-\\nness. For three years Mr. Cavanaugh was the effi-\\ncient Superintendent of the Monroe Manufactur-\\ning Compan_v,and throughout his career has in his\\nprivate and public work given great satisfaction\\nto all [)arties interested, being widely known as a\\nthoroughly pr.actical and honored man of business.\\nIn 1856 were united in marriage James Cava-\\nnaugh and Miss Anna L. Nolan, a native of Ma-\\ncomb County, Mich., and a daughter of P. U. No-\\nlan. Kiglit children, five sons and three daugh-\\nters, have blessed the union of our subject and\\nhis excellent wife. The brothers and sisters are\\nin the order of their birth: May V.; Lizzie J.;\\nWilliam S., of Muskegon; Katie, the wife of P.\\nTalley, of Chicago; Charles, living in Menominee,\\nMich.; Frank I., a student at college in Sandwich,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0290.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n297\\nOntario; and Frederick, also in Sandwicli, Ontario;\\nLewis S., is deceased. .Mr. an l Mrs. Cavanaugli\\nare devout members of the C atiiolic Cluirdi and\\nare liberal jjivers in behalf of religioiK work and\\nbenevolent enterprise. The pleasant home is upon\\nTerrace Street and is a most attractive residence,\\nof modern design and hand onioly linislied.\\nFolitically a Democrat, our subject, while deeply-\\ninterested in local and national Government, is not\\nan ollice-seekcr. He is P.ast Connnander of Phil\\nKearney Post No. A. R.,and no one more en-\\njoys the reunions of the veterans than lie. Mr.\\nCavanaugli is a Post Regent of the Ht)val Arcanum\\nand has been for ^even years, and with great ability\\nheld every minor office, his executive talents being\\nthoroughly a|ipieciated b}- the members of the as-\\nsociation. During his career of energetic indus-\\ntry our subject has been financially prospered .and\\nhas steadily won his ui)ward way to success and\\nthe high regard of a wide acquaintance.\\nJOSEPH n. CLARK, the enterprising junior\\npartner of the able law firm of .loiies A-\\nClark, and a well-known and [iroiiiiiient\\ncitizen of Muskegon, Mich., is a native of\\nOhio, and was born in Krie County, near the city\\nof Sandusky, December 20, 1860. His parents,\\nNelson and .Sarah (Weller) Clark, were highly\\nrespected residents of the Buckeye State, where\\nthey occupied positions of useful influence. The\\nJatlier, born in erinont aii l the descendant of a\\nlong line of honored New England ancestors, pos-\\nsesses broad intelligence and native ability of a\\nhigh order. Partially reared and educated among\\nthe Green Mountains of his native .State, Nel-\\nson Clark later attained to an ambitious and self-\\nreliant manhood in Ohio, to which State he\\naccompanied his parents, there spending forty\\nyears, devoted mainly to the pursuit of agricult-\\nure in Erie County. Late in life he removed to\\nhis present location in North Muskegon. The\\npaternal grandfather, Joseph Clark, in whose honor\\nour subject was named, was a leading citizen of\\nhis locality in ermont, but became an early set-\\ntler of Ohio, removing from his New England\\nhome to the tiieii far West, the Kuckeye Stjite, when\\na large part of the land had not been reclaimed\\nfrom its original primitive condition.\\nThe mother of our subject was born, reared and\\neducated in the State of New York, and was the\\ndaughter of Benjamin Weller, who occupied a\\nleading position in his part of the country. En-\\njoying excellent advantages in her youth, the\\nmother grew up to an able and noble woman-\\nhood, and was well (itled to assume the care of\\na home and family, and she now resides with\\nher husband in North Muskegon. The parents\\nwere blessed by the birth of but one child, a\\nson, Joseph II., ovir subject. He passed his boy-\\nhood upon the old Erie County homestead and\\nwas early trained to the round, of agricultural\\nduties, assisting his fatiier in the work of the\\nfarm and attending the nearest school of the dis-\\ntrict. He later enjoyed the advantage of more\\nadvanced study in Castalia, Ohio, and after a time\\nentered the Normal School of Valparaiso, Ind.,\\nand graduated with honor. Mr. Clark then taught\\nschool the two succeeding years in Ohio and was\\nmore than ordinarily successful in his vocation of\\ninstructor.\\nIn 1882 our subject, journeying to Jlichigan\\nwith a view to establishing himself in business, re-\\nmained for a time in White Rock, Huron County,\\nwhere he taught school two years and, meantime\\nenterprisingly reading law, passed an examination\\nin February, 188; and at this latter date was ad-\\nmitted to the Bar. He then entered the office of\\nWinsor A Snovcr, at Port Austin, Huron Count}\\nMich., and remained with that legal lirm one year.\\nHe next made his home in Manistique, Mich.,\\nwhere he successfully engaged in the practice of\\nhis profession until 181)0, when he came to Mus-\\nkegon and not long after entered into his present\\npartnership with Aitlius Jones, the lirm now en-\\njoying an extended and rapidly increasing prac-\\ntice in all the courts of the State. A friend to\\neducational ailvancement and vitally interested in\\nthe subject, Mr. Clark for three years was a valued", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0291.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "298\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmember of the Board of School Examiners and\\nwas the Prosecuting Attorney of Schoolcraft. Fra-\\nternally associated with tlie Knights of Pylliias,\\nand also a member of the Maccabees, our subject\\nnumbers many stanch friends among those or-\\nders. Politically an ardent Republican, he takes a\\nleading place in the local councils of his party\\nand, financially prosperous, has befoi C him tlie\\nprospect of a bright career, and into his future\\nwork of life carries the hearty good wishes of all\\nwho know hi in. Mr. Clark resides in a pleasant\\npart of Muskegon, inaking his home at No. 133\\nLake Street.\\nORNELIUS VAN DOORNE, a highly-es-\\n(ll n t^^ citizen and representative general\\n^^^J agriculturist residing upon a valuable home-\\nstead in Grand Haven Township, Ottawa Coun-\\nty, li.as for many j ears been i(1entilied with the\\ngrowth and advancement of his neighborhood, and\\nis widely known as a man of sterling integrity\\nof character. Ilis parsuits came to this country\\nwith their family in 1851, and, locating at Grand\\nIsland, near Niagara Falls, for three years lived\\nin tliat beautiful region of the Empire State.\\nDeciding that the Wejt offered greater opportu-\\nnities, the father, Martinus Van Doorne, brought\\nhis family to (irand Haven, Mich., and remained\\nhere about six months. He then located about\\nfoui- miles south of Grand Haven, upon a farm\\nwhich lie had previously purchased, and which\\ncoiiji^ted of one hundred and twenty acres, situ-\\nated in the dcii.se woods. Hard work was re-\\nquired to clear the land before the soil could be\\nbrought under profitable cultivation. Tiie father,\\na man of high ability and excellent attainments,\\npassed away in 1882. mourned by many friends.\\nBorn in the Netherlands in 1842, our subject\\nwas but nine years of age when he accom|)anied\\nhis parents, brothers and sisters across the broad\\nAtlantic to America, and was only a trifle more i\\nthan twelve years of age when he came to the 1\\nfarm in the dense wood. He never went to school\\na day in iiis life, but learned to read and write\\nthrough his own unaided exertions, and is a\\nwell-informed man. In the year 1866 Cornelius\\nVan Doorne and Miss Anneke Ver Wj- were\\nunited in marriage. Mrs. Van Doorne was born\\nin the Old Country and was a mere child when,\\nin company with the other members of the fam-\\nily she embarked for America. Her parents set-\\ntled on Grand Island in 1852, and two years later,\\nin company with other emigrants from their birth-\\nplace, journejed from New York to Grand Haven,\\nnear which city they made their permanent home.\\nThere the estimable wife of our subject received\\nher education in the district schools.\\nThe union of Mr. and Mrs. Van Doorne resulted\\nin the birth of fifteen children, ten of whom are\\nnow living: Martinus C, Cornelius J., Marines S.\\nC.Iolin C.AnnekeC, Dirk, Margje, Cornelia, An-\\nnas and Peter. The children are unmarried and\\nall reside with their parents with the exception of\\nMartinus and Marines. Of the eighty acres com-\\nprising the valuable homestead ovyned by our sub-\\nject, forty-five are now under a high state of cul-\\ntivation and annually yield an abundant harvest\\nof rye, potatoes and corn, and a large variety of\\nfruits. The farm is improved with a substantial\\ndwelling and commodious barns and sheds, and is\\nthe abodi; of thrift and plenty. Mr. Van Doorne\\nand his family commune with the First Dutch Re-\\nformed Church. Politically ct nnected with the\\nPeople s partly, he is well posted concerning the\\ncuireut topics of the day, and has for a number\\nof years efficiently served as Highway Commis-\\nsioner of Grand Haven Township.\\nN. KENNEY, an enterprising agricultur-\\nll^i ist, conducts a valuable and highly-im-\\n/ii proved farm located upon section 2, Hol-\\n)^j ton Township, Muskegon County. For a\\nscore of 3 ears he has aided in the development of\\nthe State, and through his own self-reliant ef-\\nforts has achieved a comfortable competence. A", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0292.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "It 1\\n/M .^/w-^v-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2fi t ---t9-. j.-,: -Vi..^-^x MW^^ V V- a:\\n^r:- Sv^\\nMi^,\\nwr.v-.-v. .v-\\nVjiJ^A^i ^ityji^.ii^iii^ ^Xj^-\\nRESIDENCE OF R. N. KENNEY, SEC.?., HOLTON TR,MU5KEG0N CO., MICH.\\nViO^!^-\\n-7\\n,1\\n[vT.^lLf [^ci. of v^^-;, ;i I ,U:^ \\\\i; i. Oohi M E. c.tC. !0. Giv A. JD HAvLli TK, u iTAvVA cU.iaiCH.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0293.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0294.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n301\\nnative of the Empire State, our subject was born\\nin Kssex County in 1830, and is a son of Asa and\\nLucinda (Ileald) Ki-nney, long-time residents of\\nNew York Stale, llie mother being a native of Ks-\\nsex County Tlie maternal grandfather, by birth\\nan Englishman, early emigrated to America and\\nreared liis family in the State of New York.\\nAsa Kenney was a son of Josiah Kenney, who\\nwith his wife and family made his early home in\\nNew England, hut passed the latter years of his\\nlife in the Empire State, where he was well known\\nas a man of ability and sterling integrity of char-\\nacter. Throughout his entire life he followed the\\noccupation of a tiller of the soil, lie was identi-\\nfied with all the local enterprises and progressive\\nmovements of his locality, and was also an aid in\\nthe extension of religious work, from his youth\\nbeing a devout member of the Methodist Episco-\\npal Church. The sons and daughters who blessed\\nthe home of Giandfather Kenney were: Amos;\\nAdden; Asa F., father of our subject; Marinda,\\nwife of James Ileald; Anna, who married Asa\\n.Saunders; Lyda, wife of Isaac Williams; and El-\\nthius, all of whom are now deceased.\\nAsa V. Kenney was born amid the Green Moun-\\ntains of Vermont, in Cavendish C ount\\\\-, and re-\\nceived a limited education in the schools of iiis\\nbirthplace. He was reared upon a New England\\nfarm and was thoroughly at home in the details\\nof agricultural work. At nineteen years of age\\nhe removed to Essex County, N. Y., and tiiere\\nbought two hundred acres of wild land. He en-\\ngaged in distilling when ayoung man, and through\\nthe profits of that business paid for his farm, which\\nhe brought to a high state of improvement. In\\nthe Empire State he married a daughter of James\\nIleald, and upon the broad acres where he spent\\nthe greater part of his life he reared to mature age\\nten children, nine of whom are yet surviving.\\nHe was a man of indomitable will and courage,\\nand after making his home in New York took an\\nactive [tart in the War of 1M12, afterwaid receiv-\\ning a land grant from the (Jovernmcnt. He and\\nhis wife were active Christian workers and valued\\nmembers of the Metliodist Episcopal Church. Po-\\nlitically, he was an ardent Jacksonian Democrat,\\nand a (irm advocate of his party. He passed a wa^\\nat the age of three-score years and ten, his wife\\nsurviving until eighty years of age.\\nThe sons and daughters of A.sa E. Kenney were,\\nin order of their birth: Chittenden, Frederick,\\nDavid, Ransome N., Adoniram, Adeline (who\\ndied at the age of seventy years), Caroline, Nour-\\nsisa, Lourancy and Luream. At the age of twenty\\nour subject began life for himself, and first en-\\ngaged in teaming and later in farming. Foreigii-\\nteen years he remained in the employ of others.\\nAbout two-score years ago, in Essex County-, N. Y.,\\nwere united in marriage R. N. Kenney and Miss\\nRosetta, daughter of Thomas and Harriet Combs.\\nI nto this union were born six sons and daughters:\\nHarriet, wife of John Wooley; Mar3 A., wife of\\nAniba Tripp; Ida, wife of O. W. Ston; Allington,\\nresiding in Scottville, Mich.; Arthur, at home;\\nand Bertha, an artist, in Wisconsin.\\nIn 1873 our subject located in Muskegon, Mich.,\\nafter having spent four years in Oceana Count}-.\\nEntering eighty acres of Government land, he\\n.settled in the heart of the woods (mostlj- hem-\\nlock) and has himself improved seventy acres, all\\nunder tine cultivation, the homestead presenting\\na scene of thrift and plenty. He and his wife are\\nvalued members of the Baptist Church, and are\\never ready to aid in the good work and religious\\nenterprises of their denomination. Politically a\\nProhibitionist, our subject is a strong temperance\\nman, and in ail the relations of life may be found\\nujKin the side of right and justice. Self-reliantly\\nhas he won his way to a comfortable competence,\\nand to-day receives the high regard and confidence\\ndue him as a self-made man and liberal-spirited\\ncitizen.\\nYOIIX W. BARNS, of The Bryce. Barns Si\\nGreen .Manufacturing Company, of (irand\\nHaven, is a wide-awake and enterprising\\nyoung business man, who has the honor of\\nbeing a native of the city which is still his lu me,\\nhis birth having here occurred in 18G2. His fa-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0295.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "302\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\nther, JohnJV^^arns, was a native of Vermont,\\nand became one of the early settlers of Grand\\nHaven, where he resided until called to the home\\nbeyond, in 1892. In politics, he was a Democrat\\nand took quite an active interest in political and\\npublic affairs. lie served as Alderman of the city\\nfor several years and was also a member of the\\nSchool Board. He long held membership with the\\nOdd Fellows Society and was widely and favor-\\nabl3 known in this locality. He married Ruth C.\\nBreau, a native of New York, and a daughter of\\nPeter Breau, who was born in France. She is still\\nresiding in Grand Haven. The ancestors of the\\nBarns family came from Scotland.\\nOur subject has spent almost his entire life in\\nthis city. His boyhood days were passed midst\\nplay and work, and in the common sciiools he ac-\\nquired a liberal education. At tiie age of twenty-\\none he made a contr.act to furnish cooperage stock\\nfor the lirm of Kilbourn e\\\\r Co., of Grand Haven,\\nand continued in that line of Ijusiness for a period\\nof seven years, on the expiration of which he\\nabandoned it in order to turn his attention to\\nother pui suits.\\nIn 1884 was celel)raled the marriage of Mr.\\nBarns and Miss Lillie Stone, a lady of culture and\\nrefinement, who is a native of Ohio, and a daugh-\\nter of George W. Stone. Their union has been\\nblessed with two children, a son and a daughter,\\nFlorence and Kenneth. The l arns home is a\\nhospitable one, and our subject and his wife rank\\nhigh in social circles where true worth and intelli-\\ngence are received as the passports into good\\nsociety.\\nAfter discontinuing his connection with Kil-\\nbourn Co., Mr. Barns formed a partnership with\\nM. L. Green and Mr. Bryce, and established the\\npresent business, under the lirm name of The Bryce,\\nBarns i\\\\i Green Manufacturing Company. Our\\nsubject is now superintendent of the works. They\\ndo a general |)laning-mill business, niaiuifacture\\nall kinds of woodwork for interior finishing,\\nstairs, etc., and al.so manufacture sash, doors and\\nblinds. The mill is equipped with all the latest\\nimproved machinery for work in this line and has\\na capacity of forty thousand feet of lumber per\\nday. Employment is furnished to ten men\\nthroughout the year, and the business, which is\\nconstantly increasing, is now in a flourishing con-\\ndition under the able management of Mr. Barns.\\nHe is a man of excellent business and executive\\nability, pays careful attention to all details, and is\\nsagacious and far-sighted. He is strictly honor-\\nable in all dealings, and the confidence and re-\\ngard of the community are his in a high degree. In\\npolitics, he is a supporter of the Democracy, but\\nhas never been an aspirant for otflcial preferment.\\n.Sociall}-, he is a member of the Order of Red Men,\\nbelonging to Highland Camp No. 203, Maccabees.\\n_^]\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0[S_\\nifj^AVID MrLAFGHLIN, deceased, since\\n1864 a prominent citizen of Muskegon,\\nMich., for fourteen years the efficient\\nCounty Clerk and Register of Deeds, and\\nlater prosperously conducting a law and real-estate\\nbusiness, entered into rest in 1891, mourned by\\nhis fellow-citizens as a public loss, and highlj re-\\nspected by all who enjoyed the pleasure of his\\nactiuaintance. A man of executive ability, clear\\njudgment and upriglit character, our subject\\nidentified himself with all the growing interests of\\nhis home locality, and took an active part in\\nlocal, county. State and national politics. Two\\nyears liave passed since his untimely demise, and\\nto-day his memory is as fragrant in the hearts of\\nhis friends as though he had passed away but\\nyesterday. Mr. McLaughlin, a native of Scotland,\\nwas born in Edinborough County in the year 1830,\\nand was in the full vigor of manhood, mentally\\nand physically, at the time of his death, tiansaf^t-\\ning business with the energetic ambition of youth.\\nHis father, William, was aSeotcli farmer, who, with\\nindustrious prudence tilling tlie soil of his natiye\\nland, there remained content throughout his un-\\neventful career.\\nThe mother of our subject, Agnes (Brown)\\nMcLaughlin, liorn, educated and married in .Scot-\\nland, was the descendant of a long line of sturdy\\nancestors, who throve amid th\u00c2\u00ab hills of old Scotia.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0296.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "PORTRAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n303\\nDavi .l Mcl :ui,!jliliii roceivcd his education in llie\\ncommon scliuols of liis ijirlliplaco. lie early as-\\nsisted liis faliier in the rounii of I ainiing duties,\\nand wliile only a lad gained an extended knowl-\\nedge of agricultural pursuit;?. Having arrived at\\nhis majority an ambitious and enterprising young\\nman, with a desire to mingle with the outside\\nworld and try his fortunes in a broader field of\\naction, our subject resolved to emigrate to the\\nUnited States. Bidding farewell to the friencls\\nand scenes of childliood, he in IHol crossed the\\nAtlantic and, arriving safely in the United States\\njourneyed to Illinois and settled in Cass County.\\nKnga ring in general merchandising and meeting\\nwith unexpected success, he continued to there\\nprosperously handle a variety of goods for the\\nsucceeding twelve ^ears. In IStJ-J, removing to\\nMuskegon, Mr. McLaughlin here entered into\\nmercantile business, and for seveial years managed\\nan extended business, commanding not only a\\ngood city trade, but also enjoying a custom reach-\\ning out into the surrounding country.\\nWhen elected to the position of Count}- Clerk\\nand Register of Deeds, he retired from merchandis-\\ning and devoted himself with faithful ability to\\nhis public work. In the mean time studying law,\\nour subject was later admitted to the Bar an(L an\\neloquent advocate and an cxi)ert in real-estate\\nvalues, prosperously comliined the two lines of\\nbusiness up to the time when he was stricken by\\nmortal illness. In 1853 David McLaughlin and\\nMiss Isabella Campbell, a native of Scotland and a\\ndaughter of Blair and Isabella (Grey) Campbell,\\nwere united in marriage. Five sons blessed the\\nunion of our subject and his estimable wife, four\\nof whom are now living. William 15. is Cashier of\\nthe Union Bank of Muskegon; David C. resides in\\nBark City, Utah;. lames C. is a lawyer and resident\\nof Muskegon; I rof. A. C. McLaughlin, who is the\\nyoungest-born, resides in Ann Arbor. John died at\\nthe age of about fourteen. Mrs. McLaughlin, a lacJy\\nof native worth and broad intelligence, continues to\\nreside in her pleasant home at Xo. 185 Terrace\\nStreet. Our subject was a leader in the local and\\nSlate councils of the Republican party, occupied\\nwith honor for twenty-five years a position as mem-\\nber of the School Board, and during the (|uarter of a\\ncentury directed his earnest efforts to educational\\nadvancement and the promotion of higher grades\\nof scholarship and instruction in the schools of\\nMuskegcn. A man ot high i)rinciple and sterling\\nintegrity of character, David McLaughlin be-\\nqueathed to his children as a precious legacy the\\nremembrance of his spotless career as a friend and\\ncitizen, true to every (Juty of life and steadfast\\nfor right and justice.\\n\\\\Yl AMKS E. BALKEMA. As a conspicuous\\nexample of success in business pursuits in\\nNorth Muskegon, the establishment of .Mr.\\n_ Balkema presents a most notable instance,\\nits business having steadily expanded from year\\nto year from its inception until the present time\\n(1893). It is without exception the largest and\\nmost coniplele establishment of the city, and its\\nannual sales average from 25,(iO()to $37,000. Mr.\\nBalkema is a thorough business man, and super-\\nvises all the details with a jterfect system, and\\ndeals with all upon accurate, reliable and honor-\\nable inelliods.\\nA native of the ])rovince of Orouingen, Holland,\\nour subject was born October 5, IHilG, being the\\nson of Edward B. Halkeina, who died at the earlv\\nago of thirty-eight years. Our subject s mother,\\nwhose maiden name was IClsa Kraai, was aiso born\\nin Holland, and after the death of .Mr. Balkema\\nshe married John Dyke. James was the eldest of\\nthree sons, and was a lad of nine ^-ears when he\\naccompanied his inotlior and stepfather to .Vmer-\\nica, locating with them in Orand Ilavon. .Mich.\\nPrior to leaving Holland, he had attended the\\nschools of that country and gained a good knowl-\\nedge of the Dutch language, which he uses tlucnt-\\nly. Eor a time after settling in (irand Haven, he\\nconducted his studies in the common schools and\\nthere mastered the iMiglisli language.\\nAt the age of fourteen, thesubject of this sketch\\ncommenced to work in a sawmill at Grand Haven,\\nentering the einpU)y of the linn of Boyden A- .\\\\ck-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0297.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "304\\nPORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nley, with whom he remained for twelve years. He\\ncarefull}- saved his earnings until he had a cash\\ncapital of S500. with which he embarked in the\\no^eneral mercantile business at Grand Haven. From\\nthe first his efforts were successful, and as he was\\nthe possessor of excellent business qualifications,\\nhe was prospered in his enterprises. After having\\nconducted his store for five years, he sold his in-\\nterest to his partner, clearing ^2,(100 in the trans-\\naction.\\nIn 1886 Mr. Balkcina entered the general mer-\\ncantile business at North Muskegon, and now oc-\\ncupies a position among the most successful mer-\\nchants of the county. Altliough his business calls\\nfor his close attention, he nevertheless finds time\\nfor public affairs, and, as a Democrat, takes a\\nprominent part in local politics. He h.is served\\nacceptably as Treasurer of the village, Alderman\\nfrom the First Ward, and in other positions of\\nhonor. He aided in framing tiie charier of the\\ncit3% and lias otherwise contributed to the prog-\\nress of the place. Socially, he is iilentified with\\nLodge No. 29, K. 0. T. M., at North Muskegon.\\nThe domestic life of Mr. Balkema has been as\\niiappj- as his business career lias been successful.\\nHis marriage took place in Grand Haven in Octo-\\nber, 1882, his bride being Miss Rosie yn, for-\\nmerly a resident of Grand Haven, this State. She\\nwas born and reareS there, being the daughter of\\nDerk and Clara Vyn. The family circle is com-\\npleted by the presence of live children: Elsie,\\nClara, John, Richard and James.\\nH\u00c2\u00ae@!\\n^Joseph H. parsons. County Superinten-\\ndent of tlie Poor of Muskegon County, and\\naprominentand well-known resident of the\\n^^l city of Muskegon, was born in Hartford\\nTownship, Windsor County, Vt., on the 22d of\\nJanuary, 1826, and comes of an old New England\\nfamily, that was founded in America by English\\nancestors at an early daj His grandfather, Moses\\nParsons, and his family lived at Royalton, Wind-\\nsor County, Vt., at the time of the sacking of that\\nplace by the Indians, and was taken prisoner and\\ncarried to Montreal with many others. He was a\\nnative of Hartford. Conn., and liis father, Joshua\\nParsons, was born in Hartford, Vt. The latter\\nmarried Laura Safford, a native of Pittsfield, Vt..\\nand a daughter of Joseph SafTord.\\nOur subject spent the first nineteen years of his\\nlife in the county of his birth, and the public\\nschools of the neigiiborhood afforded liim a good\\neducation. At the age of nineteen 3 ears he went\\nto Massachusetts and there learned the currier s\\ntrade, and later learned the trade of manufactur-\\ning combs, which he followed for about eight\\nyears. In 1856 he severed his business connec-\\ntions in Massachusetts, and emigrated Westward,\\nlocating in Michigan. He look up his residence\\nin Sherman Township, St. Joseph Count}-, where\\nhe worked on a farm for eight years. The j ear\\n1863 witnessed his arrival in Muskegon County,\\nwlicre he resumed farming, which he carried on\\nfor a year.\\nIn 1864 Mr. Parsons entered the service of his\\ncountry as one of the bo\\\\s in blue of Company G,\\nTwent3-third Michigan Infanlry, under the com-\\nmand of Col. Spaulding. The regiment was as-\\nsigned to the Armj- of the Ohio, commanded by\\nGen. Scofield. In April, 1866, Mr. Parsons was mus-\\ntered out at Raleigh, N. C, and at once returned\\nto his liome in Muskegon. For a time lie followed\\nvarious pursuits, and then among other things was\\nemployed by the Rogers iron manufactory for\\nfour years as watchman, and there continued until\\n187o, when he was appointed Superintendent of\\nthe County Poor Farm of Muskegon County,\\nwhich position he lield for ten 3-ears. In the\\nfall of 1887, he was re-appointed by the Board of\\nSupervisors to the office, which he has since held.\\nHe has therefore served as Superintendent of the\\nCounty Poor for more than fifteen years, and his\\nlong-continued service certainly indicates a faith-\\nful and efficient iierformance of duty.\\nIn December, 1848, Mr. Parsons was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Clarissa Sunderlin, a native of\\nNew York, and a daughter of David Sunderlin,\\nwho was also born in the Empire State, as w.as his\\nfather, Jeremiah Sunderlin. A family of six chil-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0298.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n305\\ndren has been born nnto llicni, only three now liv-\\ning:: Mary, wife of Capt. A. C. Majo, of Duliilh,\\nWis.; Nettie, the wife of David Henderson, of\\nMuskesjon: and Nina L., wife of K. Humble, of\\nWest i)uliitli, Wis.\\nMr. Parsons and his wife reside at No. 129 Peck\\nStreet. .Socially, lie is connected with Kearney\\nPost No. 7, (i. A. H. Ill [lolilics, he is a stalwart\\nadvocate of the principles of the Republican part^-.\\nIn public and private life lie is alike true, and his\\nofticial career is above repioacli. A high testi-\\nmonial in his favor is certainly his long-continu-\\nance in office.\\nJOHN CAMPBELL, member of the Arm of\\nGow A Campbell, nianuf.acturers of lumber\\nat North Muskegon, was born in Madoc,\\n,^_^ Canada, July 12, 1849. His father, Donald\\nCampbell, was a native of Scotland, and was a\\nmere child at the time he accompanied his parents\\nto America. He grew to manhood in Canada, and\\nengaged in business as a lumberman for a long\\nperiod, meeting with fair success in that occupa-\\ntion. His marriage united him with Miss Cath-\\nerine McDonald, who was born in Lancaster, Can-\\nada, being the daughter of Donald McDonald, a\\nnative of Scotland. The paternal grandfather of\\nour subject, Archibald Campbell, was born in Scot-\\nland, and in an early day bade adieu to his friends\\nin tiio land of thistles and, crossing the broad At-\\nlantic, settled in Canada, where he remained until\\ncalled hence by death.\\nFive sons and two daughters comprised the pa-\\nrental family, and of these our subject was the\\nsecond in order of birth. He passed his childhood\\nyears in the land of his birth, receiving such edu-\\ncational advantages as were afforded by the schools\\nof Canada. In 18G6 he came to Muskegon and for\\na time worked as a lumberman in the woods near\\nthis city, in this way gaining a practical knowl-\\nedge of the business. In 1882, in connection with\\nJames Gow, he cstablislied the mill which they\\nhave since conducted. They give steady employ-\\nment to a force of thirty-eight men, and their en-\\nterprise is one of the most flourishing in the\\ncounty.\\nJuly I, 1880, occurred the marriage of .lolin\\nCampbell to Miss Florence Corsaut. This estima-\\nble lady was born in Michigan. She was the eld-\\nest child of James and Martha Corsaut, and is a\\nlady whose noble qualities and refined manners\\nhave won for her a host of warm, personal friends.\\nThree daughters have blessed their marriage: Edna\\nM., Ethel and IMartha F. A Democrat in politics,\\nMr. Campbell has been chosen by his fellow-citi-\\nzens to occupy positions of high -honor and trust,\\nin all of which his abilities have been used for the\\npromotion of the welfare of the people. He served\\nas President of the village of North Muskegon\\nand as Mayor of the city, doing much while serv-\\ning in these capacities to secure needed municipal\\nreforms. As President of the School Board, lie\\nhas taken a [iroinineiit part in educational matters\\nand has secured an excellent public-school system\\nin North Muskegon.\\nm^-^\\nage, honesty of purpose, integrity and\\nencrg} to achieve success. The bulk of\\nthose who have legitimately- achieved fortune\\nhave been men with the above characteristics, and\\nMr. Vaupell is assuredly one of that stamp. He is\\nof the people, and his success as a business and\\npublic man has come of his devotion to right and\\nhis tenacity of purpose. He is now Secretary of\\nThe (irand Haven Leather Company, and is widely\\nknown throughout the community as an energetic,\\nhonorable business man, his sUmding and posi-\\ntion in both business and social circles being of\\nthe highest and most creditable character. The\\nGrand Haven Leather Company was established in\\nJuly, 1885, and has a capital of tlO(),000. All", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0299.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "306\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nkinds of harness, belts and skirting for saddles are\\nmanufactured, and in quality, elegance and work-\\nmanship the goods turned out by this concern are\\nrecognized as first class. The plant is located in\\nEast Grand Haven, near the bank of Grand River,\\nand hemlock is the kind of bark vised in tanning.\\nThe company has good machinery and is well\\nequipped in all departments of the works. From\\nforty to fifty men are employed in the various de-\\npartments, and five hundred hides are used per\\nweek, the products being shipped East, South and to\\nWestern cities. The officers of this company are:\\nA. Nvland, President; George Stickiiey, Treas-\\nurer; aiul Mr. Vaupell, Secretary. They are men\\nwidely known throughout the community as\\nenero-etic, honorable business men, and their\\nstanding and position in botli commercial and\\nsocial circles are of the highest and most creditable\\ncharacter.\\nMr. Vaupell was born in Livingston County,\\nN.Y.. April 12, 18.52, and is the son of Herman\\nand Cornelia (Nyhuis) Vaupell, both natives of\\nthe Netherlands. The lather was a harness-maker\\nby trade, and followed the same in New York\\nState until 18(50, when he came to Michigan and\\nsettled in Ottawa County. He died in Holland,\\nthis county, in January. 1881, and his wife\\nbreathed her last in .January, 1893. They were\\nthe parents of seven children, all of whom are now\\nlivin Until eight years of age the original of\\nthis notice remained in his native State, and then\\nmoved with his i arents to Michigan, receiving his\\neducation in the district schools of Ottawa County\\nand the High School in Holland. He then began\\nhis career as a shipping-clerk in the st jre of E. .1.\\nHerrington, a merchant of that place, and there\\nhad instilled into his youtliful mind excellent ideas\\nof business life. He continued to make his home\\nin Holland, and for a time was connected with the\\nbank, and also served as Marshal and Deputy\\nSheriff for four years.\\nIn the fall of 1880 he w.as elected Sheriff of\\nOttawa County on the Republican ticket with a\\ngood majority. So satisfactorily and efficiently\\ndid lie discharge the duties incumbent upon that\\nposition that he w.as re-elected in 1882. At the\\nclose of his last term of office he was made\\n.Secretary of the Grand Haven Leather Company,\\nof which he was one of the principal organizers,\\nand now owns a large part of the stock. Mr.\\nVaupell was married in 1877 to Miss Hatlie E.\\nKellogg, of Grand Rapids. Mich., but she died fif-\\nteen months later, leaving one child. In 1880 he\\nmarried Miss Josephine Bicknell, of Malone, N. Y.,\\ndaughter of Leonard Bicknell, and two children\\nhave blessed this union: Leonard J. and Helen K.\\nIn politics, Mr. Vaupell is an ardent supporter of\\nRepublican principles. He has a handsome resi-\\ndence on Franklin Street and is surrounded by all\\nthe comforts of life.\\ni^^HOMAS JOHNSTON, one of the proprie-\\n,/^^Y tors of the Johnston Brothers Boiler Works\\n\\\\^r of Fcrrysburg, is one of Michigan s native\\nsons, his birth having occurred in Detroit in 1851.\\nThe family is of Scotch origin. His grandfather,\\nHamilton Johnston, was a native of Scotland, and\\nhis father, J. W. Johnston, was there born in 1814.\\nThe latter crossed tlie brin3 deep to America in\\n1844, and is now a resident of Feir3-sburg. He\\nhere located in 18G4, and established the Johnston\\nBoiler Works, one of the leading industries of the\\nplace. His wife, who bore the maiden name of\\nAnn Bauld, is a native of Paisley, Scotland.\\nThe gentleman whose name heads this record is\\nthe eldest of three children. He spent his boyhood\\nin Detroit and acquired his education in its com-\\nmon schools. At the age of thirteen he accompa-\\nnied his parents to Ferrysburg, and here learned\\nthe trade of boiler-making. He has a practical\\nknowledge of the business in all its departments\\nand details and is tliercfoi-e well qualified to su-\\nperintend the works. In the fall of 1880, he and\\nhis brother succeeded their father in the control of\\nthe concern, which is now run under the name of\\nJohnston Brothers. In 1884, they established a\\nbranch business in Muskegon, which was carried\\non under the name of the Muskegon Boiler Works,\\nand which was conducted until 1891, when they", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0300.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD.\\n307\\nsold their plant at that place. In 1892, they es-\\ntablislied the Johnston Brothers Boiler Works of\\nChicago, and a brother of our subject, J. B. .lohns-\\nton. has continued in charge of tlie Chicago plant,\\nwhich is located on Mather Street, between Clin-\\nton and Canal Streets.\\nIn 1876. Mr. .lohnston was joined in niarri.ige\\nwith Miss Nora B. Karnes, of Ferrysburg, daughter\\nof B. K. Eanies, one of the early settlers of tliis\\nplace. Their union has been blessed with a family\\nof four children, three sons and a dauglitcr,\\nnamely: J. F., Robert E.. Nellie V. and .lames II.\\nThe parents are people of sterling worth, who hold\\nan enviable position in social circles. Mr. Johns-\\nton is a stalwart Republican in politics, and is a\\nmember of Spring Lake Lodge No. 231, A. F.\\nA. M.; Corinthian Chapter No. 84, R. A. M.; and\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows.\\nIn connection with his other interests, Mr.\\nJohnston is also a stockholder in the Grand\\nHaven Leather Company. lie assumed full con-\\ntrol of the Boiler Works of Ferr^-sburg, and later,\\nby purchase, became sole proprietor of the same.\\nThe plant is 270x200 feet, and employment is fur-\\nnished to about lifly men. A very superior qual-\\nity of boilers is manufactured, largely f(ir niaiine\\nand stationary engines, and the trade extends\\nthroughout the I nited States. ]\\\\Ir. Johnston has\\nbuilt up a most excellent business, wiiicli lias con-\\nstantly increased from the beginning and is yet\\ngrowing. He is a man of good business ability,\\nenteiprising and sagacious, and by careful man-\\nagement and honorable dealing he has won the\\nsuccess which now crowns his efforts. His works\\nare among tlie leading concerns of Ferrysburg,\\nand he is recognized as one of the most prominent\\nbusiness men.\\nORNKLH S J. I)K ROO is the very ellicient\\n(l( Secretary and manager of the Walsh-I)c Roo\\n^t^ Milling Company, of Holland, Mich. Mr.\\nDeRoo was boin in this county Marcii HI, 18r).5,\\nand was naiii( i for his father, who came to this\\ncountry from his native land, Holland, about\\n1847, his birth having occurred in 1834. He\\nsettled almost immediately in Holland Town-\\nship, where he at once turned his attention to\\nmilling, erecting the first mill that was ever put\\nup in that section, about three miles east of Hol-\\nland, in 1852. He lived only a sliort time there-\\nafter, his death occurring on the 2d of September,\\n1855. He was married to Elizabeth A andermeulen,\\na daughter of Rev. Cornelius A andcrmeulcn, who\\nwas the leader of the Holland colonists who set-\\ntled and founded Zeeland. Mrs. De Roo was born\\nin Holland, and was married to Mr. De Roo in\\n1854, her death occurring in 1871.\\nThe subject of this sketch was the only child\\nborn to his parents, and after the death of his\\nfather he went to live witli liis maternal grand-\\nfather at Grand Rapids, Midi. Tliere he re-\\nceived a good, practical education in the public\\nscliools, and after finishing at the High School he\\nentered the Business College of Grand Rapids,\\nfrom which lie graduated. He later l)ecame a\\nbook-keeper for a linn of tli;il city, but wlicii he\\nattained to the age of twenty-four ^ears he went\\nto Zeeland and engaged in milling in partnership\\nwith H. Kcppel, the firm name being Keppel i\\\\r De\\nRoo. lie remained at that ]ilace until 1882, since\\nwhich time he has been a resident of Holland, and\\nsoon after coming liere organized the Wal\u00c2\u00bbh-De\\nRoo Milling Company for the building of the\\nmill, of which he is Secretary and manager, it be-\\ning the first roller-mill erected within a radius of\\none hundred miles of this city. The positions he\\noccupies have been filled with great credit to him-\\nself, and lie has clearl} demonstrated that he is a\\nman of sound intelligence and correct ])rinciples.\\nThe otlicers are: Isaac Cappon, President, and II.\\nWalsh, Vice-President. The capacity of the mill\\nis four hundred barrels per day aiul two carloads\\nof feed and ineal, and the capital stock of the con-\\ncern amounts to ^(idfiOO. Mr. De Koo is the Sec-\\nretary of the Holland A- Chicago Tiaiispf)rtation\\nCompany, which was organized in the fall ol 18 .I2,\\nand wlii li is running a daily line of steamers be-\\nteen Chicago and Holland. The liners consist of\\nthe piopellers City of Holland and^ Sjuigatuck,\\nwliirh are well equipped and fitted up with electric", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0301.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "308\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nlights, etc. He is also a Director of the First State\\nBank of Holland. Politically, lie has always been\\na Republican, and lias served in the capacity of\\nMa^ or of Holland. He has been Alderman for\\ntwo terms, a member of tlie Board of Education\\nfor three terras, and is now a member of the Board\\nof Public Works, to all of which organizations he\\nhas proven an acquisition. He is a member of\\nthe Holland Improvement Association, and has in\\nnumerous other wa^ s manifested a deep interest\\nin the welfare of the place.\\nIn 1879 Mr. De Roo was married to Miss Sarah\\nVan Driele, a daughter of Frank \\\\aii Diiele, a\\ndealer in flour, feed and grain at Grand Rapids,\\nand their union has resulted in the birth of five\\nchildren, of whom two are living, Margaret and\\nCornelius P. He and his wife are church mem-\\nbers, and are people of high standing in Holland\\nand move in the best social circles.\\nTRUMAN OATMAN,a successful and highly\\nrespected geneial agriculturist, pleasantly\\nlocated upon section 1, llolton Township,\\nMuskegon County, Mich., has been a resident of\\nthe Wolverine State for over twenty-nine years,\\nand during this time has been closely identified\\nwith the growth and development of the vital in-\\nterests of his present locality. Our subject, born\\nin Ontario, Canada, in 184.0, was the sou of Darius\\nand Sarah (McCallum) Oatman. The ancestors of\\nthe family were of Scotch nativity, and both the\\nmaternal and paternal forefathers were the de-\\nscendants of a long line of earnest, hard-working\\nand intelligent people. The paternal grandfather,\\nDarius Oatman, was long a well-known and influ-\\nential resident of the Empire State, but finally\\nemigrated with his wife, sons and daughters to\\nCanada, where he continued in the occupation of\\nliis lifetime, fai raing, until his death. He was a\\nman of strong character and high principle, and\\nwas esteemed by ail wiio knew him for his excel-\\nlent qualities as a friend, neighbor and citizen.\\nDuring the War of 1812, he took an active part\\nand bravely aided in the defense of his home and\\nState. The children who clustered al)out his\\nhearth were eight in number, five brothers and\\nthree sisters, who, each trained in habits of in-\\ndustrious self-reliance, arrived at adult age well\\nfitted to assume the responsibilities of life.\\nThe father of our subject, born in tlie old Xew\\nYork homestead, spent the earl} days of child-\\nhood in his birthplace, and when a little lad at-\\ntended the nearest school of tlie iiome district.\\nWhen twelve years of age he removed with his\\nparents to Canada, where he yet survives, a hale\\nand hearty man. He was one of the pioneer set-\\ntlers of Ontario, and possessing both enterprise\\nand ability made his u))ward way. He married\\nyoung, and to him and his faithful companion and\\nloving wife were born seven children. Elvira, the\\neldest, married John Davidson; our subject was\\nthe second in order of birth; then follow Norman;\\nNelson; Frank; Aug; and Amelia, wife of Peter\\n.lohnson. The father owns a fine farm of two\\nhundred and fifty acres, highly cultivated and im-\\nproved with substantial buildings. The mother\\npassed away in 18 J2, after an uneventful career of\\nusefulness. She was a Christian woman, whose\\nwork for others ennobled her own life. Truman\\nOatman remained with his parents until his mar-\\nriage, in 1864, with Miss Geraldine Bunce, a daugh-\\nter of William and Amanda Bunce, well-known\\nand prosperous residents of Michigan.\\nImmediately succeeding their marriage, Mr. and\\nMrs. Oatman settled in Berlin, near(iiand Ha|)ids,\\nwhere our subject rented land and entered with\\nenergy into agricultural pursuits. Later buying\\nhis present valuable homestead on time, Mr. Oat-\\nman removed Ihillier with his family and toiled\\nunceasingly, engaging in a variety of work in or-\\nder to pa} for the land, since his constant home.\\nOf the eighty acres which comprise the home farm\\nsixty are under a profitable stale of cultivation\\nand annually yield an abundant harvest. Four\\nchildren have blessed the union, all daughters,\\nLida, Jennie, Mabel and Maude, and each has en-\\njoyed the advantages of excellent schooling in the\\nimmediate neighborhood. Although never a pol-\\nitician in any sense of the word, our subject takes", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0302.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0303.jp2"}, "304": {"fulltext": "b.\\nti?\\njJ, Cy rLc^^^-oi", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0304.jp2"}, "305": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n311\\nan active interest in the management of local and\\nNational affairs, ami, a Di inoiTat in scntimenl, is\\nan ardcn I advocate of llie Party of tiie People,\\nand in all niattcis of niulunl welfare niaj he relied\\nupon to Ills full share as one of the substantial\\nmen and puhlie-jpirited citizens of Mn kegon\\nCounty.\\n^p^EORGK D. SANFORI), ex-Postmaster of\\nI g\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Grand llavon. is numbered amonjj the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^^^jjl prominent and popular business men of\\nthis enterpiising city, lie is still a i-( m|). uativelv\\nyoung man, and with a clear record in the past,\\nbids fair to have a bright one in the future, lie\\nwas born on the 7th of .Tanuary, 1S43. in Kent,\\nPortage County, Ohio, where he attended school\\nin his earlier 3 cars, afterward entering the High\\nSchool at Akron. He removed with his parents to\\nWalertown, Wis., and in 18,^;i. when sixteen years\\nof age, came with them to Grand Haven, where he\\nhas made his home for over thirty years. May 1,\\nIHT. i, he married Miss Frances Stoner, daughter of\\nJacob and Hannah (Webb) .Stoner. .Six children\\nhave been born unto them, of whom two sons and\\ntwo daughters are living.\\nIn 1860 Mr. San ford started in business for\\nhimself, buying out the news stand of George D.\\nHarvey, for which he paid I.OO. During the first\\nweek he took in $12 of counterfeit money, but\\nthat was sullicient experience for him in that line\\nand the men who can pass a S[)urious aitide on\\nhim to-day are scarce. During war times he did\\na lively business in news|)apers, and when his sup-\\nply was exhausted and he was unable to furnish\\nhis customers, he would maunt a store box and\\nread the news to the assembled crowd.\\nIn 18G. our subject first entered the political\\narena as candidate for Clerk of the Township of\\n(Jrand Haven, which then included the village in\\nits jurisdiction, and wjis elected over his compet-\\nitor, Henry Hrouwer, who had never before been\\nbeaten when a candidate, .Since then Mr. Sanford\\n15\\nhas served ten terms upon the Board of Supervis-\\nors of Ottawa County, and in 18H2 came within\\none vote of receiving the nomination for State\\nSenator, and would probably have received it, had\\nhe not withdrawn in favor of .lolin Roost, of Hol-\\nland. He also served as a member of the Hoard\\nof Kducation for nine years, and was President of\\nthat body. He is a member of Ave secret orders,\\nin two of which he holds high and responsible of-\\nfices.\\nMl. .San fold received his a|)pointment as Post-\\nmaster under Cleveland .\\\\ugust 1.5, 18H, and was\\nconlirmed February 8, 1886. During the term of\\nhis office, he could always be found in his proper\\nplace, and employing an efficient coips of cleiks,\\ntlie service was above criticism, he making the most\\npopular Postm.aster that has ever served the peo-\\nple of (irand Haven. November 17, 1889, he re-\\nsigned from the post-oHiee, which he had con-\\nducted for over four years. He made a most ac-\\nceptable ollicer and enjoys the cordial respect and\\ngood- will of all parties.\\nOur subject has always been a stanch Democrat,\\nand served several years as a member of the State\\nCentral Committee of that party. He is a genial,\\npopular gentleman, h.as a pleasant family, and is a\\nmodel and successful man of affairs, and has by a\\nlife of strict integrity p]\\\\d faithful attention to\\nbusiness won the confidence of all who know\\nhim.\\nIIKU.MAN II. ISOVt K. The credit for a\\n^^2^ large share of the enterprise which helps\\nto make Grand Haven one of the most\\nthriving and bustling cities of western\\nMichigan belongs in a considerable degree to such\\nstirring, energetic busine^s men as .Sherman H.\\nBoyce. He is a public-spirited man in the broad-\\nest sense of the word, and his name for many\\nyears has been synonymous with honesty and\\ngood judgment. For many years he was engagrrl\\nin Ihe lumber business in (Jrand Haven, but is now", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0305.jp2"}, "306": {"fulltext": "312\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nretired from the active duties of life, and with\\nhis estimable companion has a very pleasant home\\non Franitlin Street, this citj Mr. Bo3 ce was born\\nin the .State of New York, Dutchess County, Feb-\\nruary 19, 1832, and his father, John M. Boyce,\\nwas also a native of that count} born in the year\\n1780. The elder Mr. Boyce was of English origin,\\nand followed the occupation of a farmer in his\\nnative State all his life. His wife, whose maiden\\nname was H.Tnnah Schofleld, was a native of Con-\\nnecticut and the daughter of Jacob Schofield.\\nSeven children were born to this worthy couple,\\nfour sons and three daughters, and our subject\\nwas the third in order of birth. Only one child\\nbesides our subject is now living, Harvey, who\\nmakes his home in Chenango, N. Y.\\nThe subject of this brief memoir remained in his\\nnative county and received his education in the\\nschools of the same up to the time when he was\\neleven j-ears of age. He then came with his sis-\\nter, Mrs. Divine, to Michigan, and settled with\\nher in Montcalm County, where lie made his home\\nuntil he had reached his twentieth j-ear. From\\nthere he went to Grand Rapids, Kent County,\\nMich., and resided there until the fall of 1867,\\nwhen he made his first appearance in Grand Haven.\\nThis city has been his home since. He became\\nconnected with the lumber industr} engaging in\\nthe business with C. L. Storrs, under the firm name\\nof C. L. Storrs it Co., and manufacturing pine\\nlumber. That business continued until 1871. In\\n1873 Mr. Boyce became associated with Dr. Steven\\nMonroe in the manufacture of lumber, under the\\nfirm name of Monroe, Hoycc iV- Co., and they car-\\nried on their business at Spring Lake, here the\\nfirm is still carrying on operations.\\nMr. Boyce is a stockliolder and Director in the\\nNational Bank of Grand Haven, and he is also a\\nDirector and stockholder in the Grand Haven Fur-\\nniture Company, located nt Grand Haven. Aside\\nfrom this, he is a Director and stockholder in the\\nGlobe Match Company, in tliat city. He is a most\\nuseful and progressive citizen, whose business has\\never been conducted upon tlie broadest basis of\\nequity, and those who engaged in business rela-\\ntions with him could rest assured that tiieir in-\\nterests would be most carefully guarded. Tiie\\nprinciples of the Democratic party have always\\ncommended themselves to his judgment, and he\\nsupports tliem whenever called upon to do so\\nlike the consistent and straightforward man that\\nhe is. Sociall}-, he is a member of Grand Rapids\\nLodge No. 34, A. F. 6z A. M., and has reached\\nthe degree of Knight Templar. He is very ac-\\ntive in lodge affairs. He built his fine residence,\\nand this is presided over by his capable wife, who\\nwas formerly Miss Maiy Holbrook, of Grand Ha-\\nven, to whom he was united in marriage April\\n10, 1881. She is the daughter of J. Holbrook, a\\nworthv citizen of Grand Haven.\\n3 T C\\nREND JOHN NYLAND affords in his life\\nand its success another evidence that in-\\ndustry, economy and integrity constitute\\ntlie keynote to honorable competency.\\nHe is now the President of the Grand Haven\\nLeather Company, of Grand Haven, Mich., of the\\ndetails of whicii liusiness he has a thorough and\\nvery practical knowledge, and this, combined witii\\nhis own rigid sense of right and wrong, and his\\nearnest desire to do as he would be done by, has\\nmade his name a synonym for all tliat is upright\\nand lionorable. He is anative of IIolland,where his\\nbirth occurred on the 9th of October, 1828, he be-\\ning the youngest of four children born to tlie\\nmarriage of Jolin D. Nyland and Angeline Bo-\\nvink, wliose lives were syjent in the Old Country,\\nand wlio were well known and highly honored in\\ntheir own immediate neighborhood.\\nA.J. Nyland acquired a good common education\\nin the schools of the Fatherland, and being a\\nyoung man who thought for himself, he became\\ndeepl} impressed with the numerous opportunities\\nto rise in the world offered by the Fnited States\\nto 3 oung men of push and enterprise, and in this\\ncountry he determined to carve out a home for\\nhimself. At the age of eighteen years he came to\\nthis country, and after a short time spent in the\\ncity of New York he removed to Buffalo, where", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0306.jp2"}, "307": {"fulltext": "POUTIlAir AND BIOGUAPIIICAL KKCORD.\\n313\\nhe put his hnndj to any honorable work which he\\nfound to (1(1 until he secured employment in a\\ntannery, where he learned all the intricacies of\\ntlie leather liusines*!, and where iiis intelli(i;enee\\nand enciyiy soon brought him to the notice of\\nthe (iroprietors and secured for him i;ood wages.\\nAt the end of seven years, or in iyi )4, he came\\nWest to Michigan, and for one year tlieieaftcr he\\nwas a resident of Kalamazoo. With a view to lu l-\\ntering his prospects he removed to lireedsvilie,\\nMich., where he worked for two years at his trade,\\nat the end of which time he went to Holland,\\nMich., in tiie vicinity of which place he followed\\nfarnnnir for four years, and althfiiiijh unfamiliar\\nwith the work made a reasonable success of it.\\nFrom Holland he removed to (Jraiid Haven, where\\nhe acted in the capacit\\\\- of siiperiiilcndciit of i\\na tannery for eighteen months, his superinten-\\ndency only terminating by the burning of the i\\nbuilding in which he was employed. He then\\nengaged in business on his own account in Giand\\nHapids, Mich., for eighteen months, when that build-\\ning was also burned. This entailed quite a lieav}-\\nloss, as the building and contents were not insured,\\nand threw him out of employment for a time, but\\nit was not long before he was following the same\\nline of work in an establishment at Milwaukee,\\nWis., owned by Herman Zohrlant, with whom he\\nremained in friendly relations for seven years.\\nWhen this time had expired Mr. Nyland re-\\nturned to Holland, Mich., and became Su[)eriii-\\nlendent for Cappon Bertsch, the proprietors of\\nan extensive tanneiy, fourteen years being prodta-\\nbly spent in this service. Since that time he has\\nbeen a resident of Grand Haven, having prev-\\niously purchased an interest in the (irand Haven\\nLeather Company, which is one of the solidly es-\\ntablished institutions of the place, and of which\\nhe has been President for some time. Success has\\nattended him as a bu-siness man, the result of his\\nuntiring energy, diligent a] plication and strict\\nintegrity. T(j the coming generation and to those\\nalready embarked in business life his example is\\nmost worthy of imitation. He was married in\\n1851 to Miss Delia Schowenaar, of Hufralo. N. Y.,\\nby whom he became the father of eleven children,\\naevcn of wiiom are living: Nellie, wife of C. Lan-\\ndaal; Jennie D., Cornelius C, Henry, Arend J.,\\nMartha M. and lleiiiian Foui children, two\\nsons and two daughters, are deceased.\\nMr. and Mis. Nyland are members of the Dutch\\nReformed Church and are highly respected hy all\\nthe citizens of Grand Haven. They have a good\\nresidence, conifortabl\\\\ and tastefully furnished,\\nand their home h. is come to be recognized as one\\nof great hos|)italitv. I olitically, Mr. Nyland is a\\nRepublican, and his sketch may appropriately be\\nclosed by saying he is an honest man, a good i-iti-\\nzen and an honor to his native country, as well as\\nto the land of his adoption. He has held posi-\\ntion? of trust, being at one time Alderman while\\na resident of Holland. His sons, following in his\\nfootsleijs, ha\\\\e the confidence of the public, and\\nC. C. served as Alderman in Grand Haven, while\\nHerman is an Alderman at present.\\n^ii^=5_\\ntyp^ NOS BOYKR, the courteous and energetic\\nbf) shipping clerk of the mechanical depart-\\n;L-^: ment of the Chicago A- West ^lichigan\\nRailroad, at Muskegon, Mich., has for years been\\nidenlilied with the social and business interests of\\nhis |)resent locality, and, transacting the various\\nduties of his responsible position with able ti lelity,\\npossesses the confidence of the officers of the rail-\\nroad and has gained the esteem of the general\\npublic. Mr. Boycr is a native of Ohio and was\\nborn in Ashland County May (i, 1841. His father,\\n.lohn Uoyer, a native of Pennsylvania, born in\\nHuntingdon County in 18(11, and reared and edu-\\ncated within the borders of the tjuaker State, at-\\ntained to manhood enterprising and self-ieliant.\\nEarly removing to the Buckeye State, he became\\none of the pioneer settlers of Ashland County, and\\nthere, rearing to honored usefulness his family,\\nsurvived to reach his eighty-fifth 3 ear, and after a\\nlife of energetic industry passed away in Williams\\nCounty, O .iio. During his residence of about a\\nhalf-century- within the boundaries of the State of\\nOhio, the father witnessed the wonderful develoj)-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0307.jp2"}, "308": {"fulltext": "314\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nment which transformed the once wilderness into\\nflourishing farms and smiling villages.\\nThe Bo3 ers are of German ancestry, their sturdy\\nforefathers crossing the Atlantic and settling in\\nPennsylvania in a very early day in the history of\\nour country. The mother, Margaret (Schantz)\\nBoj er, was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., but\\nlike her husband was the descendant of worthy\\nGerman ancestors, who bequeathed to their chil-\\ndren and children s children the habits of prudent\\nthrift and earnest effort which have gained them\\nprosperity and useful influence. Our subject at\\nthe age of two years removed with his parents\\nfrom his birthplace to Williams County, where he\\nattended school and began the work of life upon\\nhis father s farm. John Boyer was bj- trade a\\nblacksmith, and with this occupation profitably\\ncombined the tilling of the soil. Euos, thoroughly\\ntrained in agricultural pursuits, became a practical\\nfarmer, and until twentj^-two years of age aided\\nin the conduct and work of the old homestead.\\nLeaving the farm in 1866, he then ran a sawmill\\nand engaged successfully in this business for six\\nyears. At the expiration of this length of time\\nour subject again returned to the life of a farmer,\\nand, cultivating the acres of the old home, con-\\ntinued in the peaceful vocation for a number of\\nyears. In 1886 Mr. Boyer removed to Michigan,\\nand, locating in Muskegon, for four years worked\\nfor his brother, William Boyer.\\nIn 1890 our subject embarked upon his own ac-\\ncount in the grocery business, which he conducted\\nsuccessfully for two years, and then, selling out,\\naccepted his present excellent position, in which he\\nhas full control of the shipping department. In\\n1869 Knos Boyer and Miss Mary A. Mills, of Will-\\niams County, Ohio, and daughter of William\\nMills, likewise a native of Ohio, were united in\\nmarriage. The i)aternal grandparents of the es-\\ntimable wife of our subject were numbered among\\nthe pioneers of the Buckeye State and, widely\\nknown, were held in high esteem. Mr. and Jlrs.\\nBo3 er are the parents of two sons. Waller II. and\\nCharles Isaac. Our subject and his devoted wife\\nare both valued members of the Methodist Episco-\\npal Churcli and are active in religious and ben-\\nevolent work. Their pleasant home is located\\nupon the corner of Jackson and Prospect Streets.\\nOur subject is fraternallv associated with the An-\\ncient Order of United AVorkmen and is a member\\nof Muskegon Lodge No. 133. In political af-\\nfiliation a stanch Prohibitionist, Mr. Boyer gives\\nhis earnest influence in behalf of the betterment\\nof his fellow-men, and without being himself\\ntroubled with political aspirations is well posted\\nin local and national affairs. A man of business\\nabilit} and upright character, he has won his up-\\nward way and fully possesses the high regard of\\nthe entire community by whom he is surrounded.\\nARK B. COVELL. a i)rominent citizen\\nand enterprising lumberman of Whitehall.\\njNIuskegon County, Mich., has long been\\nintimately associated with the progressive\\ninterests of his present locality, and is widely\\nknown as a public-si)irited citizen and thorcnigh\\nbusiness man. Our subject was born in Ridge-\\nbury, Bradford County, Pa., June 26, 1849, and\\nwas the tenth of the twelve children born unto\\nCalvin T. and Elizabeth (Coleman) Covell. The\\nfather, also a native of New York State, was the son\\nof James Covell, who had seen service in the War\\nof 1812. lie took part in the battle of I laltsburgh,\\nand moved from New York to Pennsylvania\\nwhen he was Captain of the militia. The paternal\\ngreat-grandfather, Jonathan Covell, was a soldier\\nof the Revohilionaiy War, and transferred to his\\nson .lames a tract of land which he had pur-\\nchased. The wife of .lonathan was of Dutch de-\\nscent. James married a Spanish lady, Rebecca\\nPeirce. The early members of the family were\\nfarmers, and possessed only modeiate means, but\\nwere among the most loy;il and highly respected\\ncitizens of the United States. The immediate an-\\ncestors mostly lived and died in Pennsylvania,\\nwhere the father of oui subject passed away in\\n1879.\\nThe record of the mother s family is very lim-\\nited. Elizabeth Coleman w.as undoubtedly- born", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0308.jp2"}, "309": {"fulltext": "PORTIIAIT AiSD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n315\\nill tlip State of New York, and there received her\\nprimary education. She died in I ennsylvauia in\\n1857. The late A. Covell. l.rotlier of Mari li..\\nwent to Wliito l.alic, western Mieiiigan. in IH.^7,\\nand since tiic nanic of Covell has lieen a familiar\\none up and down the himlier camps of that part of\\nthe Stale. Tlio other brotliers. joininj;: A. also\\nlabored industriouslj- among the pineries, where\\nthey arrived sturdy, determined young men, with\\nhut little or no ca[)ital. and solely witii resolulicni,\\nperseverance and their excellent business ability,\\nsoon laid the foundations of the competence which\\neach jraiiied the following years. .\\\\iidi ew.l. Cov-\\nell, the eldest of the family, settlingal White Lake,\\nnow Whitehall, died in 1885, leaving a fortune.\\nLvnian Covell, identified with the liimlier interests\\nof Whitehall from the early tJOs, is now, and has\\nbeen since he first engaged in the business, tlie\\npartner of Hon. II. E. Staples, who married a sis-\\nter of the Covells. Lyman, probably the wealth-\\niest of tlie brothers, is a man of enterprise, identi-\\nfied with every jirogressive interest of his locality.\\nD. W. Covell, a farmer near Whitehall, is highly\\nesteemed.\\nCharles E. and Mark B. arc partners in business.\\nAugusta M. Covell became the wife of .John C.\\nLewis, the lumbermen s banker and capitalist of\\nWhitehall. Reljecca is the wife of tlie Hon. H. E.\\nStaples. These four brothers and two sisters are\\nthe only survivors of the twelve children who\\nonce gathered about the family hearth. Our sub-\\nject spent his early life upon his father s farm in\\nPennsylvania, and received but a common-sciiool\\neducation. At twenty-one years of age he came\\nWest, located in Michigan, and for five years\\nworked for the firm of Staples CovelL At the\\nexpiration of that time he engaged in the grocery\\nbusiness in company with T. liennett, under the\\nfirm name of T. Hennelt Co. Eor ten years the\\npartnership continued prosperousl3-, Mr. Covell\\nalso investing in lumber and owning and oper-\\nating a line of l)oats between Whitehall and Chi-\\ncago. In 18!)0, he dis|)Oscd of his former interests,\\nand in 18 J1 bought from the heirs the business of\\nhis late brother, Andrew J., and is now head of the\\nlarge mills, and has an interest in a shiiigle-niill\\nand various manufacturing plants of Whileliall.\\nOur subject has been uniformly successful in all\\nhis business undertakings, and the Covell brothers!\\nwhose estate places thcra among the large capital-\\nists of Muskegon County, are also widely known\\nfor their sterling integrity and upright dealings\\nwith customers and employes.\\nMr. Covell has been twice married. He was\\nfirst married in 187; to Miss Mary Byhra, a lady\\nof Norwegian parentage. She died in 1891, leav-\\ning no issue. In the winter of 1893, our subject\\nwas united in marriage with Miss Mary Wilson, a\\nnative of Scotland, who came to Whitehall with\\nher parents when two years of age. Fraternally,\\nMr. Covell is a valued member of the Ancient\\nEree (fe Accepted Masons, and politically has been\\na life-long liepublitan. and a descendant of an old\\nWhig family. Eor the past eighteen years he has\\nwith fidelity discharged the duties of Treasurer of\\nAVhitehall, and in all matters pertaining to the gen-\\neral welfare is a liberal-spirited and progressive\\ncitizen.\\n4 ^=4 ==v\\ny\\nON. CHARLES K. HOYT, the present\\ni) Representative of the Second District in\\nthe State Legislature, and a prominent\\n*jj business man of Iludsonville, has con-\\ntributed as largely- to the progress of Ottawa\\nCounty along the lines of material and moral\\ndevelopment as any other citizen now residing\\nhere. An excellent financier, shrewd business\\nman and progressive citizen, he has, while still a\\nyoung man, achieved a large measure of success,\\nand has gained a position of distinction in this\\nportion of the State. He traces his ancestry to\\nEngland, whence in an early da}- members of the\\nfamily emigrated to America. His grandfather,\\nKeeler Hoyt, was a brave soldier in the War of\\n18 1 2, and was, during the larger part of his career,\\na resident of New York.\\nThe father of our subject, Nelson Hoyt, was a\\nnative of Manlius, N. Y., born January 16, 1820,\\nand in the Empire State he married Miss Elizabeth,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0309.jp2"}, "310": {"fulltext": "316\\nPORTRAIT AND B10(. RAPI1ICAL RECORD\\ndaughter of Peter Barber, both of whom were\\nborn near Baldwinsville. After their marriage\\ntlie parents of our subject came to Michigan and\\nsettled in Waterloo Township, Jackson County,\\nwhere the fatlier still resides, beinij now among\\nthe oldest surviving settlers of his community.\\nHis firat wife, ilie mother of our subject, died\\nAugust 4, 1863, and he afterwards married again,\\nbecoming by the latter union the father of one\\nchild, Seaborn. In politics a stanch Rc[)ul)lican.\\nhe was the occupant of a numbeiof township ofiices\\nand served with fidelity in the various otfices to\\nwhich he was elected. He was a liberal contributor\\nto religious enterin ises, and his wife, our subject s\\nmother, was a member of the INIethodist Episcopal\\nChurch.\\nOur subject is one of six children, four of\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0whom are now living. They are, Albine L., who\\nmarried Fannie Finch, by whom he has become\\nthe father of five children; Rev. Peter B., who\\nmarried Leora Hall, and resides in Commerce, Oak-\\nland County, Mich., Charles K.;and Harry H., of\\nLawton, who married Eva I?., daughter of .John\\nN. Waitc, of whom see sketch elsewhere in this\\nvolume. Harry H. and his wife are the parents of\\nthree children. The next to the youngest of the\\nfamily is the subject of this sketch, who was born\\nin Wateiloo Township, Jackson County, Mich.,\\nJune 18, 18.31). He was reared on a farm, and was\\neducated in the common schools of Waterloo Town-\\nship, where he fitted himself for the profession of\\na teacher. He was thus engaged in Jackson Coun-\\nty in the winter of 1875-76, and in Hanley,\\nOttawa County, for two years, and later in Hudson-\\nville for two and one-half 3ears.\\nFrom this place Mr. Iloyt went t j Pierson,\\nMiiritcalm County, where he was employed us\\nbook-keeper for F. F. Taylor, a lumber and dry-\\ngoofls merchant of that place. In 1885 he re-\\nturned to lludsonville, where he embarked in\\nbusiness f(jr himself, opening a store anil tilling it\\nwith a complete stock of groceries, dry goods and\\nnotions. He still conducts this estaljlishmcnt, al-\\nthough he no longer gives his persoiiiil supervision\\nto the details of its management. A Republican\\nin i)olilical belief, he has for jears been prominent\\nin politics and has frequently served .as a delegate\\nto county and State con ventions. For four years\\nhe filled the position of Clerk of Georgetown\\nTownship, and during the administration of\\nPresident Harrison he served as Postmaster at\\nlludsonville, resigning that position in order to\\naccept the nomination to the Legislature.\\nIn 1892 Mr. Hoyt was the Republican candi-\\ndate for the position of Representative of the\\nSecond District, and, being elected to that re-\\nsponsible office, assumed the duties of the jilace on\\nthe 1th of January, 18i)3. He has served as Chair-\\nman of the Committee on Towns and Counties, as a\\nmember of the Committee on Insuiance, and as a\\nmember of the Committee on the Northern Asylum\\nfor the Insane, located at Traverse City he was also\\non the Committee of Escort from the Legislature\\nto the funeral of the Hon. Mr. Leavitt, of Oceana\\nCounty. He has been prominent in fighting the\\nsaloon legislation and has worked ardently against\\nincrease of salaries, as well as for all measures\\nbeneficial to farming interests. He was elected\\nfor a period of two years and is still filling the\\n[josition, rendering satisfactor} service on behalf\\nof his constituents.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Hoyt occurred November\\n18, 1881), and united him with Esther ^SL, daughter\\nof William H. and Anna (Barber) McEachron, na-\\ntives of New York and early settlers of Geoige-\\ntown Township, Ottawa County. Later tUey re-\\nsided in Jamestown Township, and at the present\\ntime (1893) the} make their home in lludsonville.\\nThey have been the parents of seven children, of\\nwhom five are now living. Their daughter\\nEsther M. was born in New York March 19, 1863,\\nand was educated in this State, having formerly\\nbeen a teacher in Ottawa County. Her jjarents\\nwere menibeis of the Methodist Episcopal Church,\\nand her father was Trustee of the church at Han-\\nley, but she affiliates with the Congregationalists,\\nand is an active woikcr in that denomination, to\\nwhich Mr. Hoyt also belongs. Both are promi-\\nnent workers in the Sunday-school, and he has\\nolllciated as Tiustee in the cluirch. Tliey have a\\nfamily of four children, liirnoy Ralph L.,\\nHarold R. and an infant unnamed.\\nFrom his youth Mr. Hoyt has maintained a\\ndeep interest in the cause of education, and he has", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0310.jp2"}, "311": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n3i:\\nbeen a member of the Scliool Board ever since be-\\ncoming a resident of lludsonvillc. The schools\\nof this place compare favorably with those in\\nlarger towns, and an excellent system of grading\\nhas been introduced tlirough his efforts, assisted\\nb} others. In his social connections he is identi-\\nfied with the Inde|)endent Order of Odd Fellows,\\nand has filled all the chairs in the lodge here,\\nwhich he has also represented in the Grand Lodge.\\nHe is a member of the Order of Maccabees, and\\nis at present otficating as Sir Ivnight Comman-\\nder, being the first occupant of that position in\\nthe order in Iludsonville.\\nw S)\\ns^ AMUEL H. STEVENS, Postmaster and in-\\nsurance agent of Muskegon, was born in\\nRochester, N. Y., March -4. 1831. and is of\\nEnglish descent, the family having been\\nfounded in America b} ancestors who came from\\nEngland. His grandfather was Artemus Stevens,\\nand his parents were Samuel and Frances Miranda\\n(Iloj t) Stevens, natives of Massachusetts.\\nThe subject of this sketch spent the lirst twelve\\nyears of his life in Batavia, N. Y., and then emi-\\ngrated Westward to Waukegan. 111., where he\\ngrew to manhood and accpiiied his education. He\\nworked on the home farm until fifteen years of\\nage, when his services as a farm laborer ceased\\nand he was employed in mercantile pursuits. In\\n1856 lie came to .Muskegon and engaged in the\\ndrug business. The following year he became a\\npartner of .ludge Wylee, under the firm name of\\nVVylee it Stevens, proprietors of a general mer-\\nchandise establishment, which they conducted to-\\ngether until 18(51, when the firm retired from\\nbusiness.\\nThe same year Mr. Stevens w.as united in mar-\\nri.ige with Miss Laura S. Boyce, of Detroit, Mich.,\\na daughter of Thomas Boyce. Their union was\\nblessed with a family of five children, three sons\\nand two daughters: Kate F., wife of Arthur\\n.Sanford, of Muskegon; William H., who is clerk-\\ning in tlie postoffice; and Grace L., who ia still\\nwith her parents. Harrison J. and Edmost S. arc\\ndeceased.\\nIn 1862 Mr. Stevens formed a partnership with\\nIra .Smith in the mercantile business. At the\\nexpiration of six 3 ears, Mr. Stevens purch.ased his\\npartner s interest, and devoted his time and atten-\\ntion to his business for nine years. His ne.xt ven-\\nture was in an entirely different line. He opened\\nan insurance office and became agent for both fire\\nand life companies; and this business he has since\\nsuccessfully- carried on. In 1891 he wasappointed\\nPostmaster of Muskegon by President Harrison,\\nand is now the incumbent of that ollice. In all\\nhis business dealings he has been honorable and\\nupright, and has therefore won universal confi-\\ndence and regard.\\nIn politics, Mr. Stevens is a Republican and an\\ninflexible adherent of the party with which he has\\nbeen identified since its organization. .Socially,\\nhe is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge,\\nand also holds membership with Muskegon Lodge\\nNo. 14(1, A. F. i A. M. He has been connected\\nwith the interests and growth of Muskegon for\\nthirty-six years, has been prominent in all pub-\\nlic affairs that arc calculated to promote the gen-\\neral welfare, and is recognized as one of the lead-\\ning aiul valued citizens.\\njgS\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^1) ACOB BAUKNECHT. a prominent business\\nman and well-known wholesale dealer in\\nwood, coal and shingles, Muskegon, Mich.,\\nhas for the past twenty-seven 3 ears been\\nintimately associated with the leading interests of\\nhis present localil} and enjoys a wide acquaint-\\nance and the sincere respect of many friends.\\nBorn in German^ in 18-45, our subject was the\\ndescendant of a long line of sturdy ancestors, who,\\nthrough industrious thrift, steadil}- won their way\\nupward to positions of useful influence. His fa-\\nther, .lohn Bauknecht, a cooper by trade, reared,\\neducated and married in his native laud, was a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0311.jp2"}, "312": {"fulltext": "318\\nt ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nman of sterling integrity and upright character,\\nand died in Germany. Our subject s niotlier mar-\\nried again and came with her husband to try their\\nfortunes beyond the sea, that through the broader\\nopportunities offered by a republican Government\\ntheir cliildren might rise in tlie world. Jacob\\nwas but three years of age when, crossing the At-\\nlantic, lie emigrated with his mother to America.\\nLanding in IS ew York City, the family proceeded\\non their way to Albany, where the stepfather and\\nmotlier permanently located, and tliere Mr. Bauk-\\nnecht received his education in the public schools\\nof the city and later worked diligently in a stove\\nfoundry.\\nUntil the year 1861 our subject pursued the\\neven tenor of his way in Albany, but whtn the\\nwar broke out, answering to the call of the\\nGovernment, he enlisted in Com|).iny D, Forty-\\nthird iS ew York Infantry, commanded by Col.\\nA in ton, and, assigned to the Army of the Poto-\\nmac, courageously participated in the follow-\\ning decisive engagements: Gettysburg, Antiolam,\\nMarye Heights, and the Seven-Da\\\\ s Battle. I n No-\\nvember, 1863, he was taken prisoner near Warren-\\nton, Va., and was incarcerated in Libb^- Prison\\nand upon Belle Isle until M:ircli 22, 1864, when,\\nhaving undergone most terrible privations and\\nsufferings, our subject was exchanged and went to\\nAnnapolis to recuperate. Immediately upon the\\npartial recovery of his strength, he nobly returned\\nto the service, and was sent to re-enforce Gen.\\nBuriiside in .-i tlirec-d.iys fight at Cold Har-\\nbor, after which he returned to his own regi-\\nment at Petersburgh. In the fall of 1864, mus-\\ntered out, Mr. Bauknecht returned to his Al-\\nbany home, and in the s[)ring of 1866 journeyed\\nto the farther West and settled in Muskegon. A\\nman uf clear judgment, he saw his opportunities\\nin the leading interest, of the State, lumbering, and\\nfor eighteen continuous years ran a sawmill with\\nexcellent results. In 1881 he emiiarked in his pres-\\nent Bouiishing business, |)rofitably selling wood,\\ncoal and shingles at wholesale, and in a compara-\\ntively brier time building up a business which in\\nits extent is second to no other in this locality.\\nIn the nKHith of April, 1871. were united in\\nman iage Jacob Bauknecht and Miss Annie Jesstui,\\nwho was boru in Sweden and is a lady of worth\\nand superior ability. Our suliject and his esti-\\nmable wife have been blessed by the birth of three\\nsons and two daughters, who with their cheerful\\npresence brightened the pleasant home on the\\ncorner of Houston and Seventh Streets. Henry A.\\nis the eldest-born; then follow in order of birth\\nCelia A., Jesse (L, Paul Edward and Dora lielle.\\nThese brothers and sisters will all have the bene-\\nfit of excellent educational advantages and be\\ngiven every opportunity to fit themselves for any\\nposition of trust to which they may be called.\\nMr. Bauknecht is a member of Phil Kearney\\nPost No. 7, G. A. R., and is fraternally associated\\nwith ISIuskegon Lodge No. 133, A. O. U. W. He\\ntakes an active interest in all matters of public\\nwelfare and is intelligently posted on the vital is-\\nsues of the day.\\nOHN P. NABER, a prominent agriculturist,\\nand a courageous veteran of the late Civil\\nAVar, has for years been School Moder-\\n^^^J ator in the district of his home locality,\\nsection 34, Holland Townshi|), Ottawa County,\\nMich. Born in the Netherlands March 1!), 1841,\\nour suliject was the son of Peter and Catherine\\nNaber. The father, whose birthdiiy was April I.\\n181(1, was likewise born in the Netherlands, but mnv\\nmakes his home in Holland Township, section ih.\\nThe paternal grandparents, honest, hard-working\\npeople, were John and Cora an(lersklier) Naber.\\nThe parents of (Uir suliject, accompanied by their\\nfamily and a Inother of the father, set s;iil for the\\nUnited States March 5, 1848, and were forty-two\\nd.a\\\\s making the voyage. Landing in New Yoi k\\nCity they proceeded by canal boat to liufl alo. From\\nthe latter city they journeyed to Chicago by boat,\\nand tlience came to Holland Mii-h., where the\\nfather s xiOO were so iii exhausted, as he |)ui chased\\nforty-live acres of land at i^ i per acre, and was\\nobliged to at once lay in a stock of groceries and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0312.jp2"}, "313": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0313.jp2"}, "314": {"fulltext": "J\\ntsr\u00c2\u00ab^ ^^^S^\\nJohannes G.Van Hees", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0314.jp2"}, "315": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT A D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n321\\nprovisions for the use of liis family, who lived\\nwith tlieir iieiijhlxiis until their little house was\\nbuilt. The cliildroii uf the parents were Corn,\\nJohn P., .lakubena, Peter and .Mary. The father,\\na devout nieniher of the Uefornied Chureli, was\\nfor ten years a Deacon at Holland and for ten 3 ears\\nheld the same sacred otHce in the Khenezer Church.\\nPolitically, he is a Uepuhlican and a thoroughly\\nloyal citizen.\\nOnly seven years of age when he came to Amer-\\nica, o^ir subject received but little scliooling in the\\nOld Country, and never had much opportunity to\\ngain an education. He worked on liis father s\\nfarm until twenty-one years of age, tlicn enlisted\\nin 1862 in Company I, Tweiity-lifth Michigan\\nInfantry, and. engaged in the Army jf the Cum-\\nberland, fought at Tibb s Bend and actively par-\\nticipated in every battle fought under Sherman\\nuntil they reached Atlanta. Later he took |)artin\\ntiie engagement at Nashville, and although in the\\nmidst of seventeen fierce encounters was never\\nwounded nor taken prisoner, neither was he absent\\nfrom his regiment one day. Receiving his honorable\\ndischarge in North Carolina, Mr. Naber was mus-\\ntered out of the Government service in .I.ackson,\\nMich. Return iug home, he again resumed the\\nclearing of the land, and now owns one hundred\\nand twenty-live valuable acres, one of the most\\nfinely cultivated farms and substantially improved\\nhomesteads in the locality. Our subject is a thor-\\noughly practical farmer, trained from his early\\nchildhood to the tilling of the soil; he also un-\\nderstands the culture of vegetal)les and fruit, and\\nhas made a success of agricultural i)ursuits, and\\nupon his extensive homestead has some excellent\\nstock.\\n.lohn P. Naber and Miss Henrietta Dehaan were\\nunited in marriage ,Iune 14, IbGG. Mrs. Naber is\\nthe daughter of John and Chacolena Dehaan, and\\nwas born in the Netherlands, as were also her par-\\nents, who emigrated to the I nited States when the\\nestimable wife of our subject was but four years of\\nage. Five children have blessed the union of .Mr.\\nand Mrs. Naber: Catherine, Kdward, Peter, Chaco-\\nlena and .lohn. Mr. and Mrs. Nabeu are both de-\\nvout members of the Reformed Church, of which\\nour subject has been a De.acon for a number of\\nyears. Politieally a Republican and an earnest\\nadvocate of the party, he has given great satisfac-\\ntion in his position .as School Moderator, and, in-\\ntimately associated with the progressive interests\\nof the township, is regarded with high respect, and\\nin bis wide acquaintance commands the sincere\\nconfidence due his sterling integrity and business\\nability.\\nN^)!#\\n,.f LBKRTl S G. VAN HLKS, a successful\\nmlu\\\\ farmer and stock-rai.ser of Zeeland Town-\\nlli ship, Ottawa County, was born in the city\\nof Rotterdam, Holland. April 16, 1838,\\nand is the son of .lohannes G. and Neeltje (De-\\nYries) Van Hees. His paternal grandfather, Albert\\nVan Hees, served in the army under the famous\\nNapoleon in 1805, and ui)on retiring to civic life\\nengaged in business as a paper manufacturer. His\\ndeath occurred at tiie age of forty-five years. He\\nw.as survived for many years by his wife, Anna,\\nwho passed from earth in ISol, at the age of\\neighty-three. She left two children, Johannes G.\\nand Jansje.\\nThe fallier of our subject was born in Gelder-\\nland, Holland, in the city of Arnhein. At the age\\nof sixteen years he removed to Rotterdam, where\\nhe married Miss Neeltje DcVries and resided\\nnineteen years. Thence, iu company with a col-\\nony of fifteen hundred of his compalriots. he\\ncame to America. Leaving Holland on the 16th\\nof August, 1847, he landed at S.-ig Harbor, Long\\nIsland, on the 20th of October, 1847. His destin-\\nation was Pella, Iowa, which had been founded\\nby Rev. H. P. Scholte. He arrived in Chicago\\nNovember 18, 1847, and, .is the season was then\\nfar advanced, he remained in that city during the\\nwinter. Ivuly in 18 18 he started on foot with\\nJacob Bogards for the Dutch settlements of\\nMichigan, spending two weeks en route. Aban-\\ndoning his Pella scheme, he located in Zeeland,\\nwhere he arrived on the 16ih of August, 1848,\\naccompanied by his wife, son and father-in-law,\\nthe latter eighty years of age.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0315.jp2"}, "316": {"fulltext": "322\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nAt once after settling in Zeeland, Johannes G.\\nVan Hees became a leader in the colony, both in\\npolitical and church circles. He served as Super-\\nvisor of the township for twenty-two j-ears and\\nfive months, and also served in other important\\npositions. A man of noble powers, great ability,\\nsound common-sense and unusual memory, he was\\nfitted for tlie i)roininent position he occupied. He\\nfollowed the other leaders of his people, Scholte,\\nVan Haalte, C.Van Der Meulen and others, and left\\nthe Stale church and his Fatherland for a free land\\nand a free church. Prior to 1864 lie was a Demo-\\ncrat, but afterward affiliated with the Republicans.\\nPossessing the most scrupulous ideas of honor and\\nright, he would not tolerate the least dishonest}\\nin another.\\nA friend to the |)ublic school system, Mr. Van\\nHees served as a member of the School Board\\nuntil 1883, when advancing years and enfeebling\\npowers induced him to resign. Respected and\\nhonored in life, he was mourned when he died\\nsuddenly on the 13t!i of September, 1891. For\\nmany 3-ears prior to his decease he made his home\\non section 19, where he had originally owned forty\\nacres and later was the owner of one hundred\\nacres. A ruling Elder in the church, he was promi-\\nnent in religious affairs, and was a generous con-\\ntributor to the cause of Christianit} His wife,\\nwho was born April 23, 1803, passed from earth\\nAugust 13, 1874, at the at;e of seventj -one. She\\nwas a daughter of Gerret DeVries, a native of\\nRotterdam, Holland, and a grocer and mason by\\ntrade. After his wife s death, he came with his\\ndaughter to America, in 1847, and died in the\\nspring of 1849, at the age of eighty-three.\\nThe subject of this sketch was reared on a farm\\nand received a liberal education, both in Dutch\\nand English. He made his home with his father\\nuntil the demise of the latter, and still occupies\\nthe old homestead of one hundred acres, where he\\ntills the soil and engages in raising Shropshire\\nsheep and other stock. A Democrat prior to 1860,\\nbe has since that time been a Republican and has\\nbeen elected upon his party ticket to numerous\\npositions of trust. He has frequently served as\\ndelegate to State conventions, has been Notary\\nPublic for twelve years, and is now Justice of the\\nPeace. A member of the Reformed Church, he has\\nbeen a Deacon for fourteen years, and since 1890\\nhas served as Elder.\\nMay 26, 1856, Mr. Van Hees married Francina,\\ndaughter of Arie and Jannetje (DeHaan) Van Bree,\\nand a native of South Holland. Mr. Van Bree was a\\nbutcher in the Old Country, and served in the\\nBelgian War in 1832. After coming to the United\\nStates in 1849, he followed the trade of a butcher\\nfor a few years, also engaging in business as a\\nshoemaker. He died in Zeeland, December 7,\\n1891, at an advanced age, having been born March\\n13,1811. His first wife, who was born in 1791,\\ndied in July, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Van Hees were\\nthe parents of fourteen children, only five of\\nwhom survive: John G., of Big Rapids, who is\\nmarried and has two children, Frances E. and Vera\\nM.; Arie Nellie, the wife of Dirk Pyl, and the\\nmother of one child. Frances; Albert G. and Anna\\nF.. residing at home. Frank died at the age of\\ntwo years, and Jane F. passed away when a girl of\\nfourteen.\\nWIUSTUS STILES, the oldest living settler in\\nPolkton Township, who voted at the or-\\nganization of the township, and was in fact\\nthe first settler in town 8, range 14 west,\\nwith the exception of the trappers and hunters\\nalong the river bank, has been a resident of the\\nState of Michigan almost three-score years, and\\nhas been a dweller within the count\\\\ of Ottawa\\nsince 1844. Our subject, a native of St. Lawrence\\nCounty, N. Y., was the second of ten children\\nborn unto Justus and Aurilhi (Clark) Stiles, both\\nnatives of New England. The father was born in\\n1778 in Vermont; the mother s birthplace was\\nMassachusetts. The paternal ancestors were of\\nEnglish biitli. The responsibility of the care and\\ntraining of the younger sons and daughters of the\\nparents devolved mainl^ upon the son Justus,\\nwho, with enterprising and self-reliant effort, as-\\nsumed the burdens of the day in his early boy-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0316.jp2"}, "317": {"fulltext": "i\u00c2\u00bbORTRAlT AND BIOGliAl^HJCAL RECORD.\\n323\\nhood. Nancy L.. the oldost of the f.-jmily, became\\nthe wife of George C.-iiie and made lier lionie in\\nIJaltle Creek; .Justus came next; Amos lives in\\nCalhoun; Chiuincey S. died in Ottawa County;\\nRicliard C. also passed away in Ottawa C (,)unty;\\nMary A. is the wife of II. Hail, of llattle Creek;\\nCynthia, deceased, wastlie wife of .John Dickenson;\\nAlma .1. is the wife of Pxlwin Van Winkle, of Hat-\\ntie Creek; Julia A. married Henry Hall, of Battle\\nCreek; and Harvey C. died young.\\nOur subject accompanied his parents to Battle\\nCreek iu 1835, and tiiev found but one frame house\\nwhere tiie city now stands. Tiie father not long\\nafter died, leaving to the care of the widow a large\\nfamily of little ones. In 1844 Mr. Stiles was uni-\\nted in marriage with Miss .\\\\nn .Stveator, and with\\nhis wife soon after made his home in Ottawa\\nCounty. The3 located upon the identical spot\\nwhere their first house stood nearly a half-century\\nago, and there our subject, toiling industriously-,\\ncleared the eight} acres of land of heavy timber,\\nand erected a log cabin beside the verj- stumps of\\nthe trees felled for that purpose. At the organ-\\nization of the township sixteen voted in the first\\nelection held at Scranton, now Kastmaii ville. Mr.\\nStiles declined to accept many oflices of the town-\\nship which were tendered hiin, but when he did\\noccasionally permit the use of iiis name he was in-\\nvariably elected. He and his excellent wife, shar-\\ning in the toils and privations of pioneer life,\\nburied five little ones in infancy and reared to\\nadult age five sons and daughters. The eldest\\nsurviving child is E. H., now Postmaster at Coop-\\nersville; .losephine is the wife of H. Orson Dodge,\\nof Newaygo; Jane, deceased, was the wife of Edgar\\nHamilton, of Coopersville; Henry J. lives upon\\nthe old home farm; and Hezza is the wife of Har-\\nrison Averill, of Ottawa County. Mr. and Mrs.\\nStiles are both remarkably well preserved, being\\nhale and hearty and enjoying their many daily\\nblessings. Our subject, who is in his seventy-\\nfourth year, h.as witnessed the many remarkable\\nchanges inci iental to the life of the frontiersman.\\nPolitically, he and his son are strong Democrats\\nand deepy interested in both local and national\\nissues.\\nMr. Stiles has until recently taken an active in-\\nterest in the schools of the county, and is a well-\\nknown friend to educational advancement. He\\ngave his children a good common-school education,\\nand his eldest son taught school many years. Our\\nsuhjecl, although a man of sterling integrity of\\ncharacter, has never been connected with any\\nchurch organization or fraternal society. E. 11.\\nStiles, the eldest living son of our subject, was\\nborn in l t)lkton Tf)wnship in 1H49, and, growing\\nup to manhood on his father s farm, assisted in the\\nsummer and in the winter attended the district\\nschool. Wlicn alioiil twenty-two 3 ears of age he\\nengaged in teaching school and. continuing for\\nfive years a successful instructor, in the mean time\\nattended the Grand Rapids Business College. Un-\\ntil the winter of 1K!)2-1893 he taught contin-\\nuousl}-, and during the summer months, as in\\nyouth, engaged industriously in the pursuit of\\nagriculture. He was married in 1876 to Miss Mary\\nA. Coburn, of Zeeland, and a daughter of Milan\\nCoburii. This excellent and accomplished lady\\nwas always delicate, and upon July 2, passed\\naway mourned by all who know her. Mr. Stiles\\nhas been active in the local politics of Ottawa\\nCounty and ably served as Clerk of Polkton\\nTownship. In June, 1893, he was commissioned\\nunder President Cleveland Postmaster of Coop-\\nersville, an office whose duties he is well adapted\\nto discharge to the great satisfaction of his fellow-\\ntownsmen. Fraternally, Mr. Stiles is a Knight of\\nHonor, and socially is a popular man, enjo.ying the\\nhigh regard of many friends.\\nORNELirS WESTR.VTK. Many of the\\nmost active and enterprising residents of\\n^^Jf Holland Township are natives of this\\ncounty and have here spent the greater portion of\\ntheir lives. In them we find men of true loyalty\\nto the interests of this part of the State, who un-\\nderstand, as it were by instinct, the needs, social\\nand industrial, of this vicinity, and who have a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0317.jp2"}, "318": {"fulltext": "524\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nthorough knowledge of its resources. Tiiey are\\ntherefore better adapted to succeed liere than a\\nstranger could he, and are |)robabl3- without ex-\\nception warmly devoted to the prosperity- of their\\nnative place.\\nCornelius Westrate was born in Ottawa County,\\nZeeiand Township, Mich., in 1849, to the union of\\nMarienus and Johanna (Zoulwel) Westrate, both\\nof whom were natives of the Netherlands. Tlie\\nfatlier learned tlie carpenter s trade in his youth,\\nand was married in the Old Country. There six\\nchildren were born to his first union. About\\n1847 he emigrated to the United States with his\\nfamily, located at Zeeiand, Ottawa County, Mich.,\\nand tliere married Miss Zoutwel, who bore him\\none child, the subject of tiiis sketch. In this\\ntownship the father bought land, and in connec-\\ntion with farming carried on his trade until 1851,\\nwhen he was killed by a fall from a house. Of\\nthe children born to the first union, the following\\nare now living: .losepli, Nellie, .lane and William.\\nTheir mother died in the Old Country. After the\\ndeath of Mr. Westrate his widow married Matthew\\nNaye, by whom she had one ciiiid. .lane Maggie,\\nnow tiie wife of George Lokes.\\nUntil nearly twenty-one years of nge our sub-\\nject remained under the parental roof, and the\\nfundamental ])rinciplesof education were instilled\\ninto iiis young mind in tlie common schools.\\nAfter leaving home he worked out for different\\nfarmers in the section for about a year, and was\\nthen united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Kloos-\\nterman, daughter of .loiin and Fannie (Vink)\\nKloostermau, natives of Holland. The happy do-\\nmestic life of our subject has been blessed by\\nthe birth of eight children, .as follows: Marienus,\\nwho married Miss Maggie Depenharst; Fannie,\\nJohanis, John, Minnie, Peter, Albert and William.\\nAt the time of his marriage our subject had\\nlittle or no means, and the d.ay after his union\\nhe began work in a sawmill at Zeeiand. receiv-\\ning ^l.iiO per da^-. He worked for other people\\nuntil 187. when he rented a farm for four 3 ears.\\nHis life of industry and usefulness and ids record\\nfor integrilj- and true-hearted faithfulness in all\\nthe relations of life have liad their effect, and he\\nis now the owner of one hundred acres of land,\\nwith good substantial buildings, all erected by\\nhimself. He has the respect and esteem of a large\\ncircle of friends, and he and his estimable wife\\nare members of the Holland Reformed Church\\nof Zeeiand. In politics he inclines to the platform\\nof Ihe Republican jjart} Has held the office of\\nRoad Commissioner, and for thirteen years was a\\nschool officer.\\nON. CHARLES HENRY HACKLEY,alum-\\nberman of Muskegon, was born January 3,\\n1837, at Michigan City, Ind. His father, Jo-\\nseph H. Ihickley, was a native of the State of\\nNew York, of Welsh descent, and for manj years a\\ncontractor and railroad builder. His mother, whose\\nmaiden name w.as .Salina Fuller, passed her early\\nyouth in Ohio, and attained to the age of forty-\\neight years, dying at Muskegon August 16, 1864.\\nThey had five children, three sons and two daugh-\\nters, of whom our subject was the eldest, and\\nis the oul}- one now living. While quite young,\\nhis parents moved to Southport, now Kenosha,\\nWis., and here Mr. Hackley obtained his education\\nat the district schools.\\nArriving at the age of fifteen years, our subject\\nleft school and engaged with his father in road-\\nbuilding. At seventeen years of age he had un-\\nder him a gang of men and had charge of twenty\\nmiles of plank road, his duty being to keep it in\\nrepair. His time was devoted to hard work in\\nconnection with his father s business until the\\nspring of 1856, when he eng.aged to work ids pass-\\nage to Michigan on the schooner Challenge.\\nLanding in Muskegon on the morning of April\\n17, 1856, with only a few dollars in his possession,\\nhe went to work at noon on the same da3 as a\\ncommon laborer for Durkee, Truesdell Co., lum-\\nber manufacturers, and without asking what re-\\nmuneration he was to receive. His foreman after-\\nward gave in his time at 122 per month, which\\nthe firm later incre.ased to $26. In the fall of\\n1856, when the mill had shut down, he went into\\nthe woods for the same company, and there he\\nwas employed the following winter, scaling logs,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0318.jp2"}, "319": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAFIUCAL RECORD.\\n325\\nreccivinsr ?30 |)er month as wages. The next\\nspring lie was made outside foreman and liad\\ncharge of the men engaged in sorting and piling\\nlumlier and elearing tlie mill.\\nThe fall of 18. )7 was a disastrous one for the\\nlumber interests, a large number of manufactur-\\nei-s failing, and coni|wratively little logging was\\ndone in the wot)ds in the enduing winter. Mr.\\nHackley, through his energy, perseverance and\\nability, had by this time gained the confidence and\\nesteem of his employers, and they suggested that\\nif he would return to Kenosha and spend the win-\\nter at the commercial school at that place, they\\nwould pay a portitjn of his expenses, with tlie un-\\nderstanding that if he proved competent he was\\nto return the following spring and take charge of\\ntheir books. This proposition was accepted, but\\nduring his absence, the flrni of Durkce, Truesdell\\niV- Co. went into liquidation and (iideon Truesdell\\nbecame its successor.\\nEarly in 1858 Mr. Hackley became book-keeper\\nfor Mr. Tnicsdoll and also had charge of the ship-\\ninciit of luiiiiicr and of the siipi)ly store, wliicii he\\nran in connection with the mill, and he filled this\\nposition acceptably, while still receiving only *30\\nper month salary, until thcspringof 1\u00c2\u00ab5;\u00c2\u00bb. I om-\\nero} fe Holmes, lumber manufacturers, failing at\\nthis time, Mr. Hackley, with his father and Mr.\\nTruesdell, [juichased the property and organized\\nthe firm of J. H. Hackley ik Co., under which name\\nthe business was successfully conducted for the\\nnext two seasons. In IStiO the linn purchased\\nthe property known as the Wing mill, which\\nthey continued to operate until 1 86{), Mr. Hackley\\nassuming charge of the books of the two mills in\\naddition to those of Mr. Truesdell, while he was\\nas well general manager for the latter, who had\\nmoved to Chicago.\\nIn 18G6 Mr. Hackley purchased Mr. Truesdell s\\ninterest in the old I onieroy it Ilcjliiies mill, and\\nwith his father and brothers, Edwiu and Porter,\\norganized the firm of Hackley Sons, under which\\nstyle the business was continued until 1874. In\\nthe same 3 ear .lames McGorilon purchased the\\ninterests of .1. H. Hackley and Gideon Truesdell\\nin the old Wing mill and went into partnership\\nwith our subject, under the firm name of Hacklej-\\nMcGordon. In 1873 tlie Hackley .Sons mill\\nwas sohl and removed, and a new one erected\\nupon till same site at a cost of !|S80,000. The\\nfollowing year J. H. Hackley died, and shortly\\nafterward the mill of Hackley McGordon was\\ndestroyed by fire, with a loss of $50,000, and an\\ninsurance of *;]5,fl00.\\nMr. McGordon having on the death of .1. H.\\nHackley purchased an interest in the firm of Hack-\\nley fe Sons, a new firm was organized, under the\\nname of C. II. Hackley it Co. Edwin Hackley\\ndied in 1875, and in 1880 James McGordon died.\\nThe hitter s interest was bought by Thomas Hume,\\nand the firm again changed its name, adopting\\nthat of Hackley it Hume. In 1884 Porter Hack-\\nley died, when the entire business became vested\\nin Charles II. Hackley and Thomas Hume, and has\\nsince that time been conducted by Iheni under the\\nfirm name of Hackley it Hume.\\nThe mill has a capacity of about thirty million feet\\nof lumber and eight million pieces of lath per season\\nand is doing one of the largest businesses on Mus-\\nkegon Lake, and, in fact in the State of Michigan.\\nTheir timber lands are principally in Clare County,\\nfrom wiiicli for many years they cut annually about\\nthirty million feet of lumber and hauled from\\nten to fifteen million feet for parties owning tim-\\nber in the same vicinity, allof which is transported\\nover their own logging railroad, fifteen miles in\\nlength, to the Muskegon RiveratJonesville, Clare\\nCounty. They are also owners of sailing-ves.sels,\\nwhich are employed in canning their product\\nto Chicago, where their principal market is found.\\nThe firm also own large tracts of pine timber lands\\nin Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana,\\nMississippi and South Carolina. They are also in-\\nterested in the H. C. Akeley Lumber Com|)any, of\\nMinneapolis, Minn., an incorporated company or-\\nganized in January, 1889. Mr. Hackley is President\\nof the Hackley National l?ank, a stockholder of the\\nLumberman s National 15ank of Muskegon, a stock-\\nholder of the Muskegon Savings Hank and the\\nOceana County Savings Hank, situated at Hart,\\nand is also a stockholder in twelve other national\\nbanks in various States in the Union. He is Treas-\\nurer of the Muskegon Hooming Compaii}-.\\nMr. Hackley succeeded his father in the ollicc of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0319.jp2"}, "320": {"fulltext": "326\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPfflCAL RECORD.\\nCounty Treasurer on the death of the latter in\\n1874, and in 1877 was elected Alderman of the\\nFourth Ward of the cit}-, holding that office for\\ntwo terms. He was elected a member of the Board\\nof Education in 1877 for a term of three years, re-\\nelected in 1880 but declined to serve, and in 1888\\nhe was again elected to the same office, and b^- re-\\nelection has been a member since, and is now\\nPresident of the Board. May 25, 1888, Mr. Ilack-\\nlej announced to tiie Board of Education his pur-\\npose and desire to pl.ace in their liands and in\\ntrust forev^er the sum of $100,000 for the erection\\nand maintenance of a public library and reading-\\nroom in the city of Muskegon. The conditions\\nof tlie grant were of the most liberal character,\\nin the main being that the library and reading-\\nroom should be kept open to the public without\\ncharge, and with suitable rules and regul.Ttions to\\nbe prescribed liy tlie Board. The library is one of\\ncirculation as well as reference, and the reading-\\nroom is furnisiied with the best periodical liter-\\nature of the day. Since tlie donation was made,\\nMr. Hackley has for the third time become a mem-\\nber of the Board of Education, this time by a\\nunanimous vote, and has been enabled to give his\\nown counsel in the carrying into execution of\\nthe grand trust he has establislied. In commem-\\noration of the gift, the Board of Education or-\\ndained that the 25th of May in each year shall\\nbe forever set apart and observed by exercises\\nof a special character, commemorative of the muni-\\nlicence, public spirit and good-will of tlie donor.\\nMr. Hackley subsequently made an additional\\ndonation of 125,000. the amount to be devoted to\\nthe purchase, after finishing the library building,\\nof books, which further illustrates the philan-\\nthropic spirit of the man, and makes the most\\nprincely gift known to Michigan, while it adds\\nmaterially to the value and usefulness of the ben-\\nefactor.\\nBefore building the library, the ISoaid of Edu-\\ncation called for competitive designs from six\\nleading architects of the country, with the result\\nthat in August, 1888, the Board selected the plans\\nsubmitted 113 Patton ir Fisher, architects, of Chi-\\ncago, 111. The building is a massive structure of\\nthe Romanesque style of architecture, built ofpink\\nsyenite granite, with brown-stone trimmings. It is\\nsymmetrical and artistic, and has a picturesque door\\nof graceful design in one corner, and a combina-\\ntion of gaoles, windows, arches and columns which\\ngive a rich and impressive appearance. A broad en-\\ntrance with steps fronts on Webster Avenue, and\\nthere, is a private entrance on Third Street, near\\nthe book-room. From the main entrance a hail\\nopens into the delivery room, 31x50 feet in size,\\nfronting on Webster Avenue. To the left of this\\nroom is a reference library, and to the right a\\nspacious reading-room, willi ladies reading-room\\nadjoining, and the librarian s room on the north.\\nThe book-room, extending along Third Street and\\nlighted on three sides, is 42x56 feet, and will hold\\nseventy-one thousand tive hundred volumes. On\\nthe second floor is a spacious room, with smaller\\nand convenient rooms adjoining, suitable for lec-\\nture room, art gallery, museum or otliei- purposes.\\nThe basement is divided into convenient rooms\\nfor storage, heating apparatus, fuel and such pur-\\nposes as m.i3 hoieafler be determined. The build-\\ning is constructed in the miisi durable and sub-\\nstantial manner, is practically fire-proof, and noth-\\ning has been left undone to make it an attractive\\nand convenient building, in every respect adapted\\nto the purpose for which it is used.\\nOur subject was married October 3, 1864, to\\n.Tulia E., daughter of Hiram Moore, of Center-\\nville, Allegany County, N. Y. Mr. Hackley pos-\\nsesses in a marked degree those elements of char-\\nacter that insure business success. He is observ-\\nant, silent, critical, and accurate in judgment,\\nand is gifted with unusual executive ability- in the\\nadministration of business affairs. His counsel is\\nalwaj s sought and made use of in the direc-\\ntion of the many financial and business corpor.a-\\ntfons with which he is connected. In the selection\\nof men to aid him in the conduct of his numerous\\nand im))ortant business enterprises, his practical\\nsagacity is exemplified and justified. To such he\\ngives his fullest confidence, and the trust isami)ly\\nrepaid. Affable and courteous in his manners to-\\nward all, he is nevertheless unobtrusive and re-\\ntiring. Fond of domestic life and the .society of\\nfriends in informal gatherings, he shuns crowds,\\nsocial or political.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0320.jp2"}, "321": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND lilOCiRAPII CAL RECORD.\\n327\\nThe possessor of a large fortune, acquired by\\nthe exercise of his fine intelligence, tact and in-\\ngenuity, he has never forgotten tiie comparative\\nprivation of his earl^- life and tlie hard and bitter\\nstruggle of many who have not been able to ob-\\ntain a comfortable living. The public knows but\\nlittle of the numberless .icts of cliarity and help-\\nfulness that Are due to his heart and hand. Tliey\\nhave been done without ostentation, and when\\nknown he has discour.aged jniblic notice of them.\\nTliey have been done, iiowever, in no half-liearted\\nor lialf-iianded way, but timely, generously and\\nefticientl.y. Latterly, however, the hidden and\\ngracious influences that have been molding and de-\\ntermining the real character of the man have im-\\npelled him to a rare and munificent act of public\\nbenevolence, that of the gift of ?!2()0,000 for lib-\\nrar}- purposes. Thus he has founded a great public\\nbenefaction, of which every intelligent person in\\nthe community becomes a partaker fur all time to\\ncome; and while to do good to others by incon-\\nspicuous deeds of cliarity or heI|)fiiliH SS is within\\nthe reacli of all. the spirit and ability to perform\\nsuch an act of generosity area privilege that comes\\nto few.\\nIn 1889 Mr. Ilackley purchased an entire block\\nbetween Tliird and Fourtli Streets and Webster\\nand Clay Avenues; liad the residences upon it\\nremoved and tiie ground finely graded, and upon\\nthis he erected a magnificent soldiers monu-\\nment of Westerley granite, seventy-six feet high,\\nthe apex of wliich is crowned by tiie Goddess of\\nLiberty in bronze, heroic size. Near the b!\u00c2\u00bbsc of the\\nmonument, on the four corners, stand tiie four\\narms of tiie military service, represented b\\\\- heroic\\nbronze statues. The monument and grounds cost\\n*7 1.000, the total amount being about ?00,000.\\nIn addition, he iiresented the city with the line\\ngranite school buibliiig known as the Ilackley\\nPublic School, located across from the .Soldiers\\nMonument and diagonally acro.ss from the library.\\nThis is also a costly and elegant structure. The\\nentire gift-* to the city by Mr. Ilackley exceed\\n$300,00(1.\\nIn 1891 the Central Public School building\\nwas burned, iiaving an insurance of only *;U),-\\n000. In order to enable the Hoard to re| lace\\nthe building, Mr. Hackley submitted a propo-\\nsition stating that if the city would authorize\\nan issue of $75,000 bonds, bearing interest at\\nfive per cent., to run fifty years, for the erection\\nof a new building, he would take these bonds at\\npar and furnish the money as needed. In addi-\\ntion to this, Mr. Ilackley donated the entire issue\\nof the bonds to the public schools, the interest to\\nbe devoted to maintaining the current expenses\\nof the Hackle} Public Library forever. These\\npropositions were gratefully accepted by the peo-\\nple, and the bonds authorized by city election\\nApril 14, 1891. The proposition has all been ful-\\nfilled, and the bonds delivered and assigned to\\nthe Board of Education, the income from which\\nmakes the library self-sustaining.\\nMr. Hackle)- has, almost since its organization,\\nbeen a member of the Republican party, but is not\\nin any .sense an active politician, though his coun-\\nsels have been sought by the leaders of his party\\nin the State.\\n-^-^^^^i-^-i^li^^l^\\nOE. YATES, M. D. The medical man is held\\nI in the greatest esteem by savage as well as\\n^^i^x civilized people, and deservedly so, because\\nin his hands are so often the issues of life and death.\\nAll honor is due the profession of medicine, be-\\ncause it is composed of the noble army of men who\\ndevote their lives to curing the ills that (lesli is heir\\nto. Among the leading medical practitioners of\\nOttawa County, Mich., is Dr. O. E. Yates, who is\\nof the regular school of mediciiif, and has his\\nhome in Holland. He was born in Wayne Coun-\\nty, Mich., October 12, 1815, a son of .lolin C.\\nYates, wli(\u00c2\u00bb was born in the Slate of New York,\\nand was reared near the city of .Mliany. When a\\nboy of fourteen years, he was a member of the\\nNew York Slate Mililia, and went over the ground\\nat Champion Hill shortly alter the battle. Sev-\\neral of his relatives were in the War for Indepen-\\ndence. He early came lo Wayne (Hint} Mich.,\\nand soon after his arrival at this place he wooed", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0321.jp2"}, "322": {"fulltext": "328\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nand won for bis wife Miss Maiy E. Stephenson.\\nIn 1846 lie removed to Callioun County. IMich.,\\nwhere he piiichased a tract of land, on which lie\\nresided until liis death, having become the father\\nof four children.\\nTlie youthful days of our subject were spent\\nin Calhoun County, and there he obtained a\\npractical education in the i)ublic schools, and still\\nlater finislied his studies in Mayhew s Business\\nCollege, at Albion. For some time following tliis\\nhe taught school, worked ou the farm, and his\\nleisure niomeuts were devoted to the study of\\nmedicine, for tiis naturally kind heart turned in-\\nstinctively to that broad field of liuman suffering\\nfor his life work. In 1867 he went to Cincinnati\\nand entered the Eclectic Medical Institute, from\\nwliich he was graduated in February, 1860. He\\nsoon after located in Plainwell, Mich., where he\\ninacticed his profession until August, 1880; he\\nthen went to Fillmore, and in 1883 came to Hol-\\nland, where he has i)racticed the regular system of\\nmedicine with much success, and isalread} largely\\npatronized.\\nIn 1876 he was married to Miss Certiude I.\\nGiddings, a grand-niece of Joshua R. Giddings,\\nthe great anti-slavery advocate. Mrs. Yates was\\nborn in Kalamazoo County, Mich., and has borne\\nher husband three children: Grace W., Amy M. and\\nAvis G. The Doctor lias alwaj s been a Republican\\nsympathizer and supporter, and by that jiarty was\\nelected Coroner of Ottawa County, and afterward\\nMayor of the city. He w.as for five years a mem-\\nber of the Board of Education, is President of the\\n(irand River Valley Medical Society, is a member\\nof the National and State Associations of Kail-\\nway Surgeons, is Surgeon for the Chicago A West\\nMichigan Railroad, and by ai)pointinent is Sur-\\ngeon for the American Casualty Company.\\nOur subject and his family attend the Hope Re-\\nformed Church, in which they are active workers,\\nand ill the social circles of the tnwii of Holland\\nthey are held in liigh esteem. The Doctor s otflce\\nis located in the McBride Block, and his time is\\nfully occupied with the large practice which his\\nknowledge of his calling, his kind and coi iial man-\\nners, and his promptness in responding tu the calls\\nupon his services among rich and poor alike have\\nwon for him. He is a valuable addition to the\\ncity, and by his energy, push and public spirit has\\ndone much to make the town of Holland what it\\nnow is.\\nRED HAMLIN CAMPBELL. Among the\\n\\\\oung men who have gained prominence\\nin Ottawa County, and who through the\\nexercise of perseverance and energv have accu-\\nmulated a large share of this world s goods,\\nwe pre-^ent the name of Fred H. Campbell.\\nFor a number of years engaged at the trade of a\\nblacksmith, he is now following the vocation of\\nagriculture, being the owner and occupant of a\\nhighly -cultivated farm in Georgetown Township,\\nwhere be lias made bis home for a short time.\\nPossessing a large amount of energy and deter-\\nmination, these qualities, combined with good judg-\\nment, have contributed to iiis success as a farmer.\\nBorn in Iowa, March a, 1861, our subject is the\\nson of Dennis Campbell, who was born in the\\n.State of New York and there spent his early man-\\nhood, removing thence to Iowa, where he followed\\nthe trade of a car|ienter for man} years. He\\nresided in Xew York, where his death occurred in\\n1891. A nian of vigorous intellect and genial\\nmanners, he was mourned in death by a large\\ncircle of acquaintances, who held him in liigli\\nregard. I rior to removing to Iowa he had been\\nunited in marriage with Miss Elizabfth Wilcox.\\nwho w.as born in the Empire State, her father and\\nmother being natives ucspectivel\\\\ of Pennsylvania\\nand New York.\\nOf a family of eight cliildren, our subject was\\nthe fifth in order of birth. He was reared to ma-\\nturity in Iowa and New York, where he was a\\nstudent in the graded schools, and, being a diligent\\npupil, he gained a fair education. In 1882 he\\ncame to Michigan and located at Wtiitneyville,\\nKent County, where for two years he followed the\\ntrade of a lilacksmith. Disjiosing of his interests\\nin that village, he removed to Hudson vilic, Ottawa\\nCounty, where he conducted a blacksmith s shop,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0322.jp2"}, "323": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0323.jp2"}, "324": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0324.jp2"}, "325": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n3.11\\neanying on an extensive Iiusiness in that line for\\neleven years. I pon selling out there, he located,\\nin 1893, upon the farm in (ieorgetown Townsliip\\nwhere he has since made his home and uhoic ho\\nengages in raising the various cereals.\\nIn 1880 Mr. Campbell and .Miss Lizzie,daughter\\nof Talkel Croninger, of Kent County, Mich., were\\nunited in marriage, and they are now the parents\\nof three children: Frank. Arthur and Hoy. In\\nhis political belief, Mr. Canipbell is a true-blue\\nRepublican, and considers that protection of home\\nindustries -is the secret of national progress.\\nWhile he is not identified wilh any religious\\norganization, he gives his siiitport to the Congre-\\ngational Church, of which his wife is an active\\nmember. .Sociall3-, he atliliates with Iludscjiivilie\\nLodge Jso. 346, I. O. F., and has been an in-\\ncumbent of all the chairs in his lodge. As a citi-\\nzen, he occupies a high pl.ace in the confidence and\\nesteem of his businessassociates.as well as of those\\nwhom he meets socially.\\nFNUY KRKMKRS. M.I). In the learned\\nprofessions Ottawa County has many noted\\nrepresentatives, and tins is particularly so\\nin the field of medical science. In a re-\\nview of this kind it will be readily understood\\nthat only llie most conspicuous figures in a rcpie-\\nsentative class can receive special menlion. One\\nof the leading meml)ers of the learned profession\\nof medicine is Henry Kremers, who is a native of\\nZeeland Township, Ottawa County, Mich., his\\nbirth having occurred on the l. )tli of .July, 1850.\\nThe father of our suliject. William Ivremers,\\nwas born in the Netherlands i:i 1820, and there\\nreceived his education. In I8I(; he emigrated to\\nthe land of the free, atid the following 3 ear\\ntook up his residence in Ottawa County, Mich.,\\nbut it was not until 1818 that he entered land of\\nhis own and began tilling the soil. The land was\\nat that lime a wilderness, but with the utmost\\n16\\nenergy and perseverance he succeeded in laying\\nthe forest low, bringing his land to a good stale of\\ncultivation and otherwise improving it with good\\nbuildings. He was married to Miss Annie, a\\ndaughter of Lucas Ileins. who died in Holland.\\nThe widow came to the riiil cl Slates with the\\nfamily in 1811). Dr. lleiiiy Kremers was one of\\nsix children, the others being as follows: Harry, a\\nminister of the Presbyterian Church Lucas, a\\nfarmer in South Dakota; Alice; .lennie, and one\\nthat died in infancy. The father of this family\\nlived a useful life, and in 1878 died on the farm\\nwhere many of his years were spent. Our subject\\nwas reared on the old liome place in Zeeland\\nTownship, Ottawa County, and, like the great ma-\\njority of farmer boj s at that time, his education\\nwas such .as could be obtained in the common\\nschools of that day. His time when not in school\\nwas spent in assisting his father on the farm, and\\nhe obtained a thorough knowledge of the details\\nof agriculture. Later he entered college, where\\nhe prosecuted his studies for four years. After\\nteaching school for one year, he entered the medi-\\ncal deiiartmcnt of the Michigan .State University,\\nat Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated with\\nthe degree of M. D. in 1876. N ery .shortly after-\\nward he located in the neighborhood of his old\\nhome, where he followed his profession for six\\nyears. In 1882 he took up his residence in Hol-\\nland, and here has since pursued his practice with\\nthe best success.\\nIn 1877 the Doctor vv.as united in marriage with\\nAlice, a daughter of Ivvder aii Zwalawenburg,\\nwho was lioin and reared in lloll. Uid, liul cvciilu-\\nally became a citizen of the Inited States. The\\nDoctor and his wife have five sons: William.\\nRobert K.. l ;dw:ii d S. D., Cl. uiiue 11.. and Frnest.\\nShortly afttr locating in Ibill.oid our subjicl\\nformed a partnershi|) with William Z. Hangs in\\nthe drug business, which connection continued for\\nabout three years. He then liought Mr. Hangs\\ninterest, and has condui-ted the business alone\\nsince that time. .lohu Uoost being at the head of\\nthe drug deparlnu nt. He owns soiiif valuable\\nbusiness property in the town. and has a handsome\\nresidence at the corner of Market and rwclflb\\nStreets. A Democrat politii-ally, he has lu^ld the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0325.jp2"}, "326": {"fulltext": "332\\ni-ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\noffice of Mayor of Holland and is a member of\\nthe Board of Education. lie is a Director in the\\nFirst State Bank and is one of the stockholders in\\nthe Holland Chicago Transportation Company.\\nFor some time he has been connected with the\\nMichigan State Medical Association, the American\\nMedical Association and the Grand River Medical\\nSocietj He is one of the popular citizens of the\\nplace and is a physician of great skill and ability,\\nas is attested by his large general practice.\\nH)\\ni-\\nji\\nSAAC F. HUNTOON, a practical general agri-\\nculturist and one of the most extensive fruit-\\ngrowers of Cedar Creek Township, Muske-\\ngon County, Mich., is a lifetime resident of the\\nState, and was born in Ingham County, m the town\\nof Leslie, February 23, 1844. Ilis parents, William\\nand Clarissa (Stone) Iluntoon, were natives of the\\nEmpire State and New Hampshire, respectively.\\nMarried in New Yoi k, the fatlier and mother emi-\\ngrated to Michigan in 1838, and took a prominent\\nplace among the pioneer settlers of the Wolverine\\nState. The father, a tiller of the soil, purchased an\\nunimproved farm of one hundred and twenty\\nacres, one hundred acres of which he brought up\\nto a high state of cultivation. In 1867 William\\nIluntoon, after a career of industrious usefulness,\\npassed away lamented by all who knew him. The\\nhome of tlie parents was blessed b} the birth of\\neight children. Ora J. is the wife of Leander Land-\\nfairj I. F. is our subject; Lydia B. married Will-\\niam Vickery; Samuel .7., who was killed at the\\nWeldon Railroad in Virginia, was a brave soldier\\nand was severely wounded in the first Battle of\\nthe Wilderness; Harriet E. is the wife of George\\nLabertaux; .James W. lives in Ingham Countj\\nand Clarissa married George Gates. The eighth\\nchild passed away in infancy. The mother, now\\narrived at an advanced age,3-et survives.\\nOur subject was educated in the common schools\\nof Ingham Count} and was reared upon his fath-\\ner s farm. Upon the breaking out of the Civil\\nWar Mr. Huntoon enlisted in Company D, Twenty-\\nseventh Michigan Infantry, and, attached to the\\nArmy of the Cumberland, .served in that com-\\nmand with courage one 3 ear. He w.as later in the\\nNinth Armj Corps, and was engaged in numerous\\nbattles. After joining with his regiment the\\nArmy of the Tennessee, our subject participated\\nin the siege of Vicksburg, from there proceeded\\nover the Cumberland Jlountains to Knoxville,\\nwhere he took part in the siege of that city, and\\nlater engaged in the battle at Campbell Station.\\nMr. Huntoon also fought with gallantrj- at Straw-\\nberry Plains and afterward went to Annapolis,\\nMd., and was attached to the Army of Mrginia.\\nLater, taking an active part in the Virginia cam-\\npaign, he was engaged in the Battle of the Wil-\\nderness, Spottsylvania Court House and Cold\\nHarbor. Upon the 17th of June wounded in the\\nright hip at the first charge of Petersburgh, Mr.\\nIluntoon was removed to the Ilarwood Hospital in\\nWashington, D. C, where he remained until fully\\nrecovered, in November, 1864. Returning to the\\narm}% our subject was immediately engaged in the\\nsiege of Petersburgh and was with his regiment\\namong the victorious forces when the city was\\ncaptured. The fight of Appomattox Court House,\\nVa., where Gen. Lee was captured, completed\\nthe battlefield ex|)eriences of Mr. Huntoon, who\\nwith his comrades returned to Washington and\\nbecame one of the guards of Surratt and Herod,\\nand was likewise one of the guards upon the day\\nof the execution of Mrs. Surratt and her compan-\\nions. On the veiy same day our subject returned\\nhome and was mustered out of the service at De-\\ntroit, Mich., August 5, 1865, after serving two\\nj ears and nine months. Mr. Huntoon was five\\ntimes wounded, but only once seriously.\\nOn again entering upon the evei 3 day work of\\nlife, our subject worked on shares his father s farm\\nfor two years, later purcliasing forty acres of land\\nin Ingham County. He also received employment\\nin a lumber-mill for three years, and for two and\\na-half years handled a large contract for wood-\\nhauling. In 1876, Mr. Huntoon removed to Mus-\\nkegon County, where he homestoaded one hundred\\nand sixt3 acres of land in Ilolton Township. He\\nimproved a greater part of the land and continued", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0326.jp2"}, "327": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAl IilCAL RECORD.\\n333\\nto reside there until 1884. when he purchased liis\\npresent home, a fine properly of one iiundred and\\nsixty acres, sixty-flve acres then being under cul-\\ntivation. One hundred and ten acres now yield\\nan abundant harvest, and seven acres of orchard\\nare devoted to the culture of peaches, two .lores to\\napple.s, one acre to i)lunis and a large area is de-\\nvoted to strawberries and raspberries. December\\n24, 1865. were united in marriage Is.aac F. Iliin-\\ntoon and Miss Malvinu Landfair, of liiL!:liaiii\\nCounty, and daughter of Welcome 1). and .Mary\\n(Clark) Landfall I nto the union of our subject\\nand his estimable wife were liorn seven children:\\nJames N.; .1. Wiliard, of .South Dakota; .lohn W.,\\nof Menominee, Mich.; Isaac K., Edward H., VA-\\nnora .1. and Flora 15. November 21), 1887, Mrs.\\nHuntoon, deeply mourned, p.issed awjiy. .She was\\nthirty-nine j-ears of age and had long been a de-\\nvout member of the Congregational CIiulcIi. In\\n1890, our subject v.-edded Miss Bertha Anderson, a\\nnative of Norway and a daughter of Andrew An-\\nderson. Mr. and Mrs. Ilunloon are the parents of\\none son, Samuel J. Fraternally, our subject is a\\nmember of Oahlgren Post No. 149, G. A. R., and\\npolitically a Republican has held with etlicient dis-\\ncharge of trusts involved the ollices of Township\\nCommissioner and Township Clerk, and is widely\\nknown as a citizen of sterling integrity of char-\\nacter.\\nVAili YN. No better class of citizens\\nhas come to Ottawa County. Mich., than\\nthose who emigrated from Holland, and\\nnone have contributed more to the growth\\nand dcvclDpment of this countr} than tho.se of\\nthat nativity, for they brought as their inheritance\\nthe traits of character and life which have ever\\ndistinguished them. The A yn family is of Dutch\\norigin, and the first branch of the family to take\\nroot upon American soil was the original of this\\nnotice. Nearly fifty years of his life have been\\npassed on tliij side of the Atlantic, and nearly all\\nthat time has been passed in Grand Haven, Mich.,\\nwhere he ij one of the prominent I apitalists, as\\nwell as one of the most worthy and upright citi-\\nzens.\\nMr. yn was born ui the l. )lli of .lanuarv. IH. U,\\nand his i arcMt.s, Nicholas and Frankie (Spiker)\\nVyn, were natives also of the Netherlands. Three\\nof the children born to this worthy couple grew\\nto mature years, and our subject is secon l in order\\nof birth. The latter received a fair education in\\nhis native country, but when only si.xteen years of\\nage decided lo come to America. He took passage\\non a vessel and reached Baltimore, Md., on the\\n12th of June, 1847. Vvom there he came direct\\nto Kalamazoo, .Mich., and, as his money was getting\\nlow, he worked at odd jobs for a year. He then\\nwent to (irand Haven, where he worked at what-\\never honorable enipli)yment he could lind, and a?\\nhe saved every dollar, he had soon accumulated\\nsutlicient means to invest in the sawmill business.\\nThis he continued for about eight years and then\\nbegan teaming. Eater he embarked in tlie transfer\\nbusiness, and this he h;is continued steadily up to\\nthe present time, with the help of hissous. Twenty-\\nhorses are used in this business, and in connection\\nMr. A yn also keeps a brick and wood yard, the\\nbrick being the noted Zeeland manuf.aclure. The\\nwood he handles Iw the thousand-cord lots.\\nMr. Vyn believes the way to succeed in life is\\nto engage in some honorable l)usine.ss and then to\\nstick to it. Sooner or later, with good manage-\\nment, the best results will be obtained. As his\\nbusiness increased, he made judicious investments\\nand has accumulated a handsome fortune. He\\nstill gives his personal attention to much of his\\nbusiness, for he is well reserved in body and\\nmind. In the year 18; )2 Mr. yn was wedded to\\nMiss Clara Troost, a native of l rand Haven and\\ndaughter of Lambert Troost. .Six children have\\nl)een born to this union, five sons and one daugh-\\nter. The sons are: Nicholas, in business with his fa-\\nther; Albert, Lambert, Martin and John. .Mr. Vyn\\nhas been connected with some of the most nourish-\\ning institutions of (Ir. nid Haven, and was Presi-\\ndent of the (irand Haven Leather Company- for\\nsix years. He is still Vice-President of the .same.\\nIn politics he is a stanch Republican. Our subject\\ncommenced his cjirecr in this country with a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0327.jp2"}, "328": {"fulltext": "334\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncapital of $3.50, and all be has accumulated is the\\nresult of industry, economy and good management\\non his part. He is now one of the \\\\ve.alth\\\\- men of\\nthe city, is public spirited and enterprising and is\\nwell posted on all the current topics of the day.\\nHis high reputation and material prosperity came\\nas the reward of unusual abilities, industriously\\napplied, and he is esteemed by all.\\nS^^ ARTIN RYER80N, an enterprising and\\nI iW prosperous farmer located in Cedar Creek\\nJ IB Township, near Holton, Muskegon County,\\nMich., is a native of the State of New\\nYork, and was born April 20, 1840. Mr. Ryerson\\nwas the third child of the five little ones who\\nblessed the home of Richard and .Sarah (Acker-\\nman) Ryerson, who were natives of New Jersey\\nand New York State, respectively, and of German\\nancestry. The father came with his family to\\nMichigan in 1844, and for a short time settled in\\nMuskegon, later locating in wliat is now Newaygo\\nCouutj He engaged in tlie lumbering business,\\nand also kept tlie first hotel at the Dam, now\\nknown as Ryerson s Hills farm. The brother of\\nRichard Ryerson emigiated to the Wolverine\\nState many years before the father of our subject,\\nand was one of the early Indian traders. The\\nfather after a time removed to Kenosha, Wis.,\\nand there devoted his time to contracting and\\ncarpenlei work. He continued in the latter em-\\nployment seven yeais, and then returned to Mus-\\nkegon, where he conducted the hotel business\\nfor the three succeeding years. He also engaged\\nwith success in the grocery business, and after a\\nlong life of busy usefulness now makes his home\\nin Newaygo County with a son. Twice married,\\nthe mother of our subject was his first wife, and\\nbore him these sons and daughters Jane, wife of\\nJohn Hepp, of Muskegon Maria, widow of Henry\\nMoth Martin, our subject; and Libbie, wife of\\nGeorge Dohs, of Tioga County, N. Y.\\nMrs. Sarah (Ackerman) R^ erson passed away\\ndeeply mourned in 1848. Siie was a member of\\nthe Congregational Church and a \\\\voraan of most\\nexemplary character, beloved by all who knew\\nher. In 1849, the father, wedding a second time,\\nwas united in marriage with Miss Maria Gardineer,\\nof New York. To this union were born seven\\nchildren, one of whom died unmarried. The\\neldest, Sarah, is deceased; Mary is the wife of\\nArthur Severy, of Muskegon County; Charles was\\nthe third in order of birth Ida married John\\nMartin, of New Mexico; George when last heard\\nof was in Montana; Annie is deceased; and Annie,\\nthe second of the name, is married to Thomas\\nBerry, of Chicago. Our subject attended the\\ndistrict schools of Muskegon and Wisconsin and\\nat eighteen j eai-s moved with his father to a farm,\\nand entered with energy into the tilling of the\\nsoil. Continuing upon the old homestead, which he\\nhas now owned for twenty-one years, Mr. Ryerson\\nthere began life for himself immediately after at-\\ntaining his majority, but during his twenty-\\nfourth 3 ear went to Muskegon and worked as\\nforeman in a lumber-mill for Tunis Ryerson three\\nyears. The succeeding two years he successfully\\nlogged on the Muskegon River, but finally de-\\ncided to make farming the vocation of his life\\nand, purcliasing eighty acres of his father s home-\\nstead, settled down to the dail^ pursuit of agri-\\ncultural duties. His highly- cultivated land is\\nwell improved with excellent buildings and is one\\nof the most attractive farms in that locality.\\nMaking a specialty of sheep raising, our subject\\nbreeds, for the mutton only, the coarse- wooled\\nvariety. He has made a success of general farm-\\ning, his abundant harvest annually yielding him\\nexcellent returns for the time and labor expended.\\nIn 1867 Martin Ryerson and Miss Delia J. Wil-\\nson, of Montcalm County, Mich., were united in\\nmarriage. Mrs. Ryerson was the daughter of Mr.\\nand Mrs. D. A. W^ilson, who reared a family of\\nseven children. Delia, the estimable wife of our\\nsubject, was the eldest; Otis lives in Montcalm\\nCounty Alice is the wife of P. Holcomb; George\\nresides in Oregon; Jerome is deceased; Nora is the\\nwife of Charles Mattison, of Oregon; and Bert\\nmakes his home in Montcalm Count} Mr. and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0328.jp2"}, "329": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n835\\nMrs. Rycrson have two children, Louis M. and\\nMinnie M.. both at home. Beginning life without\\ncapital, our subject had b\\\\ unvarying industry\\nacquired one hundred and twenty acres of land\\nand a modest amount of ready money prior to Ins\\nmarriage, his course from early manhood leading\\nupward to the comlortable competence now\\nshared liv himself and family. Mr. Ryerson is\\nfraternally connected with the (Irange, and is\\nalso a member of the Knights of the Maccabees.\\nPolitically, he is a strong Republican, deeply in-\\nterested in both local and national issues, and is\\nwidely known as a liberal-spirited and progressive\\ncitizen.\\nIDWIN MAYWARD, a prominont land-own-\\ner residing in Cascnovia, was born in the\\nvillage of Farmington, Ontario County, N.\\nHe represents a well-known Eastern family,\\nwhose members have been ])rominent both in mili-\\ntary and civic life. His paternal grandfather,\\nStephen Hayward, was born near Boston, ALass.,\\nand at the age of lifteen years, with his father and\\nbrother, participated in the battles of Lexington\\nand Bunker Hill. Of the three who marched forth\\nto battle for the Colonies, he alone returned, his\\nfather having been killed in the engagement at\\n(Jermantown, and his brotherat Saratoga. At the\\nclose of the war he removed to Ontario County,\\nN. Y., where he entered and improved two hun-\\ndred acres, making his home upon the place until\\nhis death, whicli oocuncd in 18;i(!, at the age of\\neighth-four.\\nIn the family of (irandfatlicr ll.ayward there\\nwere five sons and four daughters, who grew to\\nmaturity, viz.: Henry, Theodore, Elisha, Halla-\\nw.ay, Ormand, Betsey, Lucy, Hannah and Xancj-,\\nall of whom reared families with the exception of\\nthe daughter Betsey. The father of our subject,\\nCapt. Ormand Hayward, was born near Boston,\\nMass., and accompanied his father to New York,\\nremaining for a time in Ontario County. Later\\nhe removed to Niagara County, the same State,\\nwhere he acquired the ownership of forty acres.\\nIn his old age he an l his wife came to Michigan,\\nand made their home with our subject until his\\ndeath, in 1S82, at the age of eighty- two. Ilis wife\\npassed aw.ay at Kendall ville, Ind., at the age of\\neighty-nine years, and her remains were brought\\nto Michigan for interment. She was a devoted\\nmember of the Christian Church, and a lady of\\nnoble character, whose memory is revered in the\\nhearts of her children. A Democrat during his\\nentire life, Capt. Hayward won his title by his\\nservice during the War of 1812.\\nThe lady who became the wife of Capt. Hay-\\nward was Sarah B., daughter of George B. Gaskill,\\na farmer who for many j-ears resided in Lockport,\\nN. Y., and there died. Mrs. Hayward was born in\\nRutland, VI., and was one of a family of three\\nsons and four daughters. By her marriage she\\nbecame the mother of four sons .and three daugh-\\nters: Dorinda, Franklin, Edwin, Sarah, Sabra, John\\nand Montgonier3 all of whom are now living.\\nThe subject of this sketch was reared in Ontario\\nCounty, N. Y., until he was a lad of nine years,\\nwhen he accompanied his parents to Lockport, and\\nthere grew to manhood. When fourteen years old,\\nhe commenced to earn his own support, and for\\neighteen months resided in Canada. Thence he\\nproceeded to Ohio, and from there in 1842 came to\\nMichigan, settling in F^aton Rapids and following\\nhis trade of a cooper at that place. In the fall of\\n1813 he traveled by canoe down the Grand River,\\nand after seven days and nights spent on the\\nwater he reached the village of Portland, the first\\nwhite settlement he had passed during the entire\\nvoj age. Upon arriving at the mouth of the Flat\\nRiver, he wa.s too sick to travel further, and was\\nobliged to rest for a few d.ays. For one year he\\nworked at his trade in that vicinitj-, and thence,\\nin the fall of 1814, proceeded via the Indian trail\\nto Newaygo, Mich., where for seven years he op-\\nerated a mill for John A. Brooks.\\nAfterward Mr. Hayward entered into the mill-\\ning business and conducted a mill on the Rogue\\nRiver. Upon disposing of that property he built\\na mill at Rockford, Kent County, whic^h he op-\\nerated until, in the panic of 1857, he lost every-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0329.jp2"}, "330": {"fulltext": "336\\nPORTRAIT AiSTD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nthing he liad made. In the fall of the same year\\nhe located on one hundred and sixty acres, com-\\nprised in his present farm in Casenovia Townshi[).\\nIn addition to this estate, he is the owner of two\\nhundred acres, winch lie h.as cleared and improved\\nwitli substantial buildings. He is also the owner\\nof a line fish pond. In 1861 he purchased a mill\\nat Casenovia, which for a number of years he con-\\ntinued to manage. Then, in company with a\\nbrother, he built a mill at Moon Lake, which he\\noperated for eiglit years. During the year 1877\\nhe went to Buffalo. N. Dak., where he resided for\\nfive yeais, returning thence to Casenovia. He is\\nthe owner of four thousand acres in Arkansas\\nCounty, Ark., and lias jjhiUed the village known\\nas Grand Cyprus.