,s^Ls- 5-t ill 3-^ u z / /• -2£^^^ IT 1 1±5 ^ -!^ -f-ing to pass there his few remaining yeais free from the annoyances of public life. Later in the year, however, liis re[)Ose seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France- .\t the prospect of such a war he was again urged to take command of the armies. He chose his sub- ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- ters in the field, which he superintended from his home. In accepting the command he made the reservation that he was not to be in the field until it was necessary. In the midst of these preparations his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling in Irs throat, produced inflammation, and terminated fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its final resting place, and interred in the family vault at Mount Vernon. Of the character of Washington it is impossible to speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- miration. The more we see of the operations of our government, and the more deeply we feel the difficulty of uniting all oi)inions in a common interest, the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- ent and character, which have be-^n alile to challenge the reveren5), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- tion turned him from law to politics. He took initial steps toward huldin^ a town meeting, and the resolu- tions he offered on the subject became very populai throughout the Provmce, and were adopted word for word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- lislature) in 1770. Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegate.^ from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himselt by his capacity fur business and for debate, and ad- vocated the movement for independence against tb; majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies should assume the duties of self-government. He was a prominent member of the committee of nve appointed June ri, to prepare a declaration of inde- pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but on Adams devolved the task of battling it through Congress in a tliree days debate. On the day after the Declaration of Independence was passed, while his soul was yet warm with th^ glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictate.'' by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "tlie greatest question was decided that ever was debated in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil be decided among men. A resolution \\ as passed without one dissenting colony, ' that these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- pendent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable e[;och in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations, as the great ariniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day o*^ deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almiehtv God. It ought to be solemnized with pomp, shuv. i JOHN ADAMS. (jamcs, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward for ever. You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of hght and glory. 1 can see that the end is worth more than all the means; and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we shall not." In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a delegate to France and to co-operate with Benijamin Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms ^nd money from the French Government. 'I'his was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- ers, who were seeking hinu He left France June 17, 1779. In September of the same year he was again cliosen to go to Paris, and tliere hold himself in readi- ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet might be found willing to listen to such pioposels. He sailed for France in November, from there he went to Holland, where he negotiated imiiorlant loans and formed important commercial treaties Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, toil and anxiety through which Mr. .\dams had passed threw him into a fever. After suffering from a con- tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he was advised to go to England to drink the waters of Bath. \Vhile in England, still droopinganddes|)on(l- ing, he received dispatches from his own government urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through storm, on sea, on horseback and foot.hemade thetri[). February 24, 1785. Congress'appointed Mr. Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face to face the King of England, who had so long re- garded him as a traitor. .\s England did not condescend to appoint a minister to the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom- plishing but little, he sought permission to return to ;iis own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. When Washington was first chosen President, John Adams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at home and abroad, was chosen Vice President, .\gain at the second election of Washington as President, Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President,though not without much ojiposition. Serving in this office four years, he was succeeded liy \\\. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. While Mr. Adams was Vice President the grea^ French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, and it was upon this point which he was at issue with the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their jx)wer of self-government, and he utterly abhored the classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- iginated the alienation between these distinguished men, and two powerful parties were thus soon orgar.- ijed, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies were with England and Jefferson led the other in sympathy with France. The worid has seldom seen a spectacle of more moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the old age of Mr, Adams. The violence of party feeling had died away, and he had begun to receive that just appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till after death. No one could look upon his venerable form, and think of what he had done and suffered, and huw he had given up all the prime and strength of his life to the public good, without the deepest emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar good fortune to witness the complete success of the institution which he had been so active in creating and supporting. In 1824, his cup of hap])iness was filled to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest station in the gift of the people. The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the halt century since the sigjiing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the signers of that immortal instrument left upon the earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is well known, on that day two of these finished thea earthly pilgrimfge, a coincidence so remarkable as to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from his bed. On being reciuested to name a toast for the customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- DEPENDKNCE FOREVER." When the day was ushered in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, he was asked liy one of his t:ttend..nts if he knew what day it was? He replied, "O vcs; it is the glor- ious founh of July — God bless it— ^iod bless yon all." In the course of the day he said, "It is a great and glorious day." The last words he uttered were, "Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- signed his spiiit into the hands of his God. The personal appearance and manners of Mr. .\dams were not particularly prepossessing. His face, as his portrait manifests,was intellectual ard expres- sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and \v\ manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous He had neither the lofty dignity of ^\'ashington, net the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked the manners and address of Jefferson. ^f^^ •#**^> "^^J^y/y'r77l.._ THIRD PRESIDENT. 2? HOMAS JEFFERSON was burn April 2, 1743, at Shad- well, Albermarle county, Va. His parents were Peter and Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, the former a native of Wales, and tlie latter born in Lon- don. To them were born six daughters and two sons, of whom 'riionias was the elder. When 14 years of age his father died. He received a most liberal education, hav- ing been kejit diligently at school from the time he was five years of age. In 1760 he entered William end Mary College. - Williamsburg was then the seal of the Colonial Court, and it was the oljodeof fashion a.id splendor. Young Jefferson, who was' then 17 years old, lived somewhat e>pensively, keeping fine horses, and much caressed by gay society, yel he was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreiiroacha- able in his morals. It is strange, ■ however, under such influences, that he was not ruined. In the sec- ond year of his college course, moved by some un- explained inward impulse, he. discarded his horses, society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen liouvs a day to hard study, allowing himself for ex- ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out of the city and back again. He thus attained very, higli intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished ggbolftr has seldom gone forth from cpHege halls; and there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. Immediately upon leaving college he began the study of law. For the short time lie continued in the practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin- guished himself by his energy and accuteuess as a lawyer. But the times called for greater action. The policy of England had awakened the spirit of resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led him into active political life. In 1769 he was choser a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. !n 1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very oeauti- ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at .Shadwell, th^re was a majestic swell of land, called Monlicello, which commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye* elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon became the most distinguished resort in our land. In 1775 he was sent to the Cclonial Congress, where, though a silent member, liis abilities as a writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he was placed upon a number of important committees, and was chairman of the one appointed for the draw- ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams. Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was appointed to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 1776 What must h^ve been the feelii^gs of tliaf tB THOMAS JEFFERSON. man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of America, .vas also to pubUsh her to liie world, free, sovcrign and independent. It is one of the most re- markable pajiers ever written ; and did no other effort uftiiemindof its author exist, that alone would be sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to Patrick Henry, i.s Governor of Virginia. At one time the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to Monticello, to caiJture the Clovernor. Scarcely five minutes elai)sed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never very good, was much injured by this excitement, and in the summer of 1782 she died. Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. Two yeirs later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- tentiary to France. Returning to the United States in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- dent, and four years later was elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, and George Clinton, Vice President. The eariy [uirt of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- •ion was disturbed by an event which threatened the trancpiility and peace of the Unior. ; this was the con- spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election 10 the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled aml)ition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a military expedition into the Spanish territories on our iouthwestern frontier, for the purpose of torming there a new republic. This has been i;enerally sup|)osed was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been generally known what his real plans were, there is no doubt that they were of a far more dangerous character. In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined to retire from political life. For a period of nearly forty years, he had been continually before the pub- .ic, and all that time had been employed in offices of the greatest trust and resi)onsibility. Having thus de- voted the best part of his life to the service of his country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his declining years re(iuired, and upon the organization of the new administration, in March, 1809, he b'd fare- well forever to public life, and retired to Monticello. Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole families came in their coaches with their horses, — fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and nurses, — and remained three and even six months. Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a f.Tshionable watering-place. Trie fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- sary of the Declaration of American Independence; great preparations were made in every pait of ih. Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, an(i the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity ot the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- tion, lo participate in their festivities. But an ill- ness, which had been of several weeks duration, and had been continually increasing, compelled him to decline the invitation. On the second of July, the disease under which he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced state that his medical attendants, entertained nc hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the next d:iy, which was Monday, he asked of those around him, the day of the month, and on being told it was the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish tha. he might be permitted lo breathe the air of the fiftietl: anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land, burst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for- ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - the day which his own name and his own act had rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear him company, left the scene of his earthly honors. Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and animated their desponding countrymen; for half a century they had labored together for tne good of the country; and now hand in hand they depart. In their lives they had been united in the same great cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not divided. In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather aliove six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes were light, his hair originally red, in after life became white and silvery ; his com]ilexion was f;iir, his fore- head broad, and his whole cour'enance intelligent and thoughtful. He possessed great fortitude of mind as well as personal courage; and ?.ls command of tem- per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends never recollected to have seen him in a passion. His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and his language was remarkably pure and correct. He was a finished classic;d scholar, and hi his writings is discernable the care with which he formed his style upon the best models of antiquity. J- (Z/tA.^'^. .cyCC (ti^x^-^l c'''-K FOURTH FRKSIDENT. 31 priQES ni^Disoi]. AMES MADISON, "Father of the Constitution," and fourth W President of the United States, was born March 16, 1757, and died at his home in Virginia, June 28, 1836. The name of James Madison is inseparably con- nected with most of the important events in that heroic period of our country during which the founda- tions of tliis great republic were laid. He was the last of the founders of the Constitution of the United States to l-ie called to his eternal reward. The Madison family were among the early emigrants to the New World, landing upon the shores of the Chesa- peake but 15 years after the settle- ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison was an opulent planter, residing upon a very fine es- tate called "Montpelier," Orange Co., Va. The mansion was situated in the midst of scenery highly pictur- esque and romantic, on the west side of South-west Mountain, at the foot of It was but 25 miles from the home of Jefferson at Monticello. The closest jsersonal and political attachment existed between these illustrious men, from their early youth until death. The early education of Mr. Madison was conductetl mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. ^ere he applied himself to study with the most irfj- Blue Ridge. prudent zeal; allowing himLelf, for months, but three hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor of constitution. He graduated in 177 i. with a feeble body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning which embeliisiied and gave proliciency to his subsr" (juent career. Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. This educational course, the spirit of the times in which he lived, and tlie society with which he asso- ciated, all combined to insiiire him with a strong love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work o! a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of mind, and his frail liealth leading him to think that his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mmd singularly free from passion and jirejudice, and with almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed all the arguments for and against revealed religion, until his faith became so established as never to be shaken. In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to frame the constitution of the State. The next year (1777), he was a candidate for the General .\ssembly. He refused to treat the whisky-loving voters, and consequently lost his election ; but those who had witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, and he was appointed to the Executive Council. Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained member of the Cpiincil ; and their appreciation of lii^ 3* JAMES MADISON. intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not a little to his subseiiuent eminence. In the year 1780, he was elected a member of the Continental Congress. Here lie met the most illustrioMs men in our land, ar.d he was immediately assigned to one of The most conspicuous positions among them. For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- gress, one of its most active and inlluential members. In the year 1784, his term having expired, he was elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the utter inelticiency of the old confederacy, with no na- tional government, with no power to form treaties which would be binding, or to enforce law. There was not any State more prominent than Virginia in the declaration, that an etificient national government must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the other Stales to apiioint commis- sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject. Five States only were re[)resented. The convention, however, issued another call, drawn up by Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft a Constitution for the United States, to take the place of tnat Confederate League. The delegates met at ihe time ai)pointed. Kvery State but Rhode Island was represented. George Washington was chosen uresident of the convention; and the present Consti- tution of the United Slates was then and there formed. There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- tive in framing this immortal document than the mind and the pen of James Madison. The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was to be presented to the several States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected we should be left but a conglomeration of independent States, with but litlle power at home and little lespect abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by tne conven- tion to draw up an address to the people of the United States, expounding tl.e princi|ilcs of the Constitution, and urging its adoption. There was great opposition to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and went into effect in 1789. Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the avowed leader of the Republican party. While in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs Todd, a young widow of remarkable ]X)wer of fascination, whom he married. She was in person and character (jueenly, and ])rol)al)ly no lady has thus far occupied so prominent a position in the very peculiar society which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. M ulison. Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under Jefferson, and at the close of his administration was chosen President. At this time the encroach- ments of England had lirought us to the verge of war. , British orders in council destioyed our commerce, ai.d our llag was ex|)Osed to constant insidt. Mr. Madi.son was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, reliiing in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But llie meekest spirit can be roused. It makes ones blued boil, even now, to think of an American slii[) brought to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an Englihh cruiser. A young lieutenant steps on board and orders tlie crcw to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- ance he selects any number whom he may please to designate as British subjects; orders them down the ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- deck of his inan-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the battles of England. This right of search and im- pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce the British cabinet to relinquish. On the 1 8th of June, iSi 2, President Madison gave his appioval to an act of Congress declaring war against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter hostility of the Federal jjarty to the war, the country in general approved; and JVIr. Madison, on the 4th of March, 18 13, was re-elected by a large in.ijority, and entered upon his second term of offi e. This is not the place to describe the various adventures of this war on the land and on the water. Our infan. navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- pling v.'iih the most formidable power which ever swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest by the apjiearance of a British fleet, early in February, 1813, in Cliesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast of the United States under blockade. The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me dilator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- ish iorce of five thousand men landed on the banks of the Patu.xet River, near its entrance into Chesa- ])eake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- burg, upon Washington. The straggling little city of Washington was thrown into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the metropolis. The whole population fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White House, with her carriage drawn up at the doer to await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers in a council of war He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not go back without danger of being captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Washington were in flames. The war closed after two years of fighting, and on Feb. 13, 1815, the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- tiful home at Montpelier, and there jiassed the re- mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death, Mrs. Madi- son died July 12, 184^. i! 