\\nMr. Hay ward has been twice man led. his first\\nwife being Mary, daughter of Brighain Petlengill,\\na lumberman lesiding in Michigan. The second\\nwife of Mr. Hayward was Alice, daughter of Minor\\nJoliiison. The first union was childless; the sec-\\nond marriage has resulted in thebirlli of four chil-\\ndren: Edward, Clara, Bernie and Hunter. In his\\npolitical affiliations, our subject is independent,\\nvoting for the best men and the best principles,\\nirrespective of party- ties.\\n^jERRlT .1. DIEKEMA is a prominent at-\\ng\u00e2\u0080\u0094 toriiey, who has met with marked success in\\nthe practice of his chosen profession. lie\\nh.as a decided veneration for the law, and this,\\ncombined with the accuracy of his legal knowl-\\nedge, lucidity of statement and felicity of illustfii-\\ntion, has given him the confidence of all his pat-\\nron-. He was born at Holland, Midi., March 27,\\n185J, a son of W. Diekema, and was reared and\\neducated in the town of his birth, receiving the\\nadvantages of the common schools. In 1873, in\\norder to more fully fit himself for the duties of\\nlife, he entered Hope College, in which he look a\\nfull classical course, graduating in 1881. Imme-\\ndiately thereafter he began the study of law in\\nthe law department of the State Universit} of\\nMichigan, at Ann Arbor, and was graduated there-\\nfrom two years later. He immediately hung out\\nhis shingle at Holland, his old home, and unlike\\nthe majority of young lawyers he had not long\\nto wail for clients, but at once entered upon an\\nactive legal practice, which has continued to grow\\nin volume until he now h.as all the work he can\\nproiierly attend to. He is at all times faithful to\\nthe interests of his clients, reads up his cases thor-\\noughly and is consequently never caught unpre-\\npared.\\nIn 1885 our subject was iiniterl in marriage with\\nMi.ss Mary Alcott, daughter of Joseph Alcott, a\\nresident of Illinois, and to their union a family of\\nthree children has been born: Marguerite, Mary\\nand Willis. Mr. Diekema, his wife and children\\nare regular attendants of the Reformed Church of\\nAmerica, and are among the most highly respected\\ncitizens of Holland. Politicall} the Republican\\nparty has always recommended itself to the excel-\\nlent judgment of Mr. Diekema, and in 1884 he\\nwas elected b}- that party to the position of Super-\\nintendent of Schools, which office he filled for two\\nyears. In 1885 his party further showed its ap-\\npreciation of his mental powers and patriotism and\\nhis desire for the good of his section by electing\\nhim to the State Legislature, and this position he\\nfilled with distinguished ability for eight years.\\nIn Uiesessionof 1889-90, our subject was Speak-\\ner of the House of Representatives, and presided\\nwith great judgment and wisdom in this resiionsi-\\nble and trying position. He was ai able legisla-\\ntor, and while serving his constituents in this ca-\\npacity did much good for his own section, and\\nwas by no means indifferent to the welfare of\\nother [lortions of the State. He is usually on the\\nConimittoe of Resolutions in the Stale Conven-\\ntions of the Republican party, and In all the con-\\nventions of his county he is a le.ader. In 1892 he\\nwas honored by receiving the nomination for At-\\ntorney-General of the State by his Republican\\nfriends, and at the election had for his opponent\\nMr. Ellis, who was the nominee on the Democratic\\nand the People s ticket, and owing to this Mr.\\nDiekema was defeated, though he received one\\nthousand more votes ih.in the Republican candidate", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0330.jp2"}, "331": {"fulltext": "i URTRAIT AND BlOGRAl lllCAL RECORD.\\n337\\nfor Governor, who was elected by thirty thousand\\nmajority. I lis careor in tlie poiilit-al arena has\\nbeen one of honor, and he is no less distinguislied\\nas a lawyer, for he is a forcible, eloquent and con-\\nvincing speaker, logical in his reasoning and al-\\nways deeply in earnest.\\nMr. Diekema is one of the Directors of the First\\nState Hank of Holland, and as he h.is always been\\ninterested in tlie cause of education, he was con-\\nsidered a suitable man to be a member of the Coun-\\ncil of Hope Colk ge of the city of Holland. lie is\\nthe present City Attorney of his town, and as a\\nlegal practitioner docs one of the largest businesses\\nin the Stale, his practice being very large and\\nremunerative. In i)ersonal appearance he is [ire-\\npossessing, in manners he is very popular in the\\nsocial circles of his section. lie is one of the ris-\\ning lawyers of the .State, and will willioul doubt,\\nere many years p.iss over his head, stand among\\nthe eminent men of the country.\\nUKE LUGERS, bookkeeper for H. L. Scott s\\n3f. lumber business and planing mill at llol-\\nland, Ottavva County, Midi., was horn in\\nAllegan County, Mich., on the 2d of February,\\n1853, and is a young man of superior ability.\\nHis father, Benjamin Lugers, was born in Holland,\\nand was there reared and educated. Being a\\ncarpenter by trade, the faliier thought to belter\\nhis condition financially by coining to the United\\nStates, and in 1818 crossed the ocean. He de-\\ncided to locate in one of the northern tier of\\nStales, and Michigan was the one cliosen. He\\nsettled in Allegan County, entered a tract of\\nGovernment land, all wild, and began improving\\nand clearing off the heavy timber. To the original\\ntract he has since added foity acres, making eighty\\nacres of excellent land. Like all the native Hol-\\nlanders, he was thrifty and industrious, and suc-\\nceeded in accumulating con.sideiable iiieans. Ik-\\nwas married in this coiintv to Miss Henrietta\\nBnnknian, daughter of Henry Brinkman. and\\nsix children were born to this union, five of\\nwhom are still living: Henry, residing in Allegan\\nCounty; Fanny, Mrs. Denuyl, of this county; Mrs.\\nVan Zanten, who resides in this county; Ben-\\njamin, residing on the old home place; and our\\nsubject. Hannah, died at the age of twenty-eight\\nyears.\\nThe parents of the above-mentioned childjen\\nare still living and are much esteemed residents\\nof Allegan C junty. The father is a member of\\nthe Reformed Church and is an active worker in\\nthe same. His son Luke, the subject of this\\nsketch, was reared in Allegan County, Mich., and\\nsecured a good practical education in the district\\nschools. Later he attended the Normal School at\\nOtsego and Way hind, in Allegan County, and sub-\\nsequently began teaching school, continuing this\\nfor seventeen years in that county, and nine years\\nin the same school. He was unusually successful\\nin lliat profession and was cl.assed among the best\\neducators of the county. On account of poor\\nlieallii he was obliged to leave the school, and in\\n1887 he came to Holland, where he accepted the\\nposition he now holds. He h.as discharged the\\nduties of Ills position in a very capable and ellici-\\nent manner and is an exceptionally well-informed\\niiinii.\\nThi liajipy domestic life of our subject began in\\nthe year 1878, when he was married to Miss Lu-\\ncretia Anna ICUenboss, whose father was a native\\nof Holland, l)ut came to this country in the\\nyear 1847 or 1818. Mr. Kllenboss was one of\\nthe pioneers of this county and assisted in clear-\\ning the wilderness and making possible the\\npleasant homes of to-day. To Mr. and Mrs.\\nLugers weie born tliiec children, as follows:\\nBenjamin .lames, (ieorgiana Helena and Henrietta\\nLucretia. Politically, Mr. Lugers is a Republican,\\nand after he w.as twenty-one years of age he was\\nelected to the ollice of .luslice of the I eace, which\\nposition he lilled in a very satisfactory manner for\\nten or twelve years. He was then elected Town-\\nship Clerk, and held that position one year, after\\nwhich he was elected Supervisor and was the in-\\ncumbent of that office until he moved to (_)ttawa\\nCounty, a period of five years. He was .School In-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0331.jp2"}, "332": {"fulltext": "338\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAIHICAL RECORD.\\nX\\nf^\\nspector a number of ^-ears while residing in Allegan\\nCounty, hi the spring of 18^;? lie was made Super-\\nvisor of Holland Township, this county, being\\nelected by a majority of one hundred and forty-\\nthree votes, lie is a nieinber of the Reformed\\nChurch in Allegan C ounty and is a Deacon of the\\nchurch. He has been Superintendent of the .Sunday-\\nschool and teacher in the same for many years, and\\nis well posted on all liiblical subjects. He owns\\ntwenty-eight acres where he lives and two houses\\nin Iloliand, but neaily all liis time is given to the\\nduties of his ottice. Mr. Lugers was reared in\\nthe woods and has witnessed the growth and im-\\nprovement f f the country in the last twenty\\nyears. He remembers when deer were plentiful\\nand when Indians were seen almost every da}\\n:f===-l^-^^P=\\nM. DARLING, who resides on section 24,\\nIIoll(.)ii Township, Muskegon Count} where\\nhe eariies on agricultural pursuits, is a na-\\ntive of the Green Mountain State. He was born\\nin Franklin County in 1833, and is a son of Ar-\\nnold and Rebecca (iSIarriaii) Darling. The father\\nwas born in Vermont in 1807, and throughout\\nhis entire life followed the occupation of farming.\\nFrom his youth he made his own way in the\\nwoi Id, and therefore deserves great credit (or his\\nsuce-is. After arriving at mature years he was\\nmariied, and by the union three children were\\nboi-;i: D. M., Sarah and Rebecca. When our sub-\\nject was six years of age the mother of this fam-\\nily died, and Mr. Darling was again married, his\\nsecuu.l union being with Sarah Preston, b}- whom\\nhe h id one child. After her death he wedded\\nJane Chase, and six children were born of the\\nthird union.\\nAt quite an early age the subject of this sketch\\nbegan to earn his own livelihood. He worked\\non a farm in order to get a few clothes, and then\\nwent to school, desiiiiig, if possible, to acquire a\\ngood English education. When about sixteen\\nyears of .age he learned the carpenter s and stone-\\nmason s trades, and, in connection with work in\\nthose lines, he also engaged in moving buildings.\\nTo some extent he continued his lab jrs as a farm\\nhand, and, in f.act, followed any honorable pur-\\nsuit that offered, vvhereby he might earn a liveli-\\nhood.\\nAs a companion and helpmate on life s journey,\\ny\\\\x. Darling chose Miss Alniire Preston, and unto\\nthem were born two children, who are 3et living:\\nHarlon, who married Sophia Hegstrun and Nancy,\\nwife (jf Charles Anderson. The mother of this\\nfamily died after the removal to Michigan, and\\nfor his second wife Mr. Darling chose Miss Mary\\nA. Snow, daughter of Turner and Rachel Snow.\\nTheir union has lieen blessed with two daughteis:\\nMildred and Hester.\\nIn 1856 Mr. Darling emigrated Westward and\\nsettled in Vernon, Wis., where he accepted a po-\\nsition as overseer of a large farm. He there re-\\nmained until 1863, when he came to Muskegon\\nCounty and settled on laud belonging to the\\nIndians. Purchasing eighty acres which were still\\nin their primitive condition, he began lumbering,\\nselling large quantities of timber from Ins place.\\nHe has also worked at the carpenter s trade to a\\nconsiderable extent in Muskegon County, but now\\ndevotes his energies exclusively to agricultural\\nIHirsuits. The buildings upon the place are all\\nmonuments to his handiwork, having been erected\\nb} him, and the other improvements upon the\\nfarm are witnesses of his thrift and enterprise.\\nIn politics Mr. Darling is a suppcjrter of the\\nRepublican party, and is now serving as Drainage\\nCommissioner. He holds membership with the\\nGrange, and belongs to Dahlgren Post No. 149,\\nG. A. R., of Ilolton, for he was one of the hon-\\nored boys in blue of the late war. He entered\\nthe service in 1864, and was assigned to Com[)any\\nG, Kighth Michigan Infantry, under Gen. Burn-\\nside. He participiited in the capture of Peters-\\nburg and Ft. Stedman. He received a flesh wound,\\nbeing struck by a spent ball, but was never off\\nduty until after the close of the war. He was\\npresent at Lee s surrender, and was in the front\\nranks when the army marched between. In .July,\\n186; he was honorably discharged in Washing-\\nton, D. C, and sent to Detroit, where he was paid", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0332.jp2"}, "333": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0333.jp2"}, "334": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0334.jp2"}, "335": {"fulltext": "PORTILVIT a:sD JilGGKAl lllCAL KECORD.\\n341\\noff. He participated in tlie Orand Kcvicw in the\\nCitpil l City, one of the most celehniled military\\npageants in history, where wave after wave of\\nbayonet-crested Miie passed by the reviewing\\nstand and elieer after cheer arose in honor of the\\nvictorious troops.\\nI OHX ANYS. The farming and stock-rais-\\ning affairs of Ottawa County, and par-\\nticularly- of Olive Township, are ably rep-\\nresented by .John Anys, who is a de-\\nscendant of thrifty Holland stock, and has in-\\nherited all the energy and perseverance of those\\nof that nativity. His life of industry and use-\\nfulness, and his record for honesty and uprightness,\\nhave given him an influence in the community\\nwhich all might well desire to shaie. He was\\nborn in the province of Gelderland, in the city of\\nLochem, in the Netherlands, October 7, 1829.\\nHis parents, Garrett H. and Sarali (Hellweits)\\nAnys, were of (ierraan origin.\\nThe original of this notice received liis schol-\\nastic advantages in liis native country, and there\\nremained until 1802, when he sailed for America.\\nLanding in the City of New York, he followed\\nfarming and carpentering until tiie l)reaking out\\nof the Civil War, when he shouldered arras to\\nfight for his adopted country. At this time he\\nwas residing in New .lerscy. and on the 5th of\\nJanuary, 1864, he enlisted in Con)pan3 I, Thirty-\\nthird New Jersey Infantry. He served with Gen.\\nHooker s corps and was with (Jen. Sherman in his\\nmarch to the sea, everywhere bravely figiiting for\\nthe Old Flag. He participated in the battles of\\nMills Spring, Hcsaca, Home, Altoona, I ine Knob,\\nand Muddy Creek. He was taken sick .soon after\\nthe last-named engagement and did not see any\\nmore service, being discharged in Washington,\\nD. C, in August, 186. For some time he was\\nconfined in the hospital in New Albanj and a\\nlong period elapsed ere he regained his accustomed\\nhealth.\\nReturning to New Jersey after the war, Mr. Anys\\nthere lived until the latter part of 186, wlien he\\nmoved to Chicago, then a city of about one hundred\\nand sixty thousand inhabitants. As soon .as his\\nhealth would permit, he engaged in car|)entering,\\nmaking his home in that place for several years,\\nand serving on the police force for some time.\\nIn 1879 lie located upon the farm he now occupies,\\nwhich consisted then of eighty acres of unim-\\nproved land. He engaged actively in the im-\\nprovement of his farm, and now has twenty-five\\nacres cleared of the heavy timber with which it\\nwas covered. Aside from his fanning industry,\\nhe has been interested in other occupatic)ns, and\\nsince 1890 has engaged in sawinilling; he supplies\\na large amount of lumber to tlie surrounding\\ncountry, only himself and his four sons being\\nengaged in this occupation. He is a man who,\\nthroughout his whole life, h.as maintained a high\\ncharacter for integrity and uprightness, and who\\nhas the confidence and respect of all his ac-\\nquaintances.\\nMr. Anys selected his wife i;i tiie person of\\nMiss Nellie Uruii, a native of Holland and the\\ndaughter of Paul and Catherine (Wright) Brun.\\nalso natives of that country. Their union was\\nsolemnized in 1857 and resulted in the birth of\\nnine children, three of whom died when young.\\nThe others were .as follows: G. H., of Chica-\\ngo; Pauline, wife of F. C. Marsac, of Hickman,\\nKy.; William, Cliarles, Abram and Martin. Mr.\\nAnys i.s a member of Van Rota Post No. 662,\\nG. A. K., and an enthusiastic supporter of all\\npublic enterprises.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0f^^ AMIEI. 15UONKK. Among the industri-\\n^Nii^, ous farmers of Fruitland Township is he\\nof whom we write, whose birth occurred\\nin the southern part of Sweden, July 16.\\n18. }6. His fertile farm, situated on section 13, came\\ninto his possession in 1860. At that time very\\nlittle had been done for the improvement of this", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0335.jp2"}, "336": {"fulltext": "342\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncounty, which was heavily timbered. There were\\nfew roads and traveling was very difficult. The\\ntimber on our subject s place was mostly hard-\\nwood, and therefore possessed unusual value. He\\nhas brought his farm to a high state of improve-\\nment, and has himself cleared the greater portion\\nof it.\\nTiie boyhood days of our subject were passed\\nin his native land, where he resided unlil he had\\nreached his eighteen tli year. As his father was a\\nman of considerable means, he gave to his children\\ngood advantages. Mr. Broner received a good\\neducation and graduated from one of the higher\\nschools. His father was at one time the owner of\\na large tract of land, consisting of over seven hun-\\ndred acres. He held various official position dur-\\ning his lifetime and was a Deacon in the Lutheran\\nChurch. He reached the ripe old age of eighty-\\nfour j ears, while his wife, whose maiden name was\\nOlie Oleson, departed this life at the age of sixty-\\nfour. Their family comprised eleven children,\\nfour of whom died in childhood. The eldest of\\nthe family, iSven, is deceased. .James is still a resi-\\ndent of Sweden, as is also the next younger, John,\\nand the youngest of the family, .Johanna. Olif\\nlives in California. Louis is deceased, and Samuel\\nis the subject of this sketch.\\nOn arriving at his eighteenth year, Samuel\\nBroner bade adieu to his many friends and rela-\\ntives in the land of his nativity, to seek his for-\\ntune in the New World. He started forth on a\\nsailing-vessel, the Cambia, and at the end of\\nseven weeks on the Atlantic, during which time\\nthe vessel encountered three very severe storms,\\ntliey arrived safely in New York City. He at\\nonce proceeded to St. Louis, wliere he met a brother\\nwho had come to this country two years previ-\\nously. The latter had changed his name to Broner,\\nwhich our subject also adopted. For six months\\nSamuel Broner worked at the furniture trade in\\nSt. Louis, after which lie went to Chicago, in\\n1855, he arrived in Michigan, near the present\\nsite of Wliitehall. The country was tiien sjjarsely\\nsettled Willi white peo))le and bore little promise\\nof the great and prosperous future before it. For\\na few months our subject worked at various em-\\nployments in order to obtain a livelihood, and then\\nentered one hundred and sixty acres of land from\\nthe Government. For some time he engaged in log-\\nging, or up to the time when he became the owner\\nof a farm of eighty acres. This property he is still\\nengaged in cultivating.\\nIn this county Mr. Broner was united in mar-\\nriage with Miss Caroline Reamer, whose birth oc-\\ncurred in Milwaukee, Wis. Her parents, Ferdi-\\nnand and Mary (Winters) Reamer, are natives of\\nGermany. Seven children were born to this union\\nof Mr. and Mrs. Broner. Three of the number\\ndied in infancy. .John O.. the eldest of the family,\\nwas born in 186. Edward W. was called from this\\nlife when he had reached his majority. Alvena,\\nwho was born in 187; and Chester complete the\\nfamil}-.\\nMr. Broner is an ardent supporter of the Repub-\\nlican party and is alwa3 s to be found in the front\\nrank of all enterprises tending to benefit the im-\\nmediate community and the country at large. He\\nis industrious and energetic and has ever been\\nhonorable and just in his dealings with his fellow-\\nmen. He still clings to the faith of his fathers\\nand is a member of the Lutheran Church, which\\nhe has attended from boyhood. He is a self-made\\nman, having carved out his own fortune, and hav-\\ning reached his present prosperity entirely through\\nhis own unaided efforts.\\n*1 MLLIAM B. CIHTTENDEN, a successful\\n\\\\/\\\\/i fruit-grower and general farmer of Ottawa\\ny/\\\\fl County, and a prominent citizen of Crock-\\ner} Township, was born in the town of Dix, Che-\\nmung County, N. Y., November 7, 1850. He traces\\nhis ancestry to Vermont, where his paternal grand-\\nparents, Samuel and Sarah (Hodges) Chittenden,\\nwere born, and whence, soon after the War of 1812,\\nthey removed to Geauga County, Ohio. There\\nhe followed agricultural pursuits until his death.\\nHis wife passed away while residing in New York.\\nThe father of our subject, Benjamin F. Chitten-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0336.jp2"}, "337": {"fulltext": "PORTli UT AND BIOGKAFIIICAL ItECOliD.\\n34d\\nden. was born in fJeausra County, Oliio. Novtmber\\n7, 181H. In 18, )G he eanie from (ieni va. X. Y., to\\nOttawa County. Mii li.. wlicrc lie resided until\\n1863, renu)ving tlionee lo Wtsconsin, and spending\\ntine year in that State. lie tlien returned to\\nMichigan, and now makes his home upon llie farm\\nwhieli lio purchased in 186(), and wliieli, througli\\nhis tireless exertions, has been cleared and eon-\\nverted into one of the best farms in the township.\\nIn former years he was employed in sawmills, but\\nfor seveial ^ears he has given liis undivided atten-\\ntion to agricultural pui-suits. His wife bore the\\nmaiden name of Abigail T. Woodruff, and is still\\nliving, being well [jreservcd and strong in s|)ite\\nof advancing jears.\\nOf a family of eight children, four of whom are\\nnow living, the subject of this notice is second in\\norder of birth. At the age of six years he was\\nbrought liy his jiarents to Michigan, and grew to\\nmanhood in Ottawa County, receiving his educa-\\ntion in the district schools near his father s iioine.\\nHe resided with iiis parents until his marriage,\\nSeptember 3, 1877, when he was united with Miss\\nJulia, daughter of Andrew J. Hale, and a native\\nof Kenosha, Wis. Five sons and two daughters\\nhave blessed this union, as follows: .\\\\rthur L.,\\nKminons C, William B., Manley, Flovd, .Vita (de-\\nceased) and Emma.\\nIn all local matters pertaining to the welfare of\\nthe community, Mr. Chittenden is interested, not\\npassively, but in an active manner, aiding them\\nwith his time, money and intluence to the fullest\\nextent possible. His first Presidential ballot was\\ncast for Oeii. I lysses .S. Grant, and at e.acii recur-\\nring national election he h.as taken pleasure in\\ndepositing his vote in the interest of the Republi-\\ncan party. He is a member of the .School Board\\nof his district, and through his interest in educa-\\ntional matters has been enabled to promote the\\ncause of public schools and the standard of educa-\\ntion very materially.\\nKor ten consecutive seasons Mr. Chittenden and\\nhis brother Kugenc have owned and operated a\\nthresliing-m.achine, and as thej- are thoroughly\\ncompetent their services are in constant demand\\nduring harvest. I iiey have recently purcha.sed\\ntheir third ni.achine, and expect lo continue to\\nmake this business one of their specialties. In\\n1881 our subject purchased the forty acres where\\nhe has since resided. At that time only fifteen\\nacres had been cleared, but through his efforts the\\nentire tract has been placed under line cultivation\\nand improved with substantial buildings.\\nJIEPKE DIEKEMA, the ellicient County\\nSuperintendent of the Poor of Ottawa\\niV? County, Mich., and a prosperous general\\nagriculturist residing upon section 31, Holland,\\nMich., has held many important public positions\\nof trust, and was for eight years Highway Commis-\\nsioner and for twenty consecutive years ably dis-\\ncharged the complex duties of Township Supervi-\\nsor. Our subject is a native of the Netherlands,\\nand was born in that fertile country in the year\\n1830. His parents, Peter and Bouwena Dieke-\\nma, born in the Netherlands, were descendants\\nof a long line of sturdy ancestry, who cultivated\\nthe land of the Old Country, and with frugal in-\\ndustry won their w.ay up to comfort and prosper-\\nity. Peter w.as the son of Wiepke and Tartje Dieke-\\nma, and parents and grandparents were natives\\nof the province of Groningen. The paternal and\\nmaternal ancestors of Mr. Diekema were prominent\\npeople, widely known and highly respected for\\ntheir ability and upright character. The paternal\\ngrandfather was a large farmer, owning about two\\nhundred acres of valuable land, upon which lie\\nraised with prolit both grain and cattle. He lived\\nto the advanced age of eighty-Hve years, and at the\\ntime of his death, in 1814, was wonderfully well\\npreserved, having excellent teeth, white and lirm,\\nand curly hair, and, live feet eight inches in\\nstature, was a fine-looking man.\\nThe paternal grandfather, a man of more than\\nordinary inlluence in his locality, reared a fam-\\nily of eleven children, all of whom, with the\\nexception ol the father of our subject, lived and\\ndied in their n.ative land. The father devoted", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0337.jp2"}, "338": {"fulltext": "344\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhis entire life to agricultural pursuits, and was\\nboth a renter and land-owner of tlie Old Countr3\\nWith his family lie emigrated to the United States\\nin 1848, and having made a safe voyage did not\\ntarry long in the East, but made his way directly\\nto Michigan, where he bought twenty acres lo-\\ncated in the dense woods of Ottawa County, and\\nsituated upon section 31, township of Holland.\\nCultivating the soil and improving the farm with\\ngood buildings, he lived to see most of the acres\\nyielding an abundant annual harvest, and in the\\nAVolverine State reared his family. The mother\\nof Mr. Diekeraa was a widow when she married the\\nfather, and by her first husband, Walter Vos, had\\ntwo daughters: Martha, aged seventy-eight, a\\nresident of the Old Country and Catherine,\\nwidow of Marcus Nienhuis. The union of the\\nfather and mother was blessed by the birth of two\\nchildren: AViepke, our subject; and Eilke, the wife\\nof Paul Berghois, living one mile east of Holland.\\nThe parents were both devout members of the Re-\\nformed Church and were active in good work. The\\nfather, politically a Republican, was well versed\\nin the affairs of Government. He did not long\\nsurvive middle life, passing awaj in 1850, at\\nfifty -seven years of age. The mother lived to\\nreach the advanced age of four-score years and\\ntwo, and peacefully entered into rest.\\nOur subject in 1852 married Miss Hendrik-\\njen Stegeman, who was born in tlie Province\\nof Overisel, in the Netherlands, the daughter\\nof John and Hendrikjen Stegeman. The home\\nof Mr. and Mrs. Diekema was brightened by the\\nbirth of eight intelligent children. Peter died\\nin infancy; Henerika married .John Tencate; Peter\\ndied at the age of fifteen; G. J. was the fourth in\\norder of birth; then follow Aldert, Bouwina, Al-\\nbert and Martha. In 1852 our subject bought\\nthe eighty acres of land where he resides and to\\nwhich he has added until he now owns one hun-\\ndred and ten acres, formerly wild land, but all now\\nunder high cultivation and well improved with\\ncommodious and substantial buildings, which well\\nattest the prosperity of the owner. Our subject\\nand his estimable wife aie able members of the\\nReformed Church of Holland and are leaders in\\nchurch work. Politically, Mr. Diekema is a Re-\\npublican and has been since the war. Long iden-\\ntified with matters of local welfare, he began his\\npublic career as a Roadmaster, being elected to\\nthe position in 1868. With fidelity discharging\\nthe duties assigned to him as Supervisor, Commis-\\nsioner and Superintendent of the Poor, our sub-\\nject is also a Notary Public and by his official rec-\\nord and private life commands the high regard\\nand confidence of all his fellow-citizens.\\n\\\\f( OHN A. THOMPSON. Among the citizens\\nof Muskegon County who have made a\\nsuccess of their agricultural enterprises,\\nnia^ be mentioned the name of Mr. Thomp-\\nson, who conducts farming upon an extensive scale\\nin Ravenna Township. He was born in this town-\\nsliip.Tune 16, 1841, and is the son of .John and Ann\\n(Hughes) Thompson, natives of Scotland, who\\nwere there born and reared. His father emigrated\\nto America at the age of thirt\\\\- 3-ears, preceding\\nhis family, and after landing came West to Illinois,\\nwhere he worked as a laborer for a period of one\\nand one-half j-eai S.\\nHaving accumulated a sufficient sum of mone^\\nto pay the passage of his family to America, Mr.\\nThompson, Sr., wrote them to come, and upon\\ntheir arrival he settled in Ravenna, Muskegon\\nCounty, Mich., where he operated as a renter and\\nengaged in farming pursuits. Later he purchased\\na farm, which he cultivated until his death, in\\n1873. He and his wife were the parents of nine\\nchildren, of whom four are now living, our sub-\\nject being the eldest of the surviving members of\\nthe family. He acquired his education in the\\nschools of Ravenna Township, and during his va-\\ncations worked on the home farm.\\nAt the age of twenty Mr. Thompson began to be\\nself-sui)porting, and lias since conducted farming\\noperations in this township, where he owns two\\nhundred and sixty acres of arable land. On New\\nYear s Day, 1874, he was united in marriage with\\nMiss Mary Anderson, who was born in Ohio, being", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0338.jp2"}, "339": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n345\\nthe daiiirliter of C liarles and Sarah (Shaffer) Ander-\\nson, born in Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively.\\nMrs. Thompson is a had} well fitted to assist her\\nhusband in all his enterprises, and not a little of the\\nsuccess he lias attained may be attributed to her\\ncheerful counsel and co-operation. Thej have been\\nthe parents of seven children, but have been called\\nupon to part with three of their little ones. The\\nsurviving members of the family are Ma^ Jessie,\\nClyde and Ethel, all of whom reside with their\\nparents.\\nlu regard to social connections, Mr. Thomp-\\nson is identitied with Hancock Tent, K. O. T. M.,\\nand Ravenna Lodge Mo. Sa. J, I. O. O. F. He has\\nrepresented his lodge in the Grand Lodge, and has\\nbeen an incumbent of all the chairs of the order.\\nHe and his wife also belong to the Rebekah Lodge,\\nI. O. O. F. In political relations, Mr. Thompson\\nhas always been a firm advocate of the principles\\nof the Republican party, to the support of which\\nhis influence is invariably given. He has served\\nas Higlnv.ay Commissioner, and has represented\\nthe townsliip upon the County Hoard of Super-\\nvisors, being a member of the Committee on Equal-\\nization while filling the latter position.\\nE^\\nETEU A. DEWITT, the enterprising\\nmanager and principal stockholder of\\nthe Spring Lake liasket ^L^llu factory, of\\nSpring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich., is\\nwidely known and highly respected as a man of\\nmore than ordinary business ability and energy.\\nHorn in the village of Spring Lake, in the year\\n1861, our subject h.as been from his earliest youth\\nintimately associated with the upward growth and\\nprogress of his home locality-. His parents, num-\\nbered among the pioneer residents and prominent\\ncitizens of this ]jarl of the State, possessed the\\nsincere regard of a large circle of friends, and took\\nan active part in the early strugijlcs and sub-\\nsequent development of the interests of their\\nWestern home. Mr. Dewitt received his educa-\\ntion mainly in the district school of his birthplace,\\nand also enjoyed the advantages of instruction in\\nthe drug business, being in time thoroughly quali-\\nfied to engage in the trade successfully. He be-\\ncame, in fact, while yet young in years a thor-\\noughly practical druggist, and entered into busi-\\nness for himself with profitable results. He con-\\ntinued to handle drugs until IH Jl, and retained\\nan interest in the same until 1892, when he sold\\nout and gave his entire time and attention to the\\nmanufacture of fruit baskets. The Spring Lake\\nBasket Manufactory has done business from its\\nfirst estahlishinent, now supplying a number of\\ncounties of the State with its goods, and under its\\npresent able supervision cannot fail to continue\\na financial success.\\nIn the year 1883, Peter A. Duwitt and Miss\\nAnna Stark were united in marriage. The esti-\\nmable wife of onr subject, daughter of H. Stark, one\\nof the honored pioneer settlers of Ottawa County,\\nlike her husband has grown up among her i)resent\\nsurroundings. Also educated in the home schools\\nof .Spring Lake, she was well fitted to assume the\\nresponsibilities of married life when sli\u00c2\u00ab joined\\nher fortunes with those of our subject, to whom\\nshe has been a faithful helpmate and companion.\\nTwo bright little sons, Leslie and Stuart, have\\nblessed the happy home and will enjoy the advan-\\ntages of an excellent education and a training\\nwhich will enable them to worthil3 occupy any\\nposition of trust to which they may be called. Mr.\\nI and Mrs. Dewitt fill a position of useful influence\\nand take an active part in the good work and\\nbenevolent enterprises of Spring Lake and it.s near\\nvicinity.\\nPolitically, our subject is a st.inch Democrat, and\\nI since attaining his majority has been deeply in-\\nterested in both local and national issues. Pro-\\nnounced in his views and possessed of executive\\nability, Mr. Dewitt has taken a leading position in\\nthe local councils of his party, and held with etUci-\\nency and to the great satisfaction of the entire\\ncommunity of Spring Lake the position of Post-\\nmaster during the first administration of Presi-\\ndent Cleveland. In all matters of interest to\\nthe general public of his locality our subject is ac-\\n1 counted a public-spirited citizen, ever ready to do", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0339.jp2"}, "340": {"fulltext": "346\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPinCAL RECORD.\\nhis part in the promotion of enterprise and edu-\\ncational advancement. Passing his mature years\\namong the friends of a life-time, Mr. Dewitt re-\\nceives tiie confidence of all who know him, and is\\nesteemed for his sterling integrity of character\\nand thorough business etiiciencv.\\ni^Ll^\\njf] D. MEI NHARDI. M. D., an experienced\\nphysician and skillful druggist of White-\\nhall, Muskegon Count} Mich., is a native\\nof Eraden, in the province of Hanover, and\\nwas horn in the western part of the German Em-\\npire October 18, 1848. Dr. Meinhardi is the son\\nof J.ames and Tedina (Lorentz) Meinhardi, who\\nwere botli likewise born in the province of Han-\\nover. The paternal grandfather, D. .1. Meinhardi,\\nwas known as one of the most eminent surgeons of\\nhis day. The father, James, was also a noted\\nphysician, having the title of Sanitatsrath, and,\\nhaving been a member of the -Kronenorden,\\nwas classed among the foremost pliysicians of\\nhis country. He amassed a large fortune, and\\ndied in his native land at the advanced age of\\nniiietv-tliree, in October, 1892. Tedina Lorentz\\nthe mother of our subject, was the daughter of\\nJudge Antone Lorentz, a man of high position in\\nhis locality. An uncle of Dr. Meinhardi s, also\\nnamed Antone Lorentz, was a prominent lawyer\\nand received the title of Justiz-Rath. The mother\\npassed away in her native land in 1891, aged sev-\\nenty-eight 3 cars. Our subject was one of a family\\nof thirteen children. Julia married Fritz Kopp,\\nSecretary of the Circuit Courts of Emdeii, (ier-\\nniany. Ella is the widow of Mr. Sanders, for\\nyears a clerk in the State Courts of Oslfriesland.\\nJohann was a Lieutenant in the Sixth Infantry,\\nin the Hanoverian army, and died during his term\\nof service. Anna married Jacob Jacobs, Ober-Post\\nSecretary at Ernden. Anton was an odicer in the\\nGerman navy, and is a well-known sea-captain in\\nthe merchants trade between Germany and Brit-\\nish ports. Rudolph is- a nicmber of the firm of\\nSchreiber Co., large stove manufacturers in\\nOstfriesland. This firm employs some five or six\\nhundred men, and is a leading house of Germany.\\nKarl is a wealthy tJerman farmer. George, a Lien-\\ntenant in the Third German Hussar Cavalr}-, was\\nkilled while on duty b} being thrown from his\\nhorse. Edmund is a prosperous agriculturist of\\nOstfriesland. Eduard was for many years Ad-\\nministrator of the Emperor s Drug Store, but is\\nnow a resident of Polsdam, and the owner of a\\nlarge drug house.\\nOur subject spent the early years of his life in\\nhis birthplace and received his j outhful schooling\\nin the gymnasium, and later studied at Aurich,\\nwhere he was engaged with his books when, in\\nOctober, 1869, he volunteered in the German\\narmy. Third Hussar Cavalry. At the end of one\\nj-ear he passed a successful examination, and for\\nmeritorious conduct on the battlefield of Mars La-\\nTour, where he received a sabre thrust in the left\\nshoulder, was given the Commission of a Lieuten-\\nant, and served as such with marked distinction\\non the field of war. Taking an active part in the\\nstruggle. Dr. Meinhardi remained in the army un-\\ntil peace was declared between France and German v.\\nIn the spring of 1872, our subject entered Fred-\\nerick Willielm s College at Berlin, and was gradu-\\nated in 1874, receiving one year s credit for his\\nservice in the army. After passing one year as a\\n])hysician on an ocean steamer, the Doctor came in\\nthe fall of 1875 to America, locating at first in\\n^Milwaukee, Wis., where he practiced for six years,\\nin 1881 removing to Montague, Mich. In the\\nspring of 1893, our subject settled permanently in\\nWhitehall, opening a drug store, but still contin-\\nuing the practice of his profession. Since making\\nhis home in the United States, Dr. Meinhardi has\\nseveral times visited his native land, having but\\nrecently returned from Germany, where he had\\nbeen to assist in settling up his father s large es-\\ntate, being an heir of the same to a goodly amount.\\nIn 1883 our subject was united in marri.age with\\nMiss Amanda Molsberger, of JMilwaukee, whose\\nfather, Ilenricli Molsbeigei, was a civil engineer,\\nthen a resident of Milwaukee, but now a citizen of\\nSt. James, Neb. The family of Mrs. Meinhaidi\\ncame from Wildbad in the Black Forest of Ger-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0340.jp2"}, "341": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BI DGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n347\\nnianv, and were anions: the liisrlily-esteemcd peo-\\nple of that (li! tiic t. The aci oinplislied wife of\\nour Mibject received a thorough education, and\\noccupies a liisrii social i)Osition. Four childicn\\nhave hlessed tlie union: Elsa, seven years old, in\\nM.iy, 1893; Civsar James, six years old in August,\\n1893: and Johanna, three years of age in JIarch,\\n1893. George died in infancy.\\nThe Doctor, a thorough business man and a\\nliighly successful medical practitioner, has always\\ntaken a very active |)art in (Mjlitics in the Demo-\\ncratic party, and has held many of the local oflices\\nin MontiJgue. He was also at one lime Deputy\\nGame and Fish Warden for the State of Michigan.\\nOur subject is a valued member of the Maccabees,\\nand was a delegate to the .State (ireat Camp. Fi-\\nnancially- prosiiered, and a man of line education\\nand high attainments, Dr. Meinhardi occupies an\\nhonored position of useful inlluence. and is lankod\\namong the leading physicians and prominent busi-\\nness men of Wliiteliall.\\n.J^^\\nI^-^^OMKR K. HUDSON, a prosperous farmer\\nresiding on section 33, of Georgetown\\nTownship, Ottawa Count}-, has for a nuni-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a23) her of years been closely identified with\\nthe agricultural interests of this section of the\\nState. He is the son of William 1 Hudson, a na-\\ntive of Massachusetts, who followed the ti-ade of a\\nmechanic until 18.5. He then located 011 a farm\\nin the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio, where his\\nremaining years were passed. His marriage united\\nhim with .Miss Dclphia, daughter of A. S. Sliurwin,\\na Revolutionary hero, who in an early day\\nremoved from Massachusetts to Cleveland, Ohio,\\nsettling on a farm near that cit^\\nIn the parental familj- there were five children,\\nfour of whom are now living, viz.: William 1*., a\\nresident of Ohio; Homer K., of this sketch; Asa\\nS. and Ruth I)., both of whom live in the Huck-\\neye State, the latter being a widow. The subject\\nof this notii C was born near Cleveland, Ohio, .Ma^\\n30, 1827, and was reared on a farm until attaining\\nto manhood years. Meantime he received a good\\ncommon-school education and also gained a thor-\\nough knowledge of agricultui-al pursuits, .as well .as\\nthe nursery business, having since made a specialty\\nof the latter. In 1848 he was united in marriage\\nwith Miss Clarinda lUirt, w ho was born in Medina\\nCounty, t)liio, in 1829 Her parents, Daniel :ind\\nStata (Ganyard) Hurt, removed from Massachu-\\nsetts to Granger, Medina County, Ohio, where\\nthey resided until death, lie was a Captain in\\nthe State Militia of Ohio, anil was a uiati of inllu-\\nence in his community.\\nThe union of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson resulted\\nin the Ijirtli of eight children, live of whom are\\nnow living. They are: Dclphia C, the widow of\\nAdolbert IJarnahy, and the mother of twochildren;\\nHorace A., who married Nellie I urdy and has\\ntwo children; Homer F., who chose Miss .Millie\\nAnable as his wife, their union having resulted in\\nthe birth of one child; Klliott K.. who married\\nMiss Kate Pierce; and Helle M., the vvife of Atlrian\\nPorape and the mother of two children. Mr.\\nHudson came to Michigan in 1848 and located in\\nGrand Hapids, where he entered the employ of\\nFlisha Kellogg, in the nursery business. Thence,\\nin 1849, he moved to Holland, this .State, whither\\nthe Dutch colony had come the year previous.\\nThere he embarked in the nursery business, be-\\ncoming the pioneer nursin-yman of the place, and\\nconducting an extensive trade, in comiiany with\\nRev. A. C. Van Raalte, the founder of the Dutch\\ncolony.\\nAfter remaining thus engaged for ten years,\\nMr. Hudson disposed of his nurser}- business and\\nremoved to the farm, where he has since resided.\\nThe place was then wholly unimproved, and it re-\\nquired arduous exertions on the part of the owner\\nto clear the land and cultivate the soil. As soon\\nas he had sullicicntly improved the place, he sot\\nout trees and coinnienced in the nuiseiy business,\\nwhich for seven years he conducted on a large\\nscale. Then selling out his interests in that line,\\nhe commenced farming, and has since devoted his\\nattention to the tilling of the sttil. He has thirtj\\nfive acres in the home place, which he devotes to\\nmixed farming. He also purchased eighty acres", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0341.jp2"}, "342": {"fulltext": "348\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof Luman Jenison, of which llie thirty-five acres\\nmentioned above are a part, and he has another\\neighty-acre tract, wliich is devoted to agricultural\\npurposes.\\nOn the corner of Air. Hudson s farm there was\\na little schoolhouse, known as Hudson s School-\\niiouse, where religious services were frequently\\nheld. When the land was surveyed for railroad\\npurposes, our subject furnished the property on\\nwhich the depot vvas erected, and the station was\\ncalled Hudsonville in his honor. He platted\\ntwenty acres and laid out town lots, man} of\\nwhich he has disposed of. His interest in the wel-\\nfare of the town has been deep and unceasing, and\\nto him more than to any other man is due the\\npresent prosperity of the village. He has given\\nhis cliildren excellent educational advantages, all\\nof them liaving completed the studies of the dis-\\ntrict schools. The eldest son, Horace A., received\\na collegiate education at Kalamazoo College, and\\nengaged for a time in teaching school.\\nAfter the death of his first wife, Mr. Hudson\\nwas again married, in 1889 choosing as his wife\\nMrs. Mar3 ette Aurora (Fox) Manning, a native of\\nNew York. By her former marriage she has one\\nchild, Clarence. Mrs. Hudson is an active worker\\nin the Congregational Church at Hudsonville, and\\nhas for years been prominent in the Ladies Mite\\nSociety, of which she is an officer. She is a teacher\\nin the Sunday-school and a successful worker in\\nthe temperance cause. Mr. Hudson is a Christian,\\nand by his life proves the sincerity of his relig-\\nious belief.\\n.Sociall} Mr. Hudson is identified witii the In-\\ndependent Order of Odd Fellows, in wliich he has\\noccupied all the chairs, and has served as Treasurer\\nfor man} years. He is also an active member of\\ntlie Grange, of wliich he has been Master for\\neleven years. For nine years he served as Director\\nof Schools, resigning the position on account of\\nthe pressure of other duties. In politics, he is a\\nDemocrat, firm in his allegiance to the part} of his\\nchoice. He has been elected to the positions of\\nHighway Commissioner, Township Treasurer (in\\nwhich he served for two years), and Justice of the\\nPeace. On the 1st of May, 1868, he was appointed\\nPostmaster at Hudsonville, and filled that position\\nfor several years, the postoffice being located in\\nhis residence. The village was then called South\\nGeoigetown, and upon the change of the name to\\nHudsonville, February 18, 1872, he continued\\nPostmaster, serving in that capacity until 1881.\\nOne of Mr. Hudson s brothers, Asa, served\\nthroughout the entire period of the Civil War and\\nwas under Gen. Sherman, being Orderly-Sergeant\\nfor that famous general. In three different en-\\ngagements he was the last man on the field, and\\nhis bravery gained for him the respect and admi-\\nration of his comrades in arms. Another brother\\nof our subject. Thomas, enlisted in the defense of\\nthe Fnion during the late war and served in Gen.\\nGarfield s army. He vvas a valiant and daring\\nsoldier until he died from injuries received in the\\nservice.\\nV I OHN HALL, a prominent residentof Muskc-\\ngon Township, was born in Ireland, May\\nI 18, 1833, and inlierits the perseverance of a\\nIj^/ long line of Irish ancestors. His father,\\nJames Hall, a native of the Emerald Isle, there\\nlearned the trade of a carpenter in his youth, and\\nafter his marriage resided for a time in the land\\nof his liirth. Thence he emigrated to Canada,\\nabout 1848, where he followed his trade, meeting\\nwith fair success in his business enterprises. His\\ndeath occurred at the age of forty-five years. His\\nwife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret\\nThompson, and was likewise a native of Ireland,\\nnow makes her home in New York, and retains the\\nvigor of former years, though now seventy-eight.\\nThe eldest of a family of seven children, our\\nsubject was eighteen years of age at the time he\\nbade adieu to his childhood s friends in Iieland\\nand took p.assage for Canada, where he resided un-\\ntil 18. )6. He then removed to New York and fol-\\nlowed his trade of a carpenter in Rochester for\\ntwo years. Coming West to Illinois in 1858, he\\nwas engaged at carpenter work in I utinan Coun-\\nty for a number of 3ears. His residence in Mich-\\nigan dates from the year 1863, at which time he", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0342.jp2"}, "343": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0343.jp2"}, "344": {"fulltext": "V\\na^}~Uf", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0344.jp2"}, "345": {"fulltext": "rORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n3.-)l\\n.settlefl in I oit Union. Two years Later ho went\\nto loni.i. iind after .1 lesidenee of two years in tliat\\ncitj lie proceeded to Mu.skegon, in 1867. Here he\\nhas since conducted an extensive business as a\\ncarpenter, and lias also liecii largely interested\\nin fanning.\\nIn 1856 Mr. Ilall was united in marriage with\\nIMiss Klizaliclh .McMilleii, a native of Scotland.\\nTheir union lias resulted in liu liirtli of two sons\\nand two dauglilois: .Joliii, Fred, .Margaret and Liz-\\nzie. The family occupies a high position socially-,\\nand its various nieinhers are higlily esteemed\\naiiHiiig their aciiuaintances. In his political affilia-\\ntions, Mr. Hall is a stanch adiierent of the princi-\\nples advocated by the Hepulilicaii i)arty, to which\\nhe invariably gives his support. In 1874 he was\\nelected Supervisor of .Muskegon J ownshi)j, and\\nofficiated in that capacity for ten years. In 1871-\\n72 he served as Township Clerk; he filled the po-\\nsition of Justice of the Peace for sixteen years,\\nand has also been the incumbent of a iniinbcr of\\nschool ollices.\\nSince locating in Muskegon, Mr. Hall has given\\nhis attention priueipally to the occupation of an\\nagriculturi.\u00c2\u00bbt. and the result of his efforts is visible\\nin his tine homestead. He is a man who takes an\\nintelligent interest in all public enterprises, and\\nhis Mipport may always be relied upon in matters\\npertaining to the welfare of his fellow-citizens.\\nIn tlie progress of the township and county he has\\nnot been an uninterested spectator, but a prime\\nfactor, and his name is one of the most promi-\\nnent among the farmers of Muskegon Count}-.\\n^^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2=1\\nJ OIIN T. DAVIS. When the books are bal-\\nanced, when all accounts are finally adjusted,\\nh figuratively speaking, there will be a larger\\ncredit balance opposite the name of .lohn\\nT. Davis than is usually ]ilaced to the credit of\\nthe average of m.nnkind. While he accumulated\\na considerable amount of wealth as a merchant, he\\nbecame the possessor of that which is far more\\n17\\nvaluable an honorable name and the confidence\\nof those who knew him best. lie was born in\\nWales, August 1, 1821, and was a son of David and\\nKsther (Kvans) Davis, also natives of that coun-\\ntry, the former being a tailor by trade iiid a man\\nof much intelligence and great honesty. His fa-\\nther bore the name of Thomas Davis.\\n.lohn T. Davis was the youngest of seven child-\\nren l)(irn to his paienl and was sent by them to\\nschool until he was eighteen years of age. during\\nwhich time he studied in both the Welsh and Eng-\\nlish languages. ITpon leaving school, he followed\\nin the footsteps of his father, as regarded occupa-\\ntion, and under his intelligent instruction ac-\\nquired a thorough knowledge of the tailor s trade.\\nIn 1812 he decided to pursue this business in\\nAmerica, and after arriving in New York pro-\\nceeded from there to Licking County, Ohio, where\\nhe worked as a tailor for al)out eighteen months.\\nComing to Michigan, he spent one year in Grand\\nRapids, and thence in 1846 removed to Grand Ha-\\nven, where he made his home until his death.\\nEmbarking in business as a dealer in ready-made\\nclothing, Mr Davis continued successfully until\\n1861, but later liegan dealing in fabrics for their\\nmanufacture, and made a si)ecialty of line foreign\\ngoods. He was very prudent and judicious in his\\ninvestments, and by industry and economy became\\nthe owner of considerable means. His property\\nincluded a fine, well-improved farm of two hun-\\ndred and thirty acres, which he rented, besides a\\nvaluable little farm of ten acres within the city\\nlimits and a substantial store building. In 1891\\nlie built a handsome frame residence in Grand Ha-\\nven, which is modern in design and convenient in\\nall its appointments. He was for years a stockholder\\nin the (irand Haven liank, and in various other\\nwa^s interested himself in the numerous move-\\nments for the benefit of his section, being at all\\nlimes public-spirited, liberal and business-like. He\\nwas a kind friend, and in the home circle was con-\\nsiderate and obliging. His entire life was charac-\\nterizetl by diligence and promptness.\\nIn Licking County, Ohio, October 17. 1817, Mr.\\nDavis married .Miss Nancy Evans, who died on the\\n7th of Jlay, 1871. Her only son, Edward Davis,\\nis now a resident of Montana, but for about eight", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0345.jp2"}, "346": {"fulltext": "352\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nyears was a prominent lumberman of Muskegon,\\nMich. Tlie second marriage of our s^ubject was\\nsolemnized in March, 1874, his wife being Miss\\nMaggie G., daughter of Richard Owens, of Wis-\\nconsin. Of this union five children were born,\\nnamely: John T., Homer S., Charles L., Esther V.\\nand Margaret G. In 1872 Mr. Davis visited his\\nold home in Wales, and took that opportunity of\\nmaking a tour of the British Isles, but returned to\\nthis country content to spend his remaining days\\nhere. His life was singularly blameless, and when\\non the 28th of August, 1893, he received his sum-\\nmons to the world lieyond, he was prepared to de-\\npart. AVithin the circle of his acquaintanceship,\\nhe was mourned in death as he had been esteemed\\nin life, and his memory will long be cherished\\nthroughout this county.\\nAVID R. WATERS, a prominent citizen of\\na high order of business ability, whose\\nprosperous career as a law^-er, editor, and\\ngallant soldier of the late Civil War is\\nwidely known, is now President of the Grand\\nRapids Standard Bed Company, but devotes liis\\ntime principally to fruit culture, and makes his\\nhome upon an Ottawa County farm not far from\\nSpring Lake. Our subject, born in Lycoming\\nCounty, Pa., Decenilier 3, 1836, attained to man-\\nhood in his native place, but journeying to the\\nbroader West began life for himself in Oquawka,\\nHenderson County, 111., where he studied law,\\nand in 1858 was admitted to the Bar. Answering\\nto tiic call of his country, Mr. Waters enlisted in\\nllic army in 1861, and joining Company G, Tenth\\nIllinois Infantry, w.is upon November 19, 1861,\\nsworn in as a private. Shortly after, our subject\\nreceived promotion as Second Lieutenant and\\nthen soon became First Lieutenant, and upon tiie\\n1st of July, 1862, was made a Captain. I nder the\\ncommand of Gen. Grant at Mound City, under\\nGen. Pope at New Madrid, at Corinth under\\nHallock, our subject actively participated in the\\nleading engagements of those perilous daj s. Later,\\ntransferred to the command of Gen. Paine, he\\nwent from Corinth to Tuscumbia and from there\\nproceeded to Nashville, where he passed under the\\ncommand of Gen. Palmer.\\nMr. AVaters was next sent to the .South, and re-\\nmained with Gen. Rosecrans until he resigned\\nin 1864. Our subject was Aide-de-Cainp on the\\nfield under Gen. Davis and served as Judge\\nAdvocate under the same general. After he re-\\nsigned from military duties Mr. AVaters resumed\\nthe practice of law in Aledo, JMercer Count} 111.,\\nand was in partnershij) with Charles M. Har-\\nris, a member of Congress from the (^uinc} Dis-\\ntrict. About this time, afflicted with a disease of\\nthe eye, our subject practicalh- gave up law and\\nwent into the newspaper business at Aledo, then\\nbecoming editor of the Mercer County Press. In\\nthe spring of 1869, Mr. Waters located perma-\\nnentlj- in Michigan and. a constant resident of the\\nState for twenty-four years, has been a leading\\nbusiness man and active politician. Soon after\\nhis arrival within the AA olverine State he pur-\\nchased eighty-five acres of land north of Spring\\nLake, formerly owned by Mrs. E. L. Craw, and\\n1 although giving a portion of his time to a variety\\nof occupations has always been engaged in the\\npursuit of agriculture. During 1872 and 1873\\nMr. AVaters edited the Spring Lake Independent,\\nand in 1875 was elected Supervisorof Spring Lake\\nTownship, and was likewise Assessor of that town-\\nship during the years 1873, 1874 and 1875.\\nAt aliout this time our subject settled in (Jrand\\nRapids and took a i)osition on the Grand Rapids\\nDenwcrat, resigning in 1876. He afterward be-\\ncame the editor of the Allegan County Democrat\\nand remained with that paper until Februaiy,\\n1881, when he received the editorial charge of the\\nGrand Rapids Evening Leader, continuing in this\\nlatter editorial position until the 1st of February,\\n1863. Mr. AVaters then accepted the wardenship\\nof the State House of Correction and Reforma-\\ntory, at Ionia. In February, 1885, he returned to\\nthe Leader and remained the editor of that paper\\nfrom then until the spring of 1890. In the mean\\ntime he had been appointed United States Marshal", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0346.jp2"}, "347": {"fulltext": "rOllTKAJT AXD BlOGli^VrillCAL RECOKD.\\n353\\nfor the Wt stern District of Mifiiionn. In 1890 our\\nsubject with others eslaliiishcc] the Murniiiij Press,\\nof (Trand Kapids, Mr. Waters continuing as edi-\\ntorial writer until Decenilier, 18n2. I pon the\\norganization i f the (Irange at Spring Lake he was\\nelected Secretary of the society and retained his\\noflicial position as long as he was connected with\\nthe association. The parents of David I{. Waters\\nwere native Pennsjlvanians, the descendant-s of a\\nlong line of sturdy and induslrious ancestry.\\nOur subject, entering niatrinioiiial bonds December\\n18, 1866, was then united ii; niai-riagc with Miss\\nAlice I.atcha. a native of Lycoming County, Pa.\\nOf the two children who blessed the union of Mr.\\nand Mrs. Waters but one survives, Albert Latcha\\nWaters, a graduate of the State Mining School at\\nHoughton and the Agricultural College at Lan-\\nsing. He was born on the 2d of March, 1869, and\\nis a young man of brilliant itromise. P^ver a leader\\nin the local councils of the Democratic party, our\\nsubject may review willi pride the exceptional\\nrecord of his life, which, spent in various fields of\\naction, has been filled with useful effort. As a\\nsoldier, advocate and editor Mr. Waters has\\nachieved success and, respected for his qualities as\\na man and citizen, he enjoys the hearty good\\nwishes and high regard of a host of friends.\\nI). .MOSIIKR, one of the old settlers of\\nk Michigan and one of the leading farmers of\\nHlcndon T(jwnship, is a native of the Em-\\n|)ire State, born May 1, 1H. 5. His father, William\\nMoslier, as well :is his grandfather, .lames Mosher,\\nwere natives of New York Stale, the latter being\\none of the early settlers of the same. William\\nMosher left his native .Stale in 1837 and came to\\nMichigan, settling first in Oakland County, where\\nhe tilled the soil for some time. From there he\\nmoved to Clinton County, Mich., purchased one\\nhundred and sixty acres of land from the (lovern-\\nment, and remained there for eleven years. Sell-\\ning out, he moved to Ionia County, Mich., where\\nhe passed the closing years of his life. His wife s\\nmaiden name was .Sainantha Lawrence, and she\\npassed her last days in Ionia County also. They\\nwere the parents of eight children. Lucy, de-\\nceased, was the wife of .luckson Cronkct; Laura,\\ndeceased, was the wife of N. Lake: Louisa, de-\\nceased, was the wife of Kdeii Smith; L. 15., de-\\nceased, resi le(l in Ionia County, and liis widow\\nstill lives on the old homestead there; L. D., our\\nsubject is next; L. V. resides in CIreenvilie, Mich.;\\nand Wallace is deceased.\\nThe scholastic training of our subject was re-\\nceived in Clintf)n and Ionia Coi .nties, and he was\\nreared in the pioneer days of that State, when the\\nopportunities for getting an education were any-\\nthing hut good. He left the parental roof when\\ntwent^ -one years of age, and began farming on\\nrented land, continuing this for twoyears. After\\nthis he engaged in the carpenter s trade, which he\\nfollowed for a number of years, and then moved\\nto Gratiot County, where he was one of the first\\nsettlers, only four other families living in the\\ntownshii) of Arcadia. For two years he remained\\nthere, but not caring about pioneer life he sold\\nhis claim for (piite a handsome sum for those d.ays\\nand returned to Ionia County, settling close to\\nthe town of Reynolds. He there purchased an un-\\nimproved farm, which he improved and soon after\\nsold. From there he moved to Ottawa County,\\nand bought a portion of his present property, fort^\\nacres, and to this he has since added, until he now\\nowns one hundred and twenty acres, with thirty-\\nfour acres under a fine state of cultivation.\\nMr. Mosher owns a steam-tiiresher, also saws\\nsome timber, and has a great deal of farm machin-\\nery, lie was married in 18;)5 to Miss Sarah Grow,\\na native of .Montcalm County, Mich., and the\\ndaughter of Eddison and Charlotte (Hill) (Jrow,\\nnatives of New York, and old settlers of Michi-\\ngan. To Mr. and Mrs. Grow were born eight\\nchildren, six of whom lived to be grown. Melissa,\\ndeceased, the wife of David Walker; Sarah, de-\\nceased, the wife of our subject; Cerena, wife\\nof Richard Murry, of Hastings, Mich.; Deriiis,\\nof this county; Mary E., wife of James Murry,\\nresiding near Hastings; (Jertrude, wife of Horace\\nWeeks, residing in lu iit County; (loraldine, wife", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0347.jp2"}, "348": {"fulltext": "354\\nPORTRAIT AND BIO(JRAPHICAL RJECORD\\nof William Smith, of St. Louis, Micb.; and Wal-\\nlace, who died when quite j-oung. To Mr. and\\n.Mrs. Mosher were born the following children:\\nEllis, who resides in this county; Addison, de-\\nceased, who left a wife in Berlin, Mich.; Leanora;\\nRalph, of this count}-; Benjamin; Horace; and an\\ninfant who died unnamed. Mrs. Mosher died on\\nthe 22d of November. 1891, when fifty-six years\\nof age. She was a member of the Christian Ciuirch\\nin Ionia County. Mr. Mosher is a member of the\\nsame church. He was a member of the George-\\ntown Grange, and, like his father, has always voted\\nwith the Democratic party.\\neLAUS KEMME, the only German farmer in\\nthe section of country where he lives, was\\nborn in Hanover, Germany, iMay 23, 1837,\\nand no one is better known for earnest industry\\nand devotion to duty than he. Integrity, intelli-\\ngence and system are the characteristics wliich\\nwill advance the interests of any man and will\\ntend to the prosperity to which all aspire. As\\nthese are some of the traits of our subject, it is not\\nto be wondered at that he has become prominent\\nin his calling and that he is universally respected.\\nHe came to America in 1868, when thirty-one\\nyears of age, and settled in Ottawa County. Mich.,\\nwhere he has made his home since. Previous to\\ncoming to this country he was married to Miss\\nMetta Brugman, a native also of Germany, and\\none child was born there.\\nUpon reaching this State Mr. Kemme had about\\n$14 in monc} and he first engaged as a day la-\\nborer, continuing tliis for four or five years. By\\nindustry and economy on the part of himself and\\nhis worthy wife, he accumulated sutlicient means\\nto purch.ase fort} acres of land in Olive Township,\\nand on this made his home and many improve-\\nments for ten years. He then sold out and moved\\non his present farm of two hundred and ten acres.\\nHe has this fine tract of land all under cultivation\\nand raises everything in the way of farm prod-\\nucts. As a farmer, Mr. Kemme has attained an\\nenviable reputation, for in conducting his opera-\\ntions he has brought his good sense and his prac-\\ntical views to bear, and as a result has accumula-\\nted a fair share of this world s goods. He ex-\\ntends a helping hand to all public enterprises that\\ntend to the development and growth of the coun-\\ntry, and is very social, friendly and accommo-\\ndating.\\nMr. Kemme s success has been mostly the result\\nof his own exertions, but he received from his old\\nhome about $1,000. His parents, Claus and Re-\\nbecca (Umland) Kemme, were wealthy and influen-\\ntial people of their native country, Germany, and\\nthere passed their entire lives. They were the par-\\nents of five children: Margaret, wife of John Brewer,\\nwho resides in Wisconsin; Clang, our subject;\\nFrederick, Rebecca and Catherine deceased. The\\nlatter was the wife of Henry Elson, of (iermany.\\nTliC father of these children served in the war\\nwith Denmark. He was in the army eight months\\nand participated in a number of battles, the most\\nprominent being Holstein. The marriage of our\\nsubject resulted in the birth of eight children, who\\nare named in the order of their birth as follows:\\nCatherine, Peter, Mary, Augusta, .John, Claus,\\nFred and .John (the first of tliat name), the three last\\nbeing deceased. While residing in the Old Coun-\\ntry Mr. and Mrs. Kemme were members of the\\nLutheran Church. Mr. Kemme enjoys to an un-\\nusual degree the confidence of the community and\\nis well known for his honesty and sterling in-\\ntegrity. His fine farm is a standing monument\\nto his industry and good management.\\n^p^EORGE WALL\\nill (g\u00e2\u0080\u0094 farmers of Mui\\ntleman, who r(\\nWALLIS. Among the well-to-do\\nMuskegon County is this gen-\\nresides on .section 1, Dalton\\nTownship. His birth occurred in 1820, in Lin-\\ncolnshire, England. His parents were Wallie and\\nAnn (Spencer) Wallis. The former was in turn", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0348.jp2"}, "349": {"fulltext": "PORTliAlT AND BIOGliAPHICAL RECORD.\\n855\\nthe son of Waliic W.illis, and both were natives\\nof Lincolnshire. Tliey were farmers by occupa-\\ntion, ami for several generations it appears that\\nthis was the vocation of the Wallis family. Our\\nsubject s father was at one time a clerk in the\\nChurch of Kngland, and though his educational\\nadvantages had been quite limited he was a man\\nwhose true worth and natural ability were appre-\\nciated. He was married on arriving at man s es-\\ntate, and reared a family of seven sons: Joseph,\\nWilliam, Thomas. Frank, George, Samuel and Ed-\\nward. Our subject is the only survivor of tliis\\nfamily, and the only one of the number who left\\nhis native land. The mother died when he was a\\nchild of only four years.\\nGeorge Wallis remained with his father until\\nhe was fourteen years old, when he started out to\\nmake his own living by working on a farm. In\\n1852 he embarked for Australia, and after a long\\nand stormy voyage safely landed at the end of\\nsixteen weeks. Their vessel, while crossing the\\nBa3 of Biscay, was caught in one of the most ter-\\nrible storms ever known in that lf)cality. In Aus-\\ntralia, Mr. Wallis worked at various kinds of labor\\nfor four 3 ears. He finally bought one hundred\\nand sixty acres of land, only eighteen miles from\\nMelbourne. There he remained until I ebruary\\nIG, 1!S()1, wiu ii he relumed to Knglaii l with his\\nfamily, the voyage consuming twelve weeks and\\nthree days.\\nThe wife of George Wallis bore the maiden\\nname of .\\\\nn U allis, her parents being .lolin and\\nFannie (.Skelton) Wallis. They have had three chil-\\ndren: Fannie, now Mrs. Charles riilnani; George;\\nand Ann, wife of Chester l^eigliton. About four\\nyears after the Wallis family returned to Kngland\\nthey removed to the United States, and iil liist\\nsettled ill (Jenesee County, N. V., where our suii-\\nject bought a small piece of land. At the expiia-\\ntion of eight years, lie traded his New Voik prop-\\nerty for his present farm, a tract of one hundred\\nand sixty acres. To this he has since added forty\\nacres, aiul now has :i valu.-ible and (iesiral)le place.\\nWhen he became its possessor, only ten acres had\\nbeen cleared and the remainder was lieavj tim-\\nber-land. After many years of industrious toil, he\\nhius brought the place to its present condition, one\\nof the best farms in the township, and li.as made\\nmany substantial improvements thereon.\\nIn politics, Mr. Wallis is a true-blue Republican,\\nand his inlluenee can safely be counted upon in\\nall questions having for their object the better-\\nment of the community in which he dwells. He\\nand his wife are valued members of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, with whicii the} have been\\nidentified for man_v years. They have never re-\\ngretted their choice of this country .as a place in\\nwhich to make their home, and as the years have\\nbrought to them success and happiness, they can\\nonly see the wisdom of their move.\\nw e\\ni\\nihJi^ ARINUS KAMHOUT is a dealer and im-\\nporter of fine wines and liquors in Grand\\nHaven. lie has the honor of being\\na native of this city, his birth having\\noccurred on the 31st of October, 1862. As his\\nname indicates, however, he comes from a family\\nof Holland origin. His father, Marin iis K:imhout,\\nSr., was a native of Holland, and in that land was\\nrenicd and e(liic;ited. He learned the iiKichiiiist s\\ntrade, which he followed during the greater part\\nof his life as a means of livelihood. On coining\\nto America he made his way to Ottawa County,\\nMich., and is numbered among the early settlers\\nof Grand Haven. He was united in marriage\\nwith Catherine Nemier, also a iiati\\\\e of Holland.\\nThe days of boyhood and youth were (luielly\\np:issed by our subject, who was reared to manhood\\nunder the parental roof. and in the public schools of\\nhis native city gained his education. As he arrived\\nat j ears when it l)ecaiiie necessary for him to make\\nhis own livelihood, he began learning the trade of\\nmanufacturing shingles with the firm of IJoyden,\\nAkeley iV Co., and after thoroughly mastering the\\nbusiness he became manager of one of their mills,\\na position which he filled for seven years to the\\nentire satisfaction of his employers. He then\\nsevered the connectu n with that company in or-\\nder to engage in business in his own interest, and", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0349.jp2"}, "350": {"fulltext": "356\\nPORTRAIT AMD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\non tlie 1st of June, 1885, he began dealing in (ine\\nwines and liquors. He carries evei ylliing found\\nin a fiist-ciass establishment of tliis kind, and for\\nthe past eight years has successfully conducted tiie\\nbusiness, which hsis proved a prolUable one to him.\\nHe is also interested in real estate, having some\\nvaluable town property.\\nMr. Kamhoul exercises his right of franchise in\\nsupport of the Democracy, and has been honored\\nwith public oHices. In April, 1890, he was elected\\nAlderman of the First Ward of Grand Haven on\\nthe Democratic ticket, and in 1893 he was re-\\nelected to the same position, which he is now\\nacceptably filling with credit to himself and to\\nthe satisfaction of his constituents. He takes\\nquite an active interest in educational affairs, be-\\ning a warm friend to the public schools. He\\nholds membership with some civic societies, be-\\nlonging to Highland Tent No. 203, K. O. T. M.,\\nand Ottawa Lodge No. 46, I. O. O. F.\\nA marriage ceremony performed in Grand Hav-\\nen in 188;! united the destinies of Mr. Kamhout\\nand Miss .lennie Tourville, a native of New York.\\nThe union of this worthy couple has been blessed\\nby a family of three children, two sons and a\\ndaughter, namely: Louis, Mamie and Marinus, Jr.\\nTlie family has a pleasant home in the cit^ where\\nour subject has spent his entire life and where he\\nhas a wide acquaintance.\\n1 1 I 1\\nj^ATRICK DOWD, an enterprising and suc-\\ncessful agriculturist of Muskegon Town-\\nship, residing on section 36, was born in\\nCounty Sligo, Ireland, May 30, 1833. His\\nparents, Michael and Bridget (McTernan) Dowd,\\nwere also natives of the Emerald Isle, where they\\npassed their entire lives, the mother dying when\\nour subject was a child of eight years. The fam-\\nily consisted of four sons and one daughter. The\\nlatter died at the age of three years, but the sons\\nall attained to manhood years. I atrick, who was\\nthe eldest child in the family, was reared on his\\nfather s farm, receiving very limited educational\\nailvantages and devoting his attention princi-\\npally to farm work.\\nIn ISTjO, Mr. Dowd emigrated to America and\\nproceeded from New York, after a short sojourn\\nin that metropolis, to Michigan, arriving in Mus-\\nkegon on the 4th of September, 18.54. Ho en-\\ntered the employ of Reason A Morris (now Rey-\\nson, Hill cV Co.), and for about two years worked\\nin their sawmill. Later, he was with anf)t!ier firm\\nfor a short time, after which he returned to his\\nfirst employers, remaining with them many years.\\nUpon resigning his position with Reyson A Mor-\\nns, he was emplo3 ed by another concern for\\nthirteen years, and for five years held the position\\nof engineer for C. J. Hamilton. He was also engi-\\nneer on a tug, in the employ of the Muskegon\\nBooming Company for four years. Later, he en-\\ngaged on the lake, and also was interested in mill-\\ning until 188(1, when he located upon the prop-\\nerty where he has since resided.\\nIn Chicago, in 1858, Mr. Dowd was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Mar}- Diver, a native of Count}-\\nDonegal, Ireland, who emigrated to Brookl^ n,\\nN. Y in 1854, and thence to Chicago, residing in\\nthat city until her marriage. Seven children\\nblessed this union, namely: John, the eldest of\\nthe family, who was drowned in the lake at the\\nage of thirteen years and six months; Andrew, who\\nwas born in 1864 and resides at home, being the\\npresent Supervisor of the township, and enjoying\\nthe distinction of being the 3 oungest gentleman\\nover chosen for that oHice in the township; Mar-\\ntin, who was born in 1866, and is now book-keeper\\nfor the Muskegon Boiler Works; Katlie, who is at\\nhome; Bernard, who was born in 1875, and is at\\nhome; INlary A., who died at the age of three and\\none-half years; and Una, who passed away at the\\nage of one year.\\nIn his enter[)rises Mr. Dowd has met with more\\nthan ordinary success, and in addition to his farm\\nis the owner of five houses and two vacant lots in\\nthe city o( Muskegon. What he has and what he\\nis may be attributed to his indomitable energy,\\nand not to any assistance from friends or fortuit-\\nous ciroumstances. When he arrived in Muske-\\ngon he did not have nume}- enough to pay for his", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0350.jp2"}, "351": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND ISlUURAPH .CAL 14EC0RD.\\n357\\ndinner. lie readied this city at eleven o clock in\\nthe morning, and two hours later conimcnced\\nto work with his customary energy, notwithstand-\\ning the fact that lie had had nothing whatever to\\neat for many hours. It is this perseverance and\\ndauntless courage that have secured for liiui the\\nhigh degree of success he now enjoys. Politi-\\ncally, he is a Republican. In lHo(! lie cast his bal-\\nlot for .lohn C. Fremont, and since that time lie\\nhas always voted for the princijiles he then up-\\nheld. For two years lie served as Township Treas-\\nurer and afterward lie served for the same length\\nof time as Highw.ay Commissioner.\\nfflOHN JONKS. The creditable condition of\\nthe agricultural districts of Ottawa County,\\nMich., is due to a great extent to the en-\\nterprise, energy and intelligence of her\\nfarmers and stock-raisers. Among the most promi-\\nnent of these may be mentioned John Jones,\\nwho is pushing, enterprising and thrify, in fa(tt, a\\nmodel farmer, lie was born on the farm on which\\nhe now resides January 16, 185(5, the only son\\nand eldest child now living of Thomas and Ann\\n(Robcrt.s) Jones, the former of whom came to this\\nState in 1842, in company with Richard Roberts,\\nand made settlement on the farm on which his\\nwidow still resides. This farm was purchased by\\nthe two men, and consisted of three hundred and\\ntwenty acres, and at the time of their location\\nthere was not another person living in the town-\\nship. They came to this country from the North\\nof Wales, and after making the purchase Mr. Jones\\nresided on the place for about nine years, at the\\nend of which time he returned to his native land\\nto wed the girl he left behind him, who is now\\nhis widow. Mr. Jones returne l immediately to\\nthis country with his young bride, and for a long\\ntime thereafter there was but one small settlement\\nin the country for many inilcs around. There\\nwas but one schoolhousu, which was situated on\\nMr. Jones farm, and there were no churches,\\npreaching being conducted in the sclioolhouse, or\\nat private residences. Milling was done at Grand\\nRapids, and as there were no public roads the\\njourney was a wearisome one. At that time lum-\\nber-mills were nuineroiis, and but little farming\\nwas ]one, the place owned by Mr. .lones being the\\nlari est in the t()wnslii|i. During the summer\\nmonths he devoted his time to tilling the soil, and\\nin the winter he and Mr. Roberts did considerable\\nlumbering, llnding this cpiile a profitable occupa-\\ntion. He owned considerable pine land, the\\ntimber from which he sold after he had cleared\\nand properly developed his farm, and this net-\\nted him a considerable amount of money. Mr.\\nJones was very successful, but he and Mr. Rob-\\nerts were more forehanded than the majority\\nof the pioneers of that day, each having a con-\\nsiderable amount of UKJiiey in his possession.\\nMr. Jones purchased Mr. Robeits interest in the\\nfarm and later made a specially of stock-raising,\\nin which he was recognized as the leader in his\\ntownship. lie raised a good grade of Durham\\ncattle and made a specialtv of heavy draft horses.\\nAt the time of his death he had erne hundred acres\\nunder cultivation, on which was one of the most\\nsubstantial, well-arranged and neatest farm houses\\nin the county, besides substantial and commodious\\nbarns of all kinds, lie was born in Wales June\\nI 21, 1822, and died September 12, 188(1. He held\\nthe office of Township Treasurer twice, and at the\\ntime of his death was Treasurer of the Congrega-\\ntional Church, of which he was a member.\\nHis father was John Knoch .(ones, a Welshman,\\nand his mother was Jennie .lones. To them four\\nchildren were horn, .lohn, who followed the oc-\\ncupation of merchandising and died in his native\\nland, and Thomas, the father of the immediate\\nsubject of this sketch, being the only tines who\\nlived to mature years. The father of .Mrs. Jones\\nwas John Roberts, who was a farmer of North\\nWales, and her mother s maiden name w.as Eliza-\\nbeth Robertas, though she was not related to her\\nhusband. They became the parents of six chil-\\ndren: Rebecca, widow of Richard Roberts, and the\\npioneer white woman of AllendaleTownship; Bar-\\nbara, deceased, the wife of Roland Edwards, of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0351.jp2"}, "352": {"fulltext": "S58\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\nWales; Betsey, deceased, tlie wife of SamuelJones,\\nwbo died at Liverpool, England; John, :i resident\\nof Liverpool. England; Ann, wife of Thomas Jones,\\nand mother of John Jones; and Robert, who resides\\non a farm in North Wales. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones\\nthree ciiildren were given: Elizabeth, deceased;\\nJohn; and Mary, wife of Thomas Lockhart, of this\\ntownship.\\nJohn Jones grew to manhood on the farm on\\nwhich he now lives and has always followed the\\noccupation of agriculture. At the death of his fa-\\nther he assumed the care of the home place and\\nlooked after his mother and his twosisters until the\\nmarriage of one of the latter and the death of the\\nother. Like his father, he possesses a natural apti-\\ntude foi his calling and is actively engaged in\\nfarming and stock-raising, his horses being mostly\\nNonnan and of supeiior breed, and he is also like\\nhim in the fact that he is a Democrat in his politi-\\ncal views. He and his mother are communicants\\nof the Congregational Church.\\ni:^\\n=^2*\\nW\\n^/ILLIAM SNOWDIN, a representative gen-\\neral agriculturist and successful stock-\\nWW raiser of Chester Township, Ottawa Coun-\\nty, has been a resident of Michigan for forty j ears.\\nAn Englishman by birth, he was born in Lincoln-\\nshire April 30, 1829. He is the secc)nd child born\\nto the union of John and Mai_y (Graham) .Snow-\\ndin, natives of England and descendants of a long\\nlin of sturdy British ancestry. His father was\\ntv\\\\ li;e married, and by his first union had seven\\nsoil all of whom attained mature years. They\\nwe.v John, Joseph, Charles, IScujaui in, George, Se|)-\\ntimus and James. The last-uauiud emigrated to\\nthe United States and for a time made his home\\nin Michigan, but later removed to Beaver Dam,\\nWis., where he died. Joseidi, (ieorge and Charles\\nalso came to America and settled in Wisconsin.\\nThe second union of John Snovvdin resulted in\\nthe birth of five children, of whom the next to the\\nyoungest died at an caily age. The others are\\nThominson, who is married; William, the subject\\nof this sketch; Jane, who is the wife of George\\nCross and resides in Wisconsin; and Ann, who\\nIS married and resides upon the old homestead\\nin England. The father and mother of these\\nchildren spent their entire lives in England,\\nwhere they both died at advanced ages. William\\nSnowdin was educated in the excellent public\\nschools of his native land, and at the age of thir-\\nteen j ears secured a position as a farm laborer.\\nHis first year s salary was 8il5, and during the\\neleven years he continued in the employ of others\\nhis highest salary was ^SCO per year.\\nEmigrating to America in 1853, Mr. Snowdin\\nlanded in Quebec, Canada, and from that city\\nproceeded dii ect to Michigan. He pre-empted\\nfort3 acres in Sanilac County, which he converted\\ninto a comfortable homestead. As prosperity re-\\nwarded his efforts, he was enabled to add forty\\nacres to the original tract, and devoted his atten-\\ntion to the cultivation of the land. At the ex-\\npiration of about fifteen j ears he disposed of that\\nfarm, and in 1868 settled in Chester Township,\\npurchasing the property upon which he has since\\nresided, and which then consisted of seventy acres.\\nThere were very few improvements upon the\\nfarm; ten acres had been cleared, preparatory to\\ncultivation, and a board house had been built.\\nDuring the quarter of a centur} covering the\\nperiod of Mr. Snowdin s residence upon his pres-\\nent farm, he has devoted his energies exclusiveh\\nto the improvement of the place, which is embel-\\nlished with a spacious residence, commodious barns\\nand substantial outbuildings. The sixt^- acres\\ncomprising the homestead have been placed under\\nexcellent cultivation. In addition to this prop-\\nert3 he is the owner of forty acres in Ravenna\\nTownship, Muskegon County, adjoining the orig-\\ninal homestead, thirty acres of the tract being\\nfinely imjuoved. The stock raised on the Snow-\\ndin farm is noted for its excellence. The cattle\\nare a high grade of Durham, and the horses, while\\nnot imported, are of supei-ior breeds, comparing\\nfavorably with the finest iu the county of Ottawa.\\nWilliam Snowdin and Miss JLiry Cross were\\nunited in marriage in England in 1853. The par-\\nents of Mis. Snowdin, John and Annie (Russell)", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0352.jp2"}, "353": {"fulltext": "1\\nn:Va:t\\nr\\\\LJi:. L..CL Jt A.C. -iuRThlLUSE, iLC^f., GRAND H AVEil T P,(^TTA\\\\VA. COJvhCli.\\nlV- w\u00c2\u00bb.. _ :,v*^,-^ ;p^^_ Jois^irt ^^aaH\\na ;jj.*:rrrr r:Lr r rzr,\\nRESIDENCEOF WILLIAM SHOWDIM, SFC. T. CHF STEK TF OTTAWA CO.^MICH", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0353.jp2"}, "354": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0354.jp2"}, "355": {"fulltext": "PORTIIAIT A^D BlOGliAPinCAL RECORD.\\n^C!\\nCross, were natives of F,n rland and liad a family\\nof ten children, all nf whuni remained in England\\nexcepting Mrs. Snowdin and three of her brothers.\\nUnto our subject and his estimahlc wife there have\\nbeen horn seven children, namely: William E., a\\nfarmer residing in Chester Township; Maria, the\\nwife of .lames Nevell, of Wisconsin; Anna, who\\ntaught in the district schools of .Michigan, and ilied\\nat tlie age of nineteen years; Robert R., who died\\nwhen five years old; .Jennie, who engaged in teach-\\ning for four years, married S. Heideiircicli and lives\\nin Wisconsin; Albert, who is married and lives\\nat home; and Nellie, the wife of Wesley Max-\\nwell, of Ravenna, Muskegon Countj A strong\\nRepublican and a local leader of the party, Mr.\\nSnowdin takes an active interest in all matters of\\npublic importance, and is esteemed .as a substjin-\\ntial man of superior business ability and broad\\nintelligence.\\nEliERT C. NORTIIOUSE, a leading gen-\\n(\u00c2\u00a9jyli eial agriculturist, and for over a score of\\nyears an extensive bee-keeper of Ottawa\\nCounty, making his home on a linelj cul-\\ntivated farm near CJrand Haven, has been crop\\ncorrespondent for his township for many years,\\nand has also held with ability various important\\nlocal oHices. The father of our subject, Cornelius\\nNortliouse, was born in Holland, and, attaining to\\nmanhood in his native land, gained an excellent\\neducation in the public schools of his birth-\\nplace. At the age of about thirty he determined\\nto emigrate to the new world beyond the sea, and\\nsailing for America landed safe and sound in the\\nUnited .States.\\n.Journeying at once Westward, the father went\\nto Kalamazoo, Mich., and for two years resided in\\nthat locality. Eater he removed to Ottawa Count}\\nand ])urcha.-ed a farm one and a-half miles from\\nGrand Haven. He then entered with energy upon\\nthe cultivation of the fertile soil of the Wolverine\\nStale, and w.is prospered. Tlie original liome-\\nstead wliicli he bought contained fnily eiglil.\\\\\\nacres, l)Ut to that iMirchase he soon added forty\\nacres of fine timber-land, wliicli, like his lirsteiglity,\\nhe cleared and improved with good fencing and\\ncommodious buildings.\\nBorn in 1812, tlie father survived to pass the\\nallotted three-score years and ten, and after an\\nhonorable career entered into rest in IH81, forty-\\ntwo years after his arrival in America. The\\nmother of our subject, Etiie aiimaren, was born\\nin Europe, and crossed the ocean with her paients\\nin 1842, locating in Grand Haven, where she was\\nmarried. She passed away in 187!), and in 1880\\nthe father a second time wedded, marrying Mrs.\\nKate Danhaff, now residing in Grand Rapids.\\nThe six children who blessed the union of the fa-\\nther and mother were: Albert, Peter, Nancy, Nel-\\nlie, Cornelius and Chrissie.\\nOur subject, .\\\\lbert C, was born in 1853 upon\\nthe old homestead in Ottawa Count and at-\\ntained to manhood upon the farm. He was edu-\\ncated in the schools of the district and, early\\ntrained in the round of agricultural pursuits, grew\\nu\\\\ a thoroughly practical farmer, well versed in\\nevery duty of farminglife. He nowownssixty-live\\nacres, thirty acres being a part of the old home-\\nstead. Raising year after year the usual farming\\nproducts, our subject also cultivates a variety of\\nfruit with success, and for twenty years has prosper-\\nously handled bees, now owning one of the finest\\napiaries in this part of the country.\\nAlbert C. Nortliouse and Miss lOlla .J. Wilcox, a\\nnative t f .Vllegan County, Mich., and a lady of\\nworth and accomplishments, were united in mar-\\nriage August 21, 1883. Twochildren, Alfred anil\\nPearl, have with their bright i)resence clieered\\nthe ple!i.sant home of our subject and his estimable\\nwife. Mrs. Nortliouse is a member of the Congre-\\ngational Church in (iraiid IJaven.and is a ready\\naid in good work. The parentsof Mrs. Nortliouse,\\nSamuel .J. and Harriet (Scolield) Wilcox, were na-\\ntives of New York and early settlers in Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich. They had seven children, three\\n.sons and four daughters: .Mfred .J., Cynthia. .Ma\\n.Jane, Arthur, .\\\\da (deceased), Merret .1. and llattie\\nHelle.\\nOur subject is identified with the Democratic", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0355.jp2"}, "356": {"fulltext": "362\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nparty, and has lield with efficiency for about ten\\nyears the office of .Iu .lice of the Peace, and by his\\nlegal decisions lias given universal satisfaction\\nto his friends and neiglibors. For one year Town-\\nship Clerk and a twelvemonth To wnsliip Treasurer,\\nMr. Nortliouse gave to the demands of public\\nwork faithful service, and as a member of the\\nSchool Board for eight years has materially aided\\nin the educational advancement of his honie dis-\\ntrict and has won the confidence of a host of ac-\\nqunintances, by wliom he is esteemed as a friend,\\nneighbor and liheral-^pirited citizen.\\nACOB WEKRSING, a well-known citizen\\nand enterprising general agriculturist, and\\nfor more than a score of 3-ears closely iden-\\ntified with the progressive growth of Mich-\\nigan, cultivates a finely-improved farm located on\\nsection 36, Holland Township, Ottawa County,\\nand, a man of ability and upright character, com-\\nmands the sincere resi)ect of a large acquaintance.\\nMr. Weersing, a native of the Netherlands, was\\nborn in Drenthe in the yiar 1836. His ancestors had\\npatiently tilled the fertile soil of the Fatherland,\\nand although but few of the family gained wealth,\\nthey were all self-respecting, hard-working and\\nindustrious people, bringing their chihhen up to\\nstrict religious observance and unswerving hon-\\nesty. The parents of our subject, John and Cath-\\nerine Weersing, were natives of the near vicinity\\nof the birthplace of their son Jacob. The father,\\nborn in 1H()7, and the mother in 1809, were reared\\nand educated in thi .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-ame neighborhood, and mar-\\nrying began their housekeeping amid the familiar\\nscenes of their childhood.\\nThe father, by occupation a farmer, was in ex-\\ncellent financial circumstances, owning one hun-\\ndred acres of fertile land, which annually j ielded\\nhim a good harvest. Brought up from his youth\\nto the daily round of agricultural pursuits, he had\\nthat thoroughly practical knowledge of farming\\nwhich seldom fails to insure success. Eight chil-\\ndren blessed the home of the parents, but six are\\nnow deceased. Catherine, wife of John Johnson;\\nand Jacob, our subject, alone survive. The de-\\nvoted wife and mother died in her native land,\\nmourned bj many friends and relatives. Some\\ntime subsequent to her demise, the father deter-\\nmined to try his fortunes in America, and in 1870,\\nwith his two children, embarked for the United\\nStates. Landing safe and sound in New York,\\nthe family remained but a brief time in the East,\\nalmost immediately journe3 ing to Michigan, where\\nthey located in Holland, Ottawa County, among\\nformer friends and neighbors of the Old Country.\\nHere the father bought seventy-two acres of land,\\npartially improved, and with energy entered into\\nthe further development of his homestead in a\\nnew land, from thenceforward his permanent resi-\\ndence.\\nThe father survived his arrival in the United\\nStates fifteen years and passed away in 188.5, re-\\ngretted by all who knew him. He was a devout\\nmember of the Dutch Reformed Church, and from\\nhis youth upright, conscientious and faithful in\\nall things possessed the confidence of friends and\\nneighbors. Jacob AVeersing received his education\\nin the common schools of his native land, where\\nhe attained to manhood and in due course of time\\nmarried Miss Jacoba Boalaus. This marriage was\\nblessed by the biiih of four children: John, who\\nmarried Ida Lemmon; Catherine, wife of John De-\\nwitt; Jane, deceased; and .lacoba, wife of Ara Ten-\\nkate. The first wife died in 1871, after a residence\\nof about two weeks in the United States. A sec-\\nond time entering the bonds of matrimony, Mr.\\nWeersing was wedded to Miss Fanny Lemmon.\\nThe home of our subject and his estimable wife\\nhas been brightened by the birth of live children,\\nfour sons and one daughter, namely: Fanny, wife\\nof William Dewitt; Benjamin, Johannes, Jacob\\nand Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Weersing arc valued\\nmembers of the Hcformed Church and are active\\nin good work.\\nPolitically, our subject is a Republican, deeply\\ninterested in the management of both local and\\nnational affairs, an(L a good citizen, is ever ready\\nto do his full share in all matters of mutual wel-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0356.jp2"}, "357": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n363\\nfare. Fin!\\\\iicially prospered, Mr. Weersing owns\\nspviMity-two acres of valualile land, higlily culti-\\nvated and improved witii substantial and commo-\\ndious buildings, the farm presenting; a tluifty and\\n))rosperons appearance.\\nHl\\n^E\\nJ. GATES is one of the native-born sons\\njjj of Michigan who have taken a warm in-\\ntercst in the progress of the .State and\\ncontributed to its material advancement.\\nAn enterprising and energetic farmer, he has been\\nhighly successful in the cultivation of his place,\\nwhich is located on section 11, Laketon Township,\\nMuskegon County, and which, tiirougli his labor,\\nis one of the best farms in the township. lie is a\\nman who uses skill and judgment in the rotation\\nof crops and fertilization of the soil, and conse-\\nquently is able to secure the veiy best results fiom\\nevery acre of his ])r( peity.\\nIn St. .Inst pli Count Mich., (uir subject was\\nborn on the /ith of March, 18:^8. His father,\\nHiram (iates, was born and reared in Onondaga\\nCouiily, N. Y., being the son of Aschibald Gates,\\nand a descendant of Scotch ancestry. The inother\\nof our subject, Margaret Kngle, was born in On-\\nondaga County, N. Y., and was the daughter of\\nJonathan Kngle, whose ancestors were German\\npeople. After tiieir marriage in the Empire Stale,\\nthe parents of our ubject came to Michigan and\\nsettled in St. .loseph County, some lime in the\\n20s, being among the pioneers of this State. They\\nentered a tract of land from the (Jovernment, and\\nimproved the farm, building a log house and clear-\\ning the land. Some years later they sold the\\nproperty and removed to Burr Oak, Mich., where\\nMr. (Jates died at the age of lifty-live; his wife\\nalso passed aw.ay at that age.\\nThere were six children, four daughters and\\ntwo sons, in the parental family, our subject being\\nthe next to the youngest. He w.as reared on a\\nfarm in St. .Joseph County until he was seventeen,\\nwhen he accompanied his parents to Burr Oak.\\nThere, on the 14th of February, 18GI, he was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Delila McMillan,\\nwho was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., .laii-\\niiary 29, 1843. She is the daughter of Abram and\\nMalvina (Pangbiirn) McMillan, natives of New\\nYork, and was the second of five children. At\\nthe age of ten years she came to Michigan with\\nher father and located in St. .loseph County, where\\nshe grew to womanhood.\\nAfter his marriage Mr. Gates located in Bun-\\nOak, Mich., where he found employment at his\\ntrade as a moulder. In 1862 he came to Mu.-ke-\\ngon County, and for about six months sojourned\\nin Dalton Townshiii. He then entered from the\\nGovernment one hundred and sixty acres where\\nhe now resides. He first built a small log cabin,\\n12x14 feet in dimensions, but after living in it\\nfor one year he erected a good log house, 18x26\\nfeet, in which he resided until 1887. Since that\\ntime he has made his home in an attractive and\\ntastily-furnished house, erected at a cost of *l,2n(i,\\nand containing all the modern conveniences.\\nCntil about fifteen years ago he was extensively\\neng.aged in lumbering, but since that time lie has\\nengaged exclusively in generiil fanning, lie cul-\\ntivates one hundred and forty acres, and has given\\nhis eldest son a sixty-acre tract.\\nMr. and Mrs. (iates are the parents of three\\nsons: Frank, who resides in Lakelon Townsliip;\\nOtis R. and Leon .1., who are at home. In ijoliticsa\\nItepublicaii, Mr. f iates has served as the incumbent\\nof various township oflices, including the positions\\nof .luslice t)f the Peace and Sui)ervisor. He was\\nelected to repie.senl Lakelon Township on the\\nCounty Board of Supervisors in 188(1, and served\\nwith ellicienc^ for two years.\\no c-\\n)!#^||-^h-I^|||^#j^=:=\\n^EL.S NELSON, who carries on general farm-\\ning on section 21, Hcilton Township, Miis-\\nH\\\\ tm kegon Coiinty, i-s one of the worthy citi-\\nzens that Denmark has furnished this coiniiniinty.\\nThe birth of our subject occurred in Copenhagen", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0357.jp2"}, "358": {"fulltext": "364\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nin 1841. His parents were Nels and Anna (Lar-\\nson) Jepperson. They were farming |)eople, and\\nspent their entire lives in Deninarl The mother\\nliad been twice married before her union witii Mr.\\nJepperson, and by each marriage iuid one child:\\nGratt Johnson and John Nelson. Our subject is\\nthe only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jepperson. Both\\nparents were members of the Lutheran Cliurch,\\nand highly respected citizens. The father died in\\nthe land of his birth on Christmas Day of 1891,\\nand his wife passed away about seven years pre-\\nvious.\\nIn his early life Mr. Nel?t)ii w;i? aft orded good\\nschool privileges, and pursued his studies until the\\nage of fourteen, when lie was forced to earn his\\nown liveliiiood. Tlirongh experience and through\\ncontact witli men and the world, he lias become a\\nwell-informed man. He was trained to indus-\\ntrious and frugal habits, and lias led a busy and\\nuseful life. He began working as a farm hand,\\nand to tliat labor devoted his energies until eigh-\\nteen years of age, when he decided to leave the\\nfarm and go to the city. Removing to Copen-\\nhagen, he secured employnient in a grocery store,\\nwhere he remained until coming lo the United\\nStates, in 1867.\\nHoping to better his financial condition therebj,\\nhe emigrated to the New World, and after i-eacli-\\ning the shores of this land immediately made his\\nway to Chicago. After a few months spent in\\nthat city, he came to Muskegon and began work-\\ning in a sawmill. For ?i.\\\\ years he was engaged\\nin mill work, and then came to lii^ pioent farm.\\nAs the result of his industry and economy, he had\\nacquired some capital, with which lie purchased\\nthe forty acres of land on which he now resides.\\nIt was all in its primitive condition, not a furrow\\nhaving been turned or an improvement made\\ntliereOn, but, nothing daunted, he began its devel-\\nopment, and has now sixty acres under a high\\nstate of cultivation. His farm isiuiw one hundred\\nand twcnt} acres in extent, and will rapidly he\\nimproved. It is already yielding to him a good\\nincome, and its neat and thrifty appi arance in-\\ndicates his careful supervision.\\nMr. Nelson was married in .Muskegon, in 1868,\\nthe lady of his clioicu being .Vnna Johnson, who is\\nalso a native of Denmark. Their union has been\\nblessed with two sons, John and Hans. The fam-\\nily is one widely and favorably known in the com-\\nnuinit\\\\ ,and ranks high in social circles where true\\nworth is received as the passport into good so-\\nciety. Mr. Nelson votes with tlie Republican\\nparty, but has never been an offlce-seeker. In re-\\nligious belief he is a Lutheran. When he reached\\nAmerica his cash capital was reduced to 85, but he\\nwas ambitious and energetic, and resolved to win\\nsuccess. Overcoming the obstacles in his path,\\nand surmounting the difficulties, he has steadily\\nworked his way upward until now he is the owner\\nof a comforlalile home and property. His example\\nmay well serve to encourage others who. like him-\\nself, have to start out to fight the battles of life\\nempty-handed.\\n*^^1\\nm:wm\\n11^\\nHI LIP HEYBOER. Many of the most active\\nand enterprising residents of the State of\\nJlichigan have come from Holland, but\\nhave here spent the greater part of their\\nlives. In them may be found true- loyalty to their\\nadofited country, and they understand, as it were\\nby intuition, the needs, social and industrial, of\\nthis vicinit} and have a thorough knowledge of\\nits resources. They are therefore well adapted to\\nsucceed in life and make useful, progressive and\\nlaw-abiding citizens. I liilip Ileyboer w.as born in\\nthe south of Holland and is a son of Peter and\\nWilempis He3 boer, who were born, reared and\\nmarried in Holland. The early life of the father\\nwas S|)ent on a farm, but he also managed to learn\\nthe baker s trade, and after starting out to fight\\nlife s battles for himself, he followed that occupa-\\ntion as a means of livelihood until his removal\\nfrom the land of his nativity to the I liited States\\nof .Vmerica in 1846. He was a man of frugal\\nand industrious habits, and accumulated sufficient\\nmeans to bring his family, which consisted of his\\nwife and two children, Kate (Mis. R. A. Vogel)\\nand Philip, to this country with him, and to pro-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0358.jp2"}, "359": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL lilX ORD.\\n365\\nvide foi- tliem in :i coiiift itablo way. lie did not\\nlong riMii.iin in the Kast after hmding, hut wisely\\nmade iiis way Westward, Ottawa County. Mioli.,\\nbeing liis ohjeelive point, and in (Uie course of\\ntime he found himself with all his possessions at\\nOrand Haven. Mieh. Leaving his family at that\\npoint, he maile his way on foot to Holland and,\\nbeing pleased with the a|)pearanec of the country,\\nhe purchased forty acres of laud, and after settling\\non it with his family, like Ihe majority of early\\nselllers who made for themselves a home in the\\nwilderness,\\nHe cut, he logged, he cleared his lot,\\nAnd into many a dismal spot he let the light of\\nday.\\nHe gave up his trade and turned all his atten-\\ntion to farming and the sawmill business, but in\\ntime opened a general store in the vicinity of his\\nhome, in connection with his son Pliili[\u00c2\u00bb, and tins\\noccupation received his attention for about seven\\nyears. Since then he has been retired from the\\nactive duties of life and is in the enjoyment of\\nmeans which his early industry brought him.\\nPhilip Heyboer received a fair education in his\\nnative land, and at the time of his parents re-\\nmoval to this country he was in his lifteenth year.\\nAfter reaching Ottawa County he could do little\\nat first to assist his father on the home place, so\\naccordingly secured work elsewhere, and in this\\nmanner assisted in supp(jrtiiig the family. In\\naddition to this he saved sullicient means to pur-\\nchase a yoke of oxen, which he gave to his father.\\nAt the early age of nineteen years he was man led\\nto Mary Weitfieldt, who was also born in the Xelh-\\nerlands, on the island of Flakkee. When nine^ ears\\nold she was brought by her parents to this country,\\nand here she grew to womanhood. Her union\\nwith Mr. Heyboer resulted in the birth of seven\\nchildren, but two died young, those living be-\\ning Peter, Matthew, Lizzie, ^Laggie and Katie.\\nAfter Mr. Heylioer s marriage he lived with his\\nfather for a number of years, and during this lime\\nhe purchased forty acres of land in connection\\nwith a brother-in-law, but his share in this land\\nhe disposed of and purchased ff)ity acres of an-\\nother tract. To this he adiled forlv acres at one\\ntime and sixty acres at anolliei and iK)w has in\\nall one hundred and twenty acres of as good\\nfarming land ascanbefoimd within the confinesof\\nOttawa County, and which is well im|)roved with\\nsubstantial buildings, fences, etc. lie is a member\\nof the Reformed Church, is a UepuMican in poli-\\ntics, and has held many local ollices in his township,\\nbeing the present ellicienl Township Tieasurer.\\ni||OHN FENNKK. a progressive and successful\\nagriculturist of Muskegon County, and the\\nowner of a well-improved farm on section\\n14, Laketon Township, was born in Pru\u00c2\u00bbia,\\nGermany, August 2, 1842. He is a son of Michael\\nFenner, likewise a native of Prussia, who engaged\\nin milling in that country until 1840. At that\\ntime he emigrated to the New World, and estab-\\nlished his home in Milwaukee, Wis., whence, in\\n1865, he removed to Michigan and located in Ne-\\nwaygo. At present he resides in Muskegon, and\\nis a prominent and highly-respected citizen of the\\nplace. His wife, the mother of our subject, bore\\nthe maiden name of Minnie Seymour, and died at\\nthe age of thirty-six years.\\nThe eldest of six children, our siil)ject was six\\n3^ears of age when he accompanied his father to\\nAmerica. Here he grew to manhood and learned\\nthe trade of a stone-mason, at the same tune also\\nworking at the carpenter s trade. In 1862 he en-\\nlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of\\nCompany F, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry,\\nand participating in a nuinber of desperate en-\\ngagements as well as many minor skirmishes. Kn-\\ntering the army as a private in the ranks, he was\\npromoted for gallantry and meritorious conduct\\nto the Captaincy, but refused to accept the ollice.\\nWhile in active service he was wounded in the\\nhip and the right knee, anil was sunslrin^k on two\\nseparate occasions.\\nAfter receiving his discharge at Hrownsville,\\nTex., our subject returned U his old home in", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0359.jp2"}, "360": {"fulltext": "366\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nWisconsin for a short time. In 1865 he came to\\nMuskegon, and a few ^eais afterward located on\\nhis present farm. Aliout four acres had heen im-\\nproved, hut there was no house on the place, and\\none of his first impiovements was the erection of\\na small log house, where for a number of years he\\nmade his home. As the result of his untiring ex-\\nertions, he has |)laced the two hundred and forty\\nacres com|)rising the estate under the best cultiva-\\ntion, and it now ranks among the finest farms of\\nthe township. In addition to farming, he has en-\\ngaged in lumbering, and has also worked as fore-\\nman in charge of large forces of workmen.\\nI pon national issues, Mr. Fenner is a Democrat,\\nbut in local matters casts liis ballot for the best\\nman and the best jtrinciples, irrespective of poli-\\nties. He has held a number of the school oflices,\\nand has also served as Highway Commissionei and\\nin other township offices. While he maintains a\\ndeep interest in public affairs, yet his time and\\nlabors are given princiivilly to the welfare of his\\nfamily and the promotion of the interests of his\\nchildren. To them he has given every advantage\\nin his power, and for them both he and his wife\\nhave worked untiringly. His marriage took ))lace\\nin December, 1870, his wife being Miss Catherine\\nLachman, a native of Michigan. Tiiey are the\\nparents of eleven children, all of whom were born\\non the Fenner homestead: John L., Fred, Louie,\\nGeorge, Alfred, Charles, William, Minnie, Lizzie,\\nKittie and Anna.\\n-^-^m\\nLBERT G. VANDEN BFHG. proprietor of\\na meat-market in (irand Ihiven, liegan\\nbusiness in this line in 188G. lie is one\\nof the sons of the Netherlands. IIis birth\\noccurred in Holland in 1838, and his father, Peter\\nA anden Berg, was a native of the same countr}*.\\nThe latter emigrated to America in 1817, spent\\ntwo years in Chicago, and then removed to Holland,\\nMich., where he resided until 1853, which year\\nwitnessed his arrival in Grand Haven. He ac-\\ncepted the position of lighthouse keeper at the\\nentrance to the harbor, and thus served for si.K\\nyears, lie became widely and favorably known\\nin this community, and for a number of years held\\nthe ofllce of Justice of the Peace. He died in\\nZceland, Ottawa County, Midi., in August, 1807,\\nrespected by all who knew him. His wife, wlio\\nbore the maiden name of Dena Kampherbeek, was\\nalso a native of Holland, and died in (irand Ha-\\nven in 1864.\\nOur subject spent the first eight years of his\\nlife in the land of his nativity, and then accom-\\npanied his parents on their emigration to Amer-\\nica, removing with them to Chicago, where the\\nfather worked in a silk factor}- for two years. Al-\\nbert attended the common schools for a time, and\\nthen began sailing on the Lakes, following that\\nlife for a number of years. At length he left the\\nwater, and, coming to Grand Haven, established\\nhimself in business in 1886 as proprietor of a n^eat-\\nmarket, which he has since conducted successfully.\\nBesides his business, he owns several good pieces\\nof town property.\\nOn the 6th of November, 1859, was celebrated\\nthe marriage of Mr. Vander Berg and Miss Joanna\\nHoffman, a native of the Netherlands, who came\\nto .\\\\merica in 1847, at the age of four ^-ears, her\\nfather being an early settler of Holland, Mich.\\nNine children have been born of the union, seven\\nsons and two daughters, viz.: Martin D., a grad-\\nuate of the Dental College of Ann Arbor, Mich.,\\nnow engaged in the practice of dentistry in Grand\\nRapids; John IL, who also graduated from the\\nsame school; Peter U., a student in the Medical\\nCollege of Ann Arbor; Marie Joanna, who grad-\\nuated from the High School of Grand Haven,\\nand is now a teacher ot this city; Dena, who oc-\\ncupies a position as book-keeper; Albert G., who\\naids his father in the meat-market; Lawrence H., a\\nstudent in the High School; and Frank and George,\\nwho also attend school. The parents are devoted\\nand faithful members of the .Second Reformed\\nChurch of Grand Haven, and take an active in-\\nterest in everything that tends to |)romote its\\ngrowth and upbuilding.\\nIn his political affiliations Mr. Vander Heig is a\\nDemocrat, and has been called upon to serve in", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0360.jp2"}, "361": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT A^D BlOlilLVPillCAL liEC ORD.\\n367\\nseveral publie posilidus of liuiinr aiul trust. or\\nfour years lie was a member of tlie Sclioul Board,\\nwas City Marshal for four years, niiii for twelve\\nyears served as Deputy Sheriff. In all these posi-\\ntions he discharged his duties with a |)romplness\\nand fidelity that won him the commendation of all\\nconeerned and led to his many re-eleelions. llis\\nfellow-townsmen reooiinize in him a valued citi-\\nzen, and it is with pleasure that we present to\\nour leaders this record of his life, knowing that\\nit will be received with interest by nian^\\nI I I I\\nLIVER B. CARR. To be a successful agri-\\nif( J; cuUurist, it is necessary to possess a strong\\nVi/ physique, great endurance, a clear head and\\nwise judgment. These qualities, combined with\\npatient perseverance, will almost invariably bring\\nto their possessor a large measure of prosperity.\\nOf Mr. Carr it may be said that these traits are\\nall his, and to them he is indebted for the success\\nalready won in the realm of agriculture. He has\\nhad many dillicullies to encounter, but with\\ntrue American determination and grit, he has\\nbravely surmounted each obstacle jH-esenting it-\\nself.\\nOne of the most beautiful spots in all Muskegon\\nCounty is located in Eggleston Township and is\\nthe homestead of Mr. Carr. In the midst of a\\nlovely grove of tall pine trees stands the cozy\\nand commodious residence, seeming in the summer\\nto sleep in the shadow of the foli.ige, while in the\\nwinter the UiU pines stand like sentinels guarding\\nthe cottage and its inmates. A short distance\\nfrom the residence is Wolf Lake, a delightful bod^-\\nof water, whose beauty is scarcely surpassed by\\nany of the small lakes in northern Michigan. Its\\ncrystal depths abound with bars, perch and other\\nvarieties of the tinny tribe.\\nFor detailed information regarding the parent-\\nage and ancestry of our subject, the reader is re-\\nferred to the sketch of William Carr, which is\\npresented on another page of this volume. Oliver\\nB. Carr was born in .Sheboygan County. Wis., No-\\nvember 24, l\u00c2\u00ab. );3, and is a son of William and\\nElizabeth Plum) Carr, natives of .Saratoga County,\\nN. Y. lie spent his youth and early manhood at\\nhome until his father s death in IH .KI. Since that\\ntime be has conducted farming operations for !iiin-\\nself on the old homestead, which embraces one\\nhundred and sixty acres of well-improved land,\\nembellished with a largo barn and other substantial\\nstructures.\\nSeptember 18, 18U1, .Mr. Carr was united in\\nmarriage with Mrs. Mar^- (Hoffman) Clark, daugh-\\nter of Frederick and Elizabeth IU ffinan, natives\\nof Germany. One child has blessed the union,\\nFrederick, who was born September 2, 1892. Soei-\\naily, Mr. Carr is a member of the M.asonic order,\\nLodge o. 110, at Muskegon, of which his father\\nwas the oldest member, lie has (illed a number\\nof prominent positions within the gift of his fel-\\nlow-citizens, and served as Township Clerk in\\n1890 and 1891, He is possessed of many generous\\nqualities, and is always ready and willing to en-\\ncourage every worthy enterprise. His domestic\\nlife is one of happiness, and the hospitality of the\\nlittle home amid the pines is well known.\\nlihM ^N W^ALSH, a le.iding merchant and\\nPostmaster of Spring Lake, Ottawa Coun-\\nty, is a native of the Emerald Isle. He\\nwas born in Galloway C(junty, Ireland.\\nNovember 9. 1831, and is a son of Patrick and\\nWinnefred Walsh, who were also natives of the\\nsame land. They were farming people, and in the\\nusual manner of farmer lads our subject pa.ssed\\nhis early boyhood and youth, the private schools\\naffording him his educational privileges, .\\\\fter\\nleaving school he was apprenticed to a tanner and\\nserved a four-years term, after which he followed\\nthat business during the remainder of llis resi-\\ndence in the land of his birth. Bidding good-bye\\nto home and friends he sailed for the New Woi hi", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0361.jp2"}, "362": {"fulltext": "368\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nin 1854, landing in New York City, and going\\ntlience to Oneida (luiity, N. Y.. wiicre lie I c-\\nni.aint d two years. In 18r)(), we find liim in Clii-\\ncagu, and in tiie fall of the same year he came to\\nSpring Lake, where lie remained until the break-\\ning out of the late war.\\nOn the 4th of October, 18(!1, Mr. Walsh was\\nmade a Commissary of the Fourtuenlh Michigan\\nInfantry and assigned to the Army of the Cum-\\nberland, serving as such until August 8, 1863, when\\nhe was promoted to the rank of Second Lieuten-\\nant. On the 14th of March, 186, he was com-\\nmissioned First Lieutenant and (Quartermaster,\\nthus serving until mustered out on the IStli of\\n.luly following, lie was always found at his post\\nof duty, and his adopted land found in him an\\nable defender.\\nWhen the country no longer needed his serv-\\nices, Mr. Walsli returned to Spring Lake, cleared a\\nfarm and began fruit-raising, which he lias sijce\\nsuccessfully followed. He owns one hundred and\\ntwenty acres of good land, of which forty acres\\nare in fruit, mainly gra|ies and liernes, winch he\\ncultivates extensively. He has shipped as high .as\\neighteen hundred cases of berries to Milwaukee in\\none season, and this branch of his business has\\nproved a profitable one. In 1867, he built a store\\nin Spring Lake, where he carried on merchandis-\\ning for twelve years. He was then burned out,\\nbut with characteristic energy he rebuilt, and his\\ngeneral merchandise store is now one of tiie lead-\\ning establishments of the kind in Spring Lake.\\nHe carries a large and fine stock of goods and has\\nbuilt up an excellent trade, so that he is now do-\\ning a flourishing business.\\nTurning from the public to the private life of\\nMr. Walsh, we note that in 18.)8 he was united in\\nmarriage with .Miss Elizabeth Lee, of .Spring Lake,\\na native of Ireland and a daughter of .John Lee.\\nShe died October 11, 1887, leaving five children,\\nas follows: Winnefred, wife of 1). O. Watson, of\\nSpring Lake; .lolin, -Joseph, Elizabeth and Will-\\niam. In .lanuary, 1889, Mr. Walsh was again\\nmarried, his second union being with Mrs. Don-\\nnell, of Muskegon. Their union has been blessed\\nby two children, Dion and Edward.\\nOur subject exercises his right of fiaiicluse in\\nsupport of the Democratic party, of whicli he is a\\nwtirm advocate. He served as President of the\\n.School Hoard of Spring Lake for several years and\\nin 18113 was apiiointed by President Cleveland to\\nthe ollice of Postmaster, which position he is now\\nacceptably and faithfully filling. Socially, he is a\\nmemlier of the Royal Arcanum, and of Perkins\\nPost No. 279, G. A. R. He is a public-si)irited\\nand ])rogressive man and has the best interests of\\nhis ado|)ted city at heart. He gives his su|)port\\nto all worthy public enterprises and does all in liis\\npower to advance the general welfare. He is al-\\nways faithful to every trust, and whether in busi-\\nness, official or social life, he is ever an honorable,\\nupright man, worthy the high esteem in which he\\nis held.\\n=^IL15ERT CHADDOCK, who is engaged in\\nthe practice of medicine in Muskegon, is a\\ni|l native of the Empire State. He was born\\nin Genesee County April 30, 1827, and is a son of\\nJoseph and Polly (Terry) Chaddock, the former a\\nnative of New Hampshire and the latter of Massa-\\nchusetts. The Cliaddock faniily is of English de-\\nscent, and the Terry family is of Welsh origin.\\nThe maternal grandfather, Hiram Terry, was a\\nsoldier of the Revolutionary War.\\nThe Doctor spent his boyhood days in the State\\nof his nativit} and acquired his literary education\\nin the public schools. Wishing to enter the medi-\\ncal profession, he began studying with Dr. W.\\n.Sawens, of Orleans County, N. Y., and subse-\\nquently took a course of study in the Geneva\\nMedical College. He then attended the University\\nof HutTalo, from which he was graduated in I8, )3;\\nhe later spent seven years in Toledo, and in 1860\\nhe engaged in the practice of his chosen profession\\nill Hillsdale, Mich. During the following year lie\\neiitercMl the army as a surgeon, and was assigned\\nto the Third Brigade, Second Division, Second\\nCorps. There he did faithful service, remaining\\nwith his command duiing the remainder of tlie\\nwar.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0362.jp2"}, "363": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0363.jp2"}, "364": {"fulltext": "LuMAN Jen I s ON", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0364.jp2"}, "365": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL liECORD.\\n371\\nIn 1879 Dr. Chaddoek eanie to Muskegon, Micli.,\\nwhere he has since engaged in liio practice of his\\nprofession. He possesses skill and ability as a\\nph^ sician, and as the result of his merit he has\\nsucceeded in building up a large practice, wiiicii\\nis well deserved.\\nIn 18C0 till Doi ior was united in marriage with\\nMiss Anna Sinclair, wlio was tlicn living in To-\\nledo, Ohio, but is a native of Brooklyn, N. Y.\\nTheir union has been blessed with one son, Charles\\nG. The Doctor has always been a public-spirited\\nand progressive citizen, and one who nianifestsan\\nactive interest in everything pertaining to the\\nwelfare of the community in which he makes his\\nhome. He gives his support and cf)-opcration to\\nall worthy enterprises, and his aid is never with-\\nheld from an object that he believes will prove of\\npublic benefit. He has alw.ays been a close student\\nof his profession, kee|)s abreast with all llie dis-\\ncoveries and theories connected with the science,\\nand has achieved an enviable reputation, receiving\\nfrom the public a [latron.age which yields him a\\ngood income.\\nA\\nUMAN JKNl.SON, in whose honor the vil-\\nI o\u00c2\u00ae of Jenison was named, and who is the\\nmost prominent citizen of that thriving\\ntown, has extensive and valuable real-estate inter-\\nests in various portions of the State, and may\\nproperly be termed one of the eminent men of\\nAlichigan. His ancestors were for several genera-\\ntions residents of the Green .Mountain State, where\\nhis father, Lemuel, and his grandfather, .Tosiali,\\nwere both born. The (irst-named w.is there mar-\\nried to Miss Sarah Sanderson, and shortly after-\\nward removed to Mew York, becoming a pioneer\\nof St. Lawrence County.\\nIn the fall of 1834 Lemuel Jenison became a\\nresident f)f Michigan, and after a very short so-\\njourn in Ann .\\\\rboi came to Kent County, set-\\ntling in a pinery three miles south r)f (irandville.\\nHere he assisted his cousin, .1. lirown, in the\\n18\\nerection of a sawmill, and afterward cut logs and\\ndid other pioneer work, making his home in that\\nlocality for two years. From there he removed to\\nGeorgetown Township and located on section 24,\\nwhere he purchased an unimproved tract of land\\nand made his home. Three years after going to\\nthat place he was killed by a falling tree. His wife\\npassed away June 26, 1841. They were the par-\\nents of a large family of children, three of whom\\nare now living, Luinan and Lucius (twins) and\\nBetsey. The latter married Benjamin S. Hanchett,\\nof Grand Rapids, and became the mother of three\\nchildren: Lizzie, Benjamin .S., Jr..and Castella, Mrs.\\nPriestley, who died in 1879.\\nIn St. Lawrence County, N. Y., our subject was\\nborn April 25, 1823. He attended school occasion-\\nall3 prior to the age of eleven, but afterward had\\nno educational advantages, excepting such as he\\ngained by self-culture and observation. He ac-\\ncompanied his parents to Michigan, and as the\\nfamily was in reduced circumstances he was\\nobliged to aid in the iiiaiiileiKince of the other\\nchildren. In 1842 he commenced to tratlic with\\nthe Hollanders, and met with unexpected success,\\nmeantime also operating the home farm.\\nHaving accumulated a small amount of money,\\nJlr. Jenison purchased sixteen hundred acres\\nwhere the village of .lenlson now stands, paying\\ntwelve shillings per acre for the property. As\\nthe water power was excellent and the facilities\\nfor milling all that coubi be desireil, he built a\\nmill, and for twenty years su|)erintendc i its man-\\nagement. In 18(). he tore down the old sawmill\\nand began preparatioiis fur his present line Hour-\\nmill, which was linished in the fall of 18(!1. This\\nmill has a capacity of fifty barrels, is furnished\\nwith six rollers and all the modern conveniences,\\nand cost when completed i(!l8,0(10. .Steady em-\\nployment is given to a force of live hands.\\nIpon the second water power, located a little\\nbelow the first. Mr. Jenison built a steam sawmill,\\nwhere he now employs twenty-live or thirty men.\\nThis mill also contains lirst-class modern improve-\\nments and cost #li ),(lOO. Although his milling\\ninterests are extensive and have deman led his\\nclose alti iilion, he has also found time for other\\nlarge enterprises. For ten years he condueled a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0365.jp2"}, "366": {"fulltext": "372\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ngeneral store, doing an annual business of $25,000,\\nand carrying a stock valued at %6,000. He also\\nowns and operates a factory, machine-shop and\\nfoundrj-. where he manufactures railroad gates,\\ncrossings, frogs, switclics, switch stands, radiators,\\netc. The plant is worth 825,000, and employment\\nis furnished to a large number of men.\\nMr. Jenison is the owner of a large boarding-\\nhouse in .Jenison, and a blacksmith shop. He\\nsuperintends the management of two hundred\\nacres of farming laud near the village of .lenison,\\non wliicli he usually raises large crops of hay. He\\nis the owner of four hundred and eighty acres\\nwhere .Tenison now stands, and also owns fifteen\\nof the buildings in tlie village. His property in-\\nterests in other places include the ownership of\\nthe Day Plaster Mill at G rand ville, valued at %30,-\\n000; the flour and feed store at Grandville, as well\\nas an elegant residence in that city; a large\\namount of real estate at Grand Rapids; forty acres\\non Fisk Lake, upon which improvements have been\\nplaced amounting to ^1. ).000, tlie property itself\\nbeing worth S40,000; eight and one-fourth acres\\non Reed s Lake, valued at $15,000; twent3 lots\\non the west side of Grand Rapids, tlie estimated\\nvalue of which is $20,000; nine hundred acres of\\nland in Blendon Township, Ottawa County; and\\nthe home farm of two hundred and sixty .acies, of\\nwhich two bundled acres have been brought to a\\nhigh state of cultivation.\\nUpon his homestead Mr. .Jenison platted the\\ncemetery which bears his name and around wliich\\nhe has placed an iron fence costing *l,10(l. Here\\nall the deceased members of his father s family lie\\nburied, and here he aud his twin brother (who has\\nbeen associated with him in all his business enter-\\nprises) are building a mausoleum, to cost at com-\\npletion $12,000. It is constructed of Barre gran-\\nite, and contains the family name in raised letters\\nupon the front. The dimensions of the base are\\n16x18 feet, and the height is fifleen and one-half\\nfeet. The sarcophagus will contain the inscription,\\nin sunken letters, Built and designed by J. E.\\nHarrison Son, Adrian, Mich. The floor is inlaid\\nwith a neat pattern of black and white marble\\ntile, with black border. The wainscoting is of\\nred Tennessee marble, while the walls are of light\\nveined Italian marble. There is a frieze of light\\ncream and blue enameled tiles, and the ceiling is\\nfinished in white veined Italian marble. The\\nsarcophagi, two in nuinber, are composed of light\\nItalian marble, properly inscribed. The inside\\ndoors are of granite, with fixtures of standard\\ncopper bronze. The guards are strong brass tubes,\\neach containing a bar of steel.\\nThe career of these twin brothers has in many\\nrespects been identical. Both started poor in\\n[lurse but rich in hope, and lioth have worked\\ntheir way steadily onward and upward to positions\\nf)f prominence in the State. Both have remained\\nunmarried, content to live the independent,\\nthough lonely, life of bachelors. Both are Demo-\\ncratic in party principle, voting for the candi-\\ndates of that party at every local or national elec-\\ntion. Lucius gives his exclusive attention to the\\nhome farm, while Luman looks after the other\\nlarge and valuable interests. Both are generous,\\nkind-hearted and philanthropic, and contribute\\nliberally to every worthy enterprise. Our sub-\\nject gave $1,000 to the Universalist Church at\\nGrand Rapids upon the occasion of the building\\nof the new edifice, and has also contributed gen-\\nerously to other religious projects. During the\\nlate war he paid out $800 to secure substitutes for\\na number of poor men who had been drafted into\\nthe army. Socially, he atliliates with the Masonic\\nfraternity.\\n(SALTER B. MORRISON, M. D, a popular\\n\\\\rJ// family pliysieian and surgeon of wide ex-\\n*J7^ periencc, has been engaged for the past\\ntwenty-eight years in the active discharge of pro-\\nfessional duties in the city of ^Muskegon, Mich.,\\nand the near vicinity, his practice extending over\\na large territory of patients, old and new. Our\\nsubject IS a native of the Wolverine State and\\nwiis born in (Jiand Rapids May 6, 1838. His f.a-\\nther, Jefferson Morrison, a native of New York,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0366.jp2"}, "367": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n373\\nearly emigrated to the West, in 1834 joining the\\npioneer scltlers of Michigan and making his liome\\nin Grand Rapids, where he pursued a mercantile\\nbusiness and yet resides, widely iiuown and highly\\nrespected l)v his large acijuaintance of many years\\nstanding. Tiie motlier. Caroline A. (0111) Morri-\\nson, likewise a native of Michigan, was horn in\\nPort Huron, and was reared, educated and mar-\\nried within eas} distance of iier birtliplace. Dr.\\nMorrison passed the days of boyhot)d in Crand\\nHapi ls and attended the excellent pulilic schools\\nof his liome, laying the hroad foundations of a\\nmore extended education, lie prepared for col-\\nlege in the High School, and in 18.J8 began read-\\ning medicine with Dr. D. W. Bliss.\\nDr. Bliss w.as then a prominent phj sician of\\nfirand Rapids, but later, removing to Washing-\\nton, D. C, att,ained to eminence and was brought\\nbefore the pul)lic in connection with the fatal ill-\\nness of President (iarlield, whom lie attended, car-\\ning for the terrible wuund whose frightful conse-\\nquence tilled a nation with mourning. After\\nreading medicine for two years, our subject en-\\ntered the University at Ann Arbor and took a\\ncourse of lectures. In 18(il Dr. Morrison, ani-\\nmated by palrif tisin, enlisted in Company K,\\nThird Michigan Infantry, and was commissioned\\nAssistant Surgeon of the regiment, under the com-\\nmand of Col. Daniel McConnell, and assigned to\\n-the Army of the Potomac. Our subject actively\\nparticipated in the battles of Gettysburg, Fair\\nOaks, both battles of Bull Run, and the Wilder-\\nness, and, having served under (iraiil, was mus-\\ntered o.ut in June, 1864, at Washington, I). C,\\nthen going into the hospital service in Washington.\\nAfter the close of the war Dr. Morrison studied\\nin the Long Island College Hospital, and, gradu-\\nating in the latter part of 18l). received his dip-\\nloma and degree of M. D. The latter part of the\\nsame year our subject came to Muskegon and\\nopenetl the odicc where he has since continued to\\nconduct successfully a general practice, although\\nalways paying especial attention to surgical oper-\\nations.\\nDuring all these years kee()ing even pace with the\\nadvancement in the medical world. Dr. Morrison\\nis a leading member of the Muskegon Medical As-\\nsociation, anrl is well posted in the latest remedial\\nappliances. Fraternally associated with Muskegon\\nLo lge No. 140, A. F. A- -V. .M., our subject was\\nMaster of the same for two years. He is also a\\nmember of the Knights of Pythias, and has a host\\nof friends within these honored orders. For six\\nyears Dr. Morrison was Surgcun of the West .Mich-\\nigan Railroad, and gave most ellicient and valu-\\nable service to the corporation. Politically a pro-\\nnounced Democrat, he is deeply interested in\\nlocal and national issues, but is in no sense of the\\nword a politician, his time being devoted to the\\nduties of his large practice. In 1871 our subject\\nwas married to Miss Harriet E. Moore, a native\\nof Allegan}- County, N. Y., and a lady of worth\\nand accomplishments. Mrs. Morrison is the daugh-\\nter of Hiram Moore, a man of prominence in the\\nEmpire State. The attractive residence of Dr. and\\nMrs. Morrison, well known to the gencrnl public,\\nis located upon First Street, Muskegon, and is sur-\\nrounded l)y the homes of many of the leading\\ncitizens.\\n-^-^-h^l--\\nLIVER P. GORDON. Among the public-\\nspirited and successful farmers of Ottawa\\nCounty the name of Mr. Gordon, of Crock-\\nery- Towiishi|), stands foremost. For many years\\na resident of his present farm, he has succeeded\\nin bringing it to a high state of cultivation, and\\nhas embellished it with a set of substantial build-\\nings adapted to rural use. At the time of it\u00c2\u00ab (lur-\\ncliase, about 1861, the property contained eiglity-\\neiglit acres of wild land, upon which scarcely a\\nfurrow had been turned, and the improvements\\nnow noticeable are the result of the indefatigable\\nexertions of Mr. Gordon.\\nIn Clintf)n County, N. Y., in the township of\\nPlattsburg, the subject of this biographical sketch\\nwas born July 1:5, lS2fi. His father, William Gor-\\ndon, was born in Connecticut, and in early man-\\nhood enlisted as a soldier in the .American army\\nduring the War of 1812. Uy nvcupaliun he w;is", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0367.jp2"}, "368": {"fulltext": "374\\nPORTRAIT AND lilOGRAI HICAL RECORD.\\na farmer, and he also followed the trade of a\\ncarpenter, at which lie met with fair success. A\\nman of energy and enterprise, his death, which\\noccurre(i in New York when our subject was a\\nlad of fourteen, was widely mourned, and it was\\nfelt that one of the most capable and honorable\\nmen of the locality had passed to his final reward.\\nOn his father s side he was of English descent,\\nwhile his mother was a Scotchwoman. The mother\\nof our subject, whose maiden name was Annie\\nTramblief, was born in France and died in New\\nYork, after having borne her husband nine chil-\\ndren.\\nThe third in respect to age is the subject of this\\nsketch. He was reared in Clinton County, N. Y.,\\nwhere in childhood he gained a rudimentary edu-\\ncation in the common schools. Being obliged to\\nassist in the support of the family, his attendance\\nat school after he was ten _vears of age was limited\\nto two months. On the 21st of August, 1851, he\\nwas united in marriage with Miss Cornelia E.\\nBreau, who was born in Clinton County, N. Y.,\\nbeing the daughter of Peter and Esther Breau, na-\\ntives respectively of France and England. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Gordon were the parents of eleven chil-\\ndren, one of whom is deceased. The}- are, Willard\\nE., Etta A., (Jeorge, Belle, Harry, Frederick, Ella,\\nMabel, Richard, Grace and Flora. Hicliard is de-\\nceased.\\nFor a period of twelve years Mr. Gordon worked\\nat the trade of a millwriglit in Clinton County,\\nN. Y. In the fall of 18.55 lie came to Michigan\\nand located at Lamont, where he resided for a time.\\nAbout 1861 he purchased his present property, to\\nthe cultivation of which he has since given his\\nattention. He has succeeded in clearing the en-\\ntire tract, with tiie exception of about six acres.\\nThe farm is located ten miles from Grand Haven\\nand one and one-lialf miles southwest of the vil-\\nlage of Nunica. It is through economy and in-\\ndustry that Mr. Gordon has achieved success as\\nan agiiculturist, and to these qualities, combined\\nwitli euergy, he owes his prosperity.\\nA Republican in political affairs, Mr. (iordon has\\nbeen identilied with that party ever since its or-\\nganization, and is one of its leaders in iiis commu-\\nnity. Ilislirst Presidential liallot wascast in 1848.\\nFor a number of terms he has served as Deputy-\\nSiicriff, and lias also been Highway Commissioner,\\nfilling these positions with ability and to the en-\\ntire satisfaction of his constituents.\\nARS SORENSON, a well-known agriciilliii-\\nist of Holton Township, Muskegon County,\\nJ\u00c2\u00a3_ ^^N who resides on section 23, claims Denmark\\nas the land of las birth, which occurred in the year\\n1812. lie is a son of Sorcn and Hannah (I^arson)\\nJohnson. His fatlier was a wagon-maker by trade,\\nand followed that business in his early life, but\\nthrough many years carried on farming. Of his\\nfamily of eleven children the following survive:\\nCaroline, who is the wife of John Anderson; Maiy,\\nwife of Christian Sorenson; Greatt, who is now\\nthe wife of Chris Nelson; Treana, wife of John\\nLarson; Paulina, vvife of Chris Johnson; and Lars,\\nof this sketch. All these came to the United\\nStates. The parents of this family were members\\nof the Lutheran Church. The father died in 1866,\\nat the age of sixty-eight years. His widow still\\nsurvives him, and is now living in this counliy\\nat the age of seventy-five.\\nIn his native land our subject acquired a lim-\\nited education in the public schools, and was there\\nreared to manhood. No event of special import-\\nance occurred during his youth, much of which\\nwas spent in arduous labor. He served in the\\nPrussian War in 1864, and during the remainder\\nof the time worked at farm labor. Ilavingarrived\\nat man s estate, he chose as a companion and help-\\nmate on life s journey Miss Siena Johnson, their\\nunion being celebrated in Denmark. Ere leaving\\ntheir native land one child was born unto them, a\\nson, John.\\nIt was in 1872 that Mr. Sorenson bade adieu to\\nfriends and native land and sailed with his family\\nfor the New AVorld. Crossing the Atlantic, he\\nlanded in New York, and at once made his way to\\nMichigan, locating in Ilolton Tt)wnship, Muske-\\ngon County. Here he secured work on a railroad,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0368.jp2"}, "369": {"fulltext": "FORTRAIT AND BKX5RAPinCAL RECORD.\\n875\\nand for one year was employed as a farm hand.\\nKiglit years of his life were then passed in tiic\\ncm|)loy of Hlodijett it Byrns. Praeticinji; strict\\neconomy and carefulness during tiiat linii he was\\nenabled to pureliase forty acies of land. Sulise-\\n(liiently lie hoULrht another tract of forty acres,\\nlater an ailditioiial forty-acre trad, and at liisnext\\npurchii^^e became the owner of .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^i.xly acres more.\\nHe now has seventy acres under a liigh state of\\ncultivation, and his farm is well improved with\\nall the modern accessories and ctinveniences.\\nSince coming to this country, the union of our\\nsubject and his wife has been blessed with two\\nchildren: Kmma, who died at the age of a jear\\nand a-lialf; and Hans, who is still with his parentis.\\nMr. Sorenson is giving both of his sons good edu-\\ncational advantages, thus lilting them for the\\npractical and responsible duties of life. The elder\\nis a graduate of the Commercial College of Big\\nKapids, and the younger is now a student at the\\nsame school. The i)nreiils and their family are\\nmembers of the I.utlier:ni Church, n\\\\\\\\i\\\\ all are\\nhighly res|)ected people, who have many warm\\nfriends throughout the community. Our subject\\nexercises his right of franchise in support of the\\nRepublican jiarty. He ha lived a frugal and in-\\ndustrious life, and as the result of his good man-\\nagement and well-directed efforts, he has acquired\\na comfortable competence, and need never have\\noccasion to regret his emigration to the New\\nWorld.\\n13\\nB. CIirRCH, an iiillucntial resident of\\nMuskegon County, and a successful agri-\\nculturist of Laketon Township, owning\\nand operating a farm on section 2, was\\nborn in Lysander, Onondaga County. N. Y., ,\\\\pril\\nV 16, 1821. His father, Marvij, and his grandfather,\\nSilas Church, were both natives of Vermont, where\\nthe latter passed his entire active life. The foinier,\\nwho was a carpenter and j iiner by trade, removed\\nin an early day to New York and followed his\\nchosen occupation at various places in the Krapire\\nState. He there married Miss Martha, daughter\\nof .Tohn Snethen. and a native of New York, her\\nancestors being (lerman.\\nThe eldest of nine children, the subject of this\\nsketch accompanied his father in his various re-\\nmovals, and resided in New York .State until he\\nwas eighteen. Coming to Michigan with his fa-\\nther in 1H39, he worked at the tiadeof a carpenter\\nin Boston Township. Ionia County, where he re-\\nsided for many years. In \\\\Hl\\\\ he was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Delia Train, who wa-s born and\\nreared in Tunbridge, t. Their congenial union\\nhas been one of mutual helpfulness and aid, and\\nthey have worked side by side for the welfare of\\ntheir family. They have been the parents of nine\\nchildren, as follows: Horace, who enlisted in the\\nUnion Army during the Civil War, and died while\\nin active service; Eustice E., who resides on the\\nold homestead in Boston Township, Ionia County,\\nand is one of the most prominent men of the\\ncounty; Louisa, wife of .loseph Bainc, a resident\\nof I etoskey, Mich.; Frances E., who married Col-\\nliorn Osgood and makes her home in Hastings,\\nthis State; Calvin, who lives in (ialesburg, Mich.;\\nDayton M.. who married Miss Ella Curtis and re-\\nsides with his parents in Laketon Township;\\nGeorge G., of Grand Haven, Mich.: .laivis T., de-\\nceased; and Kittie, who passed away when ten\\nmonths old. The children who attained mature\\nj-ears were the recipients of excellent educational\\nadvantages, and they are all prominent citizens of\\ntheir various communities.\\nAfter his marriage .Mr. Church settled on a farm\\nin Boston Township, Ionia County, where for\\nthiity-cight years he engaged in tilling the toil,\\nand where now his eldest son conducts agricul-\\ntural operations. He brought the land under ex-\\ncellent cultivation and embellished the place with\\na set of substantial buildings. In l,S7i) he removed\\nto Kent County, Mich., where he resided for a\\nnumber f)f years. His residence in Laketon Town-\\nship, .Muskegon Countv, dates from the year lHb7.\\nHere he and his wife own a farm, comprising two\\nhundred acres of linely-improved land, on which\\nhe engages in raising the various cereals adapted\\nto this section of the State.\\n.Since the organization of the Republican party,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0369.jp2"}, "370": {"fulltext": "376\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nMr. Cliurcli lias been identifiecj with it, giving his\\nsupport to its piinci|)les and canciidatcs. Piior to\\nthat, he liad l)een a Wliig. For six successive\\nyears lie served as a Iligiiway Commissioner in\\nIonia County, and he aiso occujiied otiier local\\npositions, in all of which he served with fidelity\\nand loyally the interests of the peoi^le.\\nNTHONY JASPER. The gentleman whose\\n(^/yll name heads this sketch and who is now\\nli successfully engaged in that calling which\\nhas received the attention of man since the\\nworld began farming comes of sturdy, thrifty\\nand honest German stock, and he himself was born\\nin tlie Old Country, at Barton, on the 29tli of\\nMiirch, 1833, his parents being Michael and Ther-\\nesa Jasper, industrious people and fairly well-to-\\ndo ill worldly goods. In 184(j the pa rents decided\\nto come to America, and braving the then long\\nand toilsome, as well as dangerous, ocean voyage\\nwitli their sons, they landed at Xew York Cit\\\\- in\\ndue time, but only remained there a very short\\ntime, rightly judging that the West offered them\\nbetter inducements than the already populous\\nEastern States. The} took up their residence in\\nWisconsin, but lived to enjoy their new home only\\na short time, leaving three sons, from thirteen\\nto twenty years of age, to earn their living as best\\nthey could among strangers and in a strange\\nland. Of these sons, Frank, the sei ond-born,\\nwent to Colorado in 1841), and was living there\\nwhen last heard from; Frederick resided in Wis-\\nconsin for three years after the death of his fa-\\nther, then went AVest and was never afterward\\nheard from; and Anthony is the immediate subject\\nof this memoir.\\nTwo years after the death of his father, .\\\\nthony\\nmade his wa} Southward, and in IHIG found him-\\nself in Ottawa County, Mich., with but ^18 in his\\npocket, a total stranger to all within its borders.\\nlie, however, possessed the dogged perseverance\\nand energy for which the German people liave al-\\nways been noted, and was not at all discouraged\\nb} the fact that his capital was small, his knowl-\\nedge of the country and its people was limited,\\nand that he was without emplo\\\\ nient and a mere\\nboy only fifteen years of age. He soon suc-\\nceeded in obtaining employment in the logging\\ncamps at -^13 per month, and although the work\\nwas very laborious it brought him a living, and\\nhe continued to follow it for one year. He then\\nbegan making shingles on shares at -^2 per thou-\\nsand, and being quick and energetic he succeeded\\nin accumulating quite a goodly sum of money, which\\nhe put aside for a rainy day. Later he received\\nfor his work 52.50 per thousand. During the\\nmost of this time he was very much troubled with\\nchills and fever, but he kept manfully at his work,\\nand in time overcame this drawback to early civ-\\nilization.\\nIn 1857 he purchased with nioney earned by his\\nown unceasing efforts the farm on which he is\\nnow living, which then amounted to eighty\\nacres of heavil^ -timliered land. This timber he\\nfelled and logged to the river, where he peeled\\nthe most of it, selling the bark for from 82 to-S5.50\\nper cord, and using the timber to make his barns,\\nout-houses an l residence, which was a two-story\\nstructure containing ten rooms, a fine residence\\nfor those days. lie has since increased his farm to\\none hundred and twenty acres, eighty acres of\\nwhich are under a fine state of cultivation, and\\nshow a thrift, neatness and pleasing appearance\\ngenerally that show at once what manner of man\\nis the owner. Mr. Jasper has been married twice,\\nfirst in 1858 to Charlotte Boosenbork, of Water-\\nloo County, N. Y., to which union three children\\nwere given: Frank. Alice and Walter, the latter\\nbeing deceased. Mrs. Jasper died in 1805, a mem-\\nber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the\\nfollowing year iNIr. Jasper married Mrs. Phd-be\\nSmith, nee Durham, of Seneca County, N. Y., a\\ndaughter of AVilliam Durham, and this unitm has\\nresulted in the birth of five children: Charles,\\nCarrie, Warren, Fannie and M.ay. Mrs. Jasper is\\na member of the Wcsleyan Methodist. Church.\\nMr. .lasper is a stockholder in the creamery at Al-\\nlendale Center, which is the largest one in the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0370.jp2"}, "371": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRiVPIIirAI, RKPORD.\\n377\\ncounty. The German way of spelling his name\\nwas .Jai-sper, hut upon bccoiiiini^ a citizen of the\\nUnited States he began spelling it tlie Knglisii\\nway and has so continued ever ^inl\u00e2\u0080\u00a2e.\\nW\\nf HOMAS i;. WIDOl-:, a practical clothing\\nmerchant, prosperously- conducting one of\\nthe largest establishments in his line of\\ntrade iu Muskegon County, Jlich., has for many\\nyears been a prominent and prosperous resident of\\nWhitehall, of wiiich village he is an efticient\\nTrustee, widely known and highly esteemed. Our\\nsubject was horn in (iiicid, Ohio, Xoveniber 12,\\n1858, and was the youngest child of the late John\\nWidoe, born in Pennsylvania, and the second\\neldest of four brothers. The paternal grandfather,\\nby liirth a German, became a citizen of the United\\nStates early in life, making his home in the\\nQuaker State. His eldest son Stephen, a farmer\\nby occupation, journeyed to Oiiio, and died in\\nthat State niany years ago. Leonard w.as an\\notilcer in the army (hiring the Civil War. Later\\nhe settled in (irand Kapids, and, an expert in\\nhandling tools, established a machine shop and ac-\\ncumulated quite a large fortune. lie passed away\\nin Grand Rapids many years ago. .Jesse L., after\\ngiving faithful service as a soldier, at the close of\\nthe Civil War settled in (irand Rapids and became\\nthe successful proprietor of a llouring-mill.- He\\nw.as extensively- engaged iu speculation in real es-\\ntate and lost two or three fortunes before his\\ndeath in (irand Rapids in IK87. Catherine, the\\neldest daughter of the grandfather, married Jacob\\nIlarnish, an energetic faimer near Grand Rapids,\\nand now lives at (irandville, Mich.\\nThe fatlier, .lohn Wi loe, left home wiien only\\nlifteen 3 ears of age, and learned the stove-mould-\\ner s trade. From tliat time he was iiis own master\\nand thoroughly self-reliant, hut his education was\\nnecessarily limited. From his birthplace the\\nfather went to (lilead, Knox County, Ohio, and\\nfollowing his trade made an excellent living.\\nTwice MKinicil, lie had as issue of the first union a\\nson an l a daughter. The son, George Wuloe, is a\\nman of high cultivation, and an chxitient |u-eacher\\nof Ohio. The daughter, Mary, married a celebrated\\nwood-carver, one of the (inest in the country, and\\nwith her husband is located in Ohio. After the\\ndeath of the mother of these two children the\\nfather married Mrs. .Susan Shults, a widow with\\ntwo children. Kate married Kdward F. Wadleigh,\\na carpenter, who died in Whitehall, leaving his\\nwidow and one child, Gertrude, now with her\\nmother in their old home. Edward .Shults went\\nto Ashle3 Wis., and there, marrying, settled on a\\nfarm, and linaiicially prospered has amassed a\\ncompetence, and is enabled to provide liberally\\nfor his large family of children. The marriage of\\nJohn and Susan (.Shults) W idoe was blessed hy the\\nbirth of three children, twosons and one daughter.\\nJohn F., the eldest, when sixteen years of age had\\ncharge of his father s clothing store at Montague,\\nand since 1873 has been in the clothing business\\nin Hart. lie is a man of superior business ability\\nand one of the most successful merchants in this\\nl)ail of the State, lie married Jliss Cora Eastman,.\\nand lias one cliild, a daughter, I va.\\nIda K. Widoe, a sister of our subject, married\\n.lames .1. (ice, a wealthy li.udware merchant of\\nWliiteh.ill. Thomas 15. was the youngest of the\\nfamily. The father, after working some time at\\nhis trade in Ohio, engaged in the grocery business.\\nArriving in Michigan in about 18)jl, he settled in\\nIonia, where he devoted himself to the clothing\\nbusiness with the most prolitable results, but at\\nthe end of a twelvemontii removed to Oraiid\\nRapids. In the latter city he handled clothing\\nfor nine years, and also operated a store at Mon-\\ntague, managed by his son .lohn F. In 1871, the\\nstore at (irand Rapids was burned out, the greater\\npart of the stock being a total loss. The father\\nthen removed to Whitehall and with enterprise\\nresumed business, which he carried on until about\\ntwo years before his death, in 1890. Politically,\\nJohn Widoe, Sr., was a Democrat, but never\\nsought ollice. He was, fraternally, a member of\\nthe Independent Older of Odd Fellows, and, uni-\\nversally respected, was deeply mourned when he\\npassed from among the commuuity where his", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0371.jp2"}, "372": {"fulltext": "378\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ngenial presence bad so long been a familiar one.\\nTlie molln r, yet surviving, resides in WliitelKiii.\\nTlionias H. Widoe enjoyed excellent cdiicatioDal\\nadvantages, attending the schools of Grand Rapids\\nand Whitehall, and completing bis studies with a\\ncourse of instruction in a business college. Soon\\nafter reaching twenty years of age our subject be-\\ngan clerking in bis father s store in Wbiteball and\\nlater became a partner. Immediately succeeding\\nhis father s retirement from active duties, in 1888,\\nMr. Widoe associated himself with the Hon. H. E.\\nStaples in the same business. Energetic, ambitious\\nand enterprising, be has made a financial success of\\nhis work in life. In 1880, Thomas B. Widoe and\\nMiss Jennie E. Basom were united in marriage.\\nMrs. Widiie, an accomplished lad^-, is the niece of\\nHon. H. E. Staples, who reared and educated her.\\nTwo of the three children born unto this union\\nnow survive. Hiram D., the eldest, died at the\\nage of three years. Edna Ma^ is six years old.\\nTliomas Russell has just passed his first birthday.\\nOur subject is a valued member of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, and, fraternally, is prominently\\nconnected with the Ancient Free fe Accepted\\nMasons, being the present master of the Blue\\nLodge at Whitehall and a member of the Mus-\\nkegon Chapter and Commandery. Politically,\\nMl-. Widoe is a strong Democrat and is widely\\nknown as a liberal-spirited man, generous in his\\nimpulses and ever read3- to do bis full share in all\\nmatters of general welfare.\\nW- fcw -y I-\\nEWIS W. GII.L. Many years have come\\nI (iS) and gone since a little home in New York\\nJLAX w.,s l)righteiied by the birth of a first-born\\nchild. Nearly four-score summers have come with\\ntheir flowers and fruits, and as many winters with\\ntheir frosts and snOws, and time in its flight has\\nseen the !hild grow into the sturdy lad, the manly\\nyoufh, the successful farmer and the venerable\\nman. Now in the twilight of his useful life, he\\ncan b(ok u))on the past without reraorse,and upon\\nthe future without fear. The heritage of an hon-\\norable life, unspotted by aught that would mar its\\n[lurlty, such will descend as his legac3 to his pos-\\nter it}\\nMadison County, N. Y., was the birthplace of\\nMr. Gill, and September 1, 1817, the date of his\\nbirth. He was the eldest child of .Samuel and\\nSarah (Plum) Gill, natives of Massachusetts. Dur-\\ning the opening years of the present centurv, the\\nschools of the Empire .State were primitive both in\\nappearance and in mode of instruction, the houses\\nbeing rudel} constructed of logs, with puncheon\\nfloors and slab benches upheld by wooden pins;\\napertures in the wall covered with greased paper\\nanswered the purpose of windows, and the chimney\\nwas made of mud and sticks. The textbooks were\\nfew in number, consisting principally of the old-\\nfashioned blue-back spelling book, the Testament,\\nand an arithmetic, from which the pupil learned to\\nfigure. Amid such surroundings as these, our sub-\\nject gained his primary knowledge of the three\\nR s, but the information there obtained has been\\nsince supplemented by careful and systematic\\nreading upon all subjects of general interest.\\nAt the age of about twenty years, Lewis W.\\nGill commenced in active life for himself, and for\\na time followed the occupation of a farmer in the\\nEmpire State. Thence, in 1857, he removed to\\nMichigan, and, coming to Ottawa County, settled\\nupon the farm where he has since made his home.\\nHe cleared the land, improved the farm, and grad-\\nually introduced first-class improvements, thereby\\ngreatly enhancing the value of the pl.ace. Henow\\nconducts general farming uiion the forty acres\\nwhich he has placed under cultivation. He is a\\nman of prominence in his community, and in ])oli-\\ntics aililiates with the Democrats. His fellow-citi-\\nzens have chosen him to rejiresent them in various\\npositions of responsibility, and in all of these posts\\nof duty he has served with efliciency and success.\\nWhile filling the po.sition of Roadmaster. he was\\nenabled to contribute materially to the promotion\\nof the best interests of the township, and the line\\nroads here are due in no small measure to his la-\\nbors.\\nThe marriage of Mr. (Jill occurred in 1811, and\\nunited him with Miss Lydia Eddy, who at that", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0372.jp2"}, "373": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0373.jp2"}, "374": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0374.jp2"}, "375": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n381\\ntime resided in Wvoniins; Coiintv. N. Y. Tliis\\nvenerable couple celebrated their golden wed iing\\non tlie 7t,h of October, 1891, at wliicli lime they\\nwere the recipients of the congriitulations f)f hosts\\nof warm personal friends, to whom they had en-\\ndeared themselves diirino; all the years of their\\nresidence in tins locality. They have been the\\nparents of three children, two of whom are now\\nliving. Ophelia became the wife of .McMasler Br3\\nant, and makes her home in Coo|)er, Kalamazoo\\nCounty, ihisState. Amelia niariied Hichard Chap-\\npel, and resides in Ottawa County.\\nN\\nlOKLOF VKNKKLASKN, interested in an\\nextensive brickyard in Zeeland, and one of\\ni4i W the successful men of Ottawa County, was\\nborn on section 23, Holland Township, this\\ncount} June 10, 1856, being a son of Berend J.\\nand Albertjc (Weurding) Veneklasen. His pater-\\nnal grandfather, .lohn II., was a son of ,Iohn A en-\\neklasen, a farmer residing in Overschie, Holland,\\nwho was twice married, by his first union becom-\\ning the father of two sons and one daughter, and\\nby his second marriage having four sons and one\\ndaughter.\\nIn Holland, the land of his birth, .John II.\\nVenekla.sen ffdiowcd the trade of a biickmakcr.\\nIn the spring of 1847 he emigrated to the United\\nStates, and after a voyage of thirty-seven days\\nlanded at Baltimore, on the 22d of .Vpril. Dur-\\ning the latter part of May he reached Holland\\nTownship. Ottawa County. Mich., and at once\\nmade a settlement on section 27, where he pur-\\nchased forty acres. He gave his attention to clear-\\ning the land and tilling the soil, and met with\\nsuccess, being the owner of sixty acres at the time\\nof his death, December 15, 1877. l*ip|itii-.illy, he was\\na Democrat, firm in his allegiance to party prin-\\nciples. He aided in the organization of the Re-\\nfornicd Church, of which he was a prominent\\nmeinlier.\\nI nto John H. eneklasen and his good wife,\\nwhose maiden name was Alice an Linger, were\\nborn three sons and live daughters who lived to\\nmaturity, viz.: Berend .1., Johannas. (Jertrude.\\nIlendreka, Jenneke, Peter, Diekje and Jane. At\\nthe present time three sons and two daughters\\nare living. The mother passed away August 12,\\n1817, at the age of forty-five. The father of our\\nsubject was born .hine 21, 1828, and accompanied\\nhis parents to the I nited States, settling with\\nthem in Holland Townshii), Ottawa County, Mich,,\\nwhere he received a fair education. For a short\\nlime he worked in a brickyard at Allegan, and\\nlalei- spent one summer at Orand Haven, where\\nhe engaged in loading vessels.\\nIn 1849 Berend J. enekla5en opened a brick-\\nyard in connection with his father, and during\\nthe first year manufactured fifty thousand liricki?.\\nIn 1892 the firm was under thfe name of the Zee-\\nland Brick Company, which now has yards at\\nZeeland, Cloverdalc and Hamilton, having two at\\nthe first-named place. Employment is given to a\\nlarge number of men, varying from fifty in the\\ndull season to two hundred in the busy season.\\nThe 3-ard is never closed, and the entire output\\naggregates twenty million of brick annually. The\\nindustry is one of the most nourishing in the\\ncounty, and the success to which it has attained is\\nthe result of the untiring labors of the X aneklasens,\\nfather and sons.\\nIn |i()litics, our subject s father is a Democrat,\\nand on the ticket of his party has been elected to\\nthe position of I lesident of the village. Highway\\nCommissioiK T, and oilier places of trust, in all of\\nwhich he has served with elliciency and success.\\nIn religious matters he is identified with the Re-\\nformed Church, to the support of which he is a\\ngenerous contributor. He and his estimable wife\\nare the parents of the following-named children:\\nJohn, Roelof, Albertus, Henr^-, Peter, Benjamin,\\nAlbert, Oarretl and Mary O. Ilendreka is (h ccased.\\nThe mother of these children was Inirn August\\n17, 18. U, and is the daughter of Uoelof and Alice-\\n(Boer) Weurding, who emigrated to the I liited\\nStates in 18 1!) and settled in Allegan County,\\nMich., Mr. Weurding becoming a farmer there.\\nDuring his youth the subject of this sketch at-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0375.jp2"}, "376": {"fulltext": "382\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntended the Kalamazoo Business College, and was\\nthe recipient of good advantages. At the age of\\nten he commenced to work in his father s brick-\\nyard and has ever since been interested in the\\nbusiness, being the present Secretary and Treas-\\nurer of the company. The j ards have an annual\\noutput of forty million bi icks, common and pressed,\\nand shipments are made to Chicago, Traverse\\nCity, Battle Creek, and otlier large places, where\\na ready sale is made at favorable prices. Though\\nan active Democrat. Mr. Veneklasen has always\\nrefused official lionois, [(referring to devote his\\nattention to his business. lie is interested in edu-\\ncational matters, and lias served as a member of\\nthe Board of Education. In religious preferences\\nhe affiliates with the Reformed Church.\\nNovember 29, 1879, Mr. Veneklasen was united\\nin marriage with Miss Nellie Moerdyke, who was\\nboin in Kalamazoo, Mich., and is the daughter of\\nJames and Mary (Faas) Moerdyke, emigrants of\\n1849 from Zeeland, Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Van-\\neklasen are the parents of six children, viz.: Al-\\nbertha, Mary M., Bernard J., James T., Jennie\\nH. and Nellie Elida Elizabeth. The family occu-\\npies a prominent position in the social circles of\\nthe community, and is one of the foremost in\\nthe village.\\ng (j^\\n/RANKLIX PIERCE STAMP, M. D., a suc-\\ncessful general medical practitioner and\\nskillful surgeon, enjoying the confidence\\nof a wide .acquaintance in JIuskegon, Mich., is\\nthoroughly at home in various details of his pro-\\nfession, and, taking a high i)lace among his brother\\nphysicians, has won his upward way to an enviable\\nposition as a doctor and man of enterpri.se. Dr.\\nStamp is a native of the Wolverine State and was\\nborn in Cass County, March 23, 18. )3. His fa-\\nther, David F. Stamp, born in the Ivnpire .State,\\nand a man of energy and ambitious purpose, early\\nemigrated to the West, and was numbered among\\nthe pioneer settlers of Michigan, locating in Cass\\nCounty in 1832, when the country thereabout\\nwas literally a howling wilderness, infested witli\\nIndians and bands of wild game, which roamed at\\ntheir pleasure through the dense tiinberland of the\\nState. The home upon the frontier was near\\nMottville, and distant from neighbors, who were\\nthen few and far between. The paternal ancestors\\nwere sturdy Germans, who, crossing the Atlantic,\\nsettled in New York in a very early day in the\\nhistory of the United States. The mother, in\\nmaidenhood Miss Amelia Ilartman, was a native\\nof Pennsylvania, her forefathers also being of\\nGerman birth, and among the patriotic citizens\\nwho aided in the settlement of the Quaker State.\\nDi-. Stamp was reared in his birthplace, and when\\na little lad attended the common schools of Cass\\nCounty. As he approached manhood, he deter-\\nmined to gain a profession, and to that end clerked\\nin a drug store six j-ears, at the same time devot-\\ning every spare moment to reading medicine. In\\nthe fall of 1873, he entered the University of Ann\\nArbor, and for two years gave his entire time to\\nthe study of his profession. He then returned to\\nhis former preceptor in Mottville, and practiced\\nmedicine for two 3 ears with gratifj ing results.\\nIn the spring of 1877 our subject, wishing to avail\\nhimself of eveiy opportunity of increasing his\\nstock of knowledge, and thereby more thoroughly\\nfitting himself for his responsible work in life,\\nmatriculated at the Cincinnati IMedical College,\\nand graduated with honor from that institution\\nthe same j-ear. Dr. Stamp immediately after\\nwinning his diploma began his professional career\\nin Cooi)ersville, Ottawa County, and remained in\\nthat locality until 1880, when he entered upon a\\nsteady and increasing round of practice in Mus-\\nkegon. He at first devoted himself almost en-\\ntirely tt) the cares of the family physician, but has\\nof late made a specialty of surgery, and in this\\nbranch of his practice has gained an extended\\nreputation.\\nKeeping himself fully abreast of the times, our\\nsubject was one of tiie charter members of the\\nWestern Michigan Medical Association, and is now\\nExamining Surgeon for Union Tent No. 379,\\nK. O. T. M. Dr. Stamp is likewise a member of\\ni St. Josepii Valley Lodge No. 56, at Mottville,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0376.jp2"}, "377": {"fulltext": "I ORTRAIT AND Bl.DGRAPHlCAL RECORD.\\n883\\nCass County. lie lias also long been connected witli\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in\\nthese various orders as well among liis professional\\nacfjuaintancc has a host of friends. In 1K76,\\nFranklin I Lcrce Stamp and Miss Maj^fgie Bresna-\\nlian were united in niairiage. Mrs. Stamp was a\\nresident of Ottawa County, and a daughter of\\nJohn IJresnahan, a native of Ireland. Two\\nchildren, a son and daughter, Edward F. and Ver-\\nnie A., blessed the union of our subject and his\\nfii-st wife. Dr. Stamp, marrying a second time,\\nthen wedded, April 26, 1893, his present wife,\\nMiss Jennie (iillan.an aecompliylied lady and a na-\\ntive of Ontario, Canada. The handsome home,\\nlocated on Western Avenue, is one of the pleas-\\nantest in the city and is well known to the residents\\nof Muskegon and the surrounding neighborhood.\\nAlready professionally prost)ered, the increasing\\npractice of our subject gives assurance of a still\\nwider field of usefulness and testifies to the thor-\\nough appreciation of the general public.\\n\u00c2\u00ab^***+F\\nitpTT RAXK MANGOLD, an enterprising busi-\\nf^^fej ness man and experienced jeweler of\\nWhitehall, .Mich., is a native of the city of\\nFreising, Bavaria, and was born April 2, 1849.\\nHis father, John Mangold, likewise a Bavarian, was\\nborn in Rheinpfalz in 1811. saddler by trade,\\nthe father was for nearly forty years connected\\nwith the Bavarian army, serving in the First and\\nSecond Cavalry in the capacity of a saddler. lie\\namassed quite a fortune, and died in 1888 in\\nRliein|)f!ilz, seventeen years after his retirement\\nfrom the army on a life pension. The mother f f\\nour subject, Mary (Hohrraeier) .Mangold, was born\\nin I.andschutt. I .avaria, and was the daughter of a\\ncarpenter. .V brollier of Mrs. Mangold, Caver\\nUolirineier, was for many years a soldier in the\\nBavarian ai my, serving with rare bravery. The (lar-\\nents were blessed by the i)re.-eiice of four children,\\ntwo sons and two daughters. Walburga. the eldest,\\nmarried Henry Bold, a prominent merchant in\\nIlermesberg, where she died November 1, 1892,\\nleaving no issue. Mary, the second sister, (lassed\\naway when she was but fourteen years old. John,\\na shoemaker by trade, came to America in 1868,\\nand is now a resident of Portland, Ore. The\\nmother, at an advanced age, still makes her home\\nin the Old Country.\\nAt thirteen 3 ears jf age Frank .Mangold left\\nschool and went to Mosburg to learn the trade of\\na watch-maker. Having faithfully served an ap-\\nprenticeship of three years, he located .as a journey-\\nman watch-maker in Erding, a small village not\\nfar from his birthplace. He remained there but a\\nshort time, next removing to Wurtemberg, on the\\nTech, in Baden. Later he settled in F\\\\irtli, Bavaria,\\nand afterward located in Pheffenhauser, from\\nwhich place he finally departed for Freising.\\nOctober 6, 1870, our subject entered the army, in\\nthe King of Bavaria s own regiment, and, enlisting\\nas Corporal, was soon promoted to the position of\\nSergeant and as such courageously served until\\nliisdiscliargc,July 31, 1873. Having distinguished\\nhimself by gallant conduct, Mr. Mangold is now\\nthe proud possessor of a medal, presented to him\\nfor braver^ on the battle-field by the Bavarian gen-\\neral in the war with France, and which he will leave\\nas a bequest to his heirs. After leaving the army\\nin which he made so enviable a record, it did not\\ntake our subject long to decide upon trying his\\nfortunes in the land of yet greater promise beyond\\nthe sea, and in October, 1873, he sailed from\\nHavre for America. Reaching the I nited Stales\\nin safety and landing in New York Cit\\\\ Mr. Man-\\ngold made but a brief stay in the Hmpire .State,\\nsoon journeying to Michigan, his deslinalion\\nbeing Montague, where his brother John had\\nlocated five years previous.\\nMr. Mangold at first opened a watch-shop, but\\nspent f)nly a short time in thit line of trade, as he\\nwas then unable to make it pay. For several sea-\\nsons he worked in the sawmills and in the lumber\\ncamps, and for five ^ears received employment in\\na (knirmill. In 1882, he again engaged in the\\njewelry business, opening a shop in Whitehall.\\nThis enterprise junved very successful, and since\\nour subject has established a prosperous trade with\\nexcellent financial results, and is now the leading", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0377.jp2"}, "378": {"fulltext": "384\\ni ORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\njeweler in Iiis locality. April 11, 1875, Frank\\nMangold and Miss Louisa Sclirader were united in\\nmarriage. Seven children have brigiitenod with\\ntheir merry presence the pleasant home. The six\\nsons and one daughter are in tlie order of their\\nbirth, John, Louie, Fiank, Albert, Ernil, Henry and\\nHedwich, all of whom have received the advan-\\ntage of the best educational facilities afforded in\\ntlicir locality. Politically. Mr. Mangold is a\\nstrong Democrat, but, without aspirations for\\npublic oftice, is content to do his duty at tlie polls.\\nFraternally, he is associated with the Ancient\\nFree Accepted Masons, and is also a member of\\nthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has\\nbeen Noble Grand. Witliin these honoi ed orders\\nour subject has a host of friends and likewise com-\\nmands the higli respect and esteem of all who\\nknow him as a business man, neighl)or and citi-\\nzen.\\n4*\\nDWIN THATCHER, an agriculturist of\\nj) Ravenna Township, and one of the most\\n/iL^ prominent citizens of Muskegon County,\\nwas born in Harford, Susquehanna County, Pa.,\\nMarch 28, 1825. His father, John, and his grand-\\nfather, John Tliatcher, Sr., were both natives\\nof Attleborough, Mass., the former havino been\\nborn July 20, 1787. Our subject s great-grandfa-\\nther, tlie Rev. Peter Thatcher, was a minister in\\nthe Congregational Church, and for many years\\nresided about twenty miles from Boston.\\nJohn Tliatcher, the father of our subject, re-\\nceived a good education in the common schools\\nof Attleborough, and upon attaining manhood\\nselected for his life vocation the calling of a farm-\\ner, at which he was eng. iged until his death, No-\\nvemlKT IH, IHdo. His entire life was spent in the\\nvillage of his birth. Tiiere lie married Miss Sallie\\nMoore, and to tiiem six children were born, Edwin\\nbeing the next to the youngest. Four are still liv-\\ning, as follows: Azir, who resides in Harford, Pa.,\\nal tlie age of seventy -seven years 181t3); Eldred,\\na resident of Downer s Grove, 111., who is now\\nseventy-five years old; Editha, the wife of Lueien\\nB. Taft. of Harford Pa., and now seventy-three\\n3 ears of age; and our subject, who is sixty-eight.\\nIn Harford, Pa., Edwin Thatclier received his\\neducation, which was sufficient to enable iiim, at\\nthe age of nineteen, to begin teaching. He fol-\\nlowed that profession in Pennsylvania until 1866,\\nwhen he came to Michigan. Prior to his removal\\nto this State, he enlisted as a member of the Fifty-\\nsecond Pennsylvania Infantr} in which he served\\nuntil the close of the war, and upon being mus-\\ntered out of service returned to Pennsylvania. In\\nthe spring of 1866 he settled in Ravenna Town-\\nship, Muskegon Count} where he purchased a\\nfarm, and in connection with the conduct of agri-\\ncultural pursuits also taught school until 1872.\\nElected to the position of County Superinten-\\ndent of Schools in 1872, Mr. Thatcher served with\\nefficiency and to the satisfaction of the jieople.\\nUpon the expiration of his term of office, he re-\\nturned to the farm, where he has since resided. In\\nthe spring of 1871 he was elected to the office of\\nSupervisor, and served three years, during which\\ntime (in 1872) he was elected County Superinten-\\ndent. A few years after the close of his term of\\noffice, he was again elected Supervisor, in 1882,\\nserving until 1887, at which time his son, Frank\\nE., was elected to the same office, retaining the [lo-\\nsition for five years. Edwin Thatcher while Su-\\npervisor was elected Chairman for four years.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Thatcher united him with\\nMiss Catherine S., daughter of Tyler and Mary\\n(Graham) Carpenter, their wedding being cele-\\nbrated September 27, 18-1!). Six children have\\nbeen born of tliis union: Fred A., who married\\nTlierza Rockwell, and lives in Ottawa County;\\nAnnabelle, who married Walter S. Avcrill, and re-\\nsides in Ottawa, this State; Amanda P., who is the\\nwife of Grenville Rockwell, and lives in Ottawa\\nCount}-; Frank E., who married Sarah J. Bennett,\\nand makes his home in lOlk Rapids; Eldred F.,\\nj who married Miss Lena Keas, and lives in Muske-\\ngon, Mich.; and Jennie K., the wife of .lames K.\\nRockwell, and a resident of Ottawa County.\\nFrank E., as above stated, served for some time as\\nI one of the Supervisors of Muskegon County, and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0378.jp2"}, "379": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n385\\nwas Chairman of the Board for one year. He lias\\nbeen a memlu r of the Lejiislatiire, havino; over-\\ncome tlie Ufiual majority of ix hiuifhod and sixty\\nin his county.\\nA Democrat of life-lonji standiiij;. Mr. Thatcher\\nhas lal)()red iinwcariedly in tlie interet^ts of iiis\\nparty, suinjorting its candidates and pniiciples\\nwitii unwavcriiiii lideiity. lie is identitied, so-\\ncially, with Kavcniia l.odije No. 537, G. A. U., in\\nwhich he is inlhu iitial and prominent. Before\\nleavint; Pennsylvaniti, he was elected Commission-\\ner of his county, and served in that responsible\\nposition acceptably to his fellow-citizens, being the\\ninuuinbent of the odice for three years.\\nc^\\nt^-\\nCS\\nS\\n^SCAU M. SIIEHBIRNK. Among the old\\nsoldiers and successful farmers of Blendon\\nTownship, Ottawa County, Mich., stands\\nthe name of Oscar M. .Sherburne, an honest, iiij-\\nright man, courteous in his intercourse with his\\nfellow-men and possessed of more than average\\nintelligence. Lil e so many of the representative\\ncitizens of the county, he claims New York as his\\nnative State, his birth occurring in Chenango\\nCounty March 28, 18.34. lie was one of three\\nchildren born to the union of S. W. and .Vni;iiida\\n(Root) .SiiiM-luune, also natives of tlie Empire\\nState. The parents left their native State at an\\nearly date and turned their faces towards the set-\\nting sun, locating in Cleveland, Ohio, where they\\nremained for eight j-cars. From tliere they re-\\nmoved to DeKalb County, 111., l)ul live or six\\nyears later came to Ottawa County, .Mich. This\\nwas in 1854, and they settled in IJlendon T(jwn-\\nship, where the father was engaged in contracting\\nand building. lie erected the lirst mill for the\\nOhio Lumber Company and many of the lirst\\nframe residences in Blendon, as well as in adjoin-\\ning townships, lie was engaged in contracting and\\nbuilding until his death, which occurred in IHhl,\\nat the age of seventy -six.\\nS. W. .Sherburne was twice married, his lirst wife\\ndying in 1830. His second marriage was with\\nMiss Elizabeth Eairchild, who bore him four chil-\\ndren, all of whom lived to mature years. Harriet\\nmarried Henry Woodruff. Charles died in the\\nyear 1806, at the age of twenty -seven. He was in\\nthe United States Navy during the war, on the\\ngunboat A. C. Collier, Mississippi llotilla. Sa-\\nrah, deceased, was the wife of II. II. Hodge; and\\nPollen, deceased, was the wife of Jacob Leslie.\\nThe three children born to the first union were:\\nOscar JL; JIalvina, deceased; and Amanda, also\\ndeceased, who was the wife of William (;illiland,\\nand died in the year 1891, at the age of fift}\\nfive. The father of these children is still living,\\nand, although eighty-eight years of age, is enjoy-\\ning comparativel} good health. He has a com-\\nfortable and pleasant home in Holland, Mich.\\nOscar Sherburne received a common-school edu-\\ncation, and when twelve years of age went to Illi-\\nnois, where he worked on the farm by the month,\\nhis first wages being %5 or ^(J |)er month. Leav-\\ning the Sucker State, he traveled over various\\nStates, and was engaged in lumbering for some\\ntime in Wisconsin. About 18.j() he came to Mich-\\nigan, and uj) to the commencement of the Re-\\nbellion worked at the C ari)enter s trade. In 18(51 he\\njoined Coini)aiiy I, Third Michigan Iiifantrj^-, un-\\nder Capt. Cieorge Weatherwax and Col. .McCon-\\nnell, and was attached to the First Division, Third\\nArray Corps, commanded by (ien. Sickle.s. He\\nparticipated in twentj -eight regular battles, and\\nwas in all the battles fought by the Army of the\\nPotomac from the first l)attle of Hull Run to the\\nbattle of the Wilderness, except Antietam. He was\\nthree times wounded, first at the second battle of\\nBull Hun, and was once wounded in the right hand\\nand left foot. After recovering from the wounds\\nhe returned to the service and commandid the pio-\\nneer corps until the expiration of his term of\\nenlistment, three years and two months, when he\\nwas discharged, on the 2(ltli of .lime, 18()1.\\nReturning to Michigan, our subject worked at\\ncarpentering in (!i;ind Rapids for two yeare, after\\nwhich \\\\h returned to this township, and has since\\nmade his Ik^iiic here. He was m:irried the lirst\\ntime in 18. to Miss Lottie Waite, of ludiaii.i,\\ndaughter of .Justus and Mis. (Flint) Waite. Five", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0379.jp2"}, "380": {"fulltext": "386\\nPOKTIIAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncliilrlren have blessed this union: Waller, rleceased;\\nE l\\\\vin, who resides in !Mason County, Midi.; Mer-\\nlon I)., in Dululli, Minn.; Charles F.,al Grand Rap-\\nids; and Willie, the youngest, deceased. Cliarles F.\\nis a mule and was educated at Flint INIute College,\\nand is now working at the cabinet-maker s tiade,\\nhaving been one of the finest workmen in the city.\\nMrs. Sherburne died in 1873, and in 1875 Mr. Sher-\\nburne married Mrs. Sarah E. Meade, nee Foster.\\nMr. Sheiburne has filled all the township offices,\\nhaving been Township Clerk for eight years, Iligli-\\nwa_v Commissioner for a number of years, and Su-\\njiervi.sor for eight or nine years. He is a member\\nof Custer Post No. 5, G. A. R., at Grand Rapids.\\nwm^i^ss^\\n5o\\n|(_^ OH ACE L. DELANO is one of Muskegon s\\nprominent and popular attorney.s-at-law.\\nHe has engaged in pr.actice at this place\\nsince 1877, and has established a reputation\\nof vvhich many an older practitioner might well\\nbe proud. Mr. Delano is a native of Ohio, his\\nbirth .having occurred in Andover, Ashtabula\\nCounty, in the year 1853. His father, Horace\\n(iiddings Delano, was born in PcnnsyJvania, and\\nafter arriving at years of maturity- wedded Miss\\nJulia Kyle, daughter of Leonard Kyle, of Ando-\\nver, Ohio. When he was but three years old his\\nmother died. In 1862 his father enlisted in Com-\\npany I, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Regiment,\\nand was mustered out at the close of the Rebellion,\\nin June, 1865.\\nThe subject of this sketch received good educa-\\ntional privileges, and after attending the common\\nschools took a. course in the High School. In\\nlooking about him for a profession or occupation\\nwhich he wished to make his life work, he decided\\nto engage in the practice of law, and began his\\nlegal studies under the direction of .Judge Fred J.\\nRussell, of Hart, Mich. He was admitted to the\\n15ar in May, 1876, and at once entered upon the\\npractice of his chosen profession in Whilchall,\\nMich., where he remained for about a year.\\nAs before stated, Mr. Delano entered upon his\\npractice in Muskegon in 1877. The year after his\\narrival he was made Circuit Court Commissioner,\\nand held that ofiice for four years, or until 1882.\\nHe has served as Prosecuting Attorney, having\\ntwice been ap|)ointed to fill a vacancy in that\\noffice, and in 1883 was elected to that position for\\na term of two years. He )jroved ca|)able and effi-\\ncient and discharged his public duties with credit\\nto hiuLself and satisfaction to his constituents.\\nOther Inisiness interests have also occupied the\\nattention of Mr. Delano, who is now Secretary of\\nthe Muskegon Chemical Fire Engine Comiiany.\\nHe is largely interested in manufacturing concerns,\\nand thus has materially and substantially aided in\\nthe growth and prosperity of the city. He is also\\na Director of the Whitehall State Savings Bank.\\nAn important event in the life of Mr. Delano\\noccurred in 1880, when was celebrated his mar-\\nriage with Miss Cora Ileald, daughter of Joseph\\nHeald, of Montague, Mich. They reside at their\\npleasant home at No. 219 West Webster Avenue,\\nwhere they keei) open house, and their friends,\\nwho are many, are always sure of receiving a\\nhearty welcome. In social circles where worth\\nand intelligence are received as the p.assports into\\ngood society they hold an enviable position. In\\npolitics, Jlr. Delano is a su|)porter of the Repub-\\nlican party. \\\\le has always been instrumental in\\npromoting the upbuilding of the city, and is ever\\nfound in the front ranks of any enterprise calcu-\\nlated to advance the general welfare. He is now\\nenjoying a line law practice, a just tribute to his\\nmerit.\\n11@4\\n(0.1\\n6r\\nOSEPII EDWARD, a prosperous horticult-\\nurist, devoting his attention principally to\\nsmall fruits, strawberries and currants, is\\nlocated in Ottawa County, near Agnew,\\nand is a long-time resident of his present locality.\\nHe has held with efficiency various local positions\\nof trust, and for fifteen years has been a valued\\nSchool Director and is now likewise Clerk of the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0380.jp2"}, "381": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n387\\nliome township. William Kdwiird, the paternal\\ngrandfather of our subject, emiurated to Canada\\nin the year 1847, accompanied hy his two sons,\\nbut the father of Joseph Edward leniained in his\\nnative country, Scotland, and w.as the trusty land\\nsteward of the Earl of Fife. Our subject, born in\\nthe year 1847, j;;rew up to .adult age in Aberdeen\\nCounty, near Banff, and received his educational\\ninstruction in tiie public schools of his birth-\\npl.aee. Reniaiiiiiig in Scotland some time subse-\\n(jueiit to arriving at his majority, lie finally de-\\ncided to follow the example of his paternal grand-\\nfather and seek a new home in America. In the\\nyear 1871 he finally bade adieu to the scenes of\\n3 outh and, animated with the s|)irit of ambitious\\nhope and courage, sailed for llie land of promise\\nbeyond the sea.\\nAs was natural, our subject first located in\\nCanada, and while in the Dominion spent most of\\nhis time in Toronto and Montreal. During his\\nresidence in the city of Toronto he served on the\\npolice force, and was far from Ijeing a novice at\\nthe business, having been previously connected\\nfor live years with the Scotch police. In 1873\\nour subject emigrated to the States, and im-\\nmediately located in Michigan, settling in Ottawa\\nCounty, since then his permanent home. Three\\nyears later, in 187(5, weie united in nuuiiage\\nJoseph Edward and Miss Ellen IJooher. a native\\nof Indiana. Our subject and his worthy wife at\\nonce settled upon a farm, located seven miles\\nsouth of Grand Haven, to wliicli city Mrs. Edward\\nhad remf)ved from her birthplace the same year.\\nThe six children who have blessed the union are,\\nin the order of their birth Mary, ten years of\\nage Maude, eight years old .loe, a little lad of\\nsix Millie, aged four .lane, a little Lassie of\\ntwo; and (^lordon. the baby of the Hock.\\nMr. Edward owns fine hundred and sixl} acres\\nof valuable land, eighty acres of llie homestead\\nhaving been brought up from its wild state into\\nmost profitable cultivation. The entire farm\\nwhen lirst purchased by our subject was covered\\nwith heavy timber, and hard work and tireless in-\\ndustry have been required to clear, cultivate and\\nimprove the fertile soil. The chief products of\\nthe Edward farm are li.ay, peaches and a large\\nvariety of choice berries, strawberries and cur-\\nrants, iis before mentioned. Politically, Mr. Ed-\\nward is a stanch Dcmocral. aii I has occupied,\\nto the great satisfaction of the community, e^ ery\\nofHce of the township with the exception of\\nSupervisor and Treasurer. lie was Justice of the\\nPeace for twelve years, and his legal decisions, in\\naccord with law and evidence, were seldom car-\\nried to the upper courts. As an active member\\nof the Good Templars, Mr. Edward gives earnest\\neflfort in behalf of the fallen, and firmly believes\\nthat temperance is the sure lever with which to\\nelevate the masses. While not connected by\\nmembership with any church organization, our\\nsubject is a ready aid in good work and benevo-\\nlent enterprise, and is widely known as a man of\\nliberal spirit and earnest purpose.\\nGF^\\n\\\\T C. IKJHTON, who h.as with elficient ability oc-\\n11 cupied various official positions of trust in his\\nIk, present locality, is known as a prosperous gen-\\neral agricultiirisl and extensive bee-keeper, of\\nCedar Creek Township, Muskegon County, Mich.,\\nand owns the largest ajiiar^ in his home county.\\nMr. Ilorton, born October 10, 1834, in the iMupirc\\nState, was the son of Henry and Julia (.Moore)\\nIlorton, both natives of New York. The family\\nof IloiLons, originally vf (ierman nativity and\\nthe descendants of a long line of industrious\\nancestr^v, crossed the broad Atlantic in a very\\nearly day In the history of America, and in this\\ncountry prospered and made their upward way\\nto ]wsitions of usefulness and honor. The\\nbranch of the llditoiis lo which our subject be-\\nlongs settled in Dutchess County, N. Y., the\\nmembers of the family being numbered among\\nthe substantial citizens of the Empire State. The\\npaternal and maternal gi;iiidl athers of I. C. Morton\\nwere both men of gallant courage and actively\\nparticipated in the War for Independence, and\\nlater, again slKUihU iing their muskets, took part in", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0381.jp2"}, "382": {"fulltext": "388\\nFOETRAir AXD BIOGRAPHICAL liECORD.\\ntlie War of 1812, and fought with lieroic bravery\\nunder Gen. Jackson in the famous battle of New\\nOrleans.\\nThe parents of our subject, upright and intelli-\\ngent, carefully trained tlie eight cliildren who\\nblessed their home. Strong, sturdy and self-re-\\nliant, the sons and daughters attained to adult\\nage and, beginning life, soon made homes for\\nthemselves and their descendants. They are all\\nnow deceased with the exception of I. C. and\\nhis brother Alonzo, who also resides upon the\\nold homestead. 1. C. Horton was mainly reared\\nupon a farm. In boyhood he enjoyed limited\\nadyant.ages for an education, which he well im-\\nproved, and until the year 1869 spent the greater\\njiortion of his time in tlic constant daily round\\nof agricultural cares, and is lieyond doul)t a\\ngenuinely practical farmer, at home in every\\ndetail of the cultivation of the soil, as well as\\nthoroughly understanding the profitable handling\\nof bees. Arriving in Jlicliigan in 1 HGil, our sub-\\nject commenced carpentering and found ready oc-\\ncupation as a joiner and contractor, soon doing a\\nlarge business,with whicli he also combined general\\nfarming and bee-keeping. In venturing into bee-\\nculture, Mr. Ilorton at first met with disappoint-\\nments, but these he overcame by persistent efforts,\\nand with patience and larger ex|)erience has be-\\ncome an authority on the bee industry. Ueginuing\\nupon a small scale in 1877, and experiencing\\nfailure until 188.3, our subject now receives from\\nthis source of revenue 5=71)0 or sfHOO per year, and\\ncontinues to increase the capacity of his hives.\\nMr. Horton s farm consists of eighty acres, twenty-\\nlive of which are under a high state of cultiva-\\ntion.\\nIn his twenty-fourth year our subject was married\\nto Miss Lucy E. IJabcock, a native of New York\\n.State and a daughter of Kufus and .Vliiiiia (Walk-\\ner) IJabcock. The pleasant iionie of Mr. and Jlrs.\\nIlorton was brightened Ijj tlie presence of one\\ndaughter, now deceased. Our subject and his ex-\\ncellent wife adopted and reared a niece, Lmnia E.\\nIluishopa, Mrs. Abner Servrey, residing in Nortli\\nMuskegon. Mrs. Ilorton, a devoted Christian\\nwoman, is a member of ihe Eree-Will Baptist\\nChurch at Twin Lake. Mr. Ilorton is likewise a\\nprofessing Christian. Our subject, politically a\\nRepublican, ably served one term as Justice of\\nthe Peace of Cedar Creek Township, and was also\\nelected Town Clerk, hut did not accej)! the office.\\nHe gave great satisfaction to the entire community\\nof the neighborhood and vicinity, where he has a\\nhost of friends tried and true.\\n^^=m\\nREDEHICK WARBER. one of the repre-\\nsentative citizens and a leading business\\nman of (irand Haven, is engaged in the\\ngrowing of celery, a product for which Michigan\\nhas gained an enviable reputation. Our subject\\ncomes from a far country. He is of German birth,\\nhaving lirst opened his eyes to the light of day in\\nPrussia, Geiniany. on the 16th of February, 1847.\\nHis father, John Warber, was also born in the\\nsame locality. In his later days he crossed the\\nAtlantic to America and settled in Connecticut.\\nOur subject spent his school days in the Father-\\nland, where he was reared to manhood under the\\nparental roof. He attained his majoritj in Ger-\\nmany; and then determined to seek a home in a\\nland of fieedom. with the hope of bettering his\\nfinancial conditimi. It was in 11S(;8 that he bade\\nadieu to the friends of his youth and took passage\\non a Westward-bound sailing-vessel. At lengtli\\nhe reached New York, and on leaving the Eastern\\nmetropolis he made his way to Kansas. There he\\nspent some years, and was engaged in driving a\\nteam across the plains to Colorado and New Mex-\\nico. In this way he got a start in life. The change\\nin his location occurred in 1876. That year wit-\\nnessed his arrival in (irand Haven, where he se-\\ncured employment in the sawmill of Charles Boy-\\nden. He proved a faithful and trusted emploj e\\nand held that position for seven years, when he\\nsevered his connection with Mr. Boyden in order\\nto engage in business for himself.\\nIn 188; Mr. Warber chose as a companion and\\nhelpmate on life s journey ]Miss Minnie Alllireith,\\nof Grand Haven. Hy their union has been born", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0382.jp2"}, "383": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0383.jp2"}, "384": {"fulltext": "^m\\n-\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i^.\\n4.\\n/^^c^c^^i y\\ni^-^^ c:^^^-^:^^^;^^^^?-:?", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0384.jp2"}, "385": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND lUOCajAl IllCAL RKCORD.\\n:!!tl\\none child, a. son, W. F., who is the lijjht of the\\nhousehold. It was about 1883 that Mr. Waiber i)e-\\ngan growing celery. He for the most part raises the\\nwhite plume variety, which is a superior kind\\nand finds a ready sale in tlic market, lie not\\nonly raises but bleaches his celei-y, and his farm is\\none of the best of the kind in this locality. He\\nmakes extensive shipments and his only market is\\nChicago. This enterprise has proved to be a suc-\\ncessful one to Mr. Warber, who is now duinjj a\\nlarge and profitable business. It was a fortunate\\nday for him when he came to America, for in this\\ncountry he has met with success in Ins busine.-s\\ndealings and has won a comfortable home and\\ngained many warm friends. He is a man of ster-\\nling worth and strict integrity, and tlic excellen-\\ncies of his character have gained liim the high re-\\ngard of all with whom business or social relations\\nhave brought him in contact.\\nI\\n\\\\I? UCIUS LYMAN, an enterprising citizen\\nI and pioneer settler of Spring Lake, Ottawa\\njJL^^ County, Mich., during his thirty-six years*\\nresidence in his present locality has filled various\\nofficial positions of trust. For two years from the\\nspring of 1891 he rendered valuable service as a\\nmember of the Village Council, and in the spring\\nof 1893 he was elected President of the village.\\nBorn in Winflsor County, Vt., in 1821, our subject\\nis a direct descendant of English ancestors, the\\nLymans early emigrating from the Queen s do-\\nminions to the I liited .States, wliere various mem-\\nbers of the family have been numbered among the\\nhonored and patriotic citizens of our great He-\\npublic.\\nIn the (ireeu Mountain Slate Jlr L\\\\inan passed\\nhis early days and received a good education in\\nthe schools of the home district. Attaining mnii-\\nhood, he learned the trade of a millwright, and\\nshortly after reaching his majority engaged in\\nbusiness for himself. He erected numerous ma-\\nchine works, and about 1815 built the lirst print-\\n19\\ning machinery used in ^lanchester. N.II. After a\\ntime ho received employment in the Ames Jlanii-\\nfacturiug Company, of Cabbotsville. .Mass., and re-\\nmained with that firm for three years. In I8-J8 or\\n1819, he emigrated from the .State of his birth to\\nNew York and made his home in .letTerson County.\\nThere and in the adjiiceiil counties he constructed\\na great variety of milling iiiachineiy.\\nFor many \\\\cars .Mr. Lyman |iui ued the even\\ntenor of his way, until the breaking out of the\\nCivil War caused him to forsake the occu|ialion of\\nhis life and enlist in the service of the Union.\\nEntering the Second New York Artillery in 18G1,\\nhe inarched to the front and was located at Ar-\\nlington Heights, where he assisted in building Fts.\\nWard, Worth and Rlenker. On account of disaliil-\\nity he was discharged from the army in 186;{, and\\nreturning to New York remained there until 1867,\\nwhen he came to Spring Lake and commenced to\\nwork at his trade. .Since the latter date he has\\nbeen especially successful in this line of work and\\nhas beyond all doul)t built more mills in the past\\nscore and a-lialf years than any other man in llie\\nState. Among the extensive enterprises in which\\nlie has assisted was the erection of a large plant for\\nthe Diamond Match Company in the Northern\\nPeninsula, tLie building of which occ\u00c2\u00abi)ied his ex-\\nclusive attention for nearly two years.\\nOn the 1.3tli of April, 1843, in Chelsea, Vl., Lu-\\ncius Lyman and Miss Mary Burgess were united\\nin marriage. Passing together more than a half-\\ncentury of conjugal happiness, they have recently\\ncelebrated their golden wedding, one of the noted\\nsocial events in the history of Spring Lake, the re-\\nunion of April, 1893, being a memorable occasion\\nwith all who participated in the festivities of the\\nhappy time. Nine children accompanied our sub-\\nject and his estimable wife to their new home in\\nthe West. In 1870, five of the family died of that\\ndread disease, scarlet fever. Three sons and two\\ndaughters were thus suddenly removed from the\\nfamily circle, whose survivors were indeed greatly\\nbereaved. The four children who are now living\\nare: Mary, Mrs. Phillips, a resident of .Steuben\\nCounty, N. Y.; Charles A., a citizen of Grand\\nHaven and a well-known captain on the Lakes;\\nEliza .v., wife of John K. (Client, a prosperous", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0385.jp2"}, "386": {"fulltext": "392\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\ndruggist of Muskegon; and Malfort G., who went\\nWest early in life and cannot be exactly located.\\nAlthough past the boundary line of three-score\\nyears and ten, Mr. Lj-man is hale and beartj\\nand still follows his trade of a millwright, being\\nnumbered among the active business men of his\\nlocality. Politically, he is a Republican and comes\\nof old anti-slaver} stock, well known in the Ab-\\nolition days. He has occupied numerous local\\noffices and has ever been a prominent leader in all\\nmatters pertaining to the growth of enterprise and\\nmutual advancement. Fraternally, he is associ-\\nated with the Grand Army of the Republic at\\nSpring Lake and enjoys its pleasant social reunions,\\nwhere in memory the old veterans again live over\\nthe da3 s when they gave their earnest efforts in\\nbehalf of national existence. Respected by all\\nwho know him, Lucius L^nian has led a life of\\nintegrity and self-reliance, and has faithfully given\\nto each duty, as friend, neighbor and citizen, his\\nmost conscientious attention and persistent efforts.\\ns;HOMAS H. BIGNELL, a prominent citizen\\ni and representative agriculturist of Ottawa\\n^l County, Mich., resides upon a magnificent\\nfarm of two hundred and ten acres, containing\\nsome of the finest land in Grand Haven Township.\\nFinancially prospered and regarded as a man of\\nsterling integrity of character, Mr. Bignell has oc-\\ncupied important local positions of trust and\\nfirmly holds the confidence of all his fellow-\\ntownsmen. His father, John Bignell, born in 1794,\\ncame to this country in 1815, and was sent on\\nLake Ontario, engaged in the British service, dur-\\ning the War of 1812. Near the close of the war,\\nin company with several connades, John IJignell\\ndeserted the British ranks and leaving Lewiston,\\non the Niagara River, rowed across the lake in an\\nopen boat, and, remaining together, safely airived\\nin Monroe County, N. Y., where they separated.\\nThe father remained in that part of the Empire\\nState, and later married in Monroe County, in 1 8 1 9,\\nMiss Jane Spratt, a most estimable woman, a\\nnative of Ireland. Emigrating with her parents\\nto America when only a little child, she received\\nher education in New York and there attained to\\nwomanhood. The parents settled in Monroe\\nCounty, and there the father made his residence\\nuntil in 1838, with his familj ,he journeyed to the\\nWest and located in Michigan.\\nPermanently settling in Oakland Count3-, John\\nBignell became one of the prosperous farmers of\\nthe Wolverine State and in 1870, esteemed by all\\nwho knew him, passed away, mourned as a public\\nloss. Our subject was the eldest of a familj^ of\\nten children, five sons and five daughters, but\\nthree of whom are now living. The brothers and\\nsisters were: Thomas II., George, Mary, Rebecca,\\nEliza, James, John, Jane, Candace and Judson.\\nThose surviving are Thomas II.. John and M;iry.\\nMrs. Fish, who resides in Ottawa County, Mich.\\nThomas H. was born in the year 1820, in Mon-\\nroe County, N. Y., and in that locality passed\\nthe daj S of early youth, being eighteen years of\\nage when he accompanied his father s family to\\nOakland County. He resided in that portion of\\nthe State for some seven years, and in 1845 was\\nmarried in Ionia County, Mich., to Miss Ann\\nJaenetle Dexter, a lady of superior ability and fine\\ncharacter. She survived her marriage but four\\nyears and died without issue. Lamented by many\\nfriends she entered into rest in Ionia County, in\\nthe year 1849. Not long after the demise of this\\nwife our subject entered the ministry of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church and was following\\nthis vocation in Shiawassee County-, when he met\\nthe Iad3 destined to become his second wife. Miss\\nMary Dowell.\\nMrs. Bignell is a native of England and emigra-\\nted with her parents to this country at the age of\\nfour or five years, the first home of Mr. and Mrs.\\nDowell in the Wolverine State being near Ypsil-\\nanti. Shorlly after his second marriage our\\nsubject engaged in teaching school in Portland,\\nIonia County, Alich., but after teaching for a\\ntwelvemonth again resumed the duties of the\\nministry, and continued to preach the AVord for\\nfifteen years, mostly in southwestern Michigan.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0386.jp2"}, "387": {"fulltext": "PORTRAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n393\\nAbout 1865, nil-. Bignell engaged in tlie foiuulry\\nbusiness in Ionia, and continued to conduct the\\nfoundry six years, tlien protitably selling out and\\nlater removing to OtUiwa County, where he at\\nonce purchased and located upon his valuable\\nfarm. A successful agriculturist, he has likewise\\ndevoted a portion of liis time to the service of the\\npublic and has willi elliciency discharged the\\nduties of Highway Commissioner, School Inspec-\\ntor and Justice of the Peace. Politically a\\nHepublican from tlie formation of the party, our\\nsubject cist his lirst vole for Fremont, and clings\\nwith earnestness to the principles of the Party\\nof Reform. The four children who have blessed\\nthe second marriage of Mr. liignell arc Ann\\n.laenette; .Tames L., .John W. and Jamics. Ann\\nJaenette married the Hev. (i. L. Pearson, and re-\\nsides in I liii iiix, Ariz. .lohn W. lives at home;\\n.Jamies is a citizen of Muskegon, and married the\\neldest daughter of Charles Clark. The second\\nborn, .lames L., is deceased. Our subject, his\\nworthy wife, daughter and sous are all occupying\\npositions of useful influence, and socially command\\nthe high regard of a host of friends. Mr.\\nBignell a man of acknowledged business ability\\nis to-day ranked among the leading men and sub-\\nstantial citizens of Ottawa Countv.\\nJOHN TKN HAVK. In .lohn IVn Have are\\ncomliined all tiuMpialJiies which go to make\\nI a prosperous, law-al)idiug and honorable\\ncitizen, and the success that has attended\\nhis effort-; is but the just reward of honest mer-\\nit worthily bestowed. He is a native of the\\nProvince of Drenthe, Holland, having; been liorn\\nin 1830, his parents being Heniy K. and Wilhel-\\nmine ((icKlinj;) Ten Have, and his grandparents\\nKaiph and Weminigjc Ten Have. Kalpli Ten\\nHave w;is a carjienter by trade, born in the north\\nof Holland, but of French e.vtraction. He became\\na well-known builder, and many of the public\\nbuildings of the cit\\\\- of Anislcidam still stand as\\nmonuments to his skill. He accumulated consid-\\nerable wealth and reared a family of four ciiihlren\\nin comfort: John, Henry H., Niciiolas and .Mice,\\nall of whom are now dead. He and his wife were\\nmembers of the Reformed Church and were\\nhighly lionored in the locality in which they\\nlived.\\nHenrv H. Ten Have was born in ITKH, and in\\nhis youth received a good education in one of the\\nbest colleges of his country. He was a very fine\\npenman, and one of his old copybooks, written\\nwith a quill pen, is now in possession of his son\\nJohn. He was a Second Lieutenant in the army\\nof Holland and later was a Home Guard. He\\nwas married at about the age of thirty years to\\na daughter of Henry and Mary Gerding. who was\\nalso finely educated and a fluent speaker of French.\\nAfter his marriage Mr. Ten Have conducted a gin\\ndistillery, at which he became wealthy, and he\\nowned one hundred and twenty acres of land,\\nwhich was considered a large amount to be in the\\npossession of one man in that country. During\\nthe latter part of his life he gave his attention to\\ntilling this land, and died at the age of sixty-four\\n}-ears, leaving a widow and si.x children, the\\nlatter being .as follows: Ralph, a resident of Hol-\\nland Township; Henry, deceased; Wilhelmina, de-\\nceased; Hiram, a resident of Holland Township;\\nJohn, deceased; and John. The death of Henry\\nR. Ten Have occurred in 1843, and about 1847 liis\\nwidow with four of her children emigrated to tiie\\nUnited States, after selling all her possessions in\\nthe Old Country, .\\\\fter reaching Ottawa County,\\nMich., they had only about f:t{)a in money left,\\nand they soon took up their resideiue three miles\\nnorth of Holland, in an old filock-liouse with two\\nother families, but remained there only three\\nmonths, going thence to New (Jioningcn, where\\nMrs. Ten Have and her daughter died shortly after.\\nAfter the ilialh of the mother the family became\\nscattered, and John, the siil)ject of this sketch, se-\\ncured cmi)loym ut in a sawmill, but later worked\\nin Kalamazoo County a few months on a farm.\\nHe then learned the shoemaker s trade in Alamo,\\nwhich he has followi-d more or less ever since. In\\n1852 he came to Holland Township and bought\\nforty acres of his present farm, and by industry", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0387.jp2"}, "388": {"fulltext": "394\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhas increased his landed possessions to eiglity\\nacres. AVIien he made his first pui chase the land\\nwas in a wild state and there were no roads, but\\nhis good judgment told him that the land would\\none da}- be ver}- valuable, so he continued to\\nlabor energetically and to such purpose that he\\nnow has one of the best-tilled farms of the section,\\nwhich, though small, compared with some others,\\nyet yields abundant harvests.\\nAt the age of twenty-five, Mr. Ten Have was mar-\\nried to Miss Tryutje, a daughter of Gerrit and\\nElizabeth (Postma) Van Dyk, and their union\\nhas resulted in the birth of nine children: Henry;\\nElizabeth; Gerrit; Williim, deceased; Ralph; Wil-\\nhelmina; Catherine; Aaron, deceased; and Mary.\\nIn the year 18 ,t2, Mr. Ten Have lost his barn by\\ntire and with it *300 worth of lumber which he\\nhad purchased for the erection of a new house, and,\\nalthough this loss was a heav^ one, he bore it\\nphilosophically and has continued to pursue the\\neven tenor of his way unfalteringly. He and\\nhis wife are members of the Reformed Church, and\\npolitically, he is a Republican. He has ably filled\\nthe office of Justice of the Peace and School\\nDirector, and in his church has held office for over\\nthirty years, being at the present time an Elder.\\n-i-5 5 5-\u00c2\u00ab\\nS****!-\\nH****^^ ***+F\\nJ. DE VRIES, D. D. S. There is no profes-\\nsion which meets the popular needs more\\n11\u00c2\u00ae)))) tiian that of the dentist. He confers a\\nboon on suffering humanity, and supplies\\nthat which is either deficient or destroyed in n.a-\\nture to complete the appearance and enhance the\\ncomfort of his clients. Therefore, no public ser-\\nvant deserves more grateful recognition at our\\nhands than the dentist. Among the most success-\\nful practitioners of that art in the city of Holland,\\nMich., is Dr. B. J. De ries, who is a responsible\\ndentist, with an established reputation for ability\\nand skill.\\nDr. De Vries is a native of Holland Township,\\nthis county, and as he has spent the principal part\\nof his life here, the people have had every oppor-\\ntunity to judge of his character and qualifications.\\nHis birth occurred November 20, 1858, and he is\\nthe son of John DeVries, and the grandson of\\nBerend De Tries, both natives of Holland. The\\ngrandfather was educated in his native country,\\nwas married there, and in 1847, on account of\\nreligious persecution, left the land of his birth\\nand crossed the ocean to the United States, being\\namong the first settlers of Holland Township,\\nOttawa County. There he entered land from the\\nGovernment, but as it was a forest he began clear-\\ning and improving, and soon had eiglity acres of\\nwell-cultivated land. On this he resided until he\\nreached advanced years, and then went to live\\nwith his son and near his grandson, Henr} De-\\nVries. He and his worthy- companion are now\\neighty-seven years of age, but enjoy comparatively\\ngood health. Both have been very active church\\nmembers and hold membership in the Reformed\\nChurch, in which they are highly esteemed.\\nJohn DeVries, father of our subject and son of\\nthe honored old couple mentioned above, was but\\neleven years of age when he came with his par-\\nents to the wilds of Michigan. He assisted his\\nfather in clearing the home i)lace, and amid rude\\nsurroundings grew to sturdy manhood. He was\\nmarried to Everdina Rysdorp, a native of the\\nNetherlands and daughter of Henry Rysdorp who\\ncame to the United States with many others in\\n1847. John De A rics remained on the old home\\nplace, engaged in farming, until about thirty-four\\nyears of age. Later he followed lumbering in Ot-\\ntawa and Antrim Counties, and has continued\\nthis business ever since. He and his wife are now\\nresiding in Grand Rapids. The} became the par-\\nents of five children: Minnie, Mrs. Mocrdyk; Henry\\nand Albert DeVries; Katie, Mrs. Kejjpel, and our\\nsubject. In politics, the father is a strong Repub-\\nlican, and in religion a member of the Reformed\\nChurch, in which he was a Deacon in Zeeland for\\nmany years.\\nThe original of this notice was reared on his\\nfather s farm in Holland Township, and graduated\\nfrom Hope College with the degree of A. B. in\\n1880. He took the full course in college, and\\nafterwards took a course of dental surgery in the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0388.jp2"}, "389": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\n395\\nMichigan State Univeisit}-, graduating in 1882.\\nImmcdiatelv afterwards In- tame to Holland and\\nentered upon a successful career as a dentist. This\\nhe has followed ever since, and has met with flat-\\ntering success. In the year 1884 he was married\\nto Miss Grace L. Boer, daughter of John Roer,\\nwho wasalso born in Holland. Three children have\\nblessed this union: John Theodore, Bernard fieorge\\nand Evaline Grace. Mr. He Vrics olHce is located\\nin the First State Hank Building and he has pleas-\\nant and attractive rooms. In politics he is a Repub-\\nlican and, like his immediate progenitors, is a\\nmember of the Reformed Church and a Deacon in\\nthe same, having held that position for six years.\\nHe devotes his entire time to his practice and is\\none of the very best dentists of the city.\\nr\\nONTGOMERY IIAYWARD, a farmer re-\\nsiding in Casenovia Township, and tlit\\nowner of valuable landed possessions in\\nMuskegon County, was born in Canan-\\ndaigua, N. Y., March 3, 18li5, and is a son of Or-\\nmand and Sarah (Gaskill) Hay ward. He traces his\\nancestry to Scotland, whence his paternal grand-\\nfather, Stephen Hay ward, emigrated to America\\nduring Colonial days and made settlement in\\nMassathusctts, where he died. When the War of\\nthe Revolution threatened the entire destruction\\nof libertj he enlisted in the service of the Col-\\nonies, and was one of the brave soldiers to whom\\nwe owe the freedom of our beloved country.\\nThe father of our subject was born in Massachu-\\nsetts, and in his youth removed to Vermont, where\\nhe married. Later he went to New York and set-\\ntled in Canandaigua, where he bought a farm. In\\n183G he sold his property there, and. removing\\nto Niagara County, the same St.ite, located six\\nmiles east of Lockport, where he puri-hascil and\\nimproved ninety acres of land. In his old age he\\ncame to Michigan and made his home with his\\nchildren until his death in 1883, at the age of\\neighty-four. His wife died in Kendallville, Ind.,\\nin 1889, and was buried in Michigan. They had\\nbeen the [larenls of eight children, as follows:\\nDurinda, who resides in Indiana; Frank; Edwin,\\nof whom mention is elsewhere made; Sarah, who is\\nmarried and lives in California; Sabra. Mrs. Hoot,\\nof New York; John, who served during the late\\nwar as a member nf the Indiana Cavalry and now\\nresides in Grand Rapids; Stephen, who died at the\\nage of sixteen years; and Monlgomeiy, of this\\nsketch. The mother of this family was born in\\nVermont, whither her father had emigrated from\\nEngland. He was a Quaker in religion, but she\\nwas a member of the Christian Church.\\nOn account of the poverty of his parents, our\\nsubject was obliged to become self-sustaining at an\\nearlj age. In 185fi he came to Kent County,\\nMich., where for a time he engaged in lumbering\\non tlie Grand River and its tributaries. In the fall\\nof 1871 he purchased a half-interest in a tract\\nconsisting of about eight hundred acres where he\\nnow resides. At the same time he erected a saw-\\nmill and manufactured lumber until 1884, when\\nhe disposed of the mill and h.as given his atten-\\ntion exclusively to farming since that time. He\\nowns one hundred and eighty acres upon his pres-\\nent homestead, and also owns three other farms,\\ntwo of which contain one hundred and sixty acres\\neach, and one consisting of eight} acres. He is\\nalso the owner of several hundred acres of timber-\\nland in various places.\\nIn September, 1861, Mr. Hay ward was united\\nin marriage with Miss Martha Kenney, who was\\nborn in Monroe County, N. Y. Her parents,\\nJames and Martha (Clark) Kenney, were natives\\nof Ireland, and settled in Michigan in 18r)4, where\\nthe father followed the trade of a blacksmith un-\\ntil his death at the old liomestead near Rock ford,\\nKent County. During the late war he enlisted in\\nthe Union army and served with valor until the\\nexpiration of liis term of enlistment. Politically,\\nhe was a Republican. He and his wife were the\\nparents of four sons and four daughters. Cnto\\nour subject and his accomplished wife two chil-\\ndren have been born: Fred C. and Frank.\\nLong neighborhood association through the\\nvicissitudes of lapsing years is perhaps the best", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0389.jp2"}, "390": {"fulltext": "396\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntest hy which to judge character. Those who\\nhave been Mr. Ilayward s neiglibors for inanj-\\nyears liave found him a considerate, kind and\\nhelpful friend, careful of tlieir needs in liealth or\\nsickness, and jealous of their good names. Com-\\npanionship with such a man is a privilege not\\noften enjoyed. While Mr. Hayward is a Demo-\\ncrat politically, he is not a politician, nor does he\\nsliow any partisanship in his preferences. He is a\\ncitizen of whom any communitv may well be\\nproud.\\n[S_\\nRANK J. FOX. The career of Mr. Fox\\npresents an example of industry, persever-\\nance and good management, rewarded by\\nsubstantial results, well woitliy the imitation of\\nall. He was born in Portland, Mich., a son of\\nSamuel and Matilda (Gardner) Fox, the birth of\\nthe latter occurring August 9, 1820, near the vil-\\nage of Wichurch, Shropshire, England. She came\\nwith her father to America in 1830. and on the\\n28th of October landed at New York City. The\\nfollowing May they removed to a farm iu Ontario\\nCounty, X. Y., soon after to Yates County, and on\\nApril 1, 1835, Mrs. Fox started for Michigan in\\ncompany with the family of Almeran Newman,\\narriving at Portland May 23, 1835. In Novem-\\nber, 18.50, she moved to Grand Haven, and was\\nthere married to G. T. Woodbury, and there she\\ncontinued to make her home until April 14, 1862,\\nwhen she settled with her husband in Ottawa\\nCounty, this State, and there continued to reside\\nuntil her death. She was first married to Samuel\\nJ. Fox, August 16, 1838, at Portland, and by him\\nbecame the mother of two sons: Charles D., and\\nFrank J.; and by her second husband also had two\\nsons: Jesse G. T. and AVarrcn H. JMrs. Woodburj\\nwas a lady of intelligence and noble character\\nand was a devout Christian, being a member of the\\nCongregational Church at the time of her death,\\nalthough formerly a Methodist.\\nF rank J. Fox was born Jlay 3, 1819. and until\\nthirteen years of age attended the schools of Grand\\nHaven. He then came to the farm with his mother\\nand stepfather, and here attended the district\\nschools. He commenced life for himself at the\\nage of twenty-one, but remained with his mother\\nuntil her death. He then turned his attention\\nto lumbering and the sawmill business, and in\\nthe years 1881-82 put up a mill of his own on sec-\\ntion 31, where it still stands in the most heavily\\ntimbered section of the count} For the first few\\n}-ears he cut from one to one and a-lialf million feet\\nof lumber annually, his marketing being done by\\nmeans of Grand River at Bass River Landing, and\\nalso by rail. Mr. Fox is one of the oldest settlers\\nof the county, and has been prominent in its affairs.\\nHe has filled man}- township offices, from School\\nDirector, which he held eleven years, to Supervi-\\nsor, and has also ably filled the position of Justice\\nof the Peace. In 1880 he was elected Township\\nSupervisor by a majority of one hundred and\\neighty over his opponent, and again in 1891. In\\n1890 he was elected Chairman of the Board of\\nSupervisors, but resigned this office April 27,\\n1891. In the spring of 1893 he was again elected\\nto the position almost unaniraousl}\\nApril 25. 1891, he was married to Miss Jenett\\nAlexandei a native of Canada, and a daughter of\\nWilliam and Amanda (Miller) Alexander, who\\nwere born iu Scotland and Canada, respectively.\\n5Ir. Alexander was a sailor in his younger days,\\nbut in early life came to America, and is now a\\nresident of Georgetown Township. Mr. and Mrs.\\nAlexander have eight children living: !Mary, wife\\nof Alonzo Wilcox; Hugh, of Grand Rapids; Jenett;\\nRobert; James; Grace, wife of Delbert Christler;\\nSamuel; and Jean, now Jlrs. Chester Horton, of\\nJamestown, Mich. Mrs. Fox is a member of the\\nCumberland Presbyterian Church, in which she is\\nan active worker, and she belongs to several mis-\\nsionary societies. Mr. Fox has alwa^ s been a prom-\\ninent Rei)ublican, and is one of the most thrift}-\\nand successful farmers in the county. He imrchased\\nhis first farm in 1880, containing one hundred and\\nsixty-three acres, partially improved, and now has\\neighty acres under a high state of cultivation, mag-\\nnificently improved with splendid barns, outbuild-\\nings and residence. In 1885 or 1886 he purchased\\nsevent3 -one acres adjoining, of which sixty were", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0390.jp2"}, "391": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n397\\nimproved, and on tliis place was a largo and thrifty\\norchard of six acres, ])rincipany of a|ii)le trees.\\nMr. Vox is engaged in general farming and makes\\na specialty of Pereheron horses, having a nice\\nherd of this breed. lie is a stockholder in the\\ncreamer} at Allendale, a stockholder in the Coun-\\nty Fair Association, and also in the gravel road\\nfrom Grand Rapids to Grand Haven. In all the\\nenterpri.-ies attempted hv him he has been success-\\nful, and this has been in a great measure due to\\nhonest hard work and close attention to his busi-\\nness interests.\\n^02-\\n^i\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^^^il^#!#i=\\nLONZO L. DOW, an energetic, capable\\niMjOj and successful agriculturist of IMuskegon\\nII lii County, residing in Moorland Township,\\np first opened his eyes to the light in Can-\\nada, his birth having occurred in St. Mary s Coun-\\nty, Jul} 7, 1856. He is a son of Lorenzo and\\nKatharine (Piester) Dow, natives of New York,\\nand on his father s side he is a distant relative of\\nthe famous evangelist, Lorenzo Dow. During\\nthe early part of his life, the father of our subject\\nwas a cabinet-maker by occujjatiou and followed\\nthat trade with considerable success. In 1857, ac-\\ncompanied by his family, he removed to Michigan\\nand settled in Grand Rapids.\\nAfter a brief sta} in that city, Mi. Dow, Sr., re-\\nmoved to Newaygo County, where he remained\\nfor three years. In 1860 he settled in Moorland\\nTownship, Muskegon County, and as the country\\nat that time was undeveloped, he set to work im-\\nmediately to clear the land of heav} timber. In\\na few years he was in i)Ossession of a fine farm, the\\nreward of his labor in reclaiming the wilderness.\\nIn 1882 he sold his jjroperly to William Durkes\\nand removed to Muskegon, near Black Lake,\\nwhere he remained until his death, October 27,\\n1888. He w.ns a iiiglily respected citizen and\\nsuccessful farmer, and was active in politics and all\\nmatters pertaining to public interest. A brave,\\ncourageous pioneer, he helped to builrl and make\\npossible Mu.skegon County s present prosperit}\\nAdditional facts concerning his life maj be\\ngleaned from the sketch of P. P. Misner, of ^lus-\\nkegon, presented elsewhere in this volume.\\nOf eight children, our subject was among the\\neldest. At the age of twenty-three he commenced\\nlife for himself on the farm he now occupies. By\\nskillful labor in drainage and cultivation, he has\\ndeveloped a farm rich in soil and production and\\nembellished with a first-class set of rural buildings,\\nadapted to their various purposes. While success\\nlias usually crowned his efforts, he iias also met\\nwith his share of reverses. A few years ago, he,\\namong others in this vicinity, met with a heavy loss\\ncaused l\u00c2\u00bby depression in the onion market. With\\nthat exception he has enjoyed continuous pros-\\nperity in his farming and gardening operations.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Dow took place on the 17th\\nof June, 1878, and united him with Miss Ida,\\ndaughter of Wesley and Ann (.lohnson) Fuller.\\nThere have lieen born to them three children:\\nSarah, May and Fred Wesle} who are now receiv-\\ning the best advantages afforded by the schools of\\nMoorland Township. Possessing a genial, jovial\\ndisposition, bubbling over with life and merriment,\\nand blessed by domestic felicity, Mr. Dow enjoys\\nlife to its fullest capacit}-. In politics he is a Repub-\\nlican, ever true to the principles of that part}\\nSocially, he is identilied with the order of the Mac-\\ncabees, and takes a warm interest in that organiza-\\ntion. He is a popular and enterprising citizen,\\nand as such is highly esteemed throughout the\\ncommunity.\\n.^E^l\\n1^^^\\nOIIN B. WOODWARD, M. I)., a prosperous\\nand skillful physician of Muskegon, Mich.,\\nis a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,\\nand was born January 7, 1846. His father,\\nJohn B. Woodward, was born in Yorkshire, Eng-\\nland, and emigrated to Canada in 1812. He en-\\ngaged in the War of 1812, serving in the British\\narinv as a surgeon, and was a man of fine odu-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0391.jp2"}, "392": {"fulltext": "398\\nPOiiTRAlT A^T) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncation and possessed of much ability. The pater-\\nnal grandfather was John K. Woodward, whose\\nmother was a Kilbourne. The mother of our sub-\\nject was Margaret (Bunton) Woodward, a native\\nof Ireland, and daughter of Ilarr^- Bunton, also\\nborn in the Emerald Isle, but who, crossing the\\nocean, settled in Canada in the year 1812. Dr.\\nWoodward enjoyed exceptional advantages for an\\neducation, receiving preparatory instruction in the\\nexcellent schools of Montreal, Canada, and later\\nentering the college at Toronto, Canada. While\\nonly a youth, he journeyed to Michigan, and at\\nseventeen years of age, in 1863, enlisted in Cora-\\npan3 D, Tenth Michigan Cavalry, commanded by\\nCol. Standish, and was assigned to the Army of\\nthe Cumberland.\\nOur subject courageously participated in nianj\\nof the prominent engagements of tli\u00c2\u00ab long cam-\\npnign, and was present upon the battlefields of\\nWincliester and the Wilderness, and was wounded\\nat City Point h}- the explosion of tiie magazine at\\nthat place. In 1864, taken prisoner at AVestfield,\\nVa., he was imprisoned for six months in Libb3\\nand for six weeks was obliged to subsist exclu-\\nsively upon raw pumpkins. .Tunc 13, 1865, he\\nwas exchanged, and as soon as he gained strength\\nenlisted again in an expedition sent out to tight\\nthe hostile Indians, and served in the West until\\nJune, 1866. Then returning to Toronto, Canada,\\nDr, Woodward re-entered college, and was gradu-\\nated from tiic classical course in 1867, and, contin-\\nuing his studies in 1868 took his diploma from the\\nmedical department. He shortl} after accepted\\nthe position of Principal of the Public Schools of\\nGrand Uapids and devoted him.self to the duties\\nof that profession for two years. He next went to\\nChicago, in wliicli city he lectured on anatomy in\\nthe Dodge College, and occupied that professor-\\nship until 1873, when he returned to (irand Rap-\\nids, where he conducted a general practice in\\nmedicine for three years.\\nIn 1876 our subject settled in Newaygo, Ne-\\nwaygo County, Mich., and there continued active-\\nly engaged in a round of professional duty until\\n1884. At this latter date Dr. Woodward made his\\nhome in Muskegon, but in 188; departed for a\\nlong tour through Europe. lie was abroad three\\nyears, and during this time visited the various\\ncountries of Europe, and Egypt, Russia, India\\nand Turkey, remaining in Mt. Armenia six weeks.\\nReturning to Muskegon in 1888, Dr. Woodward\\nresumed general practice, and, combining skillful\\nsurger3 has been especially successful in relieving\\nsuffering and effecting cures.\\nJuly 2, 1869, Dr. Woodward and Miss Cynthia\\nGould, of Grand Rapids, daughter of Nelson\\nGould, a native of New York, were married. Dr.\\nand Mrs. Woodward were the parents of one son\\nand one daughter, Frederick H. and Lottie M.\\nThe estimable wife of our subject passed awaj-,\\ndeeply mourned, in Newaygo in 1884. The pleas-\\nant home of the Doctor is desirably located at No.\\n36 AVestern Avenue, Muskegon. Our subject is\\nfraternally associated with the Grand Rapids\\nLodge of Ancient Free k Accepted Masons, and\\nboth within and without this order has many\\nwarm friends, by whom lie is highly regarded for\\nhis qualities as a citizen and phj sician.\\nrSl j J. POEST. It is doubtless owing entirely-\\nto the industrious and persevering manner\\nwith which Mr. Poest has a lhcred to the\\npursuits of agriculture, that he has risen to\\nsuch a substantial position in farm affairs in Ottawa\\nCounty. Since 1848 he has been a resident of the\\nState of Michigan, and as a natural result he is\\nmuch interested in the progress and development\\nof his section, and has done his full share in mak-\\ning it tbc magnificent farming region that it now\\nis. He is a product of the southwestern part of\\nHolland, where he was born on the 4th of Julv,\\n1821, his parents being Dirk and Gertie (Wilden)\\nPoest, also natives of the same place. Dirk Poest\\nreceived an excellent education in his youth, and\\nfor forty years followed the occupation of a\\nschool teacher in one village, at the same time\\nconducting a small but fertile farm which he\\nowned. In time a family of four children gath-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0392.jp2"}, "393": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL liECORD.\\n399\\nered about liis hcartlislone, as follows: .lolin,\\na resident of Zeeland; H. J., the subject of this\\nsitetcii; Minnie, deceased; and Jennie, a resident\\nof Ottawa County, Midi.\\nIJ. J. Poest was twenty-four years of age at tlie\\ntime of iiis fatlicr s death, and under the able In-\\nstruction of the latter his initiatory scholastic\\ntraining was received, and lie was litted for the\\ncalling of a teacher, which ho followed for some\\ntime during the winter montlis in his native land.\\nAt other times he was eniploj-ed at the carpenter s\\ntrade there, but the remuneration for his services\\nwas not sullicient to satisfy one of his ambitious\\ndisposition, and he made up his mind to come to\\nthe United .States, the Mecca of the poor man. He\\nreached this country in June, 1848. His mother,\\nleaving the Old Country at the same time with\\nher other children, but on a different boat, died\\nwhile on the voyage, and was buried at sea.\\nSoon alter his arrival in this country, Mr. Poest\\ncame to Michigan, and after spending a short time\\nin Grand Rapids he obtained an Indian canoe and\\npaddled his wa^ to Holland. After his arrival\\nhere he worked at the carpenter s trade for a short\\ntime, and after spending one j-ear in Zeeland he\\npurchased one hundred and twenty acres of wild\\nland and began to convert it into a farm. This\\nland he sold after a time, and purchased the prop-\\nerty on which he is now residing, which consists\\nof four hundred and twenty acres, and besides\\nthis he has one hundred and sixt} acres on another\\ntract.\\nAlthough Mr. Poest came to this section wlicii\\nit was sparsely settled and under little cultivation,\\nand was compelled to labor haul and do without\\nmany of the luxuries which seem so indis])ensable\\nat the present lime, he and his family were con-\\ntented and liap]\\\\v, and pros[)ered in spite of ad-\\nverse circumstances. In his struggles to obtain a\\ngoodly heritage for his children, he was ably as-\\nsisted by his industrious and economical wife,\\nwhom lie nianied in 1819, and whose maiden\\nname was Gertie Kamps, daughter of llcrn-n and\\nHenereka (,\\\\skps) Knnips. .She was born in the\\nNetherlands, and was reared there on her father s\\nfarm. She came to this country with her i)arents,\\nand was \\\\initpd in marriage to Mr. Poest, by\\nwhom she has a family of nine children: tie/.iena,\\nwife of Leander Barmen; Henereka, wife of .John\\nVencklasen; Dirk, Berren, Henry, John, .lacob,\\nHannah and William.\\nMr. and Mrs. Poest have long been members of\\nthe Reformed Church of Zeeland, and for forty\\nyears Mr. Poest has been an Klder in the church,\\nand for two years prior to that time was a Deacon.\\nHe is a Democrat, politically, has held a number\\nof township oflices, and has been active in all good\\nworks, a valuable acquisition to any community.\\n,tQ\\nT^OBERT G. ROBSON, the energetic and\\nprosperous dealer in pictures and picture\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ames, has long been numbered with the\\nleading business men of Muskegon, Mich.,\\nand for the past sixteen years has been intimately\\nassociated with the development and upward\\ngrowth of the vital interests of the Wolverine\\nState. Mr. Robson, b\\\\ nativit} an Knglishman,\\nwas born in the city of London in the year 1824.\\nHis parents, (ieorgc and Rebecca Robson, were also\\nborn in England. Mr. Robson received his pre-\\nparatory education in the excellent public schools\\nof England, and later completed his studies in\\na London boarding-school. At a comparatively\\nearly ago he began to prepare for a self-supporting\\nfuture, leaving t^chool and entering upon a long\\napprenticeship of seven ycai S to his father, who\\nowned a large wagon-shop. Having at the expira-\\ntion of this length of time gamed an extended\\nknowledge of every detail of the business, our sub-\\nject di teriniiied to try his fortunes in America.\\nEiiiliuiking from London, Mr. Robson safely\\ncrossed the broad Atlantic, and after a favorable\\nvoyage landed in 1848 in the metropolis of New\\nYork, and there, linding ready employment, re-\\nmMiiu d for several years. Finally following the\\ntide of emigration to the Westward, our subject\\njourneyed to Illinois, and for seventeen years lived\\nin Bloomington. Being a skilled mechanic, he never\\nexperienced any difliculty in f)bt!iiiiing remunera-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0393.jp2"}, "394": {"fulltext": "400\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntive employment, and in making changes of resi-\\ndence was animated only by the desire to better\\nhimself. In 1877, Mr. Robson came to IVIicliigau\\nand, jileased with the country and people, settled\\nin Muskegon, where at first he worked at his trade\\nand later engaged in his present business, which\\nhe has since successfulh conducted u|) to the\\npresent time, his affal)le courtesy and business\\nrectitude making him many friends and custom-\\ners.\\nIn 1848, in the mother country, were united in\\nmarri.age Robert G. Robson and Miss Adalaide\\nLangabeer, of London, England, and si.^ children,\\none son and five daughters, have blessed their\\nunion. Our subject is politically a Republican,\\nand without having ever been in any sense of the\\nword a politician, has alwa^-s taken a deep interest\\nin both the local and national management of pub-\\nlic affairs. To his adopted country loyal and true,\\nRobert G. Robson is ever ready to do his duty as\\na liberal-spirited and progressive citizen.\\nt i t j i F\\nI\\nSf^YRON B. GODFREY, M. D., a prominent\\nLsS physician and successful surgeon of llud-\\nf\u00c2\u00ae)))j sonville, is one of the public-s|)irited and\\n^i^Sf^ progressive citizens to whose influence the\\npresent prosperity of the village is largely due.\\nThe family of which he is an honored representa-\\ntive originated in Wales, whence in an early daj\\nsome of its members removed to America and be-\\ncame identified with the growth of this country.\\nThe paternal grandfather of our subject, Thomas\\nGodfrc} was a trader between the East Indies and\\nKew York for many years, and later became a\\ncontractor on the Erie Canal.\\nTlie father of our subject, Alraon Thomas God-\\nfrey, was a native of Xnn Kensselaer County, N.Y.,\\nborn August 5, 18()(). lie married ]\\\\Iiss i^ovina\\nBeardsley, a native of Hannibal, Oswego Country,\\nN. Y., born September 10, 1812, and the daughter\\nof James Beardsley. After their marriage, which\\nw.as solemnized in IVew York, the parents of our\\nsubject resided in that State for a number of j ears,\\nand thence removed to Wisconsin in 1853, settling\\nin Port W.ishington. In 1868 thej came to Michi-\\ngan, and located in Tallmage Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, where they resided for eight years. Sub-\\nsequently they made their home with our subject\\nuntil their demise, the father passing away on\\nthe 7th of April, 1884, and the mother January\\n10, 1892.\\nIn the parental family there were eight chil-\\ndren, four of whom are now living, as follow: Mrs.\\nC. E. Smead, of Grand Rapids; Morrill, a resident\\nof Lansing, Iowa; Mrs. L. G. Allen, of Chicago;\\nand our subject. The parents were honorable, up-\\nright and religious, the father being identified\\nwith the Christian Church, and the mother a\\nmember of the Baptist Church. Politically, he\\nwas a Whig, and after the organization of the\\nRepublican party supported its principles. The\\nyoungest of the surviving children is the subject\\nof this notice, who was born in Hannibal, Oswego\\nCounty, N. Y., March 1, 1848. His primary ed-\\nucation was received in the common schools of\\nPort Washington, Wis., and later he conducted\\nhis studies at Fond du Lac.\\nAfter completing his studies, our subject taught\\nschool for eight years, beginning at a salary of *30\\nper month and boarding round. His last term\\nwas as Principal of the Grandville public schools.\\nHe began his professional studies at Detroit Medi-\\ncal College, and afterwards entered Rush Medical\\nollege at Chicago, from which he was graduated\\nwith the Class of 78. He opened an olHce for the\\npractice of his profession at Lamont, Ottawa Coun-\\ntj where he remained for one year. In 1880 he\\nlocated in Hudsonville, where he has resided ever\\nsince. At tiie time of locating here, there were\\nfour other physicians in the place, but he soon\\ngained the entire practice and^s now the only\\nphysician residing here. In addition Id his duties\\nas a general practitioner, he does a large amount of\\nsurgical work, in fad more than any other sur-\\ngeon in the county outside of the large cities.\\nHis practice is by no means limited to the village,\\nbut includes a circuit of eight miles, and his\\nreputation as a skillful and successful [iliysician is\\nas widely known as his name.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0394.jp2"}, "395": {"fulltext": "Portrait and biographical record.\\n401\\nIn 1870 the Doctor was united in marriage\\nwith Miss Mary Caiista. dauuhlcr of L. T. and\\nMaria 15. (St- tt) Hursicv. Ilcr fatiier was born in\\nHannibal, Oswego County. N. V., on tlii l. ilU of\\nMarch, I8 21.an(i was one of tiie very first set-\\ntlers of this township, iiaving aided in the erec-\\ntion of the lirsl house built in Liiniout. He\\nstill survives, making his home in this tOwuslii[).\\nHis wife, who w.as born in ICllisburg, N.Y., Au-\\ngust 17, 1817, died on the 10th of March, 1872.\\nThe^ were the parents of six children, of whom\\nour subject s wife was the eldest. She was born\\non the 7tli of .June, IH.Ol, in Georgetown Town-\\nship, Ottawa County, .Mich., and received her\\neducation in the Orandville schools. Their union\\nhas resulted in the birth of four children, two\\nof whom are now living, namely: Pearl Cleo\\nand Almon T. The former, who was born in\\nTailmadge Township February 1(1, 1873, was\\ngiadviated from Hope College, in Holland, Mich.,\\nin the Class of UO. She became the wife of the\\nUcv. Isaac Van Kamiien on the 28th of .lunc, 1893,\\nand now resides in Saildle River, N. .1., where he\\nis pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church, .American.\\nThe parents of Mr. Van Kainpen were among the\\nearly Dutch settlers of Holland, tliis State. He is\\na young man of line education, Iiaving graduated\\nin Swcen.sburg s Business College, at Grand Rapids;\\nHope College, at Holland; and Hutger s Seminar}-,\\nin New .lersey. Our subject s only son, Almon\\nTanner, was born in Tailmadge Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, and was graduated from the Hudsonville\\nschool in 1893. He is now a student at Hope\\nCollege.\\nIn his social connections the Doctor is identified\\nwith the .Masonic or lcr at Coopeisville; Lodge\\nNo. 346, 1. at Hudsonville, and the Order\\nof Maccabees, of which he is Kxamiiiing Phy-\\nsician. He has been actively identified with the\\nGood Templars for a number of years. His wife\\nalso takes an active part in the temperance work.\\nIn politics a stanch Kepublican-Prohibitionist, he\\nlias been for years one of the most inlluential\\nmembers of his parly in this section of the .State.\\nIn 189(t he was the candidate for Congress from\\nthe Fifth Michigan District, and received a large\\nnumber of votes, although defeated with the re-\\nmainder of the ticket. He was a delegate to the\\nProhibition Xation:il Convention at Indianapolis,\\nInd., in 18;)(l, and has also represented his party in\\nother important positions. He has served as\\nJustice of the Pe;icc and in other local odices.\\nIn all matters pertaining to his piofcssion. the\\nDoctor is interested and well iiiformed. lie is a\\nmember of the State Medical Society, and in 1891\\nbe read a paper before that organization upon the\\nsubject of La (;iipi)e. His contributions to\\nmedical journals prove the possession of broad\\ninformation and wise judgment, and show that he\\nkeeps abreast with every advancement made in the\\nprofession. He has furnished articles on impor-\\ntant topics to the I hysician and Surgeon, at .\\\\nn\\nArbor, and the Medical Be view. He is not only\\nprominent in the State Medical Society, but also\\ntakes an active part in the National Medical So-\\nciety, and is now serving his third term as Piesi-\\ndent of the Grand River A alley Medical Society.\\nThroughout the years of his professional labors,\\nhis interest in agriculture has been continuous,\\nand he has superintended the management of his\\nlarge farm. He served as President of the South\\nOttawa Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and\\nis inlluential iu farming circles. He is also promi-\\nnent in educational affairs, and is the President of\\nthe School Board at Hud.sonville. He aided in\\nthe organization of the South Ottawa Teachers\\nAssociation, and has been an honorary member of\\nthe society since its formation.\\nr_^_\\nI liKKTSTHlN. There is in all Muskegon\\ny Township no finer farm than that which is\\nowned and occupied by the subject of this\\nsketch. It comprises one hundred and fif-\\nteen acres, upon which have been placed the usual\\nimprovements of a fir t-class estate. The land is\\ndivided and sub-divided into fields of convenient\\nsize, some of which are utilized for pasturage, others\\nplanted with clover and hay. while a considerable", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0395.jp2"}, "396": {"fulltext": "402\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nportion of the property is devoted to the raising\\nof cereals. There is a fine orchard on tlie |ilace,\\nwhich was planted by Mr. Stein, and from which\\nare annually gathered large harvests of ripened\\nfruits.\\nA native of the Province of Luxemburg, our\\nsubject was born Novembei- 3, 1831. His parents,\\nNicholas and Catherine (Shelters) Stein, were na-\\ntives respectively of Prussia and Luxemburg, and\\nthe former died in Muskegon, Mich. Hubert is\\ntiie eldei of two children, tlie other being a daugh-\\nter. Susanna. In his native place he passed the\\nyears of his boyhood, and at tlie age of twenty-one,\\nhaving resolved to seek a home in the New World,\\nhe crossed the broad Atlantic and after lauding in\\nthe United States proceeded West to Wisconsin, in\\n1852. Locating at Port Washington, lie worked\\non a farm, receiving a compensation of $8 per\\nmonth.\\nComing to Muskegon in 18.52, Mr. Stein was\\nemployed in a sawmill in the woods during the\\nwinter season, receiving a salary of $12 per month.\\nAfterward he engaged in teaming from Grand\\nRapids to Muskegon, before the advent of the\\nrailroad in this section of Michigan. Subsequently\\nhe embarked in the lumber business and accumu-\\nlated a large amount of property, being at one\\ntime the owner of twentj -nine hundred acres. He\\nhas always been a veiy industrious and persever-\\ning man, and during his prime was accustomed to\\ntoil until a late hour every night. While work-\\ning for himself, he has not been selfish or careless\\nof the rights of others, but all associated with him\\nhave found him kind and considei-ate.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Stein occurred in the Cath-\\nolic Church at Muskegon in 18.55, his bride being\\nMiss Elizabeth Zimet, a native of Luxemburg. ,AIr.\\nand Mrs. Stein became the parents of six children,\\nas follows: Frank, who was born in Muskegon,\\nand is now the owner of two hundred and eight\\nacres twelve miles east of Muskegon; Susan, who\\nresides with her parents; Catherine, the wife of\\nJohn Schmidt, of Mu.sUegon; Elizabeth, who is at\\nhome; and two who died in infancy. Mr. Stein\\naided in the erection of the Catholic Church at\\nMuskegon and was tlie first man married in the\\nedifice. In his political belief, he is a Democrat\\nin National issues, but is independent in local pol-\\nitics. He has been an incumbent of one or more\\ntownship offices for twenty-five years as Treasurer\\nof the township, Highway Commissioner or Su-\\npervisor.\\n4^\\nANS THOMPSON. The farming interests\\nI) of Dal ton Township, IMuskegon County, are\\nwell represented by our subject, who is a\\nleading agriculturist of the community, his\\nhome being on section 17. He first opened his\\neyes to the light of day in the northern part of\\nNorway in 1833. His parents, Thomas and Con\\n(Peterson) Tarjuson, were both born in Norway.\\nThe} became the parents of seven children, of\\nwhom three died in early childhood. Robert and\\nMary are still living in the Old Country; Amelia\\ndied at the age of eighteen years, and Hans com-\\npletes the number.\\nThe subject of this sketch was confirmed in the\\nLutheran Church at the age of fourteen years, and\\nfrom that age made his own way in the world.\\nHe began to earn his own livelihood as clerk in a\\nbrass store, and in compensation for his services\\nreceived $20 per year. After a few years spent in\\nthat wa} be purchased a small vessel in connec-\\ntion with his brother, but while making a trip to\\nGermany the ship sank and they lost all they had.\\nThey then determined to seek a home and fortune\\nin the New World, for the glory of its privileges\\nand advantages had reached them in stories which\\nmade them anxious to reach the land of promise.\\nLeaving their old home in 1857, they crossed the\\nwater and located in Chicago. Hans Thompson\\nwas there employed in a lumber-yard a few\\nmonths, after which he came to Muskegon, where\\nhe began working in a sawmill. He was also em-\\nployed in a woodyard for several years and was\\nengaged in the fishing business for a few years, but\\nthe last-named cnter|)rise did not prove ver^ suc-\\ncessful.\\nIn 1868, in Muskegon, Mr. Thompson was", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0396.jp2"}, "397": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n403\\nunited in marringc with Miss Turena Thomson,\\nand b}- their union liavc been born three eliildrcn:\\nClara, wlio is in Chicago; and Herman and Jolin-\\nnie, both at home. Tiie daugliter was educated in\\nNortli Musiiegon and for some lime engaged in\\nteacliing.\\nAfter he iiad abandoned tiie fisliing trade, Mr.\\nThompson engaged in lumbering for himself for\\ntwo years on White River, and during that time\\nsucceeded in acquiring some ^2,000. With this\\ncapital he purchased land, becoming the owner of\\nhis present farm in 1869. He purchased eight}\\nacres, which was then a swampy wilderness, but his\\nlabors have transformed it into a liighl}- cultiva-\\nted tract, it being one of the well-improved farms\\nin the neighborhood, for it is complete in all its\\nappointments and is sui)plied with all modern ac-\\ncessories. It is located on section 17, Dalton\\nTownship, and yields to the owner a golden trib-\\nute in return for the care and labor he bestows\\nupon it.\\nIn his political views, Mr. Thompson is a Repub-\\nlican, and has held a number of school oflices.\\nThe cause of education finds in him a warm friend,\\nand all worlhj public enterprises receive his\\nhearty support and co-operation We are pleased\\nto present the sketcii of lliis worthy citizen to the\\nreaders of the Bio(;KAriii( ai. Rkiokh.\\nLARENCK G. PITKIN, an able druggist\\nII ~_ and prominent citizen of Whitehall, Muske-\\ngon County, Mich., is a native of the .State,\\nand was born in Ypsilanti, November 2, 18G8.\\nOur subject was the youngest of the six children\\nof David and Lucy (La Rue) Pitkin. The father,\\nborn in Union, Broome County, N. Y., January 12,\\n1819, was the descendant of an ohl Revolution-\\nary family, well known in tiie Colonial da^-s. By\\ntrade a mechanic, he was also a ))ractical general\\nagriculturist, and, arriving in Michigan in April,\\n1868, located on a farm near Ypsilanti, and on the\\nhomestead built a wagon-shop, and to that busi-\\nness he gave a portion of his time. The fathci-\\nalso served clliciently as a Justice of the I eace\\nand was a leading man in his locality. In .lune,\\n1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Lucy\\nLa Rue, a native of I nion, Broome Count}-, N. Y.,\\nand the daughter of a wealthy stock-drover, who,\\n3 et surviving, has nearly icachcd his centenniri!\\nbirthday, and is now residing in Binghamton,\\nN. Y. The La Rues were intimately associated\\nwith the early history of the United States, and, as\\nthe name indicates, are of Krciuli origin.\\nThe eldest child of David I lMdn was Saraii,\\nborn August 18, 18r She married R. K. Kellogg,\\na pros|)erous farmer of Ypsilanti, and has no\\nchildren. George La Rue Pitkin, born January 16,\\n1856, married Miss Delia Dietrich, and has one\\nchild, a daughter. May, born Februar}^ 8, 1885.\\nGeorge La Rue Pitkin is engaged in the drug busi-\\nness at Brighton, Mich. Jennie Pitkin was born\\non the 5th of December, 1857, and resides with\\nher parents at Brighton. William I). Pitkin,\\nborn April 18, 1863, married Mate Jlix and has\\none child, Guy, born Februar} 27, 1887. AV. I).\\nPitkin is an energetic farmer near Brighton.\\nErnest N. Pitkin, born May 27, 1865, is an excel-\\nlent scholar and graduated from the State Normal\\nSchool at Ypsilanti. He is one of the most\\nsuccessful teachers in the State and for three years\\nhas been the Principal of the High School at Iler-\\nsej Mich. When our subject was seven 3-eai-s of\\nage bis parents removed to Brighton, Mich., where\\nhe received his early education in the Union\\nSchool. When sixteen years old, he became a\\nstudent in the Ypsilanti Seminary, where he spent\\none year. During the succeeding two j ears of his\\nlife he was engaged in the drug store of his\\nbrother at Brighton. He next took charge of tiie\\ndrug store of C. E. De Pew at .Stockridge, Mich.\\nIn 1885, when the pharinacy law became effective,\\nhe underwent a most searching examination before\\nthe board, and was the youngest man passing at\\nthat time. After two years experience as manager\\nfor Mr. DePew, he spent one year and a-half with\\nIL Love, of Charlotte, Mich. Then, in 1887, he\\ncame to Whitehall and took charge of the drug\\nstore then owned by Lyman T. Covell.\\nWhen the store was burned out in the fire of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0397.jp2"}, "398": {"fulltext": "404\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nSeptember 19, 1890, our subject determined to go\\ninto business on his own account and at once pur-\\nchased a small stock of goods and on the first\\nof the following October was established in his\\npresent quarters, one of the most fine!} appointed\\nand commodious stores in this section of the\\nState. From the first day tiie business under the\\nsupervision of Mr. Pitkin has been a success and,\\nconstantly increasing its proportions, now com-\\nmands a custom second to none in its localit}-.\\nUpon September 30, 1891, C. G. Pitkin and\\nMiss Anna Knudson were united in marriage.\\nMrs. Pitkin, born in ]\\\\Ionlague, is the daughter of\\none of the extensive pioneer lumbermen of that\\npart of the State. Our subject has ever been a\\nstalwart Republican, and as a member of the Com-\\nmon Council is a leading factor in the promotion\\nof the local interests and enterprises of Whitehall.\\nFraternally, he is associated with the Ancient\\nFree cV Accepted Masons, and both within and\\nwithout this order possesses a host of friends.\\nHe and his estimable and accomplished wife\\noccupy a prominent social position and are closely\\nidentified with all matters pertaining to llie up-\\nward growth and advancement of their home\\nlocality and the village which nuniliers them\\namong its enterprising and prosperous residents.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6=S5\\nHOMAS W. AVATSON is an experienced\\nj, and prominent farmer of Olive Towiisiiip,\\nPJ* Ottawa County, Mich., the grand natural re-\\nsources of which region have l)een develojied by\\nthe practical and intelligent toil of such men as\\nMr. Watson, who is a native of Kngland,born Feb-\\nruary 23, 18.52, and the son of Edward G.and Re-\\nbecca (Register) Watson, both of whom were na-\\ntives of tliat country. The parents came to Amer-\\nica in the fall of 1H52, and located in Medina\\nCounty, Ohio, wliere they made tiieir home until\\n1872. From there they moved to Ottawa County,\\nMich., settling in Olive Townsliip, and the father\\nhas resided here ever since. Mr. Watson first pur-\\nchased twenty acres of lancland engaged in tilling\\nthe soil, an occupation he carries on at the present\\ntime. He had tlie misfortune to lose his wife in\\n1889.\\nFour children were born to this worth} couple,\\nviz.: Elizabeth, wifcof Charles Brown, who resides\\nin Ramson Corners, Ohio; T. W., our subject; Har-\\nriet A., wife of John Brown, who makes her home\\nin this county; and Ed ward,. Ir., also of this county.\\nThe early schol.astic training of our subject was\\nreceived in the common-schools of the Buckeye\\nState, and he continued to make bis home there\\nuntil 1871, when the favorable reports received\\nfrom this State decided him to make a settlement\\nwithin its borders. After reaching this State lie\\ncame directly to Ottawa Count} where he purchased\\neighty acres of land, and on this has resided since.\\nThe land w.asthen unimproved and covered with\\nvery heavy timber.\\nAt first Mr. Watson engaged in the lumber busi-\\nness until he had succeeded in clearing his place,\\nand then embarked in agricultural pursuits, at\\nwhich he has been unusually successful. lie is\\nnow the owner of one hundred and sixt -two acres\\nof excellent land, one hundred and fort}- acres be-\\ning well cultivated, and on his place is a pleasant\\nrural home and substantial outbuildings. He is a\\npractical, progressive and wide-awake young far-\\nmer and his accumulations are the result of mnn\\\\-\\ndays hard labor. Aside from his fine farm he is the\\nowner of a fine lot, 100x50 feet, in Waverly. and\\non tins he expects to build a good residence and\\nmake otlier necessary improvements.\\nAVith his brother he is engaged in the stock busi-\\nness and handles many cattle, sheep and hogs dur-\\ning the year. Like many of the representative\\ncitizens of the county, he is self-made, for he com-\\nmenced for himself at the age of twelve years, and\\nfirst received but 82 per month for his services.\\nAVliilo husking corn he received eighteen cents per\\nday, and thus by saving he has reached his present\\nprosperous condition. As a farmer he has been\\nsuccessful; as a citizen public-s|)irited, enterprising\\nand prominent; and for many year he was con-\\nnected with the Grange, holding the position of\\nTreasurer during 1878 and 1879.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0398.jp2"}, "399": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD.\\n405\\nMr. TVatson s happy domestic life began in 1873,\\nwhen lie was married 10 Miss Hebecfa Dressier, a\\nnative of Medina Country, Ohio, who was roared\\nto womanhood and married in that county. She\\nwas one of live children born to Joseph and\\nElizabeth Dressier, both of whom were natives\\nof the Keystone State: James, of Akron, Ohio;\\nSarah, wife of Aaron Camery, of Sharon, Ohio;\\nCharley, of Akron; Hel ecca, wife of our subject;\\nand Alice, wife of Perry Varney. Mrs. Dressier\\nwas a member of the Lutheran Church and died in\\nfull communion with the same in 1890. Mr. Dress-\\nier still .survives and makes liis home in Akron,\\nOliio. lie is a highly esteemed and respected cit-\\nizen. Mr. and Mrs. Watson s marriage has resulted\\nin the birtli of six children: Carrie, Elnora, Iva,\\nLena, Elizabeth and Etlie. Mrs. Watson is a worthy\\nmember of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and\\nshe and her husband have a host of warm friends.\\n=1\\nr:=\\nJERLEY LAWTON, for eight years one of\\nthe most successful teachers of New York\\nand for two \\\\-ears in Ottawa County,\\nI Mich., and now a prosperous agriculturist\\nnear Coopersville, Wright Township, born in 1818,\\nin St. Lawrence County, N. Y., is the son of one\\nof the early pioneers of the Wolverine State. The\\nfather, Josiah T. Lawton, a native of Rliode Island,\\nwas born in 1785. Tiie Lawton famil3 were of\\nsturdy and self-reliant Welsh ancestry. The fa-\\nther remained in IJliode Island until about twenty-\\nthree years of age, and then removed to .St. Law-\\nrence County, N. Y., where upon November 26,\\n1809, he was united in marriage with Miss Betsey\\nBradley. In 1815 the family journeyed to Mich-\\nigan and settled in Ottawa County-, at Coopers-\\nville. The father, in his younger days a mill-\\nwright and meclianic, later gave his entire atten-\\ntion to agriculture, and when he came to Mich-\\nigan bought a farm of one hundred and twenty\\nacres, ail wild and wooded land. There were no\\npublic roads leading to it, and tiie country was\\nverj new, most of the business in that part of tlie\\nStale being done in Grand Rapids. Tliere were\\nthen onl3 six families in the settlement, and the\\nhomestead of the father lay out a little distance\\nfrom Coopeis\\\\ille, the land all about liciiig densely\\ncovered with a growlli of pine and hemlock.\\nThe family was coni|)osed of one sister and six\\nbrotliers, and all the sons but one are yet sur\\\\iv-\\ning. I). I Lawton, a preaclier of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Cliurch, resides in Florida. Henry Law-\\nton lives in Coopersville. I lie others make their\\nhomo in AVright Township. Tlio father served\\nbravely in the War of 181-2. and after a life of\\nbusy industry passed away in 180. Our subject\\ncontinued to reside in his birthplace, St. Lawrence\\nCounty, N. Y., until he was twenty-four years of\\nage, when he went to western New York to teach\\nschool. After stud^ ing in the district schools of\\nhis home neighborhood he had coni])Ieted his\\nstudies in Gouverncur Wesleyan Seminary and\\nfitted himself for the vocation of teaching. At\\ntwenty-six years of ago he arrived. May 6, 181G,\\nat the homestead of his father, and after spending\\na few months upon the farm went out throe miles\\nsoutheast of Coopersville and i)iircliased one hun-\\ndred and twenty acres of land, covered with woods\\nand surroiuidod by Indians, being in all its primi-\\ntive condition. For forty-seven changing years\\nMr. Lawton lived u))on tlic farm, which is now\\nbrought under a high state of cultivation and\\nannually yields an abundant harvest. Here in his\\nhome he now enjoys the fruits of many years la-\\nbor and recalls the old times which have gone\\nnever to return.\\nMay 9, 1811, I erley Lawton and Miss Nancy\\nFerguson were married in St. Lawrence County.\\nN. Y., from which State they emigrated to their\\nhome in tlie wilderness of Michigan. 15y this\\nfaithful companion our subject became the father\\nof five children, one of whom died at the age of\\nthree years, and four are now surviving: Erwin\\nmarried Miss Marion Craig, and lives three miles\\nfrom the old homestead; Wellington U. is a mer-\\nchant of Berlin; Nora, now Mrs. Coe, resides in\\nLamoiit; and Chester makes his home three miles\\nsouth of the old farm. The first wife died upon the\\nhomestead in 1882, and in 1883 Mr. Lawton was", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0399.jp2"}, "400": {"fulltext": "406\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nwedded to Mrs. Hannah Green, a native of Ohio,\\nbut a resident of Michigan since her sixteenth\\nj-ear, arriving in the Wolverine State in 1868.\\nBy her first marriage Mrs. Lawton had four cliil-\\ndren, tliree of whom are surviving. George A.\\nGreen is living upon a farm tliree miles west of\\nCoopersvillo; .James W. Green, also a farmer, re-\\nsides near his brother George; Mary P. (Green)\\nConklin is at home in Wright Township. For\\nfifteen j-ears our subject as Clerk transacted the\\nbusiness of the township, and for two years was\\nthe efficient Superintendent of the County Poor.\\nHe was nominated for the Second District as Rep-\\nresentative for Ottawa County in 1862, and came\\nwithin SIX votes of winning, George I^uther being\\nelected. Our subject was debarred from serving\\nin the late war on account of his defective eye-\\nsight. From 1838 to 1848, Mr. Lawton taught\\ncontinuousl} and found both pleasure and profit\\nin the profession of instructor. In early life a\\nWhig and later a Republican, he has ever been in-\\nterested in both local and National Government.\\nFor nearly half a century an intelligent eye-wit-\\nness of tiie rapid development of Michigan, our\\nsubject possesses a store of reminiscences almost\\ninvaluable and is authority upon the few remain-\\ning landmarks of the past.\\n_o?^\\ni.* RS3^l\u00c2\u00a32\u00c2\u00abL\\n^^j^^ y W ^^r^M\\nS felLLIAM KOLB. For thirty years or more\\n\\\\/\\\\l/i subject of this biographical sketch has\\n^ly^J conducted farming operations upon the\\nplace which he pre-empted in 1863. A German\\nby parentage and birth, he brought with him upon\\nemigrating to America the solid and substantial\\ntraits of character which have contributed to his\\nsuccess. After clearing the land he gave his at-\\ntention to its cultivation, embellishing it with a\\nneat residence, substantial outbuildings and good\\nfences, and its present attractive appearance is due\\nto his untiring efforts.\\nBorn in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany,\\nAugust 5, 1831, the subject of this sketch is the\\nson of Leonard and Henrietta (Sproed) Kolb, like-\\nwise natives of that kingdom and empire. In\\n1849, accompanied b} their children, thej- emi-\\ngrated to the United States and located in York,\\nPa., where they resided for seven years. In 1856\\nthey came to Michigan, and, settling in ^luskegon\\nCounty, here spent their remaining j-ears. The\\nfather s death occurred in 1859. The wife and\\nmother survived him for a number of years, pass-\\ning awa} on the 20th of March, 1891. In his\\nchosen calling the father was a farmer, although\\nduring a part of his life he engaged in mining.\\nSix children were born of the union of Leonard\\nand Henrietta Kolb, five sons and one daughter,\\nof whom William is the only survivor. In the\\nland of his birth he received an excellent educa-\\ntion in the German schools, and at the age of\\neighteen years accompanied his parents to the\\nUnited States, settling with them in Pennsylvania.\\nIn the fall of 1855 he came to Michigan and lo-\\ncated in Muskegon County, where for a time he\\nworked in the employ of others. In September,\\n1861, he was united in marriage with Miss Lj dia\\nA. Butters, a native of New York, who died on\\nthe 17th of Januar} 1873.\\nThe cause of the Union was so dear to Mr. Kolb\\nthat on the 1st of November, 1863, he enlisted as\\na soldier in Compan}- I, Fourth Jlichigan Cavalry,\\nand fought in the defense of the Old Flag until\\nJune 14, 1865. AVhile surrounding Louisville\\nwith his regiment, there w-as a heavy snow storm,\\nand the exposure resulted in a serious attack of\\nrheumatism, which confined him to the hospital\\nfor some time. Upon recovering from that afliic-\\ntion he was seized with a throat disease, which\\nincai)acitatcd him for active service for some\\nlime. He still suffeis from rheumatism and heart\\ndisease, which he contracted in the army. Not-\\nwithstanding these misfortunes, he particii)ated in\\na number of decisive and important engagements,\\namong which may be mentioned the battle of Rome,\\nGa., May 15, 1864; Kingston, Pumpkin Vine\\nCreek, Dallas, Ga., and many skirmishes. His\\nbrother Adam was killed in the battle of the\\nAVilderness, May 4, 1864.\\nUpon returning to Michigan, Mr. Kolb resumed\\nagricultural operations. In 1863 he entered from", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0400.jp2"}, "401": {"fulltext": "4 k I\\n4\\ni\\nJ y W^\\nRESIDENCE OF ASA J OY -SEC. 3.,SPR1 NG _AKE TP.OTT AWA CO, MICH.\\nRESIDENCE OF THANK JONES, S EC.13.J FR U I TLAN D TR, Ivi U oK, lOON Cu.,lv1lLh\\nt\\ni I I i l\\nT\\niiiJiiitiii IM f\\nI\\nV^\\nRESIDENCE UF WILLIAM K0LB,5EC 32 N RTON TR MUSKEGON CC", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0401.jp2"}, "402": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0402.jp2"}, "403": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD.\\n409\\nthe Goveinment one hundied and tliiity-tivc acres\\nof wild laud, which he has cleared and [ilaced under\\nexcellent cultivalion. ludcfatigalile industry has\\nresulted in the accumulation of wealth, and he is\\nnow recognized as one of the moneyed men of tiic\\ntownship. His second nianiage occurred on the\\n4th of August, 1873, and unitc l him with Miss\\nTheresia Sidel, a native of (lermany, wlio has he-\\ncome the mother of one cliild, .lustinu, born Sep-\\ntember 17, 1882.\\nThe lirst hallot of Mr. Kolb was cast for .lames\\nHuchanan, and he has voted for every He|)ul)li-\\ncan Presidential candidate since the second term\\nof Ahraham Lincoln. He is a man who lakes an\\nintelligent interest in all nieasures calculated to\\nbenefit the community, morally, materially or so-\\ncially. In his religious connections, he is a mem-\\nber of the German Lutheran Church, to which his\\nwife also belongs. Socially, he is a member of\\nPhil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A. H., of Muskegon.\\n1^^-\\n/R.VNK .K)NES. Amonic the well-known and\\nirT=iu^ progressive farmers of Fiuitlaiul Tiiwn-\\nship, Muskegon County, is this genlleman,\\nwho was horn in Holstein, (Jorinany, in 1847.\\nHis residence is situated on his line and well-\\ncultivated farm on section l. i, where he has lived\\nfor many years. He is considered one of the\\nrepresentative men of this district, and has ac-\\ncordingly been honored by his friends and neigh-\\nbors with various positions of honor and trust, in\\nall of which he has acquitted himself admirably\\nIll IH Jd, he was chosen Supervisor, being elected\\nby a large majority, and has held that position\\nfor three successive terms. For two years he\\nserved as Township Treasurer and .Justice of the\\nPeace. At the present time, he is one of the\\nSchool Directors, and can be relied on for the pro-\\nmotion of all educational interests.\\nOur subject is a son of Frank and Anna C.\\n(Peterson) .Jones. His paternal grandparents were\\nPeter and McGregory (Thompson) Jones, who\\n20\\nwere natives of Holstein, Germany. Peter .Jones\\nwas an agriculturist, owning a farm of about one\\nhundred and sixty acres, and during his lifetime\\nhe served in various ollicial capacities. He was a\\ndevoted adherent of the Lutheran Church. He\\nreared a family of seven children, namely: Klias,\\nFrank, I eter, fieorge, McGregory, Mary and Cath-\\nerena.\\nI- rank .lones was reared to manhood in the Fa-\\ntherland, receiving a good education. At the age\\nof twenty-one years, he became a coachman in the\\nhousehold of a German i)rince. When a few years\\nhad passed, he was drafted into the 13anish army,\\nin which his father was at the same time serving.\\nAfter his three years service in the Danish army,\\nhe was drafted into the regular German army,\\nand remained there for four years, during which\\ntime several States of Denmark became a paitof\\nGermany. During his arduous service he was\\ntwice wounded, being upon one occasion cut with\\na cavalry sabre, and at another time shot in the\\nside. After retiring from the army, he returned\\nto the service of his prince as coachman, and con-\\ntinued thus employed for live years, during which\\ntime he married. He still makes his home in Ger-\\nmany, and is now well advanced in years. The\\nmother of our subject had the honor of rearing the\\nthree children of the Danish king, Frederick II.\\nShe never left her home in Denmark, dying in her\\nnative land.\\nThe subject of this sketch is one of four chil-\\ndren, two of whom died in childhood. His sister,\\nAnna Sophia, is iiuiriied and resides in (icrmany.\\nJn the schools of (Jermany, Frank recei\\\\ed an\\nexcellent education, which prepared him for an ac-\\n1 live career as a farmer and citizen. In 181)0 he was\\ndrafted into the (icrmaii army. He later left the\\nF atheiland, and, emigrating to the I niled States,\\nmade setliement at Sheboygan, Wis., where for one\\nI year Ik? followed the occupation of a teamster.\\nLater he came to Muskegon, and for several years\\nwas employed in a sawmill, after which he pur-\\nchased eighty acres of his present farm.\\nIn 1H71 was eelebrated the marriage of Frank\\n.Jones and Klizabelh lV)dd, whose father, Andrew\\nTodd, was a much-respected farmer of this county-,\\nand lost hi.-- life in the late w;ir. Their union has", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0403.jp2"}, "404": {"fulltext": "410\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nbeen blessed with seven children, three sons and\\nfour daughters. Their names in order of birth are\\nA. Frank, Anna, Susan, Ella, Lettic, Villie and Fred.\\nIn 1885, Mr. Jones became the owner of eighty\\nacres of land, a portion of his present farm. The\\nmonej which he thus invested was acquired\\nthrough }-ears of hard work and careful saving.\\nThe land at that time, however, was almost in a\\nwild state and bore little resemblance to what it\\nis to-da} It was originall_y ciuite heavily timbered\\nand had been partially cleared of pine. As the\\nyears have passed, the owner has placed man}\\nsubstantial improvements upon this farm, which is\\none of the best iu this locality.\\nIn his social relations, Mr. Jones holds member-\\nship with several lodges, belonging to Lodge No.\\n457, K. O. T. M.,of D.allon; to German Lodge No.\\n179, 1. 0. O. F., of Muskegon; and to Lodge No. 546,\\nCounty Grange. He casts his ballot in favor of\\nthe nominees of the Republican party, to which he\\ngives his earnest support. In religious matters, he\\nhas not departed from the faith in wliich he was\\nbrought up, the German Lutheran For his quali-\\nties of integrit} and true worth he justly deserves\\nthe high respect in which he is held by one and\\nall, and this record of Muskegon County s pio-\\nneers and citizens would be incomplete without his\\nlife historj\\nE^\\nSA JOY, a thoroughly practical farmer and\\n/Oil fruit-grower, and a highly-esteemed citi-\\nzen of Ottawa County, is a native of\\nMichigan and was born in Redford,\\nWayne County, October 6, 1830. His father,\\nBennett J03 was born in New York State and\\nlong made his home near Syracuse. When about\\nforty-five years of age lie journeyed to the West,\\nand located in Michigan in 1837. While serving\\nbravely in the War of 1812, he was wounded and\\ntaken prisoner at Plattsburgh and held in the\\nQuebec prison for three years, being released at\\nthe close of the war. He later worked on the\\nErie Canal and continued in that business until\\nhis removal to Michigan. Making his permanent\\nhome in Wayne County, he resided in Redford\\nuntil his death. His family of eleven children\\nwas composed of five sons and six daughters.\\nTwo daughters and three sons are yet living.\\nOur subject, the third son, remained in bis birth-\\nplace until the death of his mother, when he was\\nabout twelve years old. He made his home with a\\nsister in Plymouth until 1862, at which time he\\nenlisted in the service of the Government, enter-\\ning the Twentieth Michigan Infantry, under Col.\\nHenry A. Jlorrow. He was placed in the Old\\nIron Brigade, Fiist Division, First Corps, Army\\nof the Potomac, under Gen. Wadsworth. The\\nfirst commander of the Army of the Potom.ac was\\nGen. Fianklin, the second being Gen. John A.\\nReynolds. Mr. Joj participated in many of the\\nmost decisive engagements and aided in covering\\nthe retreat from the battle of Bull Run. He\\nfought at Fredericksburg and was one of the\\nsoldiers who took an active part in Burnsido s\\nMud March. He was with the Fifth Wisconsin\\nwhen they laid the pontoon bridges at the charge\\nof the Rappahannock, on the Fitz Hugh Crossing,\\nbefore the second battle of Fredericksburg.\\nFrom this scene of war our subject proceeded\\nto the battlefield of Chanccllorsville, and thence\\nmade his wa} to the conflict at Gettysburg, where\\nin the first day s fight he lost a leg. He was in\\nthe hospital in Gettysburg for six weeks, and now\\nreceives a pension of 30 per month, being on the\\nroll of honor. As soon as able he returned to PI3\\nmouth, Wayne County, Mich., where for seven-\\nteen years lie engaged in the milling business.\\nAbout 1881 he went to Kansas, and, locating in\\nDorrance, Russell County, remained there for five\\nyears, devoting himself entirely to agricultural\\npursuits. At the expiration of that time he re-\\nturned to the Wolverine State and settled per-\\nmanently upon his present homestead. The farm\\ncontains eighty-five acres, about fift^ of which\\nhave been brought to a high state of cultivation\\nand j-ield annually an abundance of general farm-\\ning products, as well as a variet}- of fruit, Mr. Joy\\nmeeting with especial success in the culture of\\ngrapes and apples.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0404.jp2"}, "405": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL lil-XORD.\\n411\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0When twentv-foiir years of a^e our subject was\\nunited in niniriage in Canton, Wa3-ne County,\\nMich., witii Miss Helen K. Safford, whose parents\\nwere native.-- of Connecticut. It was in 1829 that\\nthe .Saffords emigrated from tlioir Eastern home to\\nthe wilds of ^lichignn, wliere they shared in. the\\nprivations and peculiar experiences of tiie pio-\\nneer days. Three of the four children who\\nblessed the home of Mr. and ^Irs. Joy now sur-\\nvive: Eva, Mary and ^laggic. Eva niariicd (I. H.\\nAtkinson and lives on tlic farm; .Mary is the wife\\nof Dr. IJrown and makes her home in Dorrance;\\nand Maggie resides with her [larcnts. Mr. .loy is\\nan adherent of the Democratic party, altliough he\\nLas at times advocated the principles of the (Jreen-\\nbackers. Erateinally, he is identified with the or-\\nder of the United Workmen. In religious allilia-\\ntion he is a I resbyterian, his wife also being a\\nniember of that denomination. In the varied ex-\\nperiences of his life, in times of peace and war,\\nMr. Joy has with loyal courage done his full duly,\\nand is well worthy of the respect and confidence\\nwhich he receives from a host of old-time friends\\nand acquaintances.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a24-#?#^-\\nV OIIN X. WAITIC, a proininent business man\\nresiding in IludsonviUe, was born in .Sum-\\nmit County, Ohio, September 10, 1840, and\\nIS the son of Isaac and Rebecca (Dove)\\nWaite, natives, respectively-, of Connecticut and\\nOhio. His father w.as born in 1800, and upon\\nattaining to mature years settled in Ohio, follow-\\ning the occupation of a farmer in Summit County,\\nat the same time also engaging at his trade of a\\nw\\nshoemaker. At the time of making settlement in\\n.Summit County, it w.as comparatively in the prim-\\neval condition of nature, containing few of the\\nimprovements made at a later day.\\nIsaac Waite w.-is three times married. Of his\\nliret union two children now survive: Allen, who\\nlives in IJudsonville; and Is.aac, a resident of\\nKalk:iska County. Of his second marriage four\\nchildren were born, three f)f whom are still living:\\nBenjamin Fr.inkiin, of Wexford County :ind the\\nfatlier of four ciiiidren; our sulijecl; and Thomas\\nM., of Georgetown Township, Ottawa County,\\n\\\\\\\\\\\\u is inaiiied ami has tliree children. The\\nmother of our suliject died in Summit County in\\n1811, and Isaac Waite afterward married again,\\nliut by this marriage had no cliildri ii. In 1854\\nhe removed from Ohio to Miclugan and set-\\ntled on section i4, (ieoriretown Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, of wiiich he was a pioneer. I pon tiie\\nfarm he there im])rovcd he spent the remaining\\nj-ears of his life, and there p.assed aw.ay in 18.39.\\nThe estate is now owned by liis 3 oungest son. He\\nwfis a man of upright cliaracter, and a devout\\nmember of the Free-Will l iptist Church.\\nThe subject of this biogiapliical notice pa. sed\\nthe years of his childhood in .Summit Countj\\nwhere he was the recipient of such meagre advan-\\ntages as were afforded by the neighboring schools.\\nHis education, however, has been obtained princi-\\npally in the school of experience, by self-culture\\nand observation. At the age of nine years he\\nleft the parental home, and for the eight years en-\\nsuing lived with a neighbor, whose home was a\\nmile from his father s. He accompanied that gen-\\ntleman to Michigan in 1854, and for two years\\nlived with him in M.acomb County-, after which he\\ncame to Ottawa County and resided with his father,\\nworking out on neighboring farms.\\nOn the 10th of June, 18G1, the name of .lolin\\nX. W:utc was enrolled as a member of Comjiany\\nI, Third Michigan Infantry, and with his regiment\\nhe marched gallantly from (oand Rapids to Wash-\\nington, D. C., where he did guard duty. Erom\\nthat city he m:irclicd to the front and |)articipated\\nin a number of the most Important and decisive\\nengagements of the war. After taking part in\\nthe first battle of I5ull Run, he participated in the\\nPeninsular campaign and also in the siege of York-\\ntown. For a time he was ill, and was confined in\\nthe field hospital, but the day after the battle of\\nFair Oaks he rejoined his regiment, and continued\\nin active service, though far from well. With his\\nregiment he si)cnl two weeks before Richmond,\\nVa., and from there proceeded to Harrison s I.aiul-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0405.jp2"}, "406": {"fulltext": "412\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ning. He suffered so severely from chronic diar-\\nrhrea that he was sent to Hampton Hospital, Ft.\\nMonroe, and for three weeks remained there un-\\nconscious. He gradually recovered his strength,\\nand on tlie 27th of September, 18G2, was discharged\\nfrom the hospital. .Soon afterward he returned\\nto his home in Ottawa Count\\\\-, but many months\\nelapsed before he regained his former health.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Waite occurred December\\n14, 1862, and united him with Jliss Jennie L.,\\ndaughter of John J. and Mary E. (Wliipple) John-\\nson. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania,\\nthe father born August 17, 1817, and the mother\\nFebruary 17, 1816. They removed to Michigan\\nfrom New York State in 1861, and settled in Ot-\\ntawa County on the farm where they spent their\\nsubsequent days. His death occurred in 1867,\\nwhile she survived a few years, passing away in\\n1874. They were the parents of six children, of\\nwhom five are now living, namely: P^uphemia,\\nwife of George Cowan, residing in this township,\\nOttawa County; Alvina A., Mrs. Benjamin Edson,\\nof this township, and the mother of two children;\\nMrs. Waite and her twin brother, Lorenzo J., the\\nlatter residing in Grand Rapids; and Emma, the\\nwife of Thomas Brown, of Jamestown Township,\\nOttawa County. The parents of this family were\\nmembers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and\\nwei e people of upright lives and honorable char-\\nacter.\\nMrs. Waite was horn in Barry County, N. Y.,\\nJune 1, 1845, and in her girlhood received an ex-\\ncellent education. For a time she followed the\\nprofession of a teaciier in Michigan, meeting with\\nsuccess as an instructor and disciplinarian. Her\\nunion has been blessed by the birth of eight cliil-\\nren, of whom seven are now living. Frank Dorr\\ndied November 24, 1873, when an infant four\\nmonths old. Eva R. married Harr} II. Hoyt, of\\nLawton, Mich., and they have three children,\\nGoldie, Hazel and an infant unnamed. Louis\\nRuez was united in marriage with Miss Clare B.\\nKline, by whom he has become the father of two\\nchildren, Ivan S. and Clyde E. They reside in\\nthe village of lludsonville. John J., a resident of\\n.Spring Lake, Mich., married Miss May Lawton and\\nthey have one child, Lisle. Carrie Laverne is the\\nwife of Glenn Barnaby and the mother of two\\nchildren, Mary G. and Wordcn J. The other\\ncliildren, Glenn Howard, Theresa 15. and Charles\\nB^ron, are at home with their parents.\\nAfter his marriage Mr. Waite settled on an un-\\nimproved farm in Jamestown, Township, where\\nhe remained until 1870. He then disposed of his\\nagricultural interests and, removing toHanley, em-\\nbarked in the mercantile business, which he con-\\nducted until 1883. Thence removing to lludson-\\nville, he opened a mercantile establishment, which\\nhe has since carried on with llattering success. In\\n1890 he built the store which he now occupies, and\\nwhich contains a eomijlete stock of drugs, notions,\\netc. In his social connections, he is identified\\nwith the Masonic order at Grandville, and also\\nwith the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in\\nwhich organizations he has served in an ofHeial\\ncapacity.\\nIn educational matters, Mr. Waite maintains a\\ndeep interest, and has frequently served as a\\nmember of the local School Board. He has given\\nto his children tiie best educational advantages\\npossible, and they arc all well informed and ac-\\ncomplished. John J., a j oung man of brilliant\\nattainments, is regarded as one of the best operat-\\nors on the Detroit and Grand Haven Railroad.\\nIn politics, Mr. Waite was formerly a Republican,\\nlater an advocate of the principles of the Green-\\nback party, and at present afflliates with the Dem-\\nocrats. He was the nominee of his part3 for the\\nposition of Probate Judge, but, the county being\\nstrongly Rei)ublican, he was defeated. For eigh-\\nteen years he has served as Justice of the Peace,\\nand is the present incumbent of that office. He\\nis now serving his third consecutive term as Super-\\nvisor, and has .the distinction of being the only\\nDemocrat ever elected to the office in this town-\\nship. He was offered the position of Chairman of\\nthe County Board, but refused to accept. While\\na resident of Hanley he was appointed Postmaster,\\nin 1872, and served for three years. Jn 1884 he\\nwas appointed Postmaster- at lludsonville and\\nserved until the expiration of his term, when he\\nwas removed against the wishes of almost the en-\\ntire populace. On the 26th of April, 1893, he was\\nagain appointed Postmaster, and is the present oc-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0406.jp2"}, "407": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAPmCAL RECORD.\\n413\\nciipant of tlie position. In roligioiis matters, lie\\ngives liis support to all diuiclics. and while resid-\\ning in Ilanlcy served as Superintendent of the\\nSunda3--school. lie has also served one year in\\ntiie office of Assistant Superintendent at Iludson-\\nville.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^5\\nT^r-.\\nETER W. LOSBY is a Justice of the Peace\\nand Notary Public of Muskegon, and is\\nrecognized as one of tiie valued citizens\\nand prominent men of this place. lie\\nmanifests a coiumendable interest in everything\\nthat pertains to its welfare, and alwa^-s hears his\\npart in supporting those enterjirises calculated to\\nadvance the general welfare.\\nMr. Loshy is a Norwegian 1)V birth. His father,\\nWilheim Losbj^, and his motiier, who bore the\\nmaiden name of Bertie Olson, were natives of Ger-\\nmany and Norway, respectively and tiie former\\nfollowed cabinet-making as a means of livelihood.\\nOur subject was born in Christiana, Norway, on the\\n2. )tli of .lamiary, 18.51. The days of his boyhood\\nand youth were quietly passed, no event of special\\nimportance occurring during that period. His\\neducation was acfiuiied in tiie common schools,\\nbut at an early age he began to make his own way\\nin the world, and his school life was thus cut\\nshort. When a lad of nine summers he sliipiied\\n.as cabin-boy on a vessel plying between Norway\\nand England, and continued to live the life of a\\nsailor until nineteen years of age. lIoi)ing to bet-\\nter his linancial condition by removing to the\\nNew World, for he had heard that excellent op-\\npf)rtunities were afforded young men in the land\\nof liberty, he emigrated to America in 1868.