'm-* 7 />? Z,^ / i > C7-^ FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35 t PIIIES niOIJItOE. AMES MONROE, the fifth .Presidentof The United States, was born in Westmoreland Co., Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of nativity. His ancestors had for many years resided in the prov- ince in which he was born. When, at 17 years of age, in the process of completing his education at William and Mary College, the Co- lonial Congress assembled at Phila- delphia to deliberate upon the un- just and manifold oppressions of Great Britian, declared the separa- tion of the Colonies, and promul- gated the Declaration of Indepen- dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly probable that he would have been one of the signers of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left school and enlisted among the patriots. He joined the army when everything looked hope- less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased from day to day. The invading armies came pouring in ; and the tories not only favored the cause of the mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- tending with an enemy whom they had been taught to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through difficulty and danger, the United States owe their political emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, witb a firm determination to live or die with her strife for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it flee' before its foes through New Jersey. In four monthf after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg- ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder. As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was \sxo- moted a captain of infantry ; and, having recovered from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, receded from the line of promotion, by becoming an officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued aid-de-camp; but becoming desirous to regain his position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this fiiiluTe he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at that period Governor, and pursued, with considerable ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; but on tlie invasions of the enemy, served as avolun teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. In 17S2, he was elected from King George county, a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by tha'. body he was elevated to a seat in the Executive Council. He was thus honored with tlie confidence of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age; and having at this early period displayed some of that abiiiiy and ai)titude for legislation, which were afterward-; employed with iinremittirg energy for the public gooiJ^ 36 JAMES MONROE. lie was in the succeeding year chosen a member of ihe Congress of the United States. IJeeplyas Mr. MonvoefcU the imperfectionsof theold Co.itederacy, lie was opposed totlienew Constitution, •,hi. iking, with many others of 'he Republican parly, '.hat it gave too much power to the Central Government, and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member of the United States Senate; which office he held for four years. Every month the line of distinction be- tween the two great parties which divided the nation, the Federal and the Reiniblican, was growing more distinct. The two prominent iaeas which now sep- arated them were, that the Republican party was in sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a strict construction of the Constitution as to give the Central Government as little power, and the State Governments as much [lower, as the Constitution would warrant. The Federalists sympathized with England, and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- stitution, which would give as much power to the Central Government as that document could possibly authorize. The leading Federalists and Republicans were alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the good of the nation. Two more honest men or more jnire patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and James Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In building up this majestic nation, which is destined to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- bination of their antagonism was needed to create the light equilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- nounced as almost a demon. Washington was then President. England had es- poused the cause of the Bourbons against the princi- ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- tween these contending powers. France had helped i;s in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms of Europe were now coinbined to prevent the French from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in magnanimity. Washington, who could appreciate such a character, developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention ill France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. Shortly after his return to this countrv, Mr. Mon- roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the office for three yeais. He was again sent to France tu co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining the vast territory then known as the Province of Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob- tained from Spain. Tneir united efforts were suc- cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and district of Louisiana were added to the United States. This was probably the largest transfcrof real estate which was ever made in all the history of the world. From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- tain from that country some recognition of out rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those odious impressments of our seamen. but Eng- land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- land on the same mission, but could receive no redress. He returned to his home and was again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned to accept the position of Secretary of State under Madison. While in this office war with England was declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during these trying times, the duties of the War Departmen; were also put upon him. He was truly the armor- bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient business man in his cabinet. Upon the return oi peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex- pir.ition of Mr. Madison's adniinstration. At the elec tion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had been chosen President with but little opposition, and upon March 4, 18(7, was inaugurated. Four years later he was elected for a second term. Among the imiiortant measures of his Presidency were the cession of Florida to the United States; the Missouri Compromise, and the "Monroe doctrine.' This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that time the United States had recognized the independ- ence of the South American states, and did not wish to have European powers longer attempting to sub- due [jortions of the American Continent. The doctrine is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their sys- tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety," and "that we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing or controlling American governments or provinces in any other light than as a manifestation by Ein'oiiean powers of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States." This doctrine immediately affected the course of foreign governments, and has become the apjiroved sentiment of the LTnited States. At the end of his fecond term Mr. Monroe retired to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830 when he went to New York to live with his son-in- law. \x\ that city he died on the 4th of July, 1S31 '^ ^i^ J, 5, Ai C'JYY^ SrXTH PRESIDRNT. 39 JO5I] QUI1]6Y ^D^IIQS. OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the &} sixth President of the United 'States, was born in the rural home of his honored father, Jolin Adams, in Quincy, Mass., f^^ on the I ith cf July, 1767. His mother, a woman of exalted worth, watched over his childhood during the ahnost constant ab- sence of his father. When but eight years of age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, listen- ing to the booming of the great bat- tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on upon the smoke and flames billow- ing up from the conflagration of Charlestown. When but eleven years old he took a tearful adieu of his mother, to sail with his fattier for Europe, through a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright, animated boy spent a year and a half in Paris, where his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as minister pleiiipotentiary. His intelligence attracted the notice of these distinguished men, and he received from them flattering marks of attention. Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this cou.'.try, in 1779, ere he was againsentabroad. Again I'oi.A Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he applied himself with great diligence, for six months, to :.tudy; then accompained his father to Holland, v;here he entered, first a school in .\msterdam, then the University at Leyden. About a year from this time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen yea-") of age, he was selected b)' Mr. Dana, our min- ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary. Tn this school of incessant labor and of enobling culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned to Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he took alone, in the winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed nis studies, under a pn-'nte tutor, at Hague. Thence, in the spring of 1782, ho accompanied his father i. Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintanct with the most distinguished men on the Connnent examining arcliitectural remains, galleries of paintings and all renowned works of art. At Paris he agair, became associated with the most illustrious men oi all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal themes which can engross the human mind. Afte' a short visit to England he returned to Paris, ana consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, when he returned to America. To a brilliant young man of eighteen, v,ho had seen much of the world, and who was familiar with the etiquette of courts, a residence with his father in London, under such cir- cumstances, must have been extremely attractive but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- ferred to return to America to complete his education in an American college. He wished then to study law, that with an honorable profession, he might be able to obtain an independent support. Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- ing then but tvifenty-seven years of age, he was ap- ixiinted by Washington, resident minister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reacheo London in October, where he was immediately admit- ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with Gieat Briiian. After thus spending a fortnight h London, he proceeded to the Hague. In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portuga' as minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal upon arriving in London, he met with despatches directing him to the court of Beiiin, but requesting him to remain in London until he should receive his instructions. While waiting lie was married to ar American lady to whom he had been jireviously en- gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughte of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American con5ul in I ondon a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- plishment which eminently fitted her to u:ove in ('.j elevated sphere for which slie w« t'«*'ki:e4 *o JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; where he remained until Jnly, 1799, when, liavingful- filled all the piirix)ses of his mission, lie solicited his recall. Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to I he Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then was elected Senator of the United States for six years, from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his ability and his experience, placed him immediately among the most prominent and influential members of that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- sulting our flag. There was no man in America more familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon these points, and no one more resolved to present a firm resistance. In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- idential chair, and he immediately nominated John Qnincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign- ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked at Boston, in August, 1809. While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- dent. He devoted his attention to the language and history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the European system of weights, measures, and coins; to the climate and astronomical observations ; while he kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and Latin classics. In all the universities of Euro|)e, a more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. All through life the Bible constituted an imijortai t part of his studies. It was his rule to read five chapters every day. On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the Presidential chair, and immediately appointed Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he sailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the 18th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon- roe's administration, Mr. Adams continued Secretary of State. Some time before ihe close of Mr. Monroe's second term of office, new candidates began to be presented foi the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adains brought forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, eighty-four; William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- se/en. As there was no choice by the people, the question went to the House of Rei^resentatives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and he was elected. The friends of all the disappointed candidates now :ombined in a venomous and persistent assault upon Mr. .\dams. There is nothing more disgraceful in »i>« past Instory of our country than the abuse which was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this high-minded, upright; patriotic man. There never was an administration more pure in principles, more con- scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coun- try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- lously and outrageously assailed. Mr. Adains was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising early, and taking much exercise, ^\'hen at his b.omein Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his own fire and applying himself to work in his library often long before dawn. On the 4th of March, 1820, Mr. Adams retired from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- dent. The slavery question now began to assume lx)rtentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to Quincy and to his studies, v.hich he pursued with un- abated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re- main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was elected representative to Congress. For seventeen years, until his death, he occupied the post as repre- sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to do brave battle' for freedoin, and winning the title of "the old man eloquent." Upon taking his seat in tlie House, he announced that he should hold him- self bound to no party. Probably there never was a member more devoted to his duties. He was usually the first in his place in the morning, and the last to leave his seat iir the evening. Not a measure could be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. 'Ihe battle which i\Ir. Adams fought, almost singly, agains"; the i)ro3lavery party in the Government, was sublime in Its moral dating and heroism. For persisting in presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he was threatened with indictment by the grand jury with expulsion from the House, with assassination , but no threats could intimidate him, and his final triumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when his body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before he slept, the prayer which his mother taught him in his infant years. On the 2 1 St of February, 1848, he rose on the floor of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by ])araly- sis, and was caught in the arms of those around liim. For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and said " This is Ihe end of earth "ihtn after a moment's pause he added, "/ a»i cojitcnt" These were the hist words of the grand "Old Man Eloquent," G / 1^^<^^' f^t^^^ ^Z^' SEVENTH FRESIJjENT. '■I 3 tjfs. iMm^m „ 5»8,ai.5)i*^>SWrznr»\~ '^5lB — u./s-^-^s^^^^"'';' ^^?5^^^ iMS'p??C5^"^ *55-®^^»-^-.a/EWOT^ NDREVV JACKSON, the seventh President of the ' United States, was born in Waxhaw settlement, N. C, March 15, 1767, a few days after his father's death. His parents were poor emigrants from Ireland, and took up their abode in Waxhaw set- tlement, where they lived in deepest poverty. Andrew, or Andy, as he was universally called, grew up a very rough, rude, turbulent boy. His features were coarse, his form un- gainly; and there was but very little in his character, made visible, which was at- t:ai:live. When only thirteen years old he joined the volun- teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British officer ordered him to brush his miid-spattered boots. " I am a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of the dauntless boy. The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate Dlow at the head of the helpless young prisoner. Andrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other upon the head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert with the same demand. He also refused, and re- ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite disabled him, and which probably soon after caused his death. They suffered much other ill-treatment, and were finally stricken with the small-pox. Their mother was successful u- 'I'.jlaining their exchange, and took her sick boys home. After a long illnjss. Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother soon left him entirely friendless, Andrew supported himself in various ways,s i;h as working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, gave more attention to the wild amusements of the times than to his studies. In 1788, he was appointed solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, of which Tennessee was then a part. This involved many long and tedious journeys amid dangers of every kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear, and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirmisi? witti the Sharp Knife. In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who supposed herself divorced from her former husband. Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been definitely settled by the first husband. The marriage ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr. Jackson into disfavor. During these years lie worked hard at his profes sion, and frequently had one or more duels on hand, one of which, when he killed Dickenson, was espec- ially disgraceful. In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then containing nearly eighty thausand inhabitants, the people met in convention at Knowille to frame a con- stitution. Five were sent from, each of the eleven counties. Andrew Jackson was une of the delegates. The new State was entitled to but one member i'^ the National House of Representatives. Andrew Jac'i;- son was chosen that member. Mounting his horse he rode to Philedelphia, where Congress then held its 44 ANDREW JACKSON. j'jsiij.is, — a dUiance of about eight hundred miles. Jackson was an earnest advocate of tlie Deuio- cratic party. Jefferson vVas his idol. fie admired liouaparle, loved France and hated England. As Mr. Jaikson took his seat, Gen. Washington, whose second term of office was then expiring, delivered his last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a complimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson did not aiJjjrove of the address, and was one of the twelve who voted against it. He was not willing to .say that Gen. Washington's adminslration had been " wise, fnni and patriotic" Mr. Jackson was elected to the United .States Senate in 1797, l)ut soon resigned and returned home. Soon after he was chosen Judge of tlie Supreme Court of his .State, which position he held f^r si.x years. When the war of 1812 with Great Biitian com- menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. Aaron Hurr sent word to the President that there was an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who would do credit to a commission if one were con- ferred ujjon him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson jffeied his services and those of twenty-five hundred volunteers. His offer was acce|)ted, and the troops were assembled at Nashville. As the Kritish were hourly expected to make an at- tack I'.pon New Orleans, where Gen. Wilkinson was in command, he was ordered to descend the river with fifteen himdred troops to aid Wilkinson. The expedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, the men were ordered back to their homes. But the energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him golden oi)inions; and he became the most popular man in the Stale. It was in this exjjedition that his toughness gave him the nickname of "Old Hickory. ' Soon after this, while attemi)ting to horsewhip Col. Thomas H. Benton, for a remark that gentleman made about his taking a part as second in a duel, in which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, he received two severe pistol wounds. While he was lingering upon a bed of suffering news came that the Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from Florida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- tlers, were committing the most av\fid ravages. De- cisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis- tance, gave his amazing energies to tlie raising of an army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Alabama. The Creek Indians had established a strong fori on one of the bends of theTallaooosa River, near the cen- ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort ,Strotlier. With an army of two thousand men, (len, Jackson traversed the jiathlcss wilderness in a march of eleven (lavs. He reached their fort, called Tohojieka or Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March. 1814. The bend of the river enclosed nearly one iianared acres of tangled forest and wild ra\ine. Acrt- wt>rk of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, with an ample suplyof arms were assembled. The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- perate. Not an Indian would accept of quarter. When bleeding and dying, they would fight those who en- deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was awful and revolting. .Some threw themselves into the river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as they swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war- rios were killed A few probably, in the night, swam the river and escaped. This ended the war. The ixjwer of tlie C'reeks was broken forever. This bold plunge into the wilderness, with itsterrifhc slaughter, so appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants of the bands came to the camp, begging for peace. This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- centrate all our militia upon the British, who were the allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian campaign to ^o successful an issue Immediately he was ap[iointed major-general. Late in .August, with an army of two thousand men, on a rusliiug march, Gen. Jackson came to Mobile. A British lleet came from Pensacola, landed a force upon the beach, anchored near the little fori, and from both ship and shore commenced a furious assault The battle w^s long and doubtful. At lengili one of the s'nijjs was blown up and the rest retired. Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his little army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, And the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued, was in reality a very arduous campaign. This wor. for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his troops, which numbered alK)ut four thousand men, won a signal victory over the Briiish army of about nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the loss of the British was two thousand six hundred. The name of (ien. Jackson soon began to be men- tioned in connection with the Presidency, but,in. 1824, he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he assumed the reins of the government, he met with the most terrible affliclion of his life in the death of his wife, whom he had loved witli a devotion which has perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of her death he never recovered. His administration was one of the most mcmcnTVile in the annals of our country; a-jVpiaude'' oyone party, condemned by the other. No man had more bitter enemies or wanner friends. At the expiration of his two terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, where he died June 8, 1845. The last years of Mr. Jack- son's life were that of a devoted Christian man. '/ 7 >-z^^v. ^^^/]. EIGHTH PRESIDENT. ^c^ ARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth President of the United States, was born at Kinderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1782. He died at tlie same place, July 24, 1862. His body rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is a plain granite shaft fifteen feet high, bearing a simple inscription about half way up on one face. The lot is unfenced, unbordered or unbounded by shrub or flower. There is but little in the life of Martin Van Buren of romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in political and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those incidents which give zest to biography. His an- cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, residing in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- ligence and exemplary piety. .■fe was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un- usual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the age of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies in his native village, and commenced the study of law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven years of study in a law-office were required of him ^lefore he could be admitted to the bar. Inspired with d lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur- sued his studies with indefatigable industry. After spending si.K years in an office in '"is native village. he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted hii studies for the seventh year. In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years oil age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- lage. The great conflict between the Federal and Republican party was then at its height. Mr. Van. Buren was from the beginning a politician. He had, perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the many discussions which had been carried on in his father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with Jefferson, and earnestly and eloquently espoused the cause of State Rights ; though at thai time the Fed- eral ])arty lield the supremacy both in his town and State. His success and increasing ruputation led jiim after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th< county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years , constantly gaining strength by contending in tht courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned the bar of his State. Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, i\Ii. Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump- tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep ovei her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record of those years is barren in items of public interest. In t8i 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen lo the State Senate, and i;ave his strenuous support to Mr. Madison's adniinstracion. In 1S15, he was ap- pointed Attorney-General, and the next year moved to Albany, the capital of the State. While he was acknoVbdged :is one of the most p ominent leaders of ths Democratic party, he had MARTJN VAN Jib REN. iha moral courage to avow that true democracy did nut require th.il ' universa'. suffrage" which admits the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of goverr.ing the State. In true consistency with his iL-mocratic principles, he contended that, while the j:dth leading to the privilege of voting should be open to every man without distinction, no one should be invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue ind some property interests in the welfare of tlie State. 