\\nFor a few years following, Mr. Losbj sailed on\\nthe (ireal Lakes, and made his home in Chicago\\nfor two years after his arrival. In 1872 he began\\nworking in a sawmill in Muskegon, and to that\\nlabor devoted his energies for some time. In\\n1876, he was elected .Justice of the Peace and No-\\ntary Public, which ollice he is acceptably filling.\\nHe has also served as Township Trustee of Lake-\\nside Township, and also Township Clerk for two\\nj-ears, and in 18!\u00c2\u00bb2 was appointed Acting Police\\nJustice, which office he filled for one year. In\\npolitics, he is a stanch Republican, warml} advo-\\ncating the principles of his party. Socially, he is\\nconnected with the Knights of the Maccabees, and\\nwith the Modern Woodmen of America, being also\\na member of Banner Lodge No. 430, I. O. O. F.\\nOn the 12lli of July, 1882, Mr. Losby was united\\nin marriage with Miss Carrie M. Marshall, of Mus-\\nkegon County, and a daughter of James Marshall,\\na native of F.ngland. By their union the}- have\\nbecome the parents of three daughters: Persey B.,\\nPeail S. and Lcnora A. The faiuil} circle yet re-\\nmains unbroken, and the children are still under\\nthe parental roof. The family resides at No. 28\\nBlodgelt Street. No country furnishes to Amer-\\nica better citizens than tiie Scandinavian Penin-\\nsula, and our subject is a worthy representative of\\nhis countrymen. Since coming to America he\\nhas been successful in his businees career, and in\\nconsequence need never regret his removal to the\\nNew World, for it has furnished him acomfortable\\nhome and good property.\\nmi\\\\^\\\\ c^^ t\\n^OIIN DE HAAS, a successful dealer in all\\nvarieties of meats and provisions, operates\\none of the finest and best-stocked estali-\\nlishments of Muskegon, Mich., and is num-\\nbered among the leading business men of the\\ncity, his enterprise and ability securing him a line\\ncustom, second to none in his locality. A native\\nof the Netlierlands and born on the 7th of Octo-\\nber, 1836, our subject passed the early 3 ears of\\nchildhood in his birthplace. The father, Abraham\\nDe Haas, a hard-working and intelligent man,\\nfinally decided to remove with his family to\\nAmerica, and in 1843, with his wife and children,\\nembarked for tlie new home beyond the sea. The\\nmother, Jacoba Fisher, a native of Holland, found\\nher time employed during the pass.age in the care\\nof her little ones, and all were happy when the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0407.jp2"}, "408": {"fulltext": "414\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nlong voyage ended and the family safely landed\\nin New York. From the metropolis of the Em-\\npire State journej-ing to Buflfalo, the parents\\nlocated near the latter city, where the father pur-\\neliased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and,\\nsettling permanently, soon became identified with\\nthe interests of his American home.\\nJohn, then but seven years of age, received his\\nprimary education in the public school of the\\nhome neighborhood, and later attended the free\\nscliools of Buffalo. Our subject was trained to\\nhabits of industr3 and remaining until lie was\\ntwenty-five years of age in the Empire State\\nwas variously employed. Energetic and very am-\\nbitious, he at last decided to try the farther West,\\nand in 1861 removed to Michigan, making his\\nhome in the city of Muskegon. Here he thor-\\noughly learned the trade of a butcher, and later\\neng;iging successfullj in tiie meat business on his\\nown account has since prosperously conducted a\\nlarge trade.\\nIn December, 1860, John De Haas and Miss\\nCatherine Vandervere were united in marriage\\nin Grand Haven, Mich. Tlie estimable wife of\\nour subject is a native of Holland and the\\ndaughter of Henry Vandervere, born in the\\nNetherlands and the descendant of a long line of\\nhonest and thrifty Hollanders. The union of Mr.\\nand Mrs. De Haas has been blessed by the birth\\nof four children, one son and three daughters:\\nJennie, the eldest-born, is the wife of Andrew\\nWierengo, a well-known citizen of Muskegon;\\nNellie is at home; Annie is the wife of Edward\\nKraal; and Abraham is a shipping-clerk for Andrew\\nWierengo, a wholesale grocer, and is a young man\\nof fine business al)ilit3-.\\nThe attractive family residence is desirably\\nlocated at No. 147 Terrace Street, Muskegon. Mr.\\nDe Haas is fraternally associated with the Independ-\\nent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a valued mem-\\nber of JIuskegon Lodge No. 92. A man of gen-\\nerosity and kindly feeling, our subject h.-is as a\\nmember of the German Aid Society assisted manj-\\nan unfortunate fellow-countryman, and is ever\\nactive in good works and benevolent enterprises.\\nPolitically a Republican and an aident advocate\\nof the principles of the party, Mr. De Haas was\\nelected Superintendent of the Poor of the cit3- of\\nMuskegon, and with efficiency discharging the\\nnumerous duties involved, held with honor the\\nresponsible position for five and a-half 3 ears.\\nIn his business and public work earnest, upright,\\nfaithful and energetic, our subject has not onl3^\\nwon financial success and gained a competence,\\nbut has secured the universal esteem and ;onfi-\\ndence of his fellow-citizens.\\n--^g\\n^^HRISTIAN J. COOK. Ottawa County,\\n(I _, Mich., is an Eden of fine farms and agri-\\n^^y cultural tracts. There are coinparativel3\\nfew very small tracts, and each farmer tries to out-,\\ndo his neighbor in the cultivation and improve-\\nment of his land. Of the man3- fine, attractive\\nplaces none are more conspicuous than that be-\\nlonging to our subject. Olive Township, like\\nmany other parts of Ottawa County, has been\\nbenefited by an influx into it of the better class of\\nBritish emigrants, who have helped to build up\\nthe agricultural and commercial prosperity of tiiis\\nsection of the country.\\nChristian J. Cook was born in Lincoln, Lincoln-\\nshire, England, January 29, 1830, and is a son of\\nWilliam and Frances (Johnson) Cook, also of\\nEnglish nativity. For man3- 3 ears the father\\nfollowed the hotel business in his native country,\\nbut seeing a better opening for that business in\\nAmerica he sold out and crossed the ocean. This\\nwas in 1838, and lie located at Cleveland, Ohio,\\nwhere he opened the old St. Clair and Farmers\\nHotel. Later he returned to the land of his birth\\nand received his final summons there, in the town\\nof Spaulding, Lincolnshire. He was the father of\\nthree children, as follows: William H., who resides\\nin West Point, Wis.; Frances E., deceased, who was\\nthe wife of Edward Thompson; and Christian J.\\nThe latter was about eight years of age when\\nhis father emigrated to the L nited States, but he\\nremained in England until 1859. When about\\nfifteen years of age he started out to fight his", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0408.jp2"}, "409": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n415\\nown way in life, and decided to become a sailor.\\nFor four years lif was on a vessel wiiicli sailed from\\nBlytlio, and for many years he followed the sea.\\nFinally he came to America, in 1859, and located\\nat Chicago, where he remained for twent3--one\\nyears. Most of this lime he was engaged in tlie\\nfurniture Imsiness, and also engaged in ])ainting,\\nwhich he carried on very successfully, lie came\\nfrom there to this count3 in 1880, purchased\\nthirty acres of land, and since then has added to\\nthe original tract, until he now owns two hundred\\nacres of valuable land, sevent^ -live acres being\\nunder a fine state of cultivation.\\nMr. Cook has been twice married, first in Bris-\\ntol, England, to Miss Mary A. Bourton, daughter\\nof William and Ann (Price) Bourton. Eleven\\nchildren were born to this union, six of whom\\nlived to mature years, namely: Frances M., de-\\nceased, who was the wife of Ct. Anys; Harriet E.,\\ndeceased, the wife of William Goodin; H. E., de-\\nceased; Christian B., at home with his parents;\\nMartin J.; and Ella M., wlio resides in Kansas City.\\nMrs. Cook died in 1888, when tifty-four years of\\nage. Mr. Cook s second marriage was to his first\\nwife s sister, Mrs. Caroline Scott, their nuptials\\nbeing celebrated in 1888. In the ^-ear 1892 Jlr.\\nCook was elected Justice of the Peace, and dis-\\ncharged the duties incumbent upon that [Position\\nin a ver^- satisfactory and creditable manner.\\nAlthough a representative Englishman, Mr. Cook\\nhas ever been a strong advocate of American in-\\nstitutions, and gives his hearty support to all\\nworthy enterprises. In politics he is a Republi-\\ncan, and is deepl3- interested in all public im-\\nprovements, contributing liberally of his means to\\nfurther all enterprises.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6^N!l\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2IIO.MAS I). SMITH, M. 1).. a retired physi-\\ncian of Muskegon County, and a public-\\np^ spirited and popular citizen of Ravenna\\nTownship, was born in New Milford, Conn., Au-\\ngust 23, 1815. He is the son of .James W. Smith,\\na native of the State of New York, who removed\\nfrom there to Connecticut in early manhood, and\\nengaged in fanning. In the Nutmeg State he w.as\\nunited in marriage wilii Miss Sarah Canfield.ana-\\ntiveof Connecticut, and after tlieir union they re-\\nmained in New Milford until 1824. Then, return-\\ning U) the Empire State, the father settled in Pine\\nPlains, Dutchess County, where iie resided until\\nhe departed this life in 1876.\\nThe next to the youngest in a family of six\\nchililren, the subject of this notice is now the onl^-\\nsurvivor of the entire number, willi the exception\\nof Benjamin, a resident of Miniieaiiolis, Minn. In\\nthe village of Pine Plains, Thonuts 1). received his\\nprimary education, and at the age of twenty yeai-s\\nhe entered the school at Amenia, Dutchess Coun-\\nty, N. Y., where he conducted his literary studies\\nfor six months. He aided his father on the home\\nfarm, and worked with unwearied zeal as a tiller\\nof the soil until he was twenty-four, when he lost\\nthe use of his right hand. This unfortunate acci-\\ndent forced him to seek some other occupation\\nthan that of an agriculturist.\\nHaving cherished a fondness for the medical\\nprofession, our subject commenced to stiid\\\\ under\\nDr. Benjamin S. Wilbcr, a i)rominent practitioner\\nof Pine Plains, N. Y., with whom he read for three\\nyears. Afterward he attended lectures at the old\\nCollege of Physicians and Surgeons on Crosby\\nStreet, N. Y., where he prosecuted his medical\\nstudies during 1814-45. At that time he was too\\npoor to continue his studies, and the facultj- of-\\nfered to take his note and allow hira to complete\\nthe course of instruction, but Dr. Parker advised\\nhim to remove to the West and practice for a\\nfew years, then return to New York and finish\\nthe course.\\nActing upon that advice, the young physician\\ncame to Michigan, and for three months sojourned\\nin Grand Rapids. His brother liad started a lum-\\nber-yard in Chicago, and, proceeding there, he re-\\nmained in his emplo} for six months, when the\\nburning of the lumber-yard obliged him to seek\\notlier employment. He came to Ravenna, Muske-\\ngon County, in 1847, but there were so few people\\nin this village at the time that he was not justi-\\nfied in practicing his profession. He therefore", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0409.jp2"}, "410": {"fulltext": "416\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nfound eraploj-ment at other work, and has con-\\ntinued to make his home liere ever since, retiring\\nfrom active practice in 1867.\\nA Republican in political belief, the Doctor has\\nserved sixteen years as a member of the County\\nBoard of Supervisors, and has occupied other local\\npositions. He has engaged considerably in con-\\nveyancing, etc. Socially, he is identified with\\nRavenna Grange No. 373. The Doctor has never\\ncared to exchange the independent life of a bach-\\nelor for the uncertainties of matriraon\\\\ and for\\nmore tiian forty years has remained continuously\\nat tlie same boardin j-liouse.\\n|lZ_^ENRY DE KKUIF. Among the successful\\njfjl* enterprises owned and conducted by the\\ncitizens of Zeeland may be mentioned tlie\\n0) agricultural-implement business, of which\\nthe subject of this sketch is the genial proprietor.\\nIn the year 1882 lie located in this village and\\nembarked in the business in which he has since\\nengaged. So greatl.v was he prospered that in\\n1892 he erected a commodious and substantial\\nbuilding, admirably adapted to tlie needs of his\\ntrade and stocked witli a complete assortment of\\nfirst-class farming machinery. He gives emplo3--\\nment to five men, and sells a large number of im-\\nplements tliroughout the county.\\nA native of Ottawa County, our subject was\\nborn at his father s home on section 17, Zeeland\\nTownship, and is the son of Henry and Dina (Van\\nDeLuyster)I)e Kruif. His paternal grandfather,\\nAnthony I)e Kruif, was a laborer in Holland, and\\nhad a family of two sons and four daughters. Of\\nthese children, .lohn emigrated to America and\\ndied wiiile serving in the Union army during the\\nCivil War; Henry is tlie fattier of the subject of\\ntliis sketch; and IVternella is Mrs. .loliii Peck, and\\nresides at Greenville.\\nHenry Do Kruif, Sr., was born in Gelderland, Hol-\\nland, .July 2o, 1817, and was reared to manhood in\\nthe land of his birth. Emigrating to America in\\n1846, he accompanied Dr. A. C. Van Raalte to Hol-\\nland. Mich., but soon afterward came to Zeeland.\\nAs he soon gained considerable knowledge of the\\nEnglish language, he was employed by the firm of\\nRabbers Rekken to do business for them among\\nthe English-speaking people. After engaging in\\ntlie mercantile business for two years, he purchased\\nan eighty-acre tract of land, which he cleared and\\nimproved and upon which he conducted agricul-\\ntural operations. In 1861, he removed to the\\nvillage of Holland, where for three years he en-\\ngaged in the butcher business, and later carried on\\na tannery. He returned to his farm in 1866 and\\nthere remained, engaged in agricultural i)ursuits,\\nuntil the spring of 1892, when he came to the\\nvillage of Zeeland. and now lives retired from\\nactive labors.\\nPolitically, Henry De Kruif, Sr., was a Democrat\\nprior to 1860, since which time he has been an\\nactive member of the Republican party. In his\\nreligious belief he is a member of the Reformed\\nChurch, in which he has officiated as Deacon. He\\nwas twice married. His first wife bore him one\\nson, Geerlinus V.., now a resident of Grand Rapids.\\nShe died in Holland when comparatively young.\\nThe second marriage of Mr. De Kruif resulted in\\nthe birth of eight children: Johannes, Anthony,\\nDina J., Hcnderika (who died at the age of thir-\\nteen), Heniy, William, Peter J. and Jannes. The\\nmother of this family was born in Zeeland, Hol-\\nland, December 22, 1824, being the daughter of\\nJannes and Dina (Xaaije) Van DeLuyster, who\\ncame to the United States in 1847, and located\\nin Zeeland, where the father dealt in real estate.\\nHe engaged in farming, and accumulated large\\nand valuable landed possessions. A benevolent\\nman, kind and whole-souled, he was highly re-\\ngarded in this coininunity, and was the court of\\narbitration for all who were in trouble in the\\ncommunity.\\nThe subject of this sketch was reared on the\\nhome farm and received a commercial education\\nat Grand Rapids. At the age of twentj--three he\\nbegan in life for himself. In 1880, as above\\nstated, he came to Zeeland, where he Las since\\nconducted an extensive and profitable business.\\nHis attention is devoted closel}- to his business,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0410.jp2"}, "411": {"fulltext": "rORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n417\\nand lie lias very little time for political affairs.\\nHowever, he is interested in everything pertain-\\ning to the welfare of his coinnuinily, and casts his\\nballot for the candidates and principles of the\\nRepublican party. His fellow-citizens have fre-\\nquently solicited him to accept nominations for\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2iflices of trust, but he has steadily refused all such\\nhonors, preferring to give his attention exclusivelj\\nto his business affairs.\\nThe marriage of Mr. l e Ivruif occurred April\\n11,188!), and united him with Miss Henderika J.\\nKremer, who was boin in Holland. Her parents,\\nRev. J. and M;iiia Johannah (Kroeze) Kremer,\\nwere also natives of Holland, whence they emi-\\ngrated to the United States in 1878, and are at\\npresent living in Detroit, Mich. One son has\\nblessed the union of jMr. and Mrs. I)e Kruif, Paul j\\nHenry. The religious home of the family is in\\nthe Dutch Reformed Church, now known as the\\nReformed Church of America. In the social\\nciiclcsof Zeeland Mr. De Kruif is well known, and\\nwith his excellent wife occupies n liiuli i)lace in\\nthe reg.Trd of .nil who know him.\\n*ie^\\n\\\\ls^ A. O CONNOR, a leading general agricul-\\nturist and successful fruit-grower of Cedar\\ni^^ Creek Township, Muskegon Cc)unty, Midi.,\\nowns a linely located farm, one of tiie\\nmost highly cultivated in the district of Holton.\\nMr. O Connor is a native of the (Queen s domin-\\nions, and was hoin in (Quebec, Canada, .]um Hi,\\nI81C. His parents, Andrew and Hannah .1. (Lewis)\\nO Connor, were both born in the riiited .Slates,\\nliic father in New York, ami the mother in Penn-\\nsylvania, but afterward removing to Canada, were\\nmarried there. Andrew O CViniior was a machin-\\nist by trade, a nail-maker. lie yet resides in Can-\\nada and lives in the piovince of Ontario, a hale\\nand hearty man of seventy-live. The mother also\\nsurviving is seventy-three years of age. They\\nreared a, family of five children, of wiiom Henry\\nwas the eldest-born; Mary is the wife of Herman\\nClark; William is a cabinet-maker; .Sarah married\\nRobert Lowery; .lames is engaged in the railroad\\nbusiness in Canada. All the sons and daughters,\\nwith the exception of Henry, reside in the prov-\\nince of t)ntario and arc well known and highly\\nrespected for their ability and upright character.\\nOur subject, reared in his birthplace, was from his\\nearliest youth trained up to habits of industry\\nand self-reliance.\\nThe i)arents of Mr. O Connor, although not\\nrichly endowed with this world s goods, gave to\\ntheir children the best possible opportunity of\\nimprovement afforded b^ their limited means.\\nOur subject received his education in the prov-\\nince of Ontario, and after having from boyhood\\nassisted his parents to care for the younger mem-\\nbers of the familv, finally, at the age of twenty-\\nfour years, began life for himself. He learned\\nafter his marriage the trade which he followed for\\na time, that of a tinsmith. Having long resolved\\nto try his fortunes in the United .States, Mr.\\nO Connor immediately after forsaking the estate\\nof single blessedness journeyed with his bride to\\nthe far West of Michigan. The lady whom our\\nsubject married was Miss Margaret Anderson, a na-\\ntive of Ontario and a daughter of Robert and Le-\\ntitia (Carlton) Anderson. This estimable lady\\nis the mother of lour children. Herman and Her-\\nbert (twins) were the eldest of the three sons;\\nWiley was the next in order of birth; and Min-\\nnie, the only daughter, was the youngest of the\\nfamily.\\nImmediately after arriving witiiin tiie borders\\nof the State, Mr. and JNIrs. O Connor settled in\\nIonia County, township of .Saranac. where our sub-\\nject fitted himself for the trade which lie followed\\ncontinuously for eight years, linding re;idy and\\nprofitable employment as a tinsmith. At last de-\\nciding to devote himself to agricultural pursuits,\\nMr. O Connor in 1878 made his home in Muske-\\ngon County, and loeate l on section I?. township\\nof lloiloii, on (Jovernment l.ind. In ixs. i he pur-\\nchased his present farm, consisting then of eighty\\nunimproved acres. Forty acres of some of the\\nbest soil of Micliigan he has ik)w brought under a\\nprofitable state of cultivation and further iiii-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0411.jp2"}, "412": {"fulltext": "418\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nproved with a liandsotne residence, substantial\\nbarns and outbuildings. Our subject aside from\\ngeneral agriculture lias a peach orchard of three\\nacres and is constantly adding to tiie value of bis\\nfarm by a wider range of improvement. Frater-\\nnally our subject is connected with Saranac Lodge\\nNo. 168, L O. O. F., and politically is a Demo-\\ncrat. He lias filled witli ability various local\\notticcs of trust, and for one year served efficieutl3\\nas Township Clerk, also for a twelvemonth per-\\nforming the duties of Township Treasuier to the\\ngreat satisfaction of the citizens of the locality\\nby whom he was elected in 1893 to the office of\\nJustice of tlie Peace. Our subject is a member of\\nthe Grange and liberally aids in all fraternal mat-\\nters pertaining to the welfare of the public.\\n^^t;^\\nON. JOHN B. PERIIAM, a prosperous\\nbusiness man and leading merchant of\\nSpring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich., has\\nfor twenty-seven j-ears been identified with\\nhis present line of trade, and for thirty years re-\\nsided in the same locality of the State, at first\\nengaging in the avocation of a teacher. Born in\\nFranklin Count3-, N. Y., our subject was the sec-\\nond in a family of seven children, six of whom\\nsurvived to mature years. Lorin O. is a well-known\\ndruggist of Spring Lake; John B. is our subject;\\nPlicebe, tlie widow of Henry Cleveland, conducts\\na business at Nunica; Jane, Mrs. Perry, resides in\\nNarragansett Bay, N. J.; Mar^ married, resides in\\nJefferson County, N. Y.; and Jason is a druggist\\nof Kent County, Mich. The parents of our subject,\\ni evi and Martha (Sole) Perham, were long-time\\nresidents of New York, in winch State the mother\\nwas born, the father being a native of Vermont.\\nThe Pc rhams are among the leading families of\\nthe East, and for generations have been numbered\\nwith the successful merchants and ])rofcssional\\nmen of New England and the Empire State. Mr.\\nPerham received his education and early training\\n111 his native county, but at seventeen years of\\nage, beginning life for himself, was employed in\\nthe Government survey- in Iowa, Jlinnesota and\\nWisconsin. After devoting one season to this\\nemployment, he taught school three winters in\\nGrundy County, 111., and prospected in the sum-\\nmer through Minnesota and Kansas.\\nAt the expiration of this length of time, he\\nfound emplo3 ment as a teacher in Spring Lake,\\nand engaged in that avocation for three continu-\\nous years, then entering into the business in which\\nhe yet remains and which he has so profitabl}-\\nhandled for so long a time. His partner was the\\nHon. Allen C. Adsit, of Kent Countv, and both of\\nthe firm being energetic and enterprising the busi-\\nness throve and was soon one of the best in this\\npart of Ottawa Count}-. After eight j-ears Mr.\\nPerham bought out his partner, and has since\\nconducted merchandising alone, and now has the\\nlargest store and greatest variety of goods offered\\nto the custom of the buyers of Spring Lake and\\nits vicinit} In 1868 our subject was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Cassio Cross, daughter of\\nSamuel Cross. Mr. and Mrs. Perham have a foster-\\ndaughter, but no children of their own. They\\nare both valued members of the Methodist Episco-\\npal Church, and have been professing Christians\\nfor many 3 ears, our subject especially being active\\nin the support and extension of religious work\\nand Influence. For four years he has been Presi-\\ndent of the Ottawa County Sunda^ -Scbool Asso-\\nciation, and for twcnt} years has been Superin-\\ntendent of two Sunda3 -schools in Spring Lake.\\nIn all local matters of religious interest and enter-\\nprise he has taken a prominent part, and Is widel}-\\nknown and hlghl3 esteemed as a vital factor In the\\npromotion of good and the elevation of humanit3\\nWlien only seventeen 3 ears of age Mr. Perham\\njoined the Good Templars and has during his en-\\ntire life been a total abstainer. He was instru-\\nmental in raising mone3 by subscription to erect\\nthe first Temperance Red Ribbon Hall in Mlclii-\\ngan, where the Reynolds movement was inaugur-\\nated, and was its President for man3 3 ears. Our\\nsubject is a pronounced Republican, and has oc-\\ncupied with distinction a high pl.icc in the local\\ncouncils of the party. For several 3ears he was\\na member of the Ottawa Count3 Republican Com-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0412.jp2"}, "413": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n419\\nniittee, and in 1M\u00c2\u00ab(I was elected to llic State\\nLcirislatiiie, and with al)ility and to the great\\n.satisfaction of his constituents held the ollice two\\nterms. For two terms our subject also discliarged\\nthe dutii s of Supervisor of Spriuir Lake, and was\\nalso Town Cleik two terms. For twenty-live years\\nas an erticieiit member of the School Board Mr.\\nI erhain lixs materially aided in the advancement\\nof educational facilities in the county, and has\\nbeen a true and faillifnl friend to all progressive\\ninterests. At the lime he was a moinlier of the\\nI,c jijlature he was Chairman of the ommitlee on\\nKducation, during his last term, and served as a\\nmendier of tlie committee his lirst term. While a\\nmendier of the J^iquor Committee he made a can-\\nvass of the Legislature on tlie liquor (juestion. He\\nwas also on the Kngrossment and Enrollment\\nCommittees. Our subject enjoyed the honor of\\nbeing elected as Delegate to the Hepublican\\nNational Convention which met at .Minneapolis\\nin 1892, and served as Chairman in the conven-\\ntion of the Fifth District of Michigan, at which\\ntime he was selected for the responsible position.\\nAside from liis other occupations, Mr. Perliam has\\nprosperously and extensively- handled real estate,\\nand self-reliantly winning his upwaid way com-\\nmands the conlidence of the entire community\\n\u00c2\u00abcj\\n^2,\\nJ 1/ AMES E. \\\\VILK1XS(JN. who is chaplain of\\nI the Akelcy Institute of Grand Haven,\\nIj Mich., was born in Essex County, Mass.,\\n^__f/ February J, 1857, and is a son of Thomas\\nWilkinson. a native of ICngland. The father died\\nin the Bay State in November, 187U. The mother\\nof our subject bore the maiden name of Mary\\nStandi ffc. and was also born in England.\\nAfter attending the common schools of Massa-\\nchusetts, Mr. Wilkinson whose name heads this\\nrecord entered a preparatory school in Nashotah,\\nWis., and afterwards became a student in Harvard\\nUniversity, from which he was graduated, after\\ncompleting the classical course, in 1881. He\\nentered the ministry of the Episcopal Church,\\nand in the autumn of 1881 he became rector of\\nSt. Thomas Church, of Hamilton, N. Y.. where he\\nremained for si.\\\\teen months. He then went to\\nI tica, N. Y., and became assistant minislir of\\nGrace Church, under Rev. C. T. Olmstead, remain-\\ning with hini until April, 1888, when he came to\\nGrand Haven, Mich.\\nEre his removal to the West, Mr. Wilkinson\\nwas marrii d, in .lanuar^ 1885, to Miss Abbie Egnr,\\nof Rome, N. Y., a highly educated lady, whose\\nculture and relincment would give her a leading\\nplace in an\\\\- circle of society Their union has\\nbeen blessed with three children, a son and two\\ndaughters: Laurence, .Alary and Elizabeth.\\nHaving been appointed rector of St. .Ii lin s\\nEpiscopal Church of Grand H;iven, Mich., .Mr.\\nWilkinson entered upon the duties of that position\\nin the summer of 1888, and in the autumn of the\\nsame year took charge of Akeley Institute, which\\nwas duly opened to the public on the 12th of\\nSeptember, with our subject as chaplain and his\\nwife as ])rincipal. These positions they still hold.\\nThe land upon which the institute stands was\\ndonated by II. C. Akeley. now of Minneapolis,\\nINIinn., in memory of his daughter, who died in\\n1887. He was formerly a resident of Grand\\nHaven, and w.is much interested in the growth of\\nthe city. The erection of the new building was\\ndue largely to the generosity of Bishop Gillespie,\\nof (irand Hajjids, who is Bisiiop of western\\nMichigan, and the edifice was erected at a cost of\\n*22,()0(). It is a handsome In-ick building, 40x130\\nfeet, three stories in height, built in modern style.\\nsupi)lied with all the latest improvements and\\nbeautifully located on Akeley Hill, where it com-\\nmands a fine view of the surrounding country.\\nThis institution was founded for the education\\nof young ladies, and the first year had an attend-\\nance of eleven boarding pupils and twenty day\\npupils. Since then the attendance has increased\\nto thirty boarding students and fifteen day pupils.\\nThe classical languages are taught, also (German\\nand French, art, music and the sciences. Young\\nladies are there prepared for entering the univer-\\nsities. The professor devotes his entire time to\\nthe institute, and it has made a steady and healthy", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0413.jp2"}, "414": {"fulltext": "420\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ngrowth under his supervision, and bids fair to he-\\ncome one of Michigan s great seats of learning\\nfor young ladies. Mr. Wilkinson is a genial,\\naffable gentleman, whose excellent education and\\nnatural ability make him well qualified for the\\nposition lie so abl^- fills. In 1888 be was granted\\nthe degree of Ph. D. He has direct charge of the\\nliistor\\\\ and mental science classes and the classics.\\nHis most estimable wife has the personal care of\\nthe young ladies and is principal of the institute.\\nWILLIAM H. II. CR0CKF:R, a practical agri-\\nculturist, honored citizen and old settler\\nof Cedar Creek Township, Muskegon\\nCounty, Mich., has held with high ability impor-\\ntant local offices, and is widely known and re-\\nspected by a large circle of old-time friends. Our\\nsubject was born in Genessee County, N. Y.,\\nSeptember 11, 1813, and was the son of James\\nand Rebecca (Morgan) Crocker, natives of New\\nHampshire. A paternal ancestor, James Crocker,\\nand his two brothers emigrated to America in an\\nearly day, locating in New England. The father,\\nalthough a patriotic citizen, did not enlist in the\\nWar of 1812, but, drafted after the burning of\\nBuffalo, furnished a substitute. Immediately suc-\\nceeding the marriage of the parents they located\\nin New Hampshire, and there remained six years,\\nthen returning to New York, where the father\\ndied. The mother passed awaj^ in Illinois, at the\\nhome of her daughter. James and Rebecca Crocker\\nwere blessed by the birth of six children. Caroline\\nM., the mother of two children, is the wife of\\nAbram Haight; William II. II. is our subject;\\nMary A. married Henry D. Hinman, of New York\\nState; Lucius F., Maria L. and James M. arc all\\ndeceased.\\nMr. Crocker attained to mature years in the\\nEmpire State, and in boyhood received a good\\neducation in the common schools of the home\\ndistrict. He fitted himself for the battle of life by\\nlearning the art of printing, and while a young\\nman self-reliantly taught school. He, however,\\nlater became a miller by trade, and for thirty-eight\\nyears pursued the avocation, during that entire\\nlength of time prosperously conducting an ex-\\ntensive milling business. In 1845, our subject\\nemigrated from New York State to Michigan, and\\nlocated at first in Ionia Count} where, as at the\\nEast, he successfully engaged in milling. Mr.\\nCrocker continued to reside in that part of the\\nWolverine State until 1871; then, removing, he\\nhomesteaded his present property, consisting of\\none hundred and sixty acres, pleasantly situated\\nin Twin Lake, Cedar Creek Township, and now\\none of the finest farms in this section of Jluskegon\\nCounty, fifty acres of the then wild land having\\nbeen brought under a high state of profitable\\ncultivation and well improved with cxellent and\\ncommodious buildings.\\nIn 1845, William H. H. Crocker and Miss\\nEunice W. Williston were united in marriage in\\nthe Empire Slate. Mrs. Crocker was the daugh-\\nter of Fordyce and Malintha (Cheney) Williston,\\nnatives of Massachusetts, their ancestors being\\namong the early settlers of the old Bay State.\\nMr. and Mrs. Williston were the parents of ten\\nchildren. Hiram II. was the eldest-born; Emi-\\nline L. married Dennie Chapman; Eunice W. mar-\\nried our subject; Sardonia W. married Albion Ful-\\nler; Sarah A. married M^ron Balcom; Mary A. be-\\ncame the wife of J. A. Whipple; Winfleld S. and\\nGeorge J. are next in order; Martha P. is the wife\\nof M. P. Malcomson; and Einilie.J. married Henry\\nMinich. The father and mother of these sons and\\ndaughters died in New York State, Mr. Williston\\npassing away Ma^ 23, 1845, aged fort^ -seven. His\\nwife had preceded him to the better land May 26,\\n1846, d^-ing at the age of fortj -five years. Unto\\nthe union of our subject and his estimable wife\\nwere born five children: William II., deceased;\\nEllis, wife of W. F. Odion; Arthur H., deceased;\\nDennie W., deceased; and Theron B. at home.\\nMrs. Crocker is a devout member of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, and has ever been active in re-\\nligious work. Our subject cast his first Presiden-\\ntial vote for Martin Van Buren,and also voted for\\nW. H. Harrison, old Tippecanoe.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0414.jp2"}, "415": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n421\\nTlieron B. Crocker, the youngest child of the\\nfamily, was born in Ionia C uuiily, Mich., April 7,\\n1865. He was educated principally- in Muskegon\\nCounty, and attended for one j-ear the High\\nSchool in Lowell, ^lich. Still remaining ujjon his\\nfatlier s homestead, he began life for himself at\\nthe age of twent^ -one, working the old farm upon\\nwhose broad acres he was reared. In 1891 he was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Ida M. Ilovey, of\\nMichigan. This accomplished l.idy resided near\\nRomeo, and was the daughter of Perry and Elen-\\ndor (N.osh) Hovey, natives of the Wolverine State.\\nMr. Hovey makes his home in Oceana County,\\nwhere he has a peach farm. Mrs. Hovey died in\\n1888, having been the mother of these ciiildren:\\nKdwin A.; Eliza, wifeof A. Hannum; Frank; Ida M.\\nand William. The sixth and youngest died in early\\nciiildhood. The ha|)py home of Mr. and Mrs. Tlie-\\nron Crocker has been brightened by the birth of one\\nchild, Bessie E., born .September 14, 1892. Mr.\\nCrocker is a member of the Grange and, a popular\\nman, was in 1889 elected Township Clerk and, re-\\nelected the succeeding year without a single op-\\nposing vote, has in that responsible position for\\nfour terms given most eflicient public service to\\nthe home community, by nhoni lie is regarded with\\nthorough confidence.\\n-^^m\\n3 \u00c2\u00bb-s\\n^?^EORGE L. LeFEVRE, M. D., the emcienl\\nIII and popular City Physician and surgeon of\\nMuskegon, Ottawa County, Mich., is a gen-\\ntleman of superior professional attainments and\\nhigh culture, and fully enjoys the esteem and con-\\nfidence of a wide circle of acquaintance in his\\npresent localit3 Our subject, a native New Eng-\\nlander, was born in (hand Isle County, XL, Octo-\\nber 22, 18C5. His father, Matthias Le Fevre, was\\na native of Montreal, Canada, but went to the\\ntiieen Mountain State, where he was reared and\\neducated, having long passed his youth before he\\nemigrated to the State of Michigan, now his home,\\nhis residence being in the city of Muskegon. The\\nancestors of the Le Fevre family dwelt in France,\\nbut long ago a forefather, coming to America,\\ngave to his descendants a home in the Land\\nof the Free, and insured toourcountry a citizen-\\nship which has distinguished itself for broatl in-\\ntelligence and liberal spirit. The mother, Eleanor\\nLa Brack, was also of French extraction, and had\\nwithin her veins the blood of a brave and heroic\\npeople, possessing both talent and patience. She\\nwas a native of New York, but for some length of\\ntime made her home in Vermont, after iier mar-\\nriage residing in Grand Isle County.\\nDr. Le Fevre received an excellent preparatory\\neducation in the schools of his native county, and\\npassing his youthful days in his birthplace had\\nattained to his sixteenth year before he left er-\\nmont. In 1881 he emigrated to the farther West\\nand located in Muskegon, where, not long after,\\nhe began to read medicine with Dr. Marvin. Am-\\nbitious and enterprising, our subject lost no 0|)-\\nportuiiily for improvement, and later studied in\\nChicago, taking a complete course of lectures in\\nHahnemann College, from which well-known insti-\\ntution of medicine he graduated with honor in\\nISlll. Witliciut lo.ss of time Dr. Le Fevre, now a\\nfuU-lledged ^1. I)., entered upon the homeopathic\\npractice of medicine in .Muskegon and the sur-\\nrounding country. Although but comparatively\\na very brief time has elapsed since our subject be-\\ngan his professional work, he has achieved a suc-\\ncess almost phenomenal, and, enjoying a wide-\\nspread populnrily in liolh city and country, goes\\nforth d.ay after day upon a wide round of profes-\\nsional calls, extending far out into the countrv.\\nAlike in storm and sunshine faithful to diitv,\\nDr. Le Fevre has rapidly won his upward way to\\nan assured success in his chosen vocation, his\\ncourteous manners and professional skill gaining\\nhim the hearty good-will and confidence of all\\nwith whom he comes in social or business contact.\\nIn 1893 appointed Cit^- Physician, he is now filling\\nthe position to the utmost satisfaction of his fel-\\nlow-townsmen, and at the same time neglects no\\ndetail of his large private practice. Our subject\\nis in religious alliliation a member of St. John s\\nBaptist Church and is foremost in good work, his\\nprofession giving him an insight into many scenes", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0415.jp2"}, "416": {"fulltext": "422\\nPOETEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof suffering and privation, tlie depths of whose\\nmisery onl\\\\- a family pliysician may ever know.\\nPolitically, Di-. LeFevre is deeply intoiested in\\nthe vital questions of the da3 and in common\\nwith all good American citizens is ever ready to\\ndo Ills full share in the iiromotion of matters of\\npublic welfare. He is a favorite with tlie general\\npublic, and in the city of Muskegon numbers his\\nfriends by tlie score.\\n-l***^^\\n^A4..5.4.^\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a25 i i J- *-5 5 5 F\\neYRH^ P. IJROWX, M. D., a [wpular and\\nhighly successful medical practitioner and\\nskillful surgeon of Spring Lake, Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., is a native of the State. Our sub-\\nject, born in Lenawee County, is the son of Dr.\\nDavid Brown, one of the pioneer settlers of the\\nlast-named county, but a native of Massachusetts.\\nDr. David Brown emigrated with his parents from\\nNew England to the Wolverine State when only a\\nchild and attained to manhood upon the farm of\\nthe paternal grandfather, one of the earliest and\\nmost energetic of the general agriculturists of\\nLenawee County. The father completed his med-\\nical studies in Pittsfield, Mass., and, thoroughly\\nadapted to his profession by natural gifts and ed-\\nucation, became eminent as a physician and sur-\\ngeon. Aside from his professional duties, as a pub-\\nlic-spirited and liberal citizen he devoted himself\\nwith enthusiasm to the betterment of mankind.\\nFrom his earliest youth a stanch Abolitionist, he\\ndid not live to witness the freedom of the slave,\\nbut passed away in 1858, mourned as a public loss.\\nThe mother, in youth Miss Harriet Peck, of Lena-\\nwee County, was a faithful helpmate to the pio-\\nneer ph\\\\ sician, and tenderly cared for the three\\nsons and one daughter who blessed the Michigan\\nhome. Our subject, the eldest of the family, like\\nhis father enjoyed the advantages of an excellent\\neducation, and after a thorough course in the\\nHillsdale (Mich.) College, giaduated with honor\\nin the Class of 68.\\nDeciding to enter the same profession in which\\nhis father had made such an enviable record, our\\nsubject matriculated at Rush Medical College,\\nChicago, and received his degree in 1870. At the\\nage of seventeen Dr. Brown, answering to tlie call\\nof his country, enlisteil in Com|)auy Fourth\\nMichigan Infantry, and was detailed for service In\\nthe Army of the Potomac. He particiiiated as\\nhis initial engagement in the battle of Fredericks-\\nburg, and was in various conflicts, remaining in\\nthe army until 18G4, during which year he was\\ndiscliarged for disability. In 1869, Dr. Brown was\\nunited in marriage in the county of his birth with\\nMiss Clara J.Ames, the young couiilo making their\\nhome in Lenawee County until their removal, in\\nthe fall of 1871, to Spring Lake, where tliey have\\nsince continued to reside. During the jiast twen-\\nty-two years Dr. Brown has been constantly before\\nthe public, not only as a professional man but in\\nvarious official positions, to the work of which he\\nhas given the executive business ability for which\\nhe is distinguished. For the first four years of his\\nresidence in his present locality our subject was\\nConsulting Physician at tlie Slairnetic Slineral\\nSprings. A man of enterprise, he in 1888 assisted\\nin the organization of the Clinker Boat Manufac-\\nturing Company, of Spring Lake, and as its Presi-\\ndent aided in the establishment of a fine jobbing\\ntrade in boats. Dr. Brown is interested in gold-\\nmining in the Okanagon mining district, Wasli-\\nino-ton, and was one of the first ujion the ground\\nafter the discoveries of treasure.\\nOur subject has held every ollice in Grand\\nArmy Post No. 279, of Spring Lake, and was one\\nof the charter members of the post. For two\\nterms he served as Commander of the post, and at\\nthe time Gen. Rutherford was Department Com-\\nmander he served as Medical Director of tl .e\\nState Department. At the State Encampment\\nof the Grand Ainiy of the Republic, held at\\nBay City in the year 1890, the delegates to the\\nNational Encampment, to be held in Milwau-\\nkee, were instructed to cast their vote for Dr.\\nBrown as Surgeon-General, (ien. Alger at a\\nlater date announced himself as candidate for\\nCommander-in-Chief, and Dr. Brown withdrew in\\nhis favor. Gen. Alger having been elected, the\\nDoctor served on hisstafif with the rank of Colonel.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0416.jp2"}, "417": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n42.1\\nWhile flon. Dufliold was Dep.irlincnt C oinmau(lor\\nDr. Hrown was for one term a niember of his staff.\\nFor six years he was President of tlie United States\\nPension Bo.ird at Miisiiegon and iiiccwise enjoyed\\nthe iionor of being a delegate to tiie National\\nConvention which nominated Ucnjaniin Harrison,\\nin the fall of 18H8, to the I residency of the\\nUnited States.\\nPolitically, the Doctor has been all his life a\\nstanch Republican, his father early being an old-\\nline Whig and afterward an Abolitionist of the\\nmost ])ronounced type. The father was also a de-\\nvout niember of the Baptist Church and an earnest\\nChristian worker. Our subject is fraternally asso-\\nciated with the Ancient Free Accepted Masons\\nand has long been connected with that ancient\\norder. He is also a member of the Ta Delta, of\\nHillsdale, and among the pleasant memories of his\\nschool-days was the companionship of Will Carle-\\nton, who w.as a roommate of his for two years.\\nFinancially prospered, Dr. Brown has enjoyed the\\npleasure of extended trips to the West, and in\\n1892, accompanied by his wife, visited the Pacific\\nSlope and spent mau_v months. One son has\\nblessed the home of our subject and his accom-\\nplished wife. Dana Brown, now connected with\\nthe boat business, and an energetic and enterpris-\\ning young man, with a brigiit future before him.\\nIt is safe to say that from a social and business\\nstandpoint no man in all the counl\\\\ of Ottawa\\nmore fully possesses the confidence and esteem of\\nthe general public than our subject, who literally\\nnumbers his friends tried and true by the score.\\nji^=\u00c2\u00b1^i*_\\n*^=*^H\\n^TTO VAN DVK. Of the younger element\\nof our prominent, energetic and inlluen-\\ntial citizens, none is better known than\\nOtto Van Dyk, who is one of the successful and\\nsubstantial agriculturists of Holland Township.\\nLike tiie majority of prominent citizens of the\\ncounty, he is a native of lldlland, born in West\\nVriesland in 18.31, and during the time he has\\nmade his home here he has shown himself to be en-\\ndowed with superior ability and much energy and\\nperseverance. As a farmer Mr. an Dyk has at-\\ntained an enviable reputation, for in conducting his\\nfarming operations he has brought his good sense\\nand his practical views to bear, and has .accumulated\\na fair share of this world s goods. .Satisfied tliat\\nhe has contributed his share toward the advance-\\nment of the county, Mr. Van Dyk has retired from\\nthe active duties of life, and can now enjoy tiic\\nfruits of his industry-.\\nThe grandfather of our subject, John Van Dyk,\\nwas a man of education and a teacher in the\\nschools of his native country. He reared a family\\nof twelve children, but the father of our subject,\\nGerret Van Dyk, was the only one who came to\\nthe United States. The latter received a good\\neducation in earl} life and was a carpenter and\\nmason by trade. When twenty-four years old he\\nmarried Miss Elizaljcth I asma, daughter of Jacob\\nand Trentrayn Pasma,and siiortly afterward joined\\nthe Christian Reform.ed Church, in which he was\\never afterward an active member. In 184. he\\nemigrated with his wife and family to the United\\nStates and first located in Ashland County, Md.\\nFor two years he worked in the iron mines there,\\nand then removed to Milwaukee, Wis., which was\\nthen but a village, with no railroad or telegraph\\ncommunication.\\nMr. an Dyk made the trip from Albany to\\nBuffalo by canal and the remainder of the w.iy by\\nsteamboat. Ten months later he came with his\\nfamily to the settlement of Holland, (Jttawa\\nCounty, IMich., where A. C. Van Raalte had started\\na new town, and there he followed his trade unlil\\n1850, when he came to the farm now owned by\\nour subject and bought two hundred acresof fiov-\\nermnent land at I per acre. lie w.is the lirst\\nwhite man Id chop a tree in North Holland. On\\nthis farm, which he cleared and improved, he\\nlived to see all of his children and one grand-\\nchild married, and by his honorable conduct\\nthrough life became possessed of many warm\\nfriends. He was public spirited an l prt)gressive\\nand was one of those who established the church at\\nNorth Holland. His children, seven in number.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0417.jp2"}, "418": {"fulltext": "424\\nPORTRAIT AND UlOGIiAIHlCAL RECORD.\\nwere named as follows: John, Jacob, Otto, Albert,\\nIJroer, Trynlje (who married John Ten Have) and\\nCatherina, wife of Aaron Brawer.\\nThe scholastic training of our subject was re-\\nceived principally in the Old Country, and he re-\\nmained with his father, assisting on the farm, until\\n1855, when he married Miss Ilendrieka Weener,\\ndaughter of Kerst and Martha Weener. She was\\nborn in the Netherlands and came with her parents\\nto the United States when eleven jears of age.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Van D3 k were born nine chil-\\ndren, as follows: Gerrit, Kerst, Albert, Walter,\\nOtto, Jr., Martha, Elizabeth, Anna and Kate, who\\nall married and have children. In his political\\nviews Mr. an Dyk is a Republican. He received\\nfort} acres from his father, and also forty acres\\nfrom his wife s father. lie has given his land to\\nhis children and for the past year has lived a re-\\ntired life. Wiien he first came to this county the\\nwoods were full of game and he killed forty deer\\nand one bear in his neighborhood.\\n-^1.\\n^HJH^\\n^^j/ DAM SHANKS, a prosperous general agri-\\n(.@\u00c2\u00a3JJI culturist and successful stock-raiser of\\nMuskegon Township, Muskegon County,\\nMich., was born in Canada near the lake\\nshore in 1839, and was the sixth child of the fam-\\nil3 of seven sons and daughters born to Adam\\nand Catherine (Christler) Shanks. The parents\\nwere natives of Pennsylvania and were reared,\\neducated and married in the Quaker State, and\\nsoon after their marriage removed to Canada,\\nwhere the father, a farmer by occupation, died\\nwhen our subject was only four years old. The\\nmother, surviving thirty-one years, continued lier\\nresidence in Canada and there reared all of her\\nchildren to maturity. Lydia, the eldest-born, is\\nnow deceased; Betsey is the wife of .John \\\\an\\nLawe, of Canada; Stephen yet makes his home in\\nCanada; Christopher also resides in Canada; Sarah\\nis the wife of John Butcher, of Canada; Adam,\\nnamed in honor of his father, is our subject; and\\nBarbara is the wife of George Winger. Adam\\nShanks, carefully reared by his devoted mother,\\ngrew up on the Canadian faini, receiving his edu-\\ncation in the neighboring schools of the home dis-\\ntrict.\\n.Attaining to manly and self-reliant youth, our\\nsubject began life for himself, working for wages\\naway from home long before reaching his major-\\nity. Crossing over to the American side and lo-\\ncating in Livingston County, Mich., in 1860, Mr.\\nShanks labored by the month on a farm for three\\nyears. Becoming in heart and soul a citizen of\\nthe United States, in March, 1865, answering to\\nthe call of the Government, he enlisted in Com-\\npany E, Fifteentli Michigan Infantry, and joined\\nthe Army of the Tennessee. It was not long be-\\nfore the close of the war, and Mr. Shanks never\\nhad the opportunity of participating in a single\\nbattle, as he had onl}- just arrived in the State of\\nNorth Carolina, on his way to the front, when\\nGen. Lee surrendered. He was mustered out of\\nservice at Little Rock, Ark., and received his\\nfinal discharge from the army in Detroit, Mich.\\nWhile in Little Rock, Mr. Shanks was seriously ill\\nand has never entirely recovered from a violent\\nattack which finally resulted in a permanent trou-\\nble of the eyes, from the effects of which he is now\\nalmost blind. AVhen the war ended, our subject\\nsettled in Wexford Count}-, where he liomcsteaded\\neighty acres, entering with energy into the culti-\\nvation of the wild land.\\nThe health of Mr. Shanks, however not im-\\nproving, he was obliged to make a change of resi-\\ndence, and in 1874 he sold out and removed to his\\npresent property, consisting of sixty-three acres,\\ntwenty-five of which are under a fine state of cul-\\ntivation. The productive farm is further im-\\nproved with an attractive residence, commodious\\nand substantial barns and other buildings. Since\\ncoming to Michigan ^Mr. Shanks has made his way\\nupward and accumulated a comfortable compe-\\ntence, being numbered among the substantial\\nfarmers of his vicinity. He has been twice mar-\\nried, first wedding in 1858 Miss Khoda Grant, a\\nnative of New Brunswick. The parent* of Mrs.\\nShanks were both born in the United States. Our\\nsubject and his worth} wife were blessed by the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0418.jp2"}, "419": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0419.jp2"}, "420": {"fulltext": "ft\\nivtB^\\nMyiTTny", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0420.jp2"}, "421": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n427\\nbirth of two children: Cliristophcr J., residin in\\nLivingston County, Mich.; and Cimrlolle, wife of\\nJoim Sliaw. Mrs. Siianlis died in I8G3, mourned\\nby lier family and many friends. In 1878 .Vdam\\nSlianlvs and Mrs. Jlary A. (Ward) Hennelt, a na-\\ntive of Kngland, were united in marriage, and in\\ntlieir home conininnity enjoy tlie re.- peft and con-\\nfidence of a wide ac |uaintancc.\\nFraternally, our subject is connected with Twin\\nLake Post No. ;?I2, G. A. R. Politicully, he is a\\nRepublican and always votes that ticket. During\\nhis residence of over a score of j ears in his pres-\\nent locality, Mr. .Shanks has identified himself with\\nlocal enterprise and improvement and is in every\\nsense of the woid a true American citizen.\\nANIEL M. CHAMPION. Now in tlic twi-\\nlight of life s brief day, surrounded by the\\nluxuries his efforts have .secured, and minis-\\ntered to by loving hands, the subject of tliis notice\\nresides in Tallmadge Townsliip, Ottawa County,\\nupon the farm wliich lias been his iioinc for almost\\na half-century. ^V ilh advancing years, he has re-\\ntired to some extent from active farming duties,\\nalthough he r-till peisoiiall}- superintends the man-\\nagement of his place. He possessed in youth the\\ncourage and enthusiasm so indispensable to a fron-\\ntier life. These qualities gave iiim uiuiounded\\nfaith in success and carried him safely over trou-\\nbles and dangers from which lie would otlicrwise\\nhave shrunk in terror.\\nBorn in Herkimer County, N. V., October 23,\\n181(i, our subject is tiie son of David and Fannie\\n(Whip|)les) Champion, natives of Connecticut. He\\nwas the only child of this marriage and was but\\ntwo years of age when he was bereaved by his\\nraotlier s death. For some time afterward lie re-\\nmained with his father, who married for liis second\\nwife Miss Sallie Duncan, and who is yet living\\n(1893) at the ripe old age of ninety-five. Daniel\\n21\\nreceived a very limited education in the schools\\nof Herkimer County, where his father conducted\\nagricultural operations, and also engaged in the\\nclothing business, Daniel assisting him in both un-\\ntil lie was twenty-two years old.\\nAt that time the elder Mr. Ciiampion sold out\\nand invested his money in lands at Newville,\\nHerkimer County, whither Daniel aceompanied\\nhim and remained for two years. During that time\\nhe was Captain of the militia and alsf) Captain of\\nGray s (Juards. Leaving Newville, he went to Or-\\nleans County, N. Y., where he commenced to work\\non a farm for his uncle, remaining thus engaged\\nfor three years. Coining to Michigan in thesjjring\\nof 184.1, he sojourned in Grand Rapids for one\\nyear, after which he located upon land that had\\nbeen appropriated for salt works, but as they did\\nnot prove profitable the land was devoted to\\nNormal School pur|)oses. Afterward the property\\nwas otfered for sale and purchased by our subject\\nfor $4 per acre. Here he has since resided, being\\nat present the owner of more than one hundred\\nand si.vty acres of improved land.\\nAugust 12, 1838, Mr. Champion was married to\\nMiss Lydia, the daughter ol Ezra and Diana (Pot-\\nter) Champion, of New York State. To this inar-\\nringe were bom four children. Fannie \\\\V. became\\nthe wife of Benjamin (iirdler.and they reside on\\nthe old homestead willi Mr. Ciiampion. Ezra D.\\n(lied while in the service jf his country in the\\nhospital at David s Island, N. Y. Daniel married\\nMiss Helen Macumlier and lives in Ottawa County,\\nMich. Mary died ill infancy. The wife and mother,\\nwlio for many years toiled lovingly and uiiwcar-\\niedly for the welfare of her dear ones, was called\\nfrom her earthly home to a home not made with\\nhands on the lath of .June, 188t\u00c2\u00bb, leaving in the\\nfamil\\\\ circle a void that never can be tilled.\\nWhile not as active in public affairs as in former\\nyears, Jlr. Champion chviishes a deep interest in\\nthe progress of the community, and as he believes\\nthat protection is best adapted to the welfare of the\\nUnited .Stales, he alliliates with the Republicans,\\nhaving been a member of that political organiza-\\ntion ever since its iiieeplion. He has filled a num-\\nber of local positions, including the ollicesof Town-\\nship Commissioner and .lusticc of the Peace.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0421.jp2"}, "422": {"fulltext": "428\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n^^ERRIT VANDENBELDT, an able general\\nl[ agriculturist, and for many years Assessor\\n^i^ of the school d\\n^^J^ of the school district of Holland Township,\\nOttawa County, Mich., owns a fine farm desirably\\nlocated on section 33, and is numbered among the\\nsubstantial citizens of tliis locality. He was born\\nin the province of Gelderland, in the Nether-\\nlands, October 31, 1833, and was the son of Klaas\\nand Jennie (Bove) Vanden Beldt, natives of the\\nNetherlands, their forefathers liaving dwelt with-\\nin the boundaries of the kingdom from time im-\\nmemorial. The grandfather, James Vanden Beldt,\\nrented land and was by occupation a farmer. He\\nreared three children, Klaas, the father of our sub-\\nject, and two daughters, neither of whom ever left\\ntheir native land. Klaas Vanden Beldt remained\\nwith his parents until he attained manhood and\\nreceived a good common-scliool education. He\\nambitiously became master of three trades, being\\na carpenter, mason and decker, or straw-roofer.\\nHe was likewise a wood-worker, and could turn by\\nhand, and in these various lines of labor accumu-\\nlated a small capital, which he invested in twenty-\\nacre farms, and finally gathered together sufficient\\nmoney to enable him to emigrate with his wife\\nand seven sons to America, to him the land of\\npromise.\\nIt was in the month of November, 1846, that,\\nembarking upon a sailing-vessel, the family bade\\nadieu to their native land, and slowly making\\ntlieir way across the broad Atlantic, were on the\\nwater forty-seven days. The boat, an American\\nvessel, the Platobustor, arrived safely at the\\nport of New Orleans, from which city the family\\nproceeded up the Mississippi River to St. Louis,\\nwhere they remained until April, 1847. They\\nthen removed to Ottawa County, Mich., where,\\nwith only *5 left after helping a neighbor, the\\nfather bought forty acres at P2J)0 per acie on sec-\\ntion 33, Holland Township, and here entered with\\nzeal into the tilling of the soil. While erecting\\ntheir log liouse, the family were for two weeks\\nquartered with an Indian in the old Indian vil-\\nlage. The new house when (inished was about\\n12x20 feet, one room, and covered with elm bark.\\nThe first year they went twelve miles north and\\nplanted some potatoes and beans, and later the fa-\\nther and two neighbors journeyed by boat on the\\nKalamazoo River and bought provisions for the\\nDutch settlement. In the fall Klaas Vanden Beldt\\nbegan cutting the trees upon his forty acres, and\\nmade shingles enough to pay for his land. In the\\nsucceeding j-ear, during the fall of 1848, the fa-\\nther died. A sincere Christian man, a member of\\nthe Reformed Church, he was also a kind friend\\nand neighboi a loving husband and father, and\\nhis death was mourned by all as a public loss.\\nThe seven sons weie in the order of their birth\\nas follows: James, Derk, Gerrit, Fredcrikus, Gra-\\ndus, Reinder and Henry. The sixth son died on\\nthe ocean voyage. The fifth son died of small-\\npox the second j ear after he came to Michigan.\\nThe second and fourth sons died after having fam-\\nilies of their own. The mother, surviving the\\ndeath of the father until 1862, again married, the\\nsecond husband being Walter Niessan. Until this\\nsecond marriage, Gerrit dutifully remained to aid\\nhis mother in the heavy burden of caring for the\\nyounger children, but as soon as the step-father\\ncame, our subject, then fourteen years of age, went\\nto Allegan and worked on a farm one year. He\\nlater worked upon a farm in Cooper three years,\\nand then located in Kalamazoo. For five years\\nhe received employment in a warehouse, and for\\na twelvemonth bought wheat upon the street. He\\nnext eng.aged upon his own account in the manu-\\nfacture of brick, and, continuing in the business\\nfor eight j ears, was at the last quite successful.\\nIn the mean time Mr. Vanden Beldt had married\\nMiss Susanna Marcelia, the daughter of Herbert\\nand Margaret (DePurt) Marcelia.\\nThe union of our subject and his estimable wife\\nwas blessed by the birth of twelve children, eleven\\nof whom are yet surviving, one dying young.\\nThey are in order of their birth: Nicholas, Mar-\\ngaret, Rika, Jennie, Lizzie, Herbert, Isaac, Fred,\\nMary, Gertie and Gradus. .Jamie is deceased. While\\nin the brick business in Kalamazoo, Mr. anden-\\nBeldt purchased forty acres where he now lives,\\nand removing to the land began to manufacture\\ni brick here upon his farm, and continued so to do\\nfor twelve years, but since has given his time and\\nattention strictly to farming duties. Financially\\nprospered, our subject owns sixty-five acres of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0422.jp2"}, "423": {"fulltext": "I OUTILUT AND ISlLXiKALnilCAL KECUllD.\\n429\\nfinely cultivated Iimd, iin|)i-ove(l witli a liandsomc\\nresidence, good barns and oiUliuildings. Some\\nfifteen years ago, Mv. anden Bcldt made a visit\\nto liis native land, and being absent throe montlis\\nmiicii enjoyed tlie liip. Ills son Nicholas, a grad-\\nuate of Hope College, having finished a course as\\nchemist at Ann Arbor, is now hicated in Detroit as\\na druggist. A member of liie Christian Reformed\\nChurch, our subject is likewise a Deacon and a\\nteacher in the Sunday-scliool. l\\\\iliticaliy a He-\\npublican, he has for many years elliciently dis-\\ncliarged the duties of Assessor, and is known to\\nall his fellow-townsmen as a man of sterling in-\\ntegrity of character.\\n-^^1\\nLh^.b\\n|(_ ON. CHAKLKS H. LESLIK, ISIayor of North\\ny Muskegon, and a prominent merchant of\\ntiiis city, was born in Jolinslowu, N. Y.,\\ni)) August 3. 1840. lie is a son of .James Leslie,\\na native of New Hampshire and a private in the\\nWar of 1812, who served for three years in ihe de-\\nfense of our country. After the close of the con-\\nflict, he resumed his farming operations, which had\\nbeen interrupted by the call to arms. The i)a-\\nternal grandfather of our subject, .lames Leslie,\\nwas born in .Scotland, and in his young manhood\\nhe emigrated to America. For seven and one-\\nhalf years he served in the Colonial army during\\nthe Hevolutionary War, and was wounded at the\\nbattle of Lexington.\\nThe mother of our subject bore the maiden\\nname of Kliza Vanancher, and was born and reared\\nin New Y(n-k, being the daughter of .lohn and\\nAbbie (White) N ananchcr, natives respectively of\\n(Jerniany and Paris, France. .Vfter their marriage\\ntlie (larcnts of our subject located in New York,\\nwhere the father died at the age of seventy-seven.\\nThe mother still survives, at the age of sevent^\\nonc (18 .l.3), and makes her home in HIeecker, N. Y.\\nThey liad a famil}- of three daughters and five\\nsons, and of the .seven children who grew to ma-\\nturit}^ our subject is tlie eldest. At the early age\\nof ten years he began to be .self-supporting, and,\\nas may l)e surmised, his education lias been gained\\nprincipally through self-culture and observation,\\nhis opportunities for sclnjoling having been ex-\\nceedingly liniited. For a time he engaged in\\nlumbering, am! not only eaine(l his own living,\\nbut also aided his parents.\\nAt the commencemeiil of the Civil War, .Mr.\\nLeslie enlisted as a member of Company C, Thirty-\\nsecond New York Infantry, the date of his enlist-\\nment being April 17, 18GI. He enlisted as a priv-\\nate, later served .as Corporal and also Orderly-Ser-\\ngeant of the company, in which he remained for\\ntwo years. In October, IHO.i, he enlisted as a vet-\\neran in the Fourth Heavy Artillery at New York,\\nand was promoted to be Corporal and Orderly-Ser-\\ngeant of Company I), in which capacity he was serv-\\ning at the close of the war, ill l.s(i. He participated\\nin thirty-two important engagements and was in\\nthe siege of Yorktown. the siege of Richmond,\\nand numerous decisive battles. He was three times\\nwounded: first at Gaines Mill, where the bullet\\nstruck his face under the left ear and passed\\nthrough his tongue; second, in front of the breast-\\nworks at Petersburg, where a bullet struck him in\\nthe forehead; and third, by a minie-ball at .South\\nSide Railroad.\\nTwice Mr. Leslie suffered imprisonment. He\\nwas taken prisoner after receiving his first wound,\\nand was confined in Libby Prison and Belle Isle\\nfor two montlis. He w.as also taken prisoner while\\nserving in the Fourth New York Heavy Artillery,\\nbut escaped and marched fifty rebel soldiers to\\ncamp and delivered them to the Fifth Corjis, un-\\nder instructions from Oen. Warren. After par-\\nticipating in many of the most desperate battles\\nof the war. he was lionoral)ly discharged at Hart s\\nIsland, and was mustered out of the service Oc-\\ntober o, 18(55. Returning to New York, he re-\\nsumed his business and again engaged extensively\\nas a lumberman. In 18fJG. he came to Michigan\\nand opened a meat-market at Lowell. Later he\\nwent to the pineries on Flat River, where he en-\\ngaged in the lumber business during the summer\\nand winter of 18(17. l rom there he proceeded to\\nOrand Haven anil thence, in 18(!7, to Lowell.\\nIn IHO^t, Mr. Leslie [lurchased eighty acres in", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0423.jp2"}, "424": {"fulltext": "430\\nPOUTRAIT AND BIO(jRA.PHICAL RECORD\\nLowell Township, Kent Country. Later he engaged\\nin the sawmill business witli Armstrong, Gould\\nCo., at Muir, Ionia Count\\\\ and had charge\\nof a gang of forty sawmill hands until September,\\n18G8, when he returned to Lowell. In the spring\\nof 1869 he went back to Ionia County, and for a\\nfew months took charge of the same force. In\\n187(1, he returned to his farm, and during the\\nsame year he married Miss Catherine Bartlett, a\\nnative of Canada.\\nThe young couple commenced housekeeping\\non the farm in Lowell Township, Kent County,\\nwhere Mr. Leslie continued to till the soil until\\n1877. While residing there he held the offices of\\nJustice of the Peace, Highway Commissioner,\\nDrainage Commissioner, School Director and Over-\\nseer of Highways, and occupied all these ofticcs\\nduring the same year. He served as Justice of\\nthe Peace for four years, and as Highway Com-\\nmissioner for three years. Disposing of his farm\\nin 1877, he removed to Dinwiddle County, Va.,\\nand purchased a farm south of Petersburg, Va.\\nAfter remaining there ten months, he sent his\\nfamily to Grand Rapids, Mich., and he went to\\nKansas, where he entered the employ of the Rev-\\nolving Scraping Company, of Columbus, Ohio, as\\ntheir agent for the States of Kansas, Missouri, Ne-\\nbraska, Iowa, Colorado and New Mexico, as well as\\nthe Indian Territory Witli a horse and wagon\\nhe traveled extensively throughout the country\\nfor two years.\\nIn 1880, Mr. Leslie returned to (irand Rapids,\\nMich., and thence proceeded to Indianapolis, Ind.,\\nwhere lie engaged with a book firm to canvass for\\nthem. He traveled in the western part of Michi-\\ngan in their interests, but finding the work un-\\ncongenial, he soon bade good-bye to the business.\\nNext we find him in Cliicago, and two weeks\\nlater in Muskegon, where he secured employment\\nwith the firm of Blodgett A Byrne. Soon after-\\nward he brought his family here. Two months\\nwere spent in Muskegon, after which he came to\\nNorth Muskegon, in the spring of 1881. For four\\nyears he was engaged at his trade of carpenter.\\nOn the 26th of April, 1885, he was appointed\\nPostmaster, and in connection with his postolfice\\nalso engaged in the tobacco business and later ad-\\nded a stock of drugs, and then a stock of hardware.\\nHe filled the position of Postmaster for five years\\nand three months.\\nIn a number of other positions, Mr. Leslie has\\nserved with credit to himself and to the universal\\nsatisfaction of the people. He served as Township\\nClerk, School Inspector for one year, member of\\nthe School Board for six years, its Chairman for\\nthree years, member of the Common Council for\\nfour years, and Vice-President of the Board for\\ntwo years. When the village was incorporated, in\\n1891, he was elected Alderman of the First Ward,\\nand served in that capacity for two years. He\\nwas then chosen City Treasurer and was the in-\\ncumbent of the office for one year. In 1893 he\\nwas elected to the highest office within the gift of\\nthe people that of Mayor, which he now holds.\\nIn addition to the oflflces above named he was De-\\nput} Sheriff for four 3 ears.\\nSocially, Mr. Leslie is a member of the Masonic\\nfraternity and is identified with Lodge No. 140,\\nand Royal Arch Masons No. 47. He is also as-\\nsociated with the Independent Order of Odd Fel-\\nlows No. 69, in which he has served as Past Noble\\nGrand and Grand Master. He Is a member of\\nthe Knights of the Maccabees No. 29, and the\\nGrand Army of the Republic No. 280, in which he\\nis Past Commander. He is also Past Commander\\nof the Knights of Labor, No. 2207, at North Mus-\\nkegon. He and his estimable wife are the parents\\nof three children: Edward C, a resident of Chi-\\ncago; Bertha, wife of Charles Bon, of Grand\\nHaven; and George. They also have two grand-\\nsons, Lewis and George, of whom they are justly\\nproud.\\n^S^HARLES E. BRIGGS, the energetic and\\nlli successful District Manager for the Mutual\\n^iiJy Life Insurance Cc\\nonipany of New York, and\\nalso the popular and efficient Ma3-or of Whitehall,\\nMuskegon Count}-, Mich., numbers his friends by\\nthe score and has long been identified with the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0424.jp2"}, "425": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n431\\nprogressive interests of his locality. (Jur subject,\\na native of Niagara County, N. Y., was born\\nnear Kast Wilson. Marcii 27, 1858, and was the son\\nof George A. and Helen M. (Raker) Hriggs, highly\\nesteemed residents of the Kinpire State. The\\npaternal grandfather, Andrew Hriggs, a brave sol-\\ndier of the War of 1812, left to his descendants\\nnumerous valuable legacies, among them being a\\npowder-horn carried by him during the troublous\\ndays of the early part of the present century\\n(irandfather Hriggs was a prominent dair} farmer,\\nhis extensive homestead being located in lilack\\nRiver County, N.Y. He was killed by an accident\\nwhen George, the father of our subject, born in\\nBooneville in 1826, was a small bo}\\nThe history of the Briggs famll3 in AnuM ica is\\nintimately associated with the growth and progress\\nof the United States, four brothers having sailed\\nfrom England to America more than two centuries\\nago. They landed in Rhode Island, and while one\\nremained in that State, the others scattered to\\nvarious parts of the Union. One went to Ohio,\\nanother to Pennsylvania, and the direct ancestor\\nof our subject settled in the Kmpire State. To-day\\nnumerous branches of the old family are found in\\neverj State of our Republic, many of the men and\\nwomen filling jjositions of high trust and impor-\\ntance.\\nThe father of our subject was an onl}- son, and,\\na little lad at tlic death of his father, went to live\\nwith an uncle, Nathan Briggs, a wealthy dairyman\\nof Black River County. While with his uncle,\\nGeorge A. received excellent advantages for\\nschooling, and when old enougli learned the car-\\npenter s trade, but finally entered largely into\\nfarming and became a leading general agriculturist\\nof his native State. George A. Hriggs was a man\\nof broad views and sound judgment, and, liberal\\nin sentiment and kindly by nature, never had an\\nencm\\\\ but rejoiced In a iiost of friends. Al-\\nthough a strong Democrat and patriotic citizen, he\\nwas unwiUIng, altliough urged to do so. to accept\\nany political |)erfernient. In all public matters\\nas well as private affairs he was sincere, iipilght\\nand practical, and was numbered among the\\nsubstantial men, ever ready to respond to tiie de-\\nmands of duty. This good man and true Ameri-\\ncan citizen passed away mourned by all who knew\\nhim July 10, 188 and in Niagara County, where\\nthe greater part of his life was passed, his death\\nwas accounted a public loss.\\nHelen M. Haker. the mother of our suliject, was\\nbom in Niagara County, N. Y., in 1837, and was\\nthe daughter of John Baker, a prosperous contrac-\\ntor and builder of that county. While yet\\ncomparativel3 a young man, Mr. Haker was killed\\nby the kick of an ox. Mrs. Briggs had two own\\nbrothers and one sister, also a half-brother, her\\nmother having married twice. An uncle of our\\nsubject, Charles S. Baker, enlisted as a private in\\ntlic Civil War, serving with courage four years, a\\ntwelvemonth of which time was spent In LIbby\\nPrison. Discharged from the army with the com-\\nmission of a First Uieutenaiit, he survived until\\n1880, then dying in New York State. John Baker\\nis a well-known farmer of Niagara County, N. Y.\\nElizabeth E. Haker married Daniel E. Chaddock,\\nand with her husband came to Michigan, where she\\npassed away In 18C8. The half-brother, Frank M.,\\nwho also bore the name of Baker, is a successful\\ncontractor and bridge-builder living at Rosedale,\\nKan. The mother of Mr. Briggs is now residing\\nin Lima, N. Y., where she went to educate the\\nI younger children. There were six in the family,\\nCharles E. being the eldest son. Florence A., the\\neldest of the sisters, was educated at Lockport (N.\\nY Academy, and was for many years a superior\\nteacher; she now resides with her mother. John\\nE., also educated at Lockport Academy, is a civil\\nengineerat Cameron, Mo.; Frank died when a child:\\nVictoria G., a graduate of the Genesee Weslevan\\nSeminary, is a successful teacher In the public\\nschools of Whitehall, where she has been engaged\\nfor the past two years; Helen C, also educated at\\nthe Wesleyan Seminary, married Bert C. Stockwell,\\na prominent attorney of Lockport, N. Y., and\\nthe son of a noted local politician of the Empire\\nState.\\nOur subject passed the days of early boyhood in\\nEast Wilson, and had completed Ills studies in\\nLockport Academy at the age of nineteen. Imme-\\ndiately after he acquired in Lockport a knowledge\\nof telegraphy. In 1878, an ambitious young\\nman of twenty, Mr. Briggs journeyed to Michigan", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0425.jp2"}, "426": {"fulltext": "432\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD.\\nand spent one year in the employ of tlie West\\nMichigan Railroad Company as operator at Hart-\\nford, lie next went to Sioux City, Iowa, as\\na civil engineer in the service of the Chicago\\nNorthwestern Railroad, and after the first six\\nmonths had charge of a division of the road tlien\\nunder construction. For five continuous years\\nour subject was in cliarge of vaiious divisions of\\nthat system of railroad, and then bettered himself\\nby accepting a position in Chicago as Assistant\\nDivision Engineer of the Nickel I latc Railroad.\\nAt the close of a twelvemonth he became the\\nprincipal Assistant Engineer on the Hannibal it St.\\nJoseph, Kansas City St. .Joseph, Council Bluffs\\n(Si St. Joseph and Des Moines Railroads.\\nAt the end of three years, our subject, lo-\\ncated in Cincinnati, Ohio, received the position of\\nPrincipal Assistant Civil Engineer of the Ohio i;\\nMississippi Railroad, but later, on account of his\\nwife s failing health, resigned that position and in\\n1888 settled in Michigan, his headquarters being\\nWhitehall, where lie accepted the management of\\nwestern Michigan for the New York Mutual Life\\nInsurance Comf)any, and in all his business enter-\\nprises has made a success, building up a large and\\nrapidly increasing patronage for the well-known\\nand reliable companj wliicli he so abl^ represents.\\nA life-long Democrat, Mr. Briggs since bis resi-\\ndence in Whitehall has taken an active part in\\nlocal politics, and was the first Democrat ever\\nelected to the honored position of President of tlie\\nVillage Council. Fraternally, our subject is a\\nvalued member of the Ancient Free Accepted\\nMasons, connected with the Blue Lodge and\\nchapter. Upon December 30, 1883, Charles E.\\nBriggs and Miss Octavia L. Andrews, of Hartford,\\nMich., weie united in marriage. Mrs. Briggs is a\\ndaughter of Samuel Andrews, a prominent lumber-\\nman of Hartford. An uncle. Dr. .Josiah Andrews,\\nof Paw Paw, was widely known as one of the most\\neminent surgeons of the State of Michigan. A\\nbrother of Mrs. Briggs, Capt. John II. Andrews,\\na brave soldier of the late Civil War, was\\nkilled at the battle of Dallas, Ga., on the march\\nwith Sherman from Atlanta to the sea. Another\\nbrother, Charles Andrews, became a prosperous\\nfarmer. Nancy T. Andrews, the only sister of\\nMrs. Briggs, is the wife of W. A. Phelps, of Grand\\nRapids, a wealthy lumberman arid also the largest\\ntan bark dealer in Michigan. The pleasant home\\nof Mr. and Mrs. Briggs has been blessed by the\\nbirth of three children. Samuel G., a blight little\\nlad, is now eight years of age; Ethel L. died when\\none year old; Ralpli E. is four years of age. The\\nbeautiful family residence, one of the finest in\\nWhitehall, is the abode of hospitality, and the\\nscene of many social gatherings, our subject and\\nhis estimable wife being held in high e-teem by a\\nwide circle of friends and acquaintances.\\nV\\nOHN MASTERSON. Although a resident\\nof Ottawa County for less than a decade of\\n3 ears, Mr. Masterson has a wide circle of\\nacquaintances and business associates,whose\\nregard he has won by his genial courtesy, upright\\nlife and the uniform reliabilitj- of his transactions.\\nHe engages in agricultural pursuits upon his pleas-\\nantly situated and highl.y cultivated farm in Tall-\\nmadge Township, consisting of one hundred acres\\nof arable land. As a farmer he is energetic, indus-\\ntrious and cfticient, and uses good judgment in the\\ncultivation of his land.\\nA native of Illinois, our subject was born in\\nLake County August 7, 1841. His father, Thomas\\nMasterson, was born in Ireland in 1810, and in\\n1828 came to America, settling in Illinois and fol-\\nlowing farming operations in Shields Township,\\nLake County-, until liis demise. On first coining\\nto America, however, he did not engage in agri-\\ncultural pursuits, but conducted an extensive bus-\\niness in the digging of ditches, etc. It was he who\\ncontracted to clean the brush from the Chicago\\nRiver, an arduous undertaking, .as may well be\\nsurmised. His wife, whose maiden name was\\nBridget Malloy, was, like himself, of Irish birth\\nand parentage.\\nThe eldest child in his father s family, the sub-\\nject of this biographical sketch was the recipient\\nof such educational opportunities as were afforded", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0426.jp2"}, "427": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECOKB.\\n433\\n\u00c2\u00a3o:-\\nyB. CONLKV, a tlioiouglil}- practical and\\nenterprising druggist, located at Wliite-\\n^^f^ hall, Muskegon County, Mich., is an ex-\\npert pharmaceutist and a man of excellent busi-\\nness ability. A native of lliis State, Mr. Conley\\nwas born in Ionia. Ionia County, November 27,\\n185.5, and was the eldest of the family of six chil-\\ndren, three sons and three daughters, wlio blessed\\nthe home of his parents, Uol)ert and .Susan (Dil-\\nlon) Conley. The father and mother, both na-\\ntives of Ireland, were only children wiien with\\ntheir families they ciossed the broad Atlantic to\\nAmerica. They settled upon Canadian soil, and,\\nmarrying in the oarl3 part of 1854, made their\\npermanent home in Ionia County, Mich., wliere\\nthe father, a carpenter l)y trade, found immediate\\neni|)loyment. Combining with the occupation of\\na builder the tilling of the soil, Robert Conley en-\\ngaged also in general agriculture, and, yet surviv-\\nby the public schools of Lake County, III. lie\\nworked at home on the farm until he reached the\\nage of seventeen, when he went to Lake Korest and\\nthere secured employment, remaining until 1884.\\nAt that time he came to Michigan and purchased\\nthe tract of land in Tallmadge Township, Oltjiwa\\nCounty, which has ever since been his home. lie\\nis a man of prominence in this community and an\\nactive worker in the Democratic part)-. In relig-\\nious matters, he is a Roman Catholic.\\nThe lady who in .lune, 1866, became the wife\\nof our subject was formerly Miss JIary Dclaney,\\nand at the time of her marriage was living in Ot-\\ntawa County. To this union have been born six\\nchildren, namely: Tiiomasand Annie (twins), Mary,\\n.lohn. Daniel and Lawrence, all of whom reside\\nwith their parents with the exception of the eldest\\nson, who is a conductor on the Detroit Milwau-\\nkee Railroad. The faniilj-, socuilly, is one of the\\nbest-known and most influential in the count\\\\-,and\\nboth Mr. and ]Mrs. M.isterson have the regard of\\ntheir many friends.\\ning, lives a quiet and retired life in Whitehall, re-\\nspected by all who know him. His second son,\\nJohn U., married Miss Mary IJaker, of Montague,\\nand has one child. lie and his wife and family are\\nnow residing in Kansas City, wliere he is prosper-\\nously engaged in the drug business, (ieorge mar-\\nried a lady of Painesville, Oiiio, and is a resident\\nof that city. Marie Antoinette is the wife of K.\\nII. Ilarwood, a retired business man of Whitehall;\\nAbby is living with her parents in Whitehall; and\\n^Laggie died when only eight years of age.\\nUntil eighteen years old our subject p.assed the\\nmost of his time upon his father s farm. He at-\\ntended thcschool of his home neighhf)rhood and re-\\nceived a common-school education, which he has\\nsince supplemented by observation and reading.\\nFor the fourteen succeeding years Mr. Conley\\nworked in the lumber camps mainly, seven years\\nof the time being foreman on the river. AVhcn\\nabout thirty-one or thirty-two years old, he en-\\ngaged in business at Whitehall as a builder and\\ncontractor, also extending his trade to Muskegon,\\nwhere he erected numerous houses. In the fall of\\n1888, having amassed a snug capital, our subject\\nwent into his present Uisiness and carries one of\\nthe most complete lines of drugs and sundries han-\\ndled b} any similar store in this locality. Since\\n1888 our subject has given his entire tune to the\\ndet^ails of the drug business, and his line large store\\nhas earned tlie reputation of being one of the best-\\nmanaged in Muskegon County.\\nA first-class business man in every respect, Mr.\\nConley also possesses musical talent of a high order\\nand is leader of tlie Whitehall band, which he as-\\nsisted in organizing. .Jul) 3, 1881, W. H. Conley\\nand Miss Grace Phelps, of Whitehall, were united\\nin marriage, receiving the best wishes and hearty\\ncongratulations of a host of friends. Mrs. Conley\\nis the step-daughter of Col. T. S. Watson, and is\\nwidely known and highly esteemed by a large cir-\\ncle of actjuaintances. Two bright little daughters,\\nBessie, ten years old in April, 189. and Lulu\\naged eight, July 13, 18 .)3, are the pride of their\\nbeautiful home. Politically, Mr. Conley is a Dem-\\nocrat, but has never .aspired to otlice. P raternally,\\nhe is associated with the Independent Order of\\nOdd Fellows, has passed the chairs of the order,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0427.jp2"}, "428": {"fulltext": "434\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAX, RECORD.\\nand has been a icpiescntative to the Grand Lodge.\\nBeginning life without capital or influence, our\\nsubject lias won his upward way to a position of\\nuseful influence and is numbered among the sub-\\nstantial citizens of JIuskegon County.\\n;DWARD WATSON. The philosophy of\\nsuccess in life is an interesting study, and\\nii affords a lesson from which many can profit.\\n]n choosing a pursuit in life, taste, mental gifts,\\nopportunity and disposition to labor should be\\nconsidered, as an\\\\- young man who has a disposi-\\ntion to become a respectable and useful citizen\\ndesires to succeed in his work. On the 3d of July,\\n1857, a boy was born in Medina Count} Ohio,\\nwho grew up to sturd} manhood, ambitious to\\nexcel and possessing much energy and determina-\\ntion, attributes which are essential to success in\\nany calling. This boy was Edward Wats^on, his\\nparents being Edward G. and Rebecca (Register)\\nWatson. (See sketch of Thomas W. Watson).\\nEdward Watson received a good practical edu-\\ncation in the common schools of Ohio, and for\\nsome time attended a select school under one of\\nthe graduates of Oberlin College. When sixteen\\nvears of age he branched out as a farm hand, hav-\\ning learned the details of farm life of his worthy\\nfather, and continued this for seven months, re-\\nceiving as compensation ^14 per month. Ijuring\\nthat time he lost but one day from the field. In\\nthe year 1873 he decided to settle in Michigan,\\nand for six months after doing so he worked b}\\nthe month, saving his wages and economizing in\\norder to Itecome the owner of land in tlie future.\\nHe first purchased twenty acres of land, covered\\nwith a heavy growth of timber, and this, after\\nslightly improving, he sold to his father.\\nFour years after this-young Watson worked in\\na lumber-mill, and in 1878 purchased forty acres\\nadjoining his i)iisent pro|)erty. Since that time\\nhe has added to the original tract seventy-two\\nacres, making one hundred and twelve acres, and\\nhe has one hundred acres under cultivation. lie has\\na fine residence, commodious and substantial out-\\nbuildings, barns, etc., and his place shows the care\\nand energy of its thrifty owner. In connection\\nwith carrying on his extensive farming interests,\\nMr. Watson is also engaged in stock-raising, breed-\\ning a high grade of Durham cattle and Norman and\\nSuffolk horses, the latter a new breed of horses\\nbrought over from England. Everything about\\nhis fine place shows that he is one of the pros-\\nperous and progressive farmers of the county,\\nand as a citizen and neighbor no man is more\\nhighl\\\\ esteemed.\\nOn the 23d of October, 1878, he was married\\nto Miss Lilla M. Comstock, a native of Grand Ha-\\nven, and daughter of AVilliam and Emily (Hil-\\ndreth) Comstock, natives respectively of Massa-\\nchusetts and Vermont. She was the youngest of\\nfour children, as follows: Carrie, now Mrs. Heniy\\nJones, of Grand Rapids; Alice, of this county; and\\nWallace, also of this county-. Mr. and Mrs. Corn-\\nstock reside at Allendale, this county, where they\\nhave a pleasant home. Three children have been\\nthe fruits of our subject s union: Ralph, Fred\\nand Arthur. At present Mr. Watson is an active\\nmember of the township Grange. He has never\\nfilled any political position, although he has held\\na number of minor offices in his township, for all\\nhis time is devoted to the management of his ex-\\ntensive farm and stock industry. In politics, he\\naffiliates with the Democratic party.\\n..^re i\\ni i\\n|^_^ ENRY VINCENT, an extensive and thor-\\noughly practical horticulturist and manu-\\nfacturer of wine, residing ui)on a highly\\nI) productive farm near (irand Haven, Ottawa\\nCounty, is a native of the Netherlands, and was\\nborn in Wyk-bei-Duurstede on the 17th of Janu-\\nary, 1850. The father, John V^incent, was born in\\nGermany, but spent most of his life in the Nether-\\nlands and never came to America. He was a fine", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0428.jp2"}, "429": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD.\\n435\\nmusic-i:in and a man of learning and accomplish- 1\\nments. Our subject was llie second of the eleven\\ncliildren who clustered in the home, of jioni\\nnine vet survive. The living are in the order of\\ntheir hirth: Anton. Henry, Mary, Louise, .len-\\nnette, Peter, Calo, I aulitie and Tonia. At the\\nage of eighteen years. Henry, an ambitious and eu-\\nteri)rising youth, emigrated to America, and at once\\nlocated in Zecland, Mich. Our subject, liberality\\neducated in the schools of the Fatherland, and\\nself-reliant, was well fitted to make his way in life.\\nAfter remaining about six months in Zecland, Mr.\\nVincent removed to Holland, Mich., and resided\\nthere four and a-half years, following his trade of I\\nprinter. At the expiration of this time, animated\\nb_v a strong desire to revisit his native land, lie\\nreturned, in 1873, to the Netherlands.\\nOur subject passed the next two years and a-half\\nin travel, linally spending a Iwclvemouth in Lon-\\ndon, England, and from that city departing for\\nGrand Ha])ids, Mich., where he resided the suc-\\nceeding live 3 ears, devoting his attention to\\nprinting. From (irand Ra])ids, Mr. A incent re-\\nmoved to his [iresent home in Ottawa County,\\n^licli.. having inherited from the estate of ])r.\\nJohn .Maslenbroek the farm on which he now re-\\nsides. l i)on the seventy acres are raised all kinds\\nof small fruits, as well as api)les, peaches, pears\\nami graj Cs. The wine made by Mr. Vincent is a\\ntine product and has an extended sale, its e.xcel-\\nlent tlavor and its |)urity making it especially de-\\nsirable for medical as well as table uses. In 1880,\\nHenry Vincent and Miss .lennette Mastenbroek\\nwere united in marriage. The accomplished wife\\nof our subject, born in Michigan in 1860, was the\\ndaughter of Dr. John Mastenl)roek, a native of\\nthe Netherlands but a long-tinie resident of Mus-\\nkegon, Mich. Mrs. Vincent is the eldest of the\\nthree daughters who brightened the home of her\\nparents.\\nSix children blessed the union of Mr. and\\nMrs. Vincent, but three only nf)w survive: John,\\nWillie and AL iry. Mrs. Vincent is a valued mem-\\nber of the Congregational Church at Crand\\nHaven, and, a lady of high character and line at-\\ntainments, occupies a position of useful inlluence,\\nand socially commands the sincere esteem of a\\nlarge circle of friends. Ever since his permanent\\nresidence in his present locality, our subject has\\nbeen prominently associated with the advance-\\nment of the best interests of his neighborhood\\nand vicinity. Politically an Independent, he\\nvoles, irrespective of party, for the best man, and\\nat the last Presidential election cast his vote for\\nCleveland. He is now and has been for two years\\nSchool Director, and, an ardent friend to educa-\\ntional progress, has materially assisted in the up-\\nward growth of educational facilities. Elected\\nJustice of the Pe.ace, Mr. Vincent did not ciualify\\nfor the otiice, and has, in fact, no aspirations for\\npublic position or political honors, but, a true\\nAmerican citizen, takes a deep interest in both local\\nand national affairs, and is ever ready to do his\\nfull share in all matters of public welfare.\\nj++++i\\nIRK MIEDEMA, an energetic general ag-\\nriculturist and a brave veteran of the lale\\nCivil War, is a native of the Netherlands,\\nand was born in riesland in the year\\nHis parents, John and .Kane (Wiersma)\\nMiedema, born, reare l and educated in the Nether-\\nlands, after their marriage kept an hotel in a vil-\\nlage of their native land, in which employment\\nthe father continued until his death, at thirtv-\\neight years of age. The father was a son of\\nHenry and Jante (Koopman) Miedema. I lie pa-\\nternal grandfather, l)ei iiiuing life as a poor man,\\nthrough su[)erior business ability and keen intelli-\\ngence won his upward w;iy to prosperity and\\nwealth. He was a m.anufacturor of different vari-\\neties of extracts, and lived in a nourishing village,\\nowning a farm of sixty acres adj.icent to the\\nplace. At his death he left io his family a for-\\ntune of 10,000. The father received a good ed-\\nucation and began life for himself at the age of\\ntwent.\\\\-lwo, when he married. .\\\\t his death he\\nleft to the care (if his widow three children: Henr\\\\\\ndeceased; I )iil our subject; and B.iarnd,yet living\\nin the Netherlands. .lolin Miedema was a devout", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0429.jp2"}, "430": {"fulltext": "436\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmember of the Reformed Cliurcli and a sincere\\nCliristian man. Our subject was about twelve years\\nof age at tlie time of the demise of his father, and\\ndutifully worked for his mother in the hotel until\\nhe reached manhood.\\nHaving arrived at his majority, iMr. IMiedema\\nhired out eight years to farmers, his mother mean-\\ntime having married Dirk Terpstra. While work-\\ning out by the mouth our subject was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Catherine Riemasma, daughter\\nof Herrit and Anna Riemasma. The one child\\nof the union born in the Old Countiy is Jane,\\nmarried to Rinke De Vries. After emigrating to\\nAmerica in 1852, six children were born, four of\\nwhom died young. The two surviving are: Anna,\\nwife of .Jacob Dagger; and Magie, wife of .John\\nTer Beck. Our subject received some money from\\nhis grandfather s estate and with his bequest paid\\nfor the passage of himself and family across the\\nsea to the land of promise, America. When Mr.\\nMiedema, with liis wife and child, reached Kala-\\nmazoo his capital consisted of $6 in money, sup-\\nplemented by a large stock of hope and self-reli-\\nance. Very soon receiving employment, he worked\\nby tlie day for one year, and then came to Hol-\\nland, Ottawa County, where he has since contin-\\nued to reside. Through hard work and prudent\\neffort our subject was in a comparatively brief\\ntime enabled to purchase thirty acres of ground\\nwhere he now lives, and to whose extent he has\\nthrifiily added until he possesses seventy valuable\\nacres, once heavily timbered but brought by Mr.\\nMiedema up to a highly profitable state of culti-\\nvation and improved with excellent buildings.\\nIn 1861 our subject enlisted in Company D\\nSecond Michigan Cavalry, and was in the Army of\\nthe Cumberland. lingaging in many decisive bat-\\ntles of the long campaign, Mr. Miedema fought\\nwith courage at Shiloli, Pcrryville, Boonville, Cor-\\ninth, Franklin, Murfrcesboro and Brandwood.\\nDuring the latter battle our subject was severely\\nwounded in the head, on the left side, by a minie-\\nball. Falling from his horse his foot cauglit in\\nthe stirrup and he was dragged some twenty rods.\\nAfter remaining at the camp hospital aliout two\\nmonths, he went to the hospital in Nashville\\na few davs and vvas later taken to the convales-\\ncent camp, where he received his discharge in July,\\n1863. Mr. Miedema is an honored member of A.\\nC. Van Raalte Post No. 262, G. A. R. He is in\\nreligious affiliation a member of the Seceder\\nChurch of Holland. Interested in all matters of mu-\\ntual welfare and ever ready to assist in the public\\nwork of his home locality, our subject is highly re-\\nspected and possesses the regard of many friends.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6^s^-^s*\\nA\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^1? AMES H. WHEELER. To the memory of\\nour loved dead we erect costly statues and\\nloft} monuments; we chisel beautiful epi-\\ntaphs upon their marble tombs; we sing\\nin verse of their virtues, or in stately prose nar-\\nrate their valorous deeds. But far more enduring\\nthan chiseled monument or gently-flowing rhyme,\\nis the memory of a loft} noble life, spent in do-\\ning good to others. Such was the life of James\\nH. Wheeler, who, dying, left to his children the\\nheritage of an untarnished name and a spotless\\nlife. Now after life s litfui fever, he sleeps well.\\nThough he reached the age of more than three-\\nscore and ten years, yet in his demise those who\\nsurvive him are reminded that\\nThe battle of our life is brief;\\nThe alarm, the struggle, the relief,\\nThen sleep we side by side.\\nBorn in New York State, July 27, 1820, our sub-\\nject was the son of Moses and Luc}- Wheeler, both\\nof whom died when James was small. He had the\\nadvantages of the schools of his section of New\\nYork, and worked for a time on a farm belonging\\nto Jlr. Little, the gentleman with whom he lived\\nafter the death of his parents. At the age of\\ntwenty-two, he removed from New York to Mich-\\nigan and taught three terms of school in the city\\nof Jackson. Then, returning to New York, he\\nsojourned in that State for a year, after which he\\ncame to Ottawa County, Mich. Purchasing prop-\\nerty here, he at once commenced the work of clear-\\ning the land and cultivating the soil. As the vears", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0430.jp2"}, "431": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD\\n137\\npiissed l\\\\v, he gained a larse measure of success,\\nand was recognized as one of llie most progressive\\nagriculturists of Tallinadge Townsliip. At the\\ntime of his deatli, Marcli 12. 1891, he had more\\nthan one hundred and sixty acres of choice land\\nunder cultivati(ui.\\nThe lad^- who became the wife of Mr. Wheeler\\nin October. 184. and wluo still survives to mourn\\nhis loss, l)ore the maiden name of Klizabetli L.\\nMcKee. Her parents, James and Lucinda (Decker)\\nMcKee, were natives of New York State, who re-\\nmoved to Michigan when Klizabeth w.ns a girl of\\neight, and settled in Jackson, where Mr. JIcKec is\\nstill living (1893) at the advanced age of ninety\\n3^ears. Mrs. McKee died a few j-ears ago, aged\\neightj- three. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler were the par-\\nents of three children, two of whom are living.\\nMortimer L. married Miss Maggie Con, and resides\\nin Michigan: Aurella L. became the wife of James\\nCary and lives witii her mother.\\nWliile Jlr. Wheeler never became i)rominent in\\npolitics, he was firm in his allegiance to the Repub-\\nlican party, the principles of which he suppfirted\\nfrom the time of its organization until the date of\\nhis death. During the late war his ^vMipntliies\\nwere on the side of the Inion, and he enlisted in\\nthe army in 1803, serving valiantly until the close\\nof the cdiillkt. when he was lionoiably discharged.\\nHe was .luslicc of the Peace for a number of years,\\nand also occupied other positions of prominence.\\n6\\n=S^\\nfH-^i\\n|()11N I.Air.ACll.a progressive citizen of\\nHavenna and the owner of valuable iirdji-\\ncrly in Muskegon County, was born in\\nOhio in )(tober, 1851, and is of Pennsyl-\\nvania-Oernian descent. His paternal grandfather,\\nOeorge L. Laubach. was a resident of the Keyslone\\nState. He died in 18H2,at the age of ninety-seven,\\nin ISelmont, .Mich. The father of our subject,\\nBenjamin L., was liorn in rennsylvania in 1825\\nand remained with his parents until he was nine-\\nteen, when he came West as far as Ohio. Prior to\\nleaving the Keystone State, he had gained a prac-\\ntical education in the common schools, and after\\nlocating in Ohio he taught three terms of school\\nduring winter seasons, spending his summers on\\nhis father s farm.\\nAt the age of twenty-one, Henjaiiiin L. Lau-\\nbach married Miss Mary, daughter of John and\\nSarah Sherriek. This estimable lady died when\\nher son, our subject, was only nine days old, and\\nthe father afterward married Miss Klizabeth Col-\\nman, their union taking place in 1852. Subse-\\nquently he removed to Michigan and settled in\\nWright Township, Ottawa Count} where he com-\\nmenced the arduous t.ask of clearing and cultivat-\\ning a farm. Seven years after coming to .Alichi-\\ngan he w.as bereaved by the death of his wife. and\\ntwo years after her demise he was united in mar-\\nriage with Miss Harriet IJrown, who died tliiee\\nj ears afterward. In 187(1 he married Mrs. Mary\\nGee, who is still living. The father make^ his\\nhome in I iainlield Township, Kent County, Mich.,\\nwhere he located two years ago upon selling his\\nvaluable farm of four hundred acres. lie is now\\n189.3) sixty-seven years old and as active as many\\nmen twentj years his junior. A stanch Hepubli-\\ncan 111 polities, he served for eleven years as Su-\\npervisor in Ottawa County, and also represented\\nhis district in the Legislature for two terms.\\nOf Benjamin L. Lanbach s lirst marriage two\\nchildren were born, the elder being George, who\\nwas graduated from Albion College, at Albion,\\nMich., and is now teaching music in Coopersville\\nand the suirf)uiidiiig country. The younger son,\\nthe subject of this ketcli, obtained his education\\nin the public scIk)o1s of Ottawa County, where he\\nresided until he was twenty-live. From there he\\nremoved to Ravenna, Muskegon County, and, i)ur-\\nch.asing land, engaged in farming until 1892,\\nwhen he rented his property and removed to the\\nvilliige of RaveniiM. In his social relations he is\\nidcntitied with Berlin Lodge No. 218, A. F. A- A.\\nM.; Ravenna Lodge. Xo. 355, 1. O. F.; Ravenna\\nGrange, ami liilukah Lodge. I. O. O. F., his wife\\nbeing also a meinlier of the last-named organiza-\\ntion.\\nJune 29, 1873, i\\\\lr. Laiibacli married Llla,\\ndaughter of (ieorge and I lliza (Streeter) Hodges,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0431.jp2"}, "432": {"fulltext": "438\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nand tliey became llie parents of one daughter,\\nMay, who married George Patterson and resides\\nin Conklin, Mich. In December, 1888, Mrs. Ella\\nLaiibacli departed this life, and in August, 1890,\\nour subject was united in marriage witli Mrs. Mary\\n(Akermanj Hunter. One daughter, Eva Ella, has\\nblessed this union. Jlrs. Laubach is identiflcd\\nwith the Presbyterian Church and is a lady whose\\nposition in social circles is one of prominence.\\nPolitically, Mr. Laubach has ijlwaj-s been a Repub-\\nlican. For several years he served as Justice of\\nthe Peace, for two terms has officiated as Township\\nTreasurer and is tlie present Supervisor of Ravenna\\nTownship.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6^1\\nB\\nV\\nOHN C. ROBART. Ohio has given to Mich-\\nigan many estimable citizens, but she has\\nti contributed none more universally resjiected\\nt and esteemed than the pioneer whose name\\nheads this sketcii. It is always a pleasure to deal\\nwitii the history of one who is a member of one\\nof those grand old families who have for genera-\\ntions been distinguished for patriotism, the genu-\\nine spirit of Christianit} and the strong character-\\nistics ttiat have made them men of mark. .John\\nC. Robart is a product of Ohio, born in Portage\\nCounty December 29, 1836, and the tenth of\\ntwelve children born to the union of James and\\nAnnie (Croy) Rohart, of English and Danish ex-\\ntraction, respectively.\\nJames Robart was born in New Jersey, where his\\nancestors settled in 1649. They were among the old-\\nest English families in that State, and all the mem-\\nbers of this family sided with the Colonists, and\\nfought bravelj- for independence. James Robart\\nmoved to Ohio with his mother and stepfather when\\na boy, and settled in the Western Reserve, which\\nhas contributed so much of poimlation and intel-\\nligence to other States. There he finished his\\ngrowth, married and resided until after the birth\\nof our subject, when he and his family moved to\\nTuscarawas County, but only resided there for a\\nfew years. From there they moved to what is\\nnow Fulton County, Ohio, and in 1844 came to\\nMichigan, which was then a wilderness. At that\\ntime the city of Coldwater boasted of three\\nstores and a hotel. Mr. Robart purchased a small\\namount of land from the Government, and while\\nclearing up this farm was accidentally killed by\\na falling tree, in 1848. In 1858 his widow mar-\\nried Allen Ilebner, and died in 1860.\\nThe children born to the above-mentioned cou-\\nple were as follows: Pha be (deceased), who was the\\nwife of C. Harrison; Amelia (deceased), who was\\nthe wife of Peter Gee; Hiram (deceased); Minerva\\n(deceased), who was the wife of Nathan Jones; An-\\nnie, wife of Leander Whitten; Sybil, wife of An-\\ndrew S. Hopkins; James; Rachel, wife of Levi Wal-\\ndron; Mahala, wife of Martin Crego; John C; Cath-\\nerine, wife of Derrick Sutfin; and Frank, who died\\nin the army. The original of this sketch, John C.\\nRobart, was educated in the common schools of\\nMichigan, and remained with his mother and sis-\\nters until 18,59, when he decided to locate in Iowa.\\nFor eight years he w.as a resident of that State,\\nengaged in farming and freighting aci oss the\\nplains, and during that time he had man} exciting\\nadventures with the Indians, principally Sioux and\\nCheyennes. It was nothing very uncommon for\\nhim to find men scalped and with stakes driven\\nthrough their bodies.\\nIn 1861 Mr. Robart left the trail and engaged\\nin tilling the soil in Monroe County, Iowa, con-\\ntinuing the same until 1864, wlien he moved to\\nLucas County. There he remained until 1866,\\nwhen he went on the railroad which is now the\\nChicago, Burlington Quincy as foreman for J.\\nE. Longford fe Co., following this until May, 1868,\\nwhen he went to Kansas City, Mo. AVhile in the\\nlatter place he engaged in grading and contract-\\ning, which he continued until 1870, and then went\\nto Vernon County, Mo., where he farmed for one\\nyear. In 1872 he went to Crawford County, Kan.,\\nand was engaged in coal-mining at that pl.ace for\\nthree years. From there he came to Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., resumed his old occupation of\\nfarming, and in 1876 settled on his present prop-\\nerty. That section was a perfect wilderness no\\nroads, no schools, no im])rovements of any kind", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0432.jp2"}, "433": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n4 3 It\\nand liere Mr. Robart settled on eightj acres. He\\nnow lias fifty-five acres under cultivation, and in\\nconnection witli tillin j tiie soil is engaged in rais-\\ning a fine grade of horses.\\nMiss .Susie Thrall, who became his wife on the\\n1st of February, 18(!:5, was a native of Delaware\\nCounty, Ohio, and the daughter of George and\\nAnnie (Baker) Thrall, of Russell. Iowa. Three\\nchildren were given to Mr. and Mrs. Robart:\\nCharles C, deceased; Mary E., wife of Arthur\\nDiinkwater, of Holland, Mich.; and Carl J. In\\n1880 Mr. Robart was elected Highway Commis-\\nsioner, and was also Census Enumerator, School\\nInspector in 1883, and Justice of the Peace in\\n1882. The last-named office he has held for ten\\nyears. In 18111 and 1892 he was re-elected High-\\nway Commissioner, and for sixteen 3 ears has been\\nSchool Director in his district. In his political\\nprinciples, he is an ardent Republican, and takes\\na deep interest in the success of his party, and\\nserved for six j-eais on the Republican County\\nCommittee.\\nP. HORTON, Supervisor of Laketon\\nJ. Township, and one of the most extensive\\nfarmers of iSIuskegon County, was born\\nin Montgomery County, N. Y., February\\n28, 1833. His father, who was of Englisii descent,\\nwas born in Connecticut and died wlien our sub-\\nject was only five days old. His mother bore the\\nmaiden name of Clara Van Dusen and was a native\\nof New York, being the daughter of Conrad Van\\nDusen, who traced his lineage to Holland. The\\nj oungest of liiree children, our subject was reared\\nby his grandfatlier A an Dusen, and at tlie age of\\nfourteen began to be self-supporting. One year\\nlater he commenced to work at the trade of a car-\\npenter.\\nAt the age of seventeen, in 18i )(i, our subject\\nwent t j California via tlic Isthmus of I anama,\\nand after landing in .San Francisco he proceeded\\nto the mining regions, where he engaged in mining\\nfor one year. He remained in the Golden State\\nfor ten years, meantime engaging principally in\\nthe draying business, but during the last three\\n3 ears of his sojourn in the State he was a pilot on\\na steamboat on the Sacramento River. In ISGOhe\\nreturned to New York and spent a short time in\\nPalmyra, whence in the spring of 1861 he came to\\nMichigan and located in Burr Oak, .St. Joseph\\nCountry. For two years he worked at his tradi 111\\nthat eit}\\nComing to Muskegon County in June, 1863,\\nMr. Ilorton homesteaded the land where he now\\nresides. The place was then wholly unimproved,\\nand he carried on lumbering for many years. He\\nerected a small log house for his family, and in\\nthat primitive home they resided for twenty-one\\nyears. In 1884 he built the handsome two-story\\nhouse now adorning the place at a cost of more\\nthan $4,()()0. He is the owner of two hundred and\\nfifty acres in the home farm and also eight} acres\\non section 1, Laketon Townshi)), sixty acres of\\nwhich have been placed under excellent cultiva-\\ntion.\\nMay 9, 1861, occurred the marriage of Mr. Ilor-\\nton to Miss Ilanna Van Dusen, wlio was born in\\nWayne County, N. Y., in 1836. Her father, Hiram\\nVan Dusen. and her mother, whose maiden name\\nwas Mariah Crandail, were both natives of the em-\\npire State. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Horton has\\nbeen l)lessed by the birth of four children, namely:\\nElma J., wife of Frank \\\\Vixsoii,of Laketon Town-\\nship; Charles A., Hiram O. and Clarissa F., who re-\\nside with their parents. With one exception these\\nchildren were born on the homestead now occu-\\npied by the famil}-.\\nIn politics a Republican. l\\\\Ir. Ilorton has alw.ays\\ngiven liis support to the priiicii)les of his chosen\\nparty. In 1869 he was chosen Supervi.NJr of Lake-\\nton Township, and lias held that position more\\nthan half the time since the organ i/alit) 11 of the\\ntownship, being the present incumbent of the office.\\nHe has also served as Iligliw.ay Commissioner. .lus-\\ntice of the Peace, Assessor, Treasurer, and in other\\nlocal positions of trust. For nniny years he was\\nextensively engaged in the luinl)er business, spend-\\ning the most of his time in the woods and lijiiid-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0433.jp2"}, "434": {"fulltext": "440\\nPOiiTUAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL KECORD.\\nling hundreds of thousands of dollars belonging\\nto Cliieago parties. He is one of the most success-\\nful and best-informed lumbermen of the county,\\nbut while his interests are large and liis business\\nassociations extensive, he has ever been honorable\\nand upriglit in liis transactions, and is justly\\nproud of the fact that he has never wronged a\\nman.\\nILLIAM WHIPPLE, Jh. Too much praise\\nM cannot be bestowed upon the brave de-\\nfenders of tiie Old Flag, wlio enduied the\\nhardships incident to long and fatiguing marches,\\ndreary daj s in camp and perilous hours near the\\nfoe. Mr. Whipple is one of the men to whose\\nbravery, undaunted courage and energy we owe\\nthe preservation of our nation, the land of the\\nfree. He is as progressive in civil life as he was\\nbrave during his military career, and both as sol-\\ndier and farmer lias discharged the duties devolv-\\ning upon him with a cheerful and unwavering\\nfidelity.\\nA native of New York, our subject was horn in\\nOntario County September 19, 18.39. His father,\\nStephen II. Whipple, was born in Erie, Pa., and at\\nthe age of eleven years removed from there to\\nNew York, locating in Ontario County, where he\\nresided until he was foity. He then came to\\nMichigan and settled in Ottawa County, near Hud-\\nsonville, where he still resides. He married Miss\\n!Mary Ann Smith, whose parents removed from\\nNew Jersey to Michigan, d^ing in this State. Our\\nsubject, the eldest of six children, received his\\neducation in the district schools of the Empire\\nState, and worked on a farm until he was twenty-\\none.\\nAccompanying his parents to Jlichigaii at the\\nage of sixteen, our subject assisted in clearing and\\nimproving his father s farm. Upon attaining his\\nmajority he conimence l to work as a laborer in\\nthe employ of others. In August, 1862, he en-\\nlisted as a member of Company I), Twenty-first\\nMichigan Infantry, and was mustered into the\\nservice on the 3d of September following. With\\nhis regiment he participated in a number of des-\\nperate encounters with the rebels, including the\\nbattles of Perryville, Ky., and Stone River, Tcnn.\\nAt the battle last named he was severel3 wounded,\\nand was confined in a hospital for fourteen months,\\nat the expiration of which time he was trans-\\nferred to the Veteran Reserve Coi|)s. On the 16th\\nof August, 1864, he was promoted to Second Lieu-\\ntenant, and was serving in that capacity at the\\ntime of his discharge, June 30, 1866.\\nUpon returning home, Lieut. Whipple resumed\\nfarming operations upon the farm where he has\\nsince resided, and where he engages in raising the\\nvarious cereals to which this country is especially\\nadapted. Prior to entering the army he was mar-\\nried, February 2, 1862, to ;\\\\Iiss Maria P., daughter\\nof Albert C. and Sarah (Pasco) White, natives of\\nConnecticut. Mr. and Mrs. Whipple are the par-\\nents of one sou, Fred G., who has been a student\\nin the Western Michigan College and the Colum-\\nbian College at Grand Rapids. Socially, our sub-\\nject is a member of Grand Rapids Lodge No. 34,\\nA. M.. and Iliidsonville Lodge, I. O. O. F.,\\nill which he has held all the chairs. Politically,\\nhe has alwavs been a Republican, and places an\\nabiding faith in that party. He has served in a\\nnumber of local offices, including the positions of\\nTownship Clerk and Drain Commissioner.\\nl#^^ii-^ i^l;M#i%\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0jfl ACKSON J. BAKER, who owns and oper-\\nates a good farm of sixty acres on section\\n,\u00e2\u0080\u0094A 29, Dalton Township, and is recognized as\\n*i^l/ one of the leading agriculturists of iluske-\\ngon County, is a native of the Pine Tree State.\\nHo was born in Hancock County, July 10, 184.j,\\nand is a son of William and Hannah (Van Horn)\\nBaker. Little is known concerning the early his-\\ntory of the family, save that it was founded in\\nNew England at an early day. William Baker\\nwas liorn in Maine, and reared to manhood upon\\nhis father s farm, his i)arents spending their entire", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0434.jp2"}, "435": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AM) UIOGRAPIIICAL RECORD.\\n441\\nlives in that State. At the age of twenty-two he\\nleft home to make his own way in the world.\\nWishing to try his fortune in the West, he enii-\\nfrrated to Ohio, and secured a small tract of land\\nfrom the Government. During his residence in\\ntlie Buckeye State he was married, and ten chil-\\ndren were born of the union, namely: .Sanford,\\nSarah, Samuel, AVilliam, Jackson, Emery and\\nAmanda. Selling liis farm in Ohio, Mr. Baker\\nemigrated to Michigan thirty-five years ago and\\nlocated in Clinton County. There he purchased\\nthree hundred acres of unimproved land, and to\\nits development and cultivation devoted his ener-\\ngies througliout the remainder of his life. Mrs.\\nBaker died when our subject was quite young, and\\nhe was afterwards again married, having two chil-\\ndren by the second union, Charles and Jolin. In\\npolitics, William Baker was a Democrat, and for\\ntwelve years he acceptably and creditabi} filled\\nthe office of Justice of the Peace. Pleasant and\\ngenial in manner, he was well liked by every one\\nand had no enemies. lie held membership with\\nthe Baptist Church, as did the mother of our\\nsubject.\\nNo event of special importance occurred during\\nthe childhood and ^outh of the gentleman whose\\nname heads this i-ecord. On attaining his major-\\nity, he began life for himself upon a forty -acre\\nfarm left him by his father. About 1871, he sold\\nthat propert}^ and came to Muskegon County-,\\nMich., locating upon the farm where he now re-\\nsides, lie purchased sixty acres, a wild and heav-\\nily timbered tract, but his labors have transformed\\nit into fields of rich fertility. For fourteen years\\nhe has been successfully engaged in the lumber\\nbusiness.\\nWhile in Clinton County, Mich., ^Ir. Baker was\\nunited in marriage with Miss .Sylvia J. Stokes, and\\nby their union has been born a family of four chil-\\ndren. Frank, the eldest, married Anna Burton, and\\nresides at No. 121b Noble Avenue, Chicago. lie\\ncompleted the High School course at Whitehall and\\nfor several years has been on the stage, being now\\nconnected with the theatrical profession. William,\\nwho was engaged in teaching, is now attending\\ncollege in Big Rapids, Mich. Maude is a student\\nin the High .School of Muskegon; and Winnefred\\ncompletes the family. The Baker household is the\\nabode of hospitality, and its doors are ever open\\nfor the reception of the many friends who delight\\nthere to gather.\\nSocially, Mr. BiiUer is connected with the Knights\\nof Honor of Whitehall. He lias been called upon\\nto serve in various local ollices, was Township\\nCommissioner for years. Treasurer for two years,\\nand Supervisor for two years. The duties of\\nthese positions he has discharged with a prompt-\\nness and fidelity that have won him the commenda-\\ntion of all concerned. A progressive and pul lu--\\nspirited citizen, the best interests of the commu-\\nnity ever find in him a friend.\\nl\\nJfeELLS PARISH, a young and energetic\\n\\\\r\\\\j/j agriculturist and prosperous mill-owner\\n\\\\yW of Allendale Township, Ottawa County,\\nMich., is a native of the State, and was born in\\nPolkton Township August 1, 1854. He is the son\\nof Enos and Valeria (Wait) Parish, prominent\\ncitizens and pioneer settlers of the Wolverine\\nState, and was educated among the scenes of his\\ncliildiiood in Polkton Township, and, trained to\\nhabits of self-reliant industry, attained to man-\\nhood well lifted to make his own w.ay in life.\\nThoroughly grounded in agricultural duties, lie\\nbegan life for himself as a farmer, and although\\nhe remained with his father until twenty-five\\nyears old he received upon lii twenly-lii-jt birlli-\\nday forty acres of land. In wliich he added sixt\\\\\\nacres, all at first entirely wild land, but since\\nbrought up to a high state of cultivation and im-\\nproved with attractive and substantial buildings.\\nWhen twenty-six years old, Jlr. Parish was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Ilattie .Stevens, a\\nnative of New York and daughter of Ransom and\\nMaria (Sinead) .Stevens, who, enugraling from the\\nEmpire State to the fartiier West, located in Mich-\\nigan shortly after the linal close of hostilities of\\nthe late Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were\\nthe parents of seven children, six of whom sur-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0435.jp2"}, "436": {"fulltext": "442\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nvived to adult age. Emil^- became tlie wife of J.\\nD. Pierson, of Sparta, Kent County, Mich.; Ed-\\nward was killed while logging in Bass River,\\nMich.; Eliza is the wife of Henr3 Pierson, of\\nthis township; Milo makes his home in Allen-\\ndale Township; Hattie is the wife of our subject;\\nand Harrison lives in the township.\\nWhen Mr. and Mrs. Parish were first married\\nthej- gave their undivided efforts to the improve-\\nment of their homestead, wliose fertile soil, soon\\nyielding tliem an abundant harvest, amply re-\\nmunerated the patient toilers for all the care and\\nlabor expended in seed-time and harvest. The\\nhandsome two-story residence, the excellent barns,\\nand the general air of thrift and prosperity plainly\\nreveal tiie success of the owners of the valuable\\nfarm. Mr. Parish also owns ten acres in Allen-\\ndale Centre, where the family now reside, and\\nwhere he is engaged in the sawmill business, also\\nl)rofitably running a feedmill. In 1889 our sub-\\nject entered into milling, first conducting a feed-\\nmill and then sawing short stuff. In April, 1892,\\nin compan} with Frank A. Parker, of Allendale\\nTownship, Mr. Parish built his present sawmill,\\nwhich has a capacity of twelve tiiousand feet dailj\\nThe product of the mill is mostly disposed of in\\nGrand Rapids, although the firm enjoj S the custom\\nof a large count} trade. Since attaining liis ma-\\njority, our subject has placed in lauds aud milling\\nmachinery from $5,000 to ^6,000, which he has\\naccumulated by business ability and enterprise,\\nbeing abl}- aided and encouraged by his intelligent\\nlife companion, who has proven herself a helpmate\\nindeed.\\nDuring the passing years eight children have,\\nwitli their intelligence brightened the home of\\nour subject and his estimable wife. Essie R. is the\\neldest-born; then follow in order of birth Artie\\nL., Nellie M., Ada B. (deceased), Emily .J., Charles\\nR., Avis E. and Newton W. Mrs. I aritli occu-\\npies a high social position, and is a valued mem-\\nber of the Ladies Aid Society of Allendale Town-\\nship. Our subject is a stockholder, a Director aud\\nthe first President of the Allendale Creamery\\nCompany, established in the spring of 1893, and\\ntakes an active interest in the promotion of all\\nvital iuterestsof the township and count}-. Politi-\\ncallj- a Democrat, and well posted in local and na-\\ntional issues, Mr. Parish is too absorbed in his\\nbusiness to devote much time to politics, and has\\nnever sought public office, hut is nevertlieless ever\\nready to do his full share in all matters of public\\nwelfare, and is nunjbered among the leading citi-\\nzens and substantial men of Ottawa County.\\nw\\nILLIAM ANDERSON. Among those of\\nforeign birth who have sought homes in\\nthe United States and attained honorable\\npositions in social and business circles may be\\nmentioned the name of ^Ir. Anderson, a promi-\\nnent farmer of Muskegon County, residing on\\nsection 23, Laketon Township. He inherits to a\\nlarge degree the qualities of energy, probity and\\nindustry that have characterized the Swedes from\\ntime immemorial, and that make them such a de-\\nsirable class of settlers. Without the assistance\\nof influential friends and without money, he has\\nworked his way onward and upward, gaining ex-\\ntensive possessions, and that which is better\\nthe good-will of his associates.\\nThe parents of our subject were Samuel and\\nSophia (Amolia) Anderson, natives of Sweden,\\nwhere they passed their entire lives engaged in\\nagricultural pursuits. They were the parents of\\nsix children, and the tiiird of tliese was William,\\nwho was born in Sweden August 17, 1835. He\\nwas reared in the land of iiis birth, receiving a\\nlimited education in the common schools, and\\nearly in life learning the trade of a gardener, at\\nwhich he was employed for a number of years.\\nIn 1865, accompanied by his family, he emi-\\ngrated to tlie United States, and, |irocecding direct\\nto Michigan, located in tlie city of Muskegon. At\\nfirst he worked by the da\\\\- at any employmeiil\\nhe could secure, and for fi\\\\e years was with the\\nfirm of Hyerson, Hill it; Co., millers.\\nPurchasing a farm in Laketon Township, Mr.\\nAnderson entered upon the .active career of a\\nfarmer, and has since continued to reside upon", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0436.jp2"}, "437": {"fulltext": "11^\\nI.\\n^-T TT 3 Wt^\\nRESIDENCE OF WILLIAM AIJ DERoON JORTH rviUSKLGO N M ICH\\nHLSIUENCL UF JOHI-4 F T Y/ i 55 i LCo. 12 S. ;i.,CASNOVi A 1 r. i/i Uo k LGON CO.,mn-ft.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0437.jp2"}, "438": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0438.jp2"}, "439": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD.\\n445\\nthe place he first located upon. He is the owner\\nof lifty acres, upon wUicli he lias placed all the\\nimprovements of a first-class farm. His life proves\\nwhat industry and perseverance may accomplish,\\nfor when he emigrated to this country he had\\nonly ^200 with which to start in business, but\\nthrough tireless energy he has gained success.\\nFor nine years he conducted a boarding-house at\\nhis present residence, a substantial and conveni-\\nently arranged dwelling of twenty-two rooms.\\nThe lady who in October. 18(;(i, became the\\nwife of Mr. Anderjon bore the maiden name of\\nSophia Walberry and was born in Sweden. They\\nwere the parents of eight children, but only three\\narc now living: Josephine, wife of .lolin Henry,\\nof Wiishington; Hoiiiy, a resident uf Muliiie, 111.;\\nand .lennie, tiie wife of Thomas Dt)neh( an, of\\nSaginaw, Mich. A little granddiuighter, Maude,\\nmakes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, and\\nis tenderly cared for by theiii. In his political\\nalHIiations our subject is a stanch adhertMit of\\nRepublican principles, and supports the candidates\\nof that |)arty with his influence and ballot.\\nJOHN H. TWISS, one of the most exten-\\nsive fruit-growers of Casenovia Township,\\nand a well-known citizen of Muskegon\\nCounty, was born in the township of Nor-\\nwich, Huron County, Ohio, on the 7tli of Septem-\\nber, 1\u00c2\u00ab19, being the son of William H. and Kiecta\\n(Henntlt) Twiss. His paternal grandfather, Aliiel\\nTwiss, emigrated to America from Germany in\\ncompany witfi two brothers, and settled in Con-\\nnecticut. Later he located in Monroe County,\\nN. Y.. and thence, in 1828, he removed to Huron\\nCounty, (Jliio, where he entered and improved\\ntwo hundred acres. About 18()(l he removed to\\nStark County, III., where his death occiiiicil at the\\nage of eighty-two. His wife survived liiiii for a\\nnumber of years, passing away at theage of ninety-\\nthree.\\nThe father of our suliject was one of five chil-\\n22\\ndren, the others being: George, Jonathan and\\nAbiel, who all died in Illinois; and Harriet, who\\nresides in Monroeville, Ohio. Grandfather Twiss\\nwas a Republican in politics, and was a soldier\\nin the War of 1812. His wife, whose maiden\\nname w.as Mary Witter, was of English descent,\\nand was born in New York in June, 1825. Will-\\niam U. Twiss was a child of tiiree years when taken\\nby his parents to Ohio. In IH. il he removed to .Mus-\\nkegon County, .Mich., making the journey with an\\nox-team and a wagon. Reaching this county, he en-\\ntered eighty acres on section 2.0, Casenovia Town-\\nsliij), and gave his attention to its improvement.\\nHe also owned forty acres in Kent County.\\nDuring the Civil War William II. Twiss enlisted\\nas a member of the Union arm^-, but was rejected\\nupon examination on .account of disability. Po-\\nlitically, he was a He|)iiblican for years, but sub-\\nsequently adopted Democratic principles. In his\\nreligious convictions he was a member of the\\n^Methodist Episcopal Churcli. He was an honor-\\nable, upright innii, who made his religion a part\\nof his practical everyday life, and at his deatli,\\nFebruaiT 15, 18!\u00c2\u00bb0. he w.is widely mourned as an\\nenergetic citizen, kiiKl-hcarted neighbor and help-\\nful friend. Of his marriage live children were\\nborn: .John K., Mary H. (Mrs. Eiechty), George\\nW., Sniilh and Worth W. The mother of these\\nchildren was born in Uliio, wiiither her father,\\nIsaac Hcnnett, had removed from New York, the\\nSlate of his nativity. He and his wife, whose\\nmaiden name was Hannah Cassady, reared a fam-\\nily of five sons and live daughters.\\nAfter having gained a common-school educa-\\ntion, our subject at the age \u00c2\u00bbf twenfj located on\\nsection 12, Casenovia Townshij), where he has since\\nresided. His original purchase consisted of forty\\nacres, and he is now the owner of two hun-\\ndred and forty acres, which he has cleared. He\\nhas erected a iiumlier of neat farm buildings,\\nand has planted lifty-seven acres in an orchard\\ncontaining various kiiuls of fruit trees, including\\n.seven thousand pcarli trees. Farming has been\\nhis life vocation, .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ilthoiigii for seventeen years he\\nalso engaged in Itimliering. He tjikes an active\\ninterest in local political affairs, and is a stanch\\nadherent of Democratic principles.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0439.jp2"}, "440": {"fulltext": "446\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nJune 11, 1871, Mr. Twiss married Miss Martha\\nProbasco, who was born in Newaygo County,\\nMich. Her pare nts, George and Sarah (Surrarrer)\\nProbasco, emigrated from New York to Calhoun\\nCounty, Mich., and later came to Kent County,\\nand entered land upon the present site of Cas-\\nenovia. There Mr. Probasco died in 1856, leaving\\nhis widow with two children, Martha and Jacob.\\nSubsequently she married her brother-in-law, John\\nProbasco, and they became the parents of one\\ndaughter. Her third husband was L. B. Murra3\\nto whom she bore two sons. She was the daugh-\\nter of Ransom Surrarrer, a native of New York,\\nwhose father had emigrated to America from\\nFrance. George Probasco was the son of Peter,\\nwho emigrated from New York to Ohio, and re-\\nmoved thence to Calhoun County, Mich., where\\nhe died. Our subject and his wife are the par-\\nents of three children: Royal C, Mabel B. and\\nOctavia G.\\nd****,^\\n=l-i i i J-\\neL. STRENG, a leading business man and\\nprominent merchant of Montague, was\\nborn in the Province of Utrecht, Holland,\\nJuly 11, 1834. He is the son of John Abraham\\nand Maria (Schoeman) Streng, both natives of\\nHolland and descendants of a long line of sturdj\\nancestry. John Abraham Streng was a hussar in\\nthe Belgian War, and a painter by trade, and fol-\\nlowed that vocation in his native country until\\n1847, when he emigrated with his family to Am-\\nerica. They settled on a farm in Saugatuck, Alle-\\ngan County, Mich., where the father died a j ear\\nlater.\\nJohn A. and Maria Streng were the parents of\\nfive children, three sons and two daughters. Louis\\nH., the eldest-born, is a painter residing in Grand\\nRapids. Gertrude married Charles A. Pfaff, a\\nprominent politician, who was Marshal for years,\\nand served as Supervisor of the city. Hu has\\nalso cHiciently served as Sheriff of Ottawa Coun-\\nty. Mr. Pfaff died in 1888, leaving a widow\\nand six children to mourn his loss. Our subject\\nwas the third in order of birth. John A. en-\\nlisted in the Civil War and served four years,\\nparticipating in man^- hard-fought battles. He\\nwas under the command of McClellan and was in\\nthe Army of the Tennessee. He has since been\\nchiefly connected with sawmills. Gezieua married\\nFrank Fragy, a sailor, who now has employment\\nin the lighthouse at Grand Haven.\\nOur subject, who was fourteen 3 ears of age at\\nthe time of his father s death, assisted in the work\\nof the farm until 18.J6, when the family removed\\nto Holland, Mich., where his mother died, having\\nsurvived her husband eight years. At Holland C.\\nL. received employment in the store of Henry D.\\nPost, and later clerked for his brother-in-law,\\nCharles Pfaff. When the latter became Sheriff\\nMr. Streng, formerly a clerk, bought him out, and\\nfrom 1860 to 1867 conducted tlie business with\\nsuccess. In 1864, shipping a boat-load of goods\\nfrom Chicago, the boat was lost and its cargo went\\nto the bottom, seriously crippling our subject,\\nwho had with self-reliant efforts worked his way\\nupward. In 1867 the burning of the store com-\\npleted his finaiuiul ruin and he was obliged to be-\\ngin over again.\\ni\\\\Ir. Streng now went to Grand Haven and en-\\ngaged as head clerk for the firm of Squires Os-\\ngood. The failure of this firm at the expiration\\nof six months obliged him to seek oilier employ-\\nment, and in a brief time he had secured the posi-\\ntion of book-keeper for Ferry, Dowling Co., at\\nMontague. From 1868 until 1883 he continued\\nin the same round of duty, and when the E. P.\\nFerry Lumber Company was incorporated he was\\nelected Secretary and remained with them one\\nyear, after which he resigned, in the spring of 1884.\\nHe then took the census of Jlontague. after which\\nhe went alone to Grand Kapids, where he was em-\\nployed in the private office of 1. M. Weston, and\\nw.as for a time book-keeper in the Fourth National\\nBank of Grand Rapids. It was nol long, however,\\nbefore Mr. Streng once more resumed his position\\nas book-keeper with the E. P. Ferry Lumber Com-\\npany. In the si)ring of 1885 he engaged in the\\ndiy-goods business in Montague, and from small\\nbeginnings has with enterprise built up a large", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0440.jp2"}, "441": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n447\\nand rapidly increasing trade. lie also has a store\\nat Ilollniul. Mitli.. wliii li is managed liy his sun,\\nHenry P. Strcnii;.\\nUpon June 13, 18C1, V. L. Strenii Miss\\nIleU n.n M. Sakkers were uniied in ni.nrriaite. Mrs.\\nSlrenj^ was uf Holland descent, and the daughter\\nof Peter and .Johanna (Voorlage) Sakkers, the\\nformer a cabinet-maker, then of (iiand K apids.\\nThe esliniaLile wife of our subject died in lf 7(), in\\nMinneapolis, Minn., leaving to the care of her\\nhusband three children. .lohn C, the eldest, is a\\ngraduate of the State L niversity and was chief\\ndraughtsman in the Industrial Works of Bay City,\\nwhere lie rcniaiiied from 1884 to 1893, and is now\\nemployed a*; draughtsman at .South Milwaukee.\\nHe married Jliss Chula Armstrong, of Bay City.\\nMinnie Streng, who was for si.K years a clerk in\\nher father s store, married Benjamin R. Hoffman,\\nnow in the Auditor s ollice of the Chicago ct West\\nMichigan Railroad at Grand Kapids. Tlicy are\\nthe parents of one child, Ernest Streng Hoffman.\\nHenrj Peter Streng is a graduate of the Grand\\nRapiiis Cominercial College and is a partner in\\nthe store which he manages at Holland. For two\\nyears he held with etiiciency a position in the\\nGrand Hapids National Hank, and for four years\\nwas book-keeper of the Widdicomb Musselmnn\\nwholesale grocery establishment.\\nOur subject married again in 1877, his second\\nchoice being Miss Mary Harling, daughter of a\\nformer leading artist of Grand Rapids. Three\\nchildren have been born unto this union, C harles\\nL.. Henrietta and Kredtrick S., all of whom are\\nenjoying the best educational advantages of their\\nhome vicinity. Politically, our subject has been a\\nlifelong Democrat, and has held numerous oflices\\nof trust. For seventeen years Township Clerk, he\\nhas discharged the duties devolving upon him to\\nthe great sali^faction of his fellow-citizens. I lii-\\ntiiig with the church in l.sdd, mir subject, for\\ntwenty 3 ears a faithful Elder of the Presbyterian\\nChurch and an active religious worker, has also\\ndone much to advance the cause of temperance.\\nLiterally a self-made man, he may with satisfac-\\ntion review a life of energetic industry, animated\\nby a courage and determination which have en-\\nabled hull to overcome obstacles and win financial\\nsuccess and an abundant competence. An upright\\nman and libcial-spirited citizen, he is universally\\nrespected and enjoys the high regard of manv\\nfriends.\\nLFRED ROBINSON, an honored pioneer\\nsettler of Ottawa County, Mich., and a\\nman of sterling integrity of character,\\nuniversally esteemed, assed to his rest\\nmourned by a host of old-time friends, in whose\\nliearts his memory will long be green. Our sub-\\nject, a native of Otsego County, X. Y., was born\\nin the 3 ear 1826, was educated in the common\\nschools of the near vicinity of his birthplace, and\\nattained manhood amid the familiar scenes of his\\nchildhood. In 1812, self-reliantly seeking his for-\\ntune in the West, Mr. Robinson, in company with\\na large party of more than two-score people, jour-\\nneyed from the Empire State to Michigan and\\nlocated in the woods in Robinson Township.\\nClearing the land, he developed a fine (arm of\\ntwo hundred acres, and at one time owned im-\\nmense tracts of land. Together with his asso-\\nciates he had landed at Grand Haven, and nearly\\nall of the party settled permanently within the\\nboundaries of Ottawa County.\\nOur subject was united in marriage in Kent\\nCounty, Mich., to Miss Julia Ann, daughter of\\nJohn King, a long-time citizen of Kent County.\\nMr. and Mrs. Robinson passed their entire wedded\\nlives in Ottawa County and there reared a family\\nof six children. Louisa is the widow of Morti-\\nmer Lowing; Charles L. was the second in order\\nof birth; Alfred makes his home in Robinson\\nTownship; Sarah is the wife of Edgar Freeman, of\\n(Trand Rapids; Emma is the wife of William Fos-\\nter, of Robinson illage; and Edgar is a resident\\nof Grand Rapids.\\nCharles L. Robinson, the eldest son and sec-\\nond child of our subject, is a native of Ottawa\\nCounty, and was educated in the excellent public\\nschools of his home locality. At eighteen j ears", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0441.jp2"}, "442": {"fulltext": "448\\nPORTRAIT AND EIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof age, beginning life for himself, he engaged in\\nlumbering, a pursuit which he followed more or\\nless until 1873, when he entered into the business\\nof a millwright, and since for several years has in\\ndifferent parts of the Wolverine State engaged in\\nmilling. In 1877 Charles L. Robinson and Miss\\nAnnie Griswold were united in mairiage. Unto\\nthis union were born three children, two of whom\\nare living, Mortimer and Watson 15. The estima-\\nble wife did not man^ years survive her marriage,\\nand some time after her death this son of our\\nsubject again wedded, marrying Miss Addie L.\\nCarter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Carter,\\nwho still reside in Ottawa County. Unto this last\\nunion were born three children, Melbourne, Mar-\\ngueriete and Mabel.\\nIn the month of December, 1892, Charles L. Rob-\\ninson located in Agnew and successfully engaged\\nin merchandising. He owns a part of the old\\nhomestead and has been financially prospered,\\nlie possesses the full confidence of his fellow-\\ntownsmen, by whom he has been a number of\\ntimes elected to responsible positions of local trust.\\nIn the spring of 1893 he was elected Supervisor of\\nGrand Haven Townshi)), and is now transacting\\nwith efficiency the various duties of the office. He\\nhas also during the present year received the ap-\\npointment of Postmaster of Agnew, and has long\\nbeen known as a stanch Democrat, tried and true,\\nand for about eleven years served as Town Clerk\\nin Robinson. Fraternally a member of the Mac-\\ncabees of Grand Haven, our subject has many\\nfriends among the order, and as a citizen and\\nfriend enjoys the high regard of a wide acquaint-\\nance.\\ne-#-f^p=\\n/^EORGE FULLER, a successful farmer of\\nIII ,_\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tallmadge Township, and one of the ener-\\n^^:^1 geticand public-spirited citizens of Ottawa\\nCounty, was born in the .State of New York, Au-\\ngust 20, 1820. He is the eighth of a family of\\nthirteen children born to Daniel and Annie (Ames)\\nFuller, natives of New York, who died respect-\\nively about 1867 and 1863. His primary educa-\\ntion was acquired in the common schools of Sack-\\nett s Harbor, N. Y., and at the age of twelve years\\nhe accompanied his parents to Michigan, settling\\nwith them in the woods of Wayne County. They\\ncame to Michigan at a date so early in the history\\nof this State that Detroit, now the principal city\\nof this powerful commonwealth, contained only\\nthree buildings. The surrounding country was all\\na wilderness, overgrown with tangled shrubbery\\nand lofty forest trees.\\nThis was in 1832. Sixty years and more have\\ncome and gone since this little family sought a\\nhome in Jlichigan. The parents are deceased and\\nthe children scattered in various parts of the\\ncountry; but the State of which they were pio-\\nneers has continued to grow, and is now one of\\nthe most prominent in the galaxy of common-\\nwealths of this great Union. Our subject spent\\nten years in Detroit, after which he removed to\\nMacomb County and sojourned there for about\\nthree years. He came to Grand Rapids in Febru-\\nary 1843. At that season of the year the coun-\\ntr3 was covered witii snow and it was impossible\\nto secure employment of any kind. He had five\\nshillings in money and also had the promise from\\nhis brother, who lived near Grand H.ipids. that he\\nwould give him work to do in tlie spring; mean-\\nwhile he was given the privilege of remaining\\nwith the brother and settling for his board after-\\nward.\\nIn the spring of 1843 Mr. Fuller began the\\nchopping of timber, and succeeded in clearing one\\nhundred acres in eighteen months. He has cleared\\na farm in Kent County, one in Newaygo County,\\nand one in Ottawa County, upon which he resides.\\nHe has devoted his attention to farming and lum-\\nbering. In 1862 he enlisted as a member of the\\nTwenty-first Michigan Infantry, in which he served\\nuntil he was disabled, when he w.as discharged.\\nDuring the period of his active service he ])artici-\\npatcd in a number of skirmishes, in all of which\\nhe bore his part with the gallanti\\\\- and courage of\\na true patriot.\\nMiss Emily, daughter of Jesse Smith, of Kent\\nCounty, Mich., became the wife of our subject in\\n1845. Six children were born of the union. Re-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0442.jp2"}, "443": {"fulltext": "PORTRAiT AND BIOGRAPHICAL KECUUD.\\n449\\nbecca married John Belts and lives in Ottawa\\nCounty; Sii.sanna is the wife of Hubert Andrews,\\nand makes her home in Newaygo County; Ku-\\n])iiema is the wife of the Rev. Robert Linn, of Indi-\\nana; (Jeoige K. married .Mi\u00c2\u00bbs Ida Scinires, and re-\\nsides in Kansas; L. P. married Miss Mabel Apple-\\nirartii and also lives in Kansas; and Louana is llie\\nwife of .\\\\ndrew Vogel, and makes her home with\\nour subject.\\nIn polities Mr. Fuller is an advocate of the\\nPeople s party. In 1880 he was nominated Ijy\\nthe Democrats for Representative of Newaygo\\nCounty, but declined tlie nomination and during\\nthe same year he cast his ballot with the (iieon-\\nback party. He was the first Treasurer ever elected\\nin Ashland Township, Newaygo County, and also\\ntilled the position of Supervisor for several terms.\\nSocially, he is a member of Champlin Post No. 29,\\nA. R.,at (irand Rapids, Tallmadge Grange, and\\nMerlin Lodge No. 248, F. ifc A. M. While not a\\nmember of any church, he believes in the immttr-\\ntality of the soul.\\nJ*W LONZU 15. SUMNER. Prominent among\\nthe farmers of White River Township,\\nMuskegon County, may be mentioned the\\nname of Mr. Sumner, an etlicientand pro-\\ngressive agriculturist, whose home is located on\\nsection 11. He is the son of Putnam W. and Ca-\\nlista (Merrick) .Sumner, the former of whom was\\nborn in Vermont in 1801, and the latter in New\\nYork in 1813. They were married in the Empire\\nSlate, and for a time resided near Malone, where\\nthe father followed the occupation of a farmer,\\nand was also engaged at his trade of a blacksmith.\\nComing to .Michigan in 18.51, Putnam W. Sum-\\nner settled on a farm in Macomb County, where\\nhe resided for twelve years. Thence he came to\\nMuskegon County and settled on section 1 1, White\\nRiver Township, purchasing here a tract of timber-\\nland, wholly destitute of improvements and occu-\\npying a lonely situation, remote from an} neigh-\\nbors. Here he continued to till the soil until his\\ndeath, which occurred in .\\\\pril, 1892; his wife liad\\npassed away in 1880. They were consistent mem-\\nl)ers of the Methodist Episcopal Church and up-\\nright and nolilc in character, winning by the kind-\\nness and goodness of their lives the high regard\\nof all with whom they came in contact. A Re-\\npublican in politics, he served as Sujiervisor of\\nWhite River Township, .Justice of the Peace and\\nSchool Director.\\nIn the Sumner family there were eight children,\\nsix of whom grew to maturity and three are now\\nliving. William P. is a resident of Detroit, Mich.;\\n.lulia is the wife of Th(jmas 15. Ilulibard, of White\\nRiver Township, and the mother of three children;\\nand our subject is the next in order of birth.\\nCieorge W. died, leaving a wife and five ciiildren,\\nfour of whom arc now living; Laura, deceased,\\nwas the wife of .Archie Green and the mother of\\ntwo children; and .lulius, the youngest, is also\\ndead. During the war the family sympathized\\n\\\\iith the Lnioii cause, and William P. served as a\\nmember of tiie Twent^ -seventh Michigan Infantrv,\\nbeing breveted Major.\\nBorn in Malone, N. V., April 21, 18. )1, the sub-\\nject of this sketch was a child of three years when\\nhe w.as brought to Michigan, and he received a\\ncomnion-scliool education here. His time, how-\\never, was principally devoted to farm work, and\\nearly in life he gained a thorough knowledge of\\nagriculture. At the age of twenty-one he went\\nto Detroit, where he engaged as a clerk in his\\nbrother s store. After a short sojourn in Detroit\\nhe proceeded to the mining regions of Lake Supe-\\nrior in company with his brother George, and there\\nengaged as a copper-miner in the eni])lo_y of Mr.\\nFarewell. He was also employed for one and one-\\nhalf years in the Calumet it lleckla mines, and\\nwas afterward Superintendent of the Alloway\\nMine Railroad until the winter of 187.\\nReturning to Muskegon County, Jlr. Sumner\\nhas since resided on section 11, where he owns\\nninety acres of land, forty-five of which are under\\ncultivation. He is largely interested in fruit, hav-\\ning planted apple, pear, peach and cherr}- trees\\nin large numbers. Here he engages in general\\nfanning and stock-raising with flattering success.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0443.jp2"}, "444": {"fulltext": "450\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nHe was married in 1876 to Miss Ada Selleck,\\nwhose father, Hubbard Selleck, migiated from\\nNew Yoik to Michigan, settling first in Flint and re-\\nmoving thence to Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County.\\nMrs. Ada Sumner died .June 30, 1889, aged thirty-\\neiglil years. Their union had resulted in the birth\\nof three childien: Nellie L., Fred A. and Ada G.\\nTlie second marriage of Mr. Sumner occurred May\\n28, 1891, and united him with Miss Ella M. Youngs,\\na native of Michigan and a daughter of the late\\nWilliam Youngs, a soldier in tlie Civil War. They\\nare the parents of one child, Eloise.\\nIn religious connections. Mr. Sumner is a Trus-\\ntee in the Metliodist Episcopal Church, and is Li-\\nbrarian and Treasurer of the Sunday-school, in\\nwliich he has also been a teacher. In politics he\\nis a Kepubliean, with Prohibition Bvmijathies. He\\nis at present Moderator of School District No. 4,\\nand has frequently been a delegate to conven-\\ntions. From 1886 until 1889 he was Supervisor\\nof White River Township; he also served as Town-\\nship Treasurer for two terms, and as Highway\\nCommib.5ioner for one term.\\n^t AMES HUNTLEY. Each succeeding year\\nwitnesses many marked improvements in\\ntlie city of Hollarid, particularly in the way\\nof line business blocks, residences, etc., and\\nin all these structures are blended strength, dur-\\nability and beauty. Among those who have\\nacquired a wide reputation as contractors and\\nbuilders, there is probably no one more popular\\nand prominent than .James lluntle} whose rep-\\nutation is not merely- local, but extends over a\\nwide scope of country. This gentlemen is well\\nqualilicd for executing all work ap|iertaining to\\nhis business, disjjlays remarkably good judgment,\\nand is in every way well qualified to render satis-\\nfaction to all |)lacing orders or sjiecial commis-\\nsions in his hands, lie understands thoroughly\\nevery detail of his business, is prompt, energetic\\nand active, and thoroughly deserves the success\\nthat has crowned his efforts. Lie is President of\\nthe Ottawa Furniture Company at Holland, and is\\none of the most stirring, wide-awake businessmen\\nof the place.\\nMr. Huntley is a native of p]ngland. born in\\nKent. October 10. 1845, and the son of George\\nHuntley, who was also a native of Kent. The\\nfather, who was a contractor and builder in his na-\\ntive town, was a man of more than ordinary prom-\\ninence. Our subject was educated in England and\\nafter leaving the schoolroom he began learning\\nthe trade of carpenter and joiner, which he fol-\\nlowed for eleven years. In the year 1868 he was\\nmarried in England to Miss .Tulia Thorpe, a na-\\ntive of Kent, and a daughter of .lames Thorpe,\\nwho was also a builder and contractor. In the\\nyear 1870 Mr. Huntley and family crossed the\\nocean to America and came direct to Michigan,\\nlocating in Holland, where he opened a carpen-\\nter shop. Every year he kept rebuilding, and\\nis now one of the foremost men in his business\\nin the city. Many of the fine residences that\\nhave been erected by him are a source of pleasure\\nto the owners and of pride to Holland, a town al-\\nready rich in the possession of tasty and commo-\\ndious dwellings.\\nMr. Huntley is President of the electric light\\nplant in Holland, the same having been organ-\\nized about eighteen months ago, and he was one\\nof the organizers of the Ottawa F urniture Com-\\npany in 1890. This companj- employs about one\\nhundred and ten men and the f.actory is located on\\nRiver Street. This v.ast enterprise does an annual\\nbusiness of ^165,000. It has a capital stock of\\n\u00c2\u00a740,000, and has aided materially the progress and\\ndevelopment of the city. Mr. Huntley is a stock-\\nholder in the First x tate Bank. Like many of the\\nbest citizens of the county, he started out to fight\\nlife s battles for himself with limited means, but\\nby industry and good management has become\\none of the substantial men of the city. All the\\nmost prominent buildings, both for private use\\nand for business, have been erected by Mr. Huntley\\nand are a credit to his skill and ability as a eon-\\ntractor and builder. In his political views he is a\\nDemocrat and has ever advocated the principles", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0444.jp2"}, "445": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n451\\nof tliat party. He has been a member of the School\\nBoard for sonu- lime, and lla^^ ever been public-\\nspirited and enterprising, contributing liberally of\\nliis means to advance all worthy enterprises. So-\\ncially, he is a memlicr of llie Elks and has held the\\notlice of Senior Warden in the Ancient Free fe\\nAccepted Jfasons. To his marriage were born the\\nfollowing children: George, Mary, Nellie, Harry,\\nCecil and Adeline.\\n\u00c2\u00bbi\\nI I\\nEZRA II. SMKAI). The Knipire State has\\nfurnished to Michigan, and especially to Ot-\\ntawa Count} many representative citizens,\\nand among them might be mentioned Kzra II.\\nSmead, who has resided here for many years. In\\neverything connected with the growth and pros-\\nperity of the county, he has ever taken an active\\ninterest, and as a tiller of the soil he stands in the\\nforemost ranks. His life of industry and useful-\\nness, and his record for integrity and true-hearted\\nfaithfulness in all the relations of life, have given\\nhim a hold upon the community which all might\\nwell desire to share.\\nMr. Smead s parents, Charles and Patty (Hose)\\nSmead, were natives respectivel} of Canada and\\nVermont, and the Smead family was among the\\nfirst in the Blue Mountain State. The Hose fam-\\nily settled in ermont at a later date and came\\noriginally from Ireland. Charles Smead was a\\nfarmer by occupation, and moved from New York\\n(whither his parents had removed at an early date)\\nand settled on the farm where our subject now\\nresides in 1HG6. This farm was covered with a\\nheavy growth of timber, and it required a great\\namount of work to get it in condition ff)r farming.\\nFor years he w.as engaged in tilling on this farm,\\nand here died in 18\u00c2\u00ab5, at the age of eighty-six\\nyears. His wife still survives, and is now in her\\nninetieth year, having been born in 1801. Jlr.\\nSmead was born in IT .Ki. While residing in New\\nYork, both he and his wife were members of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church, and he was Class-\\nleader in the same. After coming to the Wolver-\\nine Slate, they attached themselves to the Wesley-\\nan Methodist Church, and p!\u00c2\u00bbssed the remainder of\\ntheir days identified with that church. They\\nwere the parents of ten children, eight of whom\\nlived to years of maturity. Mariah is the wife of\\nRansom Stevens; Avis, deceased, w.is the wife of\\nRobert Avery, of Rhode Island; Allie is the widow\\nof Lemuel B. Johnson, and resides in Idaho;\\nCharles, who is deceased, ieft a family in Grand\\nRapids; Hannah is the wife of Darwin Merrill, of\\nSt. Lawrence County, N. Y.: Harriet, deceased,\\nwas the wife of Robert Cantrell; K. II. is our sub-\\nject; Elijah H. resides in this township; and Riley\\nand one unnamed died in infancy.\\nEzra H. Smead, the subject of this sketch, was\\nprincipally educated in St. Lawrence County, N.\\nY., and came to Michigan with his father. Pre-\\nvious to locating in this State, he was engaged in\\nfarming, and this hasconlinued to be his chosen oc-\\ncupation. When the family first settled in Michi-\\ngan, Mr. Smead paid lOO in cash for the farm on\\nwhich our subject now lives, and had suflicienl left\\nto enable him to pass through the first year. The\\ncountry was wild and unsettled, there were no\\npublic roads, Indians abounded, and the woods\\nwere full of game. Mr. Smead has done consider-\\nable hard work in his day, but now has his farm in\\na line state of cultivation. Nearly all the improve-\\nments made on it have been done by himself or un-\\nder his iniinediate supervision. The first five years\\nafter coming to the .State were spent on a rented\\nfarm, and during this time our subject and his fa-\\nther cleared a portion of the farm and erected a\\nframe residence and a good barn. ;\\\\Ir. Smead has\\na good orchard of three acres, and in a small wa^\\nis engaged in bee culture.\\nIn 18G9 Mr. Smead was elected Township Clerk\\nand re-elected to the same position for six years.\\nHe has also served as School Inspector, and w.as\\nelected a number of times as .lustice of the Peace,\\nbut wdubl not serve. On the 1st of .lariuary, 1867,\\nhe was married to Miss Fannie E. Woodburry, a na-\\ntive of New York, and the daughter of Nathan\\nand Lucy (Maxfield) Woodburry, both of whom\\ndied whi!!! Mrs. Smead was quite small. Mi. and\\nMrs. Woodburry were the parents of three chil-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0445.jp2"}, "446": {"fulltext": "452\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ndren: Fannie E., John Joseph and Susan. To Mr.\\nand Mrs. Smead were horn two children: Elmer\\nE., born November 8. 1867, and one wlio died in\\ninfanc}-. They have an adopted daugliter, Alice\\nS. (Wilks) Smead. Mr. and Mrs. .Smead and the\\nciiildren are members of the Wesle^-an Jlethodist\\nChinch. Mr. Smead is Trustee of the building and\\npropert3- and Steward of the churcli. Mrs. Smead\\nis Treasurer and Steward of the church, and Pres-\\nident of the Woman s C^hristian Temperance\\nUnion at Allendale, as well as Vice-President of\\nthe Ladies Aid Society-, of which she was the\\nfounder and first President. Both Mr. and Mrs.\\nSmi-ad take a deep interest in Sunday-school work,\\nthe latter having been a teacher since the organi-\\nzation of the church. The son, Elmer E., served\\nas Secretary of the Sunday-school, and takes quite\\nan active interest in the school.\\ni.*:;:^^5ii\u00c2\u00a3:2^\\nSO~\\nif OHN W. A. TURNER. Honored among\\nthe citizens of Ottawa County stands the\\nname of Mr. Turner, who owns and occu-\\npies one of Tallmadgo Township s most at-\\ntr.active and highly cultivated farms. Since lo-\\ncating here he has planted fruit and shade trees,\\ndivided the fields by a fine S3 stem of fencing,\\nerected substantial buildings adapted to their va-\\nried purposes, and introduced modern conven-\\niences of a desirable nature. He no longer, as in\\nyears past, actively tills the soil, but, notwithstand-\\ning advancing years, he still superintends the\\nmanagement of his estate.\\nThe father of our subject, Kzr.a Turner, a native\\nof Massachusetts, gained the title of Captain from\\nhis services as commanding officer of a company\\nduring tlie War of 1812. He married Miss Anna,\\ndaughter of Nathan Beman, who during the con-\\nflict with the British piloted the famous Ethan\\nAllen into Ft. Ticoiideroga. Our subject, the\\neleventh in order of age among his father s family,\\nwas born in Schuyler Falls, Clinton County, N. Y.,\\nAugust 27, 1819. During liis childhood he at-\\ntended the schools of his native town, where he\\ngained a practical education, fitting him for the\\nstern realities of life. His time, however, was de-\\nvoted principally to agriculture, and he early in\\nlife gained a thorough knowledge of farming pur-\\nsuits while aiding his father on the home farm.\\nAt the age of seventeen, our subject commenced\\nto earn his own support, and for a short time\\nworked as a farm laljorer, but later learned the\\ntrade of a wrought-iron maker, at which he found\\nemployment for a period of eleven years. He\\nthen purchased a farm in his native county but\\nafter tilling the soil there for a few years he bought\\na tract of land in Lawrence County, N. Y., where\\nhe made his liome for fourteen years, meanwhile\\nbringing the place to a high state of cultivation\\nand embellishing it with substantial buildings.\\nUpon disposing of his interests in New York, he\\ncame to Michigan and for a few months visited\\nwith relatives at Grand Rapids.\\nLater, purchasing the farm where lie now lives,\\nMr. Turner commenced the arduous task of im-\\nproving and cultivating the place, which is now\\none among the many handsome estates in Tall-\\nmadge Township. In 1840 he cast his ballot for\\nGen. William H. Ilariison, and had the intense\\ngratification of voting for the grandson of that\\nillustrious warrior and President raan\\\\ years after-\\nward. Since the organization of the Republican\\nparty he has upheld its principles and been an\\nearnest advocate of every measure originated un-\\nder its auspices. He has served as Supervisor of\\nTallinadge Township for two terms and has also\\noccupied other responsible positions.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Turner occurred on the\\n11th of July, 1842, and united him with Miss\\nPercis, daughter of Gardner and Elizabeth (Rick-\\netson) Davis, residents of Peru, Clinton County,\\nN. Y. To this marriage have been born three\\nchildren, two of whom are living. George D.\\nmarried Lillian Marvin, and resides at Grand\\nHaven, this State. John G. chose as his wife\\nMiss Sarah Chapel and lives with his venerable\\nparents on the home farm. July 11, 1892, Mr.\\nTurner and his good wife celebrated their golden\\nwedding, and upon that hap|ij occasion their\\nfriends assembled at their home, bestowing upon", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0446.jp2"}, "447": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n453\\nthem coni;ralul!\u00c2\u00bbtioii,s and gifts of value. It is the\\nwish of their hosts of friends tiiat tiicy may sm-\\nvive for many years in the enjo^Mncnt of liealth\\nand happiness.\\n^jIID.MAS MlUl llV, Chief of Police of .Mus-\\nkegon, was born in Ontario County, N. Y.,\\n.Seittpmber 7. IS 1 1. He is liie son of Charles\\nand Jane (Wright) Mnrpliy, natives respectively\\nof Ireland and England, who emigrated to the\\nI nited .States soon after their marriage and located\\niu Rochester, N. Y., remaining in that city until\\ntheir death. Thomas of this sketch passed his\\nearly school d.-jys in Canandaigua, where he gained\\na practical education. Upon leaving sciiool, he\\nwas for a time employed on the railroad, remain-\\ning thus engaged until the outbreak of the Civil\\nWar.\\nIn 1861 iMr. Murphy, tliougli a youth of only\\nseventeen, enlisted as a member of the Ninety-\\nninth New Y ork Infantry, and served for two\\nyears, being honorably discharged at the expira-\\ntion of his term of enlistment. He then re-enlisted\\nas a member of the Fourth New York Ileav^- Ar-\\ntillery, and was assigned with his regiment to the\\nArmy of the Potomac, in winch he served with\\nvalor until the close of the war. In recognition\\nof meritorious conduct he w.is promoted from\\nthe ranks to the position of First Lieutenant, and\\nsubsequently became Captain of his company.\\nAmong the battles in which he particiiiatcd may\\nbe mentioned the engagements of Fair Oaks and\\nSpoltsylvania Court House, together with a large\\nnumber of minor .-kirmishes. In September, 1865,\\nhe was honorably discharged, and returned to\\nRochester, N. Y., bearing with iiim the record of a\\nbrave soldier and gallant oUiccr.\\nAfter his return to Rochester, Mr. Murphy w.as\\nfor four years engaged .as a clerk in a hotel. In\\n1871 he came to .Michigan, locating in .Muskegon,\\nand accejjlcd the position of conductor on the\\nChicago k West Michigan Railroad. He continued\\nin the employ of the railroad for sixteen years,\\nholding various positions, and finally receiving a\\nmerited promotion to the position of General\\nRoadmaster, in which capacity he served until, on\\naccount of failing health, he was obliged to resign.\\nUpon retiring from railroad service he w.as ap-\\npointed Chief of Police, in which he has proved\\nhimself an efficient officer.\\nIn his fraternal connections, Mr. Murphy is\\nidentified with the Knights Templar and the\\nMaccabees, also the Jlodern Woodmen of America\\nand Phil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A. R. Polit-\\nically, he is an earnest and enthusiastic cham|)ion\\nof the Democratic party, of which he is a firm and\\nwarm supporter, advocating its princiiiles with\\nunwavering loyalty and fidelity. Kind and con-\\nsiderate in his intercourse with his associates, and\\never thoughtful and helpful in his business deal-\\nings, he enjo3 S the regard of the citizens of llie\\ncommunity.\\nC. OAKES, a successful banker of Coopers-\\nville, Ottawa County, Mich., and well known\\nas a man of practical business ability, has\\nbeen prominently cf)nnccted with various leading\\ninterests of his present locality. He is a stockholder\\nin the Coopersvillc Creamery, and when the build-\\ning was erected in 189. was elected Tre.usurer. He\\nis also largely interested in the elevator business\\nof the village. Our subject is a native of Jlichigan,\\nand was born in St. Joseph County, his parents be-\\ning among the earliest settlers in that part of the\\n.State. His father. David Oakes, w.as a native of\\nthe Empire .State, but when only a little lad jour-\\nnej ed with his father and mother from New York\\nto the Westward, the paternal grandparents then\\nmaking their home iu Ohio. David Oakes and\\nhis wife emigrated to the Wolverine .State in 18, )2,\\nand, locating in the dense woods of .St. Joseph\\nCounty, the father entered with energetic industry\\ninto the clearing, cultivation iind iMipr(i\\\\ ement\\nof a farm. man of abilitv. he had received", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0447.jp2"}, "448": {"fulltext": "454\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\na lliorouglily [)i actical education in the scliools\\nof Ohio and had tauglit in his early manhood.\\nHe was guided by u|iiight principles and was a\\ncourageous and truly patriotic American citizen.\\nWhen the Civil War broke out, David Oakes,\\nraising a company of volunteers, was commis-\\nsioned Captain and enlisted under Gov. Blair.\\nThe father served with gallantry under Gen.\\nRosecrans, but shortly after the battle of Mur-\\nfreesboro died from the exposure and fatigue\\nincidental to the campaign. A year later our sub-\\nject lost his mother, so that at tlie early age of\\neleven years he was left without a home and had\\nto make his own way in the world after that.\\nThe surviving children of the parents farailj\\nwere Dustin C, our subject, and Jessie P., now Mrs.\\nH. R. Curtis, of Lyons. Mr. Oakes passed the\\ndays of childhood and attained to manhood in St.\\nJoseph County. Ambitious and self-reliant, he\\nworked out by the month to acquire the means to\\neducate himself in the Agricultural College, from\\nwliifh institution he graduated with lienor in 1874.\\nImmediately following the completion of his stud-\\nies, Mr. Oakes taught school for one year, and\\nachieved success as an instructor.\\nIn 1876 Dustin C. Oakes and Miss Nora, daugh-\\nter of Rufus Kelly, of Lyons, were married. For\\nthe succeeding five years our subject prosperously\\nengaged in the tilling of the soil. He served as\\nDeput} County Clerk for one year, then soon after\\nentered into banking, to which latter business he\\nhas devoted himself mainly since 1883, when he\\nsettled in .Shelby, Oceana County, his permanent\\nhome for a half-score of years. Upon January 1,\\n1891, ISh Oakes removed to Coopersville, and\\nbought his present business of D. O. Watson Co.\\nand continuing in the same has prospeiously\\nextended the original interests, and in his present\\nrelations with the public enjoys the entire confi-\\ndence of the community by wiioin he is surrounded.\\nAlthough comparatively a new-comer in the vil-\\nlage, our subject is now recognized as an important\\nfactor in the promotion and development of local\\nenterprise.\\nTwo children, a daughter and scui, have with\\ntheir bright presence cheered the [ileasant home.\\nMr. and Mrs. Oakes occupy a prominent social po-\\nsition and are foremost in the good works of their\\nlocality. Fraternally, our subject is connected\\nwith the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and\\nhas received tlie highest degree in that ancient and\\nhonored order. Widcl3 known and highly esteemed\\nfor his business and social attainments, Mr. Oakes\\nis universally respected and possesses the best\\nwishes of a host of friends.\\nRTHUR L. STURGIS. The agricultural\\ninterests of Muskegon County have a\\nworthy and honorable representative in\\nthe gentleman above named, who for a\\nnumber of years has been successfully engaged in\\nfarming and stock-raising on section 30, Eggleston\\nTownship. As an agriculturist he has made of his\\nchosen occupation a science, to the study of which\\nhe has given his close attention, gaining in return\\na thorough knowledge of every department of\\nfarm work. In the rotation of crops and fertili-\\nzation of the soil, he exercises excellent judgment,\\nand thus every acre of the land is made to pro-\\nduce the very best results.\\nBorn in Romeo, Mich., June 9, 1854, our subject\\nis the son of Judson T. and Fannie (Harris) Stur-\\ngis, natives of the State of New York. His father\\nwas a harness-maker by occupation, and during\\nthe opening year of the Civil War enlisted in the\\nUnion army and for four years fought valiantly\\nin the defense of our country s cause. His chil-\\ndren are justly proud of his brave .and loyal serv-\\nice, and in the annals of our nation his name is\\nrecorded as one of the heroes of the long and\\nbloody conflict. At the close of the war, when\\npeace once more reigned throughout this country,\\nhe returned to the old home in Muskegon County,\\nMich.\\nUpon locating in Muskegon County in the fall of\\n18(i5, Judson T. Sturgis embarked in farming pur-\\nsuits, and was thus engaged for seven years, after\\nwhich he engaged in the harness business for", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0448.jp2"}, "449": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nabout twelveyi iiis. ir until his derilli in \\\\H0O. Our\\nsubject, before tlie demise of his fallier. succeefk i\\nto the niaMagemenl of the liarness business, which\\nhe conflucted until 188 lie tiien disposed of liis\\ninterests in Muskeiron. .md removinsr to K ;\u00c2\u00a3ileston\\nTownship settled u\\\\^( the farm he now oeeupies.\\nHere he owns one luMxhcd and twenty acres of\\nwell-ini|)i()ved h\\\\nd. upon whieli he has already\\nplaced a number of valuable improvements, in-\\ncluding a substantial set of buildinsjs. Outside of\\nfarminix affairs he has fitlier larjre and valuable in-\\nterests, and has recently received the contract for\\ngraveling five miles of county road at ^5,000.\\nA very important event in the life of Mr. Stur-\\ngis was his marriajje, which occurred on the i. id\\nof September, 1881, and united him with Miss\\nAlice, dauijliter of .I\u00c2\u00abjse|ih and Maiy liates. natives\\nof New York and Canada, respectively. Mrs. Stur-\\ngis was born in rrcnlon, Mich., and was there\\nreared to womanhood. She is a lady [iossessing\\nmany noble qualities, which endear her to a large\\ncircle of acquaintances. Her interests centre in\\nher lioiiie. and she has been not only an etiicient\\nhelpmate, but also a devoted mother to her three\\nchildren, Judson .1., Alvin A. and Mildred.\\nRrCK 11. .lACK.SON, Ceneral Manager of\\nthe lumbering of the West Michigan Lum-\\n((:^))ltl ber Company, was born in Johnson Town-\\nship, Trumbull County, Ohio, on the oth\\nof April, 1844. The family of which he is an\\nhonored representative has an established reputa-\\ntion for patriotism, energy and loyalty, and our\\nsubject, by his honorable and successful life, has\\nadded lustre to the name he bears. His paternal\\ngrandfather, John \\\\V. Jackson, enlisted in the\\nWar jf 1812 as a Drum Major, and subsequently\\nwas promoted to the rank of Captjiin. After the\\nclose of the conllict, he resumed farming opera-\\ntions in New York, and also engaged in merchan-\\ndising. From New York he removed to Ohio,\\nwhere his death occurred.\\nAn active Democrat in politics, uandfalhcr\\nJackson served in a number of township otiices,\\nrepresenting his fellow-citizens acee|)tably in what-\\never position lie was called to occupy. l;i the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church he possessed great m-\\ntluence, and his counsels were alw.ays judicious and\\nacceptable. He was twice married, and by lii^ liist\\nunion became the father of two chiblren, Herman\\nand ICliza A. Of his second marriage three chil-\\ndren were born. Ilerinaii 1). .lackson, fatlu r of\\nour subject, was l)orn in New York, and accom-\\npanied his (jarents to Ohio, where he learned the\\ntrade of a saddler. He followed that occupation,\\nand also engaged in various other business enter-\\nprises, until his death in 18.j7, at the age of forty-\\neight. He had been twice married, his first union\\nresulting in the birth of one son, James. He and\\nhis second wife, whose maiden name was I.ydia\\nChase, were the parents of three children. Marv\\nA., Bruce II. and Hector I?.\\nThe paternal grandfather of our subject wa.s\\nDavid Chase, a contractor and carpenter, who re-\\nsides in New Y ork. Hruce II. was the recijjient\\nof common-school advantages in the Huckeyc\\nState, and grew to a sturdy manhood well quali-\\nfied to till a ])Osition of usefulness in the business\\nworld. In 18r I, as a member of Company B,\\nEighty-fourth Ohio Infantiy, he served in West\\nVirginia. At the expiration of his term of en-\\nlistment, he again went to the front, his name be-\\ning enrolled as a member of Companj- F, Sixth\\nOhio Cavalry. He jiarticipated in the engage-\\nments at Gettysburg, Custer, Spott-sylvania, Har-\\ndon Cross Roads (or Muddy Branch), Danville, the\\nbattle of the Wilderness, Wilson s raid. Ft. Ste-\\nphens, and othereng.agementsof minor importance.\\nWhile at Salisbury- in a not he w.as injured while\\nattem|)ting to escape.\\nOn the )tli of .\\\\ugust, 18C5, .Mr. Jackson w.is\\nhonorably discharged at CampCli.ase, and, return-\\ning to his home, soon afterward entered the oil\\nregions. In 1866 he went to Newaygo, Mich.,\\nwhere for one year he w.as engaged as a stM e\\ndriver. In the summer of 1867 he w.as in the em-\\nl)loy of Stookey, Hutch V- Varney, lumbermen,\\nand later he engaged in the lumber business for\\nhimself. For fourteen years he has been Superin-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0449.jp2"}, "450": {"fulltext": "456\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntendent and Geneiul Manager for the Western\\nMichigan Lumber Companj-, and meantime has re-\\nsided in various places. For six years lie has\\nmade liis home in Casenovia, of wiiich he is a\\nprominent citizen. His landed possessions in-\\nclu(le eight} acres in Casenovia Township, a-\\nhalf-interest in five hundred and twenty acres in\\nMoorland Township, Musekegon County, some\\nvaluable real estate in Casenovia and two hundred\\nacres in Newaygo County.\\nSocially, Sir. .Tackson affiliates with the Masonic\\nfraternity, being a member of the Chapter. Po-\\nlitically a Republican, his first Presidential ballot\\nwas cast for Gen. Grant, and he lias ever since up-\\nheld the principles of tiiat party. October 5, 1867,\\nhe married Miss Emogene, daughter of Uavid and\\nLucy (Blodgett) Bell, and they became the parents\\nof three ciiildren: Maud V., who died at the age of\\neleven years; Mamie B. and AVard G. The chil-\\ndren have been the recipients of excellent educa-\\ntional advantages, and the son was graduated\\nfrom the Valley City Commercial College in 1891.\\n.AYII) E. C.\\\\LIFF. There are fevv more re-\\nspected farmers of Muskegon County than\\nour subject, whose home is on section 13,\\nFruitland Township. He is one of the earl} set-\\ntlers of this State, to which he emigrated in 1858\\nand a year later located in the pine woods on his\\npresent farm. Here he entered one hundred and\\nsixty acres from the Government, and has made all\\nthe improvements upon the place himself. It was\\nformerl} heavily timbered, but the owner has cut\\ndown and sold most of the lumber on the place. It\\nis now a well-developed farm, fertile and rich.\\nTiie parents of our subject were .Jonathan and\\nPolly (Chamberlain) Califf. The father of the\\nformer, Stephen Califf, was born in one of the New\\nEngland States and followed agricultural jiursuits.\\nHe had learned the cooper s trade and engaged in\\nthat business during the winters. About the year\\n1814, he emigrated Westward to Pennsylvania, set-\\ntling in Bradford County and becoming the owner\\nof a good farm, upon which he remained until his\\ndeath in 1840, at the age of seventy-five years. His\\nballot was ever cast in favor of the Democratic\\nparty, and, religiously, he w.as a member of the Bap-\\ntist Church. Jonathan Califf was born and reared in\\nVermont and there received as good an education\\nas could be received at that early day. Of his\\nfather he learned the cooper s trade, which he fol-\\nlowed more or less during his life. He was also a\\ngood general farmer in Pennsylvania, to which\\nState he removed with his parents when about\\ntwenty years of age. He was one of a family of\\ntwelve children. In Bradford County was cele-\\nbrated his marriage with Miss Chamberlain, and six\\nchildren came to bless their union. Of these our\\nsubject is the second in order of birth and the\\nothers are as follows: Linas A., deceased; O. W.;\\nLucy, deceased; Irena A., wife of .Jonathan King;\\nand Samuel. The mother of these children was a\\ndevoted member of the Baptist Church, and was\\ncalled from the shores of time in 1836. Jonathan\\nCaliff married for his second wife Miss Cynthia\\nOrton. He was Captain of a company during\\nthe muster days. In early life, he affiliated with\\nthe Democratic part}-, but afterward became a sup-\\nporter of the Whig party. His death occurred in\\nthe ICeystone State.\\nThe birth of David E. Califf occurred in Brad-\\nford County, Pa., in 1825. He received a fair edu-\\ncation in the schools of the neighborhood and was\\nearly inured to farm life. He remained with his\\nparents until reaching his twenty-first year, when\\nhe purchased a piece of wild land on which he lived\\nfor several ^-ears, during which time he greatly\\nimproved the property. Believing that he could\\nbetter his prospects by removing to a newer State,\\nhe came to Michigan in 1858, since which time he\\nhas been a prominent factor in her development\\nand prosperity. As stated at the beginning of this\\nsketch, it has been nearly thirty-five years since his\\nsettlement on his present farm, and during this\\nperiod he has always been actively interested in the\\nwelfare of this region. Recognizing his ability,\\nhis neighbors have frequently called upon him to\\nhold res])onsible local positions, and among others", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0450.jp2"}, "451": {"fulltext": "1\u00c2\u00bbCJRTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n457\\nho has been Townsliip Tieasuier. In politics, lie\\nsupports tlie Rcpuhlican nominees and principles.\\nIn religious belief, lie is a Methodist and has for\\nman\\\\- years been a worker in the church.\\nBefore Icavinjr Pennsylvania, the marriage of\\nDavid E. Califf and Miss Harriett Knickerbocker\\nwas celebrated. Her parents were Alvin and I u-\\ncinda (Kelly) Knickerbocker, both of whom were\\nnatives of the Empire State. Of the nine children,\\nwho graced the union of our subject and his wife,\\ntwo died in chilhood, while the record of those sur-\\nviving is as follows: Charles E. wedded Emma\\nEvens; Frank took for his wife Miss Mary Poison;\\nAdclbert married Ida Gage, Emma is the wife of Al-\\nbert .linkins; and Ernest R. married Nellie McMil-\\nlon. Ella, now deceased, was the wife of B. Scolds;\\nand James, deceased, married Elizabeth Sack. The\\ndevoted wife and nK ther of these children departed\\nthis life in 1890. Two of the sons, Cliarles and\\nFrank, served with credit in the War of the Rebel-\\nlion. The former w.as in the infantry service, while\\nthe latter belonged to the department of artillery.\\nThough they took part in a number of engagements\\nthey were fortunate in escaping without injury-.\\nMr. Califf and his family- are deservedly honored\\nand respected in this count}\\n\u00e2\u0082\u00ach^\\n\\\\i^;RANK M. SPRAGUE, a lumber dealer of\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094^fe; Grand Haven, well deserves representa-\\n_j5, tion in this volume, for he is a leading\\nbusiness man of the city and h.as been prominent\\nin all public affairs that tend to promote the growth\\nand upbuilding of the community. His life rec-\\nord is as follows: A native of the Empire State,\\nhe was born in Jefferson County on the 2d of\\nApril, 1838. He comes of an old family of New\\nYork, but the Spragues were originally from\\nWales and settled in New England during Colo-\\nnial d.ays. The grandfather of our subject, Horatio\\nSprague, spent his entire life in the Empire State.\\nThe father. Lonson G. Sprague, was there born, and\\nhaving arrived at mature 3 ears he wedded Mary\\nWarner. Her death occurred in 18G3, and he de-\\nparted this life in .lefferson County in 1875, at an\\nadvanced age.\\nThe gentleman whose name heads this record is\\nthe eldest in a family of ten children. He was\\nreared to habits of industry and usefulness, and\\nas the result became a self-reliant and enterprising\\nman. His own education being completed, he en-\\ngaged in educating others, being a school teacher\\nfor some time. He had come to the West\\nwhen only fifteen years of age, and while still a\\nyouth shipped before the n),ist on the vessel, -M.\\nI L. Collins, which sailed from Toledo, Ohio. He\\nwas on the Great Lakes for sixteen years, and by\\nmeritorious conduct won promotion and advanced\\nstep by step until he became captain of a vessel.\\nDuring the winter season, when it was impossible\\nto sail on the Lakes, he would go to New Ytirk\\nand sail on the Atlantic, until the arrival of an-\\ni other spring would make navigation on the Lakes\\nagain i)ossible, when he would return. He con-\\ntinued sailing on the inland seas until 1872.\\nIn 18G0, Mr. Sprague was united in marriage\\nwith Miss Martha J. Wilder, of Oswego County,\\nN. Y., who after eighteen years of manned life\\ndied leaving two children, daughters, Frances M.\\nand Berdella. In 1881, Mr. Spr.aguc was again\\nmarried, his second union being with Miss Mari-\\netta Ilutson, of Grand Haven. They have a\\npleasant home at the corner of Third and Colum-\\nbia Streets, and its hospitable doors are ever open\\nfor the reception of their many friends.\\nWhen Mr. Sprague left the Lakes he began ship-\\ncarpentering .and later engaged in the millwright\\nbusiness. In 1874, he began handling and in-\\nspecting lumber. He is a splendid judge of both\\n1 hard and soft woods and can therefore buy lum-\\nj ber to good advantage. He is now conducting\\na thriving lumber trade on his own account, which\\nI vields him anexcellentincoine. His success is larsie-\\nly due to his enterprise and industry and able man-\\nagement, as well .as to his knowledge of the quali-\\ni ties of lumber. In politics, Mr. Sprague is inde-\\npendent. Socially, he is connected with Highland\\nTent No. 20.J, K. O. T. M.,and is a member of Ot-\\ntawa Lodge No. 4G, I. O. O. F. He is a ple.asant,\\ngenial gentleman, whose cordial and gentlemanly", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0451.jp2"}, "452": {"fulltext": "458\\nPORTRAIT AKD lilOGEAIHICAL RECORD.\\nmanner has made liimverv popular and won him\\na host of friends, not only in tliis cominuuity, but\\nwherever business or social interests have taken\\nhim.\\nr S^l\\nH\\n0)\\nly^\\n^ji^NOS PAEKISH. Of the many prominent\\n1^ farmers and old settlers of Ottawa County^\\nMich., Mr. Parrish is well worth3 of men-\\ntion, for he has resided in this section nearly ail\\nhis life, and has ever had its interests at heart. A\\nproduct of the Empire State, born -Tuly 26, 1827,\\nhe is the youngest child living of seven born to\\nEli and Elizabetli (Lathrop) Parrish, natives of\\nMaryland. This worthy couple were married in\\ntheir native State, but subsequently moved to\\nNew York, where they remained until 1836, and\\nthen came to Michigan, settling in Wayne County.\\nTiiere thej* were among the very first settlers, and\\nIMr. Parrish followed farming there until 1800,\\nwhen he came to Polkton Township, Ottawa Coun-\\nty, and was again among the pioneers. His wife\\nhad passed away in Wayne County in 184-4, but\\nMr. Parrish s death occurred in Ottawa Count3-,\\nafter a long and useful career. The seven chil-\\ndren born to them were as follows: Atridge, de-\\nceased, who was the wife of John Stevison; Orin,\\ndeceased, who was a soldier in the Rebellion, and\\ndied at Nashville in 1864; Edna, widow of Anson\\nHinman; Joel, deceased, who served in tlie war with\\nMexico in 1816, and died in the Lone Star State;\\nAmos, deceased, who was in the Rebellion; Elsie,\\nwife of John Dolittle; and Enos, our subject.\\nThe last-named grew to manhood in the newly\\nsettled sections of Michigan, and as a consequence\\nreceived only a limited education. When twenty\\nyears of age he was filled with a i)atriotic desire to\\naid tiie Old Fl.ag,and he joined Company K, Third\\nRegiment United States Dragoons (cavalry), and\\nfought in the war with Mexico in 1846, participat-\\ning in all the principal engagements down to the\\ncapture of the city of Mexico, in which he took\\npart. He was with Gen. Kearny when he made the\\ncharge on the city gates, and was one of the first\\nto approach the gates. Here the United States\\ndragoons were repulsed and Gen. Kearny got his\\narm broken. After tlie capture of the city Mr.\\nParrish was only in a few skirmishes with guer-\\nrillas. In the spring of 1848 he left Mexico\\nfor iiome. via New Orleans and St. Louis, and\\nwas discharged at Jefferson Barracks, at the last-\\nnamed cit3 Reaching home in August, he worked\\nby the month in Wayne and other counties of\\nMichigan, but finally settled in Polktcm Town-\\nship, C)ttavva County, where he had located his\\nland warrant, received for services during the\\nMexican War.\\nHe had opened up and improved his farm in a\\ngreat many ways at the breaking out of the\\nRebellion, and in the month of December, 1863,\\nhe joined (Jompan}- E, of the First Michigan Light\\nArtillerj which was attached to the Army of the\\nCumberland, but participated only in the battle\\nof Nashville, and a few skirmishes. He was\\nneither wounded nor captured during the Mexi-\\ncan and the Civil Wars, although he was under fire\\nin this country and Mexico fifty -or more times.\\nOn the 31st of July, 1865, he was discharged at\\nJackson, Mich. After coming home he continued\\nto reside in Polkton Township until 1868, when\\nhe moved onto his present farm, consisting of\\ntwo hundred and forty acres. It was unimproved,\\nand to clear it of the heav.y timber with which it\\nwas covered he engaged in lumbering. He now\\nowns only one hundred acres, hut he has sixty\\nacres of this under a tine state of cultivation. He\\nhas served as Highway Commissioner for six .years,\\nand has held other positions in the township.\\nMr. Parrish was first married in 1852, to Miss\\nValeria Wait, a native of Michigan, and daughter\\nof Joseph and Mary A. (Weeden) Wait, both\\noriginally from the Empire State. To Mr. and\\nMrs. Parrish were born two children: D. W., who\\nlives in Allendale; and Fredorc in this county. Airs.\\nParrish died in 1856. Two years later Mr. Parrish\\nwas married to Miss Harriett Mazuzan, a native of\\nVermont, and a daughter of Erastus and Amy\\n(Mead) Mazuzan, of French and English extrac-\\ntion respectively. Five children were born to\\nMr. and Mrs. Mazuzan and named in the order of\\ntheir births as follows: Cclia, John (deceased).", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0452.jp2"}, "453": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n459\\nHarriett, and Julia and Jiilietle, defeased. Mrs.\\nParrish was about seven years of age when her\\nmother died, and her father afterwards married\\nMiss Betsey .V. Bailey, who liore him three child-\\nren, Mary, Pauhis and William. After his mar-\\nriage Jlr. Mazu/.an located in the State of New-\\nYork, and there passed the remainder of his days.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Parrish were born live children,\\nas follows: Artema, deceased; John A., who resides\\nin this county; Ilaltie, wife of Martin H. Brown,\\nwho resides at Battle Creek, Mich.; Valeria M.,\\ndeceased; and Orin L., who resides in this count}\\nMr. Parrish commenced life poor, and is an ex-\\nan)|ile of what can be accomplished by ambitious\\nand intelligent young men, whose only fortune at\\nfirst consists of good health, energj integrity and\\noneness of purpose. lie has always been one of\\nthe prominent men of the county, and one of the\\nhighly respected pioneers. He experienced all the\\ntrials and hardships of pioneer life, as when he set-\\ntled here the nearest store was at Lamont, and\\nonly carried a few dollars worth of goods, and\\nthe nearest mill, a water mill, was at Berlin. Mr.\\nParrish is a member of William Tluirkettlc Post,\\nG.A. R., at Allendale Centre, of which he is Quar-\\ntermaster. Politically, he is a member of the\\nFarmers party, or Populist. Mrs. Parrish is a\\nmember of the .Seventh-Day Ad vcntist Church, and\\ntwo of the children, Mrs. Brown and John, are\\nmembers of the same.\\nW)ILLIAM CROCKETT, a highly respected\\ncitizen and representative general agricul-\\nturist and stock-raiser, pleasantly located\\non section 1 1, llolton Township, Muskegon Coun-\\nty, has for twenty-live years been intimately as-\\nsociated with the upward growtli and rapid ad-\\nvancement of the vital interests and iinprove-\\ninents of his neighborhood and immediate vicinity.\\nOur subject, a native of Canada and born in the\\nProvince of Nova Scotia in lH-45, was the sou of\\nGeorge and .Mary (Hatch) Crockett. The father,\\nwho was born in the same part of Canada as\\nhis son William, was a farmer by occupation and\\nremained with his parents until their death. The\\nfather and mother surviving and hale and hearty\\nhave passed their lives among the familiar scenes\\nof early days, and are still residing upon the old\\nfarm once owned by the gramlfalher. The parents,\\nboth members of the Presbyterian Church, have\\never been eainest workers in behalf of the exten-\\nsion of religious inlluence and usefulness, and in\\nthe community where they have spent so many\\npeaceful and industrious years they are universally\\nrespected and esteemed.\\nFour children, two daughters and two sons,\\nbrightened the old Canadian homestead. William\\nI was the eldest-born; Mary is deceased; Charles\\nmakes his home in Lowell, Mass. Jane married Mil-\\nlow Mansfield, of Oceana County, Mich. Our sub-\\nject received his education in the district schools\\nof Canada, and, trained to habits of manly self-\\nreliance, at the age of fifteen years began life for\\nhimself. Leaving home, he worked for a few j-ears\\nupon a neighboring farm, and later received at\\nbetter remuneration em|)loyinent in a stone-\\nquarry, engaging in the labor of that occupation\\nfor three years. At the expiration of this length\\nof time Mr. Crockett set out in earnest to seek liis\\nfortune, and journeying to the Gulf of St. Lawrence\\nembarked as a sailor upon a long and extended\\nvoyage to Liverpool, Cuba and New York City,\\nfrom which latter place he returned home satisfied\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0with his one salt-water experience. Not long\\nafter Mr. Crockett, determined to win his upward\\nway, finally decided to remove to the States and\\nemigrated to Michigan, which since 18f!() iias been\\nhis permanent home.\\nLocating in Muskegon Comity, our siiiijecl has\\ncontinuously resided since then in the near vicin-\\nity of his present home. At first accepting any\\nwork which his hands could find to do, Mr. Crockett\\nlabored in the luinlier camps, handled lumber on\\nj the docks, worked on a farm and boated on the\\nriver. Toiling with unce. ising industry, our sub-\\nject with frugal management at last ai cumulaled\\na small capital, and in 1876 bought eighty acres\\nof wild land. Seventy acres since brought under", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0453.jp2"}, "454": {"fulltext": "460\\nPOKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\na, high slate of cultivation annually- yield an abun-\\ndant harvest, and engaging in mixed farming Mr.\\nCrockett has achieved success. Our subject was\\nmarried in Muskegon County in 1880 to Miss Ida\\nGallup, daughter of John and Susan (Earl) Gallup,\\npioneer residents of Ingham Count3 Mich., in\\nwhich locality both Mrs. Crockett and her mother\\nwere born, reared and educated. Mr. Gallup is a\\nnative of New York State, but long a citizen of the\\nWest, has taken an active part in its advancement.\\nThe union of our subject and his accomplished\\nwife has been blessed by the birth of one son.\\nEarl. Mr. Crockett is politicall3 a Republican, but\\nhas never been an office-seeker, although deeply\\ninterested in both local and national issues. Fi-\\nnancially prospered, he is ever ready to aid in mat-\\nters of public welfare, and is numbered among the\\nsubstantial citizens of Ilolton Township.\\n^Si^t^-t -\u00c2\u00bbk.\\nI I I II\\nlr^ OBERT ROBINSON was born in Ilempsey,\\n^v Scotland, May 7, 1830, and is the son of\\n\\\\V Henry and Mary (Woodrow) Robinson,\\n5j0 natives of Scotland, the former of Inver-\\nness, and the latter of Dumfries. The father was\\na blacksmith by occupation, having learned his\\ntrade in Glasgow. He remained in the employ\\nof one firm at Liverpool for man} years, or until\\nhis death, in 1837. The death of the mother oc-\\ncurred about fourteen months latei\\nOf the six children in the parental family, our\\nsubject is among the youngest and is the only sur-\\nviving member of the famil}-. Being deprived of\\nhis parents early in life, he had few educational\\nadvantages, and when ten years of age entered the\\nemploy of Tom Newgent, with whom he remained\\nabout six months. He would not consent to be\\nbound out as an apprentice according to the\\nwishes of his employer, but engaged to work lor\\nJames Gardner, a baker, with whom he remained\\nfor about nine months, then worked for a Mr.\\nGraham as a sorter of ccitton. At this he was em-\\nployed for about three months, then worked for\\nSamuel Gardner, a brother of his former employer,\\na siiip-store dealer, continuing in this employment\\nuntil eighteen years age, when he set sail from the\\nshores of his native country for America. Landing\\nin New York, his intention was to learn the ship-\\ncarpenter s tradeand he commenced work immedi-\\nately for Stack (t Patterson, sliii)-builders of\\nBrookl^ n. He soon became dissatisfied with this\\nwork, and having some money saved from his\\nprevious earnings he concluded to try his fortune\\nfarther West, and accordingly came to Oakland\\nCount} Mich., afterward going to Saginaw County,\\nwhen he engaged witli James Frazier, a lumlierman,\\nand remained with him about two 3 ears, or until\\n18. J2, when he came to JIuskegon and worked as\\na sawyer with Isaac and Elias Merrill. Continuing\\nfour years in their employ, in 1856 he came to Cas-\\neiiovia Township and took charge of Whitney\\nBros. Mill. In the mean time he had been looking\\nover the country in Moorland Township with a\\nview to making this his permanent home, and in\\n1858 i)urchased from the State of Michigan one\\nhundred and twentj acres of the farm he now oc-\\ncupies, to which he added eight} acres a few years\\nlater.\\nMr. Robinson became a citizen of the United\\nStates in 1856, and was married in 1857 to Miss\\nAnna K. Hoffman, daughter of Felix and Laura\\nHoffman, the former a native of France and the\\nlatter of Germany. They emigrated to America\\nand settled in Ohio, and afterward removed by\\nteam to Michigan and settled in Kent County. Mrs.\\nRobinson s uncle, Henry Hoffman, was one of the\\nfirst settlers of Kent Count}-. Our subject and\\nwife have five children, all living: Francis Henry,\\nborn November 11,1858; Adelaide, October 6,\\n1860; Ellen, September 8, 1865; Elizabeth, Au-\\ngust 8, 1871, and Katharine, Marcii 11, 1876.\\nMr. Robinson has been Township Cleik for\\nseven years, School Inspector a number of terras.\\nSupervisor twelve years, and was a member of the\\nHouse of Representatives of this State, and was\\non the Board of Review for two years. He has\\nalways voted the Republican ticket. In religious\\nbelief he is a Universulist. Mr. Robinson offered\\nhis services to his counti} at the commence-\\nment of the Civil War, but was not accepted by", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0454.jp2"}, "455": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AN I) mOGRAPUlCAL RKC OIJD.\\nIC.-i\\nreason of disability. He is now in his sixty-\\nfourlli year, and after many years of useful lahor\\nhe contemplates retiring from the farm and the\\nmore active duties of life.\\nS5~\\ni)II()MAS .SOMER.SKT, a vcteian of the Civil\\nWar, and a prominent fruit and yrain\\nfarmer of Crocker3 Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, was born in .Sandusky County, Ohio. Aug-\\nust 16, 1841. He is the son of Charles .Somerset, a\\nnative of Flngland, who in early life emigrated to\\nAmerica, seeking in this land the fortune he\\nbelieved it impossible to secure in the country of\\nhis birth. In New York he met and married Miss\\nCatherine Kelly, a native of Ireland, and of\\nScotch-Irish descent.\\nFrom New York Mr. Somerset, Sr., removed to\\nOhio, and afterward went to Wisconsin, sojourn-\\ning for a time in Milwaukee. In 1848 he came to\\nGrand Haven, becoming one of the first settlers of\\nthis place. Throughout his entire active life he\\nfollowed the calling of a farmer, in which he met\\nwith success. His death occurred iu Spring Lake\\nTownship, at the age of sixty-seven years; his\\nwife passed away in the same township v,lien\\nsixty-six years old. Their son, Tlionia.-*, accom-\\npanied them from Ohio to Wisconsin, and thence\\nto Michigan, remaining with them until lie was\\nIwenty-six.\\nOn tlie I3lh nf May, 18G1, the subject of this\\nsketch enlisted in the defense of the Old Klag,\\nbecoming a member of Company I. Third .Miciii-\\ngan Infantry, and serving until .June. JXGI.\\nAmong the engagements in whicli he partici-\\npated with liis regiment were the liist battle\\nof Ihill Run, Chancellorsvilie. P lcdericksburg,\\nGellysbuig, and he alxi Iciok pail in a number\\nof others. After the lialtle if W illianisbiiri; he\\nwas sent to the hospital at Vorktown, where he\\nI cmained for one week, L;oing Irnm there to\\nPortsmouth, where he sojonrned lor two months.\\nlie rejoined his eompany in lime to participate iu\\n23\\nthe second battle of linll Run. On Hie d.-iy\\nfollowing the battle of Cold Harbor he was dis-\\ncharged at Detroit, and returned to Ottawa\\nCounty, where he resumed farming operations.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Somerset occurred October\\n24, 1867, and united him with Miss Catherine C.\\nMiles, who was born in the State of New York,\\nand died February 3, 189.J, leaving four children,\\nwho, with her husband, mourn her loss. They are,\\nLouise Klizabcth, Alice Mabel, Ada Corinthia and\\nGeorgia Fleanor. Two children, .lohnnie T. and\\nEttie May, are deceased. In religious matters,\\nMrs. Somerset was in her girlhood a member of\\nthe Congregational Cliurch, but for fourteen\\nyears prior to her demise she was identified with\\nthe Jlothodist Episcopal C^hurch. The father and\\nmother of our subject were members of the Epis-\\ncopal and Catholic Churches respectively; he is\\nliberal in his religious views, and generous in his\\ncontributions to the various church and beni.-volent\\nenterprises.\\nThe farm owned and cultivated by Mv. Somer-\\nset consists of three hundred and twenty acres and\\nis located seven miles southeast of Grand Haven,\\non the banks of Grand River. Since the time of\\npurcliasing the property, in 1864, Mr. Somerset\\nhas effected a ininilier of viiiualiie improvements\\nupon the place, and tiius materially enhanced its\\nestimated worth. In his social atliliations, he is a\\nmember of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,\\nbeing identified with Spring Lake Lodge; he has\\nalso taken the first degree in Masonry. His first\\nPresidential ballot w.as cast for Gen. McClellan,\\nand he has since given his support to the Democ-\\nracy.\\nh^ A IMI A 1 \u00c2\u00bbR N K, a prosperous gcn-\\nI l\\\\\\\\ agriculliirist and horticulturist of\\nJ 1* Ottawa County, Mich., also actively par-\\nticipates in the nianagcmeiil of local piili-\\nlic affairs .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ind has as a member of the lioard of\\nReview and likewise as Township Tre.-isurer given\\neflicieut service to the home eominnnil\\\\. 1)\\\\ whom", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0455.jp2"}, "456": {"fulltext": "464\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhe is respected and higlily esteemed. Mr. Van\\nDooine was born in Grand Island, N. Y., and re-\\nmained in liis birthplace until three years of age.\\nWith his parents our subject then journeyed to\\nthe farther West and located in Grand Haven,\\nwhere tlie famil} onl} made their temporary home,\\nat the expiration of six months removing to a\\nfarm about four miles south of the city. Mr. Van\\nDoorne, reared upon the old homestead, passed his\\nlife as does the average farmer boy, always busy\\nassisting In tlie dail\\\\ loutine of farming labor and\\nattending when he could be spared the nearest\\ndistrict school. After attaining to manhood, he\\nleft the farm, and for eight years continuously en-\\ngaged in the sawmill business and also devoted a\\nportion of his time to liis trade of carpenter, in\\nthis latter occupation finding ready and profitable\\nemployment.\\nOur subject finally returned to the old home-\\nstead, of which lie is now the owner. In addition\\nto the sixty original acres Mr. Van Doorne owns\\nan undivided half in the eighty acres which join\\nthe sixt}- on the northwest corner. A thoroughly\\npractical farmer, he has made a financial success\\nof the tilling of the soil, and aside from the pur-\\nsuit of general agriculture gives much attention\\nof fruit-growing and raises large quantities of\\ncelery. Mr. Van Doorne also handles agricultural\\nimplements, and with energetic enterprise has won\\nhis upward way to a position of influence and use-\\nfulness. In 1873 our subject was united in mar-\\nriage with Miss Elizabeth IJallgoyen, a native of\\nthe Netherlands, who passed the early years of her\\nlife in the west of Europe, where she received her\\nprimaiy education and remained until thirteen\\nyears of age. Her parents, also born, reared and\\neducated in the Netherlands, finally emigrated\\nwith their family to America and located in Grand\\nHaven. The pleasant home of our subject and his\\nexcellent wife has been blessed by the biitii of\\nfour children, one son and tiiree daughters: Maria,\\nMinnie, Martin, .Ir.. and .loannette.\\nMaria, the eldest, regularly attended the schools\\nof the lu igliborliuod, and, completing the studies\\nof the gram mar ciiursc at the age of fifteen, then\\neiiteicd lk pe College in Holland, Mich., and\\ntook a two-years course, finally completing her\\neducation with a two-years Normal course in the\\nsame institution, and is now a successful teacher.\\nThe son and the other daughters are enjoj-ing the\\navailable opportunities of instruction near their\\nhome, and, intelligently devoting themselves to\\nstudy, have a bright future before them. Politi-\\ncally, Mr. Van Doorne is an adherent of the\\nDemocratic part^ and for the two years in which\\nas Township Treasurer he disbursed the public\\nfunds, and as a valued member of the Board of\\nReview, materially aided in the advancement of\\nneeded improvements and encouraged and stimu-\\nlated the growth of enterprise. Our subject is not\\na member of any secret societ} but is connected\\nby membership with the Reformed Church at\\nGrand Haven and is liberal in tiie support and ex-\\ntension of religious influence and accounted by all\\nwho know him a man of high principle and an ef-\\nficient and pulilic-spirited citizen.\\nr^\\nfe=*\u00c2\u00bb t^\\nOHN ROOKS, an enterprising general agri-\\nculturist and leading citizen, pleasantly\\nlocated upon section 36, Holland Town-\\nship, Ottawa County, Mich., is a native of\\nthe Netherlands, .and was born in Wenterswick in\\n1837. His parents, Gerrit and Catherine (Hesse-\\nlink) Rooks, also born in the Netherlands, were of\\na thrifty and industrious ancestiy, highly re-\\nsjiected among the people where their uneventful\\nand u])riglit lives were passed. The father wiis\\nliorn not far from Wenterswick, in the year 1802,\\nthe year of his wife s birth being 1809. A farmer\\nby occupation, he tilled the fertile soil of his early\\nhome and also worked as a woodsaw\\\\er. His\\nparents were pt or, and when only a boy he began\\nthe work of life, receiving but a limited education\\nin the common schools of his birthplace. He was\\nnot the [lossessor of landed i)roperty, but in the Old\\nCountry rented land. The sons and daughters of\\nthe father, ten in immfier, were all born in the\\nNetherlands. I .y a first marriage the father had\\ntwo children, Henry and Hannah, both deceased.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0456.jp2"}, "457": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AM JJIUGRAPHICAL RKCORD.\\n465\\nAfter tlie dealli of the first wife, marrvinir tlie\\nmother of our subject, tlie father i -atliered about\\nhim the large family who later accompanied him\\nto the United States.\\nUf the eight sons and daughters of the econd\\nmarriage, the eldest died j-oung, and Albert,\\nI.ydia and .John are also deceased; the others are\\nMinnie,(;ertrudo, John and Oerrit. In IHo; with\\nall the family except the daughter I.ydia. the father\\nand mother emigrated to .\\\\nieiica, and after leav-\\ning the seaboard had just money enough to get to\\nMichigan, where they at once located upon a\\nforty-acre farm, purchased by the father. Tlien an\\nold man, he cleared off the dense woods of the\\nhomestead, ably assisted by his sturdy sons, who\\nlent a willing hand in the improvement of the\\nhome to which the^- had looked forward for so\\nlong. The father, a pious man and devout mem-\\nber of the Keformed Church, survived his journey\\nto the United Slates only about eight years.\\nJohn Rooks liad hired out in the Old Countr}\\nand soon after arriving in Michigan began for him-\\nself b} working on farms and in mills; and, care-\\nfully hoarding up ever3 dollar while engaged in\\nlaboring for others, he was finally enabled to pur-\\nchase the fort3 -eight acres where he now lives.\\nThis, mostly wild land, he cleared, cultivated and\\nimproved, and, prospering through self-reliant in-\\ndustry-, added other acres, now owning one hundred\\nand twenty-eight acres, upon which stand excel-\\nlent and commodious barns and a comfortal)lc and\\nattractive residence.\\nWhen twenty-eight 3-ears of age our subject was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Clara Mulder,\\ndaughter of William and Kilie (Skipper) Mulder.\\nMrs. Rooks, a most estimal)le lady, was born in the\\nNetherlands in 1844, and was only three years\\nof age when with her parents she emigrated to\\nAmerica and made her home in Holland. Eleven\\nsons and daughters have blessed the union of Mr.\\nand Mrs. Hooks. Four died in infancy. The\\nsurviving arc: William. (m itiI. Allicrt, I cter,\\nHerman, Leonard .-ind John, the last two now\\nattending Hope College. Albert is a fine sliident\\nand graduated with honor from lli(pt College,\\n(lerrit graduated in book-kicping fLoni the business\\ncollege at (irand Uapids. William is altcnding a\\nveterinary school in Canada. Our subject and his\\nworthy wife are valued membeis of the Seceder\\nChuix-h, and have shown themselves friends to\\neducational advancement by giving to their chil-\\ndren every possible opportunity to improve them-\\nselves and thus prepare to occupy with honor anv\\nwork, public or private, to which they may be\\ncalled. Politically a Kepublican. Mr. Kooks is\\ninterested in both local and national issues and in-\\ntelligently posted in ail matters tending to the\\npromotion of welfare, and does his full luty as a\\ntrue and liberal-spirited citizen.\\n,,.r UGLST .M. C()S(!1{0\\\\E, the cllicieiil Su-\\n(.@/yl perintendent of the Grand Haven water\\n(li works, was born in Ashland, .\\\\shland\\nCounty, Ohio, February 15, I8.J0. He is a\\nson of Stephen C. and Hannah (Hiler) Cosgrove, the\\nformer of whom was a native of New Jersey- and\\nthe latter of New York. Stephen C. Cosgrove was\\na broom-maker by trade, but during the latter part\\nof his life successfully followed the occupation\\nof farming. On the 17th of February, 1877, he\\ndied in Crawford County, Ohio, when in the sev-\\nenth-first year of his age. His widow survived\\nhim until September, 1891, when she passed away\\nin Crawford County, Ohio. The paternal grand-\\nfather was William Cosgrove.\\nAugust M. Co.sgrovu spent his early life on the\\nhome farm in Ohio, where he received such in-\\nstruction .as the locality afforded, entering school\\nat the age of six years. A knowledge of books,\\nhowever, is not ahva^-s an education, and in the\\nschool of experience one \\\\\\\\\\\\^y ac |uire a much\\nmore practical knowledge than he can in the\\ncolleges and seminaries, however good the latter\\nm.ay be; and thus it was with Mr. Cosgrove, for\\nall his practical ac(piireinents have been gained\\nsince he started out to fight the battle of life for\\nhimself. He .secured employment in Ihe steam-\\neiij;ine works at llucyrus. Ohio, but in 1878 left", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0457.jp2"}, "458": {"fulltext": "466\\nPORTRAIT AXD BlOGRAPmCAL RECORD.\\nthat place to remove to Adrian, Mich. While\\nemployed in the Adrian water works, he acquired a\\nknowledge of the details of the business which\\neminently fitted him for the snccessfiil discharge\\nof the duties of his present position. After re-\\nsiding in Adrian for eight years, he went to Rich-\\nmond, and was in the employ of a [)roniinent firm\\nthere for about one ^ear.\\nIn the fall of 1885. our subject came to Grand\\nHaven, and was appointed Superintendent of the\\nGrand Haven water works, which position lie is\\nver^- acceptably filling at the present time. As a\\ncitizen, he is prompt and liberal in responding to\\nthe demands of the public, when the common\\ngood is brought into question, and he is at all\\ntimes willing to bear his proportion of the bur-\\ndens of expenditure and labor needed in attain-\\ning the highest material success. He is now in\\nthe prime of life, with vigorous constitution, good\\nhabits and lofty [)rinciples.\\nNovember 28, 1878, Mr. Cosgrove was united\\nin marriage with Miss Sarah Ann Smith, of .Tasper.\\nMich., daughter of Frank J. Smith, and to their\\nunion two children have been given, a sou and a\\ndaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Cosgrove are popular in\\nthe social circles of Grand Haven, and although\\nthey have not resided in the place an3 great length\\nof time, they iiave made many friends, whom it\\nis their [jleasure to welcome to their comfortable\\nand hospitable home on Franklin Street. Socially,\\nMr. Cosgrove is a member of the order of the Mac-\\ncabees.\\n4 J*^\\nE\\nJ. .\\\\l BRY, master painter and decorator\\nof the Chicago Si West Michigan Rail-\\nroad shops, at Muskegon, Mich., has been a\\ncontinuous resident of his present locality for\\nabout eleven years, and during this length of time\\nh.as given faithful service to the corporation by\\nwhich he is now emi)loycd. Our siiljject is a na-\\ntive of Canada, .ind was born in the i) iniini(in\\nFebruary 2,18,03. The parents, I. W. and Margaret\\n(Smith) Aubry, many years after their marriage re-\\nmoved to the United States and. locating in Wor-\\ncester, Mass., lived tiiere a few months and then re-\\nturned to their home in Canada. They were known\\nin New England as industrious and energetic peo-\\nple, of upright character and sterling integrity.\\nMr. .\\\\ubrv passed the days of early childhood and\\n\\\\outh in his birthplace, and not only received iiis\\neducation in the common schools of Canada, but\\nup to sixteen years of age was there reared to\\nhabits of self-reliance. In 1871 he went to St.\\nJohnsbury, Vt., and w.as first employed in the\\npainting department of the Fairbanks Scale Com-\\npany. In 1877, he entered the employ of the\\nP. O, Railroad Company, of Vermont, at St.\\nJohnsbur^\\nAfter a time, determining to try his fortunes in\\na newer field of action, our subject in 1882 jour-\\nneyed to the West, and, locating permanently in\\nMichigan, made his home in Muskegon, where he ac-\\ncepted his present responsible position. Mr, Aubiy\\nhas full charge and entire control of thePaintDe-\\npartment of the Chicago it West ^lichigan Railroad\\nequipment and attends to repainting and revar-\\nnishing the rolling stock. He superintends the\\nwork of a number of men skilled in the use of the\\nbrush, all expert mechanics. Our subject aside from\\nhis regular business has a profession, being a musi-\\ncian C)f superior ability and culture. He is the first\\nviolinist in the Opera House Orchestra and leads\\nthe same. The orchestra, organized and controlled\\nby Mr, Aubry, pl.avs at the most elegant balls of\\nthe city, also in the opei-.as, and is well .ind favor-\\nably- known throughout western Michigan.\\nIn 1880 E. ,1, Aubry and Miss Hattie M, .Ma-\\ngoon, of St, Johnsbury, Vt., and daughter of I. P.\\nMagoon, a citizen of the Green Mountain State,\\nwere married. The union of our subject and his\\nestimable wife has been blessed by the l)irtli of\\none son and one daughter: Mar^ Gertrude and\\nHerbert M. I). The pleasant family residence is\\nlocated at No. 57 Peck Street, Muskegon. The son\\nand daughter enjo_v excellent educational advan-\\ntages and as they attain to mature age will be en-\\nabled to worthily fit themselves to adt)rii any po-\\nsition of trust to whicli they may be called.\\nMr. Auliry is iiolitically a Republican and a firm\\nsupporter of the party. He lias never been anxi-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0458.jp2"}, "459": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n467\\nous to hold pul)lic office, but is intelligently in-\\nterested in local and national government and is\\na friend to progress and reform, lie is fraternally\\nas.sociated with Lowell Moore Lodge No. 182, A. V.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2k A. M., and is likewise a member of the Chapter\\nand Commander} He is a member of the Master\\nCar and Locomotive Painters Association of the\\nUnited Stales and Canada and, thoroughly at home\\nin the details of his business, has prosperously won\\nhis upward waj and commands the high respect of\\na wide acquaintance. His musical abilities have\\nalso long been a source of income and in return\\nafford others much pleasure. Combining the\\ntwo occupations, our subject leads a busy life, but,\\ntrue to every duty of the ho\\\\ir, has made each\\nprofession a success.\\ni^^=T\\nIII Russell B. mason, a leading citizen and\\nii^V P general farmer residing upon\\nsection 23, Holton Township. Muskegon\\n^p) County, Mich., is a native of the State,\\nand was born in Calhoun County in 1810. t)ur\\nsubject is the son of Isaac and Esther (Allen)\\nMason, early pioneers of the Wolverine State.\\nThe paternal grandfather w.is Hrooks Mason, and\\nthe paternal grandmother in maidenhood was Miss\\nEditley. The great-grandfather, also Hrooks Jla-\\nson, was the son of Sauijison Mason, an English-\\nman by birtii and the first of the family to settle\\nin America. Sampson Mason had been an ofllcer\\nunder Oliver Cromwell before, in 163 0, he Ijccame\\none of the founders of the settlement of Rehoboth\\nin M.as achusetts. His wife, M.ay lUitterwortii,\\nbore her husband thirteen children. The great-\\ngrandfather, Brooks Mason, was a native of Rhode\\nIsland, but later removed to Massachusetts, and\\nin 1770 made his permanent home in Ontario\\nCounty, N. V. He was the father of eleven chil-\\ndren. The grandfather fanned in Ontario Coun-\\nty, in which part of the ICinpirc State he settled in\\n1801. His wife, the daughter of William Clark,\\nbecame the mother of seven children, four sons and\\nthree daughters. The grandfather and his eldest\\nson actively participated in the War of 1812. A\\nlife-long farmer, the grandfather lived and died\\nin the State of New York.\\nThe father, born in JIassachusetts November 23,\\n1798, removed to New York when ver^ young,\\nand, living upon his father s Ontario County farm,\\nenjoyed only the most limited opportunities for\\nan education. Having attained to manhood, he\\nbegan life for himself and married in the Empire\\nState Miss Caroline Hodges. Unto this union was\\nborn one son, .lames B., killed at Clinch Mountain\\nduring the late Civil War. The first wife not\\nlong surviving, the father a second time married,\\nthen wedding Miss Lucy Baker, who became the\\nmother of two sons, Henry and Edwin, who died\\nwhile serving in the Mexican War. Eor a third\\ntime entering matrimonial bonds, Isaac Mason\\nmarried, while a citizen of New York, the mother\\nof our subject, and with his wife soon after emi-\\ngrated to Calhoun County, Mich., and settling in\\n1837 in this part of the West made his permanent\\nhome within the borders of the State. The par-\\nents first settled upon eighty acres of land, and\\nlived thereon a few years, then removing to Kala-\\nmazoo, where the mother died, leaving to her hus-\\nband the care of seven children. Caroline, the eld-\\nest, now deceased, married .Vbel lloag; Mary\\nis deceased; Jane became the second wife of\\nAbel lloag; Lee A. was the fourth child; (Tcorge,\\na soldier in the Civil War, w.as killed at Marion,\\na.; R. B. is our suliject; and Ilairiet married Otis\\nSigner. Again the father married, his fourth wife\\nbeing Miss Charlotte Thiers. Isaac Mason w.is a\\ndevout member of the Baptist Church, and politi-\\ncally was an ardent Abolitionist. After a long\\nlife of usefulness he passed away, mourned by\\nmany friends in Kalamazoo County, in the year\\n18\u00c2\u00ab(!.\\nOur subject received his education in the dis-\\ntrict schools and studied in Hattle Creek. .\\\\t the\\nage of seventeen, beginning life for himself, he\\nworked on a farm for others until he enlisted,\\nAugust 8. IMOl. then joining Company I, Seventh\\nMichigan Infantry. Serving under (Jen.McClel-\\nInn he participated in the battles of Balls BlutT, l- uir", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0459.jp2"}, "460": {"fulltext": "468\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nOaks and Glendale, where during the seven days\\nfight lie was wounded in the right shoulder, which\\nhurt compelled liira to go to Washington, where\\nhe received his discharge upon November 19, 1862.\\nAfter his return to Michigan, Mr. Mason was\\nelected Treasurer of the township of Comstoek,\\nand for many j ears gave valuable service in that\\nofficial capacit}-. In 1867 Mr. Mason accepted a\\nposition as night watchman of the State Prison,\\nremaining in Jackson until 1871. For about sev-\\nenteen succeeding years our subject was engaged\\non the C. H. M. Railroad at White Cloud and\\nHolton, and during this time bought his present\\nfarm of one hundred and five acres, then mostly\\nunimproved, but now containing sixty highly\\ncultivated acres. While in Jackson, Mr. Ma-\\nson was united in marriage with Miss Emma\\nWelch, daughter of George and Leah (Badams)\\nWelch. Mrs. Mason was born in Jackson County,\\nMich., but her parents were both natives of Eng-\\nland. Politically a strong Republican, our sub-\\nject has held the office of Township Clerk, and, ap-\\npointed by Harrison, for over four years efficiently\\nhandled the mails at Holton. As a friend and\\nneighbor and in his public work Mr. Mason has\\nwon the respect and esteem of a host of friends,\\nand has long been intimately associated with the\\nprogressive interests of his home localilv.\\n!^+^e\\nGRACE A. COOLEY, a representative gen-\\nn eral agriculturist, successful stock-raiser\\nand Drainage Commissioner of Allendale\\nTownship, Ottawa County, is :i native of\\nOhio, but has been a resident of the Wolverine\\nSlate since 1845, and is intimately associated with\\nits upward growth and progressive history. Born\\nin Knox County, Ohio, August 2, 182i), he was\\nthe son of Horatio and Mehetaljel (Crowell) Cooley,\\nnative New Englandeis, but early settlers in the\\nfarther AVest. The father, born in Connecticut,\\nand the mother in Vermont, migrated to Ohio\\nwhile young, and were nianied in the Ituckeve\\nState. The father was by occupation a mechanic,\\nand remained in Ohio until his death. His widow\\nremoved to Michigan in 1847, and survived liini\\nfor some years.\\nThe parents were blessed by the birth of nine\\nchildren, seven of whom lived to adult age. Ho-\\nratio, the eldest-born, is deceased; Tryphena is the\\nwidow of R. S. Randall; Arminta is deceased;\\nHorace A. is our subject; Ilavillat is deceased;\\nHenry C. is a resident of Ottawa Count}-; and Har-\\nriet, who is deceased, was the wife of George Starks.\\nMrs. Mehetabel Cooley again married, and by her\\nsecond husband, Benjamin Bellows, became the\\nmother of two children: Sarah, the wife of Sidney\\nStarks; and Thomas E., residing in Sparta. Mich.\\nOur subject w.as reared on the Ohio homestead,\\nand attending the district schools of the neighbor-\\nhood was likewise trained in the agricultural\\nduties devolving upon the farmer bo} He was\\nsixteen 3 ears of age when, upon October 28, 1845,\\nhe arrived at his new home in Tallniadge Town-\\nship, Ottawa County, Mich., and, remaining in that\\nlocality for thiity-two years, was during twenty-\\neight years of that period employed by various\\nmilling coiicenis as engineer. For fourteen con-\\nsecutive years he remained with one firm, his\\nfaithful discharge- of the work intrusted to his\\ncare winning for him the aijpreciation of those in-\\nterested in the business. When he l)ccame a resi-\\ndent of Tallmadge Township the population of\\nthe surrounding country was sparse, and most of\\nthe business of that part of the State was trans-\\nacted at Grand Hapids, then the headquarters for\\nmerchandise and all the necessaries of life. The\\nmilling inteicsls were the mainstay of Tallmadge\\nTownship, and the establishment of nnnierons\\nsawmills soon caused an inlluxof people, and gave\\nour subject, with many others, regular and lemun-\\nerative emi)loyment.\\nIn 1861 were united in marri.age Hor.ace A.\\nCooley and Miss Lavilla A. Hall, a native of\\nJMichigan and the daughter of Orrin and IVIalilda\\n(Reynolds) Hall, |)ioneer settlers of the Wolverine\\nState. Some years subsequent to his marriage,\\nour subject puiciiased a farm in Allendale Town-\\nship, which he sold in 1877, and later also dis-\\nposed of property he owned in the village of La-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0460.jp2"}, "461": {"fulltext": "t ORTRAITAND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n469\\nmoiit. He afterward boughl his present farin,\\nconsistinn; of fort}- higlily cultivated atrcs, im-\\nproved willi an attractive residence and suljstan-\\ntial barns. The pleasant iiome of our subject and\\nhis estimable wife lias been blessed b^ the birth of\\nseven children: Oeorge H.; Carr F., of Duliith;\\nII. (irant, Frank C, Cora S.. II. 15. and T. W. F.\\nMr. Coolev is one of the most popular men of the\\ncounty of Ottawa, and has several times been\\nelected Drainage Commissioner, and is now hold-\\ning the oHice. For two yeai-s he was Justice of\\nthe Peace, and in that jiosition gave universal\\nsatisfaction to his fellow-townsmen, among whom\\nhe has a host of friends and well-wishers.\\nB\\n,H\\n\\\\|^REDERICK IIINMAN. for the past nine-\\nIs^A teen years the etticii iil Marshal White-\\nl^ hall, for ten years Deputy Sheriff of Mus-\\nkegon County, Oil Ins[)ector for a time, and now\\nSuperintendent of the water works of the village,\\nhas long been identified with the growth and up-\\nward progress of his home locality in the Stale of\\nMichigan. Mr. Ilinman is by nativit}- a New\\nKnglander, and was born April 4, 1846, in the\\nStale of Connecticut, close to the Berkshire Mills,\\nand not far from the Massachusetts line. Our\\nsubject was one of twin children, who were the\\nfifth addition to the family of Hiram and Hebccca\\n(Benson) Ilinman. By a previous marriage the\\nfather had two children, .loliii and Walter, who\\nh(,(th went to Maryland and became prominent\\ncitizens of the South. .John, now surviving at\\nseventy-three years of age, is a wealthy bachelor,\\nhaving made a fortune in the mercantile business.\\nWalter likewise achieved a comfortable compe-\\ntence handling merchandise and is in the milling\\nbusiness on Chesapeake liay, where he now resides.\\nOf the own brothers and sisters of Mr. Ilinman,\\nHerman lives in Whitehall and is now sixty-five\\nj cars of age. Mary Ann married Charles .McElroy,\\nformerly in the furniture business in Wiiitehall.\\nShe and her husband removed to Mai\\\\ land, where\\nshe died in 1882. Leonard, the next in order of\\nbirth, passed away at twenty-three j-ears of .age,\\ndying in 18; 6. Catherine died in 1866, in Troy,\\nN. Y., where her husband, Edwin Baxter, was a\\nleading merchant and lumberman. The twin sis-\\nter of our subject, Fannie, married Charles .Scott,\\na wagun-niaker of New Ycnk State, near the Con-\\nnecticut line, where they now reside. The vari-\\nous chihlren of the parents family all en jo^^ed ex-\\ncellent educational advantages, and all taught\\nschool in their 3 outliful days, being ambitious, en-\\nergetic and enterprising.\\nThe family is descended from old Revolution-\\nary stock and hold in their veins the best blood of\\nNew England. The father, born in .*Nalisburv.\\nConn., in February, 1796, was the onl^- surviving\\nson of Benjamin Ilinman, a brave soldier of the\\nWar for Independence, and likewise a native of\\nConnecticut, but a descendant of English ancestiy.\\nThe mother, Rebecca Benson, born in Connecticut\\nin 1807, was the daughter of a Revolutionarv\\nsoldier and a woman of exceptional ability and\\nstrong character. The father died in 1873, the\\nmother surviving only a twelvemonlh. passing\\naway in 1874. Frederick Ilinman, having received\\na superior education, was likewise blessed with an\\nexcellent memory, which he reUiins remarkably,\\nbeing able to ([uolc with exactness pages from\\nShakespere and other favorite authors.\\nAt fifteen years of age our subject entered the\\niron works at Fall N illage, Conn., where he re-\\nmained for some years, and then located in Trov,\\nN. Y., the latter place being his home when the\\nCivil War broke out. Returning to Connecticut,\\nhe enlisted in the old .Second Connecticut Regi-\\nment, and, immediately forwarded to the front,\\nparticipated in the liist battle of Bull Run. He\\nscived out his period of enlistment and returned\\nto his Eastern lK)ine. In 1H(!, our subject came\\nto Michigan and was employed on a Government\\ntug boat as an engineer, making the improvements\\nat the mouth of White Lake. Mr. Ilinman assisted\\nin the construction of the harbor and continued\\nin the service until 1874, when he resigned to be-\\ncome Marshal and engineer in the lire depart-\\nment of Whitehall, in which former capacity he\\nhas for nearly- a score of years lieen a terror to the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0461.jp2"}, "462": {"fulltext": "470\\ni-ORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nrougher element of the village airi the evil-doers\\ngenerally. As Depul} Sheriff, Oil Inspector and\\nSuperintendent of the water works, he has proven\\nhis thorough adaptability to the demands of pub-\\nlic work.\\nIn the j-ear 18()8 Mr. Hininan was married to\\nMiss Mary Storms, who came from her native land,\\nGermany, to this country with her parents when\\nonly eight years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Ilinman\\nhave been blessed by the birth of five children:\\nHerman, who died in the 3ear 1869, in infancy;\\nCora, born in 1871, a graduate of the High School\\nand married in 1890 to Dr. James G. Jackson, of\\nMuskegon; Frederick, born in 1874, also a grad-\\nuate of the High School, and a promising young\\nman; Fannie, aged thirteen, a bright scholar, now in\\nschool; and Albert, the youngest, a lad eight years\\nold. Financially prospered and a lifelong Repub-\\nlican, giving most valualile public service and\\never a liberal-spirited citizen, our subject is also\\nfraternally associated with tlie Ancient Free Ac-\\ncepted Masons, and is likewise a member of the\\nKnights of Honor.\\nC^^HOMAS LARSON, a well-known resident\\nf/n^^ of Whitehall, Muskegon County, was for\\n^y many years engaged in business in this\\nplace, and at tiie present time owns fully fifteen\\nacres of land in the village. His life has been\\nquite an eventful one, and since his tenth year he\\nhas made his own living. lie was born in north-\\nwestern Norway, March 18, 1818. His parents\\nwere Lars and Malinda (Larson) Larson. The\\nformer was reared on a farm and owned a valuable\\npiece of property, comprising eighty acres. He\\nw.as prosperous in business and was highly re-\\ngarded in all circles. He and his wife were devoted\\nmembers of the Lutheran Church. They reared a\\nfamily of five sons: Lars, Lars, Arclia, Thomas,\\nand Daniel, who was drowned when about twenty-\\nfive years old. Lais is the only one of the family\\nbeside our subject who has left his native land,\\nand his home is now near Ottawa, 111. The par-\\nents of these children have long since been called\\nto the better land.\\nThomas Larson was only ten years old when he\\nleft home and went to work on neighboring farms,\\nreceiving his board and clothes and 1.5 in money\\nper year for the succeeding five years. Tiring of\\nthis occupation, at length he embarked on sailing\\nexpeditions to the many beautiful fiords of his\\nnative land, and finally, when eighteen years of\\nage, regularly embarked as a sailor on the high\\nseas. For twenty years he followed this life, going\\nto all parts of the world and meeting with many\\nstrange adventures, lie was once shipwrecked\\nnear his old home and on anothei- occasion was\\nwashed overboard by a great wave, which, return-\\ning, left him in another part of the ship. At last\\nMr. Larson came to the United Slates and made\\nhis headquarters in Chicago, from which jilact he\\nsailed on the Lakes for five years.\\nAfter carefully deliberating, Mr. Lars(^n con-\\ncluded to settle down at Whitehall and invest the\\nmoney, which was the result of his many years of\\ntoil. He liecame the owner of three houses, and\\nafterward bought one hundred and sixty acres of\\nland, a portion of which is located within the cor-\\nporate limits of the village. For some years he\\nran a saloon, and later embarked in the grocery\\nbusiness. His business ventures have been marked\\nby sag.acity and ability, and he now has a com-\\npetency which places him among the substantial\\ncitizens of the commiinil}\\nAfter taking up his residence in Whitehall, Mr.\\nLarson .married Miss (iertie Johnson, who was\\nborn in Norway and with her parents, James and\\nBei tha (Nelson) .Johnson, came to the United\\nStates in July, 18l!;i, and at once settled in this\\ncity. The parents of Mrs. Larson resided until\\ntheir death in Whitehall. Seven children have been\\nborn to our woiiliy subject and his wife: Bertha,\\nwho became the wife of Hans Bjornstad; James\\nL.; Hannah M., wife of Charles Kassner; John S.;\\nThomas J.; Minnie H., a graduate of the High\\nSchool; and .Viietta L. The parents are members\\nof the Lutheran Church, in the faith o( which all\\nof the children have been (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2(nilirmcd. Mr. Larson", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0462.jp2"}, "463": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0171\\nlitis served as a Trustee of the chui-cli :uiil with\\nIlls family is iiiimtii i cd anionii; tlii active workers.\\nHis vaiied experiences in all parts of the world\\nhave made him a man of wide information and he\\nis a most intercstinj; conversationalist. To him\\nis largely due the pi 0S[)erity of Whitehall, for he\\nhas been one of the most active promoters of its\\nwelfare.\\nM II p l^^\u00c2\u00bb-\\nI I I\\nvipiBDWARD E. I5ARTHOLOMEW. Promi-\\nfe] nent among the enterprises at Ravenna is\\nIw the hardware store of which the subject of\\nthis sketch is the genial proprietor. It contains a\\nlarge and well-assorted stock of hardware, tin-\\nware, stoves, farmers tools and agricultural im-\\nplements, and .as the quality of the stock is unex-\\ncelled and prices reasonable, the establishment is\\none of the most popular in the city. In the con-\\nduct of his business enterprises Mr. Bartholomew\\nuses tact, discretion, sound common-sense and wise\\njudgment, and the result is that he has gained\\nsuccess.\\nIn reviewing the histoid of our suliject, we\\nlind that he is the sou of Arza and Isabel (Hunter)\\nBartholomew, the former of whom was born in .Jef-\\nferson County, N. Y., on the Isl of August, 180.5.\\nHe had only such advantages as were afiforded by\\nthe public schools of that day, and in his youth\\nhis attention was devoted principally to working\\nat the trade of a carpenter and millwright. Upon\\ncoming to Michigan in 184.5 he stayed about one\\nyear in Calhoun County, and then he settled in\\nOttawa County and there worked at his trade for a\\ntime, but afterward purchased farmintr property\\nand engaged in agricultural pursuits until his\\ndeath, which occurred in 1868.\\nThe family of Arza and Isabel IJartholomew\\nconsisted of eleven ciiiidroii, of whom cmr subject\\nWHS the I iglilh in uidci- (if birth. He was born in\\nOUnwa i)Uiity, .Mich., .lanuaiy 21, 1851, and ob-\\ntained hi education in the (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2omiiion schools of his\\nnative county. His time was dcvotrd iniiicip.nlly\\nto the work of farming, and he remained with his\\nfather until the age of Iwcuty-four years, when he\\ncommenced to learn the trade of a carpenter, serv-\\ning an apprenticeship of live yeai-s. Later he\\nentered the store of Perham it Adsil, of Niinica,\\nMich., as clerk, and continued with that firm for a\\nperiod of four yeai-s. He then went to Muskegon\\nand worked for one year at his trade, next coming\\nto Ravenna, in 1882.\\nAfter locating at this place, Mr. Bartholomew\\nwas for four years in the employ of Conklin Bros.,\\nafter which he embarked in the gristmill business\\nwith W. II. Smith. After continuing thus en-\\ngaged for three and one-half years, he purchased\\na hardware store and embarked in that business.\\nHe has since conducted a large and profitable busi-\\nness, not only with the peo|ile of Ravenna, but\\nalso with the farmers of the surrounding country.\\nSocially, he is a member of Ravenna Lodge No.\\n355, I. I- and has attained the Scarlet\\ndegree, and passed all the chairs of the lodge.\\nHe is afhliated with the Knights of the Macca-\\nbees at Ravenna, and is Commander of the post\\nhere.\\nOn Christmas Day, 1874, Mr. Bartholomew was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Ilattie, daughter of\\nRobert and Eveline (Hancock) Woolsie, and one\\nson has been born of this union, Windsor, a manly\\n3 outh, who is receiving every literary and social\\nadvantage. In his politics Mr. Bartholomew is a\\nRepublican, and has always voted for the cjindi-\\ndates of that party. He has held the ollice of\\nTownship clerk for five years and is still serving\\nin that position.\\n3ii-^ j^il^#i#S^-\\nORACE B. ATWOOD. A glance at the\\nilj lives of the representative men whose\\nnames appear in this volume will reveal\\nmany sketches of honored and inllnential\\ncitizens who liave resided many yeais in this coun-\\nty, but among theiii none are more worthy or de-\\nserving of mention than .Mr. Atw I, wiio is a", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0463.jp2"}, "464": {"fulltext": "4:12\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ntrue type of a successful Michigan fanner. He is\\na product of the Buckej^e State, l)orn September\\n30, 1840, and the son of Morris and Pliipba A.\\n(Archer) Atwood, natives of New York. The\\nAtwood family came originally from P^ngland and\\nsettled in the United States a short time after the\\nRevolutionary War. The Archers came from\\nGermany.\\nMorris Atwood was a blacksmith by trade, and\\nafter reaching mature 3 ears moved to Ohio.\\nLater he returned to his native State, and there\\ndied in 1872, at the age of sixty-five. His wife\\ndied in the Empire State in 1891. They were the\\nparents of the following children: Horace, our\\nsubject; Elizabeth, the wife of J. W. Pearson;\\nDavid, deceased, who left a family in New York;\\nAnn; Frances, Mrs. Broth, of New York; Corella,\\nthe wife of a Mr. Reynolds, of New York; Rose,\\nthe wife of Lou Darbey; and Jolin D., of New\\nYork.\\nHorace Atwood receivc l only a limited educa-\\ntion in the common schools of Ohio and New\\nYork, and at the youthful age of fourteen started\\nout to fight his own waj in life. He left the\\nparental roof and sailed on the bark Columbus,\\nof Fair Haven, Mass., as a sailor. He went to some\\nof the islands off Brazil, and after being before\\nthe mast for one year, and touching at Java,\\nand other places, landed in Austialia, where he\\nremained for some time in the Swan River Colony.\\nWhile there he engaged in whaling for two seasons,\\nand received for his services ^7.50 per month.\\nAfter leaving that place he went to Hobart Town,\\nTasmania, and remained there in all about two\\nyears. Wliile there he visited the Philippine\\nIslands and made five trips to the Island of Mauri-\\ntius, where he was engaged in the sugar trade.\\nFrom there he went to alparaiso, Chili, and\\nwas engaged in the employ of Chilian merchants\\nat the copper ports. While in Chili he walked\\nfrom Valparaiso to Tucumana, a distance of over\\ntwo hundred miles, without an^ company. His\\nonly experience during that time was when his\\ncoat and cap of blue cloth were stolen by a ])eon,\\nwho kindly left his own in their place.\\nFor about eigliteen months Mr. Atwood re-\\nmained in Chili, and then went to Callao, Peru,\\nwhere he also engaged in different work for six\\nmonths. After this, for six or seven months, he\\nworked the nitre beds, and then went to Liverpool,\\nEngland, where he hired to go on a merchant vessel\\nand took two trips to southern Spain, on the Med-\\niterranean Sea, making about forty ports. Later\\nhe sailed to Calcutta, India, the island of Colombo,\\nSeon and to Marseilles, France, also to vari-\\nous other ports, and then returned to Liverpool.\\nFrom there he sailed to Sidney, Australia, and\\nlater from London to Liverpool, carrying a cargo\\nof tea. Afterward he sailed to Quebec, Canada, but\\nreturned to Liverpool, thence going to the East In-\\ndies, and l)ack to Liverpool, where he shipped for\\nthe west coast of Africa on the Senegambia River,\\nand touched many points in that country. Return-\\ning to Liverpool, he shipped for New York, but\\nthe vessel sprang a leak and sank twelve hundred\\nmiles west of Cape Clear, about four i .m. The\\ncrew was picked up about nine a. m. next day\\nby a steamer and carried back to Liverpool, where\\nour subject remained for one month. He shipped\\nagain for New York, and arrived in that citj in\\nMay, 1865, after having been absent from home\\neleven j ears. During that time he had heard\\nfrom home but once, and his relatives had heard\\nfrom him but once.\\nAfter returning home, he was engaged in tilling\\nthe soil on a farm in the Empire State, but shortly\\nafterward returned to Ohio and worked for the\\nCleveland, Columbus it Cincinnati Railroad for\\ntwo years. In 18(i6 he came to Michigan and\\nwas engaged in lumbering and other occupations\\nfrom that date until 1874, when he moved on his\\npresent farm of eighty acres. He now has thirty\\nacres under cultivation, and is one of the prosper-\\nous and substantial agriculturists of his section.\\nHe has served as Highway and Drain Commis-\\nsioner from 1878, except about five years, and also\\nhas served as School Director for three j-ears,\\nholding that position at the present time. In the\\nyear 1873 he was married, in September, to Miss\\nHelen Orton, a native of New York and daughter\\nof Arcelus and Mariah (Cressett) Orton. Six\\nchildren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Orton, those\\nliving being: Helen; Clara, the wife of Angus\\nMcDonald; Alice, the wife of Alexander Mc-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0464.jp2"}, "465": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\n473\\nDonnld; I^na, the wife of Ellis W. Lang; and Kate,\\nwife of Frank Taylor. Mr. Orton died September\\n11, I860, and in September. 1863, Mrs. Orton\\nmarried William Lowinj;. They now reside in\\nGeorgetown Township. Mr. and Mrs. Lowing\\nhave one living child, Edgar. Mr. and Mrs. At-\\nwood have been the parents of six children: Mor-\\nris; Vesta and Kuby, deceased; Lena, Allie and\\nFrank. Politically, Mr. Atwood is a Democrat,\\nand socially he is a Mason, a member of Crescent\\nLodge No. 322. In 1865 he shipped from Liver-\\npool on the Great Eastern with troops for\\n(Quebec, Canada.\\nm m=^-*-\\nASPER LAIiriS. During the forty-six\\nyears that have passed over the head of the\\ngentleman whose name stands at the head\\nof this sketch since his locating in the\\nI nited States, he lias witnessed many changes in\\nthe country, and has not Iteen merely a looker on\\nin enice, but a citizen who has through liis en-\\nterprise, his integrit} and his perseverance, con-\\ntributed his full share to the development of the\\nsection in which he resides, vvhich is one of the\\nmost magiiilicenl in the State. He was born in\\nHanover, Germany, September 14, 1828, a son of\\nl$errend and Geesje (Beld) Laliuis, who were also\\nborn ill Hanover in 17lt2 and 17i). respectively.\\nThe youthful days of Berrend Laliuis were spent\\non a farm which belonged to his father, but he\\nalso learned the trade of a carpenter, and these iwo\\noccupations he continued to follow throughout\\nlife, becoming the owner of a small tract of land.\\nHe and his wife reared a family of four childroii:\\nHeiinaiies, who still resides in the Old Country;\\nAaltje, deceased; Triute, a resident of Allegan\\nCounty, Mich.; and Kas|)er, the subject of this\\nsketch. Berrend Laliuis was a man of dee|) re-\\nligious nature, and was an Elder in the Reformed\\nChurch at the time of his death, which occurred in\\nI8G;i. His widow survived him until 187!l.\\nKasper Laliuis received belter e Uicational ad-\\nvantages than the average boj of his day, and be-\\ning an intelligent youth he made rapid progress\\nin his studies. When not employed in imi-sning\\nthe ])atlis of learning, he learned the carpenter s\\ntrade of Ins father, at which occupation he labored\\nin, his native land until his removal to the I nited\\nStates in 184 7. He came alone to Ottawa County,\\nMich., and took up his residence at New Gron-\\ningen, and here he was united in marriage with\\nMiss Feiinigje Kamps, a daughter of .lohii and\\nIlilligje Kamps, all of whom were lx)rn in the\\nNetherlands. After following his trade for some\\ntime, he purchased a forty-acre tract of land,\\nwhich was totally unimproved, and to this small\\npurchase he has added until he now is the own-\\ner of a line farm comprising two hundred and\\nten acres, nearly all of which wa* in a wild state at\\nthe time of his purchase. With the aid of his\\nsons he has cleared and improved this land, and\\nin his long and arduous labors he found a true\\nhelpmate in iiis kind, energetic and hard-working\\nwife.\\nTo the union of Mr. and Mrs. Laliuis ten ciiil-\\ndren were liorii, who are in order of birth as fol-\\nlows: Geesje, Mrs. Joseph Baareman; John, a\\nresident of this county; Berrend, who resides on\\na farm; Albert, who resides in Zeeland; Ilaniiah,\\nthe wife of Henry Hoif, of Chicago, III.; (ierrit;\\nFannie, the wife of John De Pree, of Zeeland;\\nKasper, Jr., and two who died young iinnanied.\\nKasper, Jr., the youngest son, attended Hope\\nCollege, and after teaching school for four years\\nliegaii the study of medicine in the I liiversit}\\nof Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he has been\\nfor one year; John, Berrend, Hannah and Albert\\nalso received their educations at Hope College,\\nthe latter linishing his education in the State Nor-\\nmal School at Ypsilanti, and upon graduating re-\\nceived a State certificate to teach.\\nMr. Laliuis deserves great credit for the way in\\nwhich he has surmounted the dilliculties which\\nhave strewn his pathw:iy, and also for having\\ngiven his children good educational opportuni-\\nties. He has ever been a wide-awake man of af-\\nfairs, industrious, pushing, enterprising and law-\\nabiding, and the liberal means which he is now\\nenjoying have been acfpiired by his own good", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0465.jp2"}, "466": {"fulltext": "474\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmanagement. He and his wife are members of the\\nReformed Church of Zeeland, in wliich lie has held\\noffice for the past twenty-five years. He has been\\nHighway and Drainage Commissioner of his town-\\nship., and politically he is a stanch Prohibitionist.\\nAMUEL R. SANFORD, one of the honored\\npioneers of Muskegon County, and a prom-\\ninent and progressive business man of the\\ncity of Muskegon, was born in Wajme\\nCounty, N.Y., August 11, 1822, and is a son of\\nIsaac R. Sanford, a native of Connecticut. His\\npaternal grandfather, Abel Sanford, was born in\\nWallingford, Conn., and was of P nglish descent.\\nThe mother of our subject bore the maiden name\\nof Patience At water, and was also born in the\\nNutmeg State.\\nThe early boyhood of our suliject was spent in\\nattendance at the district schools during the win-\\nter season and in farm work during the summer\\nmonths. Later he ])rosecuted his studies in the\\nGeneva Lj ceum and Lyma Methodist Episcopal\\nseminary. Previous to this, he was eng.aged in\\nclerking in a dry-goods store in Palmyra, N. Y.,\\nand afterward in a wholesale and retail drug and\\ngrocery house at Geneva, N. Y., remaining thus\\noccupied until 1844, when he migrated to Michi-\\ngan. Locating in Grand Rapids, he opened the\\nfirst drug store in that place. He secured a good\\ntrade and successfully carried on business until\\nthe fall of 1848, when he disposed of the store.\\nHis next enterprise was the building of a double\\nsteam sawmill sixteen miles up the river from\\nMuskegon, and in 1856 he came to this city, where\\nhe has since made his home.\\nFor a time Mr. Sanford engaged exclusively in\\nthe manufacture and shipping of lumber, and af-\\nterward gave his attention to the lumber business\\nin one or another of its branches. For some time\\nhe has been extensively engaged in the manufac-\\nture of shingles. In his undertakings he has met\\nwith success, and acquired a handsome compe-\\ntence. He dealt largely in real estate and has\\nbeen connected with manj- leading enterprises of\\nthe community, having been one of the organiz-\\ners of the ^luskegon National Bank and a Director\\nin the first two railroad companies entering the\\ncity, also aiding in the inception of other im-\\nportant concerns.\\nOn the 1st of October, 1844, Mr. Sanford was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Susan S. Huggins, a\\nnative of Wayne County, N. Y., and a daughter\\nof Zadok Huggins. She died July 18, 1855, leav-\\ning two children: I. Ransom, now a resident of\\nMuskegon; and Anna M., wife of Harvey Cliatlen,\\nan architect of (^uiiicy. 111. The second marriage\\nof Mr. Sanford took place July 7, 1858, his wife\\nbeing Miss Ambrosia Peck, of Gorliam, Ontario\\nCounty, N. Y. Her father, Samuel B. Peck, was\\nfor many years a merchant of Gorham, but re-\\nmoved to IMuskegon in 1859. Two children have\\nbeen born to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford, Arthur II. and\\nNellie S.\\nIn the fall of 1846 Mr. Sanford was elected\\nClerk of Kent County on the Democratic ticket,\\nand filled that position until the fall of 1848, that\\nbeing the time of his removal from the citj In\\n1858 he was elected Sheriff of Ottawa Counts\\nwhich at that time comprised the counties of Mus-\\nkegon and Ottawa, but during his term of service\\nthe present division was made, and he removed to\\nGrand Haven temporarily in order to complete\\nhis term. In the performance of the duties of\\nthis office he alwaj s traveled on foot, unless\\nhaving a prisoner in charge, and under no cir-\\ncumstances ever carried a weapon of defense.\\nAs a walkist he was for many years unrivaled.\\nIn public office he has always been found true to\\nthe trust reposed in him, and has discharged his\\nduties with promptness and fidelity. In business\\nlife he has always been honorable and straightfor-\\nward, and has therefore gained universal confi-\\ndence. In liis social and home life, he is an affa-\\nble and pleasant gentleman, generous and kind-\\nhearted, and his many excellencies of chaiactcr\\nhave gained for him a wide circle of warm\\nfriends.\\nAlthougli reared in accordance with the tenets", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0466.jp2"}, "467": {"fulltext": "ruiiTli.UT A2sD lllU ili.Vl lll(JAL liECUiiD.\\n475\\nof the Methodist Eiiiscopal Chtireli, lie never ac-\\ncepted its creed, nor allili:ited as a mcinbor with\\nany religious denomination, Inil has heen liberal\\nin his lienefactioiis to all tlie churches of the city\\nof his homo. In 188,5, however, the spiritual jjliil-\\nosopliy. with its liberality of thought and its ac-\\ncompanying piienoniena. so strt)ngly presented it-\\nself to his hitherto unsatisfied mind, that he es-\\npoused that cause and is to-day its tirni believer\\nand stanch advocate. His life has been worthily\\nspent, and his character is a noble one. The his-\\ntory of this community would be incomplete with-\\nout his sketch, and we gladly present this record\\nof his life work to our readers.\\n^^^1 N REDEVELD, a prominent general agri-\\nculturist and fruit-grower, located u|)on sec-\\n\\\\=M tion 30, Holland Township, Ottawa County,\\nMich., takes a leading place in local matters of\\nprogress, and for about twelve years has been an\\nelTicient member of the School Board. Horn in the\\nprovince of Vraut, in the Netherlands, in 1836, our\\nsubject was the son of Albert and Anna Hastings)\\nVredeveld, both natives of the Netherlands, and\\nhonest, upright and industrious people, born of a\\nsturdy and thrifty race. The father, a native of the\\nsame locality as our subject, w.as born in ITyo, and,\\nin youth possessing but limited opportunities of\\neducation, early began the round of agricultural\\nduty, devoting the work of his life to farming; and\\nalthough a man of but little capitjil, he owned\\na small tract of feitile land in the Netherlands.\\nHe dutifully remained with his parents until his\\nmarriage, when, having faithfully a.^sisted his fa-\\nther and mother, he and his good wife began\\nlife for themselves. At this period of his career\\nthe father was a young man twenty-live years of\\nage, full of courage and dctciniination to win his\\nwa} in the world. The union of the parents was\\nblessed by the birth of seven childi en. all born in\\nthe Old Ciiuntry. (irace iu:irried .lohn cnzalrau:\\nLucus was the second in f)r ler of Idrth; Hcniv is\\ndecca.sed; Oertrude married Roluf .Myrinck; and\\nBartlet, our subject and .Vlbert (deccused) com-\\npleted the list of sons ami daughters who gathered\\nin the old home.\\nIn 1847, the father and mother and their seven\\nchildren, with some of their household goods, set\\nsail for the I luted States, and crossing the .sea ar-\\nrived safely at their destination. A brief time after\\nthey were located in Buffalo, where they remained\\nfor a twelvemonth. The family, who were fifty-\\ntwo days on their way from Europe to America,\\nhave 3 et a vivid remembrance of the long voyage\\nupon the sailing-vessel, which, experiencing no\\nstorm, yet took almost two months for the pas-\\nsage. When the father landed with his wife and\\nchildren in this hospitable land, he had l)ut ^4 in\\nmoney, and he earned his living by working on a\\ncanal, doing teaming principally. At the close\\nof the first year the family removed farther West,\\nsettling in Allegan County, Mich., where the father\\nentered eighty acres of land in the northwestern\\npart of the county, and with diligence and patient\\ntoil cultivated the soil, impr ovcd the aci es with\\nsubstantial buildings and made that homestead his\\npermanent abiding-place until his death, in Decem-\\nber, 1870. He had buried his wife, the mother of\\nour subject, about six months after arriving in the\\nUnited States. The father was a sincere Christian\\nman, a devout member and for many years a val-\\nued Elder of the Reformed Church.\\nOur subject, remaining with his father until\\ntwenty-one years of age, obtained his primary\\neducation in the Netherlands, and afterward at-\\ntended the public schools of Buffalo and Michi-\\ngan. He was, however-, only about eleven years of\\nage when he began working by the month at farm\\nwork, and in 1862 was employed by the Goverri-\\nment of the I nited States iir making I oads iir\\nMissouri through which the army would after--\\nward pass. Continuing in this employment about\\neight months, our subject then obtained other\\nwork.\\nAt the age of thirty Mi-. redeveld was united\\nin marriage with Miss Henrietta Iluskin. Tnto\\nour subject and his estimable wife have been,\\nborn four children: Ai\\\\na; Henry; .lennie, wife of\\nRi.\\\\ Wigman; and Klla. Before m.-iri i. igc our sub-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0467.jp2"}, "468": {"fulltext": "476\\nPOKTKAIT AND BlOGRAPmCAL EECORD.\\njeet had purchased fifty acres of good land, which\\nhe has since brought up to a high state of culti-\\nvation, upon eight acres raising a fine quality of\\nfruits and berries. The land when bouglit was\\nheavily timbered and much hard work was re-\\nquired to bring the acres up to their present pro-\\nductiveness. Mr. Vredeveld is, like his father, in\\nreligious connection a member of the Reformed\\nChurch, and politically affiliates with the Repub-\\nlicans. He has ably transacted the duties of Path-\\nmaster, and has done excellent public service up-\\non the School Board, and enjoys the hearty best\\nwishes and kind regard of many friends.\\n^lE\\nE^^\\nOHN C. LEWIS, a financier of acknowl-\\nedged ability, and the President of the First\\nNational Bank of Traverse City, Mich., also\\none of the largest dealers in lumber and\\npine land in the Wolverine State, is one of\\nthe old-time mill-owners of Whitehall, Muskegon\\nCounty. He was born on the Ottawa River, in\\nCanada, Februarj- 26, 1837, and was the second\\nchild of John and Maria Lewis, long-time residents\\nof the Dominion. The father, born in Louisiana\\nin 1809, was a son of a soldier in the AVar of 1812,\\nand when onl\\\\ a lad went to Canada. Literally\\nmaking his way through the wilderness, he was\\nobliged to carrj^ his provisions on his back from\\nthe nearest trading-post, a distance of eighteen\\nmiles. He died in that locality in 1846, at the\\nearl}^ age of thirt3 -seven.\\nTlie mother, a native of Ireland, emigrated to\\nCanada when alioul fifteen years of age, and sur-\\nvived her luir^baiid for one year, i)assing away in\\n1848, when .John wasonl.\\\\- leu years old. The fam-\\nily was then scattered and he was cared for by an\\nuncle, Cornelius C with whom he remained until\\nseventeen years of age. He spent the intervening\\ntime mostly in a round of agricultural toil, his\\nopportunities for an education licing very limited\\nand conlined m;iinly to brief x liooliiig in the\\nwinter montlis.\\nImmediately after leaving the home of his uncle,\\nMr. Lewis passed a year working on a construc-\\ntion train on the Grand Trunk Railroad. In 185.5\\nhe came to the United States, determined to try\\nhis fortunes in a republic. For five succeeding\\n_vears, without capital or influence, he struggled\\nslowly upward. For three j ears he was employed\\nby J. H. Williams, one of the largest lumbermen\\nin the Stale of New York. Mr. Lewis assisted in\\noperatinga mill, and during the time mastered the\\ndetails of the business. In 1858 he journeyed to\\nMinnesota, and with the little money he had care-\\nfully saved opened a small store at Lakeland, on\\nthe St. Croix. As this was immediatel}- after the\\npanic of 1857, there was literally no money in the\\ncountry, and the venture was unsuccessful. Hav-\\ning thus lost a good part of the small capital\\namassed with sacrifice and hard work, Mr. Lewis,\\nwith unfailing courage, began again. He next\\nturned his attention to the South, and went first\\nto New Orleans, and thence to Memphis, Tenn., and\\noperated a mill in that localit3^ in the winter of\\n1859. In the summer of 1860 he operated a cir-\\ncular saw for that great lumberman, Chauncey\\nLamb, at Clinton, Iowa.\\nIn the winter of 1860 Mr. Lewis again located\\nin Memphis, Tenn., and later operated a small saw-\\nmill across the river in Arkansas, fifteen miles\\nfrom Memphis. He remained there until the\\nbreaking out of the Civil War and the fall of\\nFt. Sumter, when he, in common with many\\nothers, left all he possessed with but one aim in\\nview to reach at once the more congenial North.\\nMr. Lewis next journeyed to Clinton, Iowa, and\\nin December, 1861, came to Jluskegon, soon after-\\nward settling in what is now Whitehall. He had\\nsaved *1,300 in money, aside from his investments.\\nand this amount he at once put into a farm, wjiith\\nits discouraged owner offered at any piice. so that\\nhe could get out of the country.\\nOnce more beginning at the foot of the ladder,\\nMr. Lewis received employment as a da} laborer\\nin the lumlier c:imps, and in 1862 and 1863 he ran\\na circular saw for the laic A. .1. Covcll.and in 1H64\\nfor W. M. Weston. Later he bought the mill from\\nMr. Weston and then made some money. In 1865\\nhe sold out to Lyinan Covell, and about the same", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0468.jp2"}, "469": {"fulltext": "PORTUAIT AM) liK k iUAl llICAL KECORD.\\n477\\ntime sold liis farm for $525. lie then built the\\nmill owned bv M. H. A- C. H. Covell, in compiiny\\nwith other parties. Later A. .1. Covell liecame his\\npartner, and at last Forluiie smiled on our siil)ject\\nand he rapidly made monev. lie operated this\\nmill until 1H7. when his failing health obliged\\nhim to sell out. Locating in Waukesha. Wis., he\\nremained there for three years.\\nA man of superior business ability and llior-\\noughly informed regarding values, M Lewis dur-\\ning this time purchased large tr.icts of pine lands\\nin Wisconsin and Michigan, and also owning an\\nextensive piece of land in Mississippi has been a\\nheavy dealer in pine lands and lumber. He is\\nlikewise one of tlie prominent capitalists and\\nmoney-loaners in his part of the Stale, and for\\nseventeen years was connected with the bank of\\nWhitehall as Director and Vice-President. In 1885\\nhe established the First National liank of Traverse\\nCity and has remained its President continuously.\\nHe also loaned large sums of money to i)rivate\\nparties in Traverse, as welt as in Whitehall and\\nother places, and is now one of the wealthiest men\\nin this part of Michigan, his course from the early\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0()0.s having been upward and onward. Self-re-\\nliantly and with true courage he lias won his\\nw;iv to a position of honor ami inllucnce, his\\nlinancial ability and integrity of character receiv-\\ning recognition from all who knew him.\\nIn July, 1865, were united in marriage John C.\\nLewis and Miss Augusta Covell, a sister of A. J.,\\nLyman, .M. 15. and C. E. Covell, the wealthy lum-\\nbermen of Whitehall. Three daughters have\\nblessed the home of Mr. Lewis and his jicconiplislied\\nwife. Lizzie M., a charming young lady, isa skilled\\nmusician, being a superior vocalist and instrumen-\\ntalist. She spent three years under I rof. Halin,\\nof the Detroit Conservatory of Music, from ;5;hich\\ninstitution she was graduated. She then perfected\\nher.self in liei vocal studies under the instruction\\nof the renowned teacher, Mrs. Dexter. She is now\\nthe wife of William MacArthur, proprietor of a\\nlarge flouring-mill at Cheboygan, .Mich. Nettie K.,\\nnow a student at Oberliii College, is pursuing her\\nliterary studies with great success; Florence M.\\nhas not yet euterecl upon llic higher biMUclies of\\neducation.\\nMr. Lewis has supplemented the limited instruc-\\ntion he received in childhood by close observa-\\ntion and a wide range of reading, and is one of\\nthe best-informed men on practical subjects in\\nMuskegon County. A shrewd and far-seeing man.\\nthe adversities of early life trained him to realize\\nand embrace with clear judgment the later oppor-\\ntunities which were the stepping-stones to his ulti-\\nmate success. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are valued\\nmembers of the Congregational Church and are\\nactive aids in religious work and enterprise. The\\nbeautiful home, one of tlie finest in the locality,\\nis the scene of many ])leasant social reunions\\nand althougli his extensive business interests fre-\\nquently require the absence of Mr. Lewis, lie hast-\\nens his return to one of the most attractive spots\\non earth to him.\\nPolitically a lifelong Republican, he has served\\nhis fellow-townsmen with efficiency as Supervisor,\\nand has also as a member of the School Hoard for\\nthe past twelve years materially advanced the\\ncause of education. Fraternally, he is connected\\nwith the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and\\nis a valued member of the home lodge. Practi-\\ncally a self-made man, lie has in his enviable career\\ngained both friends and money, and enjoys the sin-\\ncere confidence of a wide circle of old-time friends\\nand neighbors.\\nfe^E^]iCS\\n^ETER PETERSON, who for many years was\\njj] numbered among the leading farmers and\\nenterprising citizens of Dalton Township,\\nMuskegon County, was born in the southern\\npart of Sweden F ebruary IG, 1835, and was the\\neldest in a family of three children. (Jlie became\\na resident of Minnesota, and one sister never left\\nher native land. The father of this family was a\\nmiller by trade and became quite well-to-do, but\\nby mismanagement lost the greater part of his\\n(iroperty in later life.\\nOur subject spent the days of his boyhood un-\\nder the parental roof, remaining at home until", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0469.jp2"}, "470": {"fulltext": "478\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nnineteen 3 ears of age, when he bade good-bye to\\nhome and friends and sailed alone for the New\\nAVorld. He had heard much of its privileges and\\nopportunities and resolved to try his fortune in\\nthe land of promise. On reaching New York, he\\nat once came to Muskegon County, Mich., where\\nhe arrived with very limited means, and in order\\nto provide for his support he began working in\\nthe lumber woods with Mr. Knudson, of Mon-\\ntague. He remained with that gentleman for\\nabout a year, living very economically and care-\\nfully, and at length with his hard-earned savings\\nwas enabled to purchase a small tract of timber-\\nland on White Lake, and he then began lumbering\\non his own property. He came to the farm which\\nis now the home of his widow in 1865, purchasing\\nquite a large tract, nearly three hundred acres.\\nIt was a perfect wilderness, being covered with a\\ndense growth of timber, and in order to reach the\\nplace Mr. Peterson had to cut the roads through,\\nas there were none opened at the time.\\nThe labors of our subject were interrupted in\\n1862, when, prompted by patriotic impulses, he\\nwent to the aid of his adopted country, enlisting\\nas a member of Company F, PMfth Michigan Cav-\\nalry. He continued in the service for fourteen\\nmonths, when, on account of physical disability, he\\nwas honorably discharged. He then returned to\\nhis home and family. He had been married in\\nMuskegon County in 1857, the lady of his choice\\nbein flSIiss Mary Michelson, daughter of Lars and\\nMary (Lawson) Michelson. The lady was born\\nin the northern part of Sweden, and when a maiden\\nof nineteen summers crossed the briny deep to\\nAmerica, joining iu-r parents, who had emigrated\\nto the New World a number of years [irevious.\\nFive cluldren graced their union, but three died\\nin early life and only two are now living: John,\\na resident of Minnesota; and William, who oper-\\nates the home farm for his mother. She is a mem-\\nber of the Methodist Episcopal C liurcli,an(l a most\\nestimable lad\\\\-. who has many friends thronghoiit\\ntliis community.\\nIn Ills social relatiims, Mr. Peterson was con-\\nnected with tlie Odd I cllows society of Muskegon,\\nand was also a niemlier of the Grand \\\\rmy post\\nat tiiat place. In i)olilics, he was a stanch He- j\\npublican, and always supported the men and meas-\\nures of that party. He held a number of local of-\\nfices, the duties of which were promptly and faith-\\nfully performed. He passed away in Jul^ 1890,\\nand in his death the family lost a loving husband\\nand father, his neighbors a faithful friend and the\\ncommunit3- one of its best citizens. lie lived a\\nquiet, unassuming life, but true worth and excel-\\nlencies of character gained for him high regard.\\n^-^J^^^\\nOIIN A. WILTERDINK, a practical gen-\\neral agriculturist and well-known citizen,\\nis pleasantly located upon section 34, Hol-\\nland Township, Ottawa County, and has\\nfor man} years been intimately identified with the\\nprogressive interests of his home localit} Mr.\\nWilterdink was born in the Netherlands in 1839\\nand was the son of John A. and Minnie (Wilter-\\ndink) Wilterdink, the parents being very distant\\nrelatives. The father, born in 1802, and the\\nmother in 1808, were natives of the near vicinity\\nof the birthplace of our subject. The paternal\\ngrandparents were in poor circumstances, and the\\nfather began when a boy to make his own way in\\nthe world. He learned thiough a long apprentice-\\nship the trade of a wagon-maker, and after his\\nmarriage cultivated a rented farm and also worked\\nat his trade. In 1846, the father with his family\\nembarked for the I nited .States upon a sailing-\\nvessel, llie William Tell, which ran on a rock and\\nwas wrecked. All were picked u| and saved b}-\\nother vessels. The Wilterdinks, who had expected\\nto make the port of Uaitimore, were landed after\\nninety days in Florida. They then [iroceeded\\ndirectly to St. Louis and lived tliere a few months,\\nbut in May, 1847, arrived at the old Iiulian vil-\\nl;ii e west of where Holland now stands. They\\nlived with the Indians three weeks before they\\ngot tlicir cabin built.\\nThe f.ither entered forty acres of (Government\\nland on section 34, Ilollniid Townshiii, all timber,\\nwhich he cleared, cuUivaling the soil with llie", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0470.jp2"}, "471": {"fulltext": "POHTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD.\\n471)\\nhelp of his sons. His good wife passed away in\\nisr 7, and since then, living with his eldest son,\\nthe father, now very feeble, has reached niiieU\\none years of age. Seven children gathered in\\nthe old home, but four died before reacliing nine\\nyears of age. The three surviving are: (iurlrnde,\\nthe wife of Richard Takken: .lohn W., and .lolin\\nA., our subject. Mr. Wilterdink. beginning life\\nfor himself, enlisted in .\\\\ugust, 1862. in Company\\nI, Twent^ -fifth Michigan Infantry, and, engaged\\nwith the Array of the Cumberland, fought at\\nTiblw Bend. Ky., wliere two hundred I nion men\\ndefeated Morgan with his three thousand strong.\\nOur subject likewise actively participated in the\\nfulldwing engagements: Knoxville, Kingston,\\nMossy Creek, Rocky Face, Res.aca, Dallas (Oa.),\\nAltoona, Culp s Farm, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw\\nMountain, Nickajack Creek, .Stony Creek, De-\\ncatur, Atlanta, .lonesborough, Duck River and\\nNiishville. Aside from these decisive battles, Jlr.\\nWilterdink took an octive part in numerous liot\\nskirmishes, and was wounded at Resaca by a shell\\nstriking him on the left side near the heart. He\\nwas also sunslruck at Altoona, (ia., but never\\nwent to the hospital, being merely carried from\\nthe Held in an ambulance. He w.as never captured\\nnor absent for any cause from his regiment. Re-\\nceiving his discharge in North Carolina, lie was\\nmustered out of the service .June 1. 1H6;J, in\\n.I.ackson, Mich.\\nSoon after his return to his home, our subject\\n[)urchased the forty acres wliere he now resides,\\nand owns at present seventy acres, fifty of which\\nare under high cultivation, the homestead con-\\ntaining excellent and commodious buildings. In\\nlH(i8. were united in marriage John A. Wilterdink\\nand Miss Leiiimie M.ssclier. daughter of Kvert\\nand Muilli;i A i schei, natives of the Netlieiinnds,\\nwhere likewise Mrs. Wilterdink wa- lioin. eini-\\ngrating to the Cnited States with her parents\\nwhen only four years of Mge. Our Mibject and\\nhis estimable wife were IiIcsmmI by I he birth of\\nlive children: Annie M.; M:irlli:i M.. wlio died\\nwhen twelve years of age; .MiiimIi-, Albert K.\\n:iiid Ivlilic. .Mr. .Mini Mis. Willii diiiU arc valued\\niiK iiiliei s of the Itcforiiii il liiiicli :il Holland,\\nof whirh our siibjecl has bei-ii an lOlder f ir\\n24\\ntwenty-four years. Politically a Republican, and\\never taking a deep interest in matters of mutual\\nwelfare, he has l)een an ellicient School Director\\nfor fifteen years, and li.as in various w.ays ma-\\nterially aided in educational advancement. Among\\nhis war reminiscences Mr. Wilterdink recalls that,\\nin 1863, he marched barefoot in November and\\nDecember. He has .as a valuable trophy of his\\nfirst battle a revolver, which he took from a rebel\\nofficer. Those days of strife, now in the distant\\npast, were rich in deeds of heroism; to-day, witii\\npeace brooding over the land, oiir subject is as in\\nthose days a devoted American citizen, true and\\nloyal. Although not relating directly to the\\nhistory of Mr. Wilterdink, a terrible catastrophe\\nwhich overtook his relatives may lie of interest to\\nmany. His uncle, Hiram Wilterdink. and his ma-\\nternal grandmother and two of her sons, the\\nwife of one and six children ))erislied on l)oard a\\nburning boat on Lake Michigan, on their way to\\ntheir home in the United States.\\nLFKKl) .Vl.LKN, the leading druggi.st and\\nan enterprising citizen of Montague. Mus-\\n(l l! kegon County, for three years held under\\nPresident Harrison the ollicial position of\\nCol lector of the port of Montague, but now devotes\\nhis entire time to the demands of a large and rap-\\nidly increasing business. Oiir subject was born in\\nthe city of Cork, Ireland, M.ay I, 184 .I, and was\\nthe ninth in the family of sixteen children who\\nblessed the home of Benjamin and Patience (Hum-\\nphreys) Allen. The I alhcr was born not far from\\nBelfast, but the paternal grandfather was a genu-\\nine Scotch Highlander, a descendant of one of\\nthe mo.\u00c2\u00abt illustrious fainilics of b mnie Scotia.\\nThe grandfather e.-irlv in life removed from his\\nnative land li Ireland, and changed the spelling\\nof his name from Allan to .Mien, which was a\\nmistake, and has ini xeiited the heirs to a large\\nproperty be(ineallicd to the Allans from receiving\\ntheir share, as it li;is been dilticnlt lo prove to the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0471.jp2"}, "472": {"fulltext": "480\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nsatisfaction of the court in chancery that tlie\\nWilliam Allen of Ireland and the William Allan\\nof Scotland were one and the same person. Ben-\\njamin Allen was a man of liberal education,\\nand, possessinor superior business attainments, be-\\ncame a large ])aper manufacturer, ranking as the\\nmost extensive in his line of trade in the Emerald\\nIsle. He owned and operated three large mills\\none at Dripsl^ one at Tower Mills and the other\\nat Girth. In these three mills he employed more\\nthan eight hundred hands, and in the business made\\na fortune, but in 1860, when the free-trade law\\nwent into effect, allowing the untaxed importation\\nof foreign paper, it made a bankrupt of him,\\nclosed his mills and rendered him temporarily in-\\nsane.\\nThe father after his reverses recovered his rea-\\nson but never his fortune, and while he had sutti-\\ncient to keep him in his last days, he died in\\n1883, at the age of sixty-seven, a comparatively\\npoor man. He had been a life-long believer in the\\nQuaker faith, and, a sincere Christian of high prin-\\nciple, was a noted temperance worker, and manj a\\ntime stood upon a platform side by side with\\nthat distinguished orator and temperance lectur-\\ner, Father Mathew, the great Irish temperance\\nadvocate. The f.ither was a man of generous\\nheart and liberal liand, and during his da3S of\\nprosperity the poor of the country found in him\\na faithful friend. While Ireland was suffering\\nwith the dread famine, Benjamin Allen would\\ntake his carriage and drive through the parish and,\\ngathering together the most destitute, would re-\\nmove them to the tenements on his large estate\\nand there care for them tenderly. He had one\\nbrother and three sisters. The brother, William,\\nearly in life went to Australia, where for the past\\nthirty-five years he has been a member of Parlia-\\nment. Joseph also made his home in Australia,\\nand became a prominent mining engineer, .lohn\\nsettled in the Philippine Islands, and was one of\\nthe most extensive planters in the islands. He\\nmarried a Spanish lady of great culture and\\nbeauty, and a piece of her wedding dress, made of\\nthe fine fibre of the pinea|)ple, a most costly fabric, is\\nnow in the possession of a daugiiler of our subject.\\n,Ii)hii. his wife and children all died at Manila\\nwith the yellow fever. The sister (aunt of our\\nsubject) married Mr. Green, one of the largest\\nmerchants of Xewry, County of Down, where she\\ndied about 1878.\\nPatience Humphreys, the mother of Alfred Al-\\nlen, was the daughter of Prof. John Dobbs Hum-\\nphreys, born July 20, 1764, an Englishman I)} de-\\ncent, but whether born in England or Ireland we\\ndo not positively know. He was a man of learn-\\ning, and force of character and possessed great phy-\\nsical endurance. He occupied with honor po-\\nsitions of distinction, and was President of the\\nRoyal Cuvierian Societ3 and Professor in Queen s\\nCollege at Cork, and Librarian of the Royal Cork\\nInstitute. For half a century he suceessfull3 con-\\nducted a pi ivate college, and, an author of much\\nnote in his day. published several volumes of\\nIlls own poetry, which for their elegant diction\\nand style of composition attracted much favorable\\ncriticism and insured him a wide circle of readers.\\nThe Professor wasnever sick a daj in his life until\\nattacked bj- his mortal illness. He expired Julj\\n18, 1864, within two days of his one hundredth\\nbirthdaj-. He left to posterity the largest and\\nfinest conchological collection in the United King-\\ndom, and which, purchased after his death by\\nail English admirer, was presented to the Royal\\nCork Institute, with which he had so long been\\nconnected.\\nThe mother of Alfred Allen passed away at\\nthe age of forty-eight years, and of her large fam-\\nily of sixteen children, several died in infancy.\\nWilliam Allen was a successful iiardware merchant\\nof Iieland, and died at the age of twenty-four;\\nMary married William Kemp, of London, Eng-\\nland, where Mr. Kemp is the manager of a large\\ninsurance company. .lohn Humphreys Allen\\nis a wealth} druggist of New York City, and\\nthe proprietor of Allen s Brain Food. Charlotte\\nElizabeth Allen married Daniel McAdams, of\\nthe firm of McAdams Cartwright, elevator\\nmanufacturers, of New York City. Charles Her-\\nbert Allen represents a large English merclian-\\ntile house in Australia and the East Indies. .Viin\\nMaria Allen is the wife of a pros| eroiis hardware\\nmerchant in London, England. .losepliiiie is\\nsingle and lives in Dublin, Ireland.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0472.jp2"}, "473": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORI).\\n481\\nOur subject was educated in the CJuaker schools\\nof Ill s native land, but after tlie failure of his fa-\\nther, when he was about fourteen years of age,\\nwent into the wholesale and retail drug house of\\nJohn iIatton,in Cork, to thorouglily learn the bus-\\niness, lie remained with Mr. Ilatton five years,\\nand at tiie expiration of that time, on account of\\nfailing healtii, abandoned tlie business and went\\nto Spain, there opening tiie first ISible house at\\nMadrid after tiie granting of liberty of worsliip\\nin that country. Our subject was in the employ\\nof Prof. William Ireland Knapp, then a liai)tist\\nnii. sionary, and now Professor of Languages in\\nthe University of Chicago. Mr. Allen remained\\nin .Spaui until 1871, when he returned to London\\nand was there united in marriage willi Miss Caro-\\nline Tisdall, an Knglish lady, whom he had met at\\nMadrid when she was governess in the family of\\nthe Count of Vilches. Our subject and his ac-\\ncomplished wife were wedded at St. George s, Han-\\nover .S(iuare, London, August 31, 1871, and at\\nonce embarked for America. Reaching the United\\n.States in safety-, Mv. and Mrs. Allen made but\\na brief stay in New York, tlien journeyed to tlie\\nWest, where our subject received employment in\\na drug store in Olivet, Mich. Later Mr. Allen\\nsettled in Portland, Mich., where for seven years\\nhe was engaged in a drug store of W. W. Hogue,\\na part of the time being in charge of a branch\\nstore at Sunfield. Our subject next located in\\nMuskegon and for .seven years was in the drug\\nstore of C. I.. Hrundage, and in 1885 made his\\nhome in Montague. For seven years and a-half\\nhe dispensed drugs for I., (i. Ripley and then en-\\ngaged in the drug business on his own account.\\nA thorough i)liarmaceiitist, entirely at home in\\nevery branch of his trade, Mr. Allen has met with\\nwell-deserved success, and is recognized as a man\\nof superior ability and training. Politically, our\\nsubject is a strong Repulilican, and fraternal-\\nly altiliati-N with the Free A- Accepted Masons.\\n.Mrs. Allen is a valued nu-niber of the Episcopal\\nChurch and a leady aid in all good woik. Ten\\nchildren brightened the liuinc, but lliree lit-\\ntle ones died in infancy. The (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ide.--l sou. William\\nII., is ciiiiiiccted with the wlinlcMde ilriig luiiise iif\\n.Mill ri-iiii V I liiiiiiiHi-, of Chicago, lie is a grad-\\nuate of the Ferris Business College of Big Rapids,\\nand is a young man of high attainments. A\\ndaughter, Allcna, is a milliner of Montague. Pa-\\ntience is a successful teacher. Florence, George,\\nCharles and Daniel are now being educated. The\\nfamily occupy a high social |)Osition, and enjoy\\nthe esteem of a wide circle of sincere friends.\\nLHKRT KRONKMYKR, General Manager\\nand Secretary of the lludsonvillc Hiiltor\\n1 and Cheese Factory, is one of the prominent\\nbusiness men of this prosperous village,\\nand is also well known throughout Ottawa Coun-\\nty. He is a son of Bernard and Ellen (Steen)\\nKronemycr, natives of the Netherlands, who emi-\\ngrated to America in 1847, and settled in Holland,\\nOttawa County, Mich. Within two months after\\nthe date of their arrival here, the father, mother\\nand four brothers died, leaving only one brother\\nand sister, Albert and Alida. The latter became\\nthe wife of .lacob Venderboegh, and is now de-\\nceased. The parents were prominent members of\\nthe Dutch Reformed Church and were upright,\\ngenerous and honorable.\\nBorn ill the Netlierlands February 10, 183 .t, our\\nsubject was a tad of eight years when he accom-\\npanied his parents to America, and very soon\\nafterward he was or|\u00c2\u00bbhaned by their death. He\\nwas then given by the church authorities to R.\\n.Schilliman, now a resident of North Holland,\\nMich., who at liiat time was extensively engaged\\nin shipping lumber, shingles, etc., by boat to the\\nprincipal markets. With this gentleman the orphan\\nboy reinained until he w,as nineteen, his ediicatioiuil\\nadvantages raeantiine being exceedingly limited.\\nAt that age he ran away and, coining to (Jeorge-\\ntown Township, worked in the cmiiloy of L. \u00c2\u00bbV L.\\nJenison for three summer seasons, attending the\\ndistrict sdiool during the winter.\\nIn August, l.S(;2. Mr. Kronemyer enlisted .as a\\nmember of Coinpany (i. Twenty-first Michigan", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0473.jp2"}, "474": {"fulltext": "482\\nPOKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\nInfant!-) and from tlie ranks was promoted to\\ntlie position of Corporal, later to Duty-Sergeant\\nand finally to Orderly-Sergeant. With his com-\\npany he marched to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence to\\nLouisville, Ky.. and from there into the enemy s\\nstrongholds. He jjarticipated in the following-\\nnamed battles: Perryville, October 8, 1862; La-\\nvergne, Tenn., December 27; Stewarts, December\\n29; Stone River, December 29-31, 1862. and Jan-\\nuary 1-3, 1863; TuUahoma, Tenn.. June 24; Elk\\nRiver, July 1; Chickamauga, September 19-21;\\nChattanooga, October 6; Brown s Ferry, October\\n27; Mission Ridge, November 26; Savannah. Ga.,\\nDecember 11, 18 and 21-24, 1864; Averysboro,\\nN. C, March 16. 1865; and Bentonville. N. C,\\nMarch 19.\\nAt Bentonville, N. C, Mr. Kronemyer was\\nstruck by a musket ball, which knocked him sense-\\nless. Left on the field, he was taken prisoner by\\nthe Confederates and for two weeks was confined\\nin Libby Prison. Upon being released he was\\nsent to Camp Chase, Ohio, and from there went\\nto Detroit, where he was mustered out with his\\nregiment, June 8, 1865, after a service of two\\nyears and ten months. During the entire period\\nof his service, he was never in a hospital or absent\\nfrom any roll-call, or any battle in which his regi-\\nment participated. After his discharge he re-\\nturned to Hudson ville. and later engaged in raft-\\ning logs to Grand River, continuing in that way\\nfor one summer. During the winter of 1865-66\\nhe worked in the lumber woods at Georgetown.\\nPrior to the war he purchased a small farm on\\nsection 20, Georgetown Township, for which he\\ncompleted payment after the close of the war.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Kronemyer occurred in\\n1867, and united him with Miss Mary Van Strate,\\na native of the Netherlands, vvho died in 1885,\\nafter an illness of twelve years. Four children\\nwere born of the union, two of whom are now\\nliving, Alida J. and Agatha S. In 1887 Mr.\\nKronemyer was again married, choosing as his\\nwife Miss .Salina Smedloy, who was born in Eng-\\nland, and who has proved a most eflicicnt help-\\nmate to her husband. To his children Mr. Krone-\\nmyer has given excellent ediicatinnal advantages,\\nand Ills laUL;hti rs ire vounsr ladies of culture\\nand refinement. His eldest son died after attain-\\ning his majority.\\nThe original purchase of land made by Mr.\\nKronem3 er consisted of seventy-four acres, wholly\\nunimproved, upon which he remained until 1891.