1 In 182 1 he was elected ; member of the United 'states Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat in the convention to revise the constitution of his native State. His course in this convention secured the approval of men of all parties. No one could doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the interests of all classes in the community. In the Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a conspicuous TX)sition as an active and useful legislator. In 1827, John Quincy Adams beirg then in the Presidential chair. Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to .he Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- rermined opposer of the Administration, adopting the 'State Rights" view in opposition to what was deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- garded throughout the United States as one of the most skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians. It was supposed that no one knew so well as he how ;o touch the secret springs of action; how to pull all the wires to put his machinery in motion; and how to organize a political army which would, secreily and step'thily accomplish the most gigantic results. By these powers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which few thought then could be accomplished. When Andrew Jackson was elected President he .apix.inted Mr. Van Buren Secretary of Stale. This position' he resigned in 1831, and was immediately appointed Minister to England, where he went the same autumn. The Senate, however, when it met, refused to ratify the nomination, and he returned home, apparently untroubled; was nominated Vice President in the place of Callioun, at the re-election of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and fiowns for none, he took his place at the head of thai Senate which hdd refused to confirm his noinination as ambassador. His rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal of President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor- ite ; and this, probably more than any other cause, secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. Jackson as President of the United States. He was elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the retiring President. " Leaving New York out of the canvass," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. Van Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. Jackson as though the Constitution had conferred upon him the power to appoint a successor. ' His administration was filled with exciting events. The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in volve tliis country in war with England, the agitation of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- cial panic which spread over the country, all were trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- tributed to the management of the Democratic party, and brought the President into such disfavor tliat he failed of re-election. With the exception of being nominated for the Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1848, Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until his death. He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, and living within his'income, had now fortunately a competence for his declining years. His unblemished character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he had occupied in the government of our country, se- cured to him not only the homage of his party, but the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired from the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald. he still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics of the country. From this time until his deatl; on the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, ct culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healtliy old age, probably far more happiness than he had before experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active life yUJ'. M /%^^.^^ NINTH PRESIDENT. S' WL son, the ninth President of the United States, was horn at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. His father, Benjamin Harri- son, was in comparatively op- ulent circumstances, and was one of the most distinguished men of his day. He was an intimate friend of George Washington, w as early elected a member of the Continental Congress, and was conspicuous among the patriots of Virginia in resisting the encroachments of the British crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- rison and John Hancock were both candidates for the office of speaker. Mr Harrison was subsequently chosen Governor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His son, William Henry, of course enjoyed in childhood all the advantages which wealth and intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- ing received a thorough common-school education, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated with honor soor. r.fter the death of his father. He then repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of lObert Morri:-, both of whom were, with his father, signers of the Declaration of Independence. Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- withstanding the 'emonsttances of his friends, he abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, saving obtained a commission of Ensign from Pvesi- dent Wabhington. He was then but 19 years old. From that time he passed gradually upward in rank unlil he became aid to General Wayne, after whose death he resigned his commission. He was then ap- pointed .Secretary of the North-western Territory. This Territory .vas then entitled to but one member in Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that position. In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory was divided by Congress into two portions. The eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced in the State of Ohio, was called " The Territory north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil. liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap pointed by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as extensive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now rapidly increasing white population. The ability arid fidelity with which he discharged these responsiLle duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four times appointed to this office — first by John Adams, twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- dent Madison. When he began his adminstration there were but three white settlementsin that almost boundless region, now crowded with cities and resounding with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements was on the C)hio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French settlement. The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoii reigned was filled with many tribes of Indian.s. Abo.>' 52 WILLIAM JiEyRY HARRISON. ihe year 1806, two extraordinary mer, twin brothers, uf the Shawnese tribe, rose anioag tlicni. Or.e ot iliese was called Tccuniseh, or "The Crouching I'anther;" the otlier, Olliwaclieca, or " The Prophet." Fecunibeh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- able perseverance in any enterprise m which he might engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm, and had long regarded with dread and with hatred the encroachment of the wliiies upon the hunting- grounds of his fathers. His lirother, the Prophet, was anorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which they dwelt. But tlie Prophet was not merely an orator : he was, i 1 the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a magician. Witli an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went from tribe to tribe, assuming tliat he was specially sent Ijy the Great Spirit. Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate the Indians, Init at last the war came, and at Tiiipe- canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. October 28, 1812, his army began its march. When near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made their appearance and incpiired why Gov. Harrison was approaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a short conference, arrangements were made for a meet- ing the next day, to agree upon terms of peace. But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- tations Selecting a favorable spot for his night's en- campment, he took every precaution against surprise His troops were jwsted in a liollow square, and slept upon their arms. The troops threw themselves upon the ground for rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his loaded musket by his side,and his bayonet fixed. The wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- ble, and j'ist theii, with a savage yell, rushed, with all the desperation which suiierstilion and passion most highly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of tlie Httle army. The savages had l)een amply provided with guns and ammunition by the English. Their war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- ^us yells, the Indian luands rushed on, not doubting a speedy and an entire victory. Hut Gen. Harrison's troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- fore them, and completely routing the foe. Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked to the utmost. The British descending from theCan- adas, were ot themselves a very lormidabie force ; but with their savage allies, rushing like wolves from the forest, sear-liing out every remote farm-house, burn- ing, i)lu.>dering, scalpi.ig, torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into a state of consternation which even the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- tion of tlie cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. Under tliesc despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison was appointed by President Madison commander-in- chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. It would be difficult to place a man in a situation demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but General Harrison was found equal to the position, and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re sponsibilities. He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing with tlieni their fatigue. His whole baggage, while pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers, his prisoners of war, siqaped with him after the battle. The oiily fare lie could give them was beet roasted l>efore the lire, without bread or salt. In i8i6. Gen. Harrison was chosen a n, ember ol the National House of Representatives, tc rejjresent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an active member; and whenever he spoke, it was with force of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested the attention of all the members. In 1S19. Harrison was elected to the Senate of Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the presidential electors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him forward as a candidate for the Presidency against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nominated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler lor the Vice Presidency. The contest was very animated. Gen J^i'^kson gave all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but his triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webstei at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most brilliant with which any President had ever been surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- istration more flattering, or the hopes of the coirntry more sanguine. In the midst of these briglit and joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a pleurisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- ness, died on the 4th of Apnl; just one month after his inauguration as President of the United States. TENTH PRESIDENT. 55 n^il OHN TYLER, the tenth 1|a Presidentof the United States. He was born in Cliarles-city Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He was the favored child of af- fluence and high social po- sition. At the early age of twelve, John entered \Villiam and Mary College and grad- uated witli much honor when but seventeen years old. After graduating, he devoted him- self with great assiduity to the study of law, partly with his father and pirtly witli Edmund Randolph, one of the most distin- guished lawyers of Virginia. At nineteen years of age, ne commenced the practice of law. His success was rapid and aston- ishing. It is said that three months had not elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the dock- et of the court in which he was 1. )t retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he was almost unanimously e'ected to a seat in the State Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of Tetferson and Madison. For five successive years he was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the unanimous vote or his county. When but twenty-six years of age, he was tlecled a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and ably with the Democratic party, opposing a national bank, internal improvements by the General ^^xcvc'-n- mept, a protective tariff, and advocatmg a strict con- struction of the Constitution, and the most careful vigilance over Stale rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous that before the close of his second term h.' fo md it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, however, soon after consented to take his seat in the State Legislature, where his influence was powerful in promoting public works of great utility. With a reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen by a very large majority of votes. Governor of his native State. His administration was signally a suc- cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election. John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the United States. A portion of the Democratic party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, considering him the only man in Virginia of sutificient popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. In accordance with his professions, upon taking his seat in tlie Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- tion. He opposed the tariff; he spoke against and voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. Jackson, by his opposition to the nullifiers, had abandoned the piinciples of the Democratic party. Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record in perfect accordance with the principles wliich he had always avowed. Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of li!s profession. There was a cplii in the Democniiu 5^ JOHN TYLER. ^iarty. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- I'ersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- ments upon hiai. He had now attained the age of forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con- sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri- vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- tation. Soon after this he remc.ed to Williamsburg, for the better education of his children ; and he again look his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in '839. The majority of votes were given to Gen. Har- rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- thy with the Whig party in the No:th: but the Vice President has but very little [wwer in the Govern- ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a Democratic Vice President were chosen. In 1841, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- dent of the United States. \w one short month from that time, President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler thus -cund himself, to his own surprise and that of the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential chair. This was a new test of the stability of our institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler was at home in Williamsburg when he received the unexpected tidings of the death of President Harri- son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of /."ril was inaugurated to the high and responsible orfice. He was placed in a position of exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been opposed tc the main principles of the party which had brought him into power. He had ever been a con- sistent, honcrt man, with an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, and thus suiround himself with coun- sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, on the other hand, should he turn against the party which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- ir.ony with himself, and which would oppose all those vfiews which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- vited the cabinet which President Harrison had selected to retain their seats. He reccomm;.'nded a day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and bless us. The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the incorixjration of a fiscal bank of the United States. The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with his veto. He liugaested, however, that he >vould approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. It '.vas passed without alteration, and he sent it back with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture, lets said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely touched the pride of the President. The opposition now exultingly received the Presi- dent into their arms. The party which elected him denounced him bitterly. k\\ the members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a meeting and issued an addiess to the people of the United States, proclaiming that all political alliance between the Whigs and President Tyler were at an end. Still the President attempted to conciliate. He appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs and Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- tion passed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. Whigs and Democrats alike assailed him. IVlore and more, however, he brought himself into sympathy with his old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, he gave his whole intlaence to the support of Mr. Polk, the Democratie candidate for his successor. On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the harassments of office, tothe regret of neitherparty, and probably to his own unsjjeakable lelief. His first wife. Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and intellectual accomplishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- est, Charles city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in his manners, richly furnished with information from books and experience in the world, and possessing brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was the scene of unusual attractions. With sufficient means for the exercise of a generous hospitality, he might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few friends who gathered around him, were it not for the storms of civil war which his own principles and policy had helped to introduce. When the great Rebellion rose, which the State-, rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- houn had inaugurated. President Tjler renounced his allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; and while engaged in active measures lo destroy, by force of amis, the Government over which he had once presided, he was taken sick and soon died. ^x ^ '^ OCL- .j=C. ELE VEN TH PRESIDENT. 59 AMES K. POLK, the eleventh ^^President of the United States, was born in Mecklenburg Co., N. C,Nov. 2, 1795. His par- .■-^^' ents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk,'who located at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In the year 1006, with his wife and children, ai.d soon after fol- lowed by most of the members of the Polk fainly, Samuel Polk emi- grated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here in the midst of the wilderness, in a region wliich was subsequently called Mau- ry Co., they reared their loa huts, and established their homes. In tl e hard toil of a new farm in the wil- derness, James K. Polk spent the early years of his childhood and youth. His father, adding the pur- suit cf a surveyor to that of a farmer, ' gradually increased in wealth until he became one of the leading men of the region. His mother was a superior woman, of strong common sense and earnest piety. Very early in life, James developed a taste for reading and expressed the strongest desire to obtain a liberal education. His mother's training had made iiim methodical in his habits, had taught him punct- uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty principles of morality. His health was frail ; and his ^ther, fearing that he might not be able to endure a sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. This was to James a bitter disappointment. He had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. ^Vith ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half years, in the autumn of 1815, entered the sophomore class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious service. He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be* ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- three )ears of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this time much impaired by the assiduity with which he had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few miles from Nashville. They had probably been slightly acquainted before. Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican, and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was constantly called upon to address the meetings of his party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that he was popularly called the Napoleon of the stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, genial and 6o /AMES K. POLK. :ourterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic nature in the jo) s and griefs of others which ever gave him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his strong influji'.ce towards the election of his friend, Mr. Jacksd.j, to the Presidency of the United States. In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave to liis constituents may be inferred from the tact, that for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- tinuec- in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair of Tennessee. In Congress he was a laborious meipber, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was alwpys in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever he spoke it was always to the point, and without any ambitious rhetorical display. During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr Polk per- formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- tion, and a unanimous vote of tlianks to him was passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of March, 1839. In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was elected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo- ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841, his term of office expired, and he was again the can- didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- ated President of the United States. The verdict of the country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted its inlluenct upon Congress; and the last act of the administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and left the country, declaring the act of the annexation to be an act hostile to Mexico. !n his first message. President Polk urged that Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- ceived into the Union on the same footing with the other States, In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent with an army into Texas to hold the country. He v.is sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected batteries which commandi;d the Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated 01: the western banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, and wa: was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first called one of "observation," then of "occupation," then of " invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. It v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was brought on. 'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. We now consented to peace upon the condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen majestic States to be added to the Union. There were some Americans who thought it all right : there were others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and more than a himdred million of dollars. Of this money fifteen millions were paid to Mexico. On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from office, having served one term. The next day was Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated as his successor, Mr Polk rode to the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, and his health was good. With an ample fortune, a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years of tranquility and happiness were before him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge — was then sweeping ui) the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fiflv-fourth ) ear of his age, greatly mourned by his couiurymen. 'Z(^^i^C>/Cc^^c^^>yy/J^^^ TWELFTH PRESIDENT. 63 a^a^ y.y.i^p^ '^ gaaajaj : ;|-4.fiC4^1¥ f4f jifi^. ;-\f;^vji!6jjlCg ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth _, President of the United States, Jj|^vvas born on the 24th of Nov., 1784, in Orange Co., Va. His z^a father. Colonel Taylor, was a Virginian of note, and a dis- tinguished patriot and soldier of the Revolution. When Zachary was an infant, his father with his wife and two children, emigrated to Kentucky, where he settled in the pathless wilderness, a few miles from Louisville. \\\ this front- ier home, away from civilization and all its refinements, yjung Zachary could enjoy but few social and educational advan- tages. When six years of age he attended a common school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char- acter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and iianifested a strong desire to enter tlie army to fight the Lidians who were ravaging the frontiers. There is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his cliildhood 11:1 his father's large but lonely plantation. \\\ iSoS, his father succeeded in obtaining for him the commission of lieutenant in the United States army ; and he joined ine troops whicii were stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a )'oung lady from one of the first families of Maryland. Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- land, in 1S12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been promoted to that rank) was jnit in command of Fort Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above Vincennes. Tliis fort had been built in the wilder- ness by Gen. Harrison. on his march to Tippecanoe. It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians, ";ed by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of whom were sick. Early in the autumn of 1812, the Indians, stealthily, and in large numbers, moved upon the fort. 'I'he.r approach was first indicated by the murder of two soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor made every possible preparation to meet the antici- pated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that in the morning their chief would come to have a talk with him. It was evident that their object was merely to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept them at a distance. The sun went down; the savages disappeared, the garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before midnight the war whoop burst from a thousand lips in the forest around, followed by the discharge of musketry, and the rusii of the foe. Every man, sick and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap- ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor- ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- ceeded in setting lire to One of the block-houses- Until si.x o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict continued. The savages then, bafified at every point, and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the rank of major by brevet. Until the close of the war, MajorTaylor was placed in such situations that he saw but little more of active service. He was sent far away into the depths of the uilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which empties into Cireen Bay. Here there was but little to be done- but to wear away the tedious hours as one best cotild. There were no books, no society, no in- 64 ZACHARY TAYLOR tellectaai stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of colonel. In the Black Hawk war, which resulted in the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. For twenty four years Col. Taylor was engaged in the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in employments so obscure, that his name was unknown beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. In the year 1836, he was seut to Florida to com])el the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, iiac' promised they should do. The services rendered hec secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated tc .he rank of brigadier-general by brevet , and soon after, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- mand of the United States troops in Florida, After two years of such wearisome employment timidst the everglades of the peninsula. Gen. Taylor obtained, at his own request, a change of command, and was stationed over the Department of the South- west. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Cieorgia. Establishing his headquarters at Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, from the world, but faithfully discharging every duty :m[)osed upon him. In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed by the United States. Soon the war with Me.xico was brought oa, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name Was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in the Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista in which he won signal victories over forces much larger than he commanded. His careless habits of dress and his unaffected -iiuplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, \\\e sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.' Tne tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista spread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The name of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The Whig party decided to take advantage of this wonder- ful popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un- "■■ed, honest soldier as their candidate for the rresidency. Gen. Taylor "was astonished at the an- nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- claring that he was not at al! qualified for such an office. So little interest had he taken in politics that, for forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen who had been long years m the public service found •l.iir claims set aside in behalf of one whose name had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re- marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine writer His friends took possession of him, and pre- pared such few communications as it was needful should be presented to the public. The popularity of the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri- umphantly elected over two opposing candidates, — Gen. Cass and Ex-President Martin Van Buren. Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, and was, al times, sorely perple.\ed and harassed. His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably tended to hasten his death. The pro-slavery party was pushing its claims with tireless energy, expedi- tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California was pleading for admission to the Union, while slavery stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found the political conflicts in Washington to be far more trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or Indians In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor, after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of but little over five days, died on the Qlh of July, 1850. His last woids were,'" I am not afraid to die. I am ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died universally respected and beloved. An honest, un- pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the affections of the people; and the Nation bitterly la- mented his death. Gen. Scott, who was thoioughly acquainted with Gen, Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful description of his character: — " With a good store of common sense, Gen. Taylor's mind had not been en- larged and refreshed by reading, or much converse with the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse- quence. The frontiers and small military posts had been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- plicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju- dices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable, chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat a little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out- side jiocket, — in any such case, this critic held the offv'uder to be a coxcomb (jierhaps something worse), whom he would not, to use his oft repeated phrase, 'touch with a pair of tongs.' "Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil- worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. Inshori- few men have ever had a more comfortar'"" ^-"-■■-.i, saving contempt for learnirg of every kind.' \' ^/ /^^ ^I'C^t^'i'^A^cru) THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT. 67 ^K ■* - TtW T T T Tf "n VT TT T T T llir TT TT TT , jt ^1^ ^"MILLflHn FILLfflnHE.>4 ILLARD FILLMORE, thu- If^ teentli Presidentof the United (5^ States, was born at Summer Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on the 7th of January, 1800. His '*=' father was a farmer, and ow- ing to misfortune, in humble cir- cumstances. Of his mother, the daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, \ of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been said that she possessed an intellect of very high order, united with much personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- position, graceful manners and ex- quisite sensibilities. She died in 1831 ; havmg lived to see her son a young man of distinguished prom- rte, ihough she was not permitted to witness the high dignity which he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limited means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- vantages for education in his early years. The com- mon schools, which he occasionally attended were very imperfect institutions; and books were scarce end expensive. There was nothing then in his char- acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he was about to enter. He was a plain farmer's boy ; intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, and had laid the foundations of an upright character. When fourteen years of age, his father sent him some hundred miles from-^home, to the then wilds of Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. Neai the mill there was a small villiage, where some enterprising man had commenced the collection of a village library. This proved an inestimable blessing to young Fillmore. His -evenings were spent in read- ing Soon every leisure moment was occupied with books. His thirst fur knowledge became insatiate and the selections which he made were continually more elevating and instructive. He read history, biography, oratory, and thus gradually there was en- kindled in his heart a desire to be something more than a mere worker with his hands; and he was be- coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed, educated man. The young clothier had now attained the age of nineteen years, and was of fine personal appearance and cf gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened tha'. there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter Wood,— who Was struck with the prepossessing ap- pearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and attainments that he advised him to abandon his trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The young man replied, that he had no means of his own, i-.o friends to help him and that his previous educa- tion had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood had so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to take him into his own office, and to loan him such money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous offer was accepted. There is in many minds a strange delusion about a collegiate education, k young man is supposed to be liberally educated if he has gr.iduated at some col- lege. But many a boy loiters through university hal' ■ ind then enters a law office, who is by no means jiJ t;6 MILLARD FILLMORE. well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- tense mental culture. In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, his practice of course was limited, and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in foitune or in fame. Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station she might be called to fill, — -Miss Abigail Powers. His elevation of character, his untiring industry, his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to enter into partnership under highly advantageous circumstances, with an elder member of the bar in Piuffaio. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the State of New York, as a representative from Erie County. Though he had never taken a very active part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were witli the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, and he found himself in a helpless minority in the Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, that his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very unusual degne the respect of his associates. In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in ihe United States Congress. He entered that troubled irena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our national history. The great conflict respecting the national bank and the removal of the deposits, was then raging. His term of two years closed ; and he returned to his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- utation and success. After a lapse of two years he again became a candidate for Congress; was re- elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe rience as a representative gave hmi stiength and confidence. The first term of service in Congress to any man can be but little more than an introduction. He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener- gies were brought to bear upon the public good. Every measure received his impress. Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, he was elected Comptroller of the Stat^. Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven years. His laijors at the bar, in the Legislature, in Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles with the Mexicans, whicli had caused his name to be proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But it was necessary to associate with him on the same ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. Under the influence of these considerations, the naniesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was signally triumphant. On tiie 4th of March, 1849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but about one year and lour months after his inaugura tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. Mr. Fillniore had very serious difficulties to contend with, since the opposition had a majority in both Houses. He did everything in his power tocon< iliate tiie Soulii; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. The population of the free States was so rapidly in- creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- evitable that the power of the Government should soon pass into the hands of the free States. The famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. Fillmcre's adminstration, and the Japan Expedition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- more, having served one term, retired. In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- idency by the " Know Notliing " party, but was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that his sympathies were rather with those who were en- deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words of cheer to the one party or Ihe other. He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe old age, and died in Bufl"alo. N. Y., March 8, 1S74. FOURTEENTH PRESIDENT 71 *^:^W ^ ,^ft»j>^ . — ^>^. ^=s«— ..^ga^^ 5^Si.^);»;-S(fSpS|f»^.X,|K.X-^l«iC"*«^^^ '-4vQ|fp^l^-' ^' FRANKLIN PIEREE.-^ ■'irfi ^ ?l',*«|V***4wfe*^*r* *^^^^ '■^fe;;:*'* 5"' »o ^«;Y*■3te.^ '■■i) ^p?€^s*^ -..^5=.^ ^,. =^- '^«f7l.^e6<^y^ I'IFTEENTH PRESIDENT. ts i'S^i^ii-:^iiS?i'5s>ifSi>iiSi>c^i^,^(^tSi>^i^.,'i-f.''> -^f9>i>~ r'lt^^i'^'gagiSif^t^'^'iaja'^ii'^^'^-'i'^ -)'» AMES BUCHANAN, the fif- teenth President of the United States, was born in a small frontier town, at the fool of the eastern ridge of the Allegha- nies, in Franklin Co., Penn., on the 23d of April, 1791. The place where the humble cabin of his father stood was called Stony Batter. It was a wild and ro- mantic spot in a gorge of the moun- tains, with towering summits rising grandly all around. His father was a native of the north of Ireland ; a poor man, who had emigrated in 1783, with little property save his own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- form his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se- cluded home, where James was born, he remained for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual advantages. When James was eigiit years of age, his father removed to the village of Mercersbnrg, where his son was placed at school, and commenced a course of study rn English, Latin and Greek. His jjrogress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- veloped remarkable talent, and took his stand among the first scholars in the institution. His application to study was intense, and yet his native powers en- abled him to master the most abstruse subjects Wi facility. In the year 1809, he graduated with the highes; honors of his clas^. He was then eighteen years ct age; tall and graceful, vigorous in lieaith, tond of athletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with an e.xuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately commenced the study of luvv' in the city of Lancaster, and was admitted to tlie bar in 1812, when he was but twenty-one )ears of age. Very rapidly he rose in his piofession, and at once took undisputed stand with the ablest law)ers of the State. When but twenty-si.\ years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- cessfully defended before the State Senate ore of tiie judges of the State, wlio was tried upon articles of impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; ai.d there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- crative practice. In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a candidate for Congress. He was elected, and foi ten years he remained a member of the Lower House. During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally tried some important case. In 1831, he retired altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- quired an ample fortune. Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to ihe Presidency, appointed Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. T he duties of his mission he performed with ability, whicl; gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, ir. 1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster. Clay, Wright and Calhoun. He advocated t!^e meas- ures ijroposedby President Jackson, of ntiting repn- 70 JAMES BUCHANAN. sal-i against France, to enforce the payment of our tl.ums against th:it country ; and defended the course of the Fre,-)iJent in his unprecedented and wholesale reiujval from office of those wlio were not the sup- porters of his administration. Upon this (piestion he was brought into direct collision with He.iry Clay. He also, with voice and vote, advocated e.Kpunging from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for removing the de[)Osits. Earnestly he opposed the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and urged the prohibition of the circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United States mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- cated that they should be respectfully received; and that the re[)ly should be returned, tliat Congress had no power to legislate upon the subject. ' Congress," said he, "miglit as well undertake to interfere with slavery under a foreign government as in any of the States where it now exists." Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, took his share of the resiwnsibility in the conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed territory was not wrong, but fortlie Mexicans to cross the Rio Grande into that territory was a declaration of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the account of tlie course our Government pursued in that movement Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with the party devoted to the perpetuation and extension of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind to bear agdinst the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1050, which included the fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, upon his election to the Presidoicy, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to England. In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The political conflict was one of the most severe in which our country has ever engaged. All the friends of slavery were on one side; all the advocates of its re- striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- reived 114 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 17 4, and was elected. The popular vote stood T, 340, 618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4th. 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four vears were wanting to fill up his threescore years and ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been allied in political principles and action for years, were seeking the destruction of the Government, that they might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation whose corner-stone should be human slavery. In this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in their assumptions. As President of the United Stales, bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub- lic. He therefore did nothing. The opiwncnts of Mr. Buchanan's administration nominaied Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer in tlie next Presidential canvass. The pro-slaverv party declared, that if he were elected, and the con- trol of the Government were thus taken from their hands, they would secede from the Union, taking with them, as they retired, the National Capitol at Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of the United States. Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slavery party was such, that he had been willing to offerthem far more than they had ventured to claim. All the South had professed to ask of the North was non- intervention upon the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu- chanan had been ready to offer them the active co- operation of the Government to defend and extend the institution. As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, one o( the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no power to enforce il^ laws in any .State which had withdrawn, or whi( h was attempting to withdraw from the Union. 'J'l.i? was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, will, his hand upon his sword-hilt, he exclaimed. " Tl'.c Union must and shall be preserved!" South Carolina seceded in December, i860; nearly three months before the- inauguration of President Lincoln. Mr. Biichanan looked on in listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpter was besieged ; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals were seized ; our depots of military stoies were plun- dered ; and our custom-houses and post-offices were appropriated by the rebels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, and close the administration, so terriLile in its weak- ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. The administration of President Buchanan was certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame, that in that dreadful conflict wlii( h rolled its billows of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came from his lips to indicate his wish that our country's banner should triumph over the flag of the rebellioi; Hf died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, i863. s' <9 e^X^3^-^-z^ S/A TEB-VTH Pli:iSiL)EyT. 79 ABRAHAM > ■^sm^^ the the in 12. BRAHAM LINCOLN, sixteenth President of iJ^United States, was liorn Hardin C"o., Ky., Feb. i8og. Aliout the year 1780, a man by the name of Abraham Lincohi left Virginia with liis r.nnily and moved into the then wilds of Kentucky. Only two years after this emigration, still a young man, while working one day in a field, was stealthily appro-ched by an Indian and shot dead. His widow was left in extreme poverty with five little children, three boys and two girls. Thomas, the youngest of the boys, was four years of age at his father's death. Tliis Thomas was the father of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States whose name must henceforth fo^-ever be enrolled with the mcjst prominent in the annals of our world. Of course no record has been kept of the life of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among the poorest of the |)Oor. His home was a wretched log-cabin ; his food the coarsest and the meanest. Education he had none; he could never eitlier rend or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- .ess, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- self out, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a .^iborer in the fields of others. When twenty-eight years of age he buili a log- cabin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their second child was Abraham Line oln, the subject of this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble 'voman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. " All that I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- ful son " I owe to my angel-mother. When he was eight years of age, his father sold his cabin and small farm, and moved 10 Indiana Whei- two years later his mother died. Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated community around him. He could not have had it better school than this to teach him to put thought" into words. He also became an eager reader. The books he could obtain were few ; but these he enfl and re-read until they were almost committf '• K memory. As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly fan.il" was the usual lot of humanity Thrre were joys aid griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sistt < Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was niai ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, anc soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1S30 and emigrated to i\'Iacon Co., 111. Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age. With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this until he saw the t'amily comfortably settled, and thei' small lot of enclosed prairie planted with corn, whe:i he announced to his father his intention to leave home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value o! education and was intensely earnest to improve hi^ mind to the utmost of his power He saw the ruin which aident spirits were causing, and bei ame strictly temperate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- cating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read ir. God's word, " Thou shalt r.ot take the name of th." Lord thy God in vain ;" and a profane expression he was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. Hii morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a single vice. Young Abraham woiked for a time a? a hired labores among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield, where he was employed in 1 uilding a large flat-boat In this he took a herd of swine, floated them dowi. the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis sissippi to New Orleans. Whatever Abraham Lin- coln undertook, he performed so faithfully as to give great satisfaction to his employers. In this adven 8o ABRAHAM LINCOLN. tiire his employers were so well pL-aseJ, that upon liis return tiiey placed a store and uiill under his care. Ill 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He returned to Sa.iyanion County, and although only 23 years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew Jackson the appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, His only post-otiice was his hat. All the letters he received he carried there ready to deliver to those he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon made this his business. In 1834 he again became a candidate for tlie Legislature, and was elected Mr. Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of Mr. Stuart a bad of books, carried them back and began his legal studies. When tiie Legislature as- seml)led he trudged on foot with his pack on his back one hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re- moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. His success with the jury was so great that he was coon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit. In 1854 Ihe great discussion began between Mr. Lincoln and Mr Douglas, on the slavery tiuestion. In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became one of tl;e leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most notable part of his history. The issue was on the slavery (jueition, and he took the broad ground of .he Declaration of Independence, that all men arc created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- test, but won a far higher prize. The great Republican Convention met at Chicago on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- five thousand. .\n immense building called "The Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most nrominent. It was generally supposed he would be the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then dream of the weary years of toil and care, a.id the bloody death, to which that nomination doomed him: and aslittledid he dream that he was to render services to his country, which would fi.K upon him the eyes of the whole civilized world, and which would give him ajjlacein the affections nf his countrymen, second only, if second, to that of Washington. Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, (;onstitutionally elected President of the United States. The tirade of abuse that was poured upon this good and merciful man, especially by tlie slaveholders, was greater than upon any other man ever elected to this high position. In February, i86i, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stopidng in all the large cities on his way making speeches. The wiiole journey was frought with much danger. Many of the Southern States had already seceded, and several attempts at assassination were .afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- more had arranged, upon his arrival to"get uj) a row," and in the confusion to make sure of his death with revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled the plot. A secret and special train was provided to take him from HarrisL'urg, through Baltimore, at ar unexpected hour of the night. Tiie train started ai half-past ten ; and to prevent ai.y possible communi- cation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Cor.- federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train hao started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, although great an.xiety was felt by all loyal people \\\ tlie selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave to Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other prominent opponents before the convention he gave important positions. During no other administration ha\e tiie duties devolving upon the President been so manifold, and the responsil)ilities so great, as those which fell to the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and feeling liis own weakness and inability to meet, and in his own strength to cope with, tlie difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his trials, bo'h personal and national Contrary !o his own estimate of himself. Mr. Lincoln was one of the most courageous of men. He went directly into the rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, witli no guard Liut a few sailors. From the time he had left .Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had been made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater, It was announced that they would l.e jnesent. Gen. Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel- ing, witli his characteristic kindliness of heart, that it would be a disappointment if lie should fail them, very reluctantly consented to go. W'hile listening to the i)lay an actor by the name of Johit Wilkes Booth entered the box where the President and family were seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the ne.xt morning at seven o'clock. Never before, in the history of the world was a nation plunged into such deej) grief by the death of its ruler. Strong rnen met in the streets and wept in sjieechless anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was in tears. His was a life which will fitly become a model. His name as the savior of his country "••11 live with that of Washington's, its father; his country- men being unable to decide which is tl^e areatet. ''>^^dK^ii,-t-.,i_y^^ '^^^"-^Cl-O^^^ S£: VENTEENTH J'RESJDEJSi T. ir" B^^ rr^T rS 'initio'., -v^ . , V ;■<•_ -- ^^'ife^^^S TT-TTT-.-7mxIXZIZ3^S^o^ .^-- \ . , .\'^^A:^^- Vfifr',/V 'fti# NDREW JOHNSON, seven^ teenth President of the United ^=() States. The early life of Andrew Johnson contains but ^ the record of poverty, destitu- tion and friendlessness. He was born December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, belonging to the class of the ■'poor whites " of the South, -were in such circumstances, that they could not confrr ..en the slight- est advantages of education upon their child. When Andrew was five years of age, his father accidentally lost nis life while herorically endeavoring to save a friend froni drowning, '^''nili ten years of age, Andrew was a ragged boy abour the streets, supported by the iabor of his mother, who obtained her living with her own hands. He then, having never attended a school one day, and being unable either to read or write, was ap- prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman ivas in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often read from the speeches of distinguished British states- men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary native ability, became much interested in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with a strong desire to leain to read. He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and with the assistance of some of his fellow-wotkmen, iearned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner. pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the booic but assisted him in learning to combine the letters into words. Under such difficulties he pressed o\. ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest and recreatior to devote such time as he could to reading. He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos sessed some education. Under her instructions he learned to write and cipher. He became prominent in the village debating society, and a favorite with the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- ganized a working man's party, which elected him alderman, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which position he held three years. He now began to take a lively interest in political affairs ; identifying himself with the working-classes, to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. He became a very active member of the legislature gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and tn 1840 "stumped the State," advocating Martin Tan Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thcSv of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased his reputation. li\ 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1S43, ht was elected a member of Congress, and by successive elections, held that important post for ten years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these responsible posi tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abi. 84 ANDREW JOHNSON. ity, and ))roved himself the warm friend of tlie work- ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected United States Senator. Years before, in 1S45, he had warmly advocated the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, ;ind become merged in a population congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- promise measures, the two essential features of which were, that the white people of the Territories should be permitted to decide for themselves whether they would enslave tiie colored people or not, and that the *'ree States of the North should return to the SouLh persons who attempted to escape from slavery. Mr. Johnson was never ashamed of his lowly origin: on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- ior was the son of a carpenter." In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of i8uj, ne i»7as the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- irn Democracy became apparent, he took a decided stand in favor of the Union, and held that "slavery must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, on Marcli 4th, 1862, ap- pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he established the most stringent military rule. His numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, Aiiril 15, 1865, became President. In a speech two days later he said, " The .\merican people must be taught, if fhey do not already feci, that treason is a crime and must be i:unished ; that the Government will not always beat with its enemies ; that it is strong not only to protect, but to punish. * * The people must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole administration, the history of which is so well known, was in utter iiwonsistency with, and the most violent opposition to, the principles laid down in that speech. In his loose policy of reconstruction and general amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly defied ii, in everythnig possible, to the utmost. In the beginniiig of 1868, on account of "high crimes and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three months. A test article of the impeachment was at length submitted to the court for its action. It was certain that as the court voted upon that article so would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was n'ices- sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against him. The change of one vote from the not guilty side would have sustained the impeachment. The President, for the remainder of his term, was but little regarded. He continued, though impotent'; his conflict vi'ith Congress. His own party did not think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- alleled since the days of Washington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the President's chair. Notwithstanding tliis, never was there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until 1875 On Jan. 26, after an exciting struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- gress, and took his seat in that body, at the speciai session convened by President Grant, on the 5th of March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach- ing the residence of his child the following day, was stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. He rallied occasirnally, but finally passed away at 2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, with every demonstration of respect. >^^^ ''^ < J^^c! £IGH IMENTH FRESIBENT. 87 LYSSES S. GRANT, the eit,hteenth President of the United States, was born on the 29th of April, 1822, of Christian parents, in a humble home, at Point Pleasant, on the banks of the Ohio. Shortly after his father moved to George- town, Brown Co., O. In this re- mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses received a common-school edu- cation. At the age of seven- teen, in the year 1839, he entered the Miliiary Academy at West Point. Here he was regarded as a joiid, sensible joung man of fair abilities, and of sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in- fantry to one of the distant miliiary posts in the Mis- souri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary solitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating -udians. The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was sent with his regiment to Corpus Christ!. His first battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here for the exliibition of either skill or heroism, nor at Resaca de la Palma, his second battle. At the battle of Monterey, his tliird engagement, it is said that ne performed a signal service of daring and skillful horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Ii.dians, grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one side of the anip^nl, ran the gauntlet in entire safety. From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry, 10 aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- pultepec. At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re- turned with his regiment to New York, and was again sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The discovery of gold in California causing an immense tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt. Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- migraiVs. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. Grant resigned his commission and returned to the States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re- munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga- lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — "Uncle Sam has educated me for the avmv: though I have served him through one war, I do not fe\'ith closely packed thousands. His plans were comprehensive and involved a series of campaigns, which were executed with remarkable en- ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- render of Lee, April 9, 1865. The war was ended. The Union was saved. The almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal- vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered the (.ountry brought him conspicuously forward as the Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. At the Republican Convention held at Chicago. May 21, 186S, he was unanimously nominated for the Presidency, and at the autumn election received a majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 electoral votes. The National Convention of the Republican party which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 electoral votes being cast for him. Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. Grant started upon his famous trip around the world. He visited almost every country of the civilized world, and was everywlierc received with such ovations and demonstrations of resjiect and honor, private as well as public and official, as were never before bestowed upon any citizen of the United States. He was the most prominent candidate before the Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re- nomination for President. He went to New York and embarked in the brokerage business under the firm nanieof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to the penitentiary. Tlie General was attacked with cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like manner, never complaining. He was re-instated as General of the Army and retired by Congress. The cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 1S85, the nation went in mourning over the death of ' the illustrious General. Or'L^ •^ o-A' V u NIJSIETEENTH PRESIDENT. 91 .•;?. ^(S^^i!S?C^e}i?^Si?^''^^'\^\^il.v ^1 UTHERFORD B. HAYES, . the nineteentli President of '^"' the United States, was born \\\ Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- most three months after the death of his father, Rutherford Hayes. His ancestry on both the paternal and maternal sides, was of the most honorable char- acter. It can be traced, it is said, as farbackas 1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two Scottish chief- tains, fighting side by side with Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive estates, and had a large following. Misfor- iane cvvuaking the family, George Hayes left Scot- .and in 1600, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son George was_ born in Windsor, and remained there during his liJe. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- ried Sarah L;e, and lived from the time of his mar- riage until h^s death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- turer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel ai.d grandfather of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an uriknown date, settling in Erattleboro, where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- erford Jiayes the father of Presiderit Hayes, was born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- grated thither from Connecticut, they having been among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The father of-President Hayes was an industrious frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me- chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stock- ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to undertake. He was a member of the Church, active in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- ducted his business on Christian principles. After the close of the war of 1812, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day when there were no canals, steamers, not railways, was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived in 1817. He died July 22, r822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three months before the birth of the son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- reavement, found the support she so much needed in her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the household from the day of its departure from Ver- mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted some time before as an act of charity. Mrs, Hayes at this period was very weak, snc} th? 92 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. subject of tills sketch was so feeble at birth that he was not expected tj live beyond a month or two at most. As the months went by he grew weaker and weaker, so th.it the neighbors were in the liaLit of in- qainngfrom time to ti.ne '' if Mrs. Hayes' baby died last night. ' O.i one occasion a neiglibor, wlio was on famiharter.ns with tlie family, afie. alluding to the iioy's big head, and the motlier's assiduous care of niin, said in a bantering way, '• That's right! Stick to him. Yo.i have got him along so lar, and I shouldn't ivonder if he wo ild re.illy come to something yet." " You reed not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. "You "ait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him iVe^ident of the United States yet." The boy lived, in s|iite of the universal predictions of his speedy death; and when, in 1825, his older bnither was droivned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his mother. The boy was seven yeais old before he went to schcol. His education, however, was not neglected. He probal)ly learned as much Irom his mother and f'.ster as he would have done at school. His sports were al uost wholly within doors, his playmates being his sister a id her associates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings of others, which are marked traits of his character. His uncle Saidis Birchard took the deepest interest i'\i his education ; and as the boy's health had im- proved, and he was making good progress in his studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- ;)aration commenced with a tutor at home; bit he was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- tered Kenyon College in 1838, at the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. Immediately after his graduation he began the study ol law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Escp, in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- mained two years. In 1845, after graduating at the Law .School, he was admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, and api)arently unambitious of distinction in his pro- fession. \n 1849 he moved to Cincinnati, where his ambi- tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at this period, had a powerful influence upon his subse- <;uent 'ife. One of these was his niarr.ige with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of Chilicothe; the othei was his introduction to the (Cin- cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its meinbers such men as'^hief Justice Salmon P.Chase, Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others hardly less distinguished in afterlife. The marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as ever) body knows. Not one of all the wives of our Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced and beloved than was Mis. Hayes, and no one did more than she to reflect honor upon American woman hood. The Liteiary Cluu brought Mr. Haye3 :'nto constant association with young men of high char- acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the (jualities so long hidden by his bashfuliieis and modesty. In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judg; of the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac- cept the nominaiion. Two years later, the office o! city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Co'^nci^ elected him for the unexpired term. In 1 86 1, when the Rebellion iiroke out, he was ar tlie zenith of his profession?.! VI.. His lank at the bar was among the the first. But the news of the attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take 'iD arms for the defense of his coiinlry. His military record was bright ard illustrious. In October, 1861, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle of South Mountain he received a wound, and while faint and bleeding dis|)layed courage zx\A fortitude that won admiration from all. Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, and for gallant and meritorious setvices in the battles of Winchester, Fi-sher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetled Major-General, "forcallant and distirgiiislitd ftrvices during the campaigns of 1864. in West Virginia." In the course of his arduous services, four horses were shot from under him, and he was wounded four times. In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, and after his election was importuned to resign his commission in the army ; but lie finally declared, "I shall never coine to Washington until I can come by the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1866. r,-! 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thuniian, a populni Democrat. In 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. In 1876 he was the standard l-saier of the Repub- lican P.irty in tne Presidential contest, and al'ter a hard long contest was chosen President; and was in ani^ur:ited Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his full term, not, h wever, with satisfaction to his party, but his adminvstration was an average ot\^ TWENTIETH PRESIDENT. ;a^ AMES A. GARi'IELD, twen- tieth President of the United States, was born Nov. 19, 1S31, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga Co., O His par- ents were Abrar.i and Ehza (Ballou) Garfield, both of New England ancestry and from fami- ,n lies well known m the early his- fl tory of that section of our coun- try, but had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- ment. The house in which James A. was born was not unlike the houses of poor Ohio farmers of that day. It .iG about 20x30 feet, builtof logs, with the spaces be-^ .ween the logs filled with day. His father was a •mrd working farmer, and he soon had his fields ^leared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built The household comprised the father and inother and dieir four children— Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and Tames. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con- tracted in helping to put out a forest fire died. At this time James was about eighteen months old, and Thomas about ten years old. No one, i^rnaps, can tell how much James was indebted to his biothevs toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty years suc- ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- ters live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. The early educational advantages young Garlield enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of them. He labored at farm work for others did car- penter work, chopped wood, or did anything tha would bring in a few dollars to aid his >..dowed mother in he- struggles to keep the little family to- pether Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot the friends of h's strug- chmr childhood, youth and manhood, neither did they ever°forget him. When m the highest seats of honor the humblest f.iend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple plain, modest gendeman. The highest ambition of young Garfield until hi was about sixieen years old was to be a captain oj a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard k vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that he should try to obtair some other kind of employment. He waked all the way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city Af.er making many applications for work, and trying to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with success, he engaged as a dri-'er for h.s cousin, Amos Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. Heie- mained at this work but a short time when he wen home, and attended the seminary at Chester fa about three vears, when he entered Hiram and he Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms ot school 11 the meantime, and doing other work. T his schoo was started by the Disciples of Christ ^^/fSo. of which church he was then a member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in order to help P^^X li'^^J^; He then became both teacher and pupil. He_ soon " exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in he fall of 18^4, heenteied Williams College, from wh, b h graduated in ,856, taking one of the ^f^f^^;^ ors of his class. He afterwards leuirned 10 Hiram College as its President _ As ^^^^^ ''f^^iy^J^\ united with the Christian or Duiples Cnurch at Hiram and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- ler often preaching in i,s pulpit and P^''"?/^;^:^^^, he iianpened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, Presider. of Yale College, says of him in reference .0 his rehgior, : 96 /AMES A. GARFIELD. " President Garfield was more than a man of strong moral and religious convictions. His whole history, from boyhood to the last, siiows that duty to man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In my judgment there is no more interesting feature of his character than his loyal allegiance to th.e body of Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent sympathy which he ever showed in their Christian communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty and noble who are called' show a similar loyalty to the less stately and cultured Christian communions in which they have been reared. Too often it is true that as they step upward in social and political sig- nificance they step upward from one degree to another in some of the many types of fashionable Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the :hurch of his mother, the church in which he was trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- 'arian charity ior all 'wlio loveoiir Lord in sincerity.'" Mr. G-irficId was united in marriage with Miss Lu;:retia Rudolph, Nov. ii, 1858, who proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and mourned. To them were born seven children, five of whom are still living, four boys and one girl. Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1S56, n Hiram and tlie neighboring villages, and three years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, and in 186 1 was admitted to the bar. The great Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- ceived his commission as Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty- second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 14,1861. He was immediately put into active ser- vice, and before he hadeverseen agun fired inaction, was placed in command of four regiments of infantry and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the work of driving out of his native State the officer 'Huinphrey Mirshall) reputed to be the ablest of those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- ily accomplished, altliough against great odds. Pres- ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now he was the youngest General in the army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, in it.'-; operations around Corinth and its march through Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of the General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- crans, and was assigned to the " Chief of Staff." The military history of Gen. Garfield clQsed with his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won the stars of the Major-General. Without an effort on his part Get; Garfield was' elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio had been represented in Congiess for si.xty years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- tered Congress he was the youngest member in that body. Ther-i he remained by successive re- elections until he was elected President in 1880. Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since the year 1864 you cannot think of a question whici. has been debated in Congress, or discussed before u tribunel of the American people, in regard to whict you will not find, if you wish instruction, the argu- ment on one side stated, in almost every instance better than by anybody else, in some speech made in the House of Representatives or on the hustings by Mr. Garfield." Upon Jan. 14. 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to the U. S. Senate, and on the eigliih of June, of the same year, was nominated as the candidate of his party for President at the great Chicago Convention. He was elected in the following November, and on March 4, 1881, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- ministration ever opened its existence under brighter auspices than that of President Garfield, and every day it grew in favo." with the people, and by the first of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- liminary work of his administration and was prepar- ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams College, While on his way and at the depot, in com- pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepi^ed behind him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. Tlie President tottered and fell, and as he did so the assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his victim, but in.licting no further injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was " the shot that was heard round the world " Never before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- curred wliich so nearly froze the blood of the peop?? for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty days, all during the hot months of July and August, he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent bearing was teaching the country and the world the noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surjjass- ingiy great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. t9, 1883, at Elberon, N. J , on the very bank of the ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The world wept at his death, as it never had done on the death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- cuted, in one year after he comniitt'-d the foul deeQ. TWENTY. FIRST PRESIDENT. 99 ^SSSl^^^^-A ,J) twenty-first Presi'^.^iu of ^y' United States was born HESTER A. ARTHUR, ;lie in Franklin Courty, Vermont, on ._ ,_^ ^ :3« thefifthofOc'ober, 1830, andis \3u" . ': V) the oldest of a family of two \^^ss5^,'' sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, a Baptist c' ,rgyman, who emigrated to tl?.s country from the county Ant;im, Ireland, in his i8th year, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, neai Albany, after a long and successful ministry- Young Arthur was educated at Union College, S< henectady, where he excelled in all his studies. Af- ter his graduation^ he taught school in Vermont for two years, and at the expiration of that time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office of ex-Judge E. D. Culver as student. After I being admitted to the bar he formed ^ partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, ffenry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about in the Western States in search of an eligible site, but in the end returned to New York, where they hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- ful career almost from the start. General Arthur soon afterward niarp'^d the daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at sea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur s nommation to the Vice Presidency, leaving two children. Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon-i athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided that they could not be held by the 'owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal. Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to represent the People, and they won their case, which then went to the Supreme Court of the United States. Charles O'Conor here es;x)used the cause of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward the emancipation of the black race. Another great service was rendered by General Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride on their cars, and the other car companies cjuickly CHESTER A. ARTHUR. followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. Previous to the war he was Judge-.\dvocate of the Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hun Engineer- in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered great service to the Government during the war. At the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney of New Yoik, was added to the firm. The legal prac- tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if not indeed one of national extent. He always took a leading part in State and city politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, ■JO, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous National Republican Convention held at Chicago in June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political convention that ever assembled on thecontinent. It was composed of the 'wading politicians of the Re- publican party, alt able men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their respective candidates that were before the conven- tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur for Vice-President. The campaign which followed was one of the most animated known in the history of our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his party made a valiant fight for his election. Finally the election came and the country's choice vvas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated vvlavch 4, 1881, as President and Vice-President. K few months only had passed ere the newly chosen President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of jjjpfjous suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- able patience that he manifested during those hours and weeks, and even months, of the most t'irrible suf- fering man lias often been called upon to endure, was seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his credit thai his every action displayed only an earnest desire that the suffering Ciarfield might recover, to serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in deed or look of this man, even though the most honored jjosition in the world .vas at any moment likely to fall to him. At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- field from further suffering, and the world, as never before in its history over the death of any other man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of the Vice President to assume the responsibilities of the high office, and he took the oath in New York. Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing one to liim, made doubly so from the facts that all eyes were, on him, anxious to know what he would do, what policy he would pursue, and who he would se- lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been greatly neglected during the President's long illness, and many important measures were to be immediately decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he did not fail to realize under what circumstances he became President, and knew the feelings of many on this point. Under these trying circumstances President Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of affairs, he hap[)ily surprised the nation, acting sc wisely that but few criticised his administration. He served the nation well and faitl'fully, until the close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was a popular candidate before his party for a second term. His name was ably presented before the con- vention at Chicago, and was received with great favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity of one of the opposing candidates, he would have been selected as the standaid-bearer of his party for another campaign. He retired to private life car- rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory to them and with credit to himself. ■■^ .'l^l^rL^;K a^iyxXi TWENTY-SECONn PRESIDENT. '°3 ooo TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- LAND, thetvventy-second Pres- ident of the United States, was born in 1837, in the obscure town of Caldwell, Essex Co., "" N. J., and in a little two-and-a- half-story white house which is still standing, characteristically to mark the luunble birth-place of one of America's great men in striking con- trast with the Old World, where all men high in office must be high in origin and born in the cradle of wealth. When the subject of this sketch was three years of age, his father, who was a Presbyterian min- ister, with a large family and a small salary,- moved, by way g: the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a 'arger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most itraggling of country villages, about five miles from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. At the last mentioned place young Grover com- menced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned way," and presumably distinguished himself after the manner of all village boys, in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the rapacity of the village school and expressed a most emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this his father decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to become self-supporting by the quickest possible means, and this at that time in Fayette/ille seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable in flue ace. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $100 the second year. Here the lad cora- meiiced his career as salesman, and in two years he had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness that his employers desired to retain him for an in- definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- ville, he went with the family in their removal to Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a high school. Here he industriously pursued his studies until the family removed with him to a point on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a small salary, the position of '■ under-teacher " in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he concluded that teaching was no( hisj S. GROVE R CLEVELAND. calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, ne left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some charm in that name for him; but before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to isk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock-breeder of tiiat place. The latter did not fp.-;ak enthusiastically. '' What is it you want to do, my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study !a\''," was the reply. "Good gracious!" remarked ■ h« old gentleman ; " do you, indeed .■* What ever put that into your head? How much money have you got/ "' ■' Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got any." After a long consultation, his uncle oflfered him a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, while iie could " look around." One day soon afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem what he wanted. A number of young men were already en- gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and ■lave the use of the law library, for tlie nominal sum of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although the first winter was a memorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. On the fust day of his service here, his senior em- ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him with a bang that made the dust fly, saying " That's v.here they all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of clerks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; Dut indue time he mastered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland exhibited a talent for e.xecutiveness rather than for chasing principles through all their metaphysical iiossibil'ties. " Let us quit talking and go and do 't," was practically his motto. The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was eiected was tliat of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated ; and in such capacity it fell lO his duty to infiict capital pf'.ishment upon two criminals. \n 1881 he was elected Mayor of the City of BufTalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- ppcial rsferente to the bringing about certain reforms in the administration of the municipal affairs of that city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his performance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- reted out and magnified during the last Presidential campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqui- tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time foj plain speech, and my objection to your action shall be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme to betray the interests of the people, and to worse than squander the people's money/' The New York Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882; and his administration of the affairs of State was generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if any, were made very public throughout the nation after he was nominated for President of the United States. For this high office he was nominated July II, 18S4, by the National Democratic Convention af Chicago, when other competitors vi^ere Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he was elected by the people, by a majority of about a thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- land resigned his office as Governor of New York in January, 18S5, in order to prepare for his duties as the Cliief Executive of ihe United States, in which capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ot March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York; Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts; Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New York ; Secretary of the Literior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi; Postrnaster-General, William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of Arkansas. The silver question precipitated a controver'y be- tween those who were in favor of the continuance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before liij inauguration, ^^^oc/ t^y^ TWENT"^ -THIRD PRESlDEl^n:. 10? ~.a^-^^i/^-o¥>" ENJAMIN HARRISON, the Lwenty-third rreskleiit, is the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The head of the ^ppfc family was a Major General J^S|^b Harrison, one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted foUow- Eind fighters. In the zenith of Crom- wcii's power it became the duty of this Harrison to participate in the trial of Charles I. and afterward to sign the dcaih warrant of the king. He subse- quently paid for this with his life, being hung Oct. 13, 16G0. His descendants came to America, and the next of the family that appears in history is Benja- r,:in "larrison, of Virginia, great-grand- father of the subject of this sketch, and iftev wbom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years iTTi-o-G, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He wic three times elected Governor of Virginia. Gen William Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, afterasuo- cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- western Territory, was elected President of the United States in 1840. His career was cut short by death within one month after ais inauguration. President Harrison wae born at North Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. --^O, 1833. His life up to tlic time of his graduation by the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- try lad of a family of small means. His father was able to give him a good education, and nothing more. He became engaged while at college to ths daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoa at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en, ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin cinnati and then read law for two years. At the expiration of that time young Harrison receiv; d ths only inheritance of his life; his aunt dying left him a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to get married at once, taks this money and go to some Eastern town an ; oe- gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with the money in his pocket, he started out wita his young wife to fight for a place in the world. Ke 108 BEXJAMIX HARRISON. ■lecided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at i.li;it time a town of piomise. He met with slight encouragement at first, making scarcely anytbmg the first year. He worlced diligently, applying him° self closely to his calling, built up an extensive practice and took a leading lank in the legal pro- fession. He is the father of two children. In 186C Mr. Harrison was nominated for tiie position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- gan his experience as a stump speake- He can- vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a handsome majority. In 18U2 he raised the 17th Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His regiment was composed of the rawest of material, out Col. Harrison employed all his time at first mastering military tactics and drilling his men, I when he therefore came to move toward the East | with Sherman his regiment was one of the best -irilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery ".t Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- ual, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most complimentary terms. During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field lie Supreme Court declared the office of the Su- preme Court Reporter vacant, and another i^erson was elected to the position. From the time of leav- irg Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864 he had taken no leave of absence, but having been nominated that year for the same office, he^got a thirty-day leave of absence, and during that^time made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected for another terra. He then started to rejoin Sher- man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet .ever, and after a most trying siege made his way to the front in time to participate in the closing ccidents of the war. In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined re-election as eporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 187G ie was a candidate for Governor. Although de- eated, the brilliant campaign he made won .or him 1 National reputation, and he was much sought, es- peciaLyin the East, to make speeches. In 1880, us usual, he took an active part in the campaign,' .--nd wr.- elected to the United States Senate. Here' ue served six years, and -'as known as one or' the »blest men, best lawyer- und strongest debaters in that body. With tne expiration of his Senaioii.-,.' term he returned to the practice of liis profession, becoming the head of one of tlie strongest firms :r the State. The political campaign of 1888 was one of the most memorable in the history of our countr.v. The convention which assembled in Chicago in June an(; named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearei of the Republican party, was great in every partic- ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as- sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief among which was the tariff, awol-e a deep interest in the campaign throughout the Jsaticn. Shortly after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- ment became popular, and from all sections of the country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed thither to pay their respects to the distinguished statesman. The popularity of these was greatly increased on account of tlie remarkable speeches made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- tions, and so varied, masterly and eloqirent were his speeches that they at once placed him in th- foremostrankof American orators and statesmen On account of his eloquence as a speaker and h:: power as n, debater, he was called upon at an ur- commonly early age to take part in the disoussioi of the great questions that then began (j agitate the country. He was an iincomproraising°ant; slavery man, and was matched against sonie°of lie most eminent Democratic speakers of his State. Xo man who felt the touch of his blade de -red t( be pitted with him again. With all his eloq-ence as an orator he never spoke for oratorica; e.fect. but his words always went like bullets to tlie mark' He is purely American in his ideas and is a spier did t.vpe of the American statesman. Gifted wit;, quick perception, alogical mind and a readv tongue! he is one of the most distinguishe.l imprczujitu speakers in the Nation. Many of these soeeche* sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained arguments of greatest weight. Many of his ter«e statements have already become aphorisms. Orio-i nal in thought, precise i.i logic, terse in statement yet withal faultless in el^_^uence, he is recognized as tlie sound statesman and bnHian orato/ c U. day 3#| i-FH ^i^^^^ '^cX-s.