\\nAfter a short sojourn in Grand Rajiids, he went\\nto another farm and from there came to Hndson-\\nville in 1893. He owns considerable valuable\\nreal estate, including three houses in Grand Rap-\\nids and a residence in Hudsonville. In politics a\\nRepublican, he has been prominent in local politi-\\ncal affairs, and has served as Township Clerk a\\nnumber of terms, also as Township Treasurer for a\\nlong period, and .as Sujiervisor for three years. His\\nlife has by no means been an e.asy one, but he has\\npossessed an abundance of energy, perseverance\\nand the American characteristic of stick-to-it-\\niveness, and as a result of his unwearied efforts\\nhas gained a large measure of success.\\nOHN BUSBY, M. IX, the popular young\\nphysician and skillful surgeon of Whitehall.\\nMuskegon County, Mich., devotes himself\\nuntiringly to the demands of his profession,\\nand already possessing an excellent practice has .a\\nbrighter future yet before him, his cour.age, will\\nand enterprise being imfailing factors in helping\\nhim upward on the thorny path, whose ditlicullics\\nall professional young men are called ujion to siu-\\nniount before thev can attain to the heights of\\nassured success. The practice of Dr. Busby takes\\nhim through a round embracing the immediate\\nneighborhood, as well as the town of Whitehall.\\nThoroughly at home in the details of general i)rac-\\ntice, he excells in surgery, and is thus well adapted\\nto the requirements of an extended professional\\ncareer. Our subject is a native of Ontario and was\\nborn in Cumliorland .lune 14, 1868. His parents,\\nWilliam and Sarah (McLaughlin) Husby, are long-\\ntime and highly respected residents of the (Queen s\\ndominions. The father is a genuine Scotchman,\\nhaviniC lieen born in the city of (Ilasgow in 18;!3.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0474.jp2"}, "475": {"fulltext": "J\u00c2\u00bb01?TRA1T Ain) BIOGkAPmCAL RECORD.\\n183\\nTlie paternal grandfatlier, .lolin Husby, in wliose\\nhonor Dr. Hiishv was named, was al.^o a native of\\nGlasgow and the descendant of a long line of\\nSturdy Scots.\\n(Jrandfather Husby was a molder by trade and\\nan honest, resolute man. lie emigrated to Amer-\\nica about 1836, and, settling upon a farm in Cum-\\nberland, Ontjirio, devoted iiimself to tlie ])ui-suit of\\ngeneral agriculture. William IJusby was the eld-\\nest of four sons and was about three years old\\nwhen his parents made their home in Canada. He\\nreceived an education in the common schools of\\nhis home neighborhood, and when seventeen years\\nof age went into the pineries and for fully twenty-\\nfive jears was connected with one of the largest\\nlumber companies of Canada. The mother of our\\nsubject was the daughter of Patrick JMcLaugiilin,\\nthe brother of William, and of Hugh McLauglilin,\\nwho has been for thirty years the foreman of a\\nlarge lumber company at Aljiena, Mich. Robert\\nis a prominent farmer near Alpena, and .John and\\nJames are also engaged in the profitable tilling of\\nthe soil in Cumberland, Ontario. When our subject\\nwas seven years of age, his father and mother,\\nwith their family, removed to Montreal, Canada,\\nand in that city Dr. Ikisby spent the da^^s of boy-\\nhood and received his education in the ordinary\\nbranches of study, graduating from the Montreal\\nHigh School with honor.\\nOur subject for the four succeeding ^ears at-\\ntended the Montreal Collegiate School, finally en-\\ntering McGill College, where he completed a four-\\nyear course and graduated from the medical depart-\\nment in 1891. Ilis op|)ortuniti?s for an educa-\\ntion far above the ordinary were well improved,\\nand to-day but few physicians of his age are as\\nthoroughly versed in the ills that flesh is heir\\nto as is our subject. Immediately following the\\ntermination of his medical studies. Dr. I5usbycame\\nto his present location and began the practice of\\nhis chosen profession in Whitehall. Here he has\\nbeen very successful, gaining an extended reputa-\\ntion as a skillful surgeon. Fraternally, the Doctor\\nis associated with the Ancient Free Accepted\\nMasons, and is also a valued member of the Mac-\\ncabees. Our subject has two brothers, Patrick,\\ntildcr than liiiii elf, iiiiil interested in a larsre lum-\\nber comi)aiiy at Alpena, and William, younger,\\nand still with his parents in Mt)ntieal. During\\nthe comparatively lirief period of Dr. Busby s res-\\nidence in Whitehall he has made many friends\\nand enjoys the confiilence and respect of the entire\\ncommnnitv.\\nl*+^i\\nV} tie,\\n^^ILES T. WOODBUKV. The farming class\\nAmerica, and especially of the northern\\ntier of States, is noted for the degree of\\nintelligence that is possessed by its representa-\\ntives. Mr. Woodbury belongs to one of the most\\nprogressive of families, and as a tiller of the soil,\\nas well as in other respects, he has endeavored to\\nkeep out of the old grooves and has always favored\\nthe adoption of new and improved methods in con-\\nducting his operations. He was born in Perry ville,\\nN. Y., November 18, 1818, and up to 1840 resided\\nin that State, when he became a resident of Jlich-\\nigan. Ashe was an engineer of considerable abil-\\nity, he soon found employment with William Laslie,\\nof Muskegon, and built and took charge of the Las-\\nlie Mill, which is now owned and operated by\\nMessrs. Marsh tt Foss. In 1853 he removed from\\nMuskegon to Grand Haven and formed a |)artner-\\nsliip with C. B. Albee in an extensive tanning\\nestablishment, and for nine years thereafter had\\nsupervision of the mechanical department of the\\ntannery.\\nIn 1861 Mr. Woodl)ury removed with his fam-\\nily to Allendale Township, Ottawa County, .Mich.,\\nand settled on a farm he had purchased, but lived\\nto enjoy his home only a few years, his death\\noccurring on the lOtli of .Vugiist, 1866, at the age\\nof forty-eight years and nine months. In every\\nbusiness transaction in which he engaged he main-\\ntained the confidence and trust whieh are usuallv\\nthe result of sterling principles and strict integrit^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.\\nIn hi way he was quite a pliilanlhropist and was\\nan earnest friend and safe counselor of the de-\\nserving poor or the fatherless. Ilis earnest sup-\\nport and Minpalliy were alw.-iys enlisted in all", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0475.jp2"}, "476": {"fulltext": "484\\nPORTitAlT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nenterprises that tended to conduce to the best in-\\nterests of the comnuiuity in wliicli he lived, and\\nalthough quiet and unassuming in his deportment\\ntoward his fellow-men, he possessed decided views\\non all subjects, and his unmistakable position on\\nthe side of justice and right was a correct indi-\\ncation of his mind and morals. It was truthfull3\\nsaid of him that he alwa3 s saw two sides to every\\nquestion, and self never stood in the way. He\\nwas a devoted member of the Christian Churcli,\\nto which he donated liberally of his means, as far\\nas he could afford.\\nHe was married to Mrs. Matilda (Gardner) Fox\\nNovember 14, I860, a daughter of a worthy Eng-\\nlish gentleman, and to their union two sons were\\ngiven: Jesse G. T., and Warren H., of Detroit,\\nMich. Mr. Woodbury served as Supervisor of his\\ntownship for several 3 ears,and had he lived would\\nhave undoubtedly become a very wealthy farmer,\\nfor he possessed all the characteristics necessary\\nfor a successful agricultural life. He came to tlie\\nState a poor man, and at the time of his death his\\nfarm, which was heavily covered with timber, had\\nbegun to take on the appearance of a well-tilled\\nplace under his capable management. Timber was\\nf.ast being removed from it and a considerable\\nportion had been put under cultivation. The\\nhouse in which his widow and his son .Jesse now\\nreside was at that time almost the same as it now\\nis, and it is still one of the best and most sub-\\nstantial houses in the township. Politically, Mr.\\nWoodbury was a Republican, and socially was a\\nmember of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.\\nThe ancestors of Mr. Woodbury originally came\\nfrom FIngland, and his parents, Luther and Cath-\\nerine (Harbach) Woodbury, were both born at\\nSutton, Mass., in which place they long resided.\\nThev reared a family of ten chihlien: Bemus;\\nParmelia; George B., of Muskegon Count3-, Mich.;\\nGiles T., the subject of this sketch; Catherine M.;\\nCandace Sophia; Luther Dwight; William; Fran-\\ncis J.; and W. H.\\nJesse G. T., the elder son of our subject, was born\\nin Grand Haven, Mich., in lHGl,luil ever since his\\nfirst 3ear has been a resident of the farm where\\nhe now makes his home. His education was .ac-\\nquired in the district schools in Allendale Town-\\nship, and as soon as able he went with his half-\\nbrother. Fr.ank J. Fox, on to the farm and con-\\ntinued to till the soil until his 3-ounger brother\\nwas of age. He then purch.ised the latter s inter-\\nest in the old home farm, consisting of one hun-\\ndred and sixty acres, of which one hundred acres\\nwere well improved. On this farm is a fine apple\\norchard and he used to raise peaches extensively,\\nbut his trees were killed a few years .ago b\\\\- the\\nhard winter. In the fall of 1892 Jesse Woodbury\\nerected a planing-mill an l heading factory in com-\\npan3- with Dennis Bennett at Allendale Center,\\nand since then he has devoted his time to milling,\\nhis farm being rented. He was married December\\n23. 1887, to Miss Alice M. Walbrink, a native of\\nthis county and a daughter of Henry D. and Ke-\\nziah (Robinson) Walbrink, who were the parents\\nof six children: Mary A., Alice M., Eva, Alidia,\\nJacob A., Emma A. (deceased) and Minnie K., wife\\nof Eugene Velzy. The mother of these children\\nis deceased, and after her death Mr. Walbrink mar-\\nried Mrs. Nellie 1). Knowlton, and by her became\\nthe father of two children, both of whom arc dead.\\nMr. Walbrink died in 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Wood-\\nbury have two cliildren, Genevieve and Eva W.\\nMrs. Woodbury is a member of the Congregational\\nChurch anil he is a member of the Ancient Free\\n(fc Accepted M:isons. Politically, he is a Repub-\\nlican, and in 18!t.S was elected Township Treasurer.\\nOllN H. CHAPMAN, the etticient Super-\\nvisor of Whitehall, and a prominent insur-\\nance and real-estate man of the village, is a\\nnative of Martin, Allegan County, Mich.,\\nand was born December 19, 1847. Our subject is\\nthe only son of .loseph H. and Annie (Casson)\\nChapman. The father, burn in Schenectady Coun-\\nt3 N. Y., was the son of .lolin Chapman, who w.as\\nborn in Conncclicut in about 1790. The paternal\\ngrandfather emigrated with his parents to New\\nYork at a very earl3 .age, and there attained to\\nmanhood. The paternal great-grandfather, a man", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0476.jp2"}, "477": {"fulltext": "1\\\\JRTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\n485\\nof unusiial ability and sterling integrity, acquired\\na large property and became an extensive land-\\ni)\\\\vner. lie required each of ills twelve sons to\\nfit himself for the battle of life by learning a\\ntrade, and John, the grandfather of our subject,\\nbecame an expert blacksmith, and until his death\\nmade that trade the occupation of his life. He\\ndied in 1843, universally respected by all who\\nknew him. The great-grandfather was a con-\\ntractor, and during the War for Independence\\nfurnished provisions and clothing for Washing-\\nton s arm} The sons of the grandfallier also\\nearly fitted themselves to earn a livelihood. The\\neldest, Ezra, was placed in a store to learn the mer-\\ncantile business. Continuing in this employment,\\nhe accumulated a fortune, but later lost heavily by\\nreverses. He died in Allegan County, Mich., to\\nwhich locality he had removed in 1843.\\nEzra Chapman had two sons, Jacob and George.\\nThe former served bravely as a soldier in the\\nThirteenth Michigan Infantry during the late\\nCivil War, and, constantly exposed to liie priva-\\ntions incidental to a military campaign, died dur-\\ning his term of enlistment. George survived until\\n1868. The daughter, Rebecca, married George\\nNelson, also a soldier of the late war. Mr. Nel-\\nson, although shot through the body during a fierce\\nfight, survived, and is to-day a prominent agricul-\\nturist and mill-owner of Allegan County. Will-\\niam, the second son of John Chapman, in compli-\\nance with the wish of his father, entered into rail-\\nroading as a conductor on one of the first trains\\nwhich ran out of Albany, N. Y. He remained in\\nthis business until his death, at twenty-six years of\\nage. Joseph II., the father of our subject, learned\\nthe jeweler s trade in the little town where he was\\nborn. He then settled in the city of New York,\\nbut in 1843 decided to try his fortune in the West.\\nProspecting for a future permanent location, he\\ntraveled through Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, .ind\\nfinally settled upon the Wolverine Stiile for a fu-\\nture home. He obtained possession of a tract of\\nland in Martin Township, Allegan County, and\\nabout the same time opened a jewelry shop. The\\nfarmers had but little use, however, for his wares or\\nservices In that line, and he concluded to try black-\\nsmithing for a time, although the only kiiowh; lge\\nhe had of the trade had been gained bj- watching\\nhis father at the anvil.\\nJoseph Chapman was later a leading merchant of\\nOtsego, Allegan County, and was extensively in-\\nterested in large bodies of land. In 1843 he\\nbecame the owner of landed estates near Easton,\\nMd., and also for some time engaged in mercantile\\nbusiness in that locality-. During the early days\\nof the .Stale, the father, a strong Democrat, took\\na leading part in the local politics of Allegan\\nCounty, where he served with ability as Sheriff one\\nterm, lie was also Supervisor, and was numbered\\namong the substantial men and public-spirited citi-\\nzens. The father and mother were married in\\nMichigan, but Mrs. Annie (Casson) Chapman was a\\nnative of Canada, and a daughter of John Casson,\\nan Englishman by birth. While in his native land,\\nthe maternal grandfather was employed in Siief-\\nfield as a maker of knives and scissors. Mr. Casson,\\narriving in America, settled in Canada, but later\\nremoved to the United States, and located on a\\nfarm in Martin Township, Allegan County, Mich.\\nThe mother was one of a family of six children,\\nfour sons and two daughters. One brother died\\n3 oung, another was killed bj^ lightning; John\\nand Edward are living, the former being a success-\\nful farmer at Plainville, Mich., and the latter, at\\none time a leading contractor of Michigan, is now\\nan extensive farmer in Oregon.\\nAlthough the only son of his parents, our sub-\\nject had four sisters, all of whom are now de-\\nceased, one passing away in infancy. Sarah U.\\nbecame the wife of David Carl, proprietor of a\\nsawmill. Mrs. Carl, dying at the .age of twenty-\\neight, left two children, .\\\\nnie and Mary II.\\nChapman died aged twent}- and twenty-two, re-\\nspectively. Mr. Chapman, who attained to man-\\nhood in his native town, spent the days of boy-\\nhood mostly in study, although he also assisted in\\nhis father s store at leisure times. He was gradu-\\nated from the Ot.sego (Mich.) High School while\\nunder twenty years of age, and soon afterward lo-\\ncated in Kansas City, where he received employ-\\nment as baggageman on a railroad. Later he\\ntaught school one term, near Lawrence, and com-\\npleted the balance of the year as a book-keeper\\nand manager of a store in Kansas City. He theu", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0477.jp2"}, "478": {"fulltext": "486\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nreturned to Micbigan, and for a time devoted him-\\nself to the grocery business. Our subject finally\\nobtained a tract of pine land. For a time lie\\ntaught school near Big Rapids, but some time\\nlater removed to Allegan County-, and afterward,\\nin the spring of 1872, came to AVhitehall, and\\nfor three years he was emplo3 ed here as book-\\nkeeper. At the expiration of this time, Jlr. Chap-\\nman once more sought his native count} and\\nthere engaged in the mercantile and mineral\\nspring business. Afterward he operated a large\\nfarm at Ilesperia, and also taught school for six\\nmonths, but in April, 1880, made Whitehall his\\npermanent home.\\nFor SIX years o ir subject continued in the service\\nof a laige insurance agency, and then established\\nhimself in the same business, also handling real es-\\ntate and giving a portion of his time to the steam-\\nship agency. A popular man, of excellent execu-\\ntive abilit} Mr. Chapman was appointed Postmas-\\nter of Whitehall under Cleveland s first administra-\\ntionand served with fidelity until April, 1892. In\\nthe same spring he was placed in noiiination by\\nhis party as Supervisor, but the strength of the Re-\\npublican party seemed to forbid his election. So\\ngreat, however, was tlie poinilanty of our subject,\\nthat he easily won the race and, re-elected to the\\nresponsible position in the spring of 189. 5, has ma-\\nterially aided in the advancement of the best in-\\nterests of his home locality.\\nIn 1874, were united in marriage .lohn II. Chap-\\nman and Miss Frances A. Haker, daughter of\\nThomas R. Baker, a native of England. The\\nmother of Mrs. Chapman was born in Wales. The\\nestimable wife of our subject is a favorite with a\\nlarge circle of friends, and is ever a ready aid in\\nsocial and benevolent matters of her vicinity.\\nThree children have blessed with their bright pres-\\nence the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman. Flor-\\nence M., the eldest, is a young lady of eighteen;\\nLizzie M. is sixteen years of age; and Lee M. is a\\npromising boy of twelve. These young peojjle,\\nintelligent and ambitious, are enjoying the excel-\\nlent educational facilities of Whitehall, and iiave\\nbefore them the juospect of a prosperous future.\\nOur subject is fraternally a prominent memlier of\\nthe Ancient Free Accepted Masons, and, likewise\\nconnected with the Independent Order of Odd\\nFellows, has passed one chair of the same order\\nand worthily filled various otHces in the camp.\\nHe is also an honorar_v member of the Maccabees.\\nWhile not connected by membership with any\\nchurch, our subject contributes liberally to the\\nsupport of religious organizations. Politically, a\\nlife-long Democrat, and a descendant of .laek-\\nsonian ancestrj-, Mr. Chapman is an ardent advo-\\ncate of the Party of the People, and, aside from\\nconsiderations of creed or political preference, fully\\ncommands the high regard of the entire commu-\\nnity of Whitehall.\\n,^=0.\\nAMUEL MOrXTFORD is not only one of\\ntlic re|)iesentative citizens of the county,\\nlint as a business man is shrewd, practical\\nand far-seeing, well qualined to discharge\\nthe necessary duties of life and well adapted to\\nthe active life he has led. He is at present Justice\\nof the Peace of Olive Township and is a merchant\\nand the Postmaster at West Olive, .^lich. ]\\\\Ir.\\nMountford came originally from England, boni in\\nBurtlem, Staffordshire, August 23, 18:57, and is the\\nyoungest of six children l)orn to the union of\\nGeorge B. and Elizabeth (Roy) Mountford, natives\\nalso of that country. The father was a turner in\\na pottery in England, and there resided until 1847,\\nwhen he decided to come to America. He settled\\nin La Orange, Walworth Count Wis., and there\\npurchased eighty acres of (TOvernment land, fol-\\nlowing agricultural pursuits until his death, which,\\noccurred about 1804. His wife had passed aw.ay\\nin 1811), leaving six children: Thomas, who resides\\nin Minnesota; Esther, widow of George Austin, of\\nWhite Water, Wis George B., who died leaving\\na family of children; Edna, widow of Itenjamin\\nO. Bradway, of .Milwaukee, Wis.; Aaron, who\\ndied in Iowa; and Samuel, our subject.\\nSamuel Moiintfoid received his early educa-\\ntional traiiiiiiir in ICuijIaiid and Wisconsin, and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0478.jp2"}, "479": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n487\\nliiiisliod ill the I!i i;li School of Palm vra. tliat State.\\nTlic iiareiital loof sliclteied liiin until twenty years\\nof age, wlien he started out to make his fortune.\\nFor some time he was engaged in tilling the soil in\\nWisconsin, luit in the year I8(il his patriotism was\\naroused, and in Scptemlier of that year he joined\\nthe Fifth Wisconsin Battery of Light .\\\\rtillery,\\nunder Capl. F. Pinney, and was attached to the\\n.\\\\rmy of the Cumlierland. Ilo partici| atcd in Is-\\nland No. 10, siege of Corinth. Perry villc and\\nStone River, besides numerous skirmishes, lie\\nserved from the time of enlistment until Octoliei-\\n1 5, 1864, when he was discharged at Madison,\\nWis., his term of enlistment heing u| He was\\nneither wounded nor captured, though he had\\nmany close calls. On one occasion the Confederates\\ncharged and cai)tured a gun at Stone River, and\\nwhile figliting for it a Confederate soldier struck\\nMr. Mountford over the top of the head with his\\ngun. This laid the scalp open, and as a conse-\\nquence a large .scar ornaments the top of Mr.\\nMountford s head.\\nAfter being discharged our subject went to the\\nvillage of Johnstown, where his wife had purchased\\na home during his absence, and there he again en-\\ngaged in farming, which occupation he followed\\nfor nian^ years. In 1808 he came to Michigan,\\nlocated in Georgetown Township, Ottawa County,\\nand there resided until 1877, when he moved to\\nOlive Township, the same county. In this town-\\nship he purchased a farm of eight}^ acres, has forty\\nacres under cultivation, and lias an elegant resi-\\ndence. All his outbuildings, barns, etc., are kept\\nin good repair and he has a most attractive home,\\nlie has a good orchard of nearly all kinds of fruit,\\nbut having been appointed Postmaster at West\\nOlive, he moved to that town on the 21st of De-\\ncember, 1891. lie still holds that position and\\nalso that of .lustice of the Peace, to which he was\\nelected in 1887 and again in 1891.\\nMr. Mountford has been twice married, lirst on\\nthe th of April, 1\u00c2\u00ab58, to Miss Sarah A. Westbury,\\na native of Rochester, N. Y., and the daughter of\\nKdward and Ann Westbury, natives of England.\\nTins union resulted in the birth of live children,\\ntwo of whom died in infancy. Iliram E. resides at\\nNo. T)!) I West Thirteenth Street, Chicago; Bvron\\nA., at No. 912 Taylor .Street, Chicago; and War-\\nren R. lives in Millbank. X. I). Jlrs. Mountford\\ndied on the 1.5th of SeiUember, 1872, in full com-\\niiiunion with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of\\nwhich she had long been a member. On the 22d\\nof .March, 1877, .Mr. .Mountford married Mrs.\\nEliza Brooks, widow of Charles C. Brooks, and\\ndaughter of Luther and Hannah L. Brown, who\\nwere among the lirst settlers of this portion of the\\ncounty. By her first husband Mrs. Mountford be-\\ncame the mother of three children: ieorge. of this\\ntownship; Agnes, wife of Frank Willey, of Chi-\\ncago. 111.; and Lucinda, wife of i. II. Flieman, of\\nthis township. Mr. Mountford is a member of\\nthe Grange, and also a member of William Thir-\\nkettle Post No. 388, (i. A. R.\\nRED P. CLARK, who resides in Twin Lake,\\nis one of the honored veterans of the late\\nwar who for several yeai-s wore the blue\\nand aided in defense of the Old Fl.ag which now\\nHoats so proudly over the I nitcd Nation. He\\nwas born in Allegany County. N. V.. .lanuary 13,\\n1843, and is a son of Aniazi and So|ihroiiia (Ben-\\nnett) Clark. His grandfather, Thesial Clark, was\\nborn in New England and was of Irish descent.\\nHe was a millwright and general mecliaiiicand fol-\\nlowed that business through life. His wife dieil in\\nNew York, after which he went to make his home\\nwith his son in .lanesville, Wis., where his death\\noccurred. Their children were Ainazi, Iliram,\\nHorace, Smith and two who died in early childhood.\\nThe father of our subject, born in New York in\\nOctober, 1815, w.is educated in the district schools\\nand learned the trade of a millwright. He remained\\nwith his parents until twenty-one years of age and\\nsoon afterwards he married Sojihronia Bennett,\\ndaughter of Andrew Bennett, one of the Revolu-\\ntionary heroes. Their children wer\u00c2\u00bb Oraniel, Fred .1.,\\nAndrew B., George, and Eli/.a, wife of .lolm Terry.\\nAfter his marriage, Mr. Clark purchased a farm in\\nNew Yiirk. upon which he resided until 1S. 7, when", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0479.jp2"}, "480": {"fulltext": "488\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhe removed to Caynga County, N. Y., and followed\\nhis trade until 1865. He then went to Oil County,\\nPa., where he spent three j-ears, after which he re-\\nturned to the State of his nativity, where he is now\\nliving retired. His wife died in Olean, Cattaraugus\\nCounty, N. Y., in 1884, and he afterward married\\nMiss Fuller. Mr. Clark is a member of the Prot-\\nestant Baptist Church., and in politics is a Demo-\\ncrat.\\nThe subject of this sketch remained with his par-\\nents until entering the aimy at the age of nineteen.\\nHe enlisted in Company E, Fifth New York Cav-\\nalry, in 1861, and was in the Eastern Array under\\nGen. Banks, participating in the battles of Win-\\nchester, Spottsj lvania Court House, Orange Court\\nHouse, second battle of Bull Run, Marvian Hill\\nand Gettysburg. He was wounded witli a sabre at\\nOrange Court House and was captured between\\nHagerstown and AVilliamston. At Belle Isle, where\\nhe was first taken, lie remained for eight months,\\nand was then sent to Andersonville, where be re-\\nmained for six months and fifteen days. There he\\nhad charge of a squad at the stockade and proved\\nof great assistance to the prison sufferers bj divid-\\ning his rations with them. Sometimes the troops\\nwere almost starved and so ravenous did the} be-\\ncome that on one occasion they killed a dog for\\nfood. Mr. Clark had charge of five hundred small-\\npox patients in the prison hospital for three montlis,\\nbut never suffered from the disease. With three\\ncomrades he made his escape from the stockade, but\\nthe} were recaptured by blood hounds. At length\\nhe succeeded in escaping by getting in tlie Union\\nranks at the time Siierman exchanged prisoners.\\nBroken down by the hardship of war and the ill-\\ntreatment of prison life, when mustered outat Ce-\\ndar Creek in October, 1864, he was a physical\\nwreck.\\nOn his return from the army, Mr. Clark was em-\\nployed in a sawmill on the Alleghany River, in\\nNew Y ork, and has continued the milling business\\nduring the greater part of liis life, but since 1890\\nhas practically lived retired. In 1868, he left his\\nnative State, and, coming to Michigan, made a\\npermanent location in Muskegon County. Since\\n1868, he lias lived in Twin Lake. Having home-\\nsteaded eighty acres of land, for the past three\\nyears he has devoted his energies entirely to its\\ncultivation and improvement, and the farm now\\njields him a good income.\\nIn the Empire State, Mr. Clark and Miss Hattie,\\ndaughter of Rollin and Susan (Fiveret) Pratt, were\\nunited in marriage. Seven children were born of\\ntheir union, but tliree died in cliildliood. Those\\nliving are Frank, who married Emma McQueen;\\nCharles, who married Myra McCrai; Fred A., who\\nwedded Effle Buzzell; and Hattie M. Tlie parents\\nheld membership with the Metliodist Episcopal\\nChurch. Socially, our subject is connected with\\nthe Masonic fraternity of Olean, N. Y and with\\nDick Wiiiteliead Post No. 342, G. A. R., of Twin\\nLake. In politics, he is a supporter of the\\nprinciples of Republicanism and is now serving as\\n.Tustice of the Peace, which office he has held for\\nsix years. During the quarter of a century which\\nhe has spent in Muskegon County, he has formed\\na wide acquaintance, and his lionorable, upright\\ncareer has gained him the good-will and confidence\\nof all.\\n-^^^l\\nQ\\nOHN STEGEMAN, an enterprising general\\nagriculturist and well-known citizen, and\\nfor the past three years an active member\\n1^/ of the School Board of Holland Township,\\nOttawa County, Mich., is a native of the Wolver-\\nine State and was born on the same farm where he\\nnow resides April 24, 1859. His parents, Mannes\\nand Cornelia (Van Delaare) Stegeinan, weie both\\nnatives of Europe. The paternal grandfather,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Tames Stegeinan, lived in the province of Overvssel,\\nin the Netherlands, lie owned and cultivated a\\nfarm and reared a large family of sons and daugh-\\nters, of whom the father of .Tohn Stegeinan was\\nthe only one who ever came to the United States.\\nThe father remained with his parents until about\\nthirty years of age. He received a good common-\\nschool education and learned the carpenter s trade,\\nserving an apprenticeship of three years. He am-\\nbitiously emiiiiated to the United States in 1847,\\nand reaching port in safety journeyed at once to", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0480.jp2"}, "481": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0180\\nllollnnd, Mich., liaving only money enough to get\\nhere. Workintr at his trade in Ildllanil. and for\\ntwo years employed at l)ld Landing, on lllack\\nUiver, Mannes Stegcman accnniulaled a little\\nmoney, wliich lie wisely invested in forty acres of\\nland in the southwestern part of Holland l\\\\ wn-\\nsliiii. I ater, selling his first purchase, he bought\\nwhere our subject now lives.\\nThe father married about two years after mak-\\ning his residence in Michigan Miss Alice Knsing,\\nwlio died six months after her wedding. Some\\ntime later were united .Mannes Stegeman and\\nCornelia Van Del.iare, the daughter of Peter A-\\nand JLiry Van Delaare. I nto the union of the par-\\nents were born seven children, all jf whom are liv-\\ning: .lane, who married Benjamin Kockkock; Peter;\\n.lames; Rev. Abraham, an elofjuent preacher of the\\nUeformed Church of North Holland; .John Kgbert-\\ndina. wife of Gerrit Looman; and Rev. William,\\nof (irand View, .S. Dak. William is a graduate of\\nHope College, and Abraham and AVilliam both\\ngraduated from New Brunswick (N. J.) College.\\nThe father [jurchased eighty-five acres of land,\\nall in the woods, and lived to see it improved\\nand put under fine cultivation. He was a devout\\nmember of the Reformed Church of Holland, and,\\npolitically, was a Democrat. For ten years an effi-\\ncient member of the School Board, Mannes Stege-\\nman identified himself with the vital interests of\\nhis American home. Horn in 1819, he survived\\nuntil May 9,1889, and at three-score years and\\nten passed peacefully away, mourned as a iiublic\\nloss. The mother, born in 1826, yet survives and\\nenjoys fairly good health.\\nThe education of our subject was received in\\nthe common schools of his immediate neighbor-\\nhood, and he has made his life-time home upon\\nthe old farm, cultivating the fertile acres Ijought\\nby his father so many years ago. Mr. Stegeman\\nmarried, in 1885, Hannah Kamps, daughter of\\nGeert and .lacobje (N eymier) Kamps. The estima-\\nble wife of our subject was likewise born in Hol-\\nland Township, Ottawa County, her parents emi-\\ngrating from the Netherlands to Holland, Mich.,\\na few years later than the father of Mr. .Stege-\\nman. Kour sons have brightened the pleasant\\nhome: Manlev,Gebliard, lleriii:\\\\n .lames :im(1 I aul.\\nMr. and Mrs. .Stegeman are foremost in good\\nwork, and our subject is a valued member of the\\nReformed Cliurchat Zeelaiiil. Politically a Demo-\\ncrat, Mr. Stegeman takes a deep interest in both\\nlocal and national issues, and, young and enter-\\nprising, occupies a leading place in the home\\ncouncils of the party, and, widely known, com-\\nmands the high regard of the community amid\\nwhich his busy years of usefulness are passed.\\njOHX A. .MILLKU, the extensive wholesale\\nand retail dealer in hardware and farming\\n^,.,,1 implements, desirably located at No. 2:)\\nHa,st Western Avenue, Muskegon, h:vs for\\nseventeen years prolitably conducted his present\\nbusiness, one of the best in its line of trade in the\\ncounty. Born in the city of Chicago September\\n27, 1845, Mr. Miller made his home in Muskegon\\nin 1867, and, an energetic and resolute 3 oung man,\\nentered with enterprise iiit i the advancing interests\\nof the Wolverine Stale, where, continuing a con-\\nstant resident, he has for twentj -seven years been\\nintimately associated with its upward grt)wtli.\\nThe father of our subject, Alexander Miller,was\\na native of Scotland and son of Nathaniel .Miller,\\nwho was born, reared and educated in the land\\nof the .Scots, where he passed his entire life,\\nthere marrj ing and rearing to usefulness a fam-\\nily of sturdy, upright descendants. Alexander\\nMiller, intelligently discerning the broader ofjpor-\\ntunities available in the United States, emigrated\\nto this country and was numbered among the\\nearly settlers of Chicago, where he successfully\\nengaged in business, married and reared a family.\\nThe mother, .\\\\nna (Gray) Miller, born in Ireland,\\nof a family highly respected in the Kmerald Isle,\\nemigrated to America in youth and attained to\\nmature age in the city of Chicago, of whose rapid\\ndevelopment she w.-is an observant witness.\\nJ. A. Miller gained his education in the excel-\\nlent public schools of his birthplace, and later", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0481.jp2"}, "482": {"fulltext": "490\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nenjoyed the benefit of a thorough course (com-\\nmercial) in the Chicago lligli School. Having\\ncompleted his studies, he learned the trade of a tin-\\nner, and for tliree years served an apprenticeship\\nwith Thomas George Co., of Chicago. For a\\ntime after acquiring his trade Mr. Miller worked\\nas a journeyman in the same locality, luit finally,\\nin 1866, removed from the familiar scenes of his\\nyouth and made Michigan his permanent home.\\nHere for ten years in Muskegon he worked indus-\\ntriously at his trade, but in 1876 embarked in the\\nhardware business upon his own account. Being\\nthoroughly practical and entirely at home in the\\ndetails of the trade, the venture of our subject was\\nfrom the first an assured success, and in the hand-\\nling of farming implements and merchandise he\\nhas achieved especially gratifying results.\\nThe large and handsome store of which .lohn A.\\nMiller is proprietor is 44x12.5 feet and three stories\\nin height and, built by our subject for the de-\\nmands of his business, is light, airy and finely ar-\\nranged. Financiall} prospered, Mr. Miller owns\\nother valuable property in the residence part of\\nMuskegon and is accounted one of the substantial\\nmen of the city. In 1863 he enlisted in Company\\nG, Fourth Board of Trade Regiment, Chicago,\\ncommanded by Col. McChesney, and with the\\nArmy of the Cumberland participated in many of\\nthe decisive battles of the long campaign, after a\\ncourageous service of two years being mustered\\nout at Chicago in 1865.\\nUpon the .30th of October, 1867, .John A. Miller\\nand Miss Isabella Galbraith were united in mar-\\nriage. Mrs. Miller is a native of SeotUand and a\\ndaughter of .lames Galbraith the descendant of a\\nlong line of noted Scotch ancestry. Of the four\\nchildren who have blessed the union of our sub-\\nject and his estimable wife two are now surviving:\\nJohn A., Jr., a promising student in the Muskegon\\nHigh School, and Donald, a bright young lad, an\\nattendant of the grammar school. Mr. and Mrs.\\nMiller are valued ineinbers of the Episcoital Church\\nand active aids in the leligious and benevolent\\nwork of their denomination. Their ple.asant home.\\nNo. 2.5 Miller Avenue, Muskegon, is the frecjuent\\nscene of social re-unions, the family enjoying a\\nwide circle of old-time ac(iuaint;uicos and fully\\npossessing the sincere regard and confidence of\\nmany friends.\\nMr. Miller is a member of the Old Settlei-s As-\\nsociation c)f Chicago and is fraternall} connected\\nwith the Ancient Free Accepted Masons, being\\na member of Lowell Moore Lodge No. 182, also\\naffiliating with Muskegon Chapter No. 47, R. A. M.\\nOur subject is likewise a member of Muskegon\\nCouncil No. 54, K. it S. M. and is a member of\\nCommandery No. 22, K. T. He is a member of\\nKearney Post No. 7, G. A. R., and is a popular\\nmember of the Caledonian Society. Possessed of\\nexecutive business ability and enterprise, INIr.\\nMiller aided in the organization of the ^Muskegon\\nSavings Bank, was its efficient Vice-Pre-sident\\nthree years and is now a Director. Politically a\\nstanch Republican, he has ever been intimately\\nassociated with matters of public welfare, and\\nfrom 1884 to 1886 as President of the Council\\nof Muskegon materially aided in the promotion\\nof local enterprise and improvements.\\n^f OHN J. NABER, a representative general\\nI I agriculturist and enterprising citizen of sec-\\n^^A tion 35, Holland Township, Ottawa County\\n1^/ Mich., is a native of the Wolverine State,\\nand was born on the same farm where he now re-\\nsides in the year 1855. Our subject is a son of\\nJohanas and Anna (Devries) Naber, well-known\\nand long-time residents of Holland. The iiatcrnal\\ngrandparents were .lolin and Cora aiulerscheer)\\nNaber. The grandfather worked by the dsiy as a\\nfarmer, and lived and died in the Netherlands.\\nThe father, born in the Old Country May 17, 1813,\\nowned a small farm, but was obliged to work by\\nthe day for others to eke out a living for his fam-\\nily. Entering the service of the (iovernment as a\\nsoldier, he was thus registered: Reddish face, round\\nforehead, eyes brown, nose natural, hair black, no\\nmarks on body. Entering the Eighteenth Regi-\\nment he received his discharge September 15,\\n183 .l. He married in the Netherlands, and unto", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0482.jp2"}, "483": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD.\\n491\\nliini and his estiiiiitlilc wifi were liorii in tlif Old\\nC omitrv two c liildreii, one of whom died in the\\nNeliierlands and theotiier passed away while cross-\\ning the ocean. He emigrated to the United States\\nin 1848, locating at once in Holland Township,\\nOttawa County, where he immediately purchased\\nthe farm upon which our subject now resides,\\nfort^-five acres of (iovernment land, from which\\nnot even one tree had been cut.\\nThe father slept for thirty days in a bush shantj\\nwhile looking for land and building a little one-\\nroom house from trees felled on his own acres. To\\nthe original purcliasc he added forty acres more,\\nall now cleared, cultivated highly, and improved\\nwith excellent buildings. Of the five children\\nborn unto the parents, our subject is now the only\\none surviving. The father was a member of the\\nchurch, a devout Christian man, and dying in Oc-\\ntober, 1892, preceded his wife but a few months to\\nthe better land, the mother passing away .luly 17,\\n1893. Politically a Kei)ublican, the father was a\\nliberal-spirited citizen of broad views and earnest\\npurpose. Five years ago the parents left the farm\\nand moved to Holland, .lune 29, 1888. Two years\\nlater they removed to Zeeland, where they remained\\nuntil their death.\\nOur subject received his education in the com-\\nmon schools of his home district and remained\\nwith his parents until he had attained manhood.\\nHe was married at the age of twenty-one, upon his\\nbirthday, to Miss Alice, daughter of Johanas and\\nGertie (IJoss) Hellenthal. The excellent wife of\\nour subject was Ijorn in Fillmore Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, in 1854. Her parents, natives of the\\nNetherlands, emigrated to the United States in\\n1818. Five intelligent children have brightened the\\npleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Kaber. One little\\none, Cora, died November 9, 1888, at the age of\\ntwo years and four months. The surviving daugh-\\nters and son are in the order of their birth: Anna,\\n.luhaii.is, Gertie anil Cora.\\nMr. Naber remained with his father, aiding in the\\nmanagement and work of the farm until 1888,\\nwhen he entered iiil full possession of the home-\\nstead, contiiining eighty-dve acres, all ijnproved.\\nMr. and Mrs. Naber aii valued members of the\\nKefoiiiu d Cliuicli, arc active in religious work,\\nand are ever read.\\\\- to i\\\\i their part in the benev-\\nolent enterprises of their home locality. Politic-\\nally a Republican, our subject is interested in local\\nadvancement, and is numbered among the leading\\nmen and substantial citizens of Holland Township.\\nli 1 1 p 1 1 I I 1\\nILLIAM W. OWEN is one of the enter-\\nprising and progressive business men of\\nW^l Muskegon, who gives his support anil aid\\nto all worthy local enterprises, and does all in his\\npower to advance the best interests of the com-\\nmunity. He is nitw engaged in the real-estate and\\ninsurance business, and his lal)ors bring him in a\\ngood return. His home is situated at No. 167\\nSouth Terrace Street, where he and his estimal)le\\nwife keep open house, their home being the abode\\nof hospitality.\\nThe life record of our subject is as follows: He\\nwas born in Sussex County, N. J., on the 15th of\\nAugust, 1840, and is a son of Alpheusand Frances\\n(Hinchm.an) Owen, both of whom were natives of\\nNew York. The father died in New .lerse^ when\\nhis son William was a lad of only live summers.\\nOur subject spent the days of his boyhood in the\\ncounty of his nativit} and there began his educa-\\ntion in the common schools. At the age of lif-\\nteen he came to Michigan with his mother, loca-\\nting in Oakland County, where his education was\\ncompleted. He there began his business career as\\na clerk, and in .September, IHOo, he came to .Mus-\\nkegon, where he engaged in clerking for two years.\\nOn the expiration of that period he formed a i)art-\\nnership with S. H. Peck, his former employer, and\\ncontinued in general merchandising, which busi-\\nness they carried on for some time.\\nIn 18()3, Mr. Owen was united in marriage with\\nJliss Armina F. Hoyce, a native of Upper Canada,\\nand iinlo llii iii were born three children, but ail\\nare now decejised. The year after his marriage,\\nMr. Owen received the appointment of Postm.aster\\nof Muskegon, and was the (Irst Pftstmaster of Mus-\\nkegon wlu)sc appoint men I w.as conrniin il by the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0483.jp2"}, "484": {"fulltext": "492\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nSenate. On the expiration of liis first term he was\\nre-appointed, and held tlie office for five years al-\\ntogether, when he resigned. It was also Mr. Owen\\nwho drew the first postofflce order in this place.\\nAfter handing in his resignation he opened a sta-\\ntionery and book store and carried on business in\\nthat line for several years, but at length sold out,\\nin May, 1886, and began his present business,\\nwhich he has conducted successfully since. He is\\nrecognized as one of the leading real-estate and\\ninsurance agents of Muskegon. Mr. Owen built\\nthe first brick and stone building in this city, and\\nin other ways has been prominently identified\\nwith its upbuilding and advancement.\\nIn political views our subject is a Republican,\\nand for three years served as Chairman of the\\nBoard of Supervisors. He is now Chairman of\\nthe Building Committee which has in charge the\\nerection of the new court house, which is now in\\nprocess of construction. Socially, he is a member\\nof Muskegon Lodge No. 140, A. F. A. M.; Mus-\\nkegon Chapter No. 47, R. A. M., and Muskegon\\nCommandery No. 22, K. T. He also belongs to\\nMuskegon Lodge No. 92. 1. O. O. F. He has\\npassed all the chairs in the Grand Encampment\\nand the Grand Lodge of Michigan, has been Grand\\nPatriarch of the same and is Grand Representa-\\ntive to the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Mr. Owen is\\nalso Secretary of the Local Board of the Capital\\nInvestment Building and Loan Association, and\\nthroughout the community is widely and favor-\\nably known.\\n(f/ KNHY .1. 1)K VRIKS. This prominent and\\nI energetic young agriculturist of Holland\\nTownsliip was born in 18( one mile and\\na-lialf from section 22, where he now resides.\\nHe is a son of .lohn and Kverdina (Rysdorji)\\nDo rles, and the grandson of liernard and Alice\\nDo lies, both i)ar( nls and grandpaionts natives\\nof the Nelherlands. Bernard DcXries fiillowed\\nthe occupation of a farmer, and was the owner of\\nconsiderable land in his native country. He was\\nmarried there, and before emigrating to the United\\nStates two of his children were bc rn, .Tohn and\\nJerry.\\nIn 1847, the famil) crossed the ocean, hoping\\nto achieve success in the New World. The3 had\\njust enough money to carry them across the\\nAtlantic, and as it took them six weeks to make\\nthe voyage they landed in New York with very\\nlittle means. The fertile soil of the West tempted\\nthem to turn their faces in that direction, and\\nthey found their way to Holland, Mich., where\\nthey bought forty acres of land, one and a-balf\\nmiles east of our subject s residence. One child,\\nBernard, was born after reaching this eountiy..\\nThis worthy and much esteemed old couple are\\nstill living, and both have reached the advanced\\nage of eighty-eight years, having married at the\\nage of twenty-five. Mr. De Vries is a consistent\\nmember of the First Reformed Church of Zeeland,\\nand he and his wife have ever been classed among\\nthe best and worthiest citizens of the community.\\nJohn De ries, the father of our subject, first\\nsaw the light of day in 1836. He received his ed-\\nucation principally in the common schools of the\\nNetherlands. Until twenty jears of age he re-\\nmained under the parental roof, and then married\\nMiss Evordina Rysdorp, who came with her parents\\nfrom the Netherlands to this country at an early\\ndate. After marriage, Mr. DeYries bought sixty\\nacres of land in this township, near his father s\\nfarm, and as the property was wild and unculti-\\nvated, he began at once to improve and make\\na home. To the original tract he added from\\ntime to time, until he became the owner of one\\nhundred and ninety-five acres in Ottawa County.\\nIn addition to this he acf|uired eighty acres in\\nMuskingum Coiinly, and this he owns at present.\\nRenting his land, Mr. DeYries embarked in the\\nmilling business on the farm now owned by our\\nsubject, and was engaged in this enteriirise for\\ntwenty-live yeiirs, reaping substanli;il results in\\nthe mean time. Later he engaged in milling in\\nAntiim County, and finally bought the entire\\nnull and stock. This iiiiU and two IniiHlred thou-\\nsand feel of luinlier were destrovi d by tiie in .hini-.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0484.jp2"}, "485": {"fulltext": "POKTRAIT AND UR)GHA1M1 CAL RECORD.\\n403\\n1893, and as there was no insurance all was lost.\\nMr. I)e Vries and his worthy wife maite their home\\nin (irand Rapids Micii. Tlie five ciiildren born to\\nllK ni were in the order of their birtli: IJenjamin\\na dentist residing in Holland; Minnie, widow of\\nJ. Moerdyk; Henry our subject; Albert J., re-\\nsiding in (Iraiid Rapids; and Katie, the wife of Al-\\nbert C. Keppel, of Holland.\\nThe original of tiiis notice was educated in the\\ndi.strict sciiools of his native county, and in Hope\\nCollege, Holland. He was early trained to the\\narduous duties of the farm, and it was but natural\\nthat when sUirting out for himself he should\\nchoose agriculture for his calling in life. He was\\nmarried in 1888 to Miss Dena, daughter of Wesley\\nand Klizabeth Nibbelink, and two children have\\nbeen given them, John W. and Elizabeth H. So-\\ncially, our subject is a member of the Third Re-\\nformed Churdi of Holland. In politics, he aflili-\\nates with the Republican party. He commenced\\nfarming operations as a renter, and now h.as control\\nof one hundred and lifteen acres of his father s\\nland. He is enterprising and progressive and will\\niindoubtedlv train success in life.\\nil-^-i^li^^i^\\nLHERTUS VANDKR HAAK, a prosperous\\n(^O general farmer, highly respected citizen,\\nIL and the Township Clerk of Holland, C)t-\\n(i\u00c2\u00ae^ tawa County, was elected in I87 ,t .Justice\\nof the Peace, and for twelve consecutive years ably\\ndischarged the duties of the ollice and gave general\\nsatisfaction to the entire community among whom\\nhe so wisely administered the law. Mr. Vander\\nHaar. a native of the .Slate and county, was l)orn\\non the same farm which he now so industriously\\ncultivates in tlie year ISoO. His parents, well-\\nknown residents of llie township, were Walter and\\nHenrietla Dewcord) N ander Haar. The father was\\na son of .lolin and Mary ((Iroothuis) Vander Haar.\\nTlie pateriKil lirandfal her owned land, upon which\\nho conducted successfully a l:iiry liusmess. He\\nreared to usefulness a family of eight children.\\nfive of whom emigrated to the United States.\\nHein resides in Ihjlland; Grace is the wife of\\nJohn Visscher; Klizabeth, deceased, was the wife\\nof A. Venema; and .Jane H. married Mr. Vandeberg,\\nof Holland. Walter, the father of our subject,\\nremained with his parents unit he had attained\\nto mature years. He received a good common-\\nschool education, and as he grew older deter-\\nmined to make his home in America.\\nIn 1841), in company with a brother and two\\nsisters, all single, Waller V ander Haar sailed for the\\nUnited States. Possessed of but little means, the\\npart3 embarked on a sailing-vessel and were sev-\\nenty days crossing the ocean to New Orleans, where\\nthey finally landed safe and sound. In a short\\ntime Walter made his way to Si. Louis, where he\\nspent one winter, working by the day. He then\\njourneyed to Michigan, and, locating in Holland,\\nbought eighty acres of land of Dr. an Raalte.\\nAfterward selling that (arm, the father purch.osed\\nthe one hundred an I forty .acres of valuable land\\nwhere our subject now makes his home. The land,\\nthen partially cleared, is now one of the finest\\nfarms in this section of the country, and presents\\nan appearance of thrift and prosi)erity. In 1848\\nWalter Vander Haar was united in marriage with\\nHenrietta, the daughter of Albert and Jennie\\nDeweOrd, natives of the Netherlands, who came to\\nthe United States with their family in 1847. The\\nmother had been well educated in her native land,\\nand, a woman of ability and fine characler, was\\nwell fitted to assume the cares of a family.\\n.Six children blessed the home of llic parents.\\nThe eldest. Albcrtus, is our subject; Mary married\\nG. Smeeng; the others are .lohn, Jennie, Christina\\n(married to A.J. Bolks) and William. The father\\nand his wife were active members of the Reformed\\nChurch of Holland, and were ever ready to len l a\\nheli)ing hand in religious or benevolent work. Po-\\nlitically a Republican, he took a deep interest in\\nGovernmental affairs, and, identifying himself\\nwith all the vital interests of his .\\\\inerican liomf.\\nw.as deeply mourned as a true citizen when he\\npassed to his rest in 1H74. The mother, yet sur-\\nviving and h.alc .and hearty, makes her home with\\nour subject, who took ch. iigc of the farm after the\\ndeath of his father. .Mr. aniler Haar lijis added", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0485.jp2"}, "486": {"fulltext": "494\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIIICAL RFX ORD\\ntwentj^ acres to the original homestead, has planted\\nout a large space in celer} raises orrain and other\\n[jrofUicls, and rents a portion of the land. He re-\\nceived a good education in the district schools,\\nand as a private citizen and in the conduct of\\npublic offices entrusted to his care has proven\\nhimself a man of iiigii principle and executive\\nability.\\n=-^^+^1\\n\u00c2\u00a5lf) ^OSKER is pastor of\\njlW^ the Thud Reformed Church, of Holland,\\n!as Mich., and was born in the Netherlands,\\nnear tiie city of Utrecht, February 5, 1855i\\na son of Rev. Nicholas H. Dosker, a minister of\\nthe Christian Reformed Church of that country.\\nIn 1873 he came to America as pastor of the Sec-\\nond Reformed Cliurch of Grand Rapids, which\\nposition he held for ten years thereafter, when lie\\nbecame pastor of the First Reformed Cliurch at\\nKalamazoo. While discharging his duties there\\nhe was called from his labors, his death occurring\\nin 1887. His wife was Wilhelmina De Ronde, a\\ndescendant of an old and prominent Huguenot\\nfamily, and tlieir union resulted in the birtii of\\nnine children, of wliom the subject of this sketch\\nwas tlie tiiird in order of birth, only three of the\\nothers now living. Rev. Nicholas II. Dosker was a\\nvery prominent cluucli worker and he co-opeiated\\nin strengthening a large number of churches of\\nhis denomination throughout the State of Michi-\\ngan wliicii iiad run down in memhcrsiiip, Ins ca-\\nreer in this work being one of uninterrupted suc-\\ncess. Ills widow survives him and is liviuy; at\\nGrand Hapiris.\\nRev. Henry 1 Dosker received his early educa-\\ntion in the gymnasium at Zwolle, Holland, from\\nwhich well-known institution of learning he grad-\\nuated in 1H7.!. iinmediatcl,\\\\- after finishing his\\neducation he came to .Vnierica, and resided for a\\ntime at (Jrand Rapids, IMieh., after which he coii-\\nllnui l III pui suc llic pallis of learning at Hope\\nCollege, ;uid from this iiistitulion he was also\\ngraduated, in 1876. When he came to this coun-\\ntry he could not speak a word of Knglish, but he\\nwas quick and intelligent, and was soon able to\\nmake himself understood in that most diflicult of\\nlanguages. After finishing his literary studies in\\nHope College, he began the study of theology\\nin that institution, and later in the Reformed\\nSeminary, at New Brunswick, N. .T. In April,\\n187 J, he graduated from McCormick Seminar^ a\\nPresbyterian institution, after which he traveled\\nin Europe for about si.x months. Upon his return\\nhe located at P^benezer, Mich., as pastor of the Re-\\nformed Church, which position he filled from 1879\\nuntil February-, 1882, when he was called to the\\nFirst Reformed Church at Grand Haven, of which\\nhe remained pastor until August, 1886. He then\\nbecame Professor of Historical Theology at the\\nWestern Seminaiy of the Reformed Church of\\nAmerica, at Holland, Mich. In 1888 he made a\\nsecond tour through Europe, traveling thoroughly\\nover the Netherlands and Germany, but gladly\\nreturned to his adopted country in 1889, and soon\\nafter accepted the position of pastor of the church\\nwith which be is at present connected. His labors\\nin the vineyard of iiis Master have been earnest,\\nconscientious and energetic, and he has succeeded\\nin increasing the membeiship of his congregation\\nuntil it now has about two liiiiidred and sixty\\nmembers. The church is a handsome, convenient\\nand well-constructed building, an ornament to\\nthe city, and is furnished with the finest pipe organ\\nin the county.\\nRev. Mr. Dosker was first married September 19,\\n1879, to Miss Frances L., a daughter of Henry\\nDoorninck. She w.is born in Grand Rapids, and\\ndied on the 31st of May, 1880, and on the 21st of\\nFebruary, 1882, Rev. Mr. Dosker took for his second\\nwife Miss Minnie, a daughter of I). Doorninck,\\nand a cousin of his first wife. She was liorn in\\nMilwaukee. Wis., and h;is lionic her liusliand three\\nchildren: Emelia U., Nicholas H. ami Richard .1.\\nRev. Mr. Dosker is a man of refilled tastes, very\\nhighly cultivated, and is quite a gifted writer. lie\\nhas contributed to |)apei s, magazines, etc. His\\nchief literary work is a biography of Dr. A. an\\nRaaltc, the foundi r of Uic Dutch set tleinciit in\\nMichigan. Our siilijcct is the clerk of the Coun-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0486.jp2"}, "487": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n495\\ncil of Hope College, in the welfare of which he is\\ndeeply interested. He has ministered to tlie spir-\\nitual w.ants of his fellow-men for the past f Mir-\\ntecn years, and his career has been ever honiirablc\\nand upright. During this time his name has\\nbeen inseparably linked with the religious history\\nof Micliigau, whose annals bear testimony to the\\nintegrit} of his character and the brilliancy of his\\nmental powers. He is a man of strong will, clear\\nconceptions, generous impulses, and scrupulously\\nmindful of the riglits of otliei-s. His life has been\\nsingularly pure, and all his acts are strongly char-\\nacteristic of good, sound sense. His sermons arc\\nterse in style, firm in diction, logical in thought,\\nand yet free from all ostentatious display, being\\ntilled with Biblical citations, historic references\\nand earnest, religious pathos. He is a diligent\\nstudent and a ripe scholar, and the world is de-\\ncidedly better for his iiaving lived in it.\\n^ILLIAM PKC K, an enterprising business\\nman and leading hardware merchant of\\nV^^ Montague, Muskegon County, Mich., is\\n.alsoan efficient Supervisor of the township, and has\\nheld with faithful discharge of duty various im-\\nportant oflicial positions of trust, and has long been\\nclosely indentitied with the progres^lve interestsof\\nhis home locality. Mr. Peck, a native of Oxford,\\nOntario, was born on liie 2()lii of March, 1813,\\nand was the youngest of liic two sons of Lynus\\nand Saraii(Khle) Peck. The father, born In Penn-\\nsylvania In 180.J, was the eldest of the three sons\\nof Jose|)li Peck, born In Connecticut in 175 I.\\nThe great-grand f.athcr. .\\\\bram Peek, was the\\nson of .)o eph Peck, an Knglishinan by nalivily.\\nbut who early in the seventeenth century emi-\\ngrated to this country and settled in New Eng-\\nland, in con)pany with two broili rs. one of wiiom\\nwa.*) a preacher. I he paternal gre;il-i;randfathcr\\nwas a brave soldier in the War of llie Uevolution.\\nand it is said that his good wifi .-ilso c!irr\\\\ing a\\ngun, fought with patriotism by Ills i(le. The\\n2.0\\ngrandfather, while yet young, emigrated from\\nConnecticut to Pennsylvania and became a pros-\\nperous farmer of the t^uaker State. He was a\\nman of fine musical ability, and gained consid-\\nerable notoriety during the War of 1812, in which\\nhe served as a lifer. On one occasion he came in\\nclose contact with a Tory, from whose hands he\\nwrenched a musket, which he proceeded to use\\nwith good effect, playing his fife when it was nec-\\nessaiy to Inspire the soldiers, and also loading and\\nfiring the gun. For this gallant conduct he was\\ngiven the name of the fighting fifer. He lived\\nto witness nearly a century of the rapid progress\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2and development of the I nited States, surviving\\nuntil ninety-seven years of age, when he passed\\naw.ay near Rochester, N. Y. The father of our\\nsubject was separated in childhood from the other\\nmembers of his family, and but very little is known\\nconcerning his two brothers.\\nIn 1831 Lynus Peck located in (irand Rapids,\\nbut soon returned to Canada, and remained there\\nuntil the 50s, when lie brought his family to\\nMichigan and settled in Van Buren County, where\\nhe resided for many years. Finally removing to\\nNewaygo County, he passed away in that locality\\nin 1871. He was a man of more than ordinary\\nability and of strong character, and, although\\noften urged to accept a nomination to an ollice,\\npositively refused to do so. .Sarah Flile, the mother\\nof Mr. Peck, was the daughter of Sturnbuig Khle,\\nwho was of Holland descent. Born in Otsego,\\nN. Y.. Mrs. Sarah (Khle) Peck, yet surviving, lives\\nalone upon the old homestead in Newaygo Coun-\\nty, and although arrived at almost eighty years of\\nage is well preserved and vigorous. Of the chil-\\ndien who clustered about the fireside of the par-\\nents, .\\\\hiam is now a prominent lumberman and\\nan extensive farnier in Lewis County. Wash.,\\nMahaia married .losepli De Haven, a succes.sful\\nluiiUiennan and farmer of Newaygo County; and\\nKoselta married Royal Riimmerfield, a prosperous\\ngeneral agriculturist of Michigan.\\nOur subject was a boy of seventeen when, with\\nwith his parents, lie fouiul a permanent home in\\nMichigan. What Mlioolliig he enjoyed he re-\\necive l before he w.as thiileeii years of age, as he\\nthen began to cam his dally bread by picking up", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0487.jp2"}, "488": {"fulltext": "496\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ncobblestones at ^i per moiilli. The first four\\nyears after the arrival of Mr. Peck in Michigan he\\nworked out on a farm at very low wages, and in\\n1863, when but twenty years old, journeyed to\\nKansas, where he received employment from the\\nUnited States Government at Ft. Leavenworth\\nas a scout on the Western frontier, in Kansas,\\nTexas, Arkansas and New Mexico. He experi-\\nenced many adventures and hair-breadth escapes\\nfrom -scenes of peril. In 1865 Mr. Peck relumed\\nto Michigan, and soon after married Miss Jennie\\nBeattie, born in Canada, but of Scotch ancestry.\\nFor two j ears our subject was engaged in tilling\\nthe soil in Van Buren County, and later was em-\\nployed for two years in the lumber camps of\\nnorthern Michigan. He was afterward for one\\nyear in business in Dorr, Allegan County. Having\\npicked up telegraphy in his spare moments, our\\nsubject secured work as operator at Grand Junc-\\ntion, but after a time accepted a position as a\\nconductor on the New Bufifalo Railroad to Mus-\\nkegon. At the end of a twelvemonth Mr. Peck\\nbecame the proprietor and manager of the Rail-\\nroad Eating House at Grand Junction, and for\\ntwo years there provided for the wants of the\\ntraveling public. For thirteen continuous years\\nhe was connected with the lumber manufacturing\\nbusiness in various places, the latter (tart of the\\ntime being located near Montague.\\nIn 1885 our subject established his present gen-\\neral hardware and farming-implement business,\\nand now conducts one of the largest stores and\\nhandles one of the most extensive stocks in this\\npart of the Slate. Mr. and Mrs. Peck are the par-\\nents of three children. William M., married and\\nthe father of one child, is interested with our sub-\\nject in business; Edna B. and Eddie L. are at\\nhome. Politicall3 Mr. Peck, the descendant of an\\nold Democratic family, is true to the precepts and\\nprincii)les of Thomas Jefferson, and wherever he\\nhas made his home has taken an active part in\\nthe local councils of the Party of tlie People.\\nIn the face of Republican opposition he was elected\\nto the responsible position of Supervisor, was\\nTreasurer of the Democratic County Convention\\nfor two years. Justice of the Peace live years.\\nTownship Treasurer two years, and is a valued\\nmember of the Democratic County Central Com-\\nmitttee. In the fall of 1892 our subject was a\\ncandidate in the convention for the nomination\\nof Sheriff, but through a compromise withdrew.\\nFraternally, Mr. Peck is a prominent member\\nof the Ancient Free Accepted Masons, the\\nInde|)endent Or ler of Odd Fellows, the Knights\\nof Pythias, Royal Arcanum and the M.iccabees.\\nHe has passed the chairs in the Royal Arcanum,\\nand was delegate to the Grand Lodge twice, and\\nlikewise delegate to the Great Tent of the Mac-\\ncabees. In his business, social and fraternal rela-\\ntions Mr. Peck commands universal esteem, and\\nenjoys the sincere friendship of a host of acquaint-\\nances.\\n,=^Q\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\njOKUS KANTERS, editor. The man who\\nc( edits the Weekly Journal must be thorougli-\\n5^ ly posted, wide-awake, and must understand\\nthe wants of his patrons to be successful,\\nand that Rokus Kanters possesses these essential\\nrequirements cannot be doubted, for his paper, the\\nDe Hope, has a large circulation, and as it is pub-\\nlished in the Dutch language, has an extensive\\npatronage among the people of Ottawa County.\\nMr. Kanters was born at Goedereede. an island in\\nthe North Sea, between Brouwcrshavcn and the\\nnew waterway to Rotterdam, Holland, January\\n5, 1826. His grandfather, father and tliiee hrolli-\\ners followed the profession of hydraulic engineer-\\ning, after the method especially adopted and prac-\\nticed in the kingdom of Holland for the con-\\nstruction of harbors, break-waters, dikes, cribs,\\nlevees, etc., and their services were often required\\nin the construction of coast defenses and liarbor\\nworks by the Dutch Government.\\nFrom the time Rokus Kanters was thirteen years\\nof age until he was sixteen years old he assisted\\nhis father in numerous surveys along the coast,\\nand was thoroughly instructed in mI! the details\\nof coast and harbor works during Ihc summer\\nmonths. His winters were spent in attending", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0488.jp2"}, "489": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n497\\nschool, but after his sixteenth year his entire time\\nwas devoted to liarbor and coast con.-itniction. and\\nwhen eighteen years old he was sufliciently well\\nversed to superintend tiie construction of sev-\\neral minor works. When twenty years old lie\\nwas placed in charge of sonic important siiore\\nconstruction on the island of Tien (lenieeten, and\\nit was successfully carried on according to plans\\nfurnished by the Government engineers. In 1819\\nhis parents, who by frugality and industry had\\nbecome well-to-do, caught the Western fever, and\\naccordingly sailed for America, but at that time\\nHokus Kanters w.as not inclined to leave iiis na-\\ntive country, and decided to remain and succeed\\nto liis fatlier s former position, and in the fall of\\n1848 he received his first contract, a work that\\nInvolved thirty thousand guilders and was of a\\nvery important nature. I ntil 1862 he pursued\\nthis work along the coast of southern Holland\\nand Zeeland, his work being always admirably\\ndone and showing an excellent knowledge of en-\\ngineering. In 1802 he complied with the entreaties\\nof his parents and came to America, but up to tlie\\npresent time has not entirely given up his old\\nprofession, but, on the contrary, has constructed\\nseveral important works for the I nited States\\nGovernment at Ulack Lake, Mich.; Chicago, III.;\\non the Krazos River at Vela,sco, Tex.; lUiffalo,\\nN. Y.; the I.\u00c2\u00abiiigh alley Railroad; Prospect Park;\\nConey Island, N. Y., and elscivhere. Not only\\nhave he and his sons made this branch of engin-\\neering their study and business for j cars, but it\\nmay be truly said that there is no firm in the\\nTnited .Stales with a more thoroughly practical\\nknowledge of their h\\\\isiness than that iif H. Ran-\\nters k Sons.\\nDuring his residinice in llullimd. Mii-h.. .Mr.\\nKantere has become very favorably known as a\\nuseful, patriotic and (iod-fearing man. lie has\\nbeen an AldcriiiaM of the city for two terms, and\\nalso Mayor for one term. He is an .active mem-\\nber of the Reformed Church, and has always taken\\na decj) intere.-.t in promoting its interests and\\ngrowth, lie U:\\\\ always manifested a great inter-\\ncut in the suc -c (if Hope Collcgi (pf Holland,\\n.Miili.. anti the cause of education Iims always\\nfound in huii a t;iM(li .--iipportei-. Ilr i liU S.sv l\\nwith a highly accomplished familj consisting of\\nhis wife, five sons (all men of culture and prac-\\ntical intelligence) and two daughters. He has\\never been a shrewd and far-seeing man of busi-\\nness, keenly alive to his own interests, but never\\nat the expense of others or of his own ideas of\\nright and justice. He has numerous friends in\\nhis native land, and the circle of his friendship\\nhere is wide and constantly on the increase.\\nCS^ 01. T. S. W.\\\\TS()N, the popular and genial\\nproprietor of the Watson House, White-\\nhall, Muskegon County, Mich., has furn-\\nished superior accommodations to transient guests\\nand the local public in his present locality since\\n1878. A man of excellent business ability, he has\\ngained a host of friends and is a thoroughly courte-\\nous landlord, attentive and entirely at home in\\nevery detail of his daily cares. He was horn in\\nWatertown, N. Y., .May 23, 184.5, and was the only\\nson of 8. .1. 15. and Sylvia (Slate) Watson. His\\nfather, born in Dublin in 1814, emigrated from Ire-\\nland to .\\\\merica when quite young, settling in\\nWatertown, N. Y. He had a sister who, when last\\nheard from, w.as a music teacher in Montreal,\\nCanada.\\nThe father was twice married, his first wife be-\\ning the mother of our subject. Sylvia Slate was\\nborn on (irand Stone Island, in the St. Lawrence\\nRiver, her people liaving located on the island,\\nwhich still remains among the possessions of the\\nSlate family. The mother died when Col. Wat-\\nson was but a little lad of five years, and the fa-\\nther by a second marriage had one son and one\\ndaughter. This son, S. II. Watson, was for sev-\\neral years Register of Deeds for Muskegon County,\\nand now holds an ollice in the Pension Depart-\\nment at Washington. .Mary Kllen. the half-sister,\\ndied at twenty-one years of age.\\nThe father of our subject, a teacher in his early\\nlife and later an architect of Washington, in 18; i1\\nremoved to Michigan, :iii(l. laiHlinir at the mouth", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0489.jp2"}, "490": {"fulltext": "498\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof White River, put a filing on the first piece of\\nland recorded in Muskegon County. As a con-\\ntractor, he built the first sawmill at Ludington for\\nGeorge Ford, and was one of the prominent and\\nenterprising pioneers of Muskegon Count}-. Oc-\\ncupying various official positions of trust with\\nefficiencj-, he served as .Justice of the Peace, was\\nSupervisor, Sheriff before Muskegon Count}- was\\norganized, and Postmaster under Buchanan. He\\ndied in 1885, leaving a valuable estate. His last\\nwife yet survives him and resides in Montague.\\nAfter the death of his mother our subject lived\\nwith his grandmother for four years, when, his\\nfather marrying again, he returned to him.\\nThe Colonel was eleven years of age when he\\naccompanied his parents to Michigan, and while\\ngrowing up literally worked in the wilderness,\\nreceiving but a common-school education. He\\nwas sixteen years of age when the war broke out,\\nbut pronii)lly at the demand of the Government\\nfor three iiundred thousand more, he enlisted, June\\n15, 1861, in Company E, Second Michigan Cav-\\nalry, Phil Sheridan s old regiment. He served in\\nthe Western Division of the army for a little more\\nthan a year, and August 27, 1862, was transferred\\nto Company F, Fifth Michigan Cavalry, and the\\nSeptemljer following was sent to Wasliington. He\\nwas then detached from his command and detailed\\nto the lieadquarters of Gen. Kearny .as Corps Dis-\\n|)atch Courier, a most important position of trust\\nfor a bo} in his teens. Later, Col. Watson was\\nappointed on the staff of Gen. Custer as Dispatch\\nCourier, and afterward was Corps Dispatch Cour-\\nier for Gen. Kilpatrick, and finally became Dis-\\npatcli Courier for the Army of the Potomac under\\nGen. King.\\nOn October 1(\u00c2\u00bb, 1863, when Lee and Longstreet\\nadvanced on the Fnion army a second time, at\\nIhandy Station, Mr. Watson was taken prisoner and\\nthrown into Libby. From Libby he was trans-\\nferred to Thunder Castle, and thence to Belle Isle,\\nwhere he endured most terrible privations and\\nsufferings during the early part of the cold winter\\nof 18G4. He was finally sent to Andersonville,\\nwhere he endured tortures for eleven months. Tlie\\nadvance of llie I nion arm} obliged the Confed-\\nerates to cliange llio ipiartcrs of tlieir piisoucrs,\\nand witli many others our subject was forwarded\\nto Kahoba, Ala., Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S. C,\\nSullivan s Island, and thence to Florence, S. C.\\nThey were finally lodged in Salisbury, N. C.,from\\nwhich place they were at last liberated by the raid\\nof Stoneman, who set free at least seventeen hun-\\ndred wretched prisoners. When freed after eigh-\\nteen montlis of cruel imprisonment, our subject\\nwas literally reduced to a skeleton. Sent on to\\nheadquarters, he was accorded a furlough and re-\\nmained at home until ,Iuly 12, 1865, when he was\\ndischarged by telegraphic order from Washington,\\nhaving served faithfully over four years.\\nCol. Watson embarked in the steamboat busi-\\nness on White Lake soon after, and continued in\\nthe same until 1868, when he went to W\\\\atertown,\\nN. Y., and joined a party organized to go to the\\nBlack Hills. He was not long absent, however,\\nfrom Watertown, but soon returning thither was\\nunited in marriage with Mrs. Eva Phelps, a widow,\\nand the daughter of Dr. William .T. Lone, an old\\narmy surgeon. Mrs. Watson had two brothers\\nand four sisters. The brothers are deceased. Belle\\nmarried L. B. Sterling, son of Judge Sterling,\\nnow connected with the paper-mills of Watertown;\\nClara married Charles Gill, who is connected with\\nthe wagon-works at Watertown; Lottie married\\nThomas Brun, an attorney at Watertown.\\nImmediately succeeding his marriage. Col. Wat-\\nson with his wife located in Brockville, where he\\nwas in the contracting business, under the firm\\nname of Watson Comstock. For a number of\\nyears he was in the lumber and timber business,\\ntraveling through Canada, and later was engaged\\nin the oil business between the Fnited States and\\nCanada, up to 1878. At this latter date the Col-\\nonel returned to Whitehall, and has since continu-\\nously devoted liimself to the hotel busines-s with\\nprosperous results. During his busy career he has\\nenergetically made and unfortunately lost several\\nfortunes. Five children blessed the home, three\\nnow living. Klla is the wife of J. W. Ocobock,\\nJr., teller of the Whitehall Savings Bank; Will-\\niam J. and Wordwell B. are connected with their\\nfather in tiie hotel business. September 21, 1892,\\nthe estimable wife and mother passed to her rest,\\nnuiurnod bv a lar^e circle of sincere frientls.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0490.jp2"}, "491": {"fulltext": "J OfetllAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n499\\nPolitically, Col. Watson is a Uepubliean, and is\\na prominent Grand Army man. From his posi-\\ntion in tlie post at Wiiiieliall, our .sul)ject re-\\nceived his title, by which he is known far and\\nwide. He is a valued member of tiie Knisrhts of\\nHonor and of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-\\nlows, and is a Master Mason. A man of broad and\\ngenerous soul, he commands the eoulidence and es-\\nteem of all his fellow-townsmen and a large con-\\ntingent of the traveling public.\\nPeace, and for many years, as .School Inspector,\\nhas given valuable aid in the advancement of ed-\\nucational interests. The father of our subject,\\nWilliam Cornelius, a native of Dutchess County,\\nN. Y., and born in about 1805, was, on the pater-\\nnal side, a descendant of English ancestors, liis\\nmaternal forefathers being .sturdy and industrious\\nGermans. One hundred and lifty-two years ago,\\nupon Long Island, the branch of the Cornelius\\nfamily to which our subject belongs made tiieir\\nhome. The father remained in the count} of his\\nbirth until, at the age of twent3 -one, he was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Mary Ann Wood,\\nwith whom he then removed to Wayne County, of\\nthe Em|tire State, and for six years made his resi-\\ndence in that locality. He then settled in Monroe\\nCounty, in the town of Rush, twelve miles south\\nof Rochester, and for three years sojourned there.\\nAt the expiration of that time he emigrated to\\nMichigan and settled temporarily in Oakland\\nCounty in 1851. At the close of atwelvcmonlh he\\nremoved to Adrian, Lenawee County-, where he\\ndied at a comparatively earl} age. lie was a farm-\\ner, and spent the latter years of his life in tilling\\nthe soil, but up to twenty-Hve 3 earsof age prosper-\\nously conducted the shoe business. His family con-\\nsisted of four daughters and one son, all of whom.\\nsurviving, are, with the exception of our subject,\\nresiding upon farms in Lenawee County, Mich.\\n.lohn M. Cornelius was born in Dutchess County,\\nN. Y., and remained there until about two years\\nof age. He later accompanied his parents to the\\nWest, locating in Michigan shortly after attain-\\ning his majority. He was primarily educated in\\nthe district schools of western New York, and\\ncompleted his studies in the seminary at Luna,\\nN. Y., afterward, at the age of nineteen 3ears, en-\\ngaging in the profession of teaching. After teacli-\\ning for seven terms and giving satisfaction as an\\ninstructor, he later held a position in Adrian Col-\\nlege for one year as Professor of .VNence and\\nMathematics.\\nMr. Cornelius entered the estate of matrimony\\nin Oakland County, Mich., there being united in\\nmarriage with Miss Anna P. Russell, a teacher fif\\nDetroit and daughter of well-known residents of\\nLong Island. Our subject, married at tlu age of\\ntwenty-live, then engaged in the manufacture of\\nshoes in Adrian, Mich., and remained in the latter\\ncity fourteen years. Abandoning the shoe busi-\\nness on account of failing iiealth, Mr. (Cornelius, in\\n1887, located on his present homestead, and en-\\ntered into ngricultural ursuits, prosperously cul-\\ntivating a line variety of fruit. Originally own-\\ning three hundred and forty-six acres, he has since\\ndisposedof one hundred and live acies, and on the\\ntwo hundred and forty-one remaining profitably\\nraises a large variety of products, and furnishes\\nfor shipment some of the finest peaches and ap-\\nples grown in the State. The four sons and two\\ndaughters of the household are Charles S., Will-\\niam R., Anna Maria, Maiy liertha, Louis Alexis\\nand Harold Comfort. Bertha is a successful teacher\\nin Grand Rapids. Anna Maria is married. Charles\\nis a skillful mechanic of Grand Rapids. William\\nis a railroad man and now resides in Chicago.\\nLouis is in the wholesale business in Chicago.\\nHarold has for the |).ast two years been in Chicago,\\nengaged in steam and gas fitting.\\nMr. Cornelius is the present .Secretary of the\\nSchool Board, and, an ardent friend to extended\\neducation, has materially aided in the advance-\\nment of the scholarship and methods of instruc-\\ntion in tlic district .schools of his home county.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0491.jp2"}, "492": {"fulltext": "600\\nPORTkAJT AND MOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nOnr subject and his worthy wife and their family,\\nexcept the youngest sons, are all professors of re-\\nligion, and are valued members of the Congrega-\\ntional Church and take a leading part in the\\nsocial and benevolent enterprises of that denom-\\nination. Politically a Republican from the organ-\\nization of the party, Mr. Cornelius is deeply in-\\nterested in both local and national issues, and\\noccupies a high place in the home councils of the\\nparty, where his executive ability and clear judg-\\nment are appreciated and iMy recognized.\\nV_\\nANDREW FLEiMINfl, the efficient book-\\nkeeper of Smith, Nims, Hoyt Erwin, the\\nwidely-known and prosperous law firm of\\n\\\\0^ Muskegon, Mich., has been for a quarter\\nof a century a leading resident of the citj and\\nfor the two terms of 1889 and 1891 gave able\\nservice to the corporation as Alderman of the\\nFifth Ward. Our subject, a native of the city of\\nChicago, 111., was born January 29, 1859, and is\\nthe son of William Fleming, born and reared in\\nold Ireland, and the descendant of industrious\\nand upright ancestors, whose useful influence in-\\nsured them a high position in their native land.\\nThe father enjoyed excellent educational advant-\\nages, and, a young man of enterprise and ambition,\\nemigrated to America and settled in New York\\nCity, where he profitabl3 engaged in business as a\\ncontractor and builder. He later journeyed to\\nthe West and located in Chicago, which metropo-\\nlis he made his home for twenty continuous years.\\nAt the expiration of this length of time, in 1868,\\nhe removed to Muskegon, and here prosperously\\nengaged in contracting and building until the\\ntime of his death, in 1874.\\nDuringhisj ears of residence in the latter citj Mr.\\nFleming, Sr., made a large acquaintance and many\\nfriends, by whom Ids death was sincerely mourned\\nas a public loss. He was, politically, a Democrat,\\nand a firm belicvtr in the principles and platform\\nof the party. In early manhood William was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Sarah Alexander,\\nand his estimable widow, yet surviving, continues\\nher residence in Muskegon. Our subject, spend-\\ning the da^s of his bojhood in his birthplace, at-\\ntended the Chicago schools, and, accompanj-ing his\\nfather to Muskegon when fourteen years of age,\\nafterward was graduated with honor from the\\nMuskegon High School, in the Class of 76. Im-\\nmediately upon the completion of his studies, Mr.\\nFleming received employment from Frank II. IIol-\\nbrook, with whom he remained for three years.\\nOur subject then accepted a position in the office\\nof the Chicago dr West Michigan Railroad, where\\nhe was engaged for some time. He later became\\nbook-keeper of theHackley Xaiional Bank of Mus-\\nkegon, and continued with that financial institu-\\ntion for a twelvemonth.\\nIn 1881, entering upon the duties of hispresonl\\nposition with one of the most prominent law firms\\nof the Wolverine State the partners widely known\\nfor their professional ability and success as plead-\\ners at the Bar Mr. Fleming received full charge\\nof all the books of the firm, and is in reality the\\nbusiness manager. Politically a pronounced Re-\\npublican and an ardent advocate of the Party of\\nReform, he has ever since attaining his majoritj-\\nentered with entliusiasm into all the vital issues\\nof the day, and has been among the young Re-\\npublicans of his home locality a leader. Possessed\\nof executive ability and a fluent speaker, his pres-\\nence in the political gatherings has animated the\\nlocal party to renewed exertions and success. As\\nthe candidate of the Republican party for Al-\\nderman m 1889 and 1891, he proved a favor-\\nite, and in the conduct of public work won the\\nrenewed esteem of liis constituents, in whose serv-\\nice he ever laboied diligently. While a City Fa-\\nther, Mr. Fleming aided in the promotion of pro-\\ngressive- interests and urged onward the march\\nof improvement which is giving Muskegon a\\nprominent place among the first cities of the Wol-\\nverine State. Our subject with his accomplished\\nmother resides in the handsome family residence,\\nNo. 15 2 Terrace Street, and in business and social\\nrelations enjoys the confidence of a host of sincere\\nfriends.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0492.jp2"}, "493": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD.\\n01\\nVt/ EONARD STICKNEY, by trade a carpenler\\nand builder, and a suwessful general A r\\\\-\\nM\\ncullurist and fruit-grower of Ottawa Coun-\\nty, MIeii.. is one of the brave veterans of the late\\nCivil War, and, an early resident and highly re-\\nspected citizen of the Wolverine State, is widely\\nknown and highly esteemed by a large circle of\\nold-time acquaintance. His fatlicr. David S. .Stick-\\nney, a native of Vermont, attained to mature age\\nin the Green Mountain State, and received a good\\neducation in the excellent schools of his birth-\\npl.ice. Arriving at manhood, he married, and\\nlater, with his wife, made his home in Canada,\\nwhere he took up about live hundred acres of\\nland, which he diligently cultivated, and made\\ntliereon substantial improvement. The following\\nchildren gathered in the Canadian home: David,\\nJonathan, Parker and .lohn. I^ater the father\\nmarried Hannah Pui-se, by whom he had three\\nchildren, Leonora, Elizabeth and Mary Ann. All\\nof the brothers and sisters are now deceased with\\nthe exception of our subject, the father of the\\nfamily having also passed to his rest in 1H41, af-\\nter a long life of busy and enterprising industry.\\nOur subject was born in Polten, Canada, and\\nremained in the home of his childhood until he\\nwas nineteen years of age, well improving the\\nadvantages for instruction offered in the public\\nSchools of the Dominion. Heginning life for him-\\nself when less than twenty years of age, he jour-\\nneyed to Wisconsin and made the Badger State\\nhis home for the succeeding thirty-three years,\\nhis principal occupation during this time being\\ncarpentering and building. On April 22, 1867,\\nwere united in marriage I^eonard Stickney and\\nMiss Charlotte Cook, a native of New York State,\\nwho, removing to the West, had settled in Wis-\\nconsin with her father and mother before the war.\\nOur subject and his faithful helpmate have been\\nblessed with the presence of three children, one,\\nWillie, being deceased; Annie is the youngest-\\nborn and the only daughter; and Willard is the\\nsurviving son.\\nIn 18G1 Mr. Stickne3 entered the army and\\nserved under (Jen. lUiell, and actively partiei|)aled\\nin the battles of Murfreesboro, Nashville and many\\nother hoti v-contcsted fights of the caiiipaiiiii. Re-\\nturning home at the close of 18G2,he remained for\\nabout six months, and then enlisted under Sheri-\\ndan, and took part in all the engagements of the\\ncommand, and shared the perils of the raid through\\nthe .Shenandoah Valley. At the close of the war\\nagain returning to Wisconsin, Mr. Stickney con-\\ntinued his residence there until 1880, wlien he lo-\\ncated permanently in Ottawa County, Mich., and\\npurchased a valuable farm adjoining the city of\\nGrand Haven. Upon the finely cultivated eighty-\\neight acres of this homestead our subject raises\\ngeneral farm produce and fruit, being especially\\nsuccessful as a horticulturist.\\nMr. and Mrs. .Stickney are both valued mem-\\nbers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are\\neflicient aids in all religious work. Financially\\nprospered, our subject, aside from his homestead,\\nowns valuable i)roperty in the city of Grand\\nHaven, and is numbered among the substantial\\nfarmers of Ottawa County. Politically, he is a\\nDemocrat, and an ardent advocate of the princi-\\nples and platform of the Party of the People.\\nAlthough never a politician or office-seeker, Mr.\\nStickney is intelligently interested in all the vital\\nquestions of the day, and thoroughly posted in\\nlocal and national issues. Closely identified with\\nthe growth of enterprise in his own locality, he\\nlends a helping hand in matters of public welfare,\\nand is universally esteemed by all who know him.\\nm -^\u00c2\u00a5r U\\n\u00c2\u00abi\\nIIDOLPH MTELLER. the well-known and\\n(f enterprising dealer in jewelry, clocks and\\ndiamonds at No. 3 West Western Avenue,\\nMuskegon, Mich., is one of the leading busi-\\nness men of the city, where for more than a quarter\\nof a contuiy, continuously residing and building\\nup a tine trade, he has been intimately associated\\nwith the best interests and rapidly increasing\\ngrowth of this part of the .State. Mr. Mueller is a\\nnative of Switzerland and was born in the canton\\nof Aargau May 8, 1812. lie was the son of Dan-\\niel .Mueller, also a native of Europe, who, reared", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0493.jp2"}, "494": {"fulltext": "502\\nPORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nand educated in his birthplace, there attained to\\nmaniiood, and, marrying, settled down amid the\\nscenes of his youth. In 1854, wlien our subjeet\\nwas a lad of twelve 3ears, the fatiier emigrated to\\nAmerica and located in the State of Wisconsin,\\nmaking his home in Milwaukee. The mother,\\nKlizabeth (Iluncicker) Mueller, passed lier entire\\nlife in her native land and died in Switzerland,\\nmourned by her family and many friends.\\nOur subject remained in his native land, re-\\nceived his education in the public schools in the\\ncanton of Aargau, and, well trained in the simple\\nhabits of tiirifty economy and industry, at the age\\nof eighteen embarked for the United States and\\nat the close of a pleasant voyage landing in New\\nYork, proceeded thence to Milwaukee. Having\\npreviously acquired a thorough knowledge of the\\njeweler s trade in Switzerland, he secured employ-\\nment without difficult}-, and for two succeeding\\nyears worked at his trade. He then journe3 ed to\\nChicago, and in the Western metropolis received\\na position in which he continued for the two en-\\nsuing years. In 1866 he located permanentlj in\\nMuskegon and opened his store, from the first en-\\njoying an excellent tiade and carrying a full and\\ncomplete line of standard goods and diamonds, in\\nthe handling and selecting of whicii precious stones\\nhe is an acknowledged expert. Aside from jewelry,\\nmaking a specialty of Sne clocks and repairing,\\nour subject has been able to meet the increasing\\ndemands of his business, now one of the best and\\nlongest established in its line of any house in the\\ncounty.\\nIn about a twelvemonth after his arrival in his\\npresent home, Iludolpii Mueller and Miss Freder-\\nicka Lehman, of Grand Rapids, Mich., were united\\nin marriage. The home of our subject and his es-\\ntimable wife has been blessed by the birth of seven\\nchildren. They are in the order of their birth:\\nEly; Rosa; Rudolph, Jr.; William, Flora, Paul and\\nVarena, bright and intelligent brotliers and sisters,\\nwho will have ample opportunity given them for\\nan extended education. Mr. and Mrs. Mueller\\nreside in a beautiful home, of modern construction,\\nwhich, surrounded b} a well-kept garden, is one of\\nthe most attractive residences in Muskegon and is\\nk)catcd on Delaware Street. Mrs. Mueller is a\\nvalued member of the Congregational Church, and\\nis a ready aid in good work and benevolent enter-\\nprise.\\nPolitically a Democrat, our subject intelligently\\ndoes his duty as a true American citizen, being\\nwell posted in both local and national affairs.\\nFiaternally afliliating with the Ancient Free\\nAccepted Masons, he is a member of Lovell Moore\\nLodge No. 182, and is connected with Muskegon\\nChapter No. 47, R. A. M., also witli Muskegon\\nCommandery No. 22, K. T.,and, enjoying the sin-\\ncere esteem of all his fellow-citizens, has within the\\nMasonic order many warm friends.\\nfc i p t 1\\n1^\\nC. WILLIAMS, M. 1)., a |)i-ominent piiysician\\nI j and surgeon, wiio resides in a beautiful home\\ndelightfully situated on Muskegon Avenue,\\nin the city of Muskegon, commands a large and\\nrapidly extending field of practice, second to none\\nin his locality. He was born in Oneida County,\\nN. Y., August 9, 1836. His father, the Rev. R. C.\\nWilliams, who was a gifted minister of the Gospel,\\nwas born in Wales and emigiated with his parents\\nto the United States in early youth, and witii them\\nmade his home in Philadelphia, Pa.\\nThe paternal grandfather, a sturdy Welshman,\\nwas a man of sterling integrity and fine business\\nattainments. The. mother, Elizabetii (iuthrie,\\ndaughter of Simeon Guthrie, was the descendant\\nof an old family, whose devotion to the cause of\\ntruth and religion long subjected them to bitter\\npersecution, the Guthries being of Huguenot ances-\\ntry. Dr. Williams passed the days of bo^ hood in\\nhis native State and county, receiving his prepara-\\ntory education in the schools of his birthplace and\\nenjoying the advantages of instruction in an ex-\\ncellent academy in Oneida Count}-. At eighteen\\nj ears of .age he entered Hamilton College, from\\nwhich well-know.i institution of learning lie grad-\\nuated with honor three 3 ears later.\\nOur subject, at twenty-one j cars of age, iiegan\\nstudying medicine with Dr. .1. II. Bergen, of i-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0494.jp2"}, "495": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n503\\nenna, N. Y., and took a course of lectures in tlie\\nmedical department of the New York Tnivei-sity,\\nreceiving liis diploma as an M. I), upon iiis gradua-\\ntion, in 1858. Immediately succeeding the com-\\npletion of his studies, Dr. Williams for eight months\\npracticed his profession in Heverly, N. Y. In the\\nfall of 1858, attr. icted by the prospects of the\\nWest, he journeyed to .lackson, Mich., where,\\nopening an oflice, he continued in the daily duties\\nof his responsible profession until the breaking\\nout of the war, in 18(52 enlisting as surgeon in\\nthe navy.\\nIn 1863, our subject enlisted in Company I,\\nTwent^ -seventh Michigan Cavalry of the P.uell\\nCorps, and, ;issigned to the ,\\\\rmy of the Cumljer-\\nland, became Commanding Surgeon of the Corps,\\nand served on Buell s staff. In December, 1864, he\\nwas mustered out of the service and returned to\\n.lackson, Mich., where he engaged in practice until\\n1866, when he made Muskegon his permanent\\nhome. Here entering upon an extended range of\\ndutj as a general practitioner as well as a skillful\\nsurgeon, the Doctor has been especially successful,\\nand, linanciall}- prospered, owns valuable real estate\\n.aside from his handsome home, modern in design\\nand finely finished. Our subject, who long ago\\ninvested in a highlj -cultivated farm near Mona\\nLake, about five miles from Muskegon, has im-\\nproved the beautifully located acres with a lovely\\nsummer home.\\nIll l.s58,0. C. Williams and Miss Helen W. Kin-\\nney, of .Syracuse, N. Y., and the daughter of .lul-\\nian Kinney, a well-known resident of the Kinpire\\nState, were united in marriage. One son, .John\\nC, a citizen of Muskegon, blessed the union. The\\nestimable wife passed away in 1889, and Dr. Will-\\niams, in Januarj 1891, married Miss Emma II.\\nTibbetts, a native of Plymouth, Mich., and an in-\\ntelligent lady. Fraternally associated with the An-\\ncient Free it Accepted Masons, our subject is Junior\\nTreasurer of Lowell Lodge No. 182, and is also\\nconnected with the Chapter of the Royal Arch\\nMasons; he is likewise a member of the Council of\\nRoyal Select Masons and is a member of the Com-\\nni;indery of Knights Templar. For seven years Dr.\\nWllliiims was a Prelate of the Council, and has re-\\nceived the highest rank attainable in this country\\nbeing a Thirty-second Degree Mason. Our sub-\\nject is identified with the Clinton County Consis-\\ntory, of (Jrand Rapids, .Mich., and possesses the\\nconfidence of a host of friends among the order.\\nKeeping up with the scientific research of the\\nda^-, Dr. Williams is a leading member of the .Mus-\\nkegon Medical Society, is prominently connected\\nwith the Stiitc Medical Association, and adiliates\\nwith the National Medical .\\\\ssociation. Our sub-\\nject occupied the responsible position of City\\nPhysician four years, and for the same length of\\ntime ably discharged the multiform duties of\\nCount3- Physician. Although having already at-\\ntained an enviable reputation in his profession.\\nDr. Williams allows himself but little time for rest\\nor recreation, devoting himself with excellent re-\\nsults to the ills which flesh is heir to.\\nIMi ROBIN.SON, an honored pioneerset-\\nI tier and prominent general agriculturist\\nJ Ib of Allendale Township, Ottawa County,\\nMich., has for the past forty -seven years\\nbeen a continuous resident of the State, and. a man\\nof broad intelligence, has duiing this time abl^\\nassisted in the promotion of the various enter-\\nprises and vital interests of his locality. Born in\\nthe State of New York, in the village of (ilvn-\\nville, August 12, 1836, he was only a lad of nine\\nyears when he accompanied his parents to the then\\nfar West of Michigan.\\nThe father and mother, .lohn and Ann (Mc-\\n(iregor) Robinson, settled in tieorgetown Town-\\nship, locating on a farm. Not long after the fam-\\nily were attacked with chills and fever, and suffered\\nterribly with the ague, then incidental to certain\\nparts of the State. At the time of their settle-\\nment upon the homestead, there were no roads\\nfrom (Jeorgctown leading to the home farm, and\\nthe country I oundalioiit was yet in its primitive\\nstate. Dr. Piatt, of Orand Rapids, advised the re-\\nmoval of the f. imily to Paiis Townslii|). Kent", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0495.jp2"}, "496": {"fulltext": "504\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nCounty, where the father settled with his wife\\nand children. He purchased one hundred and\\nsixt}^ acres of land, a small portion of which he\\nreclaimed from its unimproved condition, and then\\nmade an exciiange with his son, trading farms and\\nmaking his home upon one hundred and sixty\\nacres, situated one mile east of Bowne Station.\\nThe father, effecting a second trade with his son,\\nremoved to a valuable fai m in this township, close\\nto Allendale Centre, where he prosperously oper-\\nated a farm of one hundred acres and erected a\\nhandsome and commodious residence, in which he\\ncontinued to reside until his death, October 11,\\n1870. By his various settlements and removals,\\nhe probably aided in the clearing of more land than\\nany other man of his times in the county, and was\\nlikewise foremost in the good works of the early\\ndays, taking an active interest in church and edu-\\ncational advancement. His good wife was also\\n.active in church work, and tlie two were among\\nthe influential citizens of the pioneer times. They\\ndid not come empty-handed into the State, the\\nfather being accounted a man of substance in New\\nYork and selling prior to his departure for the\\nWest a farm of two hundred and fifty acres for\\n$75 per acre. Aside from the old Michigan home-\\nstead, the father owned several farms at the time\\nof his demise, among his other landed property\\nbeing the line one hundred and sixty acre farm\\nupon which our subject now resides. This latter\\nfarm contained the first cabin ever erected in the\\ntownshii), and was purchased from Deacon Hens-\\ndale, who settled here about 1840.\\nUnto the mother, who survived until 1880, were\\nborn eight children. James, .lolin, Thomas and\\nHorace are deceased; Moses is our subject; Ann,\\nwho was the wife of .1. Stoddard, is deceased;\\nEve was the wife of Robert Scott; and Bathsheba,\\nMrs. William A. Balconi,is deceased. Our subject\\nwas mainly educated in Paris Township, but the\\nschools of those days being very crude in their\\nforms of instruction, Mr. Hobinson has since sup-\\nplemented the studies of youth by reading and\\nclose observation. He began life for himself at\\nthe age of twenty, when he married, but, remain-\\ning with his father the seven succeeding years, he\\nand his excellent wife received for their services\\nthe one hundred and sixt} acres of land upon\\nwhich they now make their home. When Mr. and\\nMrs. Robinson took possession of this property it\\nwas covered with a dense growth of timber. One\\nhundred acres, now under a high state of cul-\\ntivation, annually yield an abundant harvest,\\nand the homestead is improved with attractive\\nand commodious buildings. Our subject pur-\\nchased one hundred and sixty additional acres,\\nwhich he has since given to his sons, and, financi-\\nall3 prospered, he erected upon the home place a\\nhandsome two-story residence, containing ten or\\ntwelve rooms, all pleasantly arranged. The barns\\nand outhouses in size and finish are second to none\\nin the locality and present a scene of thrift and\\nprosperity.\\nOctober 25, 1856, were united in marriage\\nMoses Robinson and Miss Mary J. Balcom, a native\\nof Jackson County, Mich., and daughter of John-\\nson and Oriza (Avery) Balcom, earlj settlers of\\nMichigan. Mr. and Mrs. Balcom, widelj- known\\nand highly esteemed, were the parents of six chil-\\ndren. Marinda, deceased, was the wife of J. Scott;\\nSarah is the wife of H. Simons; Delia Ann, deceased,\\nwas the wife of William Allen; Mary J. (Mrs. Rob-\\ninson), Justus and William A. complete the list.\\nAt the time that Johnson Balcom located upon\\nhis farm in Allendale, in 1848, the surrounding\\ncountry- was a wilderness and settlers were few.\\nHe devoted his attention to clearing and culti-\\nvating his land, and made his home there until the\\ntime of his death, in 1887. During the early d.ays\\nof the settlement of his coniraunit3 he was widely\\nknown as a prominent Sunday-school worker, and\\nnot infrequently walked a distance of fourteen\\nmiles in order to hold a Sunday-school, and also\\nfor the piu] ose of exhorting, as ministers of the\\nGospel were at that time scarce.\\n(.)ur subject and his estimable wife, occupying a\\nhigh position of useful influence, have been\\nblessed by the birth of eleven sons and daughters,\\nas follows: William A., a resident of the State;\\nJames; Simon; Amos; Lillie, who is married;\\nJohn M.; Elizabeth, the wife of Herbert Brether-\\nton, of (irand Hai)ids; Rebecca, Vina, Abram and\\nHiram. These l)rothers and sisters, widelj- known,\\ncommand the esteem and confidence of many", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0496.jp2"}, "497": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\n505\\nfriends and have enjoyed excellent opportunities\\nfor cducationnl advaiiceiiicnt. Our .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iulijecl is fra-\\nternally associated with Coopcrsville Lodge No.\\n122, A. F. t A. M., and is likewise a member of\\nthe (iraniie. Politically a stron r Hcpublican, Mr.\\nRobinson takes a deep interest m both local and\\nNational Government and is a sincere friend and\\nneighbor, a bus^iness man of iindoiil tpd ability, and\\na true and loval citizen.\\nJARKU D. WI-;TM0RE, M. D. In the brief\\nand imperfect outline we are able to give\\nin this sketch of the history of one of the\\nmost prominent men of Holland, we can do\\nlittle more than merely glance at the principal\\nevents with which he has been connected and\\nideiitilied as an eminent physician and surgeon\\nand progressive citizen. The life and character of\\nDr. Wetmore, who h.os risen from an humble posi-\\ntion 1)3 his own unaided efforts to a place of honor\\nand distinction among men, proves a useful lesson\\nto the youth of this count3 and adds another\\nstriking illustration of the power of determined\\npurpose and perseverance.\\nThe homeopathic system of practice has an ar-\\ndent advocate and supporter in Dr. Wetmore, who\\nis a practitioner of this school of medicine. As a\\nsi)ecialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and\\nthroat, he has attained distinction throughout the\\nState, and his extensive practice demands his con-\\nstant attention. His office in Holland is e(iuipped\\nwith a complete assortment of surgical instruments,\\nand he keeps abreast with everj advance made in\\nthe profession which his life and talents adorn.\\nI5orn in South Creek, Bradford County, Pa.,\\nApril 8. 1858, our subject is the son of George\\nWetmore, an attorney-at-law in the Keystone\\nState. He was reared in l)e Kalb, 111., until the\\nage of fourteen years, an l then removed to Sand\\nLake, Kent County, Mick., where he engaged in\\nuiiiliiig fur about five years. Under the precep-\\ntorship of Di. Wills, of Sand Lake, he commenced\\nthe study of medicine, remaining with that gentle-\\nman f \u00c2\u00bbr about four years, after which he took a\\ncourse of lectinx-s in the medical department of\\nthe State University, at Ann Arbor. lie opened\\nan ollice for llie practice of his profession at Kal-\\nkaskia, in northern Michigan, and after remain-\\ning there for one year returned to college and\\ntook another course of lectures, graduating in the\\nspring of 1880.\\nAfter graduating the young Doctor located at\\nHockford, Kent County, Mich., and remained in\\nthat cit_v for one and a-half years. From there he\\nwent to Chicago, and took a course in the new\\nschool of medicine at Hahnemann College, gradu-\\nating in 1882. L pon the coniijletion of his stud-\\nies, he located in Malta, De Kalb Count}-, 111.,\\nwhere he conducted an extensive practice until\\nthe spring of 1882. Removing from there to Storm\\nLake, Iowa, he bought the practice of a physician\\nin that place, and continued there with great suc-\\ncess for two 3 ears. He then returned to Mich-\\nigan, and opened an oHice in (rrand Kapids, re-\\nmaining there until his removal to Holland, in\\nOctober, 1886. At the time of locating here, he\\nwas the onl^ homeopathic physician in the county,\\nand he h.as built up an extensive practice in this\\nand adjoining counties.\\nIn 1877 the Doctor was united in marriage with\\nMiss (^anthia Willett, daughter of Dr. (Jeorge Wil-\\nlett. a practicing physician of Sand Lake, this .State.\\nThey are the parents of two daughters: Regina,\\nand Georgia, who is attending Vincent s Acad-\\nemj at Cincinnati. Dr. Wetmore has a natural\\ntalent for music and painting, and has no less\\nthan sevent.v-five large paintings, his own work,\\nwhich prove his ability as an artist. At the age\\nof sixteen he was leader of a string and cornet\\nband.\\nThrown upon his own resources at the age of\\neleven, our subject is justly entitled to be called\\na self-made man. The money with which he\\npaid his way through college was earned by hard\\nwork in the mill and on the farm. Ills practice\\nextends over a territory eighteen miles south, ten\\nmiles north and six and one-half west. In his re-\\nligious views he is very liberal. Politically, he is\\na Democrat, and li. is beiMi an active worker in the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0497.jp2"}, "498": {"fulltext": "506\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nranks of the party. He has served as United\\nStates Examining Surgeon for the Northwestern\\nportion of Iowa, and is now oHIciating in that\\ncapacity in the Ancient Order of United Work-\\nmen. By his industry and good management he\\nhas acquired considerable valuable property, some\\nof which is in Holland, and some in Duluth. A\\npleasant and affable gentleman, his friends are as\\nnumerous as his acquaintances, and he enjoys the\\nconfidence of all with whom business or social re-\\nlations bring him in contact.\\nSI\\n^4^p=-\\njlk^ AX LANGE, Deputy Countj^ Treasurer\\n11 1\\\\\\\\ of Muskegon, and the owner of consider-\\nable property in this section of Michigan,\\ninherits the thrift and enterprise of a long\\nline of German ancestors. Himself a native of\\nthe Fatherland, he was born in Bromberg Novem-\\nber 15, 1850, being a son of Louis and Paulina\\n(Braune) Lange. His bo3 hood years were un-\\neventfullj- passed in his father s home, and he was\\nearh trained to habits of industry and usefulness.\\nHe acquired in the common schools near his home\\na practical education, fitting him for a business\\ncareer.\\nIn 1870 the family emigrated to the United\\nStates, and after landing in New York proceeded\\nto Michigan and located in Muskegon, where the\\nfather still lives. The mother remained here un-\\ntil her death, in 1892. They were the parents of\\nseven children, five sons and two daughters, of\\nwhom Max is the eldest. He earl3- became famil-\\niar with farming pursuits, to which he gave his\\nattention for some time. Afterward he was em-\\nployed in the city of Muskegon, receiving a sal-\\nary of *2 per da^-, and later worked as a laborer\\nfor one season in Berrien Count} He entered\\ninto partnership with M. Kachbrig in the grocery\\nbusiness, and afterward was engaged in that trade\\nwith other paities in this State, also conducting\\nthe business alone for two yeare.\\nReturning to Muskegon in 1880, Mr. Lange\\nembarked in the insurance business, which he has\\ncontinued until the present time. He also carries\\non large and extensive real-estate transactions, and\\nhas sold valuable lots in the cit} To his efforts\\nthe advancement of Muskegon along the lines\\no( material, as well as moral, improvement and\\ngrowth may be justly attributed, together with\\nthe labors of many public-spirited and progressive\\ncitizens. He take^ a deep interest in every meas-\\nure having for its object the welfare of the people,\\nand contributes his quota toward the progress of\\nthe cit}-.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Lange occurred in 1881,\\nand united him with Miss Emma E. B. Kittredge,\\nof Ludington, Mich. They are the parents of\\ntwo children. On the 1st of .January, 1893, Mr.\\nLange entered upon the duties of the Deputy\\nTreasurership, to which he had been appointed,\\nand in which he is now rendering acceptable ser-\\nvice. In his social connections he is identified\\nwith Muskegon Lodge No. 140, A. F. A. M.\\nKeen and discriminating in judgment, a man of\\nresource and ability, he has gained the esteem\\nand confidence of all with whom he has been\\nbrought in contact.\\nIr^OBERT G. LAMOREAUX. One of the\\nl!#^ most important and successful enterprises\\n(Si of Fruitport is that which was inaugurated\\nby Mr. Lunioreaux in October, 1888, and\\nhas been ijr()S|)er(nisly conducted b} him since\\nthat time. In his mercantile establishment he car-\\nries a conn)lete assortment of dr goods, modern\\nin style and unexceptional in quality. The re-\\nliability of his business transactions, the superior-\\nity of his slock, and the reasonable prices at winch\\nthe goods are offered for sale, have secured for\\nhim the confidence of his customers, and he has a\\nlarge trade, aggregating over *ilO,000 annually.\\nThe value of his stock is estimated at |i4,000.\\nBorn In Van Buren County, Mich., November\\n26, 1868, our subject is the son of Robert and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0498.jp2"}, "499": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD\\n507\\nMaria (Cooper) Lamorcaux, both of wlioni were\\nhorn in New York. Afti-r tlieir iiiarriago, which\\ntook place in tliat State, they emigrated to Michi-\\ngan, and settled in Kalanjazoo, where the} resided\\nfor a short time. Returning thence to New York,\\nthey made a iliorl sojourn in their former home,\\nhut shortly afterward removed to \\\\iin Hiiren j\\nCounty, Mich., where they remained for a numher\\nof years. Somewhat later they came to Kruitport,\\nwhere the wife and mother passed away. In May,\\n1891. the father removed to Alabama, where he is\\nnow working at his trade .as a fouudryman. The\\npaternal grandfather of our subject, William Lain-\\noreaux, was of French descent, as the family name\\nindicates.\\nIn the parental family there are four children,\\nthe others besides our subject being Daniel, a hook-\\nkeeper with the (irand Hapids Brass Company;\\nMinnie L; and Mary, who married Byron Bcerman,\\nan engineer on the (ioodrich Line, running between\\nMuskegon and Chicago. Robert ti., of this sketch,\\nwas reared in Van Buren County, Midi., receiving\\nhis primary education in the schools near his fa-\\nther s home. After coming to P ruitport, he pros-\\necuted his studies for a lime in the schools of this\\nvillage, and gained a |)ractical education, which\\n;nlniirably ((ualitied him for business life.\\nAfter working in the employ of his father for a\\nfew j ears, Mr. Lamoreaux embarked in the busi-\\nness in which he now engages. .An energetic\\nbusiness man, possessing sound judgment and com-\\nmon-sense, he has always made a success in his\\nmercantile enterpi ise, and occupies a prominent\\nposition among the business men of tlie count}\\nIn addition to the management of his estabiisli-\\nment, he devotes considerable attention to public\\naffairs, and is one of the most prominent young\\nRepublicans in the vicinity of Fruitporl. For\\nsome time he held the otiice of Town Clerk, and is\\nnow President of the village. In the last-named\\nposition he displays the same wise judgment cliar-\\nacterislic of his business enterprises, and his elli-\\ncient services have been of great assistance in de-\\nveloping the resources of the place.\\nvery important event in the life of Mr. Lam-\\noreaiix was his marriage, which occurred at Spring\\nLake, November l- i, IH .MI, his bride being Miss\\nMaude Barnes, of Muskegon County. Mrs. Lam-\\noreaux is the daughter of Henry and Flizabelh\\nBarnes, who now reside in Fruitpoit. She is a\\nlady of education, possessing a genial courtesy of\\nmanner and generosity of disposition, and is\\nhighl} respected in the community. In his social\\nconnection, Mr: I.Amorcaux alliliates with the\\nKnight.s of tiie Maccabees, being prominently iden-\\ntified with the lodge at Fruilport.\\nVIJILLIAM KDWARl) MOORK. a leading\\nIII and representative citizen of Muskegon\\nI County, and the present representative of\\nKggleston Township up ui the County Board of\\nSupervisors, was born in Neyland, I^uzerne County,\\nPa., on Christmas Da} of 1859. Ilis parents, Will-\\niam and Esther (.Johnson) Moore, weie natives\\nrespectively of the States of Pennsylvania and\\nNew York, and some j ears after their marriage\\ncame to Michigan, in 1861. For a time they so-\\njourned ill Oakland County, and thence removed\\nto Shiawassee County, locating in Vernon Town-\\nship, where the senior Mr. Moore w.as engaged at\\nthe trade of a wagon-maker for about eleven\\nyears.\\nFrom Shiawassee County Mr. Moore came to\\nMuskegon County, and located in 1885 upon a\\nfarm in Kggleston Townshi]). This place was des-\\ntined to he the last home of toth himself and his\\ngood wife. There in 1886, she closed her eyes\\nupon the scenes of time, to open them again on\\nthe shores of eternity, lie survived her demise\\nfor a few months, and then, on the 27th of Au-\\ngust, 1887, passed to his linal reward. During his\\nexistence, covering a jieriod of three-score years\\nand six, he accoiii|ilishcd much on behalf of\\nhis fellow-men and wjis instrumental in promot-\\ning the (irogress of the various communities where\\nhe resided. Ilis in tercst-s, however, centeieil in\\nhis home, and his domestic life was one of happi-\\nness and iiuiIumI lirl|it iilnes.s.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0499.jp2"}, "500": {"fulltext": "508\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nThe second among three children, William Ed-\\nward Moore was quite small when he was brought\\nby his parents to Michigan, and here lie grew to\\nman s estate. At the age of twelve he commenced\\nto learn the trade of a carpenter, and, having a\\nnatural inclination for this business, he soon be-\\ncame very proficient in his work and in a short\\ntime started in business for himself. Success re-\\nwarded his industrious efforts, and from carpen-\\ntering he gradually enlarged his business until he\\nbecame a contractor and jobber, in which line he\\nwas also efficient and capable. In 1885 he pur-\\nchased the farm in Eggleston Township upon\\nwhicli he has since made his home.\\nA very important event in the life of Mr.\\nMoore was his marriage, which occurred on the\\n18th of November, 1881, and united him with\\nMiss Mary A., daughter of James and Eleanor\\n(Best) Barry, natives respectively of Ireland and\\nthe State of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are\\nthe parents of five children, four of whom are\\nnow living, Beulah, Charles, Cljde and Edward.\\nIn his political belief, Mr. Moore is a Republican\\nand takes an active interest in political affairs,\\nboth local and national. For two years he has\\nfilled the position of Township Clerk, and he is\\nnow serving his fourth year as Supervisor. He is\\nalso one of the committee on the construction of\\ngravel road between Muskegon and G.i and Rapids.\\nHis course in life has been such as to win for him\\nthe warm friendship of his associates, and he justly\\nmerits the high regard in which he is held.\\n=5^\\n^l AMES D. EDWARD, an energetic and pros-\\nperous business man, for some lengtli cf\\n*sJ County and Township Grain Commis-\\n^i^/ sioner, has for about seventeen years been\\nintimately associated with tlui growth and prog-\\nress of (irnnd Haven Township, Ottawa County,\\nMidi. His f.il her, George Edward, was a native\\nof Scdtlaiid, and remained (hiring his entire life\\nwitliiii the boundaries of his native country.\\nOur subject was born in sturdy Scotland in 1856,\\nand spent the days of boyhood and early youth in\\nhis birthplace, but at twenty years of age, eager,\\nhopeful and ambitious, he set sail for America.\\nArriving in 1876, he at once journeyed to Michi-\\ngan, and, settling in the village of Agnew, then\\nJohnville, located in the southern part of Grand\\nHaven Township, has since made that part of the\\nState his permanent home.\\nMr. Edward received a good common-school\\neducation in the public schools of Scotland, and,\\nearly trained to habits of thrifty industiy, had\\nas a capital upon whicli to begin life, a stranger\\nin a strange land, only his natural ability and\\nearnest self-reliance. From sixteen years of age\\nhe had been self-supporting, then leaving school.\\nSoon emigrating to Ottawa County, he received\\nemployment in a sawmill, and manufactured fruit\\ncrates and baskets in the village of Agnew.\\nMr. Edward was the youngest of a family of eight\\nchildren, four sons and four daughters, who were\\nin the order of their birth as follows: George, .Jen-\\nnie, Tibbie, .John, .Joseph, Alexander, Mary and\\nJames D. Joseph, Alexander and Edward came\\nto this country previous to their brother .Tames D.,\\nand Tibbie, Mrs. Boyd, emigrated from her native\\nland to this country in the year 1892, with her\\nhusband and cliildrcn. Jolin and Mary yet reside\\nin Scotland. Jennie is deceased. George makes\\nhis home in Australia.\\nIn 1880, in Van Buren County, Mich., were\\nunited in marriage .James D. Edward and Miss\\nCynthia Munger. Their pleasant home has been\\nbrightened by the birth of four bright and prom-\\nising children, one son and three daugliters: Tib-\\nbie, George, Rheba and Nicola. The brothers and\\nsisters will all enjoy the benefit of an extended\\neducation, and, receiving from their energetic an-\\ncestors the bequest of integrity of cliar.acter, in-\\ndustrious llirift and firm (jurpose to succeed in\\nlife, cannot fail to make tlieir upward way and l)o-\\ncome wortiiy of any positions of trust to which\\nthey ma}- be called.\\nImmediately after his arrival in (Jr. iiid Haven\\nTownship, Mr. Edward, although ydiiiig in years,\\nat once identified himself with all matters i f pub-\\nlic welfare, and, enjoying the respect and conli-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0500.jp2"}, "501": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BICGUAPIIICAL RKCORD.\\n509\\ndcnce of all with whom he becomes acquainted,\\nhas received various local oltices, whose duties lie\\nhas ever discharged with proiiipl and faithful etti-\\nciencj As Township and County Grain Commis-\\nsioner he gave especially acceptable service to his\\nfellow-townsmen. Politically a Republican, our\\nsubject takes an active part in tlio local councils of\\nthe])arty. by whom he has been elected numerous\\ntimes to otlicc. The parents of our subject were\\nmembers of the old Scotch Free Church, and\\ntr.ained their sons and daughters to an observ-\\nance of religious duties. Mr. Kdward, however, is\\nnot connected with any denomination, although\\nhis preference is for the Unitarian Church, to\\nwhich his excellent wife belongs. A kind friend\\nand neighbor, an excellent citizen, loyal and true,\\nour subject, together with his family, possesses the\\nbest wishes of a host of friends.\\nB i\\n^^!=^ERIiIT ROOKS, a successful general farmer,\\nill now occupying with ability the office of\\n^^jj Highway Commissioner of Holland Town-\\nship, Ottawa County, Mich., is pleasantly located\\nupon section .Tfi, where lie has hmg prosperously\\nciillivaled n line lionieslead, annually yielding an\\nabundant harvest. Our subject, a native of the\\nkingdom of the Netherlands and liorii in the year\\n1812, was the son of (ieriit II. and Catherine\\n(llesling) Rooks. The parents were likewise both\\nnatives of the Netherlands, in wliieli country the\\nfather was born in lH(l2,aiul the mother in 1809.\\nThe paternal ami matiTiial ancestors, hard-work-\\ning, intelligent and ii|iiiglil peoi)le, by their earnest\\nand persistent toil thriftily gained for themselves\\nand their descendants the necessities of life, but\\nvery few of them in their native land ever ac-\\nquireil a competence. The father was by occupa-\\ntion a farmer, anil w.ts a wood-sawyer by trade,\\n.sawmills in his primitive neighborhood being\\nalmost unknown. Heiiig a man of lliniled means,\\nhe owned no real-estale, lint rented land. In 1856,\\ntill frillier emigrated with his wife and six chil-\\ndren to the United States and for forty-two days\\nthe family, on board a sailing vessel, were tossing\\nupon the broad Atlantic.\\nTwo of the children had previously crossed the\\nocean and settled in Jlichigan, in which locality\\nthe parents contemplated making their future\\nhome, but their money having given out they were\\nobliged to remain a few months in New York,\\nwhere the father was enabled by hard work to\\nrei)lenish his empt} pocket-book, and the family\\nproceeded at once upon their way to the farther\\nWest. The eight sons and daughters of the par-\\nents were in order of their birth: Albert, Gerrit\\nand Lyda, all deceased; Minnie. Gertrude, John,\\nf lerrit, and one who died young. The father had\\nmarried previously to his marriage to the mother\\nof our subject, and by the first wife became the\\nfather of two children, .lohn Henry and Hannah\\nThe father was a devout member of the old Dutch\\nReformed Church and was respected by all who\\nknew liini. When he came to Holland he made\\nhis home with his eldest son, Albert. He died\\nregretted by many friends, his wife surviving him\\nonly one year. Our subject received his educa-\\ntion mainly in the Old Country and enjoyed one\\nyear s schooling in the United Stiites.\\nMr. Rooks, beginning life for liim.self. worked\\nout by the montli on various farms, and with\\nthrifty prudence gaining a small capital marrieil\\nwhen al)out twenty-two years of age Miss AHnnie\\nNaber, and unto him and his estimable wife have\\nbeen born seven sons and daughters, who are in\\nthe order of their birth: I eter, Henry, .loliii,\\nAnna, Katie, Albert and Minnie. Of these children\\nthree have cuinpleled their studies in the excellent\\nschools of Holland, and Anna is now teaching suc-\\ncessfull3\\\\ Two of the sons are in the far West,\\none living in North Dakota, the other residing in\\nSouth Dakota. Iinmedialely succeeding his mar-\\nriage, Mr. Rooks purchased eighty heavily tim-\\nbered acres where he now lives, and was obliged\\nto go in debt for the same. To-day, cleared, highly\\ncultivated and imi)roved with a good residence,\\nbarns and sheds, the homestead is one of the best\\nin this locality. Our Mibject owns ninety .acres,\\nall under pidlilable eiiUI\\\\ :ition and presenting a\\nscene of thrift and plenty. Mr. Rooks is a valued", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0501.jp2"}, "502": {"fulltext": "510\\nPOiiTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmember of the Ebenczer Reformed Cliurch and for\\nfifteen years held an Eldership. Politically a\\nRepublican, Mr. Rooks has al)!} disciiarged the\\nduties of various school offices and made a most\\nefficient Highway Commissioner, giving great sat-\\nisfaction to all his fellow-townsmen.\\nIpjVODERICK J. MACDONALD, who is serving\\nas United States Commissioner at Muske.\\ngon, is a Canadian b^ birth. He was born\\nin Prescott, Ontario, Canada, on the 4th\\nof October, 1852, and is a son of Archibald and\\nHarriet (Jackson) Macdonald. The father was a\\nfarmer by occupation and also a manufacturer.\\nIn 1874 he came with his family to Michigan, lo-\\ncating in IMuskegon, where his death occurred in\\n1877. His wife, who survives him, has since mar-\\nried B. A. Cross, and now resides in South Ha-\\nven, Mich.\\nThe subject of this sketch is the eldest of a\\nfamily of nine children. He was reared to man-\\nhood in the place of his nativity, and there ac-\\nquired liis education. After leaving school he\\nbegan reading law with Thomas Deacon, of Que-\\nbec, Canada. He came with his parents to Mich-\\nigan in 1874, and In March, 1875, was admitted\\nto the Bar in Muskegon. Here he at once en-\\ntered upon tlie practice of his cliosen profession,\\nto whicli he lias devoted the greater part of liis\\ntime and attention since, practicing in all the\\ncourts. Ideal. Slate and federal. His abilities,\\nnatural and acfiuiied, have placed him in the\\nfront rank among his professional brethren. He\\nis an alile advocate, a logical thinker, a clear rea-\\nsoiier, and, thoroughly understanding the evi-\\ndence, is quick to grasp a point, and has therefore\\nwon success.\\nOn the 13tli of September, 1877, Mr. Macdon-\\nald was united in inaiiiage with Miss ,Mai\\\\- Cliam-\\nlicrlMiii, r West Michigan, formerly if Oiilario.\\n(niKida. She died August 24, 188;), leaving one\\nchild, since deceased. Mr. Macdonald was again\\nmarried, July 13, 1892, his second union being\\nwith Lottie E. Worrall, of Muskegon. They re-\\nside at No. 24 Sanford Street, and are prominent\\nand representative people of the community, hav-\\ning a large circle of friends and acquaintances.\\nIn politics Mr. Macdonald affiliates with the\\nRepublican party, and supports its men and meas-\\nures. In 1883 he was appointed Deputy United\\nStates Commissioner under James Wethej- for the\\nWestern District of Michigan, and afterward was\\nappointed United States Commissioner at Muske-\\ngon, which office he is creditably and acceptably\\nfilling. In 1876 he was elected Justice of the\\nPeace, and held that office for a period of four\\nyears. He was a prominent candidate before the\\nRepublican Convention for the position of Cir-\\ncuit Judge, but was defeated by a small niajorit}\\nIn whatever office he has been called upon to fill\\nhe has always discharged his duty with prompt-\\nness and fidelity, never betraying the trust reposed\\nin him. In the community where he has now\\nmade his liome for an extended period he is widely\\nknown, and his upright career has gained him the\\nrespect of all with whom business or social rela-\\ntions have brought him in contact.\\ni\\n[j[j_^ ENRY JEKI^L. For many years, or since\\nfc^ boyhood, Mr. Jekel has given the occu-\\npation of farming his principal time and\\nattention, and that a lifetime spent in pur-\\nsuing one calling will result in substantial success,\\nespeeiallv if energy and perseverance are applied,\\nis i)articiilarly true in his case. Mr. Jekel is a\\nself-made man in all that the words imply, and\\nhas known the demands of poverty, but his hon-\\nesty, energy and \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2slick-lo-it-iveness have brought\\ntheir rewards, which he and his family are now\\nenjoying. His birth occurred in the Netherlands\\nin 1825, to the union of John and Lilian .IcUel,\\nnatives also of that couiitiv.\\nThe father of our sulijecl followed the pur. -uil", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0502.jp2"}, "503": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n.jll\\nof farming, and for some time was a day laborer.\\nHe was not ver3- successful in that occupation,\\nand, led by the promises of the Western lands of\\ntliis country, he deterniined to t)rave Neptune s\\ntender mercies and seek a home in the In i ted\\nStates. Receiving some .nssistmce from friends,\\nlie made the voyage with his wife and two chil-\\ndren in tlie year 1817, and came direct to Ottawa\\nCounty. Mich., where he bouglit fortj acres of\\nland on section 14, Holland Town.^hip. While on\\nhis way to this county he stopped at Indian Vil-\\nlapre. where his wife and children were sick for\\nmany months. His land was covered with iieavy\\ntimber, and he lost no time in going to work to\\nclear and improve it. At a lime when the fruits\\nof his labor began to show, or a few years after\\nmoving there, he p.assed away at the age of fifty-\\nsix. His wife followed him to the grave a few\\nyears later.\\nThe boyhood and youth of our subject were\\npassed in his native country, and he there re-\\nceived a good common-school education. When\\nbut ten years of age he hired out to earn money\\nfor tiie support of the family, and he saw very\\nfew idle days from that time on. In 18-16, dur-\\ning the month of October, he took passage for\\nAmerica, reaching tlie I nited States on Christmas\\nD.iy, after being on the ocean sixty-five days. The\\nvessel encountered many storms, and several times\\nit was thouglit that slie would go to the bottom.\\nYoung .kkel reached the I nited States with little\\nmoney and ^in in debt, a kind friend l(\u00c2\u00abining\\nliim tiiat anidunl previous to starling. He first\\nlocate l near Albany and went to woik on a farm,\\nremaining there nearly a year. In October, 1847,\\nhu came to Michigan and located in Ottawa Coun-\\nty, where he worked out f ir several years.\\nIly industry and (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0((inoniy Mr. .lck l accuinu-\\nlaled sullicient means to buy a farm, and in 1849\\nhe w;is married to .Miss .lane llaims. He is now\\ntiie owner of eighty acres of line laml and is one\\nof the inilustrious. enterprising men of the town-\\nship. Ills land was wild when lie liist settled on\\nit, but enerjjy and pcrscvrrancc .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2iccomplishcd wiin-\\nders ill his case. Mr. .Iikel is ii iiicinbcr of the\\nKcfornu d Church and takes a (hi |i inlciest in its\\nprogress, as he docs in ill othci ciilci piiscs of\\n2 (J\\nmoment. His marriage resulted in tlie birth of\\ntwo children, .John and Jennie. The latter mar-\\nried .lolin IJarkel, and several children were born\\nto them. Mrs. Harkel died, and one of her chil-\\ndren, Jennie, has been taken by our subject to rear.\\nIn his iiolitica! views our subject is a Democrat.\\nHe and his brother John are the only ones living\\nof five children born to his parents. These chil-\\ndren were in the order of their births as fol-\\nlows: Ella, deceased; Henry and Albert (twins),\\nthe latter dying at the age of eighteen; John and\\nWilliam.\\nI I\\n;f^^\\\\ L. WESTON, M. I)., one of Ottawa Coun-\\nty s most talented young professional men,\\nand a member of a family that has given\\nto Michigan some of its most skillful (thy-\\nsicians and surgeons, has been engaged for a year\\nor more in the practice of the medical profession\\nat Jenison, being the onl} physician at this pl.ace.\\nHis practice is not limited to the residents of the\\nvillage, but extends throughout the surrounding\\ncountry, where he has the confidence of his pa-\\ntients and the esteem of tlie public in general.\\nThe paternal grandfather of the Doctor was\\nIlarrv Weston, a native of New York, and a very\\nearly settler in Michigan. The maternal grandfa-\\nther. John Shafcr, who enlisted during the War\\nof 1812, participated in many of the most im-\\nportant battles of that conllict with the lirilish,\\nand was taken prisoner at Detroit, under Oen.\\nHull. Our subject s father. Dr. A. II. Weston,\\nwas born in Clinton County, Mich., and upon at-\\ntaining manhood s years studied medicine under\\nan uncle, Daniel T. Weston, of Dansville, Mich.\\nLater he entered the Detroit College of Medicine,\\nfrom which he was graduated in the Class of 74.\\nAt the (niening of the Civil War, Dr. Weston\\nenlisted as a member of the Seventh Michigan Cav-\\nalry, and from the ranks was promoted to the po-\\nsition of llospitjil Steward. For three years and\\ntwo inoiilhs lie wiis in active service in the I nion", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0503.jp2"}, "504": {"fulltext": "512\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\narmy, and although at the front in numerous en-\\ngagements, he escaped without being wounded,\\nwith tiie exception of a slight injury received\\nfrom a piece of shell. He married Miss Martha M.\\nShafer, and their union was blessed by the birth of\\ntwo children, our subject and Fay A. The latter\\nmarried Miss Eva Densmore, who resides at Stan-\\nton Junction, Midi.\\nAfter his marriage, which occurred in Michi-\\ngan, the father of our subject settled in Ingham\\nCount} and remained there for two years, re-\\nmoving thence to Kent County in the year\\n1868. He has since made his home in the vil-\\nlage of Grandville, of which he is the most\\nprominent physician. He is also prominently\\nidentified with the social and political affairs of\\nthe county, and is an active member of the Ma-\\nsonic order and Custer Post, G. A. R., of Grand\\nRapids, having for three years filled the position\\nof Master of the former order. In politics he is\\nindependent, casting his ballot for the best prin-\\nciples and the best man, irrespective of |iarty ties.\\nHe has served as Township Clerk and in other\\nofficial capacities.\\nThe subject of this sketch was born in Dansville,\\nIngham Countj Mich., on the 28tli of December,\\n1866. He received his education in the common and\\nHigh schools of Grandville, and having resolved to\\nfollow the profession in whicli his father had gained\\ndistinction, he began the study of medicine under\\nthe preceptorship of his fattier. Later he took a\\ncourse of lectures in the Detroit College of Medi-\\ncine, graduating in 1889. He at once commenced\\nthe active practice of his profession, and for three\\nyears vvas associated witii his father in partner-\\nship. In April, 1892, he came to Jenison, and is\\nnow closely identified with the rapidly developing\\ninterests of this place.\\nIn his social relations the Doctor affiliates with\\ntlie Independent Order of Odd Fellows, hold-\\ning membership witli Kent Lodge No. 332, at\\nGrandville, of wliicli he is Past Grand. Both he\\nand liis father are members of the Grand River\\nValley Medical Society, of whicii tlie former has\\nbeen Treasurer, and the latter I reasurer, Secre-\\ntary, Vice-President and I resideiit. It is wortiiy\\nof note that our subject, his father and two uncles,\\nDr. Daniel T. Weston, of Dansville, and Dr.\\nMarion .1. Shafer, of Grand Rajiids, are all gradu-\\nates of the Detroit Medical College of Medicine.\\nDr. Shafer was also a soldier in the late war. and a\\nmember of the Seventh Michigan Cavalry.\\n^SCAR SANDERS. Prominent among the\\ncapable and etlicient agriculturists of Ot-\\nJJ tawa County stands the name of Jlr.\\nSanders, who follows farming pursuits upon sec-\\ntion 25, Robinson Township. He is the son of\\nJoseph and Mary (Sampson) Sanders, natives of\\nthe Empire State, both of whom died there, the\\nfather on the I2tli of March, 1861, and the mother\\ntwenty years previous to his demise. Alike as\\nan energetic and industrious farmer, and in mili-\\ntary service as a soldier during the War of 1812,\\nMr. Sanders, Sr., was a man who won the respect\\nof his associates, and his death, at an advanced\\nage, removed from our country one of its most\\nvali.ant defenders in time of war, and most public-\\nspirited citizens in time of peace.\\nTlie youngest of a family of six children,\\nOscar Sanders was born in Brown County, N. Y.,\\non the 19th of December, 1829. In the Empire\\nState he received the advantages of a common-\\nschool education, and there, also, he gained much\\nof tlie knowledge of agriculture wiiich he has\\nsince put to practical use. At the age of fifteen\\nhe went to Gratiot County, Mich., and there re-\\nsided for a period of seven years. Later lie made\\nhis home in Lamont, Ottawa County, for three\\nyears, and afterward settled on the [ilace where he\\nhas since resided.\\nAt the time of purcliasing this [jroiierty. May 5,\\n1870, the land was densely wooded, and few im-\\nprovements li.id been made. In the years thai\\nhave since come and gone, substantial buildings\\nhave been erected, forty acres have been cleared\\nand placed under high cultivation, fences have\\nbeen Imilt, the soil has been fertilized, and modern", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0504.jp2"}, "505": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n513\\nfnrnung machinery introdiieed. Mr. Sanders has\\nmot with his share of misfortunes, not the least of\\nwhich was the destruction of Ins residence witii\\nall its contents, tlie result of fire. However, an-\\nother dwelliiii!:. cr|ually sulistantial. has replaced\\nthe old house.\\nIn Tompkins County, N. Y.. in 1802, occurred\\nthe marriage of Mr. Sanders ami Miss Har-\\nriet Foster, a native of New York. They are\\nthe parents of live children. In their religious\\nconnections. Mr. Sanders and his accomplished\\nwife are members of the Methodist Kpiscopal\\nChurch, to the support of wliich they arc gener-\\nous contributors. .Socially, he atliliates with the\\n.Sons of Temperance. Politically, he is prominent\\nin the councils of his chosen part\\\\ in this section.\\nHis (irst Presidential ballot w.is cast for tien.\\nScott in 18, )2. He is a man whose entire course\\nin life has been in every respect honorable, up-\\nright and conscientious, and he is justly entitled\\nto the respect of his associates and the love of his\\nfriends.\\nV.-\\nm^wmm^:\\ncy\\n1! LOYS KILZ.a prominent citizen of Ottawa\\nCounty, .Mich., now prosperously handling\\nreal estate, insurance and merchandise in\\n.Spring Lake, is a successful business man,\\nand has for twenty-seven years been idcntilicd\\nwith the various leading enterprises oi his present\\nlocality. .Mr. Hilz is a native of (Jeniuiny. Ills\\nparents, .loseph and .Alargaret (llabeikoni) 15il/.,\\nwere l)Oth born in IJavari.a, and were reared, edu-\\ncated !iiid attained to adult age in the home of\\ntheiryouth. Their family of three sons and seven\\ndaughters received all the ad vantages they could\\ngive them, both in the common schools and higher\\neitucational institutions, and i;rcw up energetic,\\ninilii trious and aiiilHtioM-.. W licn the three eld-\\nest iriived at mature years ihcy decided to try\\ntheir fortunes in the lanci of piumise IicvoikI the\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0se:i. and together emigrated In Aineiie.i. The re-\\npot l.s ihey sent back to their old lnnrie and par-\\nents were so encouraging that in the year 1849\\nthe father, mother and seven remaining children\\nembarked for the I liited States. S.afelv leachiiig\\nQuebec, they soon located in Buffalo, N. Y.. where\\nthe parents reared and educated the younger mem-\\nbers of the family. Here the mother died in the\\nfall of 18CC, and the father in the spring of 1867,\\nand the eldest son, Cliristoi)hcr .1. Bilz, a promi-\\nnent business man of the city of HulTalo, soon fol-\\nlowed them to the grave. The next son, l rank,\\nwell known in Detroit and throughout .Michigan,\\ndied in the city of Ionia, .Mich., August 20. 188;(.\\nOne daughter is deceased, one resides in I hiladel-\\nl)hia. Pa., and five with their families still live in\\nthe citj of ButTalo.\\nOur subject was born .luly 2, 1841, attended a\\nprivate school in Buffalo, and St. Vincent s Col-\\nlege ill Westmoreland County, Pa., and at the .age\\nof thirteen learned the trade of a tinner in New\\nllainburg. Ontario, and thus fitted himself for a\\nfuture of self-reliant effort. In the year 1853\\nhe settled in Michigan, at first making his home\\nin Detroit, where he entered into business, find-\\ning ready employment at his trade. After a time\\nhe removed to New Baltimore, Macomb County,\\nand in the year 18(M was united in marriage to\\nMiss Mary A. Thompson, daughter of Kev. C.\\nThompson, of Detroit, Mich. In 1866, our subject\\ncame to Spring Lake and engaged in the hardware\\nand liiiiiilure business, rapidly extending the ter-\\nritory of his tra(]e. one of the best in this section\\nof the country. .Soon after, becoming interested in\\nthe real estate of his hjcality, Mr. Bilz achieved\\ngratifying results in handling large ainonnts of\\nland, and, possessed of unusual executive abilitv,\\nhas rapidly made his upward way. In IHTI.adis-\\niistrous fire destroyed most of his propertw but\\nwith tireh ss energy, hope and determination he\\nset himself re olutely to regaining lost ground.\\nAmong the enterprises in whose promotion Mr.\\nHilz has taken an active |)arl was the founding and\\nconducting of theS|iring Lake AVyiM/^Z/Vv/,),,-) bright,\\nnewsy paper, and for a number of years lie was the\\njiroprietor of the I ore t City 7 /w.s, at Forest City,\\nS. Dak.\\nIn 1861 the name of Alo\\\\s liilz was enrolled In\\nthe only regiiiiciit of lancers organized In the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0505.jp2"}, "506": {"fulltext": "514\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nStale, but, the regiment being disbanded, our sub-\\nject saw none but recruiting service. Mr. and Mrs.\\nBilz have been blessed by the birth of seven chil-\\ndren: Fannie G., Margaret J., Bessie E., Mamie E.,\\nAlice A., William A., and one son deceased. Mrs.\\nBilz and all her children are members of the Pres-\\nbyterian Church and are active in tlie good work\\nand benevolent enterprises of that denomination.\\nMr. Bilz is a staunch Republican, and has held\\nwith efficiency for many years the responsible po-\\nsition of Supervisor. He was elected Register of\\nDeeds of his county, and, occupying the office for\\none term, gave great satisfaction to all with whom\\nhe transacted the business of his department.\\nOur subject was for four years the popular Presi-\\ndent of Spring Lake, and as a member of the Board\\nof Education gave excellent service in behalf of\\neducational advancement. As an insurance agent\\nMr. Bilz represented the following well-known\\ncompanies: the Phcenix, of Hartford; the Conti-\\nnental, of New York; and the Fireman s Fund of\\nSan P rancisco; and with his other business he\\nalso combined the local agency of the American\\nExpress Company. He has for twenty-six years\\nbeen a Trustee of the Presbyterian Church, and,\\nleading a useful and busy life, yet finds time to\\nengage with a liberal spirit in all matters pertain-\\ning to the welfare of the general public.\\n^^-f^P=\\nWacitiz.\\nnently\\nvESLEY F. WOOD, the subject of this sketch,\\nzen of Muskegon, Mich., stands promi-\\namong those leading citizens to\\nwhom the city owes its advancement, morally, in-\\ntellectually and financially. Coming to this part\\nof the .State when INIuskegon was a mere hamlet,\\na small village of few inhabitants, isolated from the\\nrest of the world, without roads, streets, schools or\\nchurches, he has lived and labored to see the early\\ncrudities of the pioneer grow into the large and\\nwell-developed city of to-d.ay. possessing all the\\nfacilities, a])pliances and advantages of a great\\nmanuf. icturing and commercial metropolis. His\\ncareer is an exainpk of the success that comes to\\nthose who strive, and not as the result of chance,\\nbut of long-continued, persistent and well-directed\\neffort. He was born .June 18, 1823, in Essex Coun-\\ntry, in the State of New York, the son of Jonas B.\\nWood and Hannah (Reed) Wood, the father a na-\\ntive of Massachusetts, the mother of New York.\\nBoth parents were of English descent. Mrs. Wood\\nwas tho daughter of Abraham Reed, who was also\\na native of the Empire State.\\nThe subject of this sketch, who was the youngest\\nof nine children, received the rudiments of an ed-\\nucation in the district school of his native place,\\nbut later secured a good academic education. At\\nan early age he removed to the city of New York,\\nwhere he remained in mercantile pursuits until\\n1849, when, on account of poor health, he removed\\nto Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. There\\nhe remained until 1857, when he turned his face\\nwestward and came to Michigan, locating m Muske-\\ngon, where he had some interests, and where he de-\\nvoted himself chiefly to the real-estate business, city\\nand surbuban. Upright, honorable and reliable,\\nhe has always stood as one of Muskegon s rep-\\nresentative business men and has won a fair share\\nof both favor and fortune.\\nIn 1852 our subject was married to Sarah G.\\nScott, of New York Citw daughter of William\\nScott, of Scottish parentage. Three children were\\nborn to them in Hopkinton, N. Y., onl} one of\\nwhom, Frank, survives, who inherits his father s\\nexcellent qualities, and who has for a good many\\nyears been a banker in Muskegon.\\nIn politics our subject is a stanch Republican,\\nthoroughly believing in the principles of sound\\nfinance and of protection to home industries, and\\nvoting with his party as often as it has been true\\nto its principles. Wide-awake and public-spirited,\\nhe has been a standard-bearer, and has contributed\\nliberally to the support of all worthy movements,\\nboth public and private. In religious matters, he\\ntakes a deep interest, and has been a member and\\noffice-bearer in the Congiegational Church from\\nthe time of its organization, in 1859. Well may\\nthe growth and enlargement of that church from its\\noriginal charter nieinhership of thirteen to its\\npresent memberslii|) if three humlred alTcird liiin\\nthe ciiicfest satisfaction of his life.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0506.jp2"}, "507": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL feECORt).\\n515\\nMr. Wood s highest title is that of good citi-\\nzen. Modest, manly, uiiai suniing and retirinji;,\\nsliunnintj botli tlie sriai i- and pomp of public station,\\nseeking neither i)lace nt r i refernient, he has lived\\nand labored, content to see others preferred to\\nplaces of honor and trust, dutiful, diligent and\\nfaithful, seeking only the satisfaction and the\\nfruits which fall to the lot of him who leads and\\nfills a (|uiel .ind useful life.\\n5-+r\\n?4 5 S-\\nAMUEL A. SODERUERG, the etHcient and\\npopular Treasurer of Muskegon County,\\nwho now makes his home in the city of\\nMuskegon, is a native of Switzerland. He\\nwas born in that far-off land December 11, 1858,\\nand is a son of .Tohannus and .lohaiina (Anderson)\\n.Soderberg. They were farming people and never\\nleft the land of their nativity. Our subject was\\nthe eldest of their family. lie attended school\\nuntil fourteen years of age, spending two years\\nin a High School, and then learning the shoe-\\nmaker s trade, which he followed until twenty\\nyears of age. At that time he received an ap-\\npointment as foreman of the extensive gas works\\nin Stockholm, having charge of from fifty to sixty\\nmen. This position he filled for four years.\\nIt was in the fall of 1880 that Mr. Soderberg\\ncame to America, crossing the AlUmtic to New\\nYork City, going lliencc to Chicago, and arriving\\nin Muskegon on the ttli of August, 1880. Here\\nhe began clerking for Mr. Waldon, a shoe mer-\\nchant, with whom 111- remained for two years. In\\n1882, he became an employe in a box factory, and\\nto that work devoted his energies for si.\\\\ years,\\nafter which he began business in his own interest,\\nmanufacturing boots and shoes.- He carried on\\nthis enterprise until 1889, when the establishment\\nwas destroyed by fire, causing a heavy loss to the\\nowner. Mr. Soderberg then resumed clerking\\nuntil the following year, when he formed a part-\\nnership with Andrew l)onnalst)n, under the lirm\\nname of Soderberg it Donnalson, dealers in boots\\nand shoes at No. 366 Lake Street. Tliey carry a\\nfine line of goods, and are now enjoying an ex-\\ntensive trade as the result of their fair and\\nhonorable dealing, their courteous treatment and\\ntheir desire to please their patrons.\\nIn 1880 was celebrated the marriage of Mr.\\nSoderberg and Miss Anna Kigenfelt, of Muskegon,\\na native of Switzerland. Five children have been\\nborn of this union, four sons and a daughter.\\nThe family resides at No. 32 Main Avenue. The\\nfellow-citizens of our subject have recognized his\\nworth and ability and have frequently called upon\\nhim to serve in positions of public trust. He was\\nelected Supervisor of the Eighth Ward and served\\none year, was appointed Deputy- Sheriflf under\\nWilliam Hancock, and filled that office until the\\ndeath of his superior. In 1892, he was elected\\nCounty Treasurer of Muskegon County, on the\\nRepublican ticket, for a term of two years, and is\\nnow acceptably and creditably filling that office.\\nThe Republican party finds in him a stanch sup-\\nporter. St)cially, he is connected with the Mac-\\ncabees. During his residence in this community,\\nMr. Soderberg has lived so that he has won the\\nconfidence and high regard of all with whom he\\nhas been brought in contiict and gained a wide\\ncircle of warm friends.\\n\\\\}l^-^ ERHERT TIHSTELL, M. D., a leading\\nmedicnl r .ctitioner and skillful surgeon\\nof IMt.nlague, Muskegon County, Mich., is\\na native of Rockwood, Ontario, and was\\nborn .lanuary 8, 1863. His ])arent.-i, Francis and\\nAmelia (Higinson) Thustell, were long-tinie resi-\\ndents of Canada, widel} known and highly re-\\nspected. The father, an Englishman, was born\\nnear London in 1H30. He came to America with\\nhis father, Henjamin Thustell, when only five\\nyears of age. The paternal grandfather of tiur\\nsubject was a prosperous Canadian farmer, and\\nheld ollit-i:il positions of trust in the (^ut cn s", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0507.jp2"}, "508": {"fulltext": "516\\nyORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ndominions. Tlie Tliustells, originally emigrating\\nfrom the Nellicrlands to England, attained to\\nprominence in their adopted land, and when\\nBenjamin Thustell made his home in llie Dominion\\nof Canada the f^nglisli government also received\\nhis ellicient service. From his fiftli year reared\\nand edncated in Canada, Francis Tiiustell tiiere\\nattained to manhood and married the mother of\\nour subject, the daughter of an Irish fatiier and\\nan English mother. Tlie only brother of Francis\\nTluistell, the uncle of our subject, died when quite\\nyoung and left two sons, one of whom, William,\\nis now a resident of Chicago. The other, in his\\njourneyings about, has been lost sight of.\\nIn the parental family were five sons and two\\ndaughters. Our subject, Herbert, was the next to\\nthe youngest of the living brothers and sisters;\\nLaura married W. U. Cook, a prominent hotel\\nman of Memphis, Tenn.; Edward B. is the popular\\nproprietor of the National Hotel at Frankfort,\\nMich.; Alfred is a resident of Maguld, Mich., and\\nis in the installment business; Walter is a success-\\nful merchant of Traverse City, INIich.; Henr^- is a\\nprofessor in the University of Nevada; and Helen\\nH. died at the age of seven years.\\nOur subject was three 3 ears of age when his\\nparents emigrated to Michigan and located in\\nGrand Traverse, the days of his chilhood being\\nmainly passed upon iiis father farm, where lie was\\ntrained to habits of industry. lie attended the\\npublic schools and also enjoyed the advantage of\\na year s instruction in the High School of Traverse\\nCity, afterward entering the Michigan Agricul-\\ntural College, in which he spent two years. Then,\\nreturning to Traverse City, he completed his High\\n.School course and graduated with honor. In\\n1889 Dr. Thustell matriculated in the medical de-\\npartment of the State University, at Ann Arbor,\\nand in June, 1892, received his diploma.\\nImmediately after the close of his medical\\ncourse, our subject located permanently in Mon-\\ntague, where he has met with encouraging suc-\\ncess, building up, in a comparatively short time,\\nan extended and lucrative practice. Dr. Thustell,\\nfaithfully going his rounds alike in pleasant or\\ninclement weather, commands the high esteem and\\nconfidence of the community by wliniii he is sur-\\nrounded, and is considered by the general public\\none of the most able physicians and expert sur-\\ngeons of his locality. Young in years, our sub-\\nject has attained to an enviable position in the\\nprofessional world, and, keeping abreast of the\\ntimes by study and scientific research, has a\\nbright future before him, and is rapidly winning\\nhis upward way to assured prosperity.\\n4^\\nTHURSTON,\\neading general\\nKNTON rnLKsr(\u00c2\u00bb^\\\\, a\\nagriculturist and able .Supervisor of Chester\\nTownshii), Ottawa County. Mich., was born\\nMarch 20, 1841, in Sullivan County, N. Y.,\\nand was the son of Daniel Thurston, who located\\nin Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1856. The mother, in\\nmaidenhood Miss Madison, passed awa^- in the\\nEmpire State when our subject was only a little\\nboy. The father, a ship-carpenter, worked at his\\ntrade in Grand Rapids and also erected numerous\\nbuildings; he was also a millwright, and in 1858\\nor 1860 built a large flouring mill in Lisbon. Re-\\nmoving to Lisbon, he handled merchandise for a\\ntime, but in 1861 went to ^Missouri and settled in\\nPrinceton. After the war lie removed to the east-\\nern part of the latter State and died there in about\\n1881. He was twice married, and by the mother\\nof our subject had five children. Frank resides in\\nPennsylvania; .lolin is a resident of South Dakota:\\nHannah is the wife of Jacob Mann; Benton is our\\nsubject; and Alfred makes his home in Colorado.\\nBenton Thurston was mainl\\\\- educated in the\\ncommon schools of Ottawa County and was only\\na young lad when he began the battle of life for\\nhimself. Desirous of attending school, he worked\\nfor small wages while he was pursuing his studies,\\nand was ein[)loyed variously in clearing land and\\nin the lumber districts. In August, 1862, answering\\nthe call of the Government, he enlisted in Company\\nII, Fourth Micliigan Cavalry, and was assigned to\\nthe Army of the Cuinlierhuid, being first under\\nthe command of (!en. Buell and later under R. II.\\nG. Mintv, of Detroit. .Vctivelv partii liialinij in", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0508.jp2"}, "509": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD.\\n517\\nthe battle of Periyville, and following in pureiiit\\nof Morgan through Kentuck}-, Mr. Tlmrston took\\nan active part in the engagements of Lebanon,\\nStone River and various skirmislies, after wiiich\\nhe returned to Louisville, later engaging in the At-\\nlanta campaign. The brigade to which the regiment\\nof our sulijcc l belonged opened lire at t liick-\\namaugua. Finally camping near Louisville, after\\nbeing mounted almost night and day, Mr. Thurs-\\nton barely missed being present at the fight of\\nNashville, and with his regiment went into winter\\nquartei-s attJrand .Springs. In the spring of 18()5\\nthe i-egiment look part in the celebrated Wilson\\nRaid through Tennessee and Georgia, and also\\nfought the last battle at Columbia, Ga. Our sub-\\nject was cai)tured near Chattanooga, on the Tennes-\\nsee River, but was immediately paroled and was\\nmustered out of service at Nashville, Tenn., in\\nJuly, 1865. Enlisting as a private, he was pro-\\nmoled to be a Corporal, and was mustered out as\\na Sergeant after two years and eleven months of\\nactive service, arriving safely at home .July 14,\\n1865.\\nHaving saved a considerable portion of the\\nmoney received while in tlie army, .Mr. Thurston\\ninvested it in the eighty acres of land upon which\\nhe now resides and which he purchased some time\\nbefore the close of the war. The .acres were all\\nheavily timbered, and during his absence twenty-\\nacres were cleared. Upon his return home he cleared\\nten acres, and in 1865 and 1866 was logging in the\\nWhite River country. He worked in different\\npl.ices and was engaged in various occupations\\nuntil 1871, when he was united in marriage with\\nMiss Elizabeth Rosenberg, a native of Michigan,\\nand a daughter of Henjamin and Mary A. (Such-\\nart) Rosenberg, early settlers of Ottawa County\\nand of German parentage. Of the nine ciiildren\\nof Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg two died young.\\nDavid resides in Grand Rapids; Elizabeth is Mrs.\\nThui ston; Hannah, deceased, was the wife of J. P.\\nHurman; Henry, (ieorge, Mary and Emma com-\\nplete the list. Mr. and Mrs. Rosen i)erg reside in\\nOttawa County.\\nOur subject and his estimable wife have been\\nblessed with the presence of four intelligent chil-\\ndren: N iola, N iiinie, Earl and Hazel, \\\\iola, an\\naccomplished young lady, is a graduate of the\\nLisbon School, the High School of Grand Rapids,\\nand the Training School of Grand Rapiils. .She\\ntaught successfully in 1892 in the citj- school, and\\nwill have the same |)Osition in 18it3. Vinnie ex-\\ncels in music and will undoubtedly make that her\\nprofession. At the time of his marriage, Mr.\\nThurston had cleared and cultivated forty acres\\nand built a small house. He has sixty acres under\\nhigh cultivation now, and has also a peach and\\napple orchard and handles with profit a high grade\\nof cattle, horses and shee|). Mr. and Mrs. Thurs-\\nton take a high social position in the best circles\\nof the county and enjoy the confidence and regard\\nof many old-time friends.\\nFraternully,our subject is connected with Lisbon\\nLodge No. 229, A. F. A. M., and is Treasurer of\\nthe same, which responsible position he has held\\nwith fidelity many 3 ears. Politically an Inde-\\npendent, Mr. Thurston has occupied with marked\\nability various important positions of trust, and in\\n1887 was elected Treasurer of the township; he was\\nre-elected in 1888, and only beaten by three votes\\nin 1889. In 1890 elected Supervisor, he has been\\nre-elected each succeeding ^ycar and h.is discharged\\nthe duties involved to the great satisfaction of his\\nfellow-townsmen. Widely known throughout Ot-\\ntawa County, our sul)ject is exceedingly pc pular\\nan l counts his friends by the score.\\nA.l. C. E. STf)RRS, proprietor of Storrs\\nf Vineyard and a prominent citizen of North\\nMuskegon, was born In West Marnett\\nTownship, Essex County, N. V., on the\\n3d of September, 1833. He is an honored repre-\\nsentative of a patriotic family that has furnished\\nmany valiant soldiers to our country in time of\\nneed. His father, Elijah Storrs, a native of Mid-\\ndletown, Conn., served with courage and elliciency\\nduring the War of 1812, and from the rank of\\nFirst Lieutenant was pronu)ted to be Captain as a\\nrewaid for meritorious conduct. In 1M31 he re-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0509.jp2"}, "510": {"fulltext": "518\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nmoved as far Westas Smiimit County, Ohio, where\\nlie located on a farm in Nurtiifield Township.\\nThence, in 1864, he came to Michigan and settled\\nin Grand Haven, where he died at tiie age of\\neighty-five.\\nThe paternal grandfather of our subject, Joseph\\nStorrs, was a native of Connecticut and served in\\nthe Colonial array during the Revolutionary War.\\nHe was of Welsh descent. The mother of our sub-\\nject was Julia, daughter of Mr. Ilolcomb, who\\nserved with the famous Green Mountain boys\\nduring the War of the Revolution. She was born\\nand reared in Vermont, and after a happy wedded\\nlife of fifty-nine years passed to lier final rest, at\\nthe age of four-score and two years. The Hol-\\ncomb family originated in England.\\nElijah Storrs and his good wife were the par-\\nents of ten children, seven of whom attained to\\nmature years, viz.: Clark N., a resident of North\\nMuskegon; Wales F., deceased; Harriet W., the\\nwife of C. H. Dunbar, of BrecksviUe, Ohio; Carl-\\nton L., of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Eliza A., the\\nwidow of Charles Reynolds, and a resident of\\nSturgeon Bay, Wis.; Maria L., the wife of James\\nH. Coates, of BrecksviUe, Ohio; and C. E., the\\nsubject of this biographical notice. The last-\\nnamed is the youngest surviving member of the\\nfamil} At the time his parents removed to Sum-\\nmit County, Ohio, he was about six months old,\\nand his boyhood years were passed upon his fa-\\nther s farm.\\nSeptember 24, 1854, our subject was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Maria Van Noale, a native of\\nIndependence, Ohio, and inimediatel} after their\\nmarriage the young couple came to Michigan\\nand settled in Grand Rapids, where they spent\\nthe winter of 1854-55. Removing from that eitv\\nto Clinton County, Ohio, the} resided there until\\n1858, when they returned to Michigan and lo-\\ncated in Blendon Township, Ottawa Count}-. For\\ntwo years Mr. Storrs was engaged in the mill and\\nlumber business in Ottawa County, and in the\\nspring of 1861 he purchased a one-half interest in\\na sawmill there.\\nShortly after the commencement of the Civil\\nWar, ^Ir. Storrs enlisted in Comi)any 15, Sixth\\nMicliigan Cavalry, and in 1862 went to the front\\nin the capacity of Department Second Lieutenant.\\nIn March, 1863, he was promoted to be Second Lieu-\\ntenant, and on the ITtli of Jul}-, 186.3, was com-\\nmissioned Captain. He continued in that rank\\nuntil he was promoted to be Major, on the 6th of\\nJune, 1865, and was serving in that position at\\nthe time of his discharge. lie participated actively\\nin many engagements and at Nulii.as Cross Roads,\\nJuly. 24, 1863, was wounded in the left slioulder\\nby a minie-ball. He was honorably discharged\\nat Leavenworth, Kan., October 10, 1865, and\\nupon being mustered out of the service returned\\nto his home in Ottawa County.\\nResuming his lumbering and milling business,\\nwhich he had temporaiily discontinued, Maj. Storrs\\nwas thus engaged until 1876, when he disposed of his\\ninterests in Ottawa County and removed to Eaton\\nTownship, Mason County, this .State. There for\\na number of years he made his home on a farm.\\nIn 1882 became to North Muskegon in the ca-\\npacity of book-keeper for the C. N. Storrs Lurhber\\nCompany, a i)Ositi )ii which he filled acceptably.\\nIn 1886 he |nircli.ased the Princeton Fruit Farm,\\nthe name of which he changed to Storrs Vine-\\nyard. This fine farm is devoted to the raising of\\nfruits, a business in which the Major is particularly\\nwell informed. Twenty acres are planted in a vine-\\nyard, while fifty acres are devoted to small fruits.\\nFrom the vineyard are gathered an average of\\nforty-five tons of grapes each season, and the\\ngrapes for Havor and ([uality are unsurpassed, if\\nequaled, in the State.\\nThe Major and his wife have a family of three\\nchildren: Alice J., wife of Leroy A. Franklin, of\\n(irand Rapids; Frank, who aids in the cultivation\\nof the fruit farm; and Maggie, wife of Elliott D.\\nPrescott, a resident of Ravenna, Mich. M.aj.\\nStorrs cast his first ballot in (Jhio in 1854, and\\nhas been a Republican ever since the inception of\\nthat party. In 1875 he represented Hlendon Town-\\nship on the Board of Supervisors of Ottawa Coun-\\nty, and he also served as Township Clerk and\\nHighway Commissioner while residing there. In\\nEaton Township, Mason Count} he served as\\nSupervisor during the years 1877-79-80-81, and\\nwas a member of the Ho.ard of School Kxaminers\\nof Mason County. He served as Supervisor of", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0510.jp2"}, "511": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n519\\nthe township of Lakelon, Muskegon County, in\\n1882 and 1887, and for i nc year filiecl the po;,!-\\ntion of Assessor of North Muskejjon. lie also\\nserved as Alderman of North Muskejjon for one\\nvear. Socially, he is identified with Amos K.\\nSlide Post No. 28(\u00c2\u00bb, Ci. A. R., at North Muskegon,\\nand has frequently served as Commander of the\\npost. In addition to local duties, he has been In-\\nspector of the Department of Michigan of the\\nGrand Army of the Republic, and is Food and\\nDairy Commissioner of the State.\\neAPT. SIMON BRENNAN, whose gallant\\nservices as a member of the Union arm^\\nduring the Civil War won for him the title\\nbj- which he is familiarly known, and who is now\\na prominent citizen of Georgetown Township,\\nOttawa County, was born in Nova Scotia, April\\n22, 1840, and is the son of Simon and Elizabeth\\n(Innes) Breunan, likewise natives of Nova Scotia.\\nThere were eight children in tlie parental family,\\nlive of whom are now living, two of the brothers\\nhaving been killed while serving in the Civil War.\\nThe fifth of the family in order of birth is Si-\\nmon, of this sketch. At the age of ten years he\\naccompanied his parents to Massachusetts and set-\\ntied with them in Boston, where he was a student\\nin the public .schools. At the age of fifteen years\\nhe began to earn his own living, and for one year\\nfollowed fishing during the summer and attended\\nschool in the winter months. During 18o7 he\\nwent to sea, and remained upon the ocean for a\\nyear, in the mean time visiting many of the prom-\\ninent |)orts of South America. Afterward he\\ncoasted along the shores of the .Vtlanlic (Jcean for\\none summer, and spent the following winter in\\nschool, lie then returned to his home in Boston,\\nwhere he woiked on a farm during the summer\\nmonths and prosecuted his studies in the winter.\\nIn February of 1859, our subject came to Mich-\\nigan and settled in Georgetown Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, where he engaged in the sawmill business\\nfor one year, and later spent twelve months in a\\nshipyard. In April, 18GI, when our country was\\ncalling upon all its patriotic sons to offer their\\nlives in its service, the name of Simon Breunan\\nwas enrolled as a volunteer in Company 1, Third\\nMichigan Infantry. Although at that time only\\ntwenty-one years of age, he was elected First Ser-\\ngeant of iiiscompany, in wliicli capacity he marched\\nto the front. He was mustered into the State\\nservice at (irand Rapids, May 10, 1861, and one\\nmouth later was mustered into the United States\\nservice. On the 15th of .lune his regiment left\\n^Michigan and marched to the headquarters of the\\nmain army, at Washington, D. C.\\nWith his regiment he participated in the battle\\nof Bull Ruti, where they su|)ported the battery, but\\nwere under tire, lie was also present at the siege\\nof Yorktown, and the battles of Williamsburgh\\nand Fair Oaks, where the regiment lost heavily\\nand where he was severely wounded in the left\\narm. For some time after being injured, he was\\nincapacitated for active service, and therefore did\\nnot engage in the seven days fighting around\\nRichmond. Upon recovering, he took part in\\nGen. Pope s campaign, until, on the 28lh of Au-\\ngust, 1862, he was again wounded, this time in\\nthe right shoulder. This injury disabled him un-\\ntil after the battle of Fredericksl)uig.\\nLater the Captain look part in all the active\\nengagements of the Army of the Potomac prior\\nto the battle of the Wilderness; at that engage-\\nment he was taken prisoner by the Confederates,\\nand for a time was kept at Macon, Ga., whence,\\nwith six hundred otiier prisoners, he was taken to\\nCharleston, S. C, and retained in that city for six\\nweeks under fire of our own guns. Subsequently\\nhe was removed to Columbia. S. C., where he re-\\nmained until the spring of the following year\\nHe was then paroled, and remained on parole\\nuntil the close of the war, being mustered out\\nJune 10, 1865. He was promoted successively\\nthrough the various ranks from Sergeant to Ca|)-\\ntain, and was discharged with the latter title.\\nReturning to Michigan a physical wreck, his\\nconstitution impaired by exposure and the hard-\\nships of marches and ciiiiip life, as well as by the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0511.jp2"}, "512": {"fulltext": "520\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAl HICAL RECORD.\\nprivations endured wliile in prison, tlie Captain\\nwas unable for some time to perform any manual\\nlabor. Believing that the climate of Colorado\\nwould prove beneficial, he went thither, and for\\ntwo years engaged in lumbering in that State.\\nUpon his father s death, in 1868, he returned to\\nMichigan, and has since conducted farming opera-\\ntions in Ottawa County. He is a general grain\\nagriculturist and markets his products at Grand\\nRapids.\\nOn the 28th of March, 1872, the Captain was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Ruth E., daughter of\\nWilliam Haire, one of the pioneer settlers of Mich-\\nigan. One child, Lillian, has blessed this union.\\nA stanch Republican in politics, Capt. Brennan has\\nfilled the positions of Supervisor of Georgetown\\nTownship, Clerk, Highway Commissioner, and at\\none time was nominated for the position of Sher-\\niff, but was defeated at the polls. Socially, he is\\nidentified with O. P. Morton Post, G. A. R., at\\nManton.\\ni\\ncev^\\nRANGIS HALL, an energetic and prosper,\\nous general agriculturist and a practical\\nhorticulturist, successfully cultivating a fine\\nvarietj- of fruit upon his homestead, pleasantly lo-\\ncated upon a fertile section of land in Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., is a leading citizen of his lo-\\ncality, and, an ardent advocate of temperance, is re-\\nspected for his sterling integrity and high princi-\\nples. Mr. Hall is the descendant of sturdy Eng-\\nlish ancestors, his father, William Hall, having been\\nborn in Utten Ambo, Yorkshire, England, twelve\\nmiles from the city of York. Emigrating to\\nthe United States in 1831, the father landed in\\nNew York, but tarried only a brief time in that\\nmetropolis, journeying tiience to Detroit, from tliat\\ntime his permanent liome until his death. His\\nlife-time occupation was the pursuit of agriculture,\\nand by unceasing industry he thriftily accjuired a\\ncomfortable competence. Seven children clustered\\nabout the fatniiy hearth of tlie parents, and were\\nin the order of birth: Thomas, Hannah, Ann, Mary,\\nWillie, Francis and John, all natives of England,\\nand with the exception of Thomas all accompanied\\nthe fatherand mother to America. William, Mary\\nand Francis are now the sole survivors of the\\nbrothers and sisters.\\nOur subject was born in 1822, and was a little\\nlad eight years of age when he went to Detroit, in\\nwhich city he continued to reside until 186!), at\\nwhich date he came to his present locality. He\\nreceived an excellent education in the public\\nschools of Detroit, and, from the age of eighteen\\nentirely self-supportiug, began in 1840 the manu-\\nfacture of tubs and pails. He continued in this\\nline of trade for fourteen years, and for ten years\\nwas employed by E. B. Ward to assist in the con-\\nstruction of twelve large glasshouses used for the\\npropagation and culture of grapes. In 1869, Mr.\\nHall, purchasing his homestead of one hundred\\nacres, then all heavy timberland, entered with en-\\nergy upon the clearing and improvement of his\\nfarm, and has now brought under profitable cul-\\ntivation flft3 acres, a portion of which is devoted\\nto fruit, principally l)erries of all kinds. In 1855,\\nFrancis Hall and Miss Mary E. McDonald were\\nunited in marriage and for thirty-eight years have\\nenjoyed a pleasant companiousiiip, with fidelity\\nsharing each other s joys and sorrows.\\nFinancially prosi)ered, our subject lakes a high\\nplace among his friends and neigliljors and is con-\\nsidered authority in fruit-culture, being especially\\nsuccessful in handling berries, shipping to outside\\nmarkets some of the finest produced in the Wol-\\nverine State. The union of our subject and his\\nestimable wife has not been blessed by children, but\\nMr. and ]\\\\Iis. Hall from their abundance are lib-\\neral givers and, kindly by nature, add to the iiai)-\\npiness of others. They are valued members of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church and are foremost in\\nthe extension of religious infiuence and the good\\nwork of their locality. As a strong teniperancc\\nadvocate, our subject is deeply interested in lift-\\ning up his fallen brethren, and in all matters tend-\\ning to the elevation of humanity may ever he\\nfound upon the side of tiuth and justice. Fra-\\nternal l.y, our subject has since .January, 1815, been\\nconnected with the Iiulepeiident Order of Odd Fel-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0512.jp2"}, "513": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n521\\nlows, :iii(l li:is many .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^inuerc friends within tliat :iii-\\ncionl order. I oliliually a Uepulilicaii, Mr. Hall\\ntakes an aelive interest in local and national issues\\nand is well versed in the vital interests and public\\naffairs of the day, and, widely known, fully coin-\\nniand\u00c2\u00bb the esteem of the entire eomnuinity among\\nwhom his useful years are passed.\\nI P ^T*i^i-l\\nIIARLKS AT.KORD. Few citizens of Ot-\\ntawa County have resided here for a longer\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ifj period tlian has the subject of this brief\\nsketch, who has lived upon his present farm in\\nI allmadge Township since the fall of 184.i. Dur-\\ning the half-century of his residence here, he lias\\nwitnessed many wonderful changes, and has him-\\nself been a prominent factor in facilitating the\\nprogress of his community. His services on be-\\nhalf of his fellow-citizens are appreciated by the\\npeople of the township, and he occupies a high\\nplace in their regard.\\nHorn in Lyons, Wayne County, N. Y., May 4,\\n1817, our subject is the son of Itoswell and Eliza-\\nbeth (Carl) Alford, natives of New York State,\\nthe latter being a daughter of Benjamin Carl.\\nCharles is the eldest child in his father s family,\\nand was only five years old when he was bereaved\\nby his mother s death. Afterward his father mar-\\nried again, and he remained with his father and\\nstep-mother until he reached the age of twenty-\\none. In the mean time he attended the common\\nschools of Lyons, where he laid the foundation of\\nthe broad fund of information he afterward gained\\nby practical education in the school of experience.\\nAt the age of twenty-one, Charles Alford com-\\nmenced to work as a farm laborer in the employ\\nof othere, and continued thus engaged for one\\nyear. He then, at the age of twenty-two, est:ib-\\nlislied domestic ties, and afterward began farming\\non shares, continuing in that way until the fall of\\n184 Then leaving the county of his birth, he\\nciinie to Michigan and settled in Ottawa County,\\nwhere lu- purchased- a tract of land in Talliniidge\\nTownship in the spring of 18L He still resides\\nupon his original purchase and engages exten-\\nsivel}- in raising grain and fruit, in bijlh of which\\nhe has met with success.\\nOn Christmas Day, IH. i .t. Mr. Alford was united\\nin inarri.ige with Miss Melly, daughter of .loel\\nBurch, a resident of Lyons, N. Y., and unto them\\nthere have been born eight children, only two of\\nwhom are now living. Ann married C. I Reed\\nand resides at Ravenna, Mich.; and Hannah, the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0wife of William Jlillard, lives in Ottawa County.\\nThe wife and mother departed this life in 18G7,\\nleaving to her family and friends the memory of\\na pure and holy life, devoted with unsellishness\\nand love to the welfare of her husbnnd and chil-\\ndren.\\nSince attaining his majority, Mr. Alford luis up-\\nheld with entiiusiam and (idelity the principles of\\nthe Republican party, his first Presidential vote\\nhaving been cist for Oen. William lleiirv Harrison.\\nPersonall3 his services in public ollices are highly\\nappreciated and he has served as Supervisor of\\nTallmadge Township for four years, and has also\\nbeen Treasurer for a number of terms. It is to\\nsuch citizens as he that Tallmadge Township owes\\nthe prominent position it occupies .is one of the\\nfirst townships in the county.\\nf|^ENRY D. BAKKR, dealer in books and\\nstationery in Muskegon, was born in Hol-\\nland, March 24, 18;i2. and is a son of .Mar-\\nJ) tin and Sarah (Van Overiik) Baker. They\\nwere farming people, and always resided in the\\nFatherland. Our subject is the seventh in order\\nof birth in a family of twelve children, four sons\\nand eight daughters, of whom four grew to mature\\nyears. His educational privileges were indeed\\nmeagre, but his training in labor w.is not so\\nlimited, lie learned the tr.ade of milling, which\\nhe followed until coming to America. He sailed\\nfrom Liverpool, and after thirty-six days the vessel", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0513.jp2"}, "514": {"fulltext": "522\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ndropped anchor in the harbor of New York. After\\nhis arrival lie spent some time in Cliicago, and\\nfrom there went to flrand Haven, and later to\\nGrand Rapids, where he engaged in business for\\nsome time.\\nIn 1861, after the breaking out of the late war,\\nMr. Baker entered the service of his adopted coun-\\ntry as a member of Companj K, First Michigan\\nRegiment of Engineers and Mechanics. He was\\nthen engaged in the grocery business, and at the\\nmustering oHice he was given ten days to dispose\\nof his stock and make arrangements to go to the\\nfront. The regiment was assigned to the Army\\nof the Potomac, and was under the command of\\nCol. William P. Innis, of Grand Rapids. Mr.\\nBaker participated in the battles of Stone River\\nand Prairieville, and at the former was wounded\\nin the fool by a rebel bullet. This necessitated his\\nremaining in the hospital for several months and\\nhe was then sent to Detroit, receiving his discharge\\non account of disability in November, 1863.\\nReturning to Grand Haven, Mr. Baker made\\narrangements to remove to Muskegon and on the\\n4th of .lanuar} 1864, arrived intliiscity. He im-\\nmediately opened a book and stationery store,\\nwhich he lias carried on continuously since with\\ngood success. He also has a branch store in Web-\\nster, Mich. The store is complete in all its ap-\\npointments, is furnished with a large and excel-\\nlent stock of goods, and the proprietor is enjoying\\nan extensive and lucrative trade, which crowns his\\nwell-directed efforts with success.\\nIn 1854 Mr. Baker wedded Miss Harriet G.\\nLewis, of Grand Rapids, daughter of William\\nLewis, and a native of Holland. Two children\\ngrace their union: Lizzie, now the wife of Dr.\\nKerry, of Muskegon; and Gertrude, at home.\\nThey have a fine residence, tastefully and beauti-\\nfully furnished, and supplied with all the comforts\\nthat go to make life worth the living.\\nIll politics, Mr. Baker has been a stalwart Re-\\npublican since the organization of the party. He\\nis a Knight-Templar Mason, and lias been Treas-\\nurer of Muskegon Commandery for twenty years.\\nlie also is an honored and esteemed member of\\nI hil Kearney Post No. 7, G. A. U. He is also in-\\nterested in otiier business concerns, owning con-\\nsiderable real-estate, including some of the best\\nproperty in the city. He is President of the Build-\\ning and Loan Association of Muskegon, one of\\nthe solid financial institutions of the place, and is\\nalso a member of the Building and Home Associa-\\ntion. The prosperity of Muskegon and its up-\\nbuilding and development are due is no small de-\\ngree to our subject, who has been prominent in\\npublic affairs, especially in the advancement of\\nthose interests and enterprises calculated to pro-\\nmote the general welfare. He well deserves rep-\\nresentation in the history of his adopted county.\\nylLLIAM F. NUFER, a leading citizen and\\nPresident of the Nufer Cedar Company,\\nY/^ of Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich., is\\nnumbered among the substantial business men of\\nthe State, and, widely known, is highly esteemed.\\nHe is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and was born\\nSeptember 14, 1847. His parents, Charles and\\nJulia (Hiner) Nufer, were both natives of Freder-\\nicklown, Md. The paternal grandfather was a Rev-\\nolutionary soldier, and the family were among\\nthe patriots who fought nobly for God and lib-\\nerty. Mr. Nufer, our subject, had one brother\\nand sister, but, the mother dying when they were\\nvery young, they were then separated. Martha\\nJ., the sister, married Martin Halbrook, a farmer\\nnow living near Warsaw, Iiid. The brother, Leon-\\nard, reared and finely educated by a wealthy widow\\nin Ohio, after completing his studies was intrusted\\nwith the care of the property, which his benefac-\\ntress intended to be(iueath to him. AVilli a prom-\\nising future before him, he was called away at\\nthe early age of twenty-eight years.\\nOur subject, only five years old at the time of\\nhis mother s death, was bound out to a farmer,\\nH. W. Bail, a resident of Madison County, near\\nLondon, Ohio. Until nineteen years of age Mr.\\nNufer remained with this hard taskmaster, work-\\ning from four o clock in the morning until late at\\nnight. For ten years he contiiuu (l this severe", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0514.jp2"}, "515": {"fulltext": "l*oKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n523\\nround of labor without intermission, but in 1866\\nleft the farm whore he had spent so many years\\nof servitude, .lourneying to the farther West,\\nour subject located in Muskegon, Mich., and tliere\\nsecured employment in piling lumber in one of\\nthe large mills or on the docks. Continuing in this\\noccupation a little less than a year, Mr. Nufer in\\n1867 came to Whitehall, and here obtained a\\nsituation scaling logs and checking lumber on the\\ndocks, and on the very spot where his extensive\\nshingle factory now stands. He knew absolutely\\nnothing about the business in which he then en-\\ngaged, but with a determination which has char-\\nacterized his entire life he soon acquired a thor-\\nough knowledge of the various details required\\nin the discharge of his daily duties, and became\\nan expert upon the docks of a lumbering town.\\nAt the expiration of eleven years Mr. Nufer\\nformed a partnership with Mr. Covell and en-\\ntering into business under the firm name of Covell,\\nNufer it Co., began the manufacture of shing-\\nles. This partnership continued for three years,\\nduring wliicli time our subject started another\\nshingle factory on the site of his present mill,\\nthe (irm l)eing Nufer it Carlton. In 1884 this\\nmill was totally destroj ed by fire, but, immedi-\\nately rcl)uilt, the partnership continued until 1887.\\nAt this latter date the Nufer Cedar Coinpaiij- was\\nincorporated, with William F. Nufer as President;\\nFred W. Nufer, his son. Vice-president; and Will-\\niam Nufer. another son. Secretary and Treasurer.\\nThe Nufer Cedar Company is the most extensive\\ncedar-sliiiigle iiianufaelory in the United States\\neast of tlie Uocky Mounlaiiis. It has a capacity\\nof seventy millions, and it.-- inaikt t extends all\\nover the country.\\nThe estin)al)le wife of our sul)jeet was in her\\nmaidenhood Miss Kllen McOrade, a native of New\\nYork City, but, early removing to the West with\\nher ptirents, attained to womanhood in Illinois,\\nand later came to Michigan. Her parents are now\\ndece:ise l and but very little is known regarding\\ntheir early family hislorv. Of the six children\\nhorn unto Mr. and .Mrs. Nufer, four survive. One\\ndied at eighteen inonlhs, and the other passed\\naway at llu; age of eight years. William L., .Sec-\\nretary and Treasurer of the Nufer Cedar Com-\\npany, is the eldest-born; Fred W., Vice-President\\nof the company, was the next in order of birth;\\nNellie M. is the only daughter. Julius is the\\nyoungest of the family. The sons and daughters\\nwere educated in the High .School of Whitehall,\\nand all occupy positions of useful inlluence.\\nPolitically, Mr. Nufer is a Republican and has\\nfilled with elliciency nearly all the town ollices, es-\\npecially as a member of the lllage Council and\\nas President, being most faithful in duty and ma-\\nterially advancing the vital interests of his home\\nlocality. Fraternally, Mr. Nufer is associated\\nwith the Ancient Free Accepted Masons, and is\\na Knight Templar. Prospered financially, he pos-\\nsesses, aside from his business interests, a large body\\nof farming land. Reginning life under adverse\\ncircumstances, Mr. Nufer has solely through self-\\nreliant effort won his way upward to wealth and\\nhonor, and commands the respect and thorough\\nconfidence of the general iniblic. Known as a\\nman of sterling integrity of character and fine\\nbusiness qualilications, he is ranked among the\\nsubstantial citizens of Muskegon County, and is\\naccounted a man of liberal spirit, ever ready to\\nassist in all matters of mutual welfare.\\n_^]\\n-S3\\n-^hK\\n(3_\\n1^\\nf^_ riJKUT PKLGRIM. This prominent citi-\\nzcn was horn in Troy, N. Y., .lanuary 0,\\n18. )2, to the union of lleiidrick and Tiyntje\\n(Van Woudeiiberg) I eigriin, natives of\\nHolland. The i)arent, were married in tlieir na-\\ntive country, and about 1817 braved Neptune s\\ntender inereies and came to .\\\\meriia. The father\\nwas a weaver and followi d his trade at Troy,\\nN. Y., until about 18 )l, when he came to Zeeland,\\nOttawa County, Mich. Settling on wild land, he\\nbegan making improvements and soon had a line\\nplace. On this farm he remained until about\\n18HI, after wliich he lived a retired life until his\\ndeath, which occurred about 1887. Nine children\\nwere born to this much-esteemed couple, sevi ii of\\nwhom are still living. .Mr. Pelgrim s f.alliei was", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0515.jp2"}, "516": {"fulltext": "524\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nin the War of the Netherlands. He and wife were\\nmembers of the Reformed Ciiurch, and both took\\na deep interest in religious matters. .She died in\\n1863. Mr. Pelgrim was a Keinihlican in politics.\\nThe original of this notice was about two 3 ears\\nof age when he came with his parents to Zealand,\\nOttawa County, Jlich., and in addition to a fair\\neducation received in the common schools he at-\\ntended Hope College, at Holland, Mich., from 1866\\nto 1869. After leaving college he clerked in a\\nstore at Vriesiand, and was also in a store at Grand\\nRapids, clerking in all about three and a-half\\nj-ears. After tiiat he engaged in teaching in Mis-\\nsaukee County, this State, and followed this pro-\\nfession with gratifying success for six years.\\nDuring that time he was engaged in other occu-\\npations as well, and after leaving the schoolroom\\nhe came to Olive Township, Ottawa County, and\\nlocated on section 21, where he bought railroad\\nland. This was not much improved, but he began\\nworking on it and remained there until 1883,\\nwhen he moved to Cadillac, where he made bis\\nhome for nine or ten months. He then returned\\nto section 21, and tilled the soil on his farm until\\n1886, when he sold out and moved to the place\\nwhere he now lives.\\nHis first wife was Miss Jane Copier, a native of\\nHolland, by whom he had five children, onlj^ two\\nof whom are living, Henry A. and Adrain H., both\\nat home. Mrs. Pelgrim died in 1883, and in Jan-\\nu:\\\\ry, 1888, Mr. Pelgrim was married to Miss\\nDirkje Ver Hoef, who was the daughter of Bert\\nA erHoef, a native of Holland. Two children\\nweie born to the last union, John and Bert, both in-\\nteresting little children. Mr. Pelgrim is the\\nowner of forty acres, and he has it well improved\\nand in a high state of cultivation. He grows\\ncorn, wheat, oats, potatoes, etc., but raises very\\nlittle stock, devoting all his time to his farm. In\\nills political preference he is a Republican, and he\\nis now serving his first term as Supervisor of the\\ntownship, discharging the duties incumbent upon\\nthat position in a very able manner. He served\\n.as Township Clerk for two years, and li.as settled\\nthe petty difliculties of the township .as .Justice of\\nthe lVac(^ for the jiast eight years. Mr. Pelgrim\\nis also interested in educational matters, and is\\nDirector of his school district. He is a member of\\nthe Reformed Church in his religious views. Last\\nyear he was Secretary of the Township Republican\\nCentral Committee. He is public-spirited and enter-\\nprising, and is an enthusiastic supporter of all\\npublic enterprises.\\ni****^\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0{\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2{\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2S\\nJi-^ ALVOR ANDP:RS0N is one of the many\\nJj substantial farmers of Fruitland Township\\nwho claim Norwa} as their native land.\\nHis residence is on section 24, where he\\nhas a valuable farm, comprising eighty acres. He\\nwas born in the western part of Norway in 1841,\\nbeing a son of Oleson and Anna (Halveson) And-\\nerson. The family tr.ace their descent through\\nman^ generations as inhabitants of that land, and\\nhave alwa3 s been noted for their honorable and\\ntrustworthy characteristics. Oleson Anderson was\\nthe son of a copper-smith. He had the advan-\\ntages of a good education and made his home un-\\nder the parental rooftree until attaining his ma-\\njority, when he came into possession of his father s\\nfarm, which comprised about eighty acres of good\\nland. Mr. Anderson was a skilled general me-\\nchanic, which trade he followed in connection with\\nhis farming duties. To himself and wife was\\nborn a family of seven children. Three of the\\nnumber, Mary A., Carel and Olie, are still resi-\\ndents of Norw.ay. Lewis and Andrew are both\\nsailors, having their homes in tins country, llal-\\nvor, of whom we write, is the second in order of\\nbirth, and Caroline resides in Wisconsin. The par-\\nents of these children are still living, though well\\nalong in years, and are members of the Lutheran\\nChurch, ill the faith of which our subject was\\nreared.\\nIn his native country our subject w.as given a\\ngood education. When he arrived at man s es-\\ntate he decided to remove to the United Stales,\\nand after he had landed here he proceeded direct\\nto Michigan, locating on his present farm. At the\\nend of the year he enlisted in the defense of the", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0516.jp2"}, "517": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n525\\nland wliicli he intended should be lienceforth his\\nliouic. When the time of his service lisid expired,\\nhe returned to his farm. Imt seeing llint witliout\\nnie.ins he could do little for its improvement, he\\nwent into the sawmills, working for various par-\\nties for nearly ten years. During this time he\\ncarefully laid liy as niuch nmney as he could, and\\nin 1871 returned to his farm, since which time he\\nhas given liis entire attention to its cultivation.\\nThis place, whicli was entirely wild land when it\\ncame into his possession, has been transformed un-\\nder his careful hand, until it hears little tr.ace of\\nits former condition. lie is justly numbered\\namong the enterprising farmers of this township,\\nwhere he is highly esteemed.\\nOctober 29, 1870, Mr. Anderson was united in\\nmarriage with IMIss Caroline Ilalverson, by whom\\nhe has had six children. Two died in childhood,\\nand those living are Albert L., Einnia. Ida and\\nEtta. Mr. and Mi s. Anderson were both from\\nchildhood attendants of the Lutheran Churcii.\\nPolitically, the former is atliliated with the Repub-\\nlican parly. In 18(!2 he became a member of\\nCompany K, Fifth .Michigan Cavalry, under Gen.\\nKilpntrick and Gen. Sheridan, lie took part in\\nthe battle of the Wilderness and was also in the\\nequally famous battles of (iettysburg and Win-\\nchester. Though he saw much active service and\\nwas ever to be found in tlie front ranks, he was\\nnever wounded or taken prisoner. When the\\nstorm clouds of war had rolled away he received\\nan honorable discharge, on the 1st of .luly, 1865,\\nin Detroit.\\n-^^IIOMAS ,1. (^riNN, M. D., a physician of\\nli^^ exceptionally line attainments and profes-\\nsional ability, and a skillful surgeon of ex-\\ntended experience, residing at No. 6U South Ter-\\nrace Street, Muskegon, Mich., has f or n (juarter of a\\ncentury been identilicd willi Ihe vitiil interests of\\nhis present home, during this Icnglli nf linie en-\\njoying an extensive and lucrative practice. Dr.\\n(.juinn also successfully conducts a drug-store,\\ncarrying a complete line of drugs and sundries\\ncommon to a first-class pharm.acy. He is a native\\nof Ireland and was born in 184. His father and\\nmotiicr, Thom.is and .Mary (Diiggan) iuiiin, were\\nlikewise born in the Emerald Isle, iiiid were the\\ndescendants of a long line of intelligent and hon-\\nored ancestors, who through many generations wtm\\ntheir upward way to positions of usefulness, com-\\nmanding the high respect of all with wiiom the^^\\nassociated.\\nDr. (iuinn from his earliest boyhood enjoyed\\nexcellent educaticuial advantages, and having re-\\nceived the most thorough training and i)assed a\\nhigh examination in his preparatory studies en-\\ntered the Cniversity of Dublin. Matriculating\\nin the medical department of this institution of\\nlearning, our subject completed with honor a\\ncourse of instruction. For many years it had been\\nthe settled i)uri)oso of Dr. (^uinn to try his for-\\ntunes as a physician in the world beyond the sea,\\nand in 18(54 lie bade adieu to the scenes of child-\\nhood, and, emigrating to America, landed safel}-\\nin Canada, and for a twelvemonth practiced in\\nToronto, lie was as yet only a very young man,\\nhaving a short time before attained his majority,\\nbut he was animated b^ hope and courage, and\\nwith resolution entered into the many trying ex-\\nperiences incidental to the career of the young\\nphysician. After some length of time he deter-\\nmined to become a citizen of the I nited St^ates,\\nand thus avail himself of the many advantages\\noffered by a republican government.\\nIn .luly, I8(!8. journeying to Michigan. Dr.\\n(^uinn located in Muskegon, where he opened an\\noHice and has since prosperously- engaged in the\\ndemands of an extensive, and increasing round of\\npractice. In 18G5, he received the degree of .M. I),\\nin Toronto, Canada, and, a man of professional\\nenterprise, keeps himself fully abreast of the times\\nand is well posted on all the appliances and rem-\\nedies of modern science. Uefore comirg to the\\nUnited States Dr. (^iiinii had a varied experience in\\nsurgery, for ten months occupying the responsible\\nposition of Assistjint .Surgeon in the English navy.\\nIll 1H7. Thiima^ .1. i,)iiiiiii. M. D..mii(I Mi^s Mmy", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0517.jp2"}, "518": {"fulltext": "526\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nHitclicoek were united in marriage. The aceom-\\njjlished wife of our subject is a native of the Em-\\npire State, and, born in Kingston, is a daughter of\\nOliver Hitchcocic, a iiighly respected citizen of\\nNew Yorlv. The pleasant home of Dr. and Mrs.\\nQuinn has been blessed by the birth of three in-\\ntelligent children, two sons and one daughter.\\nTliomas E. was the eldest-born; Clarence was the\\nsecond in order of birth; Mary E. is the youngest.\\nOur subject and his excellent wife occupy po-\\nsitions of useful influence, and enjoy the esteem\\nof a large acquaintance. Known in all good\\nworks of their immediate neighborhood, they also\\ntake an active part in the benevolent enterprises\\nof the city, and in all matters of public welfare\\nour subject lends a helping hand.\\nR,S. HANNAH C. BARNARD. In the\\ntwilight of her honored and useful exist-\\nence, surrounded by all the comforts of\\nlife and blessed by the thoughtful min-\\nistrations of a host of warm personal friends, this\\nvenerable lad} is living in her pleasant home at\\nIludsonville. As a pioneer of this State and for\\nmany years a resident witiiin its boundaries, she\\nhas witnessed its rapid development and aided, as\\nfar as possible, in its material, moral and religious\\nprog]-ess. An earnest Christian woman, of more\\nthan ordinary ability and attainments, her power\\nhas been felt and her character honored, not only\\nin the churches where her lot has been cast, but\\nby the community at large. A noble life, full of\\nsweetness and quiet trust; a name untarnished b^\\nseltishness or wrong-doing; an example of Chris-\\ntian living worthy of emulation, such is the rich\\nheritage that she can bequeath to her children and\\nfriends.\\nThe father of our subject, Jonathan Scott, was\\na native of Ixupeit. Vt., and was born September\\nI77.S. I e was a Captain in the War of 1812 and\\na Democrat in politics. His first wife, Hannah\\n(Wood) Scott, a native of Middlelown, t., was\\nborn March 3, 1784, and died November 3, 1815,\\nafter having become the mother of five children.\\nHis second wife was Mrs. Rachel (AVheeler) Cook,\\nwho was born in Chesterfield, N. H., on the 3d of\\nNovember, 1782, being the daughter of a Revolu-\\ntionary soldier. By her first marriage she had one\\nchild, while her union with Mr. Scott resulted in\\nthe birth of three children, all of whom are de-\\nceased with the exception of Hannah Calista, our\\nsubject. The mother survived until the 16th of\\nFebruary, 1855, and the father passed away Feb-\\nruary 6, 1861. In religious convictions she was a\\nBaptist, while he advocated the doctrines of the\\nUniversalists. They were pioneers of Michigan,\\nhaving removed here in 1844 from Jefferson\\nCounty, N. Y.\\nBorn in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.,\\nMarch 1, 1822, the subject of this sketch was\\nreared to womanhood in her native county, where\\nshe gained a good education. She followed the\\nprofession of a teacher both in the Emjiire State\\nand after locating in Michigan. In 1846 she be-\\ncame the wife of Darwin E. Fisher, a native of\\nV ermont and for some years a resident of Canada,\\nwhere he gained a good Fr^ich and English edu-\\ncation. He died February 24, 1853, leaving a\\nwidovv but no children. In 1854 our subject be-\\ncame the wife of William R. Barnard, who was\\nborn in Buffalo, N. Y., August 16,1813. He re-\\nceived his education at Rochester, N. Y., and\\nthence came to Michigan in an early day. After\\nhis marriage to our subject, he conducted the\\nEagle Hotel in Grand Rapids, which her former\\nhusband had purchased in 1850. After superin-\\ntending the management of that place for one\\nyear, he built the Barnard House and ran it as a\\nfirsl-elass hotel until 1862.\\nAs a member of the Rajjtist Church, Mrs. Bar-\\nnard has for years taken an active ])art in relig-\\nious enterprises. She is also prominently identi-\\nified with the Hudsonville Social Union, and con-\\ntributes of her time and means to the various ben-\\nevolent projects of the community. Of her sons\\nand daughters we note the following: Maria\\nHatlisheba married and became the mother of five\\nchildren, four of whom are now living. Asa Averiil\\nScott, who was born in Kllisburg, X. Y.. August", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0518.jp2"}, "519": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AM) 15IOGRAPHICAL RKCORD.\\n527\\n16, 1819, martied Miss Irene Rnwles, and they be-\\ncame the parents of six children, four of whom\\nsurvive; he died in December of 1853. Annetta\\nC ali^ta, the wife of Myron Crc.iger, is the mother\\nof two children and lesides in (inuid Rapids.\\nGeorge W. married Miss Mary Hrilton (now de-\\nceased) and their union resulted in llie liulh of\\none child, Lora, wlio is married and lives in .Seat-\\ntle, Wash.; by his second marriage, (leorge W. has\\nthree children. Ilarley, a resi lent of Middleville,\\nMich., is married and has two children; and\\nHenry, who is married and has one child, makes\\nhis home in Seattle, Wash.\\n.0.\\n,E]1\\n1^\\nARC .1. RKISEGKR, the successful archi-\\ntect and civil engineer, prosperously con-\\nli ducting an extensive business in Muske-\\ngon, Mich., is a native of the Netherlands,\\nhaving been born on Ihe. Jlst of October, 1861.\\nllib father, Wesley M. Reiseger, a native of Holland\\nand a descendant of a long line of ancestry born\\nin the Netherlands, passed awa}- in liis native land\\nin 1871. The mother, Cornelia (Feldman) Reis-\\neger, horn, educated and married in Holland, to-\\ngether with the father beiiuealhed to the children\\nhabits of industrious thrift and sterling integrity\\nf)f character.\\nMr. Reiseger received his riniary education in\\nthe home schools of his birthplace, and aflerwaid\\nenjoyed the advantage of four years training in\\nthe Polytechnic Colleges, located attironun. Hav-\\ning completed with honor a thorough course of\\ndrawing, civil engineering and architecture, he\\ngraduated from that well-known institution in\\n1882. He was immediately employed by the Gov-\\nernment as Inspector of Government Works, vari-\\nous buildings iind railroads. In 1\u00c2\u00ab87, .Mr. Reis-\\neger determined to try the bro.-ider iippurlunities\\nfur advancement offered by the I niled .St^ues, and\\nbidding farewell to tlie f:imiliar scenrs .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2iiid friends\\nof his youth, emigrated to Aiiieric:i, l.inding in\\nthe city of New Vork. From the Knipire Slate he\\n27\\nsoon found his way to Michigan, remaining a few\\nweeks in Grand Rapids. He then went to Cheboy-\\ngan and engaged with a contractor, with the ob-\\nject of gaining a practical knowledge of American\\nbuilding and to learn the language. In Decem-\\nber, 1887, he returned to (iraiid Rajiids, where he\\nbecame accpiainted with H. .1. Kiiapp, who pre-\\nsented to him aigtunents in favor of his location\\nin Muskegon, where our subject in 1888 settled\\npermanently for a few months, being in the ollice\\nof Jlr. Knapp, but later engaging in business for\\nhimself.\\nIn 1888, Mr. Reiseger designed the North .Mus-\\nkegon schoolhouse, and the style of architecture\\nand general excellence of finish, comljining a\\nhandsome exterior with interior convenience,\\nbrought him a large and constantly increasing\\ncustom. He made drawings for a bridge to he\\nerected across Lake Muskegon from the foot of\\nTerrace Street to the French Mill, in North Mus-\\nkegon, but the admirable design involved too\\ngreat an outlay of money, and our subject is now\\ndrawing .another bridge, starling from Hayoii\\nStreet across Lake Muskegon to Herthaud Docki\\nin North Muskegon, making direct connection\\nwith the gravel roads. The plan has Ijeen sul\\nmitted, approved and accepted, and the bridge will\\nsoon be built by the comi)any. The entire length\\nof the drawbridge is to be five thousand feet,\\nand, constructed of iron, it will cost about *30,-\\n000. Mr. Reiseger designed the palatial residence\\nof James (iow, and also furnished the plans for\\nmany other magiiifiient homes, among the latter\\nbeing those of Mrs. Fleming, Rudolf Mueller and S.\\nand 15. .Smith. Our subject has likewise done some\\nfine outside work, especially in Hastings, Mich.\\nHe designed the Muskegon Water Works Build-\\ning, the fJood Templars Building at Lake Har-\\nbor, and the Chase Bros. Piano Work.s.\\nIn 1889, in (Greenville. Mich., were united in\\nmarri.age Marc .1. Reiseger and Miss L. G. Van\\nDeinsc, of Greenville. Our subject and his ac-\\ncomplished wife, residing in a beautiful home at\\nthe corner of Terrace and Hartford Streets, Mus-\\nkegon, have been blessed by the birth of a bright\\nlittle son, named in Iioikm of his paternal grand-\\nfather, Wesley M. Politically a strong Repiib-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0519.jp2"}, "520": {"fulltext": "528\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nliean and an ardent advocate of the part} Mr.\\nReiseger is also fraternall.v connected with Low-\\nell Moore Lodge No. 182, A. F. A. M., and\\nis likewise a member of the Independent Order of\\nForesters. I inanciali}- prospered, young in years,\\nambitious, energetic and enterprising, and withal\\npossessed of professional ability of a high order,\\nour subject has undoubtedly an enviable future\\nbefore him.\\n^i^\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 RANKLIN B. WOODMAN. Those to whom\\nl^^ has been granted the privilege of residing\\njt^ in Ottawa County for the past forty or\\nfift}- years have witnessed an interrupted series of\\nimprovements. Where once rose the smoke of\\nthe camp fire now ascends the busy hum of indus-\\ntry from a thriving city. Where once the hunter\\nroamed in search of game the farmer now tills the\\nsoil. Chaos has been reduced to system, and pov-\\nerty has been replaced by prosperity. As one of\\nthe number whose efforts have contributed to se-\\ncure these results, we present the name of F. B.\\nWoodman, a resident farmer of Tallraadge Town-\\nship.\\nThe parents of our subject were Borden and\\nElizabeth (Brown) Woodman, the latter being the\\ndaughter of .Joseph and Elizabeth Brown. He was\\ntiie sixth of a family of eleven children, and was\\nborn in Madson. Madison County, N. Y., October 11,\\n1825. At the age of six years he was orphaned by\\nthe death of his mother and was then taken into the\\nhome of his maternal grandfather, Joseph Brown,\\nby whom he was reared to manhood. In his youth\\nlie attended the common schools of the neighbor-\\nhood, but as they were of a very inferior order his\\neducation was rather meagre.\\nAt the age of nineteen years our subject com-\\nmenced to work as a day laborer, and was thus en-\\ngaged until the fall of 1849, when, desirous of\\nbettering his linancMal condition, he came to Mich-\\nigan. Here he settled in the woods of Tallmadge\\nTownship, and purchasuig property began to clear\\nthe land and cultivate the soil of his present\\nfarm. He is now the owner of about one hundred\\nacres, all of which are under excellent cultivation,\\ndevoted principally to the raising of cereals. In\\nj the rotation of crops and fertilization of the soil\\nhe exercises good judgment, as a consequence of\\nwhich his land is fertile and he is enabled each\\nyear to gather large harvests of golden grain.\\nThe lady who in 1845 became the wife of our\\nsubject was Miss Emily J., daughter of William\\nHammond, a resident of Herkimer County, N. Y.\\nMr. and Mrs. Woodman are the parents of five\\nchildren, but only two are now living. They are\\nHannah S., who is the ^wife of Samuel Roach and\\nresides in Ottawa County; and Charles Franklin,\\nwho married Miss Ann Elizabeth Ritchmiller, and\\nmakes his home with his father, assisting in the\\ncultivation of the farm. In his jjolitical belief\\nMr. Woodman is a stanch Republican, and since\\ncasting his first ballot has always upheld the prin-\\nciples for which the party stands. He has offici-\\nated as Constable, and has also occupied other\\npositions, where he has rendered efficient and sat-\\nisfactory service on behalf of his fellow-citizens.\\n\u00c2\u00bbl\\ni\\nCC!\\nOEKE BOS. A glance at the lives of the\\nrepresentative men whose names appear in\\nthis volume will reveal many sketches of\\nhonorable and influential citizens, who\\nhave resided many yeai s in this countrj but\\namong them none is more worthy or deserving\\nof mention than Mr. Bos, who is a true type of\\nthe successful and progressive Michigan farmer.\\nHe was born in Holland Township, near where he\\nnow lives, in 1853, his parents being Tunnes and\\nCreje Bos, and his grandparents Doeke and (ireje\\nBos. The paternal grandfather, Doeke Bos, died\\nin his native land of Holland, when his son Tun-\\nnes w.as about three years of age. He was the\\nowner of a small boat, and while sailing this craft\\nwas drowned. Tliu.- Tunucs and his brother I eter", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0520.jp2"}, "521": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAPinCAL RKCORD.\\n)2n\\nwere left at a lender age to figlit life s bat-\\ntles for themselves, nnd as soon as old enough.\\nTunnes began learning tiie trade of a tailor,\\nwhich he followed for some time with success;\\nhut this occupation was not at all agreeable to\\nhis tastes and he gave it up as soon as he could\\nconveniently do so. At the age of eighteen years\\nhe entered the German army, in which he remained\\nsix years, a portion of the lime as a commissioned\\notlicer, although he was never in any war. About\\n1848, when in his twenty-eighth year, being a\\nyoung man of considerable enterprise and energy,\\nhe decided to make a home for himself and family\\nin America, his brother Peter, who died at the .age\\nof (ifty-scven years, having preceded him about\\none year.\\nUpon the arrival of Tunnes Hos in the United\\nStates, he possessed but little means, and after\\nsjjending one year as a laboring man in the .State\\nof New York he came West .is far as .Michigan nnd\\nlinally found himself in Ottawa County. Inher-\\nent in liim was consider.able pluck, however, and\\nhe bravely endeavored to do faithfully and well\\nall honorable work that came in his way, and al-\\nthough the struggle with adversity was at times\\nbitter, it only made him the more determined to\\nsucceed, and he kept pcrseveringh on his w.a^\\n.Soon after Ids marriage, which occurred when he\\nw.as quite young, he went to (Iraiid Rapids, IMicli.,\\nand the} togetlicr obtained work with liic var-\\nious farmers of tlie vicinity and by honest in-\\ndustry and frugality their little capital, which\\namounted to only ^1. was greatly increased, and\\nthej were soon enabled to i)urchase ten acres in\\nthe vicinity of the city. There they lived and in-\\ndustriously toiled for three years, then came to\\nHolland Township, Ottawa County, and entered\\neighty acres of lovcrnmeiil land, which by per-\\nseverance they greatly improved and eventually\\nsold for the snug si \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^l.rdKi. Willi this\\nmoney Mr. itos purchased one hiiudied and ten\\nacres on section ITi, where he now lives, and the\\nimprovements which lu has put on the place have\\nrendered it very valuable, lie and his wife are\\nMii iiilicrs of the Ui foniicd lunch of North llol-\\nlaiiil, ill which lie h.-is liecii an i- .lili i for n iiiiiiilicr of\\nyears. To Mr. l!o- and his wife a f.unilv of six\\nchildren has been born: Doeke, the subject of\\nthis sketch; Peter, deceased; Kflde, the widow of\\nAbel Nieiihuise; (iabrand, and two children who\\ndied in infancy.\\nDoeke Bos, the iinmediate subject of this sketch,\\ngrew up in the locality in which he now lives, and\\nupon first starting out in life for himself rented\\nland of his father for one year, lie then inher-\\nited forty acres of land from his uncle s estate for\\nthe care he bestowed upon the latter until his\\ndeath. To this land he h.as added from time to\\ntime until he is now the owner of one huiidre l\\nand twenty acres, all of which is carefully tilled\\nand presents a thrifty and pros|)eroiis appearance.\\nHe made his home with his father until his mar-\\nriage, which occurred when he was twenty-three\\nyears of age, to Martha Nienluiise, by wliom he\\nhas a family of six children: Tunnes, llaltic,\\nPeter and Martin (twins), Gabrand and Greje. Jlr.\\nand Mrs. Bos are worthy church members, and.\\npolitically, he is a Democial, although his father\\nand brother have alwiiys beeen Republicans.\\nP\\nI\\n(41 IfeYLLVS .S. WALKI.KY, M. I). The lu.ble\\n\\\\^f profession of medicine atTords to the stu-\\n\\\\^/sf/ U iii ill that science a never-ending source\\nfor investigation and experiments. New reme-\\ndies are constantly being discovered, steady prog-\\nress is being made in surgeiy, and new diseases\\nare presenting themselves under varying forms\\nof civilization. Whatever may be said of the\\ndiscoveries in other fields of knowledge, and cer-\\ntainly they are astonishing, it can truthfully be\\nsaid of this science that not one can equal it in\\nthe great strides it is making towards a compre-\\nhensive grasp of the whole subject of man in rela-\\ntion to health and disease the |)revention and\\ncure of ills that fiesh is heir to. In the noble\\naimyof workers in this great field. Dr. Wyllys\\nS. Walkley takes a prominent place. He is a\\nnative of Hillsdale County. .Mich., born near llic\\nvill.age of Hillsdale .lanuary 17. IKKi, to the union", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0521.jp2"}, "522": {"fulltext": "530\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nof Oliver and Parthenia (Smith) Walkley, both\\nnatives of tlie Nutmeg State. The father, who has\\nfollowed agricultural pursuits all liis life, is still\\nliving and is in his eighty-fifth year. Our subject s\\nmaternal grandfather, Joel Smith, was of Scotch\\ndescent, his father having been a native of Scot-\\nland.\\nThe subject of this sketch passed his boyhood\\nand youth in Hillsdale and Muskegon Counties,\\nand remained under the parental roof until eigh-\\nteen years of age. In 1864 he enlisted in Company\\nC, Twenty-third Michigan Infantry, under Col.\\nO. L. Spaulding, and was assigned to the Twent}--\\ntliird Army Corps of Ohio. He took part in a\\nnumber of engagements, the most prominent being\\nLost Mountain, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Peach Tree\\nCreek and all the engagements around Atlanta,\\nJonesboro, Columbia (Tenn.), Nashville and Frank-\\nlin, besides numerous skirmishes. He was acting\\nSuperintendent of the Freedman s Bureau, the\\nEastern District, in North Carolina for months.\\nIn 1865 he was transferred to the Twenty-eighth\\nInfantry, commanded by Col. Wheeler, and was\\ndischarged on the 10th of .June, 1866. After\\nleaving the army he came to Michigan, and shortly\\nafterward commenced the study of medicine with\\nDr. Sinzs, of Newaygo, but in the mean time\\ntaught school. Later he entered the medical de-\\npartment of the University of Michigan at Ann\\nArbor, and was graduated from that well-known\\ninstitution in 1876. He subsequently began prac-\\nticing in Iludsonville. Ottawa County, Mich., and\\nthere remained until 1879, when he located in\\nSpring Lake, and in 1885 at Grand Haven, wliere\\nhe has carried on a general practice since.\\nThe Doctor has met with good success in his\\nchosen calling and gives abundant evidence of the\\nability which qualities him for a high place in the\\nmedical profession. He was ap[)ointed Marine\\nSurgeon, and has held that position since Febru-\\nary, 1887. On the 16th of February, 1864, he was\\nmarried to Miss Ida Skinner, of Casenovia Town-\\nship, Muskegon County, Mich., and the daughter\\nof L. F. Skinner. Tlie fruits of this union were\\nthree children: Emile, wife of Peter .1. Danhoff, a\\nprominent attorney of (irand Haven; Adaline,\\nwife of ISerl Hatch, of this county; and Charlotte,\\nwife of A. E. Ewing, a prominent attorney, re-\\nsiding in Grand Rapids. In politics Dr. Walkley- is\\na Republican, and he has shown his appreciation\\nof secret organizations by becoming a member of\\nLake Lodge, I. O. O. F., at Spring Lake. He is\\nalso a nieraljer of Weatherwax Post, G. A. R. Mrs.\\nAValkley died in the year 1873, and subsequently\\nthe Doctor took for his second wife ]\\\\Iiss Olive\\nMcDonald, of Grand Rapids, and the daughter of\\nHugh McDonald. Mrs. Walkley is a native of\\nVermont, but in 1858 came to Grand Rupids,\\nwhere she was a teacher in the schools for several\\nyears. She is an accomplished and cultured lady.\\nYRUS J. DOVE, M. D. The noble profes-\\nsion of medicine affords to the student in\\nthat science a never-ending source of in-\\nvestigation and experiment. New remedies are\\nconstantly being discovered, steady progress is\\nbeing made in surgery, and new diseases are pre-\\nsenting themselves under varying forms of civili-\\nzation. Whatever may be said of the discoveries\\nin other fields of knowledge, and certainly they\\nare astonishing, it can truthfully be said of this\\nscience that not one can equal it in the great\\nstrides it is making towards a comprtliensive grasp\\nof the whole subject of man in relation to health\\nand disease, the prevention and the cure of ills\\nthat flesh is heir to.\\nIn tlie noble army of workers in this great field\\nstands tlie name of Cyrus J. Dove, wlio is a native\\nof Connecticut, born in Stamford, Fairfield Coun-\\nty, December 16, 1853. His parents, Daniel and\\nRuth (Heers) Dove, were natives also of the Nut-\\nmeg State, and the father was a man of means.\\nOur subject attended the common schools of\\nRidgefield County, and later entered the High\\nSchool, where he received a good practical educa-\\ni tioii. Following that he read medicine in Michi-\\ngan with Dr. Monroe, of Monroe, that State, and\\nthen went to Ft. Waviie, Ind., where he read un-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0522.jp2"}, "523": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n531\\nder Dr. Ilousman. Entering the Ft. Wayne Med-\\nical College, he graduated from that institu-\\ntion in the year I87 .l. with the degree of M. D.,\\nand soon afterwards began practicing at IJards-\\ntowii, Ohio. iTinaining there a short time. From\\nthere he went to .laniestown, Ottawa Count}-,\\nMich., practiced there two years and then came to\\nMuskegon. This was in IMHl.and he has practiced\\nhere ever since. He is a i)liysician who has ap-\\nplied iiimself conscientiously to his profession, and\\nthe distinction he enjoj s is richly deserved.\\nDr. Dove was niarried in Michigan in 1871 to\\nMiss Mary llightield, a native of Daiihury, Conn.\\nShe died in 1871, leaving one son, William B., and\\nDr. Dove married his present wife, formerly Miss\\nRose Belile, in 1888, their nuptials being celebrated\\nin Muskegon. Her father, David Relile, wasa native\\nof Canada. Our subject is a member of the (irand\\nRedmen Society, and in politics is a Republican.\\nIn 18!)2, he took a special course of lectures in\\nChicago, and entered Rush Medical College the\\nfollowing year. He is a man interested in all en-\\nterprises for the building up and improvement of\\nMuskegon, and gives his support to all. Wliere-\\ncver he has made his home, the Doctor is highl}-\\nesteemed and has held a number of prominent po-\\nsitions. He has practiced in this city a number of\\nyears now and is recognized by the profession as\\na man of brightest promise.\\nM-^^$m^\\n:icr\\nlUFUS W. .SKEELS, a successful agricul-\\nturist and the owner of one of the finest\\nA\\\\V farms of Muskegon County, has for many\\nyears resided on section 3, Ilolton Town-\\nship. His magnificent homestead of four hundred\\nacres is one of the many valuable pieces of real\\nestate which he has acquired during an exception-\\nally prosperous business career. In view, there-\\nfore, of his close connection with the best interests\\nof the county, a sketch of his life will possess\\nmore than ordinary interest for his fellow-citizens.\\nReferring to tlic paternal ancestry of our sub-\\nject, we find that his great-grandfather, Jonathan\\nSkeels, was a native of New York and a Captain\\nin the Revolutionary War, where he served with\\nbravery under Gen. Putnam and Ethan Allen.\\nGrandfather Rufus Skeels, also a native of New\\nYork, fought in the War of 1812, and wasa farmer\\nby occupation. A man of great ability, he served\\nfor many years as Treasurer of his county in New\\nYork, and occupied other prominent local olfices^\\nHis death resulted from apoplexy, and occurred\\nin 1815. He and his good wife reared five chil-\\ndren: Theron, Nelson, Fannie, Eveline and Flora.\\nThe father of our subject, Theron Skeels, wjis born\\nin New York, and after his father s death was ap-\\nprenticed for six 3-ears to learn tlie trade of a black-\\nsmith. However, he became dissatisfied with his\\nwork and on account of disagreements with his em-\\nployer i)acked up his clothes and during the night\\ntime riuielly stole away from the house. In 1826\\nhe married Samantha, daughter of lliiain King,\\nof Massachusetts, and seven children were horn of\\nthe union, viz.: Alnicda, who married Frank lOddy;\\nAmos S., who married Mandy Bateman; Theron,\\nwho niarried Gusta Saulsberry; Ruth, wife of\\nLewis Cannon; Rufus W., of this sketch, who\\nmarried Louisa Ball; Frederick and Harvey.\\nHaving emigrated to Ohio in 18. Mr. .Skeels,\\n8r., entered land from tiic Government, and in\\n1836 located upon a farm in Cuj ahoga County,\\nwhere he remained until his demise, in 1887. In\\nconnection with agricultural pursuits, he con-\\nducted a blacksmith shop. In religious belief he\\nwas a rniversalist. Politically, he was in early\\ndays a Free-.Soiler, and afterward sustained the\\nprinciples of the Republican party. He was often\\nsolicited to accept various local ollices. and w.as\\nesteemed as a man of high character and superior\\nability. Ills wife was a devout member of tlie\\nMethodist Ivpiscopal Church. .She died in 188J,\\nmourned by all who knew her.\\nBorn in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, .August H.\\n1836, the subject of this sketch was educated in\\nthe district schools and in Twinsburgh Seminary,\\nworking for his board while attending school.\\nWhen fourteen years of age lie started out in the\\nworld for himself, and two years later joined an\\nexploring parly, which traveled through the Ter-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0523.jp2"}, "524": {"fulltext": "532\\nPORtRAIT AND BiO(:;RAPHJCAL RECORD\\nritories of Iowa and Minnesota. He accompanied\\nJaciv Ilungerford in a search for mill sites and tim-\\nber-land in tlie interests of an Eastern land and\\nlumber company. During the winter of 1852-53 i\\nhe remained in Minnesota, and spent his time in\\nhunting and trapping. With his companions, he\\nwas at one time attacked by a band of Indians\\nand was obliged to flee for his life, losing all the\\nvaluable furs and skins he had collected. At the\\ntime of the attack the hunters were gathered about\\nthe camp fire, and, being taken completely by sur-\\nprise, were forced to fight at fearful odds. Two\\nof the company were seriously wounded, yet all\\nfought with desperate courage and reached in\\nsafety the nearest settlement of whites. About\\nthirty Indians fell in the conflict.\\nIn 1854 Mr. Skeels located in Muskegon Coun-\\nt3 and later built a mill in Oceana County, just\\nacross the count} line. He still resided in Iloltou\\nTownship, where he has since remained. He pur-\\nchased from the Government three hundred and\\ntwenty acres of hardwood timber-land, under\\nthe Graduation Act paying for the property at\\nseventy-five cents per acre. For seven years in\\nhis little log cabin he kept bachelor s hall, de-\\nvoting his time principally to hunting. To the\\neast his nearest neighbor lived where the village\\nof Fremont now stands, and to the southwest he\\nhad no neighbor nearer than Muskegon, twenty-\\ntwo miles away. Such were his surroundings in\\nformer years. He has met with prosperity in his\\nfarming undertakings. As settlers have flocked\\nto the county, improvements have been intro-\\nduced, and the value of the land has increased\\nproportionately. Commensurate with the progress\\nof the county has been the prosperity of Mr.\\nSkeels, who now owns, in addition to his home-\\nstead, four hundred acres in Oceana County and\\none thousand acres of hardwood timber in the\\nNorthern Peninsula of Michigan.\\nBy his first marriage Mr. Skeels has two sons:\\nCharles F., who married Geneveive Hannah, and\\nUufus T. These promising 3 oung men are gradu-\\nates of the Business College at Flint, Genesee\\nCounty, and Kufus has been admitted to the Bar\\nof the State of Michigan, being the youngest law-\\nyer in the State. In 1861 our subject entered\\nthe service of the Government, enlisting for three\\nmonths. Later he enlisted at Grand Rapids for\\na period of three j-ears, becoming a member of\\nCompany H, Third Michigan Infantry, and serv-\\ning with gallantry until the close of the war. He\\nactively participated in forty-three battles and\\nnumerous skirniisiies while connected with the\\nAmi} of the Potomac. For thirty days he was\\nconstantly under fire, and was present during the\\nentire period of the battle of the Wilderness. He\\nwas seven times wounded, and each time was sent to\\nthe hospital at Washington. Entering the service\\nas a private, he was mustered out as First Lieu-\\ntenant, although at the lime a Captain s commis-\\nsion had been granted him, and he received the\\npa}- of a Captain, being in command of a com-\\npany during much of the time. After having\\nserved with fidelity for three years and two months,\\nhe was honorably discharged, in .June, 1864.\\nAn expert shot, Mr. Skeels is a noted sports-\\nman, and owns probabl\\\\ one of the finest hunt-\\ning equipments of an_y hunter in Michigan. He\\nsent to England a few j-ears ago and had made\\nto order a double-barreled shot-gun, carrying thir-\\nty-five buck-shot from thirteen to fifteen rods,\\nall witliin a three-foot circle. This magnificent\\ngun has brought down sonic of the finest speci-\\nmens of game ever bagged by any hunter, and is\\namong the most valued possessions of the owner.\\nFraternally. Mr. Skeels is associated with Dahlgren\\nPost No. 149, (i. A. R., at Holton, and greatly en-\\njoys the reiiiHoiis with old comrades, among wlimn\\nhe has a host of friends.\\nIIANCY L. WHITNEY, Secretary of the Mus-\\n[if ^1 keg(;n Pioneer and Historical Society, Presi-\\ndentof the Muskegon Horticultural Society,\\nanda proinineiit tk ristand seedsman of Muskegon,\\nwas born at Allen s Hill, Ontario County, N. Y.,\\n.Inly 25, 18;}6. He is a son of Chancy W. Whitney,\\na native of the Kmpire Slate, born at Allen s Hill", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0524.jp2"}, "525": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n533\\nin 1812, .111(1 w:is a liotel-kcepcr aixi farmer by oc-\\ncupation. Tlie Wliitncys for several gcnciations\\nwere rcsiflents of Connecticut, going there from\\n.Southold, L. I., but tlie family originated in Here-\\nfordshire, Kngland, near tlie line of Wales, early\\nin the twelfth century. The lirst of the name\\ncame to America in 1649.\\nThe mother of our subject bore the maiden name\\nof I hcbeAnn Leach, and was born in IJIoomfield,\\nOntario Count\\\\ ,N. Y..in 1813. She was a daughter\\nof Payne K. Le.ich, and was a descendant of Welsh\\nancestors, who in early days resided near New Lon-\\ndon, Conn. She was married in Ontario County,\\nN. Y., and in 1849 removed with her husband to\\nMichigan, locating near I tica, Macomb County,\\nand residing there until her death, which occurred\\non Christmas Day, 1887. The husband and father\\npassed from earth in 1867. In his |)oIitical allllia-\\ntions he was a Republican, and had been one of the\\norganizers of the i)arty. He served as the first As-\\nsessor of Internal Revenue for his district, under\\nthe admin isti-ation of President Lincoln. In his\\nreligious connections he was a consistent iiitiiibcr\\nof the Episcopal Church.\\nIn the parental family there were five sons and\\nfour daughters, of whom seven are still living,\\nand Chancj L. is the eldest of the number.\\nAfter acquiring a good education he commenced\\nto teach, at the age of sixteen, and continued thus\\nengaged for a period of twent^ -five years. For\\nfour years he filled the position of Superintend-\\nent of the Public Schools of Dowagiac, serving\\nwith credit to himself and to the general satis-\\nfaction of the people. Leaving a professorship in\\nthe State Normal School, he came to Muskegon\\nin 1868, and for two years filled the position of\\nSuperintendent of Schools of this city.\\nAbandoning the profession of a teacher, Mr.\\nWhitney turned his attention to horticulture, and\\nhas since engaged extensively as a llorist, in whieli\\nhe is a recognized authority, both throughout the\\nStates and in Canada. For five yeais he filled the\\nposition of editor of the MichUjan Teacher, being\\none of the founders of that journal, and his liter-\\nary lalxjrs have been highly successful. In 1887\\nhe assisted In organizing, and was chosen Secie-\\ntary of, the Muskegon Pioneer ami I listniiful So-\\nciety, and is still serving in that capacity, as well\\nas in the position of President of the Muskegon\\nHorticultural Society-.\\nOn the 25th of July. 1836, Mr. Whitney was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Addeline S. Coucher,\\nof Marshall, .Mich., and they are the parents of\\nthree children, namely: Chancy G., Assistant Audi-\\ntor of the Saginaw, Tuscola A Huron Railway, re-\\nsiding in .Saginaw, Mich.; Frank C, a clerk in the\\nposlotticeat Muskegon; and Clarence W., who is at-\\ntending the .Muskegon High .School, and resides with\\nhis parents. In his political o|)inions, Mr. Whit-\\nnej- is a stanch Democrat, and has served two terms\\nas Chairman of the Democratic County Committee.\\nHe has also filled a number of other positions of\\nhonor and responsibility, being at present a Trus-\\ntee of the Northern Asylum for the Insane, at\\nTraverse Citj in all of which he has displayed\\nexcellent judgment and sound common-sense.\\nAmong his fellow-citizens he is highly- esteemed\\nas a man of noble princii)lcs, unflinching integrity\\nand generosity of heart, and these qualities have\\nwon for him the confidence of the people with\\nwhom he associates.\\nr-l-1\\n0M OLSON, who is a practical and progress-\\nive agriculturist, and one of the popular\\ncitizens of Ilolton Township, .Muskegon\\nCounty, resides on section 36. A native of Nor-\\nway, he was born in 1844, and is a son of Chris-\\ntian and Bertha M. Olson. His father was born\\nin 181 1, and during the greater part of his life\\nfollowed the occii|)ation of fanning, lie rented\\nland, which he operated, and when he luid accum-\\nulated (niough monoy he brought his family, con-\\nsisting of wife and live children, to the United\\nStates, the 3 ear 18. )4 witnessing their emigration.\\nThey crossed the Atlantic in a sailing-vessel, and\\nafter thirteen weeks spent upon the brin^- deep,\\nreached the shores of the New World. During\\nthe voyage they enct uiitered some very stormy\\nweather.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0525.jp2"}, "526": {"fulltext": "534\\nPORTRAIT AND SlOGRAMlCAL feECORt).\\nChristian Olson first located in Milwaukee,\\nwhere he engaged in liie fishing trade or followed\\nan^ other pursuit that would bring him an honest\\nlivelihood. In the fall of 1855, he came to wliat\\nis now Muskegon County, Mich., locating in\\nFruitland Township, where he purchased Govern-\\nment land and engaged in lumbering for about\\nSIX years. He then let the land go back to the\\nState for taxes, as it was worth little after the\\ntimber had been cleared awa}-. For a time Mr.\\nOlson was quite successful in his business ventures,\\nbut he lost a cargo of goods on a vessel, and this\\nreduced his possessions greatly. In September,\\n1859, he purchased eight} acres of (lOvernment\\nland where our subject now resides, and the fol-\\nlowing year located thereon with liis family and\\nbegan the development of the home. Its bound-\\naries he extended until one hundred and sixt}-\\nacres yielded to him a good income. lie was\\ncalled to his final rest in 1883. In religious be-\\nlief he was a Lutheran, and his political views\\nwere those of the Reiniblican party.\\nTom Olson, whose name heads this record, was\\nonly ten years of age when he left the land of his\\nnativity and came to the New World. He re-\\nmained in school at Milwaukee for two years after\\nhis parents came to Michigan, and paid his own\\nexpenses while acquiring his education. He then\\nrejoined his parents, with whom he remained un-\\ntil he had attained his majority, when he started\\nout for himself. He purchased forty acres of\\nState land for $50, and began the development of\\nthe farm, upon which he now resides. To tiiis he\\nhas added one hundred and twenty acres of land,\\nsecured from the fTOvernment, and the entire\\namount has been improved and cultivated until\\nit is now one of the rich and fertile farms of the\\nneighborhood.\\nIn 1865, Mr. Olson married Miss Sarah Ryerson,\\nand 1)3 their union were born two children, Ole,\\nand Ida, now the wife of Lewis Peclia. The\\nmother of this family died, and Mr. Olson was\\nagain married, iiis second union being with Sarah\\nNelson, daughter of .lohn and Sarah (Sherman)\\nNelson. Her parents were natives of New York\\nand had a family of eight children, of whom she\\nis the youngest. Siic was born in Clay Hanks\\nTownship, Oceana County, Mich., in 1857, and by\\nher marriage lias became the mother of nine chil-\\ndren, of whom eight are still living, namely:\\nChristian, Adma, Louella, Trouls, Holly, Caroline\\nM., Nelson and Ivan S.\\nMr. and Mrs. Olson are both members of the\\nLutheran Chuicli. In politics, he is a supporter\\nof the Republican party, and has been honored\\nwith the offices of Highway Commissioner and\\nSchool Treasurer, filling the former three years,\\nand the latter nine years. He is a public-spirited\\nand progressive citizen, who manifests a commend-\\nable interest in everything pertaining to the wel-\\nfare of the community and its advancement.\\nE^\\nJ OIIX I). VANDER WERP. Biography\\nshould be written for the sake of its les-\\nsons that men everywhere may place them-\\nselves in contact witli facts and affairs, and\\nbuild themselves up to and into a life of excel-\\nlence, not in any sphere, liut in their own right-\\nful place, where they may keep and augment their\\nindividuality. To record such a life is our purpose\\nj in the following history of .lohn I). Vander Werp,\\nI dealer in furniture, carpets and crockery at Mus-\\nkegon. As in everything else, so in furniture\\nit always pays to get the best, and an establish-\\nment whicli has gained an excellent reiiulation\\nfor just methods is the one conducted by our sub-\\nject. Only reliable goods are handled, and the\\ntrade of the house extends far and wide. He keeps\\na well-selected and extensive assortment of the\\nfinest grades of goods of the latest styles, and he\\n1 has a wide-spread and enviable patronage.\\nMr. A ander Werp was born in Holland .Jul}-\\n9. 1848, to the marriage of the Rev. 1). .1. Van-\\nder Werp, pastor of the Keformed Church, and\\nAlberta (IJoercnia) ander Wer|), both natives of\\nj the Old Country, where tlie mother passed her\\nentire life. Tlirec cliildien were born to this es-\\nteemed ct)uple, and of these our subject is the\\nj eldest. He spent his youth and schooldays in", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0526.jp2"}, "527": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BiOGRAPHlCAL RECORD.\\n535\\nIlls native country, ;\u00c2\u00bbn(J remained uiulcr llu par-\\nental roof until 18(il. when lie moved willi his\\nparents to the Now World, his father having ac-\\ncepted a call to become pastor of a congregation in\\n(Iraafsehap, near Holland, Mich. They reached\\nNew York City a few days later, hut went direct\\nfrom there to their destination, near Holland, Mich.,\\nwhere many Hollanders settled in 1847. Here\\nJohn 1). attended the common schools and ac-\\nquired a fair knowledge of the English language.\\nAfter leaving school our subject began to work\\non farms for different parties, and followed this\\nfor some time. While near Holland, Mich., he\\nmet and married Miss .lacoba Van Zanten, their\\nunion being solemnized in the year 1869. After\\nhis marriage Mr. Vander Werp taught district\\nschool for one season, and then moved onto\\neighty acres of land, all except two acres covered\\nwith trees, which he had cleared and sowed to wheat\\nthe previous fall. This land he worked for four\\nyears. In 1873 he lost his wife, sold his farm and\\nremoved to Muskegon, Mich., and began driving an\\nexpress wagon for his cousin, Fred Vander Werp,\\ncontinuing this for one year. Following this he\\nbought an interest in a hardware store on Pine\\nStreet, and continued in this business for two and\\na-half years. In 1877 he formed a partnership\\nwith .loseph E. Montgomery, under the firm title\\nof Montgomery fc Vander Werp, in the furniture\\nand undertaking business in the Muskegon Na-\\ntional IJlock, later the Hackley National Bank\\nBlock.\\nIn 1882 Montgomery ik Vander Werp bought\\nthe furniture stock of Jacob Hetz, taking into part-\\nnership William S. Ilofstra, and continued business\\nin that store for three 3 ears, in the mean time buy-\\ning the interest of Mr. Ilofstra. In 1885 was built\\nhis present business house, Nos. 28 and 3(1 West-\\nern Avenue, and in 1887 he bought the interest of\\nJ. E. Montgomery, which left him the sole owner.\\nHe has a fine line of furniture, carpets, crockery,\\nlamps and glassware, using the entire building\\nfor his business, except a twenty-two feet store on\\nthe first floor. The size of his store is 55x100 feet,\\nand it is two stories in height with a basement.\\nGenial and courteous, and of exceedingly pleasing\\naddress, straightforward in his dealings iuid of ex-\\nemplary habits, he has the confidence and resi ect\\nof all who know him, and has built up a thriving\\nbusiness. He is now Treasurer of the Muskeg(m\\nBuilding and Loan Association, and is also Treas-\\nurer of tlie .Muskegon branch of the Security having\\nand Loan Association of Minneapolis, Minn. A\\nmember of the First Holland Christian Reformed\\nChurch, on Terr.acc .Street, he has been Deacon of\\nthe same for some time. For six years he was Coro-\\nner of Muskegon County, Sujiervisor of the city of\\nMuskegon six terms, and one year was Chairman of\\nthe County Board of .Supervisors. In j)olitics lie\\nsupports Republican principles. In 1875 he mar-\\nried his second wife, .Miss .\\\\nna Warnick, of Mus-\\nkegon, Mich., and daughter of Egbert Warnick.\\nTwo children have been born to this union, Birdie\\nand Edna. Mr. and Mrs. Vander Werp have a\\nneat residence in a good neighborhood. No. 276\\nSouth Terrace Street.\\nENRY E. PLANT, the owner of a fertile\\n1)1* tract of land in Crocker} Township, Ot-\\ntawa County, was born in Oswego County.\\nN. Y., October 11, 1811. and is a son of\\nHenry B. and Charlotte M. (Trotier) Plant. His\\nfather was born in Salmon River, N. Y., in 1820,\\nand emigrated from that State to Michigan in\\n1854, via Chicago, settling upon a farm in Crock-\\nery Township, Ottawa County. Upon the eight}\\nacrc track of wild land he there purchased, he\\nconducted agricultural operations for a number of\\nyears, and succeeded in clearing the larger part of\\nthe property. Later he added to his landed pos-\\nsessions by the purchase of forty acres, where his\\nwidow now resides. A farmer from boyhood, he\\ncontinued to engage in agricultural pursuits un-\\ntil his death, which occurred May 23, 18 l, at the\\nage of seventy-one years.\\nThe maternal grand|)arents of our subject,\\nLewis and Charlotte (RoUand) Trotier, were na-\\ntives of France, the father of Charlotte having\\nbeen a nolilciiKin in that counti\\\\. I lie mother of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0527.jp2"}, "528": {"fulltext": "536\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nour subject was born in Canada, September 27,\\n1819, and still makes her home in Crocker}- Town-\\nship, being now (1893) seventy-four years of age.\\nNotwithstanding her advanced years, she is strong\\nand hearty, and personally superintends the man-\\nagement of lier farm. She is a member of tlie\\nBaptist Church, to which lier husband also be-\\nlonged. Their pioneer home in j cars gone by\\nwas brightened by the presence of five sons and\\none daughter, of whom wc note the following:\\nHenry E., the subject of this sketch, is tlie eldest;\\nLewis D. resides in Crockery Township; Charles\\nenlisted in Company I, Second Michigan Cavalry,\\nand just before the expiration of his term of\\nenlistment returned to his home, where he soon\\nafterward died, .July 10. 1864; Albert resides in\\nGrand Rapids, this State; Walter makes his home\\nin Muskegon, Mich.; and Elizabeth, who resided in\\nMichigan for thirty-four years, passed away on\\nthe 17th of April, 1893.\\nIn Oswego County, ]S. Y., the subject of this\\nsketch was reared to manhood, receiving a some-\\nwhat limited education in the common schools.\\nIn 1854, he accompanied his parents to Michigan,\\nwhere he has since resided. At the opening of\\nthe Civil War, lie enlisted, on the 5th of Decem-\\nber, 1861, as a member of Company F, Fourteenth\\nMichigan Infantrj and served with bravery until\\nthe close of the conflict receiving his discharge\\non the 28th of July, 1865. He participated with\\nhis regiment in a number of important engage-\\nments, including the battle of Ilamberg s Landing,\\nthe siege of Corintli, Pittsburg Landing and luka,\\nproceeding from the last-named city to Nashville,\\nwhere for two months the regiment was cut off\\nfrom all communication with friends.\\nIn the city of Nashville, from the fall of 1862\\nuntil the spring of 1863 the subject of this sketch\\nwas employed on garrison duty. From Nash-\\nville he went to Franklin, Tenn., where he also\\ndid garrison duty. Thence he went to Colum-\\nbia, Tenn., and remained in that place until\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0January of 1864, when, his term of service hav-\\ning expired, he re-enlisted, securing a thirt3--days\\nfurlough and availing himself of this opportunity\\nto make a visit to his home. On reporting for\\ndutv at Nashville, he was .assigned to the First\\nBrigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Army Corps,\\nand with his compan} took part in the Atlanta\\ncampaign. After the fall of Atlanta they went\\nto Savannah, consuming twenty-six days en route,\\nand taking their Christmas dinner in the cit^ last-\\nnamed. Leaving that place in .Januarj-, they\\ncrossed Sister s Ferry, marching to Columbia, S.\\nC, and from there to Bentonville, and thence to\\nRaleigh. In the skirmish at that place, our sub-\\nject served as color-bearer and fortunately escaped\\nuninjured, although one man out of five, upon an\\naverage, was killed or wounded.\\nFrom Raleigh the regiment marched to Rich-\\nmond, Ya., where a few da^ s were spent. Then\\nthey proceeded to Washington, D. C, where thej\\ntook part in the Grand Review. Later our subject\\nwas sent to Louisville, Ky., where he remained\\nuntil the 18th of July, 1865. He was then\\nmustered out of service, and upon going to De-\\ntroit received his final discharge and his pa^ for\\nthe period of service. Though he took an active\\npart in many desperate encounters with the reb-\\nels, he was wounded only upon one occasion, after\\nthe siege of Corinth, in 1862, when he remained\\nin the hosiiital for a time.\\nShortly after returning to his home, Mr. Plant\\nwas united in marriage, October 25, 1865, with\\nMiss Jennie .S. Clark, who was born in Seneca\\nCount}-, N. Y., the daughter of Robert and Cather-\\nine (Yan Riper) Clark, The union has resulted in\\nthe birth of seven children, of whom the follow-\\ning survive: Emma Myrtle, who resides in Chi-\\ncago; Carrie M., Lewis C, Pearl M., Bessie C. and\\nErnest L.. Jessie, a twin of Bessie C, died in in-\\nfancy. E. M,vrtle is book-keeper for R. J. Boersma,\\nof the Roseland Enterprise Company, Chicago. Car-\\nrie M. is a head milliner in Saginaw, Mich. Lewis\\nE. was a teacher but is now a student at Ann Arbor,\\nMich. Pearl M. is a te.achcr in the public schools of\\nChicago. The two younger are in school. While\\nin Georgia Mr. I laiit cast his first Presidential bal-\\nlot for Abraham Lincoln, and since that time he\\nhas steadfastly adhered to the principles enunciated\\nby the liepublican part}-. He has served as High-\\nway Commissioner of Crockery Township, and has\\nofficiated in other local capacities. Socially, he is\\nideiitiru d with Hartliolomcw Post No. 136, G. A.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0528.jp2"}, "529": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nU., at Nuiiica, having served as Post Commander\\nfor two years and Adjutant for six years. Mrs.\\nPlant is a member of the Wuiuan s Relief Corps\\nNo. 158, of whicli she is at present Guard.\\nTiie farm owned and occupied hy Mr. Plant is\\nlocated on section 21, Crockery Townsiiip, nine\\nmiles southeast of Grand Haven luid two miles\\nsouthwest of the village of Nunica. It contains\\nforty acres of well-improved land, containing all\\nthe conveniences of a model country home. At\\nthe liini he purcliased it, in .lanuary, 18()4, it was\\nin its primeval condition, but he li.is cleared the\\nland, erected the buildings, and transformed it\\ninto one of the finest farms of tlie township.\\nThis he has done tlirough diligent effort and un-\\ntiring energy.\\n^Y7 AMES O HARA, of Muskegon, was born in\\nthe cit3 of Le Roy, Genesee County, N. Y.,\\non the 26th of July, 1860. His father, John\\nl5\u00c2\u00bbf O llara, isa native of County Sligo, Ireland,\\nand came to this country during the Irish famine,\\nin 1846. His mother, Catherine O Hara, nee Mc-\\nKenna, is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland.\\nThe subject of this sketch was the third of nine\\nchildren, eight of whom are now living. In 1862\\nthe family removed to Wisconsin, where the falher\\ntaught school for several 3-ears, at Sheboygan,\\nHolland, Waubeek, Boltonville, Newburgh and\\nManitowoc. In 1872 he became a civil engineer\\nand surveyor, and has ever since held the otlice of\\nCounty Surveyor of Manitowoc County, having\\nalsf) ofliciated .is Surve^ or of Manitowoc City for\\na number of terms.\\nIn 1872Mr. O Hara became a sailor on the Great\\nLakes, and followed thatcallingdiiring the summer\\nseasons for fourteen years. Attending school in the\\nwinter lime, he was graduated in the spring of 1877,\\nand taught distiict schools in Wiscunsin for several\\nwinters. In 1880 he entered the law ollice of Ks-\\ntabrook A- Walker, at Manitowoc, Wis., where he\\nconducted his legal studies for three winters.\\nThese gentlemen were leading lawyers of Wiscon-\\nsin, the former being afterwards Attorney-Cieneral\\nof that State for two terms, and the latter I luted\\nStates District Attorney under Cievelaiul.\\nIn 1883, Mr. O Hara entered the otlice of Hon.\\nN. A. Hamilton, at St. .loseph, Mich., where he re-\\nmained during that and the succeeding winter.\\nHe was admitted to the Bar at Berrien Springs in\\n188,5, and spent the winter of that year at Chi-\\ncago, III., in the otlice of C. K. Kremer, the leading\\nadmiralty lawyer in the West. Coming to Mus-\\nkegon on .lul}- 1886, he entered the otlice of\\nUeLong Fellows, and subsequently, on the disso-\\nlution of that firm, remained witii Mr. DeLong\\nuntil the following year. In the fall of 1\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab7, he\\nformed a partnership with Mr. DeLong, under the\\nfirm name of DeLong A O Hara, and this connec-\\ntion continued until August 18!i3, since which\\ntime he h.is been |)iaciicing alone. At Muskegon,\\n.May 22, 1H8 J, he married Miss Klorcnce Palmer,\\nand their union has been blessed by tlie birth of\\none child, Chester Palmer, who was born February\\n21, 1890.\\nMr. O llara has had a large and extensive prac-\\ntice in the Circuit, Supreme and Federal Courts\\nand is well known throughout the Western Dis-\\ntrict of Michigan. Tiie Bar of Jluskegou County,\\nin ability, has for years been noted as second to\\nnone in the State, and .lames O Hara stands well\\nto the front with the foremost men of the frater-\\nnity. In politics, he is a Democrat, and takes a\\nleading [ilace in the councils of his party. Socially,\\nhe is identitled with the Odd Fellows and M.ac-\\ncabees, and is iiighly regarded in these organiza-\\ntions.\\nWILLIAM WACHTKR, the owner of a val-\\nuable and linely-improved farm, located\\nthree miles southeast of Spring Lake, and\\na progressive citizen of Crockery Township. Ot-\\ntawa County, is one of (Icrmany s sons. His\\nbirth occurred in Hanuver, September lit, IMiil,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0529.jp2"}, "530": {"fulltext": "538\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORt\\nand tliere he resided until about thirteen j-ears of\\nage, meanwhile receiving an excellent practical\\neducation in the German language. In 1864, he\\naccompanied his parents, John and Dora (Ronne)\\nWachter, from the Fatherland to the United\\nStates, and with tlieiii settled in the village of\\nSpring Lake, Mich., where he resided about four\\nyears.\\nFor a number of years Mr. Wachter was em-\\nployed on the railroad, and as he received good\\nwages he was enabled to support his parents in\\ncomfort until their death. His father, who had\\nbeen a blacksmith in the Old Country, lived re-\\ntired from active labors until his death in Spring\\nLake, about 1868. Afterward his widow married\\nagain, becoming the wife of Thomas Bell. She\\ncontinued to reside in Spring Lake until her death\\nin 1892. She was the mother of three children,\\nWilliam being the youngest. The others are: Eliza\\nthe wife of Henry Sims; and William, who died at\\nthe age of twelve years.\\nReared in Germany until thirteen years of age,\\nour subject can speak and write German (luently;\\nhe is also familiar with the Dutch and English\\nlanguages, speaking and writing in both with\\nease. After coming to the United States, he\\nlearned the trade of a blacksmith in the railroad\\nshops at Spring Lake, but never actively engaged\\nin the occupation. The first purchase of land by\\nMr. Wachter consisted of an eighty-acre tract six\\nmiles north of Nunica, which he sold about 1880.\\nIn December, 1882, he discontinued farming and\\nlocated on the farm where he now resides. He is\\nthe owner of eighty acres, of which sixty were\\ncleared at the time of the i)urchasc, and the re-\\nmaining acres have been cleared by the present\\nowner.\\nSeptember 24, 1874, Mr. AVachter was united in\\nmarriage with Miss Clara Feitler, the daughter of\\nJohn and Margaret (Ehrliardt) Feitler, and a na-\\ntive of German} She accompanied her parents\\nfrom Bavaria to America and settled with them\\nat Port Washington, Wis., removing thence to\\nSpring Lake. Afterward her parents purchased\\nforty acres of land, and upon that place they still\\nreside. Mr. and Mrs. Wachter are the parents of\\nfour living children, and have been called upon\\nto mourn the loss of five by death. Those de-\\nceased were: Lewis, Johnnie, Eliza, Clara and\\nWillie. The surviving children are: Maggie,\\nAnna, Augusta and George. The first Presidential\\nballot of Mr. Wachter was cast for Gen. U. S.\\nGrant, and he has since then maintained his alle-\\ngiance to the principles for which that famous sol-\\ndier fought. He is a man of prominence in his\\ncommunity, and has served as School Director for\\ntwo terms, besides filling a number of minor of-\\nfices.\\nOHN J. HOWDEN. Integrity, intelligence\\nand system are characteristics which will\\nadvance the interests of any man, and will\\ntend to the prosperity lo which all aspire.\\nSuch are some of the traits of the gentleman, Joiin\\nJ. Howden, who is the popular and al)le Treasurer\\nand Secretary of the Muskegon Gas Light Com-\\npany, Muskegon, Mich. The present work was\\nestablished in 1871 as a stock company, with L.\\nG. Moses as President and James Clements Secre-\\ntary. The business had been carried on for some\\ntime when our subject became deeply interested as\\na stockholder, and he is now one of the leading\\nbusiness men of the city of Muskegon. In this\\nbrief summary of points in Mr. Howden s career,\\nit should be said as an excuse for an omission, that\\na biography of more pretension could best convey\\nthe lessons of his life of industry and intelligent\\nskill. Like the company he represents, tiie career\\nof Mr. Howden is of value as showing that hon-\\nesty, capacity and energy receive their reward at\\nlast ami in good iiie.asure.\\nMr. Howden was born in Ontario, Canada, in\\n1846, and is a son of James and Ellen (Stephen-\\nson) Howden. The father followed agricultural\\npursuits all his life, and. being industrious and\\nenterprising, becanie one of the substantial citi-\\nzens of ills neighborhood. He was a man possessed\\nof more than the average amount of intelligence\\nand wisdom, and his career w:is one marked by", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0530.jp2"}, "531": {"fulltext": "rOKTllAlT AND liltXJltAl lIlCAL RECORD.\\n539\\niipriillitiioss and lionesty. .loliii .1. Ilowflen was\\ntlie cai viT of his own destiny and made it an hon-\\norable one. From the time lie readied that period\\nof life when his physieal slrenifth was sutticient to\\nenable him to guide the plow, he began to con-\\ntribute to the earning of his own bread. He re-\\nceived his scholastic training in the schools of\\nWhitby, and remained under the i)arental roof\\nuntil twenty-one 3-ears of age.\\nIn 1871, lie came to the I liited States and for a\\ntime stopped at Port Huron, Mich. The same\\nyear he came to Muskegon and was employed by\\nthe Muskegon CJas Light Company, and for the\\npijst sixteen years has been its .Secretary and .Su-\\nperintendent. He is now one of the principal\\nstockhohiers of the company, and is highly es-\\nteemed in leading financial and social circles. He\\nis also largely interested in plumbing, gas and\\nsteam fitting, doing a large business in the latter.\\nMr. Howden chose his life companion in the\\nperson of Miss Maria Walker, of Whitby, Canada,\\ndaughter of Robert Walker, and their nuptials\\nwere solemnized in the year 1871. In politics,\\nour subject is independent in local matters, vot-\\ning for the best man, and in his social relations he\\nis a Knight Templar in the Masonic fraternity.\\nHe has a neat and pleasant residence at No. 214\\nWebster Avenue, and is surrounded by all the\\ncomforts of life. His parents were natives of\\nIreland and emigrated to Canada in 1831. The\\nHowden family is noted for longevity, some mem-\\nbers of the same attaining the age of one hun-\\ndred years.\\ne^HjH^\\nli^^RACY WOODARI). an\\nf(f^\\\\^ cessful agriculturist of\\nMuskegon County,\\n(iRACY WOODARI). an iiitluential and suc-\\nS^0 and the owner of a valuable farm in Moo.\\nland Township, was born in the .State of New\\nYork Septemlier 12, 18;5(). He is the son of\\n.loshua and Sophia (Kariiam) Woodard, natives of\\nNew York. The former, who w;is a farmer by occu-\\np. itinii, removed in an early day to ((akiand\\nCounty, Mich., where he remained twelve years\\nengaged in tilling the soil. At the expiration of\\nthat time he disposed of his farming interests in\\nOakland County, and removed to Kent County,\\nthis State, where he resided until his death, in\\n1853. He was a man of substantial and noble\\nqualities, industrious, energetic and enterprising,\\nand his children owe much to his counsel and\\nassistance, as well as to the training received from\\ntheir mother.\\nThe subject of this sketch was one of nine chil-\\ndren, eight of whom are now living. His child-\\nhood years were passed in a comparatively unev-\\nentful manner upon his father s farm, and he\\ngained such educational advantages as were af-\\nforded by the country schools. At the .age of sev-\\nenteen he commenced in business for himself, and\\nfor a time worked on a farm during the summer\\nseasons and in the timber during the winter. In\\n1864 he settled upon the farm he now occupies,\\nwhere he has eighty acres of fertile land, upon\\nwhich have been placed the improvements of a\\nfirst-class estate.\\nThe marriage of .Mr. Woodard occurred in 1860\\nand united him with Miss Celestia, daughter of\\nPeter and Theda (Norton) Pickett, natives of\\nConnecticut and New Y ork, respectively. Of this\\nunion five children were born, four of whom are\\nnow living, Krnest, Harry, Alwiii and (Jrace.\\nCarrie is deceased. In politics Mr. Woodard is a\\nmeml)er of the People s party and is deeply con-\\ncerned in all matters of public interest. Ho has\\nbeen elected by his fellow-citizens to various iK)si-\\nlions of trust, having represented Barton Township\\nupon the Newaygo County Hoard of Supervisoi-s\\nfor one term, also served as Commissioner of .Moor-\\nland Township for three yeai-s and Treasurer for\\nthree years, being the present incumbent of the\\noffice last named. A prominent member of the\\n(Jrange, he served as Master for one term .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0uid\\nChaplain for a number of years, and upon several\\noccasions has acted as delegate to the State (;ran e.\\nHe also was Master of Pomona (Grange for two\\nyears.\\nAlthough h;ivii\u00c2\u00abg tiie appearaucf of hcMllh. Mr.\\nWoodard h;is been a physical siilTerer foi ni:uiN\\nyears and is mialile to perform niiv iiianiial lalinr.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0531.jp2"}, "532": {"fulltext": "540\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nHowever, he superintends the management of his\\nfarm and attends carefully to every detail of the\\nwork. lie is one of tiie influential and highly\\nesteemed citizens of Muskegon County, and his\\nlife, though unmarked by any stirring events or\\nthrilling episodes, lias been been full of usefulness\\nand crowned with honor. Those who have en-\\njoyed the privilege of intimate association with\\nhim have found his wide experience and ripe wis-\\ndom of invaluable assistance, and his circle of\\nfriends is limited only by the number of his ac-\\nquaintances.\\nLARENCE W. .SESSIONS, senior member\\n(I of the firm of Sessions Bassett, attorneys\\n^^(7 and counselors-at-law in Muskegon, was\\nborn in Ionia County, Mich., February 8, 1859.\\nHe is a son of William Sessions, a native of New\\nYork State, who in 1837 removed to Michigan,\\nlocating in the township of North Plains, Ionia\\nCounty. There for man} years he engaged as a\\ntiller of the soil, meeting with considerable success\\nin his chosen vocation. In 1870 he retired from\\nfarming pursuits, and, i-emoving to the city of\\nIonia, has since made his homo at that place. His\\nfather, Nathaniel, was a native of Connecticut,\\nand the family was for manj- generations prom-\\ninent in the history of New England.\\nThe mother of our subject was Julia, daughter\\nof .John and Eliza Jennings. Her two sons were\\nnamed Clarence AV. and John F., the latter being\\na farmer. The former, who forms the subject of\\nthis sketcii, was reared on his father s farm in\\nIonia County, where amid rural surroundings he\\ngrew to a robust and sturd} manhood. For a\\ntime he conducted his studies in the district\\nschools, and later attended the High School at\\nIonia, from which he was graduated in 1877.\\nAfterward he became a student in the University\\n(if Michigan at Ann Ailioi-, and was graduated\\nfifiiii the literary Uqi;irl incut of that institudon\\nill the Class of 81.\\nHaving resolved upon choosing for his life oc-\\ncupation the legal profession, Mr. Sessions com-\\nmenced to study law under the able tuition and\\npreceptorship of Mitchell Bell, attorneys at\\nIonia, in whose office he conducted his studies un-\\ntil he was admitted to practice at the Bar in 1883.\\nOpening an office at Ionia, he soon gained an ex-\\ntensive and lucrative practice, remaining in that\\nplace for two years. In 1885 he came to Muske-\\ngon and opened an office in the Masonic Block,\\nlater removing to the Merchants National Bank\\nBlock, where he now occupies a pleasant suite of\\nrooms. His present partnership with Frank II.\\nBassett was formed in 1890, and the members of\\nthe firm have an established reputation for ability\\nand erudition.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Sessions, which took place\\nin 1882, united him with Miss Mary S., daughter\\nof Rev. Charles H. Foote, a Presbyterian minister\\nof Ionia, Mich. Two children have blessed this\\nunion. The family residence is located at No.\\n250 Webster Avenue, and is comfortabl} and\\ntastily furnished. The political belief of Mr. Ses-\\nsions has led him into affiliation with the Repub-\\nlican party, of which he is one of the most influ-\\nential members in this section of the State. He\\nhas served as a member of the State Republican\\nCommittee and the County Committee, in both of\\nwhich organizations he has rendered efficient ser-\\nvice on behalf of his party. For three years or\\nmore he has been a Director in the Merchants\\nNational Bank of Muskegon.\\n^r i\\nERMAN LAN(;K()WEL, the enterprising\\nj|) and well-known dealer in wood and coal of\\nMuskeg(ni, Mich., born in Western Prussia,\\nGermany, March 2, 1854, has from his\\nearly youth been associated with the rapid growth\\nand upward progress of his present locality, and,\\ngreatly prospered, has amassed a comfortable com-\\npetence, and, aside from coiidiictiiig his coal ami\\nwood yard at the foot of Terrace Street, also owns", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0532.jp2"}, "533": {"fulltext": "P0KT1{A1T AM) r.lGCKAl llRAL RECORD.\\n.^n\\n:iii l successfully manages a sales and livery sta-\\nble on Lake Street. Tlie paternal graiulfallier,\\nCharles Langkowel, Jr., emigrated to America and\\nlanded safely in New York in 1869. The father,\\na liaker by trade, after his arrival in the United\\nStales devoted himself to the pursuit of agricul-\\nture. Locating in Muskegon County, Mich., he\\nmade his home there for many years and passed\\npeacefully away within the boundaries of the\\ncounty in 1882. The mother, Alesia Steincke,\\ndied in her native land, Germany. She was a de-\\nscendant iif a line of Germnii ancestors who by\\ntheir sterling traits of character won their iqiward\\nway to useful intluence.\\nHerman Langkowel, our subject, remained in\\nPrussia during his boyliood and attended the\\ncommon schools of his birthplace, some seven\\nyears after the death of his mother crossing the\\nbroad Atlantic to a new home beyond the sea. At\\nsixteen years of age, accompanying his father to\\nAmerica, he landed in New York City and directly\\nproceeded thence to Michigan, locating in Grand\\nHaven, where for twelve years he ran an hotel and\\nthe succeeding winter studied in the district\\nschool. In 1861 he removed to Muskegon, and\\nhere he was employed in the sawmill of John\\nTorrent and Esaw Torrent for a time. In 1877, in\\npartnership with Mr. I etrie, he emliarked in the\\ncoal business, but later Mr. Petrie sold out and ]Mr.\\nLangkowel, then assuming full charge of llic busi-\\nness, lias profitably continued in the same up to the\\npresent time. Huyiiig to excellent advantage by\\nthe vessel and car-load, he controls one of the larg-\\nest trades in wood and coal (jn the Lake.\\nMr. Langkowel has been engaged for the past\\nfifteen ^ears in buying and shipi)ing draft and\\ncoach horses, purchasing largely in Illinois. Fi-\\nnancially prospered, he owns two hundred acres of\\nvaluable farming land, some of the best in Mus-\\nkegon County. His sales and livery slal)le has\\nproven an excellent investment and is i)atronized\\nby a large and rapidly increasing custom. Al-\\nthough his time is mainly occujiied with business\\ncares, Mr. Langkowel takes an .active interest in\\npublic issues, both local and National, anci, polit-\\nically, alliliales with the Di MiocrMiic party.\\nFraternally a valued member of the Indepen-\\ndent Order of Odd Fellows, our subject is likewise\\nidentified with the Maccabees and is also con-\\nnected with the German Workingmen s Associa-\\ntion, enjoying the friendship of a wide accpiaint-\\nance among these orders. Upon December 15,\\n1877, were united in marriage Herman Langkowel\\nand Miss Bertha Steubenrauch, a native of Louis-\\nville, Ky., but later a resident, for some time prev-\\nious to her marriage, of Muskegon. Our subject\\nand his estimable wife have been blessed by the\\nbirth of two children, a son and daughter. Otto\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2and Emma. The comfortable and attractive fam-\\nily residence is pleasantly located at No. 314 Lake\\nStreet, Muskegon.\\n1)\\n^j^^ON. J. W. MOON. M. C, capitalist and\\nlumberman of Muskegon, was born in the\\ntownship of an lUiren, Wayne County,\\nMich., .Ian nary 18. 1836, to which place\\nhis i)arents had removed two years previous from\\nOntario County, N. Y. His father, .Steward C.\\nMoon, was born in 1798, in New York State, and\\nis of English descent on his father s side, and Irisli\\non his mother s. He died in October, 1891, aged\\nninety-two years. His wife was Mary A. Snyder,\\nof Jersey-Dutch ancestors, and a native of New\\nJerse3\\\\ She was born in 1804, and lived to be\\nseventy-six years of age, jjassing away at their\\nhome in Jackson County, Mich., in 188(1.\\nI litil eighteen years of .age, our subject took\\npart ill the routine work on Ins father s farm, at-\\ntending the district school during the winter sea-\\nsons. In 1852, the famil} removed from Wayne\\nto Jackson County, and in December, 18. )l. leav-\\ning the shelter of the paternal roof he commenced\\nthe battle of life in earnest. He went to the lum-\\nber camps on the Flat River, near the town of\\nGreenville, Jloiitcalm County, where, in the fol-\\nlowing spring, he secured work in a sawmill, and\\nwithin nine inoiiths was found occupying (he po-\\nsition known in those davsas headsawver, from", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0533.jp2"}, "534": {"fulltext": "542\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nliis taking charge of the Iiimber-yarfls, attending\\nto the selling of lumber, and sealing logs as they\\nwere drawn into the mill.\\nIn the spring of 1856 he removed to Muskegon,\\nand found employment as head sawjer in the mill\\nof Beidler Brothers, then one of the leading lum-\\nbering firms on Muskegon Lake, with whom he re-\\nmained in this capacity until the fall of 1860.\\nTlie year 1861 he spent on his farm in Ionia\\nCount3 purchased with the savings from his\\nwages, and in the spring of 1862, returning to\\nMuskegon, he engaged as head sawyer with Rob-\\nerts, Calkins l Hull, with whom he continued two\\nseasons, scaling logs in the woods during the win-\\nter months. In the years 1864 to 1867, he held\\nthe position of foreman of the mill during the run-\\nning season, and had charge of a lumber camp\\nduring the winters. The season of 1867 he ran a\\nmill by the thousand, and in March, 1868, in corn-\\npan} with Alexander V. Mann, organized the firm\\nof A. V. Mann Co., which continues, and up to\\n1890 they were among the most extensive lumber\\noperators on Muskegon Lake. The firm purchased\\nthe mill built the year previously by Shupe, Haines\\nit AVeymouth, situated on Muskegon Lake, in the\\ntiien village of Lakeside, since become a part of\\nthe city of Muskegon. The mill tlien had a capac-\\nity of about twelve million feet of lumber per\\nyear, which has since been materially increased.\\nTiie output for the season of 1888 was about\\ntwenty million feet, the firm employing in this\\nwork upwards of seventy-five men. The} are\\nlargely interested in timber-lands in Arkansas, in\\nwhich they own about a billion and a quarter of\\nstanding pine, and also own a one-third interest in\\na billion or more of standing pine in British Co-\\nlumbia.\\nMr. Moon is Presidentand a principal stockhold-\\ner of the Alaska Refrigerator Company, of Muske-\\ngon, Mich. He is also President of the Muskegon\\nSavings Uaiik. of which he was one of the organ-\\nizers in 1887, and which has a ca|)ital of $50,000,\\nhaving conducted a successful business from its\\ninception. He is a stockiiolder in the Lumber-\\nman s Natidiial liank, of Muskegon, and is I resi-\\n(Kiit of the Michigan Kire Ladder .t Truck Com-\\npany, of Craiid l{apids, organized in the s|)ring of\\n1888. He has large real-estate interests in the cilv\\nof Red Cloud, Webster County, Neb., near which\\nhe owns and operates an extensive stock farm, and\\nin addition to these interests, he is a stockholder in\\nthe Farmers Merchants National Bank of Red\\nCloud.\\nIn politics, Mr. Moon is a close adherent and an\\nactive supporter of the principles of tiie Repub-\\nlican party. The township and village of Lake-\\nside, which were built up mainly b}- the employes\\nof A. V. Mann ifc Co., have elected him to various\\noffices, among them being Township Treasurer,\\nSupervisor and President of the village, etc. He\\nwas elected to the State Senate of 1885-86 from\\nthe Twenty-first Senatorial District, composed of\\nOttawa and Muskegon Counties, and re-elected at\\nthe close of his first term. During the second\\nterm as Senator, he was Chairman of the Senate\\nCommittee on Appropriation and Finance. INIr.\\nMoon is an active member of the Methodist Epis-\\ncopal Church of Muskegon, and in this connection\\nhis name is well known throughout the State as\\none of the most active workers, both in time and\\nmeans, in the interests of that denomination.\\nMr. Moon was first married in Februaiy, 1860,\\nto Sarah M. Jliller, of Jackson Count} Mich.,\\n.who died in October, 1861. In November of 1863\\nhe married for his second wife Miss Cynthia A.\\nHough, of Ionia County, Mich. She died May 8,\\n1866. He was united in marriage January 23,\\n1867, with Miss Alice M. Noble (his present wife),\\na native of New York State, but her father dying\\nduring her childhood she emigrated to Michigan\\nwith her mother and brothers in 1857. To liiein\\nhave been born six children, as follows: Paul S.,\\nwho was born March 1, 1868; f J race N., March 18,\\n1869; Dora A., March 28, 1874; Roy E., March\\n15, 1875; John W., Jr., February 22. 1882; and\\nAlice M., April 7, 1884.\\nA Muskegon gentleman contributes the follow-\\ning: The writer has had the |)leasure of an ixc-\\n(luainlance with the subject of liiis sketch for\\nmore than twenty years. At its commencement,\\nMr. Moon was a young man, actively engaged in\\noperating a sawmill iiere, uiulcr coritracl with the\\nowners, by which :irr:iiigi UU iil he saved a few\\nthousand dollars. This sum. togctlior with his", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0534.jp2"}, "535": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RPXORD.\\n543\\ncharacteristic energy and high integrity, formed\\nthe foundation of his present fortune and noble\\nbusiness reputation. lie is large in stature, in\\nbenevolence, in public spirit and in heart. lie is\\nof even tem])er, genial disposition and warm sym-\\npathies. I doubt if a person in real need and\\ntrouble ever applied to him without receiving a\\nkind word and substantial aid. Many a young\\nman now engaged in business has reason to be\\nthankful f(u- Mr. Moon s kind and valuable coun-\\nsel, often coupled wilii material assistance. His\\ncharacter is of the highest, and his habits unexcep-\\ntional. Ills religious convictions are pninounced,\\nand pervade his every-day life. He has been a\\nmember of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church since\\nhe was twenty-one years of age. and is one of the j\\nmost prominent and liberal members within the\\n.State, though his reputation as a generous and\\ncheerful giver to the church, its institutions and\\nbenevolence is by no means confined to our own\\ncommonwealth. By nature modest and retiring, yet\\nhis high character and integrity and broad and in-\\ntelligent ideas iiave forced him into many positions\\nof trust and responsibility in ihe business and po-\\nlitical world, the duties of all of which have been\\npromptly and faithfully performed. Altogether,\\nit may be said of him that he is a broad-minded,\\npulilic-spirited, benevolent Christian gentleman,\\nwhose daily motto would seem to be Oood-will\\nto all men\\nEMKUV .1. HHAN, M. 1).. a U(c. s fiil pliy-\\nsician and surgeon, enjoying a large prac-\\ntice in Muskegon, Mich., and making a\\nspecialty of chronic diseases, in whose treatment\\nhe has achieved some marvelous cures and almost\\ninvariably relieved sulTi iiiig, le-idi s at No. 21\\nClay Avenue, :iiid i widely known not only in\\nllic city, lull tliidiiglMiiil the sui loiiiHiing country\\nand county of )itawa. Our sulijccl is a native\\nof the rock-bound coast of M:iiiic .Miid was born\\nwithin till limit- of Oxfoiil County on the l. Uh\\n2\u00c2\u00ab\\nof June, 1850. His f.ather, George W. Beati, wlio\\nwas likewise a native of Maine, w,as the son of\\nTiinoth3 Bean, the paternal grandfather having\\nalso been born in Maine. The remote ancestors\\nwere of Knglish birth, but in the j-ear 1700 a\\npaternal forefather of the Beans, forsaking the as-\\nsociations of his earl} life, crossed the Atlantic,\\nand. landing upon the shores of New England,\\nfounded a familv earnest in purpose, steadfast in\\nfaitii and law-abiding in principle, and ensured to\\nMaine a line of descendants all of whom occu-\\npied positions of useful inlluence, and some of\\nwhom have risen to distinction in the |)rofessional\\nand literary world.\\nThe mother of our subject was Mary Kstes, also\\nborn in Maine and a daughter of Isaac Kstes. a\\nnative of Maine, the Estes fatnil}- having been as-\\nsociated with the growth and jn-ogress of the\\ngood old State from a very early d.ay in its his-\\ntory, but the remote ancestors were English and\\ndescendants of a long line of loyal British sub-\\njects. Dr. Bean passed the days of his l)oyhood\\nin Oxford County, and prepared for college in\\nKent Hill, taking a classical course and graduat-\\ning with lion jr in 1872. Immediately succeeding\\nthe completion of his studies in Kent Hill, our\\nsubject entered upon the i)rofe.ssion of a teacher,\\nand for four years taught successfully in the near\\nvicinity of his home. In 1873 Dr. Bean decided\\nto try the broader fields of the West, and emi-\\ngrated to Micliigan. He at first located in Lud-\\nington, there engaging profitably in merchan-\\ndising, and for five years gave his undivided time\\nto the details of the business with excellent finan-\\ncial results. Our subject, however, had a prefer-\\nence for a professional career, and gave up business\\nand once again resumed study.\\nDr. Hean found a preceptor in Dr. .V. D. Kib-\\nl)ie, a proininenl physician of I.udiiigton, with\\nwhom he read medicine, and later took a course\\nof lectures in the State I niversity of .Viin Arbor.\\nOur subject afterward took a .second course in\\nthe Medical College at Memphis, I enn., and was\\ngraduated in 1881), immeiliately afterward eng.ag-\\niiig in general practice .and surgery in (irand\\nRapids. Dr. l?eiin soon removed from Michigan\\nto Tennessee, and prosperously practiced in that", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0535.jp2"}, "536": {"fulltext": "544\\nPORTRAIT AND BJOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nState and Alabama until 1892, when lie took a\\npost-graduate course in Rush Medical College, of\\nChicago, and thence came direct to Muskegon,\\nwhere he gives much of his attention to chronic\\ntroubles and aggravated forms of disease. The\\nsuccess of Dr. Bean in many extreme cases has\\nbrouglit him patients from far-off Iowa, Illinois\\nand St. Louis, Mo., as well as distant parts of\\nMichigan.\\nIn 1871 Dr. Emerj J. Bean and Miss Edwina\\nMcAlister were united in marriage. Mrs. Bean is\\na native of Maine and a daughter of Ephraim\\nMcAlister, well known in New England. One\\nson, Reo F., a student at Rush Medical College,\\nblessed the union of our subject and his estimable\\nwife. Following in the footsteps of his father,\\ntlie son is now preparing himself for the unselfish\\nand exacting life of a ph3 sician. Our subject,\\nwhile not a politician nor especially active in\\npublic matters, is deeply interested in Govern-\\nmental issues, and is intelligently posted on all\\nthe questions of the hour.\\nI I\\nENJAMIN LILLIE, a highly esteemed pio-\\nneer citizen and prominent general agri-\\nf^j))||i culturist of Ottawa County, Mich., came\\nwith his brother Timothj to this State in\\n1843, and, locating tliree miles north of where La-\\nmont now stands, they were the first white settlers\\nof Wright Township. The brothers made their\\nown road from Lamont, then only a landing place,\\nknown as Steele s Landing, to their farms, which\\nat first were heavily timbered claims of a quar-\\nter-section eacli, covered with a dense growth of\\nbeech and maple. The brother later died on his\\nhomestead, leaving a large family.\\nOur subject was horn in St. Lawrence Country, N.\\nv., where he received an education, and attained\\nto manhood. He was married tliere to Miss Philena\\nDic^kenson, and soon after, determining to try his\\nfortune in tlie West, left her in the dhl home while\\nhe came to Michigan to prospect and secure some\\nplace to which he might bring his young wife.\\nIn the fall of 1843 Mrs. Lillie joined her husband\\nin Ottawa Count3 and the two, reunited, entered\\nwith ambition into founding a new home amid\\nthe pioneer scenes and yet almost wilderness of\\nthis part of the State. Year after year Mr. Lillie\\ndevoted himself to the pursuit of agriculture,\\nand, as the woods yielded to his axe and the cul-\\ntivated soil responded to a bounteous harvest,\\nfinancial prosperity crowned the industry and\\nthrift of husband and wife.\\nTen children with their bright presence blessed\\nthe home of these early settlers of Michigan.\\nAfter many years the faithful companion, who\\nhad shared the early struggles of our subject,\\npassed away, mourned by all who knew her. Mr.\\nLillie after some time wedded again, and, once\\nmore bereaved by the death of a wife, a third\\ntime entered into matrimonial bonds and became\\nthe father of a numerous progeny. Until 1889\\nMr. Lillie continued to make his residence in Ot-\\ntawa County, but at that date removed to New\\nIberia, La., where he is now engaged in the cul-\\ntivation of sugar-cane.\\nRoswell Lillie, the second son of Benjamin\\nand Philena (Dickenson) Lillie, a very success-\\nful attorn ey -a t-law and a prominent citizen of\\nCoopersville, was born in Wriglit Township and\\ngrew up to a self-reliant and enterprising man-\\nhood in Ottawa County. Having first enjoyed\\nthe benefit of a good common-school education,\\nMr. Lillie afterward graduated with honor from\\nthe State Agricultural College, and later read law\\nin Lansing, Mich. While pursuing his legal studies\\nhe taught school, and through liis own efforts has\\nsteadily won his upward way to assured success.\\nIn 1873 he opened a law otiice in Coopersville,\\nand has since continued his residence in the lo-\\ncality.\\nIn 1873 were united in marriage Roswell Lillie\\nand Miss Mary Bennett, of Ann Arbor, in which\\nlatter place Mr. Lillie attended law lectures at the\\nLTniversity, after being admitted to the Bar in L;ui-\\nsing in the year 1872. Settling in Coopersville\\nin the spring of 1873, he assooiatt d himself in\\nthe mercantile business with K. .1. iMcNaughton.\\nAfterward he sold out and spent four years in", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0536.jp2"}, "537": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n545\\nMississippi, where ho iiamilorl iiu icliaiidise, i iit\\nin .lanimry, 18;i:?, lie soUl out tlieic and returned\\naifain to his early home.\\nMr. Lillie is astaiich Democrat and held the oflice\\nof Postmaster under tiie first administration of\\nClevehind, resij^ning in 18\u00c2\u00abtl loij;o into otlier busi-\\nness. He has held with ability nearly every office\\nwitliin the ijift of the people of Polkton Town-\\nship, and in the spring of 18! was elected to tlie\\noffice of Supervisor. For nine consecutive years\\nhis father held the responsible (Misition of Super-\\nvisor of Wright Township, and as a public ollicer\\ncommanded tlie confidence of all who knew him.\\nRoswell Lillie has two children, a son and a daugh-\\nter, Ella and Hal. The parents are valued inem-\\nbei-s of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are\\nactive in good work. Krateriially, Mr. Lillie is\\nconnected with the Indei)eiidenl Order of Odd\\nFellows, and, prominently identified with the\\ngrowing interests of the home of his youth, is a\\npopular man, possessed of a wide acquaintance\\nand a host of friends.\\nANS ASLAKSUN, one of the rcpio-ciita-\\nlive and progressive fanners of llolton\\nTownship. Muskegon County, iasi ling on\\n^yi section :if). claims Norway as the land of\\nhis nativity, his birth iiaving occurred twelve\\nmiles west of Christiana in 183:3. He is a son of\\nAslak and Karen (Hanson) Tt)rl)arnson. The fa-\\nther was a molder in nn iron foundry, and followed\\nthat business from childhood. He began learning\\nthe trade at the age of ten years, and until his\\ndeath carried on operations along that line. Hoth\\nhe and his wife were iiieiiibcrs of the Liithcian\\nCliiiich.\\n)ur siibjecl is one of a faiiiils uf ix ciiildrcn\\nand I lie only one who ever came to ihe Cnited\\n.Stiit s. He ac iuired a good literary luc:itioii in\\nthe common schools of Norw:iy, whii h he atlen led\\nuntil sixteen years of age, aiifl later he was a stu-\\ndent in a school of mathematics, where he pre-\\npared himself for the life of a sailor. In his early\\nyouth lie was trained to habits of industry and\\nusefulness and was early inured to hard labor.\\nAt the age of eleven he began working at the\\nmolder s trade witli his father, and w.as thus em-\\nployed for seven jears, when, at the age of eigh-\\nteen, he shipped before the in.ast. He was on a\\nvoyage for two years, during which lime the ves-\\nsel stopped at the port of Newcastle (England), at\\nItaly, Dublin (Ireland), and New York, tlieii went\\nto the West Indies, returning thence t Liverpool,\\nEngland, and on lionu Mr. Aslakson then at-\\ntended a navigation school for about two months,\\nafter whicii he again sailed. He remained upon\\ntiie high seas until 18; which year witnessed\\nhis emigration to the New World.\\nOn coming to America our subject made iiis\\nway to Milwaukee, Wis., and at once began sailing\\non the Lakes. He was thus employed until 1878.\\nHe sailed as mate for about ten years and was\\nthen promoted, being made i nptain of the vessel\\nPauline, of Chicago, which he commanded for\\nseven years. He afterward was captain of other\\nships. He was once wrecked by a storm and driven\\nonto the rocks at Pilot Island, near Green Hay,\\nwhile captain of the vessel Henry Norton.