<^y ^i^Vf' GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN. ■05 ^«S"' TEPHEN T. MASON, ihc first Govurnovof Michigan, was " a son of Gen. John T. Mason, of Kentucky, but was born in Virginia, in 18 12. At the age of 19 he was appointed Secre- tary of Micliigan Territory, and served in that capacity daring the administration of Gov. George B. Porter. Upon the death of Gov. Porter, which occurred on the 6th of July, 1834, Mr. Mason became Act- ing Governor. In October, 1835, he was elected Governor under the St ate organization, and immediately en- tered upon the performance of the duties of the office, although the State was not yet admitted into the Union. After the State was admitted into the Union, Governor Mason was re-elected to the position, and served with credit to himself and to the advantage of the State. He died Jan. 4, 1843. The principal event during Governor Mason's official career, was that arising from the disputed southern boundary of the State. Michigan claimed for her southern boundary aline running east across the peninsula from the e.xtreme southern point of Lake Michigan, extending through Lake Erie, to the Pennsylvania line. This she claimed as a vested right — a right accruing to her by compact. This compact was the ordinance of 17S7, ;he parties to which were the original 13 States, and the territory northwest of the Ohio ; and, by the suc- cession of parties under statutory amendments to the ordinance and laws of Congress— the United States on the one part, and each Territory northwest of the Ohio, as far as affected by their provisions, on the other. Michigan, therefore, claimed it under the jirioi grant, or assignation of boundary, Ohio, on the other hand, claimed that the ordinance had been superseded by the Constitution of the United States, and that Congress had a right to regu- late the boundary. It was also claimed that the Constitution of the State of Ohio having described a different line, and Congress having admitted the State under that Constitution, without mentioning the sub- ject of the line in dispute. Congress had thereby given its consent to the line as laid down by the Constitu- tion of Ohio. This claim was urged by Ohio at some periods of the controversy, but atotiiersshe ap- peared to regard the question unsettled, l>y the fact that she insisted upon Congress taking action in re- gard to the boundary. Accordingly, we find that, in 1 8 12, Congress authorized the Surveyor-General to survey a line, agreeably to the act, to enable the people of Ohio to form a Constitution and State government. Owing to Indian hostilities, however, the line was not run till i8i8. In 1820, the question in dispute underwent a rigid examination by the Committee on Public Lands. The claim of Ohio was strenuously urged by her delegation, and as ably opposed by Mr. Woodbridge, the then delegate from Michigan. The result was that the committee decided unanimously in favor of Michigan; but, in the hurry of business, no action was taken by Congress, and the questio'- remained open till Michigan organized her State gov- ernment. The Territory in dispute is about five miles in width at the west end, and about eight miles in width at the east end, and e.xtends along the whole north- ern line of Ohio, west of Lake Erie. The line claimed by Michigan was known as tl've " Fulton line," and that claimed by Ohio was known as the" Harris line,' io6 STEPHEN T. MASON. iioir the names of the surveyors. The territory was valuable for its rich agricultural lands; but tlie chief value consisted in the fact that the harbor on the Maumee River, where now stands the flourishing city of Toledo, was included withitv its limits The town originally bore the name of Swan Creek, afterwards Port Lawrence, then Vestula, and then Toledo. In February, 1835, the Legislature of Ohio passed an act extending the jurisdiction of the State over the territory in question; erected townships and directed them to hold elections in April following. It also directed Governor Lucus to apixiint three com- missioners to survey and re-mark the Harris line ; and named the first of April as the day to commence the ;iurvey. Acting Governor Mason, however, anticipated this action on the part of the Ohio Legislature, sent a special message to the Legislative Council, appris- ing it of Governor Lucas' message, and advised imme- diate action by that body to anticipate and counteract the proceedings of Ohio. Accordingly, on the 12th of February, the council passed an act making it a crimmal offence, punishable by a heavy fine, or im- prisonment, for any one to attempt to exercise any official functions, or accept any office within the juris- diction of Michigan, under or by virture of any au- thority not derived from the Territory, or the Lhiited States. On the 9th of March, Governor Mason wrote General Brown, then in command of the Michigan militia, directing him to hold himself in readiness to meet the enemy in the field in case any attempt was made on the part of Ohio to carry out the provisions of that act of the LegislaturL'. On the 31st of March, Governor Lucus, with his commissioners, arrived at Perrysburgh, on their way to commence re-surveying the Harris line. He was acconii)anied by General Bell and staff, of the Ohio Militia, who proceeded to muster a volunteer force of about 600 men. This was soon accomplished, and tlic force fully armed and equii)ped. The force then went into camp at Fort Miami, to await the Governor's orders. In the meantime, Governor Mason, with General Brown and staff, had raised a force 800 to 1200 strong, and were in possession of Toledo. General Brown's Staff consisted of Captain Henry Smith, of Monroe, Inspector; Major J- J- Ullinan, of Con- stantine. Quartermaster; William E. Broadman, of Detroit, and Alpheus Fekh,of Monroe, Aids-de- camo. When Governor Lucas observed the deter- mined bearing of the Michigan braves, and took note of their number, he found it convenient to content himself for a time with " watching over the border.'' Several days were passed in this exhilarating employ- ment, and just as Governor Lucas had made up his mind to do something rash, two commissioners ar- rived from Washington on a mission of peace. They remonstrated with Gov. Lucus, and reminded him of the consequences to himself and his State if he per- sisted in his attempt to gain possession of the disputed territory by force. After several conferences with both governors, the connuissioners submitted proposi- tions for their consideration. Governor Lucas at once accepted the propositions, and disbanded his forces. Governor Mason, on the other hand, refused to accede to the arrangement, and declined to compromise the rights of his people by a surrender of possession and jurisdiction. When Gov- ernor Lucus disbanded his forces, however. Governor Mason partially followed suit, but still held himself in rexdiness to meet any emergency that might arise. Governor Lucus now supposed that his way was clear, and that he could re-mark the Harris hne with- out being molested, and ordered the commissioners to proceed with their work. In the meantime. Governor Mason kept a watch- ful eye upon the proceedings. General Brown sent scouts through the woods to watch tlieir movements, and report when operations were commenced. When the surveying party got within the county of Lena- wee, the under-sheriff of that county, armed with a warrant, and accompanied by a posse, suddenly made his appearance, and succeeded in arresting a portion of the party. The rest, including the commissioners, took to their heels, and were soon beyond the dis- puted territory. They reached Perrysburgh the fol- lowing day in a highly demoralized condition, and reported they had been attacked by an overwhelm- ing force of Michigan malitia, under command of General Brown. This summary breaking up of the surveying party produced the most tremendous excitement throughout Ohio. Governor Lucas called an extra session of the Legislature. But little remains to be said in reference to the " war." The question continued for some time to agitate the minds of the opposing parties; and the action of Congress was impatiently awaited. Michigan was admitted into the L^nion on the condition that she give to Ohio the disputed territory, and accept in return the Northern Peninsula, which she did. ^"y^^-i/z^V^^-^^py^ SECOND GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAA. io$ "^li #^@fi!tt®il William ^oodbi^idgb.^— Wi^ \ -^tCJa2/S^-«<^«^re^'=^^s^^?^^^j^^^^P^^|pJ|;?W^-^«vs^ ILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, 'ksecond Governor of Michigan, was born at Norwich, Conn., Aug. 20, 1780, and died at Detroit Oct. 20, 1861. He '«t'oC^5--: >''4 ^"^^^ °'" a- family of three brotliers "■ ■ ''f and two sisters. His father, I Dudley VVoodbridge, removed to I Marietta, Ohio, about 1790. The I life of Wm. Woodbridge, by Chas. >«} Lauman, from which this sketch is largely compiled, mentions noth- ing concerning his early education beyond the fact that it was such as was afforded by the average school of the time, except a year with the French colonists at GallipoHs, where he acquired a knowledge of the French language. It should be borne in mind, however, that home education at that time was an indispensable feature in the training of the young. To this and and to a few studies well mastered, is due that strong mental discipline which has served as a basis for many of the grand intellects that have adorned and iielped to make our National history. Mr. Woodbridge studied law at Marietta, having as a fellow student an intimate personal friend, a young man subseijuently distinguished, but known at that time simply as Lewis Cass. He graduated at the law school in Connecticut, after a course there of nearly three years, and began to practice at Marietta in 1806. In June, 1806, he married, at Hartford, Con- necticut, "i-'f-inna, daughter of John Trumbell, a distingu'Si e 1 author and judg-?; and author ef ^h". peom McFingal, which, during a dark period of the Revolution, wrought such a magic change upon the spirits of the colonists. He was happy in his domes • tic relations untilthe death of Mrs. W., Feb. 2,19, i860. ( )ur written biographies necessarily speak more tully of men, because of their active participation in public affairs, but human actions are stamped upon the page of time and when the scroll shall be unrolled the influence of good women upon the history of the world will be read side by side with the deeds of men. How much success and renown in life many men owe to their wives is probably little known. Mrs. W. en- joyed the best means of early education that the country afforded, and her intellectual genius enabled her to improve her advantages. During her life, side by side with the highest type of domestic and social graces, she manifested a keen intellectuality that formed the crown of a faultless chaiacter. She was a natural poet, and wrote quite a large number of fine verses, some of wliich are preserved in a printed memorial essay written upon the occasion of her death. In this essay, it is said of her "to contribute even in matters of minor importance, to elevate the reputation and add to the well being of her husband in the various stations he was called upon to fill, gave her the highest satisfaction " She was an invalid during the latter portion of lier life, but was patient and cheerful to the end. In 1807, Mr. \V. was chosen a representative to the General Assembly of Ohio, and in 1S09 was elected to the Senate, continuing a member by re-election until his removal from the State. He also held, by ap- pointment, during the time the office of Prosecuting Attorney for his county. He took a leading part in the Legislature, and in 18 12 drew up a declaration and reFol'itions, which passed the two houses unaniitiously WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE. aiid attracted great attention, endorsing, in strongest a.'.d must emplialic terms, the war measures of Presi- dent Madison. During the period fiom 1804 to 1814 the two law students, Woodbridge and Cass, liad be- come widely separated. 'I'he latter was Governor of the Territory of Michigan under i he historic "Governor and Judges" plan, with the indis|)ensable requisite of a Secretary of the Terriiorry. This latter pos tion was, in 1814, without solicitation on his part, tendered to Mr. \V. He accepted the position with some hesita- tion, and entered upon its duties as soon as he coidd make the necessary arrangements for leaving Ohio. Tne olifije of Secretary involved also the duties of ciiliectorof customsat the port of Detroit, and during t'le frequent absences of tlie Governor, tiiedischargeof of Iris diilies, also including tiiose of Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Mr. \V. officiated as Governor for about two years out of the eight years that he held the office of Secretary Under the adn.inisiraiioi;Ot"Gov- ernor and Judges," which the people of the Territory preferred for economical reasons, \o continue some lime after their numbers entitled them to a more popular re[)resentative system, they were allowed no delf;gate in Congress. Mr W., as a sort of informal agent of the i>e jple, by correspondence and also by a visit to the National capita^ so dearly set forth the demand for re])resentation by a delegate, that an act was passedin Congre^sin iSipaulliorizingone tobechosen. Under this act Mr. \s . was elected liy the concurrence of all jiarties. His first action inCongress was to secure '.he ])assage of a bill recognizing and confirming the old French land titles in the Territory according to the terms of the treaty of peace with Great Britain at the close of the Revolution ; and another for the construction of a Government road through ihe "black swamps" from the Miami River to Detroit, thus open- ing a means of land transit between Ohio and Mich- igan. He was influential in securing the passage of bills for the construction of Government roads from Detroit to Chicago, and Detroit to Fort Gratiot, and for the improvement of La Plaisance Bay. The ex- pedition for the exploration of the country around Lake Superior and in the valley of the Upper Mis- sisstp|)i, projected by Governor Cass, was set on foot by means of representations made to the head of ilie department by Mr W. While in Congress he stren- uously maintained the right of Michigan to the strip of territory now forming the northern boundary of Ohio, which formed the subject of such grave dispute between Ohio and Michigan at the time of the ad- mission of the latter into the Union. He served but one term as delegate to Congress, de- clining further service on account of personal and family considerations. Mr. W. continued to discharge the duties of Secretary of the Territory up to the time its Government passed into the "second grade." In 1824, ne was appointed one of a board of commissioners for adjusting private land claims in the Territory, and was engaged also in the practice of his profession, having the best law library in the Ter- ritory. In 1828, upon the recommendation of the Governor, Judges and others, he was appointed by the President, J. Q Adams, to succeed Hon. James Wiih- erell, who had resigned as a Judgeof what is conven- tionally called the "Supreme Court" of the Teriittrv. This court was a[)parent.y a continuation of the Terri- torial t'ourt, undei the "first grade" or "Governor and Judges" system. Although it was supreme in its ju- dicial functions within the Territory, its powers and duties were of a very general character. In 1832, the term of his appointment as Judge ex- piring, President Jackson appointed a successor, it is supposed on political grour.ds,nui( h lo the disappoint- ment of the public and the b.xr of the Territory. The paitisan feeling of the time extended into the Terri- tory, and its people began to think of assuming the dignity of a State government. Party lines becom- ing very shaiply drawn, he identified himself with the Whigs and was elected a member of the Conven- tion of 1835, which formed the first State Constitution. In 1837 he was elected ameml)erof t' e Slate Senate. This sketch has pur|)osely dealt somewhat in detail with what may be called Judge W's. earlier career, because it is closelv identified with the early his- tory of the State, and the development of its politi- cal system. Since the organization of the State Gov- ernment the history of Michigan is more familiar, and hence no review of Judge W's career as Governor and Senator will be attempted. He was elected Gov- ernor in 1839, under a popular impression that the affairs of the State had not been prudently adminis- tered by the Democrats. He served as Governor but little more than a year, when he was elected to the Senate of the United States. Hii term in the Senate practically closed his polit- ical life, although he was strongly urged by many prominent men for the Whig nomination for Vice President in 1848. Soon after his appointment as Judge in 182S, Gov- ernor W. took up his residence on a tract of land which he owned in the township of Spring ^\'ells, a short distance below what was then the corporate lim- its of Detroit, where he resided during the remainder of his life. Both in his public papers and private communications. Governor W. shows himself a mas- ter of language; he is fruitful in simile and illustra- tion, logical in arrangement, happy in the choice and treatment of topics, and terse and vigorous in exjjres- sion. Judge W. was aC!ongregationalist. His opinions on all subjects were decided; he was earnest and energetic, courteous and dignified, and at times ex- hibited a vein of fine humor that was the more at- tractive because not too often allowed to come to the surface. His letters and addresses show a deep and earnest affection not only for his ancestral home, but the home of his adoption and for friends and family. GO VERNORS OF MICHIGAN. "3 -^^m. >— mi' s:\-!^:^ »>» tJOHN S. BARRY '^tS^tggit:g)t^iig)t^(^i^r^t^iff.,r;.,. ; , ; ;, ■, ., ■. ■i;^i(;g;)t^t^(aii|ggi,g,,i,;:tt i-^. •-4 W^^ OHN STEWARD BARRY, Governor of Michigan from Jan. 3, 1S42, to Jan. 5, 1846, and from Jan. 7, 1850, to Jan. I, 1852, was born at Amherst, N. H., Jan. 29, 1802. His par- nts, John and Ellen (Steward) Carry, early removed to Rocking- ham, Vt., where he remained until \t he became of age, working on his father's farm, and pursuing his studies at the same time. He mar- ried Mary Kidder, of Grafton, Vt., and in 1824 went to Georgia, Vt., where he h;id charge of an academy for two years, meanwhile studying law. He afterward practiced law in that State. While he was in Georgia he was for some time a member of the Governor's staff, with the title of Governor's Aid, and at a somewhat earlier period was Captain of a company of State militia. In 183 r he removed to Michigan, and settled at White Pigeon, where he engaged in mercantile business with I. W. WiUard. Four years after, 1834, Mr. Barry removed to Con- stantine and continued his mercantile pursuits. He became Justice of the Peace at White Pigeon, Mich., in 1S31, and held the office until the year 1835 Mr. Barry's first public office was that of a member of the first constitutional convention, which assembled and flamed the constitution upon wiiich Michigan was admitted into the Union. Pie took an important and prominent part in the proceedings of that body, and shewed himself to be a man of far more than ordinary ability. Upon Michignn being admitted into the Union, Mr. Barry was chosen State Senator, and so favorably were his associates impressed with his abilities at the first session of ihe Legislature that they looked to him as a party leader, and that he should head the State ticket at the following election. Accordingly he re- ceived the nomination for Governor at the hands of his party assembled in convention. He was elected, and so pofralar was his administration that, in 1842, he was again elected. During these years Michigan was embarrassed by great financial diffi- culties, and it was through his wisdom and sound judg- ment that the State was finally placed upon a solid financial basis. During the first year of Gov. Barry's first term, the University at Ann Arbor was opened for the reception 114 JOHN STEWARD BARRY. of students. The Michigan Central and Michigan Southern railroads were being rapidly constructed, and general progress was eveiy where noticeable. In 1842, the number of pupils reported as attending the public schools was nearly fifty-eight thousand. In 1843, a State land office was established at Marshall, which was invested with the charge and disposition of all the lands belonging to the State In 1844, the tax- able property of tiie State was found to be over twenty-eight millions of dollars, the lax being at the rate of two mills on the dollar. The expenses of the State were only seventy thousand dollars, while the income from the railroads was nearly tlnee hundred thousand dollars. At this lime the University of Michigan had become so prosperous that its income was ample to pay the interest on the University debt ; and the amount of money which the State was able to loan the several progressing railroads was one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Efforts were made to increase the efficiency of the common schools with good results In 1845, when Gov: Barry's sec- ond terui expired, the population of the State was more than three hundred thousand. The constitution of the State forbade more than two consecutive terms, but he vi'as called upon to fill the position again in 1850 — the only instance of the kind in the history of the State. He was a member of the Territoiial Legislature, of the Constitutional Conven- tion, and afterward of the State House of Represent- atives. During Mr. Barry s third term as Governor the Nor- mal School was established at Ypsilanti, which was endowed with lands and placed in charge of a board of education consisting of six persons. A new con- stitution for the government of the State was also adopted and the "(ireat Railway Conspiracy Case ' was tried. This grew out of a series of lawless acts which had been committed upon tlic property of the Michigan Central Railroad Coni[)any, along tlie line of their road, and finally the burning of tlie depot at Detroit, in 1850. At a setting of the grand jury of Wayne County, April 24, 1851, 37 men of the 50 under arrest for this crime were indicted. May 20, following, ilie accused parties apjieared at the Circuit Court of Wayne, of which Warner Wing was resident judge. The Rail- road Company employed ten eminent lawyers, in- cluding David Stuart, John Van Arman, James A. Van Dyke, Jacob M. Howard, Alex. D. Fraser, Dan- iel Goodwin and William Gray. Tlie defendants were represented by six members of the State bar, led by William H. Seward, of New York. The trial occupied four months, during which time the plaintiffs exam- ined 246 witnesses in 27 days, and the defendants 249 iu 40 days. Mr. Van Dyke addressed the jury for the prosecution ; William H. Seward for the defense. The great lawyer was convinged of the innocence of his clients, nor did the verdict of that jury and the sentence of that judge remove his firm belief that his clients were the victims of purchased treachery, rather than so many sacrifices to justice. The verdict of " guilty " was rendered at 9 o'clock r. M., Sept. 25, 1851. Gn the 26th the prisoners were put forward to receive sentence, when many of them l)rotested their entire innocence, after which the pre- siding judge condemned I 2 of the number to the fol- lowing terms of imprisonment, with hard labor, within the State's prison, situate in their county : Ammi Filley, ten years; Orlando L. Williams, ten years; .■\aron Mount, eight years; Andrew J. Freeland, eight years; Eben Farnham, eight years; William Corvin, eight years ; Richard Price, eight years; Evan Price, eight years; Lyman Champlin, five years; Willard W. Champlin, five years; Erastus Champlin, five years; Erastus Smith, five years, In 1840, (}ov. Barry became deeply interested in the cultivation of the sugar beet, and visited Europe lo obtain information in reference to its culture. He was twice Presidential Elector, and his last public service was that of a delegate to the National Democratic Convention held in Chicago in 1864. He was a man who, throughout life, maintained a liigh character for integrity and fidelity to the trusts bestowed upon him, whether of a public or a private nature, and he is acknowledged by all to have been one of the most efficient and popular Governors the State has ever had. Gov. Barry was a man of incorruptible integrity. His opinions, which he reached by tlic most thorough investigation, he lield tenaciously. His strong con- victions and outs|)oken honesty made it impossible for him to take an undefined position wlien a princi|>le was involved. His attachments and prejudices were strong, yet he was neve' accused of favoritism in his administration of public affairs. .\s a speaker he was not remarkable. Solidity, rather tliaii l)rilliancy, char- acterized liis oratory, which is described as argument- ative and instructive, but cold, hard, and entirely wanting in rhetorical ornament. He was never elo- quent, seldom humorous or sarcastic, and in manner rather awkward. .■\lthough Mr. Barry's educational advantages were so limited, he was a life-long student. He mastered both ancient and modern languages, and acquired a thorough knowledge of history. No man owed less to political intrigue as a means of gaining posi- tion. He was a true statesman, and gained public es- teem by his solid worth. His political connections were always with the Democratic party, and his opin- ions were usually extreme. Mr. Barry retired tn private life after the beginning of the ascendency of the Repulilican party, and car- ried on his mercantile business at Constantine. He died Jan. 14, 1870, his wife's death having occurred a year pevious, March 30, iS6q. They left no children. GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN. 7). ^^//>S>S} ^^ P#.;:e Vl' .^.^-^ 'af ^/i<». 4£-^ ILLIAM GREENLY jmGovernor of Michigan for the year 1847, was born at Hamil- ton, Madison Co., N. Y., Sept. 18,1813. He graduated at Un- ion College, Schenectady, in 1831, studied law and was ad- ^ milted to the bar in 1834. In 1836, having removed to Michi- gan, he settled in Adrian, where he has since resided. The year following his arrival in Michigan he was elected State Senator and served in that capacity until 1839. In 1845 he was elected Lieut. Gov- 'hj ernor and became acting Governor l/y the resignation of Gov. Felch, who was elected to the United LSja States Senate. 1 The war with Mexico was brought to a successful termination during Gov. Greenly 's administration. We regret to say that there are only few records extant of the action of Michigan troops in the Mexican war. That many went there and fought well are points concsded ; but their names and nativity ,are hidden away in United States archives and where it is almost impossible to find them. The soldiers of this State deserve much of th^ credit of the memorable achievements of Co. K, 3d Dragoons, and Cos. A, E, and G of the U. S. Inf. The two former of these companies, recruited in this State, were reduced to one-third their original num- ber. In May, 1846, the Governor of Michigan was noti- fied by the War Department of the United States to enroll a regiment of volunteers, to be held in readi- ness for service whenever demanded. At his sum- mons 13 independent volunteer companies, 1 1 of infantry and two of cavalry, at once fell into line. Of the infantry four companies were from Detroit, bear- ing the honored names of Montgomery, Lafayette, Scott and Brady upon their banners. Of the re- mainder Monroe tendered two, Lenawee County three, St. Clair, Berrien and Hillsdale each one, and Wayne County an additional company. Of these alone the veteran Bradys were accepted and ordered into ser- vice. In addition to them ten companies, making the First Regiment of Michigan Volunteers, springint', from various parts of the State, but embodying to a great degree the material of which the first volunteer? was formed, were not called for until October follow- ing. This regiment was soon in readiness and pro- ceeded by orders from Government to the seat of wai: -t>C<^CA^ /^ Ck^ayv<:i>0-^t-''*'%^ GOVERNORS. mill si! jl4 >l: EP;iPl2ltODlTnS R^l]SOriQ. *$i;$#$i^#$;;&«-SK$**;!&*5Z$*$;;-^«»$":^*-s;s'#'Tt:;$<*^:;s'«^;:S^*i^#$;!^^ ^P HE HON. EPAPHRODI- TUS RANSOM, the Seventh Governor of Michigan, was a native of Massachusetts. In that State he received a col- legiate education, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. Removing to Michigan about the time of its admission to the \^ Union, he took up his residence at Kalamazoo. Mr. Ransom served with marked ability for a number of years in the State Legislature, and in 1837 he was appointed As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1843 ^^ was promoted to Chief Justice, which office he re- tained until 1845, when he resigned. Shortly afterwards he became deeply interested in the building of plank roads in the western portion of the State, and in this business lost the greater portion of the property which he had accumulated by years of toil and industry, Mr. Ransom became Governor of the State of Michigan in the fall of 1847, and served during one term, performing the duties of the office in a truly statesmanlike manner. He subsequently became President of the Michigan Agricultural Society, in which position he displayed the same ab'')*y that shone forth so prominently in his acts as Governor. He held the office of Regent of the Michigan Univer- sity several times, and ever advocated a liberal policy in its management. Subsequently he was appointed receiver of the land office in one of the districts in Kansas, by Pres- ident Buchanan, to which State he had removed, and where he died before the expiration of his ttrm of office. We sum up the events and affairs of the State un- der Gov. Ransom's administration as follows: The Asylum for the Insane was establised, as also the Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. Both of these institutes were liberally endowed with lands, and each of them placed in charge of a board of five trustees. The appropriation in 1849 for the deaf and dumb and blind amounted to $81,500. On the first of March, 1848, the first telegraph line was com- pleted from New York to Detroit, and the first dis- patch transmitted on that day. The foUowmg figures show the progress in agriculture : The land reported as under cultivation in 1848 was 1,437,460 acres; of wheat there were produced 4,749,300 bushels; other grains, 8,197,767 bushels; wool, 1,645,756 pounds; maple sugar, 1,774,369 pounds; horses, 52,305; cat- tle, 210,268; swine, 152,541; sheep, 610,534; while the flour mills numbered 228, and the lumber mills amounted to 730. 