\\nDuring his residence in Milwaukee, Mr. Aslak-\\nson was married, in 18, )!t, tiie lady of his choice\\nbeing Miss Ellen M. Olson, daiigliter of Christian\\nand Bertha M. Olson. Their union was blessed\\nby a family of ten cliiblreii, as follows: Caroline\\nM., wife of .loliii Maakestad; Louisa A.; Alexan-\\nder; Ellen S.; Nora; Christina, wife of John An-\\nderson; Christian, Anna, Norman and lienjamin.\\nThe mother of this family was called to her liiial\\nrest in 1882, and her loss w.as deeply mourned b}\\nher family and many friends. In 18(!n, Mr. .\\\\s-\\nlakson purchased eighty .acres of land in Muske-\\ngon County, Mich., and removed his family\\nhither. During the winter season while his .ser-\\nvices were not required on the Lakes, he cleared\\nhis land and began the development of a farm, to\\nthe cultivation and iinproveiiieiit of which he has\\ndevoted his entire lime and attention since leaving\\nthe Lakes. He has now a good home and farm.\\nPossessing the thrifty and industrious habits of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0537.jp2"}, "538": {"fulltext": "546\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nhis people, he has acquired a comfortable compe-\\ntence and now ranks among the substantial citi-\\nzens of the community. He exercises ills right of\\nfranchise in support of the Republican party, and\\nis a member of the Lutheran Church.\\nflU^ JAMES GOW. Of the various enter-\\nprises that have made Muskegon one of the\\nprominent cities of the county, the lumber\\ny/ trade has always held an important place,\\nemploying large capital in its conduct and giving\\nto cognate industries a decided impetus by the\\nenergy and ability displaced in its development.\\nIn every department the enterprise characteristic\\nof its leading exponents lias been abundanth\\nshown, and the flourishing character of their es-\\ntablishments amply demonstrates the vigorous\\ngrasp with which tiiey have seized and held the\\ntrade in this gigantic national industry. Among\\nthe most active, enterprising men engaged in the\\nlumber business is Hon. .lames Gow, ex-Mayor of\\nMuskegon, Mich.\\nThis representative citizen is a native of Can-\\nada, born March 17, 1846, to the union of John\\nand JMary (Patterson) Gow, both natives of Can-\\nada, where they made their homes all their lives.\\nMrs. Gow s father was John Patterson. Our sub-\\nject passed his boyhood in his native country and\\nspent his early days in attending the common\\nschools of his neighborhood. He continued in\\nschool and on his father s farm until sixteen 3ears\\nof age, when he was employed in a sawmill. There\\nhe remained until twenty years of age, and re-\\nceived ^9 per month for his services and his\\nboard. In 1866 he came to the United States and\\nlocated in Muskegon, Mich., where he entered the\\nemploy of Mr. Turnbull in a sawmill. Afterward he\\nw.as in different mills until ho had accjuiied a\\nthorougli knowledge of the sawmill and lumber\\nbusiness.\\nIn the year 1881 our subject braiicluMl out in\\nbusiness on his own account in puitiR rshi|) with\\nMr. Maj ers, and the firm name became Gow, Ma3ers\\nCo. They engaged in the manufacture of lum-\\nber and continued in business together for years.\\nFinally they took in a partner, and have been en-\\ngaged since in the manufacture of pine and hem-\\nlock lumber. The mills are on North Muskegon\\nLake and Mr. Gow is deeply interested in pine\\nlands. He has the very best machinery in his\\nmills and employ s a large force of men. In 1874\\nhe was married to Miss Julia S. Buich, a na-\\ntive of London, England, and the daughter of\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Samuel Burch, also a native of England. Mrs.\\nGow came to the United States when but a child,\\nand settled in Muskegon, Mich., in her girlhood.\\nTwo children have blessed this union, Ena M. and\\nEva H.\\nMr. Gow is an ardent supporter of Republican\\nprinciples and takes a deep interest in politics. He\\nserved one term as Assessor, and in 1892 he was\\nelected Mayor of Muskegon, holding that position\\none term and discharging the duties of the same\\nin a very satisfactory manner. He is a prominent\\nMason, a Knight Templar and a member of the\\nMystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Grand\\nArmy of the Republic. In 1891 he erected his fine\\nresidence on Peck Street, one of the most pleasant\\nhomes in the city.\\ni^-^^ARLEY C. BEMENT, an honored pioneer\\n~^i settler and representative general agricul-\\nturist of Allendale Township, Ottawa Coun-\\nty, Mich., is a native of Steuben Couut^\\nN. Y., and was born January 3, 18. 5.5. He was the\\nseventh child of a family of ten children born\\nunto the union of llailey and Eliza (Briggs)\\nBement, natives of New York. The father, a\\nfanner, left the Phiii)ire State for Michigan in 1836,\\nand, arriving safe and sound at his destination, lo-\\ncated ill Macomb County, being one of the lirst\\nsettlers within its limits. Michigan was yet a Ter-\\nritory, and the nearest neighbor was four miles\\nawav. lie purchased land of the iovcniiiunl ami", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0538.jp2"}, "539": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n547\\nns rapidly as possible transformed liis acres into a\\nproductive farm. At tirst the family were obliged\\nto go to Mt. Clemens for tlieir Hour, and the fa-\\nther frequently carried it on his hack the long dis-\\ntance of fifteen miles. The Indians, who were nura-\\nerousjwere usually harmless, although given to dis-\\nhonesty, and upon one occasion during the absence\\nof the family stole everything the house held, even\\ncarrying away the clothing of the mother and\\nchildren. The father followed the Indians two\\ndays and recovered their table-knives, all ground\\nto fine points, and his wife s silk dress, which liad\\nbeen cut short in the skirt to be worn by the In-\\ndians. The daughters dresses were served in like\\nmanner, and everything which had been carried\\naway was more or less injured.\\nHeing a great hunter, the father was enabled to\\nfurnish meat for the table fresh from the woods,\\nwhich abounded in game. In I8. 59 or 1840, the\\nfamily removed to Ingham County, then one of\\nthe new counties of the State, the Rements being\\nalso pioneers of this locality. Here the husband,\\nwife and children lived much the same as before\\nfor a time. The father assisted in building the\\nfirst sawmill erected in Hardy, Livingston County,\\nand which was on the county line of Livingston\\nand Ingham Counties. He placed the largest log\\nin that mill ever used in the construction of any\\nbuilding in the State, the said log being sixteen\\nfeet in length and six feet through at the top or\\nsmall end. Remaining there until 1853, the fa-\\nther then made his home with his family in George-\\ntown, where he engaged in fariiiiiig and lumber-\\ning. He followed these various pursuits until the\\nbreaking out of the War, in 186(1, then, fired with\\npatriotic ciitliusiasm, enlisted in the service of the\\nGovernment. Born in about 1794, and his first\\nwife in 1800, he was only a lad of eighteen when\\nhe joined the Sixth New York Infantry, and\\nfought with courage in the War of 1812. He en-\\ngaged with valor in the battle of I laltsburgh and\\ntook an active pait in other tights, in one of which\\nhe was slightly wounded. He served throughout\\nthe period of the war and was honorably dis-\\nchiirged at the close. Now, when again the coun-\\ntry had need of him, although no longer young,\\nhe promptly resiimidod, entering Company I),\\nSeventh Michigan Cavalry, and enlisting as Vet-\\neran Surgeon of the company. He was attJiched\\nto the Third Corps of the Armj of the Potomac,\\nl)ul only engaged in one battle, which was fought\\nin Virginia.\\nThe father was one of the most robust men in\\nthe county when he entered the service, but when\\ndischarged from the hospital in W.ashington, D.C,\\nhaving served one j ear, his constitution was so\\nshattered b^- exposures and privations that he was\\na physical wreck, and upon his return home was\\nnot able to do a day s work. Although then in\\nhis seventieth year he survived the scenes of the\\nwar until March 3, 1882. For eight years prior\\nto the war he ably administered the law as Justice\\nof the Peace, and in this oflice gave universal sat-\\nisfaction to the general public. He was twice mar-\\nried. The first wife lost her life b3 the burning\\nof their house in the township of Groton, she be-\\ning alone at the time. This was in June, 1856.\\nThe father and mother were both devout members\\nof the Methodist Kpiscopal Church. Of the ten\\nchildi en who brightened the old home, all lived to\\nmaturit} Harriet married L. Brown, and resides in\\nOlive Township; Levi is deceased; Naomi, de-\\nceased, was the wife of J. J. Christian; Lavina is\\nthe wife of Pat Roe, of Grand Rapids; .Silas, who\\nlives in Isabella County Mich., served with cour-\\nage nearly two years in the late war, and was\\nwounded in the fight at Seven Pines or Fair Oaks;\\nEliza, deceased, was the wife of Moses Buxsou;\\nHarley C. is our subject; demons died in the\\narm} at Chattiinooga, Tenn., in 1863; and Priscilla\\nand Silas are deceased. The father, a second time\\nmarrying, w.is then wedded to Mrs. Annie (Wood)\\nParker, who still survives and now, in her eighty-\\nfifth year, makes her home with our subject.\\nHarley C. Bement was educated in the common\\nschools and mainly reared upon a farm, although\\nhe had engaged in lumbering as well prior to the\\nwar. Upon June 10, 1861, he enlisted in Com-\\npany 1, Third Miciiigan Infantry, and was in the\\nThird Corps, Army of the Potomac. .Vt the time\\nof enlistment he was made a non-commissioned\\nollicer ancl received pi omotiou as sergeant. He\\nactively engaged in the decisive engagements of\\nBull Hun, Yorktown, Williamsburgh, Fair Oaks,", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0539.jp2"}, "540": {"fulltext": "548\\nf\u00c2\u00bbORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nSeven Daj s Fight, and iiround Richmond, and also\\nparticipated in the second battle of Bull Run, in\\nwhich encounter he was three times wounded,\\nlirst through his left hand. Before he could get\\nofif the field he was shot in the fleshy part of the\\nright thigh, the third wound being given by a grape\\nshot, which struck him in the back, tearing his\\ncartridge box into pieces. From the effects of this\\nlatter shot our subject has never entirely recov-\\nered. Mr. Bement was then sent to Bellevue (N. Y.)\\nHospital, from which place he was discharged in No-\\nvember, 1862, and returned at once to his home\\nand family in Michigan. Since then he has de-\\nvoted himself to farming and threshing, and for\\nseven years farmed for Edward Cole, of Ottawa\\nCounty, hauling logs and lumber from the woods\\nto the sawmill.\\nIn 1875, our subject went to Utah for the pur-\\npose of mining, first stopping at Salt Lake City.\\nHe remained in Utah one summer, but not finding\\nhis mining venture a success returned home and\\nengaged in farming in the township of Groton,.\\nfrom where he later removed to his present farm\\nof eighty acres in 1882. At the time Mr. Bement\\npurchased his Allendale Township homestead, the\\nland was entirely unimproved, but the farm now\\ncontains fifty highly cultivated acres. In Feb-\\nruary, 1892, the residence and contents were en-\\ntirely destroyed, and since then our subject has\\nerected a handsome two-story frame building at a\\ncost of $1,100.\\nIn 1857, were united in marriage Harley C. Be-\\nment and Miss Marinda Parker, a native of Ohio,\\nand daughter of E. W. and Annie (Wood) Parker,\\nwho came to this State in 1855. Mrs. Parker later\\nbecame the wife and widow of the father of our\\nsubject. Mr. and Mrs. Parker were the parents of\\nseven children: Andrew, who resides in Ligham\\nCounty; Amanda, deceased, who was the wife of J.\\nCorlis; Herrick, deceased; George, a citizen of But-\\nler County, Mo.; Marinda, the wife of our subject;\\nEzekiel, who lives in Denison, Tex.; and Benjamin,\\nwho died in 1893, at Tucson, Ariz. Our subject\\nand his estimable wife have been blessed by the\\nbirth of ten children. Lemuel was the eldest-born;\\nMedora is the widow of Selh Barager, of Grand\\nRapids; Clonions, Pearl, Benjamin Annie, Al-\\nbert, Charles and Maude complete the list of in-\\ntelligent sons and daughters who gathered about\\nthe family fireside.\\nMr. and Mrs. Bement are both valued members\\nof tiie First Christian Church of Georgetown.\\nFraternally, our subject is a member of William\\nThuskittle Post No. 388, G. A. R.. of which Mr.\\nBement was Commander two years and is now\\nSenior-Vice. In 1883, demons Bement was thrown\\nfrom a horse, and, his head being injured, was an\\ninvalid five years, and two years of the time was\\nupon his back in bed and could not be turned nor\\nmoved. Science restored him in a great measure\\nto health, but excellent care and a large outlay of\\nmoney were needed to save his life and give him\\njjermanent relief. The family of our subject,\\nwidely known and highly esteemed, occupy posi-\\nions of useful iiilluence and command the confi-\\ndence of many sincere friends.\\nOIIN T. DAYTON, M. D., widely known\\nas a successful physician and skilled sur-\\ngeon of Berlin, Ottawa County, Mich., is\\nIj^^ the son of Abuer Uayton, a native of Ver-\\nmont, and a man of fine character and profes-\\nsional ability. Born in 1800, the father enjoyed\\nexcellent educational advantages, and was a grad-\\nuate of medicine, receiving bis diploma in Castle-\\nton, Rutland County, Yt., in 1830. Later he be-\\ncame a leading physician of the Empire State,\\nfirst locating in Rensselaer County, but afterward\\nremoving to Cayuga County and settling in West-\\nbury, where he rapidly acquired an excellent prac-\\ntice, and for eight years devoted himself entirely\\nto professional duties. From Cayuga Count3-, the\\nfather journeyed to Allegany County, and for\\nabout eight years made his home in Wellsville.\\nAt the exi)iratioii of that time. Dr. Abner D.ayton\\nemigrated to Michigan, and remained for a short\\ntime in the village of Saline. He then settled in\\nSandstone, .lackson Coiintv, and resided in that", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0540.jp2"}, "541": {"fulltext": "KJRTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RF.CORD.\\n549\\nlocality about ten years. His last home was in\\nMoshei-ville, wliere be remained until his deatii, in\\n1H64. lie passed away mounied as a friend,\\nneighbor and physician, and left behind him the\\nmemor} of a well-spent life.\\nDr. John T. Dayton was born in Columbia\\nCounty, Js. Y., in 1831, but he early removed\\nwith his parents to Cayuga County, and from\\nthere to Allegany County, in which place he re-\\nceived his primary education and attained to man-\\nhood. He pursued the stud^- of his profession in\\n.lefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and then\\nreturned to Allegany County, wliere he for a\\ntime was profitably engaged in lumbering. Re-\\nmoving from Allegany County to Jackson Coun-\\nty, Mich., the Doctor remained in that localit}\\nbut a brief period, when he removed to Han-\\nover, Hillsdale County, and tliere remained for the\\nsucceeding twelve months. Our subject finality\\nmade a permanent home- in Berlin, where through\\nstorm or sunshine, until his health forbade, he\\nwent the wearying rounds incidental to the life of\\nthe family physician. He thus formed a wide ac-\\nquaintance and made many friends. He is per-\\nhaps as well known in northern Ottawa as any\\nman in the county.\\nIn 1852, Dr. John T. Dayton and Miss Martha\\nM. Rolfe, of Allegany County, N. Y., were mar-\\nried. Mrs. Dayton was born in the Km|)ire State,\\nand her parents were widely known and liighl3\\nrespected by the friends and neighbors of their\\nlifetime. Four children, all surviving, blessed\\nthe pleasant home. Charles F., married, resides in\\nOrand Rapids; Clinton L. is a successful attorney-\\nat-law of Leelanaw County, Mich.; Lois C. is the\\nwife of A. U. Dickerson,of Reno, Mich.; and Delia\\nDayton Sackett resides in (Jreenfield, Tenn.\\n(Jur subject bought sixt} acres of his present\\nfarm soon after locating in Berlin, and now owns\\n(jiie hundred and eight acres, mostly wild land\\nwhen purchased by the Doctor, but now, with the\\nexception of six acres, entirely under a high state\\nof cullivation. Conducting with highly profit-\\nable results general farming. Dr. D.aytoii also cul-\\ntivates a variety of berries, for which lie linds a\\nready market. Although yet in the active i)rac-\\ntice of his profession, our subject at linie s is un-\\nable to undergo the fatigues of the long rides to\\ndistant patients. His good wife is a valued mem-\\nber of the Methodist Church, and both are ever\\nready to lend a helping hand in behalf of relig-\\nious work and enterprise. Fraternally, the Doctor\\nhas been long connected with the Ancient Free\\nAccepted Masons, and has many sincere friends\\namong the order. Politically a Republican, he is\\nan ardent advocate of the party, and, interested in\\nlocal and National government, yet has no desire\\nto hold oHice. He and his family enjoy the re-\\nspect and best wishes of all who know them and\\nworthily occupy positions of useful influence.\\n_E\u00c2\u00a3]\\nJ OO.ST KOOIMAN, who is now living a re-\\ntired life in Grand Haven, is one of the\\nworthy and esteemed citizens that Holland\\nhas furnished to Ottawa County. He was\\nborn in the Netherlands on the 17th of January,\\n18.31, and is a son of Albert and Elizabeth (Van\\nDer Meigen)Kooiman. His parents were also na-\\ntives of Holland. Leaving their native land they\\nemigrated to America and took up their residence\\nin Michigan, where their last days were passed.\\nOur subject spent the days of his childhood and\\nyouth in the Old Country midst pl.ay and work,\\nno event of special importance occurring during\\nhis early years. He was a young man of twenty-\\none when he decided to leave his home and seek\\na fortune in the New \\\\Vorld, of whose advantages\\nand privileges he had heard sucii excellent ac-\\ncounts. Bidding g(K)d-bye to the friends of his\\nyouth and to the land of his birth, he in 1855\\nship|)ed as second cook on a vessel which landed\\nhim in New York City. He went from there to\\nBuffalo, N. Y., and thence tt) (irand Haven, .Mich.,\\nwhere he located.\\nMr. Kooiman here began working on the dtn-ks\\nas a laliorer, and was thus eniplo3e(l for several\\nyears. During that time he lived in an economical\\nand fi ugal manner, and invested his savings in\\nreal estate. From time to lime he has made judi-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0541.jp2"}, "542": {"fulltext": "550\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD.\\noious investments in such property, and as the\\nland has risen in value as the population has in-\\ncreased, Mr. Kooimaii now owns extensive landed\\ninterests.\\nOn the 21st of August, 1860, our subject was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Antoine Danker, a\\nnative of Holland. ]5y tiieir union has Ijccn born\\na family of six children, who are as follows: Otto,\\na farmer of Ottawa County; John; Elizabeth;\\nAnnie, wife of .lohn Juisteman, of Grand Haven;\\nPeter, who is now twenty-three years of age; and\\nLaura, who completes the family. Mrs. Kooiman\\nis a member of the First Hefouued Ciiurch. In his\\npolitical afHliations, Mr. Kooiman is a Democrat,\\nbut the honors or emoluments of public office have\\nno attraction for him.\\nThe wisdom and foresight of our subject in\\nbusiness matters have been shown by the success\\nwhich has attended his ventures. He believed\\nthat it would be a profitable investment to put his\\nmoney in real estate, and the years have borne\\nout this opinion. As the county has become more\\nthickly populated and the work of progress and\\ncivilization has been carried forward, our subject\\nhas reaped a harvest from his possessions, for the\\nland has greatly increased in value. He still owns\\nsome fine lots and lesidence property, which yields\\nto him a good income. He may truly be called a\\nself-made man, for his success is due entirely to\\nhis own eS orts.\\nNNA VANDEN BOSCH. In mentioning\\nthose of foreign birth who liave become\\nI i closely associated with tlie farming inter-\\nests of Ottawa County, Mich., we should\\nnot fail to present an outline of the career of Mr.\\nVanden Bosch, for he is one who lias fully borne\\nout the reputation of that class of industrious, en-\\nergetic and far-seeing men of Holland nativity\\nwho have l ecomc prtuninent in their different\\ncallings in this county. In everything connected\\nwitli the growth anrl pi asperity of the county he\\nhas taken an active interest, and as a tiller of the\\nsoil he stands in the foremost ranks. Born in the\\nprovince of Overyssel, in the Netherlands, in 18.30,\\nhe is the son of Tam and .Irieje (Bunt) A anden\\nBoscli, and the grandson of Jacob and Anna (Runt)\\nVanden Bosch, all natives of Holland. The grand-\\nfather followed the occupation of a farmer and\\nowned the land on which he lived. His son, the\\nfather of our subject, was also a tiller of the soil\\nin his native country, and was at one time the\\nowner of eight\\\\ acres.\\nTam anden Bosch crossed the ocean in 1848,\\nand with limited means made his way to Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., settling in (Jrand Haven. Later\\nhe was one of the first white settlers to locate near\\ntiie present city of Zeeland, and there he entered\\neighty acres of land, on which he passed the re-\\nmainder of his days. His wife died in 1868, and\\nhe breathed his last on the farm where he had\\nspent the best years of his life, in 1877, when sev-\\nenty-seven years of age. The community found in\\nthis worthy pioneer a faithful and unswerving\\nfriend, ever aleit to serve its best interest and\\ngenerous in iiis contributions toward every move-\\nment tending to the general advancement. His\\nchildren, nine in number, were as follows: Koene,\\nresiding in (jiand Haven; Melvin, residing in\\nZeeland; Peter, a resident of Holland; Jacob, re-\\nsiding in Zeeland; Anna,oiirsubject; Anna (daugh-\\nter), residing in Grand Rapids; Tallijen, who\\nmakes her home in Zeeland; Jrieje, in Zeeland;\\nand John, in JHnnesota.\\nThe original of this notice was seventeen years\\nof age when he came with his parents to America,\\nand assisted his father in clearing and improving\\na farm. When twenty years of age he was mar-\\nried to Miss Jane Myer, and immediately afterward\\nbought land. To their union were born four chil-\\ndren, two of whom died in infancy. Those living\\nare Tam and Maggie, both residing in Grand\\nHaven. After residing for some time on the farm\\nhe had first purchased, he sold out and pur-\\nchased eighty acres where he now lives, all wild\\nand uncultivated. This farm he has since cleared\\nand improved, and all the buildings have been\\nerected by himself.\\nIn l.siU .Mrs. anden Bo.sch died, and lie sub-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0542.jp2"}, "543": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AUD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n551\\nsequeiitly married Miss Jane Oebben, wlio bore liim\\none I liild, .loliii. It is but just to say that our\\nsubject occupies a conspicuous and lionorable place\\nauioii. tiie worthy residents of Ottawa County,\\nfor he lias always been honest, industrious and\\nenterprising. He is well known in agricultural\\ncircles, and is recogni/.ed as a careful, energetic\\nfarmer, who by his advanced ideas and persever-\\nance has done much to improve the farming in-\\nterests of his section. In politics, he was formerly\\na Republican, but now advocates the principles of\\nthe Democratic party. For about five years he\\nserved as Road Overseer, at Noordeloos. He is a\\nmember of the Seceder Church.\\n-1=\u00c2\u00ae\\ni i\\n(Q;^\\neIIARL?:s 11. CLARK. As an example of\\nthe usefulness and prominence to which\\nmen of character and determination may\\nattain, it is but necessary to chronicle the life of\\nCharles H. Clark, thcefficient and capable Register\\nof Deeds of Ottawa County, Mich, lie is a man\\nof superior mental endowments, strengthened and\\nenriched by the highest culture. He impresses one\\nat once as a man of unusual strength, depth and\\ngrasp of mind, and is possessed of a large share of\\nthose trails of character tiiat go to make up a pop-\\nular citizen. He is a native of the Pine Tree State,\\nborn in Augusta February 8, 1835, and the son of\\nCharles and I.oui.sa (Dearborn) Clark, both natives\\nof Maine. The latter was tiie daughter of Asa\\nDearliorn, who was born in the old Hay State.\\nThe father of our subject w.is a farmer by occupa-\\ntion, and followed that business for many years\\nin the State of Maine. To his marriage were born\\neight children, four sons and four daughters,\\nCliarles II. being the eldest.\\nThe latter passed his school days in Augusta,\\nMe., and when eighteen years of age decided to\\nmake his way toward the setting sun. He reached\\nMichigan and settled in Ottawa Township, Ottawa\\nCounty, where he eug.iged in the lumber business,\\nand continued in this for some time, in fact get-\\nting his start in this business. In 1855 lie was\\nmarried to Miss Abbie II. Wall, a native of Maine,\\nwho died in 1872, leaving seven children, four of\\nwhom are living: Charles F., a prominent farmer\\nof this county; llattie H., the wife of James Hig-\\nnell, of this State; Harriet, wife of Henjamin Har-\\nlon, who resides in North Dakota; and Walter H., a\\nlumberman and farmer, who makes his home in\\nthis county. All the children were well educated\\nand taught school for some time.\\nMr. Clark selected his second wife in the person\\nof Augusta B. Wall, sister of his first wife, and\\ntheir union was solemnized in 1877. She was a\\nmost excellent woman, and died in 1887, leaving\\nno children. In his political views, Mr. Clark is a\\nstrong advocate of Repulilican principles, ami for\\ntwenty years held the ollice of Su|)ervisor. In the\\nfall of 1892 he was elected Register of Deeds on\\nthe Repulilican ticket, and assumed the duties of\\nthe ollice on the 1st of January, 1893. He has\\nproved himself eminently worthy of the confidence\\nreposed in him by all classes, and as an honor-\\nable, upright citizen his reputation is not merely\\nlocal, but extends over a wide stretch of country.\\nGenial and courteous, straightforward in his deal-\\nings, prompt in the discharge of his duties, and of\\nexemplary habits, be has the respect and esteem of\\nall who know him. Socially, he is a member of\\nGrand Haven Lodge No. 139, A. F. .t A. M.\\nSAAC R. FRANKS. Our country owes a debt\\nof gratitude it can never repay to the valiant\\ndefendei-s of the Old Flag, who, through storm\\nand sunshine, marched bravely foi ward, enduring\\nthe summer s heat and the, winter s cold, the hard-\\nships of camp life and the perils of active eng:ige-\\nments with the foe. These veterans of the war,\\nwho sacrificed every comfort and periled their\\nlives in the Union cause, have been widely scat-\\ntered as the years have passed by; some have\\nfought their last luittU and have now entered", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0543.jp2"}, "544": {"fulltext": "552\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nupon the enjoyment of the final victory; others\\nstill survive, maimed and scarred it may be, but\\nstill taking their part as public-spirited citizens in\\nthe issues of the day. Among the survivors of\\nthe war who experienced all the horrors of the\\nRebellion may be mentioned the name of Isaac R.\\nFranks.\\nNow a successful agriculturist of Moorland\\nTownship, Muskegon County, our subject was born\\nin Hardy County, Va., on the 9th of February,\\n1826. He is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Harris)\\nFranks, natives of Upper Virginia. His father,\\nwho was a farmer by occupation, removed to Ohio\\nin 1829 and sojourned in Ashland County until\\n1836. He then removed to DeKalb County, Ind.,\\nand remained there until his deatli, which occur-\\nred in 1873. Of twelve children, our subject was\\namong the youngest. He was taken by his par-\\nents to Ohio at the age of three years, and spent\\nhis childhood in Ashland County. He grew to\\nmanhood in DeKalb County, Ind., meantime re-\\nceiving ordinary* educational advantages.\\nMay 25, 1851, Mr. Franks was united in mar-\\nriage with Miss Alzina C, daughter of Lewis and\\nMary (Kise) Merryfield, and after his marriage he\\nfollowed farming pursuits in DeKalb and Lagrange\\nCounties, Ind., until the outbreak of the Civil\\nWar. In 1862 he enlisted in the service of his coun-\\ntry, his name being enrolled as a member of Com-\\npany G, Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry, First Brig-\\nade, First Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, Gen.\\nThomas commanding. He is the survivor of many\\nlong marches and a number of hard-fought battles.\\nHe accompanied Gen. Sherman on his memorable\\nmarch to the sea as far as Atlanta, and after the\\nfall of that city he was sent to Jeffcrsonville on\\naccount of disability. From that place he was\\nordered to Nashville, and there received his dis-\\ncharge January 7, 1865. He now receives a pen-\\nsion of $8 per month.\\nDuring 1867 Mr. Franks made settlement in\\nMoorland, Muskegon County, where he has since\\nresided. In civic life, as in the army, he is cour-\\nageous, upright and persevering, and his name is\\na synonym for truth and honor. Althougli a\\ngreat physical sufferer, the result of hardship and\\nprivation during his arm^ service, he has alwaj s\\nbeen very industrious and has labored diligcntlj\\nto secure his present home. He and his wife have\\nbeen the parents of five children, four of whom\\nare living: James L., John R., Sarah E. and Albert\\nG. Mary A. is deceased. Socially, Mr. Franks is\\nprominent in tiie Order of Maccabees and the\\nGrand Army of the Republic. In politics a Re-\\npublican, he has served as Justice of the Peace for\\nseveral terms and has occupied other positions of\\ntrust.\\n/^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i UGUST SACK, who devoted his ener-\\n^iU\\\\\\\\ gies to agricultural pursuits on section\\n19, Dalton Township, Muskegon County,\\nis a native of Germany. He was born in\\nPrussia in 1819, and comes of an old family\\nof that land. His grandfather served for thirtj\\nyears in the German army against the Pope. The\\nfather, grandfather and great-grandfather of our\\nsubject all bore the name of August, and it in\\nturn descended to him and was given to one of\\nhis children. August Sack, the father of our sub-\\nject, after arriving at man s estate married Louisa\\nLose, and they became the parents of the follow-\\ning children: August, Ernest, Frederick, Fernit,\\nWilliam and Wilhelmina.\\nAugust Sack, Sr., was a sailor b3 occupation and\\nfollowed that business throughout the greater part\\nof his life. He became the owner of a vessel and\\nwas also its captain and sailed on the Baltic and\\nNorth Seas. Until about 1853, he remained on the\\ndeep, but at that time he had a vessel loaded with\\nrye and in a storm lost his cargo. Soon afterward\\nhe sold the ship and purchased a farm in the\\nFatherland, upon which he and liis wife spent\\ntheir remaining days. He was a member of the\\nLutheran Church and was a man of sterling-\\nworth.\\nUnder the parental roof the early childhood\\ndays of our subject were quietl} passed, but with\\na love of the sea, inherited from his father, he\\ntoo shi|)ped as a sailor at the age of fifteen and\\nwas upon the rolling main until thirty-five 3 ears", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0544.jp2"}, "545": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAI IIICAL RECORD.\\n553\\nof an-e. The yenr 1^53 witnessed liis emigration\\nto the New World. He landed in New York, and\\nl)V way of the Lakes and the Erie Canal came to\\nMichigan. In 1854, we find him in INInskegon\\nCounty, where he has since made his home, cover-\\ning a period of almost forty years.\\nEre leaving New York, however, Mr. Sack w.as\\nmarried, the lady of his choice being Miss Sophia\\nSlorfe, who lias lieen a faithful companion and\\nhelpmate to him in the _vears which have since\\ncome and gone. Eight children have been born\\nof their union, but two of the number died in\\nchildhood and August died at the age of thirty-\\nthree years. Elizabeth is now the wife of Andrew\\nMiller. William is the next younger. Lena is the\\nwife of William Hanson, and Caroline and Freder-\\nick complete the number. Mr. Sack and his fam-\\nily are all members of the Lutheran Church. In\\npolitics, he is asui)porter of the Re|)ublican party,\\nbut has never been an aspirant for oflice. He is\\nnumbered among Muskegon County s early set-\\ntlors and has therefore been an eye-witness of\\nmuch of its growth and progress. He has also\\naided in its development, and the best interests of\\nthe community find in him a friend.\\nA I^ILLI.VM M. .\\\\NGEL, City Recorder of\\n\\\\/\\\\/l Haven, was born in Mooers, Clin-\\nW^ ton County, N. Y., December 16, 1825-\\nHe tr.-ices his ancestry to Thomas Angel, who emi-\\ngrated from England to America in 1625, being\\nthe first representative of the family in this coun-\\ntry. (Irandfatlier Asa Angel was born in Rhode\\nIsland, and the father of our subject opened his\\neyes to the light in Cham plain, N. Y., in 1800,\\nThe mother of our subject was Mary Keyes. a na-\\ntive of Vermont.\\nThe third in a family which consisted of four\\nsons and two daughters, William M. Angel spent I\\nhis childhood years in Clinton County. At the\\nage of ten he accompanied his father to Portage I\\nCounty, Ohio, and there spent eight years, mean-\\ntime attending the common schools and complet-\\ning his education in an academy, where he pro-\\nsecuted his studies for two terms. In the fall of\\n18 12 he removed to Ottawa County, Mich., and\\nlocated in Tallmatlge Township, where he followed\\nfarming pursuits for a few years. While residing\\nthere, he was attacked with sciatic rheumatism,\\nwhich resulted in a dislocation of the hip.\\nIn the fall of 1848 Mr. Angel was elected\\nRegister of Deeds for Muskegon County and has\\nserved in all six years. At the expiration of\\nhis period of public service, he resumed farming\\noperations in Tallmadge Township, and continued\\nthus engaged for two years. However, on ac-\\ncount of his lameness, he found it necessary to\\nselect a less active vocation than that of agricul-\\nture, and accordingly entered Hryant it .Slratton s\\nBusiness College, where he spent the winter of\\n1856-57. rpon linishing his commercial studies,\\nhe accepted a position as book-keeper in a country\\nstore at Eastinanville, and remained there for five\\nyears. Later he came toC^rand Haven and secured\\na position as book-keeper for a merchant and\\nvessel-owner, with whom he remained for eighteen\\nmonths. We next lind him in the drug business,\\nunder the firm name of .\\\\ngel iVr North, in which\\nhe continued for four and one-half years, when he\\ndisposed of his interest in the store.\\nFor a time thereafter Mr. Angel conducted an\\nextensive dry-goods business, the firm title being\\nAngel Beaudry. In December, 1869, the store\\nwas burned to the ground, and as there was no in-\\nsurance it proved a total loss to the proprietoi-s.\\nThey were enabled, however, to pay seventy cents\\non every dollar of their indebtedness. In the\\nspring of 1870 Mr. Angel was elected Recorder\\nand Police Justice, holding these positions for two\\nyears. He then formed a law partnership with L.\\nB. Soulo, of Ionia, Mich., which continued for\\neighteen months. Afterward he was in partner-\\nship at different times with various prominent\\nlawyers. In 1887 he wa.s elected to the odice of\\nCity Recorder, and was re-elected in 1880, 1892\\nand 189;3.\\nThe inarriago of Mr. .Vngel occurred in 1853,\\nand united iiiin with Miss Ann M. Inverts, of\\nfinuid R:ipi(ls, Mu-ii., the dauglilcr nf Schadiick", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0545.jp2"}, "546": {"fulltext": "554\\nPOrtTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nEverts, of that place. Mrs. Angel was born in\\nNiagara Count}-, N. Y. By lier marriage she became\\nthe mother of eight children, seven sons and one\\ndaughter, four of whom died in infancy. Charles\\nH. died January 9, 1893, when in his twenty-\\nfourth year. The surviving members of the fam-\\nily are: Anna, wife of D. W. Andrus, of Detroit;\\nGeorge E., of Detroit; and Harry A., residing in\\nChicago.\\n*^E*^s*\\n,^^LE C. OLSOI\\nl(( I) 3^\\n^^f County, nov\\n^LE C. OLSON, who is engaged in farming on\\nHolton Township, Muskegon\\n)w owns and operates one hun-\\ndred and sixt} acres of valuable land, of which\\none hundred acres are under a high state of culti-\\nvation. In addition to the well-tilled fields there\\nare many other good improvements, and the neat\\nappearance of the place indicates the careful su-\\npervision of a thrifty and painstaking owner, such\\nas our subject is known to be.\\nMr. Olson was born on his father s farm in\\nNorway in 1842. His parents were Christian and\\nHertlia M. (Taufson) Olson. The former received\\nquite a limited education, and throughout his life\\ndevoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He was\\nmarried in liis native land and by the union were\\nborn six children, of whom one died in earl} life.\\nThose who came to the United Stales are: Caroline,\\nwife of Swen Swensou; Ellen M., deceased, wife of\\nHans Aslakson; Ole, Tom and Christian. In 1854\\nthe parents left their native land and, accompan-\\nied by their family, came to America, locating in\\nMilwaukee, Wis. After a year Mr. Olson removed\\nto Muskegon County, settling first in Fruitland\\nTownship, but after a short time he removed to the\\nneighborhood in which our subject now resides.\\nDuring his early residence in this State he worked\\nat lumbering. He bought land of the Government\\nuntil he had secured several hundred acres, but\\nwhen the timber was cut off the land was worthless\\nand he let it go back to the State for taxes. He\\nfinally entered eight} acres near where Ole now re-\\nsides, it being a wild tract covered with hardwood\\ntimber, and he liad to cut the road for about three\\nmiles to liis farm. He died in 1883, at the age of\\nseventy-two years. He was a member of the Lu-\\ntheran Church, as is also his wife, who still sur-\\nvives him. He was born in March, 1808.\\nThe subject of this sketch remained with his\\nparents until they came to Michigan. He was\\nthen fourteen years of age. Wishing to improve\\nhis education, he remained in jMilwaukee working\\nat whatever he could find to do in order to secure\\na livelihood and make it possible for him to at-\\ntend school for two more years. On the expira-\\ntion of that period he joined his parents, and re-\\nmained with them until twenty years of age. The\\nfollowing winter was spent in the lumber woods\\non the Muskegon River.\\nIn the spring of 1862 Jlr. Olson entered the\\nservice of his adopted country, enlisting as a mem-\\nber of Company F, Fifth Michigan Cavalry. He\\nwas never off duty a day until his company was\\nmustered out at the close of the war. He partici-\\npated in over fifty engagements, among the most\\nimportant of which were the battles of Gettysburg,\\nFalling Water, Ashby Gap, Summerville Ford, Rob-\\ninson Ford, Brandy Station, Buckland Mills, Kilpat-\\nrick s Raid, the battle of the Wilderness, Yellow\\nTavern, Meadow Bridge, Haws Shop, Cold Harbor,\\nTravillion, Shepherdstown,Sraithfield, Winchester,\\nCedar Creek, Madison Court House, Five Forks and\\nAppomattox Court House. During all this time\\nMr. Olson was never wounded nor taken prisoner,\\nbut was always found at his post of duty, faith-\\nfully defending the Old Flag, which now floats so\\nproudly over the united nation, and the cause\\nwhich it represented. lie was honorably discharged\\nat Leavenworth, Kan., June 29, 1865, and w.as mus-\\ntered out in Detroit.\\nMr. Olson then returned to his home and began\\nsailing on the Lakes during the summer months,\\nwhile in the winter he worked in the forests. In\\nthe mean time he was married, in 1867, to Miss\\nAnna Hanson, daughter of John and Louisa\\n(Smith) Hanson. Six children came to bless their\\nunion, and the family circle yet remains unbroken.\\nMary, the eldest, is the wife of Hans. Paulson.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0546.jp2"}, "547": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT ANO lilOGliAl lllCAL RECOliD\\n555\\nThe others are Louisa, C liarles .1.. Aiitlrew, Anna\\nO. and Klizabelh. Mrs. Olson difd Kuhiiiarv 8,\\n1880.\\nOn leavinjj the Lakes .Mr. Olson turned his atten-\\ntion to .igricultural pursuits and entered one liun-\\ndred and twent} acres of land where he now lives.\\nHelocated upon his farm in I872and atoncc began\\nits development, for it was then in its primitive\\ncondition. lie has since extended its boundaries\\nby the additional purchase of forty acres and has\\nmade of the place one of the best farms in the\\nneighborhood. Mr. Olson has led a busy and use-\\nful life and his business affairs occupy much of his\\nattention, yet he has found time to serve his fel-\\ntow-townsmen in a number of ofHcial positions.\\nFor six years he served as .Justice of the Peace,\\nwas Highway Commissioner and Township Treas-\\nurer, and with the exception of three yeare has\\nbeen Supervisor since 1882. He discharged his\\npublic duties with promptness and lidelity and has\\ntherefore won high commendation. In politics he\\nIS a stanch Republican, and socially is a member of\\nDahlgren Post No. 149, G. A. R., of Ilolton. Mr.\\nOlson also belongs to the Lutheran Church.\\n11\u00c2\u00ae^\u00c2\u00ae\\nW. BUSWELL. There is in the develop-\\nment of every successful life a i)rinciplc\\nwhich is a lesson to the man taking that life\\nas an example; for let one be industriousl}\\nambitious and honorable in his ambitions, and lie\\nwill rise, whether having the prestige of fortune\\nand family, or the obscurity- of poverty. We are\\nled to these rellections in looking over the career\\nof Mr. liuswell, who has attained his present envi-\\nable condition by indomitable energ}- and pluck.\\nHe w.os formerly one of the prominent lumbermen\\nof Orand Haven, .Mich., but is now retired from\\nthe .active duties of life and has a most desirable\\nhome on Franklin Street.\\n.Mr. liuswell claims New York as his native\\nStale, having been born in I ^e.x County, August\\n8. 18. ?(l, to .lacob and .Minina (Kverest) liuswell.\\nthe father a native of Massachusetts and the\\nmother of Now York. The father was a carpenter\\nand joiner by occupation and followed that trade\\nin the Empire State all his life. Our subject was\\nthe eldest son of his mother s second marriage,\\nand moved with her to the Buckeye State when but\\na boy. There his mother spent her last days,\\nand in the ^-ear 18G5 our subject removed to\\nMichigan, settled in Ottawa County-, and for a\\nperiod now closely approaching thirty years has\\nbeen intimately identified with the interests of\\nOttawa County, his settlement in firand Haven\\ndating from about 18().5. He engaged in the lum-\\nbering business with C. E. Wyman, under the firm\\ntitle of Wyman, Buswell it Co., manufacturers of\\npine lumber, and continued in this business for a\\nnumber of years. I p to 1884 he was engaged in\\nthe manufacture of lumber, but at that date the\\nmill was burned and Mr. Buswell retired from the\\nbusiness. He is a substantial citizen, and by his\\nsuperior intelligence and rare business ability and\\neflficiency has been identified with the interests of\\nGrand Haven and interested in its welfare. His\\nbusiness (|ualifications are of the highest order\\nand he is recognized as one of the leading men of\\nthe city.\\nOur subject has been a Director in the National\\nBank for several years, is President of the Grand\\nHaven Booming Company, a stockholder and Di-\\nrector in Dake s Engine Manufacturing Company,\\nof Grand Haven, and President of the Grand\\nHaven Match Company. Formerly a Whig in\\npolitics, he now afliliates with the Republican\\nparty, and is active in his support of its prin-\\nciples. He selected his wife in the persim of Miss\\nHannah Trotter, a native of Summit County-,\\nOhio, and two children were born to them, For-\\nrest E. and Florence E. The mother of these\\nchildren died in 1878, and in 1886 Mr. Buswell\\nwas wedded to Miss Ellen .L Cavanaugh, of (irand\\nHaven. One child, H. W., is the result of this\\nunion. I rogressive in his idesis and liberal in his\\nsupport of all worthy movements, he is one of\\nOttawa County s most esteemed citizens. Most of\\nhis property has been accumulated by his own ex-\\nI ertions. and he deserves uuicli crcilil fur his cii-\\neigy and industry.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0547.jp2"}, "548": {"fulltext": "566\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nWORDEN G. BARNABY, agent for the\\nChicago West Michigan Railroad at\\nHudson ville, is numbered among the pro-\\ngressive and po])ular young business men to\\nwhose influence Ottawa County is largely indebted\\nfor its |3resent prosperity. He is the son of\\nSamuel G. and Olive M. (Chamberlain) Barnaby,\\nnatives of New York, who were married in that\\nState. Subsequently they removed to Pennsyl-\\nvania and conducted agricultural pursuits in\\nPotter County. The year 1862 witnessed their\\narrival in Michigan, and for three years thej\\nsojourned in Kalamazoo County. Thence they\\ncame to Ottawa County, where the father now\\nmakes his home on section 32, Georgetown Town-\\nship. His wife departed this life in 1865. She\\nwas a devoted member of the Baptist Church,\\nwith which he is now identified, having in former\\nyears been a Simda^ -school Superintendent.\\nOur subject is the oul3- member left of liis father s\\nfamily, with tiie exception of his brother, Glenn\\nA., wlio married IMiss Carrie, daughter of .John N.\\nWaite (of whom see sketcii presented on anotlier\\npage of this volume). Glenn Barnaby is a resi-\\ndent of Minneapolis, Minn. The senior Mr.\\nBarnaby is a man of broad intelligence and\\nliberal views, and is one of the most prominent\\nand influential citizens of Ottawa County, having\\nfor years been closely connected with its growth\\nand progress.\\nBorn in Potter County, Pa., October 10, 1858,\\nthe subject of this sketch received his education\\nprincipally in the neighboring school. He lias\\ngained his best education, however, in the school\\nof experience, by self-culture and close observa-\\ntion. At the age of fourteen he began to be self-\\nsu|)i)orting, and for a time was employed in a\\ngrocery store, where he gave his services in ex-\\nchange for his hoard and clotlies. lie continued\\nthus engaged until 1879, iiis salary being ineaii-\\ntiine increased .as he acijuired a thorough under-\\nstanding of the business. Afterward he accepted\\nthe position of nigiit operator at Watervliel,\\nwhere lie remained for tiiree years, and in tiie\\ninti ival gained acomplcle knovvledge of that line\\nof railroad work.\\nIn 1881 Mr. liarnaby located at Hudson ville,\\naccepting his present position as agent for the\\nChicago k West Michigan Railway Company, and\\nhas since served in that capacity. He was married,\\nin 1886, to Miss Lizzie A., daughter of Nelson R.\\nand Luc} F. (Spencer) Bonfoey, and a native of\\nWatervliet, Mich., having been born in that city\\nFebruary 28, 1867. Her grandparents came to\\nMichigan in an earl3 day and settled in Berrien\\nCounty, being numbered among the pioneers of\\nthe vicinity of Watervliet. Nelson R. Bonfoey\\nwas born in Richfield, N. Y., February 18, 1827,\\nand married Miss Lucy F. Spencer, who was born\\nin Atwater, Ohio, on the 9th of October, 1843.\\nThe maternal grandparents of our subject were\\nElias T. and Eliza (Smith) Spencer, tiie former a\\nnative of Middlefield, Mass., born on the 11th of\\nAugust, 1815. Mr. Bonfoc} and his estimalile\\nwife had a family of three children, two of whom\\nare now living; they themselves are now living in\\nWatervliet.\\nThe marriage of Mr. Barnaby has been blessed\\nby the birth of two children, Olive Lucy, who\\nwas born September 16, 1887, and Zora Jzetta,\\nwhose birth occurred May 17, 1890. Mrs. Barnaby\\nis a lady of prominence in Iludsonville, and is\\none of the active members of the Ladies I nion.\\nSocially, our subject is identified with the Inde-\\npendent Order of Odd Fellows, and has filled the\\nvarious chairs in the home lodge, being at present\\nDistrict Deputy Grand Master. AVhile not active\\nin politics, he is a stanch Democrat and upholds\\nthe principles of that parly with his ballot.\\nHARLES PETERSON, a fanner residing on\\n(l( p section 20, Dalton Townsliii), is one of the\\n^^y worthy citizens that .Sweden ha^ furnished\\nto Muskegon County. He possesses the stability,\\npeiseverniice and eiiteiprise of his countrymen,\\ncharacteristics which make them among the best\\nof the a l()pte(l sons of Ajnerica. lie was liorii in\\nthe northern pait of Sweden in 18 10, and his par-\\nents, Peter and Hannah (.Vnderson) Anderson,", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0548.jp2"}, "549": {"fulltext": "I OlirRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n567\\nwere also natives of the same locality, the father s\\nbirtli occurring in 179i\u00c2\u00bb, while the mother was\\nborn in 1806. Pet(!r Anderson was a farmer and\\noperated rented land, lliinself and wife were\\nmeinbers of the Lutheran Ciiureh. Both died in\\n1880, within a few hours of each other, and were\\nlaid to rest in the same grave.\\nOur subject is one of five childicii. the other\\nmembers of the family being .John A., who died in\\nSweden; Anna, who died in this country; Aug-\\nustus, who is living in .Sweden; Caroline, wife of\\nCharles Norris, of Muskegon County; and Charles,\\nof this sketch. The latter .spent his bo^ hood and\\nyouth in the land of his birth, where he was early in-\\nured to arduous labor. Since the tender age of eight\\nyears he has made his own wa^ in the world. At\\nthat time he began to earn his own living by\\nworking on a farm. He received onl^ ten cents\\nper day, and out of that small amount had to\\nboard and clothe himself. At the age of twelve\\nhe began to work for his board and clothes, and\\nfor three j-ears his wages were thus rewarded. He\\nthen for the succeeding three years of his life re-\\nceived $15 per year, and afterwards his wages were\\nincreased to *25 per year. While receiving that\\ninunilicent salary, he was for(?man of a large farui,\\nsuperintending some fifty men.\\nWishing to better his financial condition, Mr.\\nPeterson sailed for the New World in 186. He\\nhad been married in Sweden to Miss Matilda\\n.lolinson. and with his wife crossed the broad At-\\nlantic, coming at once to Muskegon County. He\\nmade a settlement in Laketon Township, whcie he\\nbegan cutting cordwood, and for three years was\\nemployed at various labors, whereby he might\\nsecure an honest livclihotKl and thus provide for\\nhimself and family. At lenglli he was al)lc to\\npurchase thirty-five acres of wild land and begin\\nfarming in his own interest. With characteristic\\nenergy he l)egan its improvement, and as acre\\nafter .acre was placed under the plow, the fertile\\nfields began to yi l(l him a good income. The\\nboundaries of his farm were also e.xlendi d, until it\\nn(jw comprises one hundied and elglity-livc acres\\nof valuable land, seventy-live of wliicli :ii( iindci-\\ncultivation.\\nI nlo .Mr. and .Mrs. Peterson have been born\\neight children: Ellen, now the wife of Adolph\\nBard; Ida. who graduated from the Muskegon\\nschools, then engaged in teaching, and is now the\\nwife of Charles Johnson; Elmer; Hannah; Abel,\\nwho died in childhood; Mamie, David and Nancy.\\nThe parents hold membership with the Lutheran\\nChurch. Mr. Peterson takes a warm interest in\\neverything tending to promote morality and ad-\\nvance the general welfare. The cause of educa-\\ntion finds in him a warm friend, and he votes with\\nthe Prohibition party. He may truly be called a\\nself-made man, and the praise which that term\\nconvej s is justly deserved, for through his own\\nunaide i efforts he has worked his way upward to\\nsuccess.\\nI^ILLIAM .TEHKMIAH P.ROTT. The busi-\\n\\\\/-J// ness interests of .Muskegon Count} are\\nS^ worthily represented by the gentleman\\nwith who.se name we introduce this sketch, and\\nwho is prominently identified with the history of\\nthe village of Moorland. An etlicient, capable\\nand energetic young business man, he has worked\\nhis way to a foremost place in the commercial\\ncircles of the count} and is now numbered among\\nthe successful millers and lumbermen of this sec-\\ntion of the State. While his abilities have been\\nmainly devoted to his individual enterprises, he\\nhas also contributed largely to the development\\nof the resources of Moorland, and has aided in\\nno small degree in securing its present pros))erity.\\nBorn in Polkton Township, Ottawa (\\\\)unty,\\nMich., on the Kith of .lune, 1855, our subject is\\nthe son of Anthony and Celestia(Schoville) Brott,\\nnatives of New York. His father, who was a me-\\nchanic by occupation, was a man pos.sessing ster-\\nling (|ualitics of mind and heart, and occupied a\\nhigh place in the regard of his fellow-citizens.\\nFired witli llu spirit of patriotic devotion at the\\nopening of the Civil War he gave not only his\\nsympathy to the cause of the I nion, but his serv-\\nices as well. Enlisling in the I liion army, he", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0549.jp2"}, "550": {"fulltext": "558\\nPORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nserved bravely and noblj participating in a num-\\nber of decisive engagements and finally giving his\\nlife to his country s cause. Me was captured by\\nthe enemy and placed in Andersonville Prison,\\nwhere he died from starvation in 1864.\\nOf nine children, the subject of this sketch was\\nthe sixtjj in order of birth. He passed his child-\\nhood years uneventfully, and was a lad of seven-\\nteen when bis father s death occurred, thus throw-\\ning him entirely upon his own resources. Bravely\\nand courageouslj he commenced the battle of life,\\nand, undaunted by obstacles and hardships, perse-\\nvered until success crowned his exertions. AVhen\\nready to establisli a home of his own, he was mar-\\nried, at the age of twenty, to Miss Martha F.,\\ndaughter of John L. and Elizabeth (Bowers)\\nTliom|)son, natives of Pennsylvania.\\nShortly after liis marriage, Mr. Brott located on\\na farm in Ravenna Township, Muskegon County,\\nwhere he continued to till the soil until 1891. He\\nthen removed to Moorland Station, in Moorland\\nTownship, where, in company with his cousin,\\nCharles A. Brott, he has since engaged extensively\\nin the lumber and milling business. His peculiar\\ntalents especially adapt him for a successful busi-\\nness career, and he has already attained a large\\ndegree of success in his chosen occupation. So-\\ncially, lie is identified with tlie Kniglits of tlie\\nMaccabees. In politics, he is in hearty synipatli}\\nwith the principles of the People s party, and gives\\nIns influence to the success of that organization.\\nHe and his wife liave only one cliild, Alice Edith,\\na popular and talented \\\\oiing lady, who is re-\\nceiving an excellent education in tlie Moorland\\nschools.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0*^-S]\\nn=i\\nEKIvY DEVRIES, a prosperous general\\n.igriculturist of Ottawa County, conducts\\na finely cultivated farm on section 36, Hol-\\nland Township, and is likewise a skillful\\nveterinary surgeon mmiI nullimity im the diseases\\nof the horse. A native of the Netliei lands, he\\nwas born in 1843. He is the son of Hernard and\\nAlice (Mulder) DeVries, and the descendant of\\na long line of highlj respected and sturdy fore-\\nfathers, who through persistent effort won tlieir\\nway upward to positions of influence. The pa-\\nternal grandparents, John and Helen DeVries,\\nwere in humble circumstances, the former support-\\ning tlie family b^ daily labor upon a farm. He\\nreared a family of two children, Bernard, the\\nfather of Jerry, and Ann, who passed her entire\\nlife in her native land. Tlie father, who was born\\nin 1805, in the near vicinity of the birthplace of\\nour subject, received a fair education in the free\\nschools of the Netherlands and remained with his\\nparents, assisting his father, until lie had attained\\nto manhood.\\nAt the age of twent3 -five \\\\ears, Bernard De\\nTries was married in the Netherlands to Miss Al-\\nice, the daughter of Jerry and Gertie Mulder. He\\nhad a small piece of land, comprising about tliirt}-\\nacres, and upon this farm he and his excellent\\nwife settled and toiled industriously. Eight chil-\\ndren blessed the home, all born in the Nether-\\nlands, but five of them died in earl}- infancy and\\nchildhood. The three living sons are John, Jerry\\nand Paul. In 1847 the father with his family em-\\nigrated to the United States and journeyed to\\nMichigan, settling in Ottawa County. He had ex-\\nhausted his savings on the journey, and at once\\nafter his arrival went to work in the woods mak-\\ning staves and logs. He soon purchased fcirt^\\nacres of timber-land near the present home of our\\nsubject, on section 25, Holland Township. This\\nland he cleared, cultivated and improved with the\\nhelp of his sons. He and his wife are living near\\nthe city of Holland. They are valued members of\\nthe Dutch Reformed Church, and possess the high\\nregard of a wide circle of friends. Politically, he\\nis a Republican and, a man of broad intelligence,\\nis deeply interested in the vital iiuestions of the\\nday and is a close observer of local and National\\ngovernment.\\nThe youthful days of our subject were passed\\nin the parental home. At the age of twenty- three\\nhe married Alice, dauglitei of Bernard and Dena\\nSnitzler. The pleasant lionu of our suhji ct and\\nhis estimable wife was brinhlened by the hirtli\\nof ten children, four of whom are now deceased.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0550.jp2"}, "551": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n55!)\\nAlice was married to (larrit Ratt-ring, and died\\nOc t()l)er 14. 1X89, leaviii;f a daiii;liter, Fannie\\nHarriet. The survivors are (uTtic, Hertlia, Jen-\\nnie, Julia, Berney ancl Dcna. After the marriage\\nof Mr. and Mrs. De^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ries tiiey c-ontiiiued foi- three\\n^veal s to reside with the father of our subject, who\\nat the expiration of that time nave tliem forty\\nacres of land, which Mr. I)e Vries sold and soon\\nafterward eniijjrated to Kansas. A few monllis in\\nthe far West satisfied him that Michigan suited\\nhim best, and returning to the Wolverine State he\\npurchased lifty-one acres where he now resides.\\nHe gives the most of his time and attention to\\nveterinary work, making a close study of that pro-\\nfession. In both political and religious atlilia-\\ntions, like Ills father, our subject is a stanch Re-\\npublican and a valued meml)er of the Reformed\\nChurch of Zeeland. He commands the high re-\\ngard of a large acquaintance in Ottawa County.\\nOC3\\n)!#^li^..i^li^\\nVILLIAM VOrNG. Among the business\\nestablishments of Ravenna, prominent\\nmention should lie made of llie grocery\\nstore owned and man.iged by the subject of this\\nnotice. Here may be found a choice and complete\\nassortment of staple and fancy groceries, gl.ass-\\nware, chinaware. and the various kinds of fruits\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2md vegetables in their season. Through good\\nmanagement and energy the genial proprietor has\\nworked his way to a prominent position among\\nthe successful business men of the place, and the\\nuniform reliability of his transactions has gained\\nfor him the conlidencc of his customeis.\\nThe parents of our subject, Coker and Sarah\\n(Butcher) Voung, were born in ICngland, whence\\nthey emigrated to America, and, proceeding to\\nMichigan, set!le l in the city of .l;iiksoii. Mr.\\nYoung, Sr., is a ^ll()^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0mMkl I by tr.idc :ind followed\\nthat occupation fur .-i number of ye.irs. About\\nIXfifi he removed from .lackson to R;i\\\\cnii;i. where\\nhe embarked in l)u?iness as a .-hoeniaUcr. As IJie\\nyears passed by anil the pl:uc grew from an un-\\n29\\nimpoitaut hamlet tt) a thriving village, his busi-\\nness increased, and as he was industrious and\\npersevering, he became well-to-do. In 1881 he\\nretired fron the trade at which he had so long\\nlabored, and, purchasinga farm in Ravenna Town-\\nship, embarked in agricultural pursuits, at which\\nhe is still engaged.\\nFour children were born to Coker and Sarah\\nYoung, one of whom is deceased. The surviving\\nnierabei-s of the family are: William, the eldest;\\nMary, the wife of Henry K. Scott, a resident of the\\nState of W.ashington; and George C, who makes his\\nhome in Ravenna Township. William w.is born in\\n.lackson, Mich., .January 7, 18.0.5, receiving his edu-\\ncation in the schools of Muskegon County. He\\naided his father in farming, and upon starting out\\nin active life for himself, embarked in agricultural\\npursuits, which he followed until he w.as tliirtv-\\ntour 3 ears of age. He then removed to Ravenna\\nand entered into the grocery business which he\\nstill conducts. He carries a large stock and has a\\nliberal share of the patronage of the comnuinitv.\\nOn Christmas Day, 1877, Mr. Young w.as united\\nin marriage with Miss Xcllie E., daughter of\\nEphraim I), and Pliojbe (Holister) Husted. They\\nare the parents of one child, Eva E. Mrs.\\nYoung is a member of the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch, to the support of which our subject con-\\ntributes liberally, though not identified with any\\nreligious organization. Socially, he is a member\\nof Ravenna Lodge No. 355, I. O. O. K., and has\\nserved as Secretary of the lodge. In politics he is\\na pronounced Republican and has always cist his\\nballot for the principles upheld by that party.\\nm=\\nWEN SWENSON, who resides on section\\n5, Ilolton Township, is one of the highlv\\nrespected farmers of Muskegon Count v.\\nand is a valued citizen of the community,\\nfor he is always found in the front ranks of over\\\\-\\nenterprise that is calculated to luoinote the gen-\\neral welf;ire or ad\\\\;iiic the public good.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0551.jp2"}, "552": {"fulltext": "660\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nOur subject is a nalive of Norway, born in 1824.\\nHis father, Swen Swenson, died when our subject\\nwas a lad of onl} four years. He was a farmer by\\noccupation. The gentkman whose name heads\\nthis record is the second in order of birtli in a\\nfamily of three children. At the age of eleven\\n3 ears lie began to earn his own liveliiiood, and\\nsince that time lias been dependent entirely upon\\nhis own exertions, so that whatever success he has\\naciiieved is due entirely to iiis own efforts. He\\nbegan wori ing as a farm hand for his board and\\nclothes, and when about fifteen years of age he re-\\nceived in addition a few dollars eacli year. He\\nfollowed farming in his native land until about\\nthirty years of age, when, with the desire of bet-\\ntering his financial condition, he resolved to emi-\\ngrate to America. Bidding good-bye to liome and\\nfriends, he left iiis native land, and in June, 1855,\\ncrossed tlie brin^- deep. He first went to Buffalo,\\nN. Y., and in July, 1855, took up his residence in\\nMilwaukee, Wis.\\nDuring his residence in Milvvaukee, in 1855, Mr.\\nSwenson was united in marriage witli Miss Caro-\\nline Olson, daughter of Christian and Bertlia M.\\nOlson, who were early settlers of this count}\\nTwelve children have been born of their union.\\nMary, deceased, was tliewife of Ole Hanson; Hans\\nis also deceased; and several died in childhood.\\nThose still living are Sebert, Christian, William\\nO., Sirena, Carl N., Nettie and Delia 1!.\\nMr. Swenson continued his residence in Milwau-\\nkee until 1878, and engaged in sailing on the\\nLakes and working in the shipyards for man}\\nj ears. In this waj he acquired some capital with\\nwliicli to begin business for himself.\\nOn coming to Muskegon County, he purchased\\nthe farm belonging to his father-in-law, and now\\nowns one hundred and sixty acres of arable and\\nvaluable land. When it came into his possession,\\nit was but slightly improved, but he has built\\nfences upon it, tlius dividing it into fields of con-\\nvenient size, and has erected all the necessary\\nbuildings, which therefore stand as monuments to\\nhis thrift and enterprise. He has cleared the place\\nof its timber, and where once were tall trees or\\nbrush, waving fields of grain Mi:iy now be seen.\\nI his farm is one of the desiralilc places of the\\nneighborhood. Mr. Swenson has been a great\\nworker throughout his life, and the industry and\\nenterprise which are numbered among his chief\\ncharacteristics have Ijcen the important factors in\\nhis success. He may truly be called a self-made\\nman. In religious belief he is a Lutheran, and in\\npolitics he is a supporter of Republican men and\\nmeasures.\\nNTON BASSIE, an enterprising farmer of\\nLaketon Township, Muskegon Count}-,\\nwas born in Prussia, Germany, Januaiy\\n22, 1821. He is the eldest of five sous\\nborn to Anton and Mary (Randall) Bassie, natives\\nof Prussia, who spent their entire lives in the land\\nof their birth. In the excellent German schools\\nthe subject of this sketch acquired a fair educa-\\ntion, and under the careful supervision of his par-\\nents he was trained to habits of usefulness and in-\\ndustr} He passed the early years of his life in\\nthe Fatherland, whence in 1855 he emigrated to\\nAmerica, and after landing in this country jiro-\\nceeded directly to Wisconsin.\\nAt Milwaukee Mr. Bassie worked at anything he\\ncould find to do. On the 22d of September, 1857,\\nhe came to Muskegon, and for two and one-half\\nyears worked in the sawmill of (Tcorge Ruddiinan.\\nDuring the winter of 1859 he was employed on\\nthe Mississippi River levee in Mississippi. Return-\\ning to Muskegon, he entered the emjiloy of Ryer-\\nson Hill, and was engaged in their sawmill for a\\nperiod of thirty-two years, during the last twelve\\nof which he was second engineer, and prior to\\nthat time was foreman, lie is justly proud of the\\nfact that, with one exception, he was in the em-\\nploy of Ryerson it Hill for a longer period than\\nany of their employes. He h;id the confidence of\\nthe firm to an unusual extent, and labored untir-\\ningly for their welfare.\\nAfter so many years of clo.se confiiieiiient to his\\nwork. Mr. Bassie fell the need of ri (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2liaiige. and", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0552.jp2"}, "553": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n561\\naccordingly- in 1880 he purcliascrl his present farm,\\nnpun winch lie located in IH8I. He superintends\\nthe nianaj^einent iif the sixty acres ccniprisiny the\\nfarm, and finds a delightful home for his declin-\\ning years in this quiet rural alxtde. During his\\nlong residence in Muskegon County, lie has been\\nan interested witness of many changes and im-\\nprovement.s, and has himself been an important\\nfactor In developing the best interests of this sec-\\ntion of the State. At the time of his arrival in\\nMuskegon, this iu)w prosperous city vv.is a tiny\\nhamlet, containing about twelve houses, while the\\nsurrounding country, instead of being dotted with\\nfine farms, was heavil\\\\ timbered with pine and\\nother woods, lie had no money at the time he\\nsought a home in this country, but his courage\\nwas dauntless and his energy untiring, and the re-\\nsult is that he has attained to a position of prom-\\ninence in the county.\\nMay ii, IHiw, Mv. Hassie was united in marriage\\nwith Mrs. Mary (Nichols) Bans, the widow of\\nJohn Barrs. Mrs. Hassie was born in llolstein,\\nGermany, and there became the wife of Mr. Harrs,\\nto whom she bore three children: Daniel, a resi-\\ndent of Muskegon; .lolin, and Henry (deceased).\\nMr. and Mrs. Hassie became the parent.s of three\\nchildren, namely: Lena, who is the wife of John\\nTedamann, and resides with our subject; Anna\\n(deceased), and .losepli, wlio is at home. Although\\nnot active in local political affairs, Mr. Hassie\\nnevertheless takes an intelligent interest in mat-\\nters of importance to the general welfare of the\\npeople, and casts his ballot for the support of\\nDemocratic principles.\\nf IKAM i:. PAHKKU To their noble, push-\\ning, hard working luisiiiess men is due tlie\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-V^ great prosperity, wealth :iiiil :i(lvancemcnt\\nof tin iioi therii tier of Stalt-s in commer-\\ncial iniportance. To their zeal, energy and integ-\\nrity will their future gieatiie s be indebted, .IS it\\nhas Ill-ell in the {i:i l. :ini| aiiioiig the names promi-\\nnent in the promotion of solid trade in Muskegon\\nnone will stand higher, or occupy the position more\\njustly than does the subject of this sketch. He is\\nnow retired from the .ictive duties of life, satisfied\\nthat he has contributed his share toward the pros-\\nperity and progress of Muskegon County. lie was\\nborn in Warren County, N, Y., April 18, 1821,\\nand is the son of James I arker and the grandson\\nof .lames I arker, .Sr., who was of ICnglish descent.\\n.lames Parkej^ Jr., father of our subject, was a\\nnative Vermonter and a miller by occuiiation.\\nWhen a young man he went to the State of New\\nYork, and there met and married Miss .Susan Ki-\\nlls, a native of the Kmpire State, born in Wash-\\nington County, and the daughter of Kzckiel Ellis,\\na Revolutionary soldier, who suffered untold hard-\\nships while in winter (piarters at alle\\\\ Forge.\\nThe latter was of Irish descent. To .Mr. and Mrs.\\nParker were born eight children, four of each sex,\\nand in New York .State their last days were spent.\\nIliram E. I arker. the eldest of these children, was\\neight years of age when he moved with his parents\\nto Essex County, N. Y., and he attended the com-\\nmon schools of his district. Until sixteen years of\\nage he assisted his father in the mill, and from\\nthat time up to the age of twenty-one he was en- (y^\\ngaged in agricultural pursuits.\\nUpon attaining his majority he left home and\\nwent to (ileus Kails. Warren County. N. Y., where\\nhe obtained employment in a sawmill. There he\\nremained for niiinber of years, and while there\\nmarried .Miss .Matilihi .lackson. a native of (Jlens\\nFalls, and the daughter of .Jonathan and Marga-\\nret Jackson. Following his marriage young I arker\\nmoved to a farm and tilled the soil up to IHtJt!.\\nwhen he removed to .Muskegon County, and set-\\ntled in Muskegon, lie entered the employ of the\\nfirm of Mason k Davis, and continued with them\\nfor seven years, after which he liecnme Superin-\\ntendent of the firm of Mann it Moon, maiuifac-\\ntiirers of lumber, lie continued with this firm\\nup to IHiMl. when he retired from the mill business.\\nand for the past two years has been janitor of\\nthe Lakeside school buildings.\\nIn politics, Mr. I arker is a Hepublicm. lie has\\nserved as Town Collei-tor. was a member of the\\nSchool Hoard for lliree \\\\i :irs in the villa e of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0553.jp2"}, "554": {"fulltext": "562\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOCJRAPIIICAL RECORD\\nLakeside and has held other positions. He is a\\nmember of Muskegon Lodge No. 92, L O. O. F.,\\niind Davis Encampment No. 47. For many years\\nhe has held membership in the Methodist Church,\\nand has been Trustee of the same for some time.\\nMrs. Parker, who was also a woi th} member of\\nthat church, died in 1859, leaving one son, Byron\\nJ. Mr. Parker s second marriage was with Miss\\nMary C, daughter of David and Flora Ilevland.\\nMrs. Parker died leaving one daughter, Lelia C,\\nwho is now at home. He married his present\\nwife, formerly Miss Lydia Decker, a native of St.\\nJoseph County, Mich., in 1873, and they have a\\npleasant home in the city.\\n^^UST BEGEMAN. It matters little what\\n11 __ vocation a man selects as his life occupa-\\ntion so long as it is an honorable one. If\\nhe is an honest, upright man, courteous in his in-\\ntercourse with his fellow-men, and possessed of the\\naverage amount of energy and perseverance, he is\\nbound to make his occupation a financial success.\\nBecause the subject of this sketch is possessed of\\nall the above requirements is the chief reason he\\nhas succeeded; because he is above the average in\\npoint of business qualifications is the reason that\\nhe to-day stands among the prominent men of the\\ncounty. He is at present the most efficient .Super-\\nvisor of Blendon Township and discharges the du-\\nties of that position in a very satisfactory manner.\\nHe was born in the city of Berlin, Germany, May\\n8, 1862, and Is the only child of Conrad and Minnie\\n(Coleman) Begeman, natives of Germany,\\nThe father came to America in 18G2, while the\\nwar cloud hung darkly over the Nation, and set-\\ntled in the village of Allegan, Allegan County,\\nMich., where he was engaged in brick-making un-\\ntil his death, in 1873. He was twice married, and\\nwas the father of three children l y his first union:\\nFred, Sophia and Minnie, all now married and liv-\\ning in Germany. The mother of our Mibject\\n\\\\\\\\:u\\\\ also been twice manied, lirsl to a Mr. Cole-\\nman, by whom she had four children: Augusta,\\nwho married .Joseph Sickinger, and resides in New\\nYork City; Ernest, who resides in Germany Will-\\niam, who died in Allegan in 1892, and whose fam-\\nilj now resides in that town; andlMinnle, who re-\\nsides in New York City. The parents of these\\nchildren were upright, enterprising citizens and\\nwon many friends wherever they made their\\nhome.\\nThe subject of this sketch was but one year of\\nage when his mother died, and before he had\\nreached his twelfth j ear he was left fatherless.\\nHe really commenced life for himself at the early\\nage of seven years and worked first at one thing\\nthen another, attending the country school as op-\\nportunity offered. Until eighteen years of age he\\nworked on a farm and then learned the trade of\\nmarble-cutter, which he followed for six years. In\\n1884 he moved to his present location, Bauer, and\\nestablished a general store, which he conducted\\nuntil 1893, when he sold his stock of dry goods\\nand groceries to M. W. Otto. He was first elected\\nTownship Treasurer in 1888, re-elected in 1889,\\nand in 1890 was made Supervisor, to which posi-\\ntion he has been re-elected each succeeding year.\\nIn the year 1886 Miss Maggie Bauer, a native\\nof Trier, Germany, born January 2, 1864, became\\nhis wife. She is the daughter of Nicholas and\\nBarbara (Tibald) Bauer, also natives of the Old\\nCountry. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer came to America\\nabout 1869 or 187(1 and settled first in Grand\\nRapids. Being a w. igon-maker by trade, he estab-\\nlished a wagon-manufacturing shop there and was\\nengaged in a successful business for some time.\\nHe then sold his city property and moved to\\nGeorgetown Townshii), Ottawa County, Mich.\\nThe postofflce of Bauer, established on the line\\nbetween Blendon Townsliipand Georgetown Town-\\nship, was named in his honor. He resided there\\nand made wagons for man} years. On the 1st of\\nJuly, 1891, he sold his interest in this place and\\nnow resides on a small farm in Georgetown Town-\\nship. He and his wife are the parents of three\\nchildren, as follows: Maggie, the wife of our sub-\\nject; .lohn and Kate. To Mr. and Mrs. Begeman\\nhave been boin two (hildien: Beriiie B., born\\nOclolier f), 18\u00c2\u00abH; and Albert W.. born Sei)tember", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0554.jp2"}, "555": {"fulltext": "POtltRAIT AM) BlOGIiAPH CAL RECORD.\\n568\\n29, 1890. Mr. Hp^iMiiaii was formerly a member\\nof the Indc|jeiulciit Older of Odd Fellows, but does\\nnot atliliate with the lodge at present. He was a\\nmember of Home Lodge No. 290, I. O. O. F.. of\\ntlie town of Allegan. I olilicully, he has always\\nbeen a strong Democrat.\\nEir IZZ\\nISAAC .1. C^riCK. Among the worthy resi-\\ndents of Ottawa County, Mich., it is but\\njust to say that Mr. (^uick occupies a conspic-\\nuous and honorable place, for he has alwjiys been\\nhonest, industrious aud enterprising, and as a re-\\nsult has met with more than ordinary success. He\\nis now engaged in merchandising in .\\\\Ilendale, is\\nthe elficient Postmaster of that place, and the credit\\nof a considerable share of the enterprise which\\nhelps to make Allendale a thriving business point\\nis due to this gentleman. lie was born in Canada\\nJuly 11, 1850, and is the clde.st of four children\\nborn to .loseph and P^lizabeth (Welch) Quick, na-\\ntives of England. The parents went to Canada\\nin 1831, and moved from that country to this in\\n1851. While residing in Canada Mr. (Juick was\\nengaged in farming, and when first coming to the\\nUnited States he located in Detroit, Midi., where\\nhe remained for one 3ear.\\nFrom there he moved to Kalamazoo and was\\nengaged in teaming in that city, running the sec-\\nond dr.iv ever put to work in that place. Kala-\\nmazoo, Mich., was at that time a small village of\\nnot more than one thousand inhabitants, and at\\nthe time of the election of President Huchanau\\nthe city iiad but five or six brick stores. In that\\ncity Mr. Quick passed his last days, his death oc-\\ncurring in IMGl. .Mlhough he came to America\\na very poor man. witli a wile and one child, he\\naccumulated considerable property by his industry\\nand good management, and passed his last days in\\npeace and plenty. The three children following\\nour subject are as follows: Ilattie, wife of John\\nWolbrink, of .MIendale rowiiship; .leniiie. wife of\\nGeorge fJoble, of Orand Rapids; and Eliza, wife\\nof Joseph Copernall, of Kalamazoo. The mother\\nof these children died in 1875. She was a mem-\\nber of the Church of England.\\nIsaac J. Quick received a common education in\\nthe schools of Kalamazoo, but did not attend after\\nreaching his eleventh year. After the death of\\nthe father, the responsibility of taking care of\\nhimself fell upon his shoulders, and his mother\\nfound a pleasant and comfortable home with him\\nuntil her death. He saw that his sisters were ed-\\nucated, and even at that early age showed excel-\\nlent judgment and business acumen. When eleven\\n3-ears of age he commenced working in a butcher\\nshop, but only continued there for one year, when\\nhe was taken with white swelling in his leg, aud,\\nbeing lame, could not do butcher s work. He then\\nlearned the barber s trade, and for seven j-ears\\nworked at this. Finding that he bad to be on his\\nfeet too much while following this trade, he began\\nlearning book-keeping. At the age of nineteen\\nyears he had his leg amputated above the knee,\\nand as soon afterward as he was able he was em-\\nployed by the Kalamazoo Brewing Company as\\nbook-keeper, a position he filled for five j^ears\\nwith credit to himself and the satisfaction of his\\nemployers.\\nOn the 6th of December, 1875, he came to Al-\\nlendale, and at once engaged in niercliandising\\nin a small way, his capital being only ^l.j in ready\\ncash. He continue J to do business here, and a\\nfew years later received some money from the es-\\ntate, by whicii he w.is enabled to enlarge his busi-\\nness. His cash sales for 1892 were*13,000. Since\\ncoming to Allendale he h.as made enough mone}\\nto erect a handsome residence, also a gotxl store\\nbuilding, etc. In 1893, in company with a num-\\nber of men, he erected the largest creamery in\\nthe county, of which Mr. C^uick is the Secretary.\\nThe capital stock is *5,000. In 187( he was ap-\\npointed Postmaster, and this position lie still (ill\\nIn the same year he was elected Township Clerk,\\nand has been re-elected every year since with the\\nexcepticm of one. He has been Notary Public for\\nsixteen years, and was one of the promoters of the\\ngravel road from this place to Grand Rapids, of\\nwliifli he is one of the stockholdeTs.", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0555.jp2"}, "556": {"fulltext": "564\\nPORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nMr. Quick was fii st married Xoveinher 23, 1876,\\nto Miss Mary Slater, a native of New York. She\\ndied in 1878, leaving no children. In 1881 Mr.\\nQuick was married to Miss Lucinda Pixley, a na-\\ntive of Allendale, and a daughter of Eben-\\nezer and Ann (White) Pixley, natives of Amer-\\nica and England, respectively. Mr. and Mrs.\\nQuick are the parents of two children, Eben-\\nezer and Irving. Both Mr. and Mrs. Quick hold\\nmembership in the Congregational Church, of\\nwhich the former is Trustee, and both are ac-\\ntive workers in the same. Mr. Quick is a member\\nof Coopersville Lodge No. 376, I. O. O. F., and Sir\\nKnight in Allendale Tent No. 818. Politically,\\nhe is a leading Republican.\\n-*^^1\\nim\\nB\\nyiJLLIAM H. KRUPP. Among the enter-\\nprising farmers of Fruitland Township,\\n]Muskegon County, is this worthy man,\\nwho lives on section 1. His birth occurred in\\nDetroit, Mich., in 1862. He is the son of James\\nW. and Maiy (Dyest) Krupp. The former was a\\nson of Wiiliani Kiapp, and was a native of Dus-\\nseldorf, Germany, and was for many years a\\nsoldier in the German army. He took part in\\nthe War of 1812, fighting against Napoleon s\\ntroops.\\nJames W. Krupp was one of six children, 1832\\nbeing the year of his birth. He was brought up\\nin his native village, remaining by the old hearth-\\nstone until attaining his majority. He received su-\\nperior advantages as to education, and was master\\nof three languages, speaking Englisli, French and\\nGerman with equal tluency. He early learned\\nthe gardener s trade, and cros.sed the Atlantic and\\nafterwards settled in Detroit, where he followed\\ngardening for man\\\\ years. In 1863 he removed\\nto Shiawassee County, becoming the owner of\\neighty acres of property in Venice Township. On\\nthis farm he resided until 1881, and the follow-\\ning year was killed in a runaway accident. He\\nwas married in Detroit to the daughter of John\\nDyest, who was also born in the Fatherland. Six\\nchildren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Krupp: Lizzie,\\nSarah. William, Anna, Fred and Mamie. The fa-\\nther was a member of the Catholic Church in\\n(iermany, l)ut left the faith after his removal to\\nthis country. He was a member of the (Mange\\nand, politically, was a Democrat.\\nThe education of William Krupp was obtained\\nin the common schools, and he made his home\\nwith his parents until he was manied, at the age\\nof twenty-seven years, to Miss Minnie, daughter\\nof Burdette McMichael. They have one daugh-\\nter, Nellie by name. After the death of our sub-\\nject s father, he took charge of the farm, compris-\\ning one hundred and twenty-four acres, and has\\nsince ably managed the estate. Mr. Krupp is a\\ndistant relative of the noted (German foundrvman\\nwho manufaclured the fine guns in the Krupp Pa-\\nvilion, at tlie World s Fair, in Chicago. The im-\\nmense castings and cannon to be seen there are\\namong the wonders of the wonderful exposition.\\nIn politics Mr. Krupp is a worker in the ranks of\\nthe Democracy. He is possessed of those qualities\\nof push and perseverance which claim recognition\\nand praise from all. In his business relations he\\nis strictly honorable, and his word is considered\\nas Kood as his bond.\\n-3 rf\u00c2\u00bb .J.\\nfeHOMAS MILLER, deceased, a business man\\n^i^, of unusual executive ahilitv and enterprise,\\nS^ for nearly a score of years closely identi-\\nfied with the progressive interests of Muskegon,\\nMidi., entered into rest in the spring of 1885,\\nmourned by fi lends and fellow-citizens as a pub-\\nlic loss. Mr. Miller was born in Pentshire, Scot-\\nland, in 181(1, and was a descendant of a long\\nline of upright and industrious Scottish ancestors.\\nHis father, ThQjnas Miller, born, reared and mar-\\nried near the Highlands of his native land, spent\\nhis entire life of usefulness amid the familiar\\nscenes of his youth. His mother. Jennie (Mal-\\ncolm) Miller, was likewise a dweller within old\\nScotia.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0556.jp2"}, "557": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND KIOGKAPHJCAL RECORD.\\n565\\nOur siil)jeet passi-d llie (l:\\\\ys of boyhood in liis\\nbirlliplat-e, altciiding the common scliool of his\\nliome ncighborliood, and as lie self-rcliantly at-\\ntained to manliood. prepared himself for tlie bat-\\ntle of life by learnlnj; the trade of a millwright.\\nHaving reached his majority, he resolved to try\\nhis fortunes in the land of liberty beyond the At-\\nlantic, and, embarking from the nearest seaport,\\nemigrated to America, landing in Quebec. lie\\ndid not tarry long there, but proceeded directly to\\nthe city of Buflfalo, N. Y., where he received al-\\nmost immediate emploj ment at his trade, and\\nworked for three years in that pl.ice. At the\\nexpiration of that time, in 186G, he journeyed to\\nMuskegon, and was here employed for two years\\nby Alexander Rodgers. In 1868 he established\\nthe Miller it Co. Iron Works, with Ilollock\\nEverett, but later owned the entire interest of\\nthe prosperous plant. Ilollock it Kverett having\\nsold out. George Galbraith. brother of Mrs. Mil-\\nler, then bought a third interest, and under the\\nfirm name of Miller it Co. an immense and prof-\\nitable business, extending over a large area, was\\nmost prosperously conducted until the death of\\nthe senior partner, our subject, in 1885.\\nJanuarj 28, 1863, were united In marriage in\\nthe city of lUiflfalo, N. V., Thomas Miller and Miss\\nAnna Ciaibraith, the latter a native of .Scotland\\nand daughter of .lames 11. and Annie (McDonald)\\n(JalbraiUi. born, educated and married in old\\nScotia. The father, a prominent manufacturer\\nand a man of fine attainments, emigrated to Amer-\\nica in 1850, and with his family located pcriiia-\\nnentl}- in Canada, where the estimable widow of\\nour subject was educated. Of the children who\\nblessed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miller, four are\\nnow surviving. Birdie is the wife of Robert L.\\nRoot, of Muskegon; .lennie M. is the wife of Frank\\nL. Orcutt, of Minneapolis. Minn.; Hiegh is a prom-\\nising student in the High School of Muskegon; and\\nToat is also pursuing advanced studies in the\\nMuskegon High School.\\nFralernally, our subject was a valued member\\nof Muskegon Lodge No. !t2, I. O. O. F and as\\na man and citizen, public-spii-ited and enterprising,\\npossessed the high regard of all who knew him,\\nand to his chihlren bcMpicathcd llic mi in ir\\\\ of a\\nsuccessful business career, disliiiguished by earnest\\npurpose, manly self-reliance and sterling integrity\\nof character. Mrs. Miller, occupying a position\\nof useful inlluence, and an active worker in social\\nand benevolent cnteri)rises, enjoys the confidence\\nand esteem of many friends. Sustained in the\\nhour of her affliction by the sympathy of a wide\\nacquaintance, she arose to the needs of the occa-\\nsion and has proven herself a woman of rare abil-\\nity and intelligence. The handsome family resi-\\ndence of Mrs. Miller is located on the corner of\\nFirst Street and Miller Avenue, Muskegon.\\nA BF NIENIHIS, the senior mcmljer of the\\nwell-known firm of Nienluiis Bros., the\\nindividual members of which are Wj^be\\nand Abel J. Nienliuis, is one of the prominent\\nbusiness men of the town of New Holland, Ottawa\\nCounty, Mich., and one of the most successful\\nmerchants. He is a native of this county, and the\\nson of John and Magdalene (Dykenia) Nienliuis,\\nboth natives of the Netherlands. .John Nienliuis\\ncame to America in 1856, and came immediately\\nto Michigan, settling in Ottiiwa County when the\\ncountry was still a wilderness. He brought his\\nfamily with him, and they suffered all the priva-\\ntions and iiardships incident to pioneer life. There\\nwere no public roads at that time, and Mr. Nien-\\nliuis would take his grist to mill on his back. Of\\ncourse his farm was unimproved, almost a wilder-\\nness, and he went .actively to work to clear and\\nmake a home. This w.as hard work, but he per-\\nsevered and was beginning to sec his way through,\\nwhen his death occurred. This was in 1862. Mi-s.\\nNienliuis afterward married Henry Van Areiidunk.\\nanother of the early settlers, and she is still living,\\nbeing one of the oldest pioneers of the county.\\nBy her first husband she became the mother of\\nfour children: Kihicrt, of this county; .lane, wife\\nof .lolianus Ha-ssevoort; Wybe and Abel .1. Her\\nsecond union rcsiilti d in the birth of tlirec dauirh-", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0557.jp2"}, "558": {"fulltext": "t,6G\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nters: Cornelia, tlie wife of John Postliumus, of\\nGrand Rapids; Henrietta; and Gertie, the wife of\\nHenry Troost.\\nWybe Nienhuis secured a fair education in the\\ncommon schools of the county, and when twenty-\\ntwo years of age began working on a farm for\\nwages. Later he began farming on his own and\\non rented land, but when twenty-tliree years of\\nage had an opportunity to clerk in a store, and\\nthis continued until he was twenty-nine years of\\nage. He then embarked in his present business,\\ngeneral merchandising, and justly merits the large\\nmeasure of success achieved by his good judgment\\nand excellent acumen. This was in 1886, and he\\ncommenced with a small cash capital, but his aver-\\nage sales amount to from $12,000 to 115,000 an-\\nnually at the present time. He and his brother\\nare wide-awake and thoroughgoing, and keep on\\nhand a choice selection of goods. They emploj\\none clerk, who thoroughly understands his busi-\\nness and is ever attentive and pleasant to the\\nnumerous patrons. Besides this store, the broth-\\ners are the owners of forty acres of land, which\\nthey have under a fine state of cultivation. The\\nstore building is 24x60 feet, two stories high, with\\na dwelling overhead, and Mr. Nienhuis also owns\\na fine two-story residence, one of the handsomest\\nin the county.\\nHe was married in 1880 to Miss Bertha C. Smith,\\na native of this count3 and a daughter of Conrad\\nand Grietje (Sterken) Smith. She was the eldest of\\nthree children, the others being Lena and Conrad,\\nthe former the wife of Garrett Stigenga. To Mr.\\nand Mrs. Nienhuis were born five children: .lohn,\\nConrad, Lena, Henry and George. Mr. Nienhuis\\nis one of the promising young men of the country,\\nand in every walk of life has conducted himself\\nin an honorable and upright manner. For four\\nyears he filled the office of Township Clerk, and\\nin the spring of 1893 lie was elected Township\\nTrustee. He is alive to matters of public import-\\nance, and deeply interested in the success of the\\nDemocratic party, with wliich he lias ever been\\nidentified.\\nAbel J. Nienhuis, junior member of the firm,\\nand a young man of more than ordinary business\\nability, was educated in the common schools of\\nOttawa County, and when twenty-six j-ears of age\\nengaged in the present business, The brothers are\\nequally interested in the business, and display ex-\\ncellent judgment in its management. In the year\\n1887, he was married to Miss Jennie W. Rooks, a\\nnative of this county, and the daughter of Albert\\nand Joannah Rooks, natives of Holland. Mr. and\\nMrs. Rooks came to America at an eaily day, and\\nhere reared their seven children: Garrett; Will-\\niam; Anna, wife of Bert Knooihuizen; Jennie W.,\\nJohn, Cornelius and Lena, at home.\\nMr. and Mrs. Rooks were members of the North\\nHolland Dutch Reformed Church. Mr. Rooks\\ndied in 1873, and Mrs. Rooks afterward married\\nRheinder Bultema, by whom she had one child,\\nHerman. Two children were born to Abel J. Nien-\\nhuis and wife, Maggie and Albert. Mr. and Mrs.\\nNienhuis hold membersliii) in the North Holland\\nDutch Reformed Church, and he served as School\\nInspector in 1883, being re-elected to that office in\\n1893. Politically, he is a strong advocate of the\\nplatff)rm of the Democratic party.\\nD. KING, M. D., the popular iu)me()|)athic\\nphysician and surgeon, residing at No. 122\\niSMllll South Terrace Street, Muskegon. Mich., en-\\njoys a large field of practice and is widely\\nknown througliout tlie city, where since his loca-\\ntion in the year 1884 he lias met with most en-\\ncouraging success. Our subject is a native of\\nOswego County, N. Y., and was born .lune 22,\\n1850. His father. Lorenzo Dow King, was born\\nin Rhode Island and was the son of David King,\\na man of high character and personal courage, the\\npaternal grandfather having been one of the brave\\nsoldiers of the War of 1812. The remote ancestors\\nof the Kings were of English liirtli, hut the family\\nearly seltling in the United States have here long\\noccui)ied positions of useful influence. The mo-\\ntliir, .lane (Palmeter) King, w,as of New England\\nbirth and, a native of Veimont, was the daugh-\\nter of Bliss I almeter, also born iu the (ireen", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0558.jp2"}, "559": {"fulltext": "1\u00c2\u00bb0RTRA1T AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n567\\nMountain StaU Tlie Pal meters, wlio were of\\nSeotcli-Irij^li cxlraelion, settled in America before\\nthe French War and are nurni)ered among the\\nmost loyal citizens of our country. Dr. King\\nspent the days of l)03-hood in Oswego County,\\nN. Y., and prepared for college in the public\\nschools.\\nAt Tjventeen years of age, setting out to seek\\nhis fortune in tlie West, our subject came alone to\\nManistee. Mich. Having determined to adopt the\\nmedical i rofession, he later read willi Dr. W. W.\\nWilson, of Alpena, Mich., and in 1880 entered\\nHahnemann College, of Chicago, and after a com-\\nplete course of lectures graduated from that well-\\nknown institution in 1883. In July, 1884, our\\nsubject opened an otlice in Muskegon and engaged\\nin the general practice of medicine and surgery\\nwith excellent immediate success, and lias con-\\ntinued in the active duties of his i)rofession unin-\\nterruptedly ever since. In the fall of 1886 were\\nunited in marriage B. D. King, M. D., and Miss\\nKlizaljeth S. Baker, of Muskegon, our subject and\\nhis estimable wife receiving the congratulations\\nof many friends. The Doctor is politically a stal-\\nwart Republican and was in 188H appointed Citj\\nPhysician, for a twelvemonth ably discharging the\\nduties involved in the office. A man of enter-\\nprise, our subject is identified with the rapid prog-\\nress of his home locality, and is ever ready with\\nword and deed to aid in the promotion of all mat-\\nters of public welfare. Financially prospered, he\\nis directly interested in the Muskegon alley Loan\\nAssociation, of which he is a Director.\\nFraternally iden tilled with the Ancient Free iV\\nAccepted Masons, Dr. King has a host of friends\\namong the order and is a member of Commandery\\nJs o. 22, of .Muskegon. He also belongs toDe Witt\\nClinton Consistory of the Valley of Grand liapids\\nand likewise affiliates with .Saladin Temple, of the\\nMystic Shrine, of Grand Hapids, and is a thirty-\\nsecond degree Mason. He is a member of the\\nKnights of the Maccabees and is Medical Director\\nof the Local Council of the National I liion, the\\nheadquarters being located in Ohio. Our subject\\nis a member of the Ancient Order of United Work-\\nmen and popular among the fraternity. He is a\\nmember of the Chamber of Commerce of .Mus-\\nkegon, and, a citizen of fine business attainments,\\navails himself of all the facilities of the day for\\nkeeping full} abreast of the times socially and pro-\\nfessionally and Is welcomed to the homes of many\\nof tlie leading peoitle of the city where he h.i.s for\\neight years past steadily won his upward way.\\n-=^^e^8S-^-\u00c2\u00bb^SE^\\n:i5~\\nUn.LIAM BEN.TAMINSE. When the books\\nare balanced, when all accounts are finally\\nadjusted, figuratively speaking, there will\\nbe a larger credit lialance opposite the name of\\nthe gentleman who is the subject of this sketch\\nthan is usually placed to the credit of the average\\nof mankind. He is a native of the Netherlands,\\nborn March 4, 1831, and is possesseil of all those\\nqualities of industry and energy so characteristic\\nof tliose of that nativity. He is now residing in\\nHolland. Mich., and the good moral tone of the\\ntown is due in a great measure to the influence of\\nMr. Henjaminse, who is the publisher of De IIol-\\nlaiuler. The editorials in this paper command an\\never-widening area of circulation, while they car-\\nry with them that weight and authority which a\\nclear, calm and intelligent judgment must always\\nsecure.\\nWhen a boy, in 1844, our subject was brought\\nby his parents to America, and for four and a-half\\nyears was a resident of the city of New York.\\nFrom there the parents removed to Grand Rapids.\\nIn that city William lieiijaminse grew to mature\\nyears, received his education, and later began\\nlearning the printer s trade In the office of the\\nGrand Rapids Enquirt i: For four years he was\\nan apiirentice in that office, and afterward a\\njourneyman. About the year 18fi(i, he came\\nto Holland, Mich., and worked at the printer s\\ntrade until the 3 ear 1808, when lie assumed the\\neditorship of De HollaiuU r, now the oldest Diiteli\\npaper in the llnited .States. He has improved\\nit in every way, and it is now one of the bright-\\nest, newsiest papers in this part of the .State.\\nDf lloUamh r Is |)ubllshed In the Interest of the", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0559.jp2"}, "560": {"fulltext": "568\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\ngeiiei iil i)ublic, and its excellent moral tone has\\nhad a most refining influence on all who are fort-\\nunate enough to obtain a copy.\\nMr. Benjaminse has been engaged in the news-\\npaper business in Holland for thirty-three years,\\nand is thoroiigldy familiar with its every detail.\\nIn the year 18o,5, he was married to Miss Johanna\\nVan de Luj-ster, daughter of J. Van de Luyster,\\nwlio, with the Rev. Mr. Vander Meulen, was the\\ncolonizer of Zeeland in 1847. Eleven children\\nwere born to the union of our subject and his wife,\\nof whom five are still living. Politically, Mr. Ben-\\njaminse is a Democrat, and the paper, De Hollander,\\nis devoted to the interests of that party. He is\\npublic-spirited and enterprising, and has served\\non the Board of Education. A member of the\\nHolland Christian Reformed Church, Mr. Benja-\\nminse takes much interest in religious affairs.\\n^fil.VRED PURCHASE is a merchant of\\ni@/Lll South Blendon and the efficient servant of\\nII lii Uncle .Sam in the post-ottice of that place.\\n^fl He is well known tiiroughout Ottawa Coun-\\nty, and as a successful, enterprising business man\\nhas few equals. Like many of the representative\\ncitizens of the county, he was born in this State,\\nhis birth occurring in Hillsdale County September\\n28, 1852, and like many of them he is deeply in-\\nterested in the progress and development of his\\nnative State. He is third in order of birth in a\\nfamily born to the union of James and Elizabeth\\n(Hunkford) Purchase, natives of the Empire State.\\nJames Purchase came to Michigan in the old\\nTerritorial days, and it is a source of inspiration\\nto brave doing and endurance to leai-n the history\\nof those who through hardships and privations\\nwon a place for themselves in this northern tier of\\nStates. He was married in Michigan to Miss\\nHunkford, who came here as early as himself, and\\nthey settled in Hillsdale County, which was then\\nnothing but a wilderness. Adrian, sixteen miles\\noff, was the nearest trading-post, and there were\\nno roads, only Indian trails. Indians were nu-\\nmerous and the woods abounded with game. The\\nPurchase family entered land from the Govern-\\nment and engaged in farming as soon as the land\\nwas in proper condition. When James Purchase\\nfirst came to the Territory of Michigan with his\\nparents he was but a lad, and his opportunities for\\ngetting an education were poor indeed. Being\\nnaturally of a studious turn of mind, he improved\\nevery moment of spare time and eventuallj be-\\ncame one of the best-informed farmers of the\\ncounty. Previous to coming to Michigan, and just\\nafter leaving New York State, the grandfather of\\nMr. Purchase resided for a short time in the Buck-\\neye State. Farming was his principal occupation\\nin life, but for twenty-five years he ran a thresh-\\ning machine in the county, the first groundhog\\nthresher.\\nIn 1872 Mr. Purchase sold his farm and moved\\nto Ottawa County settling in Georgetown Town-\\nship, where he tilled the soil until 1890. He then\\nrented his farm for two years and removed to\\nGrand Rapids. Later he sold the farm and is now\\nliving a retired life. He is now in his seventy-\\neighth year, and his wife in her sixty -eighth j-ear.\\nBoth have been exemplary and worthy members\\nof the Methodist Episcopal Church for years.\\nSeven children were born to their union: Jane,\\nnow Mrs. George Gettings, of Stantdn, Mich.;\\nFrank, a resident of Hillsdale Couutj Alfred, our\\nsubject; Sarah, now Mrs. Duncan Van Allen, of\\nthis county; Joel, of this county; James L., of\\nGrand Rapids; and Willard, also of Grand Rapids.\\nThe parents of these children are only two of the\\nmany who have spent the greater portion of their\\nlives in developing the country that their children\\nand grandchildren might enjoy the advantages\\nwhich they themselves were denied. In truth, we\\nof to-day are the heirs of all the ages and profit\\nby the labor and self-denial of the hard-working\\nclasses of the past.\\nAlfred Purchase received a limited education in\\nthe district schools of his neighborhood and when\\ntwenty years of age branched out to fight his own\\nw.ay in life. In the county where his father had\\nfirst settled he rented land for twelve years. Aside\\nfrom this he was also eng.aged in railroad con-", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0560.jp2"}, "561": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n569\\nstriK liim ami vaiiuiis oilier occupations, and on\\ntwo separate occasions lost liis entire earnings. In\\n1885 he opened bis present mercantile business\\nwith a capital of 21o and now carries a stock of\\ngoods valued at J,(K)0. His business incrcised\\nrapidly from sales amounting to *il,000 in 1885 to\\n10,000 in 18I\u00c2\u00bb2. His stock consists of general\\nmerchandise, .ind he is dealing slightly in .agricult-\\nural implements.\\nIn .Uine, 1873, Mr. Purclia.-^e married Miss I ma\\nLick, a native of Canada and a daughter of Adam\\nand .Sarah (Fox) Lick, natives respectively of\\nCanada and England. Mr. Lick came to Michigan\\nin 18Gi), settled in Olive Township, (Jttawa\\nCounty, and in connection with farming was en-\\ngaged in the butcher s trade. At present lie re-\\nsides at Ottawa Station and is engaged in mer-\\nchandising and farming. He has been twice married\\nbut had no children by his first union. Ten chil-\\ndren were born to his second union, seven of\\nwhom are living and named as follows: Alma;\\nAdelaide, wife of Ferd Pixley, of Olive Town-\\nship; David, of .South Dakota; Marj-; Daniel, of\\n.South Omaha; Fred, of Grand Haven; and Ra}-,\\nof Olive Township. Mrs. Lick was also twice mar-\\nried, and b}- her first husband, a Mr. Darrell, she\\nhad one son, Alfred, who is deceased, Mr. Lick\\nIS now Postmaster at Ottawa Station. To Mr. and\\nMrs. Purchase have been born two children, Kditli\\nL. and Etta. Our subject has been one of the suc-\\ncessful business men of the count3 since commenc-\\ning his mercantile life and is esteemed by all.\\nHe is giving his daughters good educational ad-\\nvantages.\\no\\nA.I. CHARLES E. STORRS, proprietor of\\nStorrs Vineyard, and a prominent citizen\\nof North Muskegon, was born in West\\nMoriah Township, Essex County, N. Y.,\\non the .3(1 of September, 183.3. He is an honored\\nrepresentative of a patriotic family that li:is\\nliiriiishcd many valiant .soldiers to our country in\\ntime of need. His father, Elijah .Storrs, a native\\nof Middletowii, Conn., served with courage and\\nelficiencv during the War of 1812, and from the\\nrank of Ensign was promoted to Captain as a re-\\nward for meritorious conduct at the battle of\\nPlattsbiirg. In 1834 he removed as far West as\\nSummit County, Ohio, where he located on a farm\\nin Northfield Township. Thence, in 1864, he\\ncame to .Michigan and settled in Cirand Haven,\\nwhere he died at the age of eighty-four.\\nThe paternal grandfather of our subject, .losci)li\\nStorrs, was a native of Connecticut and served in\\nthe Colonial army during the Revolutionary War.\\nHe was of Welsh descent. The mother of our\\nsubject was .lulia Holcomb, and her father served\\nwith the famous Green .Mountain boys during\\nthe War of the Revolution. She was born and\\nreared in erniont, and after a happy wedded life\\nof lifly-nine years p!is.sed to her final rest at the\\nage of four-score and two years. The Holcomb\\nfamily originated in Englanfl.\\nF21ijali .Storrs and his good wife were the |)arcnts\\nof ten children, seven of whom attained mature\\nj-ears, namely: Clark N., a resident of North\\nMuskegon; Wales F., deceased; Harriet W., the\\nwife of C. H. Dunbar, of Brecksville, Ohio; Carl-\\nton L., of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Eliza A., the\\nwidow of Charles Reynolds, and a resident of\\nSturgeon Bay, Wis.; Maria L., the wife of James\\nH. Coates, of Brecksville, Ohio; and Charles l-].,\\nthe subject of this biographical notice. The last-\\nnamed is the youngest surviving member of the\\nfamily. At the time his parents removed to Sum-\\nmit County, Ohio, he was about six months old,\\nand his boyhood years were |)assed upon his\\nfather s farm.\\nSeptember 24, 18. )4, t)ur subject was united in\\nmarriage with .Miss Maria aii Noate, a native of\\nIndependence, Ohio, and immediately after their\\nmarriage the young couple came to Michigan and\\nsettled ill (Iraiid Rapids, where they spent the\\nwinter of 1854-55. Removing from that city to\\nClinton County, Iowa, they resided there until\\n1858, when they returned to Michigan and lo-\\ncated ill lileiidon Township, Ottawa County. For\\ntwo iii Mr. Storrs was ciig.Tged in the mill", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0561.jp2"}, "562": {"fulltext": "570\\nPOKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORt).\\nand lumber business in Ottawa County, and in\\nthe spring of 1861 he purchased a one-lialf in-\\nterest in a sawmill there.\\nShortly after the opening of the Civil War,\\nMr. Storrs enlisted in Company B, Sixth Michigan\\nCavalry, and iu 1862 went to the front in the\\ncapacity of Supernumerary Second Lieutenant. On\\nthe 16th of March, 1863, he was promoted to Sec-\\nond Lieutenant, and on the 17th of July, 1863,\\nwas commissioned Captain. He continued in that\\nrank until he was promoted to be Major, on the 6th\\nof Februarv, 1865, and was serving in that posi-\\ntion at the time of his discharge. He participated\\nactively in many engagements, and at Newby s\\nCross Roads, July 24, 1863, was wounded in the\\nleft shoulder by a minie-ball. He was honorably\\ndischarged at Leavenworth, Kan., October 10, 1865,\\nand on being mustered out of the service returned\\nto his home in Ottawa County.\\nResuming his lumber and milling business, which\\nhe had tem porarily discontinued, Maj. Storrs was\\nthus engaged until 1876, when he disposed of his\\ninterests in Ottawa Coi^nty and removed to Eden\\nTownship, Mason County, this State. There for\\na number of years he made liis home on a farm.\\nIn 1882 he came to North Muskegon in the capa-\\ncity of book-keeper for the C. X. Storrs Lumber\\nCompany, a position which lie filled acceptably.\\nIn 1886 he, with Frank Storrs, purchased the\\nPeninsula Fruit Farm, the name of which they\\nchanged to Storrs Vineyard. This fine farm is\\ndevoted to the raising of fruits, a business in\\nwhich the Major is particularly well informed.\\nTwenty acres are planted in a vineyard, while\\nthree acres are devoted to garden, the balance,\\ntwenty-seven acres, being woodland. From thir-\\nty to forty-five tons of grapes each season are\\nraised, and the grapes, for flavor and quality, are\\nunsurpassed, if equalled, in the State.\\nThe Major and his wife have a family of three\\nchildren: Alice J., wife of Leroy A. Franklin, of\\nGrand Rapids; Frank, who aids in the cultivation\\nof the fruit farm; and Maggie, tiie wife of Elliott\\nD. Prescott, a resident of Ravenna, Midi. Maj.\\nStorrs cast his first ballot in Oliio in 1864, and has\\nbeen a Republican ever since the inception of that\\nparty. In 1875 he represented Blendon Townsliip\\non the Board of Supervisors of Ottawa Countv,\\nand he also served as Township Clerk and High-\\nway Commissioner while residing there. In Eden\\nTownship, Mason Count}-, he served as Supervisor\\nduring the years 1877, 79, 80 and 1881, and was\\na member of the Board of School Examiners of\\nMason County. He served as Supervisor of the\\ntownship of Laketon, Muskegon County, in 1882\\nand 1887, and for one year filled tiie position of\\nAssessor of North Muskegon. He also served as\\nAlderman of North Muskegon for one year. So-\\ncially, he is identified with Amos E. Steele Post\\nNo. 280, G. A. R., at North Muskegon, and has\\nfrequently served as Commander of the post. In\\naddition to local duties he has been Inspector of\\ntiie Department of Michigan, G. A. R., and is Food\\nand Dairy Commissioner of the State.\\nI^ILLIAM D. BATCHELDER, one of Mus-\\n\\\\nJ/l kegon County s most successful farmers,\\nW^ iiid the owner and occujjant of a finel}-\\nimproved farm on section 14, White River Town-\\nship, is one of the iieroic defenders of the Old\\nFlag, to whose courage we owe the libert}- of\\nwhich our country boasts. He is the son of JoJiii\\nD. and Bessie (Brockway) Batchelder, natives of\\nermont, who came to Michigan nearly sixty\\nyears ago, and settled in Yorkville at a period so\\nearly in the history of that now thriving place,\\nthat even the most prophetic e^e could scarcely\\niiave (tiscerned its present prosperity.\\nSome time after settling in Yorkville, the step-\\nmother of our subject was killed by a tornado,\\nthe mother of our subject dying when he was\\nseven months old. His father afterward married\\nagain, and to that union four children were born.\\nFrom Yorkville lie went to Galesburg, where the\\nlast four children were born, and from Galesburg he\\nmoved to Nebraska, where lie died in 1875. Born\\nat Yorkville, Mich., October 22, 1839, the subject\\nof this sketch was seven months old when he was\\nori)iiancd by Ills mother death. He was then\\nf:XM", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0562.jp2"}, "563": {"fulltext": "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n571\\ntaken in a luinhcr wagon to Malone, N. Y., where\\nIlls uiK-lc and aunt. Mv. and Mrs. C lia|Hnan, ten-\\nderly cared for him in his infancy and childhood.\\nThey reared him as their own child, and he sup-\\nposed the\\\\ were his parents until he was seven-\\nteen years of age, when he learned that they were\\nnncle and aunt.\\nAt the age of seventeen years our subject went to\\nmake his home with another uncle, A. \\\\V. Brock-\\nway, a banker of Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to leaving\\nthe Kmpirc State he liad received a good academic\\neducalion. and after locating in Cleveland he was a\\nstudent in tlic High .School of tiiat city. Later,\\nhe carried on his studies at Albion College, which\\nhis uncle, W. IL Brockwa^-, built. At the age of\\nalmost twenty years he was cliosen for the posi-\\ntion of foreman on the Lansing A (irand Traverse\\nItailroad, but after working in that capacity for a\\nshort time, he resigned and proceeded to Saginaw,\\nwhere he worked in a mill until the coinmence-\\nmcnt of the Civil War.\\nNovember l(i, 1861, the name of William D.\\nBatchelder was enrolled as a meml)er of Company\\nD, Twelfth .Michigan Infantry, and as a private in\\nthe ranks he participated in the battles of .Shiloh,\\nCorinth. luka. Tallaliatchie, and all the engage-\\nments of Gens. Prentiss and .lohn A. Logan s di-\\nvisions, up to and including Middleburgh. After\\na j-ear s active service he was appointed on de-\\ntached service in the Fifth Ohio Heavy Artillery,\\nstationed at Duvall s Bluff and Little Rock, Ark.\\nLater, he was transferred to the .Second Mis.souri\\nLight Artillery, and with his regiment saw some\\nactive figliting at White River. He was especially\\nfortunate, for he was neither wounded nor impris-\\noned during the entire period of his service, cov-\\nering three years and three months. He was dis-\\ncharged .January 7. 1865, at Diivall s Bluff, Ark.\\nAfter receiving an honorable discharge from the\\narmy, Mr. Batchelder returned U Michigan and\\nsojourned for a short time in .Mbion. In 1865 he\\ncame to Muskegon County and |)urch:used the farm\\nwhere he has since resided. It was then wholly\\nunimproved, and the modern conveniences now\\niioticealile there are the w \u00c2\u00bbrk of the present owner.\\nHe has erected a subslanti.-d .sot of farm buildings\\nanil has placed eighty-fiv(! of the ninety acres un-\\nder excellent cultivation. Socially, he is identi-\\nfied with Ferry Post No. 3, C A. R.. and is\\nprominent in this organization.\\nIn 1865, Mr. Batchelder was united in marriage\\nwith Miss Louisa Walters, a native of Michigan,\\nwho formerly resided near (;alesburg. After their\\nmarriage, the young couple settled on section 14,\\nWhite River Township, remaining here during the\\nwinter seasons and working in .Muskegon during\\nthe summers. Through economy and industry\\nthey have succeeded in gaining a place among the\\nsuccessful and well-to-do people of the community,\\nand are esteemed wherever known. They are the\\nparents of two daughters. Cora and Ktta, to whom\\nthey have given good educational advantages,\\nand who amply repay every effort made on their\\nbehalf. Mr. Batciielder appreciates the value of a\\ngood education, and while a member of the .School\\nBoard has rendered effective service in the inter-\\nests of the schools. In politics a Republican, he\\nhas been active in the ranks of his chosen party\\nfor a number of years. Twice he has been nom-\\ninated for Supervisor, and upon one occasion\\nlacked only one vote of being elected, while at the\\nother election he had a minority of two. He has\\nserved as Township Treasurer and in other local\\noHices of trust.\\nI I 1 1 1 ii I I 1\\n/I ll a\\nI\\nDE DE GKA.\\\\F. The subject of this sketch,\\nI, well known to a host of acipiaintances in this\\n|l section, is not only a baker of established repu-\\ntation but an ideal fanner, for not only is every\\nbranch of his fanning operations carefully looked\\nafter, but his example of industry, push and\\ngreat enterprise has made a lasting impression on\\nthe industrial affairs of his section and has been\\nemulated by many who otherwise would have, like\\nDickens Wilkins Micawber waited fursomelhing\\nto turn up. Like the majority of people of his\\nneighborhood, he is a native of the Netherlands, as\\nwere also his parents, .lohn and Alice (Kofman)\\nDetir. iaf. The fallici was a lallur liv trade ami", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0563.jp2"}, "564": {"fulltext": "572\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,\\nfollowed the same in his native country for many\\nyears. He reared the following children: Henry;\\nKlaas, deceased; Adriaan; Alice, who died young;\\nIde, our subject; Alice, deceased; and Jennie. The\\nfatlier held membership in the Reformed Church\\nand was a worth}- and exemplary citizen.\\nUntil eighteen years of age our subject remained\\nunder the home roof and later learned the baker s\\ntrade. He married in tlie (^Id Country Miss Gertie\\nDe Beer, a native of Holland, and the daughter of\\nDaniel and Zwaantji (Van Derlaan) De Beer, also\\nnatives of that country. Mrs. De Graaf was a\\nwidow when our subject married her, and was the\\nmother of one child, Christina, by the first union.\\nBy lier marriage to our subject she became tlie\\nmother of three children: Alice, wife of Pike Beu-\\nkema; Adriaan, wiio married Tony Nukamp; and\\n.Tolin, who became the husband of Mary Van Lente.\\nIn 1868, Mr. De (iraaf and family took passage for\\nAmerica and on reaciiing the coast of tlie United\\nStates made tlieir way to Michigan, and located in\\nHolland, where numbers of their countrymen had\\nlocated. He was entirely without means, but he\\nfound employment in a planing-mill and was en-\\ngaged as engineer in tlie same for over six years.\\nAfter the fire in that city, Mr. De Graaf began\\nworking at his trade in his own iiouse, baking b}\\nthe kitchen stove, and continued tliis for six\\nmontlis, when he came to Zecland. In tliat town\\nlie operated a bakery for some time and then bought\\nfifteen acres where he now lives, adding to the orig-\\ninal tract from time to time until he is now the\\nowner of sixty acres of excellent land. He built\\na bakery, and although liis trade was mostly con-\\nfined to liis own countiyraen, others liegnii to rel-\\nish his fine Holland rusks, of which he made a\\nspecialty, and he soon had his liaiuls full. Now\\nthe business has so increased that he ships to nearly\\nevery State in the Union, and live thousand rusks\\nare turned out every day.\\nAfter reaching this country. Hit following chil-\\ndren were born to our suliject and wife: Dina, wife\\nof Rev. Tliomas L. DeLaiige; .leiinic, wife of Sake\\nUoonstia; Daniel, deceased; and Ida. Socially, IMr.\\nI)( (;i:iaf is a meniher of the Hefoiined Church of\\nZecland, and fur twelve y\u00c2\u00ab ais was an KIder in the\\ns:inie. His son A(lii:i:\\\\n was interested with him in\\nthe business. He is married and the father of four\\nchildren, as follows: Ide (a Dutch name for bay);\\nHenrietta, Richard and Gertie. Adriaan possesses\\nall the excellent business qualities of his father and\\nis wide-awake and thorough going.\\neORNELIUS BOS, who is extensively en-\\ngaged in growing celerv in Grand Haven,\\nOttawa County, claims Holland as the land\\nof his nativity, his birth having occurred in the\\nprovince of .Jerome, Februarys, 1841. His father,\\nJohn Bos, died in Holland, and the mother, who\\nbore the maiden name of Knelska Delnt llanns,\\nalso spent her entire life in that country.\\nNo event of special imiiortance occurred during\\nthe childhood and youth of our subject, which\\nwere quietly passed in his native land midst play\\nand work. His school privileges were such as were\\nfurnished free by the Government. He remained\\nin Holland until twenty-four years of age, when,\\nhaving heard excellent reports of America and\\nthe advantages and privileges it affords, he re-\\nsolved to try his fortune in the New World.\\nCrossing the briny deep, he landed in New York\\nCity, but did not tarry long in the East, coming\\nat once to Ottawa County, Mich., where he began\\nworking in a sawmill on the Grand River. Two\\nyears later, in 1867, he came to Grand Haven and\\nopened a meat-market, which he carried on for\\ntwenty years. He met with success in that under-\\ntaking. It was not long before he had built up a\\ngood trade, which constantly increased until he\\nreceived a most liberal patronage, and in conse-\\nquence reaped a good income. At length he sold\\nout, desiring to give his altentitm to other pur-\\nsuits.\\nIn 188.T Mr. Bos began raising celery, and has\\nsince continued in that industry. Having bought\\na tract of twenty-two acres of land, he i)laiited\\nthirteen acres of this with a good grade of ccU iv.\\nHo raises the white pluiiic v;uicty, which is of a", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0564.jp2"}, "565": {"fulltext": "I OinRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\n573\\nvery sii|)erior quality, and does an extensive celery\\nbusiness, niakins? larj^e shipments to Chicago by\\nboat. He washes and markets from seven hun-\\ndred to one thousand dozen stalks per day, and\\nhas a liirire trade in the home as well as the foreign\\nmarket. He now gives his entire time and atten-\\ntion to this bnsine.-s. wliicli is to him a profitable\\nand paying one. He has made liuge investments\\nin real estate and owns a nmnber of residences\\nand other town property.\\nOn the r2th of November, 187:5, Mr. Uos was\\nunited in marriage with Miss Maria Van Doorne,\\nof Grand Haven Township, and their union has\\nbeen blessed with six children, as follows: Cornelia,\\nMaria, Jennie, Martha, Henrietta and Mortimer.\\nThe family circle yet remains unbroken and all\\nare yet under the i)arental roof. The parents are\\nmembers of the Christian Reformed Church. Their\\nhome is the abode of hospitality, and in the com-\\nmunity where they live they have many friends.\\nMr. Hos is a Republican in politics, and was hon-\\nored with an election to the oliiee of Alderman of\\nthe Third Wanl, which position he filled two years.\\nHe is a man of excellent business ability, and his\\nsuccess in life is due to his able management, per-\\nseverance and enterprise. His example in this\\ndirection is one well worthy of emulation.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^1\\nm.-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a00\\n^^T HRAIIAM MASTKNHROOK, an enlerpris-\\n(@/4j| ing and lifelong general agriculturist re-\\nii siding upon a finely cultivated farm in\\nOttawa County, Mich., is a citizen of su-\\njierior ability and is highly esteemed by the\\ncommunity among whom his days of usefulness\\nare passed. His father, Paul Mastenbrook, was a\\nnative of the Netherlands and, reared, educated\\nand married in his birthplace, there attained to\\nmature age before, with Ins wife and children, lie\\nemigrated to .\\\\iiierica, arriving in the I nited\\n.States in the year JH lie lld not l. iri y long in\\nthe KjlsI, but jonrncycfl In (\u00c2\u00bbll:i\\\\v;i Cuuiily, Mich.,\\nmaking his home in Ivistman villc. I mni in IT M,\\nhe was fifty-five yejii-s of age when he located in\\nthe Wolverine State, anil survived his change of\\nresidence but two veai-s, passing away in 18.\\nA farmer by occupation, the father was a man of\\nearnest purpose and excellent judgment and was\\na .Justice of the Peace in the village of Onddorp.\\nOur subject was the fourth in a family of seven\\nsons and daughters, who were in the order of their\\nbirth: .laenette, deceased; .lane, deceased; .John;\\nj Abraham; Clara; Cornelius; and Paul; the five last\\nnamed all at the present time surviving.\\nAbraham Mastenbrook after arriving in America\\nI remained in New Jersey for six months and then\\nsettled in Michigan, in Ottawa County, upon a farm\\nin Eastman ville. For about foiirtaen years he has\\nbeen a resident of his present homestead, eight\\nmiles southeast of (Jrand Haven. He operates\\nninety acres of valuble land, which when settled\\nI upon was in its wild state, fifty acres now having\\nyielded to high cultivation. .Mr. Mastenbrook\\nis thoroughly at home in tiio details of agricultural\\nlife, having spent his youth upon his father s farm.\\nHe is also an experienced horticulturist, his acres\\nbountifully producing wheat, rye, corn, potatoes,\\napples, pear.s, jjlums, grapes, strawberries and\\nras|)berries. liorn in the Netherlands, our subject\\nreceived a good education in the schools of his\\nnative land, and when he came to this country was\\nwell fitted to successfully make his w.ay in the\\nworld. Ill 1801, Abraham Mastenbrook and Miss\\nNellie N au der Made were united in marriage.\\nMrs. Mastenbrook emigrated with her |iaients from\\nEurope in I\u00c2\u00ab18. They (list settled in Kingston.\\nN. Y.. liul after living in that Stale three or\\nfour years lemovcd to Michigan and located in\\n(irand Haven.\\nTen children blessed the homo of mir sub-\\nject and his estimable wife, but six are now de-\\nI ceased. The four surviving are Paul; Minard;\\nLeonard and Nettie. Three of the children are\\nwith the parents, but .Miiinrd, married to Miss\\nJulia McCracken, is in a home of his own. A man\\nI of temperate habits, frugal and industrious, Mr.\\nMastenbrook has been financially prospeied.\\nFully appreciating the advantages of a Republican\\n1 government, our subject li.as ever been :i patriotic\\ncitizen of his nduplcd counlry and is a veteran of", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0565.jp2"}, "566": {"fulltext": "574\\nPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.\\nthe late war, and under Sherman s command par-\\nticipated in tlie famous marcli to the sea. Mr.\\nMastenbrook was engaged in the battles of Atlanta,\\nChattanooga, Columbia, S. C, and Savannah, and\\ntook an active part in the various fights and skir-\\nmishes of the long campaign. At the close of the\\nwar returning to Ottawa County, he again resumed\\nthe peaceful avocation of a tiller of the soil. A niem-\\nlier of the Grand Army of the Repulilic, our .sub-\\nject is fraternally associated with Champlain Post,\\nNo. 29, at Grand Rapids, and much enjoys the re-\\nunions of the order. M and ]\\\\Irs. Mastenbrook\\nare both worthy- members of the Congregational\\nChurch at Eastman ville and are ever ready to aid\\nin the support of cliurch work, also giving\\nliberally to benevolent enterprises of their home\\nlocalitj Politically a Democrat, our subject is\\nnow most acceptably discharging the duties of\\nHighway Commissioner and, taking a deep interest\\nin both local and national i.ssnes, is intelligenty\\nposted on all the vital questions of the day. He\\nand his famil} occupy positions of useful influence\\nand are universally esteemed.\\nI[-^ OLLIN H. PELTON. Ottawa County has\\nllUir no homestead more pleasantly situated than\\nthat owned and occupied by the subject of\\nthis sketch, who is one of Tallmadge Town-\\nship s most enterprising farmers and fruit-growers.\\nAt tlie present time lie cultivates about three hun-\\ndred acres of land, fifty of which are |)lanted to\\nfruit trees, and the balance dcvoteil to the laising of\\ncereals, lu cultivating the soil, Mr. I elton dis-\\nplays the possession of excellent judgment and\\ngood business qualities, and to these characteristics\\nis due no small measure of his success.\\nIn referring to the parental history of our sub-\\nject, we (iud that he is the son of Hollin and Abi-\\ngail IVitoii IVlton. natives respectively of Wn-\\nmont and Canada. The former was educated in\\nthe Green Mountain State, where he w.as for some\\ntime a student in an .academy. Upon attaining\\nmaturity he migrated to Canada, and engaged in\\nbusiness as a lumber dealer until 1848, when he re-\\nmoved to the States and, locating in Michigan, set-\\ntled in the vicinity of Grand Rapids. Later he\\nremoved to Ottawa County, and upon the home he\\nthere established he conducted farming opei-ations\\nuntil his demise, which occurred in 1868. lie\\nwas a man of u| right character, firm in his convic-\\ntions and cour.ageous in the defense of his opinions.\\nHe and his wife were the parents of five children,\\nof whom the subject of this notice is the youngest.\\nBorn in Canada in 1844, Rollin H. Pelton was\\na child of four years when brought by his parents\\nto the States, and he grew to manhood amid the\\nscenes of Kent and Ottawa Counties, Mich., whore\\nhe availed himself to the utmost of such educa-\\ntional advantages .as the common schools afforded.\\nAshe was observant and thoughtful, he supple-\\nmented his schooling by self-culture, and in that\\nway became the possessor of broad information\\nupon all subjects of general interest. He was still\\nquite young when he came to Ottawa Countj and\\nhere he also prosecuted his studies in the public\\nschools. From boyhood he has been familiar with\\nagricultural pursuits, and upon choosing an occu-\\npation in life, selected that to which he had been\\nreared.\\nRemaining an inmate of the parental home un-\\ntil the death of his father, our subject then assumed\\ncharge of the home farm, and has ever since con-\\nducted agricultural operations upon an extensive\\nscale. Success has crowned his labors, and he is\\nnow recognized as one of tlie substantial farmers\\nof the count}-. He has also mot with considerable\\nsuccess in the raising of small fruits, for which he\\nfinds ready sale at the neighboring markets. In\\nhis political belief, he adheres with fidelity to the\\nplatform and principles of the Democratic party,\\nof whicli ho is f uo of tlie leaders in this section.\\nHe has hold the office of Supervisor for a mimlier\\nof voars, reprosonting rallmadge Township upon\\nthe Hoaril of Ottawa County.", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0566.jp2"}, "567": {"fulltext": "ae\\nse\\nl^-J- VW^\\nBIOGI^p^BIG pLi.\\nAdams, John il\\nAdums.John Q 39\\nAikcii.Q. W 281\\nAlbors, John 22S\\nAlforJ. Charles 521\\nAllen, Alfred 47S\\nAnderson, Halvor H\\nAnderson, William 412\\nAngel, W. M 553\\nAngell.D. M 20\u00c2\u00ab\\nAnjB. John *tl\\nArthur, Chester A\\nAslakson, Hans ^5\\nAtwm)d,H. B .471\\nAubry.E. J 466\\nAvorill. \\\\N.S 278\\nB\\nBaar. Jacob 2\u00c2\u00abS\\nBaker, H. U 521\\nBaker, J. J 440\\nBalbiniie, James 26\\nBalkeina, J. K :I03\\nBarnaby, W. C) 55K\\nBarnard, Mrs. H. C 526\\nBartholomew, K. K 471\\nBaM.Hi4 Anton 560\\nBat -lielder, W.I) i7ll\\nKaukneehl .Jacob 317\\nBean. K.J., M. U 513\\nBeernian, L. 4 171\\nBe};enuin. (tUNl .M12\\nBehrenii, tklwarU 211\\nBell, I 22i;\\nMoment, H. 5l(i\\nBenjaininx*. William .Vi7\\nBemiiiik. i jeerliani 2;Vi\\nBi^-nell.T. H Mhi\\nliilz. Aloys 513\\nBither, J. J 1S5\\nBlanehard, O. D 205\\nBloeeker, Henry 273\\nBolt.H. J Mil\\nBolt.T. J.G 197\\nBos, Cornehus 572\\nBos, Doeke 528\\nBoyce.S.H 311\\nBoyer, Kuos 313\\nBrennau, Capt. Simon 519\\nBriggs.C. E 430\\nBrittin, A. B 265\\nBroner, Samuel 341\\nBrott, C. A 291\\nBrett, W.J .t57\\nBrown, C. P., M. D 422\\nBrown, Hobby 214\\nBrown, S. E 122\\nBrundage.Hon.C. L 198\\nBuchanan. James 75\\nBusby. John, M. D 482\\nBuswell, H. W .To5\\nC\\nCaliir.D. E 4.56\\nCallan,T. B 266\\nCampbell. K. H :t28\\nCampbell, John :\u00c2\u00bb5\\nCarpent *r. lion. William 193\\nCarr.O. B 367\\nCarr, W. T 261\\nCavnnau;;h. James 296\\nChaddoek.Dr. Gilbert .iBK\\nChampion, U. M 137\\nChapman, J. II IH4\\nChase, c. A 274\\nCheesmun, J. U 128\\nChiltemh n, W. B 312\\nChmi h.H. B 375\\nClark. C. H .Wl\\nClark. K, I 187\\nClark, J. H 297\\nCleveland, S. drover 103\\nCobb,(!. N 137\\nConley. W. B 43\\nConnell, I J 237\\nCook, C.J 414\\nCooley H. A 468\\nCornelius, J. M 499\\nCosgrove, A. M 4(i5\\nCovell, M.B 314\\nCowlcs.T. P 155\\nCrocker, W. H. H 420\\nCrockett William 4.19\\nCrosby. E. G 276\\nCutler, Hon. Dwit-ht 142\\nD\\nDaggett, Solon 248\\nDarling. D. M 3:\u00c2\u00bb\\nDavies. Joshua 15;t\\nDavis, J. T :B1\\nDaytim,J. T., M.II .518\\nDeGraaf, Adi iaan 571\\nDe Graaf, Ide 571\\nDe Haas, John 413\\nDe K^uir, Henry, Jr .4 16\\nDelaney, John 216\\nDelano. H.I 386\\nDe Long. Hon. Nelson 141\\nDeKoo.C. J 307\\nDe Vries, B. J .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00c2\u00ab94\\nDeVries, H. J 492\\nDe Vrics. Jerry .553\\nDewitt, P. A :\u00c2\u00bb45\\nDiekema, G. J 3.36\\nDiekenm, Wiepke MX\\nDosker. K.-V. II. E 494\\nDove, C. J.,M. II .530\\nDow, A. L :\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00bb7\\nDowd, Pall iek .lit\\nDiittenhofcr, E. M 18:1\\nEckhoir, John 221\\nEdwanl. J. Ii 508\\ntxiward. .Itiseph /.;i8fi\\nEmiaw, A. J i:o\\nBlst^s, S. D 2.3:1\\nEvans, Seth -ijcj\\nEyke. Leonard 252\\nFahling. Philip aofl\\nFallon, J. P 202\\nFarr, William .jjr,\\nFay, William i;;}\\nFenner. John 311-,\\nFerry, Hon. T. W 1J4\\nFillmore. Millard fl7\\nFleming, R. A sno\\nFox, F.J 30,;\\nFranks, I. K .151\\nFulkerson, Burnett 246\\nFuller, George 44$\\nG\\n(tainble, C. S 246\\nQarlield, Jainea^\\ni)ate D. J 3ti3\\nGee, J.J 102\\nHill, L. W 378\\nOillhespy John 167\\nGodfrey, B. B.. M. D 400\\nOoodenow, Isaiah I m;\\nGordon, E V:!.-*\\nGordon, O. P ;I7:I\\nGrant, UlyssicsS 87\\nOnmi,C. 1 277\\nllaekley. Hon. C. H .124\\nHall, Fianci i JWO\\nHall, John .H48\\nHarrison, Benjainin 107", "height": "2979", "width": "2220", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0567.jp2"}, "568": {"fulltext": "676\\nINDEX.\\nHarrison, William Henry.\\nHayes, H. H\\nHayes, Rutherford B\\nHayward, Edwin\\nHayward, MoDtgomery.\\nHeyboer, Peter\\nHeyboer, Philip\\nHills, C. H\\nHinman, Frederick\\nHitchcock, G. T\\nHoffman, George\\nHolt, Hon. H.H\\nHopkins, A. G., M. D\\nHorton.A. P\\nHorton, I. C\\nHowden, J. J\\nHoyt, Hon. C. K\\nHubert. Gustav\\nHudson, H.E\\nHummer, G. P\\nHumphrey, E.J\\nHunter, Hiram\\nHuntley, Alfred\\nHuntley, James\\nHuntoou, I. F\\nHutchinson, Jame,s\\nil\\n..25t\\n91\\n.335\\n..,\u00e2\u0096\u00a059.5\\n.36\u00c2\u00bb\\n..364\\n...\u00e2\u0080\u00a22.t5\\n.AGS\\n..145\\n..2,56\\n...117\\n..236\\n.439\\n..387\\n..538\\n.315\\n..184\\n..:W7\\n.271\\n..261\\n..267\\n..273\\n..450\\n.3.12\\n..201\\nKronemyer, Albert.\\nKrupp, W. H\\n.481\\n..564\\nJackson, Andrew 43\\nJackson, B. H 455\\nJasper, Ajithony 376\\nJeltersou, Thoir.as 27\\nJekel, Henry 510\\nJenison, Luman 371\\nJohnson Andrew 83\\nJohnson, J. E 217\\nJohnston, G. N 227\\nJohnston Tliomas 306\\nJones, Frank 409\\nJones, G. \\\\V 258\\nJones, John :S57\\nJoy, Asa 410\\nK\\nKamhout, JIarinus 355\\nKautiTs, Rokus 496\\nKclley,M.C 212\\nKelly W. D 136\\nKelly, W. D i\\nKemme, Claus 351\\nKenney. K. S 298\\nKeppel, Govert 138\\nKing, B. D., M. D 56G\\nKing.C.L 122\\nKleyu, J.K 272\\nKolb. William 406\\nKollen, Prof. G.J 166\\nK Kiinian, .loosl 549\\nKoon.C. E.,M. I) 178\\nKremers, Henry, M. D 331\\nLahuis, Kasper 473\\nLatnoreaux, R. G 506\\nLange, Hermann 286\\nLange, Max 506\\nLangkowel, Herman 540\\nLarson, Thomas 470\\nLatham. G. A 241\\nLaubach, John 437\\nLawton, Perley 405\\nLee, Capt. Seth 2S7\\nLe revre,G. L., M. D 421\\nLeslie, Hon. C. H 429\\nLewis, J. C 476\\nLillie, Benjamin .544\\nLillie, C. C 203\\nLillie, Roswell .5M\\nLillie, W. 1 282\\nLincoln, Abraham 79\\nLosby, P. W 413\\nLugers, Luke 337\\nL^ man, Lucius 391\\nM\\nMacdonald, R. J 510\\nMadison, James 31\\nMaffett, Samuel 171\\nMalcolm, James 242\\nMangold, Frank 383\\nMartin, W. T 1.58\\nMason, G.H 123\\nMason, R. B 467\\nMastenbrook, Abraham .573\\nMasterson, John 432\\nMcBridP, J. F 213\\nMcComb, W illiam 147\\nMcKillip, W. M 172\\nMcKinstry, Hon. W. H 146\\nMcLaughlm, David 302\\nMcMillan, tJeorge 177\\nMcNett, J.B.M. D 191\\nMears Albert 194\\nMees, Capt. William 1.52\\nMeinhardi, J. D., M. I 346\\nMerrill, Hon E. W 223\\nMiedema, Dirk 435\\nMiller, Thomas .564\\nMiller,G M 192\\nMiller, Henry 202\\nMiller. J. A 489\\nMilne, David 153\\nMisner, P. P 2.54\\nMonroe, Janics :i5\\nMoon, Hon. J. W .541\\nMoore. W. E .507\\nMoriarty, Prof. D.J 135\\nMorrison, W. B.. M. D 372\\nMasher, L. D a53\\nMountford, Samuel 486\\nMueller, Rudolph 501\\nMurphy, Thomas 453\\nN\\nNaber, J.J 490\\nNaber, J. P 318\\nNelson, Nels $63\\nNelson, N. P 218\\nNienhuis, Wybe -.565\\nNims, F. A 262\\nNorrington, Hon. J. W 222\\nNorthouse, A. C 361\\nNufer, W. F 522\\nNyland. A. J 312\\nQ\\no\\nOakes, D. C 4.5.1\\nOat man, Truman 308\\nO Connor, H. A 417\\nOdion, W. F 216\\nO Hara, James 537\\nOlson, O. U 554\\nOlson, Tom 533\\nOuthwaite, G. F 201\\nOwen, \\\\V. W 491\\nPalish, Wells 441\\nParker, H.E 551\\nParrish. Enos 458\\nParsons, J. H ;S04\\nPatt-erson, Adam 231\\nPeck, William 495\\nPelgrim Hubert .523\\nPelton, Ephraim 224\\nPelton, R. H 574\\nPerham, Hon. J. B 418\\nPerley, M. V 195\\nPeterson, Charles .5.56\\nPeterson, Peter 477\\nPierce, Franklin 71\\nPillen, Lorenzo 168\\nPin tier, Curtis 207\\nPitkin, C.G 103\\nPlant, H. E .5:i5\\nPocst, B.J 398\\nPolk. James K .59\\nPorter, Hon. (i. F 251\\nPotter, W. H 28t\\nProctor, C. H 127\\nPurchase, Alfred 568\\n.563\\n.525\\nQuick, I. J\\nQuinn,T. J.,M. D.,\\nR\\nReiseger, M.J .527\\nRice, Hon. G.C 187\\nRobart,J. C 438\\nRobinson, Alfred 447\\nRobinson. Cliarles 447\\nRobinson, Moses 503\\nRobinson, Robert 460\\nRobson, R.G 399\\nRooks, Gerrit .509\\nRooks. John 464\\nRoss, C. F 175\\nRote, E. 6 284\\nRow, W. A 148\\nRverson, Martin 334\\nSack, August 552\\nSack, Frederick 5.52\\nSanders, Oscar 512\\nSanford, G. D 311\\nSanl ord, S. R 474\\nSavidge. Hunter 131\\nScott, Frank 291\\nSessions, C. W 510\\nShanks, Adam 424\\nSheffield. Prof. J. H 164\\nSherburne, O. M ;t85\\nSkeels, R. W .531\\nSniead. E. H 451\\nSmith, E. J 1.56\\nSmith, H. B 215\\nSmith, T.D.,M.D 115\\nSnowdin, William ;i58\\nSoderberg, S. A 515\\nSoniei-set, Thomas 46^1\\nSorenson, Lars 374\\nSprague, F. M 457\\nSquier, F. W 228\\nStamp, F. P., M. D 382\\nStaples. Hon. H. E 120\\nStearns. Ezra 176\\nStegeman, John 488\\nStein, Hul ert 101\\nSteketee, Bastian 287\\nSte -ens,S. H 317\\nStevenson, W. H 144\\nStickney l.,eonartl .501\\nStickney. W. E 125\\nStiles, E. W 322\\nStiles, Justus 322\\nStinson, T. C 181", "height": "2947", "width": "2238", "jp2-path": "portraitbiograph14biog_0568.jp2"}, "569": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\n677\\nstone, Enos Wd\\nStorrs, Maj.C. E 56!l\\nSIreng.C. L \u00c2\u00ab6\\nStrong, J. E 182\\nSturgis, A. L 45\u00c2\u00bb\\nSumner, A. B MS\\nSwcnson, Swen 5.59\\nTaylor, Zai hary IB\\nTen Have, .John 393\\nThatcher, Etiwin 3!M\\nTlioinas, C asar, l. I) 292\\nThompson, Hans 102\\nTliompson, J. A *t4\\nThompson, Milton 1S6\\nThurston, Benton M6\\nThustell, Herbert, M. 1)\\nTillotson, (i. J 181\\nTurner, J. W. A 458\\nTwiss.J.K 44.5\\nTyler, E.E 161\\nTyler, John .55\\nu\\nUpton Hon. Daniel, Sr 143\\nVan Buren, Martin 47\\nVanden Beklt. (ierrit 428\\nVaiiclen Berg. A. G .306\\nVamlen Bosch, Anna .5.50\\nVantler Bosch Marenus 287\\nVander Haar, Albertus 193\\nVaniler Werp, .1. D .5;M\\nVan Doorne. Cornelius 21*8\\nVan Doorne, Martin 4( :t\\nVan I yk, Otto 423\\nVanHees, A. G 321\\nVan Raalte, Rev. A. C 243\\nVanzalin^ en, li. B. W 28.5\\nVauiH^lI, John 305\\nVenekla.sen. Roelof 381\\nVincent, Henry 434\\nVredeveld, O 476\\nVyn, Derk 333\\nw\\nWaalkes, Hon. .Martin 293\\nWaehtcr, William 537\\nWaite, J. N 411\\nWalker, R.G 242\\nWalkley, W. S., M. D .52!i\\nWallia, George 3.54\\nWalsh, Martin 3fi7\\nWarber, Frederick :W\\nWashington. George 19\\nWaters, D. K 352\\nWaUson, U. 151\\nWatson, Edward 434\\nWatson, Col. T. S 497\\nWat-soiw T. W 404\\nWeatherwax, H. D 2.53\\nWeersing, Jacob 362\\nWeston, M I,., M. D 511\\nWestrate, Cornelius 32;i\\nWetmore, J. I). M. D .505\\nWheeler, J. H 430\\nWhipple, William, Jr 440\\nWhitney, U. L .532\\nWhitney, Luther 116\\nWldoe, T. B 377\\nWilkinson, J. E 419\\nWilliams, J. H 2;\u00c2\u00ab\\nWilliams, O. C, M. D .502\\nWilson, I A 132\\nWilterdink, J. A 478\\nWintermute, P. H 165\\nWiselogel, W. K 188\\nWolIT, H. A 268\\nWood, W. F 514\\nWoodard, Tracy 539\\nWooilbury O. B 114\\nWo Klbury, (1. T 483\\nWoodbury, Jesse 483\\nWoodman, F.B 528\\nWoods, Capt H.J 119\\nWooilward, J. B., M. D\\nWordcn, E. A 133\\nWylie. Juilge E. H 2;tt\\nWyinan, C E Itil\\nYat\u00c2\u00abs,U. E., M. U 327\\nYoung, William .55!i\\n:poi?.ti^^its\\n.\\\\darus, John 22\\nAdams, John Q 38\\nAnys, John 310\\n.\\\\rthur, Chester A 98\\nBehrens, Kdwani 210\\nBuchanan, .James 74\\nChampion, 1 M i iH\\nCleveland, S. Grovcr 102\\nDavis, J. T :t5n\\nIh- Long, Hon. Nelson 140\\nEckhoir. John 220\\nKillmoi-e, Millard W\\nGarllcld. James A 91\\nGrant, U. S Si:\\nHarrison. Benjamm lOB\\nHarrison, W. H 50\\nHayes, K.B !io\\nHolt, Hon. H.H 116\\nHummer, G. I* 270\\nJackson, Andrew 42\\nJefferson, Thomas 26\\nJcnison, Lumaii 370\\nJohnson, Andrew 82\\nKriMuers, llciiiy, M. I) SIO\\nLincoln, .\\\\braham 78\\nLyman. Lucius 390\\nMadison. James 30\\nMairett, Samuel 170\\nMcNctt. J. B., M. D 190\\nMonroe. James 31\\nOuthwaitc, O. F 200\\nPatterson, Ailain 2;J0\\nPierce, Franklin 70\\nPolk, J. K 58\\nPorter, Hon. G. F 250\\nSanford, G. 1) 310\\nSavidge. Hunter 130\\nScott Frank 290\\nTaylor, Zachary 62\\nTilloUson.O. J 180\\nTyler, John 5\\nVan Buren, Martin iG\\nVan Hees, A. O SiO\\nVenekla.sen, Roelof 380\\nWashington, George 18\\nWyman.C. E 100\\nAT^IE^W^S.\\nAikfii, G. W il\\nAnd(*rson. William 443\\nAverill, W. S 279\\nI arr, W.T 2.59\\n(ionlon, .Mrs. E. E 239\\nJones, Frank 407\\nJones, G. W 2.59\\nJoy, ,\\\\\u00c2\u00bba 407\\nKenney, R. S 2!I9\\nKolb, William 407\\nIjatham, G. A 239\\nNorl house, A. 359\\nBnowdin, Williani 3.59\\nTwiss. John K 443\\nVan Hoorne. 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