1847, an act was passed removing the Legislature from Detroit to Lansing, and tempo- rary buildings for the use of the Legislature were im- mediately erected, at a cost of $12,450, GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN. 129 ^^j^^P^i^l,''^?^!:-^^!^'-^^^^"?-?*;?':^"*^^^^ ■%^.„ OBERT McClelland, fgCrovernor of Michigan from Jan. 1, 185 2, to March 8, 1853, was born at Greencastle, Frank- lin Co., Penn., Aug. i, 1807, Among his ancestors were several officers of rank in the Revolution- ary war, and some of his family con- nections were distinguished in the war of i8r2, and that with Mexico. His father was an eminent physician and surgeon who studied under Dr. Benj Rush, of Philadelphia, and practiced his profession successfully until six months before his death, at the age of 84 years. Although Mr. McClelland's family had been in good circum- stances, when he was 17 years old he was throvvn r,pon his own resources. After taking the usual pre- li:r.mary studies, and teaching school to obtain the means, he entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Penn., from which he graduated among the first in his class, in 1829. He then resumed teaching, and having completed the course of study for the legal l)vofession, was admitted to the bar at Chambersburg, Penn., in 1831. Soon afterward he removed to the city of Pittsburgh, where he practiced for almost a year. In 1833, Mr. McClelland removed to Monroe, in the Territory of Michigan, where, after a severe ex- amination, he became a member of the bar of Michi- gan, and engaged in practice witli bright prospect of success. In 1835, a convention was called to frame a constitution for the proposed State of Michigan, of which Mr. McClelland was elected a member. He took a prominent part in its deliberations and ranked among its ablest debaters. He was appointed the first Bank Commissioner of the State, by Gov. Mason, and received an offer of the Attorney Generalshiii, but declined both of these offices in order to attend to his professional duties. In 1838, Mr. McClelland was elected to the State Legislature, in whicji he soon became distinguished as the head of several important committees, Speaker pro tempore., and as an active, zealous and efficient member. In 1840, Gen. Harrison, as a candidate for the Presidency, swept the country with an overwhelm- ing majority, and at the same time the State of Michi- gan was carried by the Whigs under tlie popular cry of " Woodbridge and reform " against the Democratic party. At this time Mr. McClelland stood among the acknowledged leaders of the latter organization ; was elected a member of the State House of Representa- tives, and with others adopted a plan to regain a lost autliority and jirestige. This party soon came again into power in the State, and having been returned to the State Legislature M.-. McClelland's leadership was acknowledged by his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives ROBERT McClelland, in 1S43. Down to lliis time Michigan had coubli- tutcd one congressional district. The late Hon. Jacob .M. Howard had been elected against Hon. Alpheus Kelch by a strong majority , but, in 1 843, so thoroaghly nad the Democratic party recovered irom its defeat of 1840 that Mr. McClelland as a candidate forCon- gre-f?, carried DetroU district by a majority of sbcut •>,S(.o. Mr. McClelland soon toc'v a prominent pc^:i tiop. in Congress among the veterans of that body During his first term he was placed on Committee on Co,ri-.ieice, and organized and carried through what >veri known as the " Harbor bills." The continued confidence of his constituency was manifested in his election to the 29th Congress. At the opening of this session he had acquired a National reputation, and so if-Torably was lie known as a parlimentarian that his name was nsntioned for Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives He declined t'e offer in favor of J. W. Davis, of Ir.diana, who was elected. During this term he became Chairman of Committee on Commerce, in which position his leports and advocacy of important measures at once attracted public attention. The members of this committee, as an evidence of the es- teem in which they held his services and of their personal regard for him, presented him with a cane vhich he retains as a souvenir of the donors, and of his iabors in Congress. In 1847, Mr. McClelland was re-elected to Con- i.,ress, and at the opening of the 3olh Congress be- rame a member of the Committee on Foreign Rela- cions. While acting in this capacity, what was known .-.? t,re ' French Spoliation Bill" came under his spe- cial charge, and his management of the same was such as to command universal approbation. While in Congress, Mr, McClelland was an advocate of the v'.ght of petition as maintained by John Q Adams, •vl-'er the petition, was clothed in decorous language ..id presented in the proper manner. This he re- t arded as the citizens'constitutional right which should not be impaired by any doctrines of temporary expe- diency. He also voted for the adoption of Mr. Gid- aings s bill for the abolishing of slavery in the District of CoV.imbiv Mr. McClelland was one of tlie few ^emocrrts associated with David Wilmot, of Penn- ■ylvariia in bringing forward the celebrated "Wilmot Proviso, ' with a view to prevent further extension of slavery ir. new territory which might be acquired by .he United States. He and Mr. Wilmot were to- gether at the time in Washington, and on intimate .^nd confidential terms. Mi. McClelland was in sev era! National conventions and in the Baltimore con- ■ention, which nominated Gen. Cass for President, : 184.8. doing valiant service that year for t>e elec- tion cf that distinguished statesman. On leaving Congress, in 1848, Mr. McClelland retuined to the practice of his profession at Monroe. In 1850 a convention of the State of Michigan was called to ie"ise the State constitution He was elected a member and was regarded therein as among the ablest and most experienced leaders. His clear judgment and wise moderation were conspicuous, both in the committee room and on the floor, in debate. In 1850, he was President cf the Democratic State convention which adopted resolutions in support of Henry Clay'j famous compromise measures, cf which Mr McClel land was a strong advocate. .H!e was a member of the Democratic National convsiition in 1852, and in that year, in company with Gen Cass and Governoi Felch„ he made a thorough canvass of th? State He continued earnestly to advocate ihe Cay com- promise measures, and took an active part in the canvass which resulted in the election of Gen. Pierce to the Presidency. In 185 t, the new Stat3 constitution took effect and it was necessary that a Governoi siwuld be elected for one year in order to V'revent an interregnum; and to bring the State Government .'nto operatrr \ jndei the new constitution Mr. McCleUand was elected Governor, and in the fall of 1852 was re-elected fo' a term of two years, from Jan, r, 1853, His admin- istration was regarded as wise, prudent and concilia- tory, and was as popular as could be expected at a time when party spirit ran high. There was really no opposition, and when he resigned, in March, 1853, the State Treasury was well filled, and the State otherwise prosperous. So widelv and favorably haa Mr. McClelland become knosvn as a statesman that or. the organization of the cabinet by Pr- zident Pierce, in March, 1853, he was made Secretary cf tlie Interior.iri which capacity he served most creditably during fou. years of the Pierce administration. He thoroughly re-orgp r.ized his department and reduced theexpend- itureo He adopted a course with tb.e Indians which relieved them from the impositions and annoyances of the traders, and produced harmony and civilization among them. During his administration there was neither complaint from the tribes nor corruption among agents, and he left the department in perfect ordei and system In 1867, Michigan again called a con vention to revise the State constitution. Mr. McClel- land was a member and here again his long experi- ence made him conspicuous as a prudent adviser, a sagacious parliamentary leader. As a lawyer he was terse and pointed in argument, clear, candid and im pressive in his addresses to the jury. His sincerity and earnestness, with which was occasionally mingled a ])leasant humor, made him an able and effective advocate. In speaking before the people on political subjects he was especially forcible and happy. In 1870 he made the tour of Europe, which, through nis extensive personal acquaintance with European dip- lomateS; he was enabled to enjoy much more i.'ian most travelers. Mr. McClelland married, in 1S37, Miss Sarah E. Sabin, of Williamstown, Mass. They have had siv children two of whom now survive. GO VERNORS OF MICHIGAN. «33 Jll ^iliw P4Ri()xi, J^ ^l^- ^^^1'^ <^ -^'^^ ^'i,'^"-'- tE-r"^''-*-^ t&-^t':^ii 'V^v-^. ^ ^N-. ^^^4^ ^ -iM^ ^ 1 4^ TO NDREW PARSONS, Gover- nor of Micliigan from March mi:WrnS\mif^' '^^^ '° -^'"'- 3' '^^s. was "^ i4^J '^S/'Vy^ '/f born in the town of Hoosick, County of Rensselaer, and '**=' Slate of New York, on the 2 2d day of July, 1817, and died June 6, 1855, at the early age of 38 years. He was the son of John Parsons, boin at Newburyport, (Mass., Oct. 2, 1782, and who was the sonof Andrew Parsons, a Revolutionary soldier, who was the son of Phineas Parsons, the son of Samuel Parsons, a descendant of Walter Parsons, born in Ireland in 1290. Of this name and family, some one hundred and tliirty years ago, Bishop Gilson remarked in his edi- tion of Camden's Britannia: "The honorable family of Parsons have been advanced to the dignity of Viscounts and more lately Earls of Ross." The following are descendants of these families ; Sir John Parsons, born 1 481, was Mayor of Hereford; Robert Parsons, born in 1546, lived near Bridgewater, England. He was educated at Ballial College, Ox- ford, and was a noted writer and defender of the Romish faith. He established an English College at Rome and another at Valladolia. Frances Parsons, born in 1556, was Vicar of Rothwell, in Notingham; Bartholomew Parsons, born in 161 8, was another noted member of the family. In 1634, Thomas Parsons -was knighted by Charles i. Joseph and Benjamin, brothers, were born in Great Torrington, England, and accompanied their father and others to New England about 1630. Samuel Parsons, born at Salis- bury, Mass., in 1707, graduated at Harvard College in 1730, ordained at Rye, N. H.,Nov. 3, 1736, married Mary Jones, daughter of Sarfiuel Jones, of Bostor, Oct. 9, 1739, died Jan. 4, 1789, at the age of 82, in the 53rd year of his ministry. The grandfather of Maty Jones was Capt. John Adams, of Boston, grandson of Henry, of Braintree, who was among the first set- tlers of Massachusetts, and from whom a numerous race of the name are descended, including two Presi- dents of the United States. The Parsons have be- come very numerous and are found throughout New England, and many of the descedants are scattered in all parts of the United States, and especially in the Middle and Western States. Governor Andrew Parsons came to Michigan in 1835, at the age of 17 years, and sj^ent the first summer at Lower Ann Arbor, where for a few months he taught school which he was compelled to abandon from ill health He was one of the large number of men of sterling worth, who came from the East to Michigan when it was an infant State, or, even prior to its assuming • the dignity of a State, and wlio, by their wisdom, enterprise and energy, have developed its wonderful natural resources, until to-day it ranks with the proud- est States of the Union. These brave men came lo Michigan with nothing to aid them in the conquesi of the wilderness save courageous hearts and strong and willing hands. They gloriously conquered, how- ever, and to them is due all honor for the labors so nobly performed, for the solid and sure foundation which they laid of a great Commonwealth. ?34 ANDRE IV F ARSONS 1p. the fall of 1835, he explored the (jiand River Valley in a frail canoe, the whole length of the river, f:oni Jackson to Lake Michigan, and spent the following uiiiier as clerk in a store at Prairie Creek, in Ionia, Coanty, and in the spring went to Marshall, where he resided with his brother, the Hon. Luke H. Parsons, i.lso now deceased, until fall, when he went to Shia- wasseCounty,then with Clinton County, and an almost unbroken wilderness and constituting one organized township. In 1S37 this territory was organized into a county and, at the age of only 19 years, he (An- drew) was elected County Clerk. In 1S40, he was elected Register of Deeds, re-elected in 1S42, and also in 1844. In 1846, he was elected to the State Senate, was ap[)ointed Prosecuting Attorney in 1848, and elected Regent of the University in 1851, and Lieute;iant Governor, and became acting Governor, in 1853, elected again to the Legislature in 1854, and, overcome by debilitated health, hard labor and the responsibilities of his office and cares of his business, retired to his farm, where he died soon after. He Was a fluent and persuasive speaker and well calculated to make friends of his acquantances. He was always true to his trust, and the whole world could not persuade nor drive him to do what he con- ceived to be wrong. When Governor, a most power- ful railroad inlluerxe was brought to bear upon him, to induce him to call an extra session of the Legisla- ture. Meetings were held in all parts of the State for that purpose. In some sections the resolutions were of a laudatory nature, intending to make him do their bidding by resort to friendly and flattering words. In other places the resolutions were of a demanding nature, while in others they were threatening 1 eyond measure. Fearing that all these influences might fail to induce him to call the e.\tra session, a la'ge sum of money was sent him, and liberal offers ten- dered him if he would gratify the railroad interest of the State and call the extra session, but, immovable, he returned the money and refused to receive any favois, whether from any party who would at- tempt to coiru'-t Him by laudations, liberal offers, or by threats, and in a short letter to the people, after giving overwhelming reasons that no sensible man could dispute, showing the circumstances were not "extraordinary," he refused to call the extra session. This brought down the wrath of various parties upon his head, but they were soon forced to acknowledge the wisdom and the justice of his course. One of his greatest enemies said, after a long acquaintance : "though not always coinciding with his views I never doubted his honesty of purpose. He at all times sought to perform his duties in strict accordance, with the dictates of his conscience, and the behests of his oath." The foUowingeulogium from a [lolitcal op- ponent is just in its conception and creditable to its author: "Gov. Parsons was a politician of the Dem- ocratic school, a man of pure moral character, fixed and exemplary hnbits, and entirely blameless in every public and private relation of life. As a politician he was candid, frank and free from bitterness, as an ex- ecutive officer firm, constant and reliable." The highest commendations we can pay the deceased i; to give his j 1st record, — that of being an honest man. In the spring of 1854, during the administration of Governor Parsons, the Republican party, at least as a State organization, was first formed in the United States " under the oaks" at Jackson, by anti-slavery men of both the old parlies. Great excitement pre- vailed at this time, occasioned by the settling of Kansas, and the issue thereby brought up, whether slavery should exist there. For the inirpoNeol permit- ting slavery there, the "Missouri compromise" (whic"i limited slavery to the south of 36° 30') was re- repealed, under the leadership of Stephen A, Douglas. This was repealed by a bill admitting Kansas ar,d Nebraska into the Union, as Territories, and those who were opposed to this repeal measure were in short called "anti-Nebraska"' men. The epithets, "Ne- braska" and "anti-Nebraska," were temporally em- ployed to designate the slavery and anti-slavery parties, pending the desolution of the old Democratic and Whig parties ;ind the organization of the neu- Di':'.;0(.ratic and Republican parties of the preseiU. GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN. IS7 KiNSLRY S. BiNQHAM. W INSLEY , S. lilNGHAM, Governor of Michigan from 1855 to 1859, and United States Senator, was born in Camillu^, Onondaga County, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1S08. His father was a farmer, and his own early hfe was consequently de- voted to agricultural pursuits, but notwithstanding the disadvan- 1^ tagcs related to the acquisition of knowledge in the life of a farmer he managed to secure a good aca- demic education in his native State and studied law in the office of Gen. James R. Lawrence, now of Syracuse, N. Y. In tlie spring of 1833, he married an estimable lady who had recently arrived from Scot- land, and obeying the impulse of a naturally enterprising disiiosition, he emigrated to Michigan and purchased a new farm in company with his brother-in-law, Mr. Robert ^Vorden, in Green Oak, Livingston County. Here, on the border of civilization, buried in the primeval for- est, our late student commenced the ardsous task of preparing a future home, clearing and fencing, put- ting iir> buildings, etc., at such a rate that tlie land chosen was soon reduced to a high state of cultivation. Becoming deservedly prominent, Mr. Bingham was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace and Post- master under the Territorial government, and was the first Probate Judge in the county. Li the year 1836. when Michigan I ecame a State, he was elected to the I first Legislature. He was four times re-elected, and Speaker of the House of Representatives three years. In 1846 he was elected on the Democratic ticket, Rei> resentative to Congress, and was the only practical farmer in that body. He was never forgetful of the interest of agiiculture, and was in particular opposed to the introduction of " Wood's Patent Cast Iron Plow " which he completely prevented. He was re- elected to Congress in 1848, during which time he strongly opposed the extension of slavery in the territory of the United Sta'es and was committed to and voted for the Wilmot Proviso. In 1854, at the first organization of the Republican I)arty, in consequence of his record in Congress as a Free Soil Democrat, Mr. Bingham was nominated and elected Governor of the State, and re-elected in T856. Still faithful to the memory of his own formei occupation, he did not forget the farmers during his administration, and among other profits of his zeal in their behalf, he became mainly instrumental in the establibhment of the Agricultural College atLansiiig In r859, Governor Bingham was elected Senator in Congress and took an active part in the stormy cam- pii-n in the election of Abraham Lincoln. He wit- 138 KINSLEY S. BINGHAM. nessed the commencement of the civil war while a member of the United States Senate. After a coni- p^iativelv short life of remarkable promise and pub- lic activity he was attacked with appoplexy and died suddenly at his residence, in Cjreen Oak, Oct. 5, 186 1. The most noticable event in Governor Bingham's first term was the completion of the ship canal, at the Falls of St. Mary. In 1852, Angust 26, an act of Congress was approved, granting to the State of Mich- igan seven hundred and fifty thousand acres of land lor the purpose of constructing a ship canal between Lakes Huron and Superior. In 1853, the Legislature accepted '.he grant, and provided tor the appointment of commissioners to select the donated lands, and to arrange for bailding the canal. A company of enter- prising men was formed, and a contract was entered into by which it was arranged that the canal should be finished in two years, and the work was pushed rapidly forward. Every article of consumption, ma- chinery, working implements and materials, timber for the gates, stones for the locks, as well as men and supplies, had to be transported to the site of the canal from Detroit, Cleveland, and other lake ports. The rapids which had to be surmounted have a fall of seventeen feet and are about one mile long. The length ot the canal is less than one mile, its width one hundred feel, depth twelve feet and it has two locks of solid masonary. In May, 1855, the work was com- pleted, accepted by the commissioners, and formally delivered to the State authorities. The disbursements on account of the construction of the canal and selecting the lands amounted to one million of dollars; while the lands which were as- signed to the company, and selected through the agency at the Sault, as well as certain lands in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, filled to an acre the Government grant. The opening of the canal was an ini|)ortant event in the history of the improvement of the State. It was a valuable link in the chain of lake commerce, and particularly important to the interests of the Upper Peninsula. There were several educational, charitable and re- formatory institutions inaugurated and opened during Gov. Bingham's administrations. The Michigan Ag- ricultural College owes its establishment 10 a provision of the State Constitution of 1850. Article 13 says, " The Legislature shall, as soon as practicable, |)ro- vide for the establishment of an agricultural school." For the purpose of carying into practice this provision, legislation was commenced in 1S55, and the act re- quired that the school should be within ten miles of Lansing, and that not more than $15 an acre should be paid for the farm and college grounds. The col- lege was opened to students in May, 1857, the firstof existing argricultural colleges in the United States Until the spring of i86r,it was under the control of the State Board of Education; since that time it has been under the management of the State Board of Agriculture, which was created for that purpose. Li Its essential features, of combining study and labor, and of uniting general and professional studies in its course, the college has remained virtually un- changed Ironi the first. It has a steady growth in number of students, in means of illustration and efficiency of instruction. The Agricultural College is tliree miles east of Lansing, comprising several fine buildings; and there are also very beautiful, substantial residences for tlie professors. There are also an extensive, well-lilled green-house, a very large and well-equipped chemical laboratory, one of the most scientific apiaries in the United Stales, a general museum, a meseum of me- chanical inventions, another of vegetable products, extensive barns, piggeries, etc., etc., in fine trim for the purposes designed. The farm consists of 676 acres, of which about 300 are under cultivation in a systematic rotation of crops. Adrian College was established by the Wesleyan Methodists in 1859, now under the control of the Methodist Church. The grounds contain about 20 acres. There are four buildings, capable of accom- modating about 225 students. Attendance in 1875 was 179; total number of graduates ior previous year, 121 ; ten professors and teachers are employed. Ex- clusive of the endowment fund ($80,000), the assets of the institution, including grounds, buildings, furni- ture, apparatus, musical instruments, outlying lands, etc., amount to more than $137,000. Hillsdale College was established in 1855 by the Free Baptists. The Michigan Central College, at Spring Arbor, was incorporated in 1845 It was kept in operation until it was merged into the present Hillsdale College. The site comprises 25 acres, beautifully situated on an eminence in the western part of the city of Hillsdale. The large and impos- ing building first erected was nearly destroyed by fire ill 1874, and in its place five buildings of a more modern style have been erected. They are of brick, three stories with basement, arranged on three sides of a quadrangle. The size is, respectively, 80 by 80, 48 by 7 2, 48 by 7 2, 80 by 60, 5 2 by 7 2, and they con- tain one-half more room than the original building. The State Reform School. This was established at Lansing in 1855, in the northeastern ]X)rlion of the city, as the House of Correction for Juvenile Of- fenders, having about it many of the features of a prison. In 1859 the name was changed to the Stale Reform School. The government and dicipliiie, have undergone many and radical changes, until all the prison features have been removed except those that remain in the walls of the original structure, and which remain only as monuments of instructive his- tory. No bolts, bars or guards are employed. The inmates are necessaiily kept under the surveillance of officers, but the attempts at escape are much fewer than under the more rigid regime of former days. O-^JZ^ J^/"t^^^-in>^-'>'''^— GO VERNORS OF MICHIGAN. 141 OSES WISNER. Governor of _^Michigan from 185910 1861, :>j"^was born in Springport, Cayu- ga Co.. N Y., June 3, 1815. His early education was only "*^''' what could he obtained at a sconimon school. Agricultural labor and frugality of his parents gave hiui a physical constitution of unus- \' ual strength and endurance, which (was ever preserved by temperate hab- its. In 1837 he emigrated to Michi- gan and purchased a farm in Lapeer County It was new land and he at once set to woik to clear it and plant crops. He labored diligently at his ' task for two years, when he gave up the idea of being a farmer, and removed to Pontiac, Oakland Co. Here he commenced the study of law in the office of his brother, George W. Wisner, and Rufus Hosmer. !n 18.41 he was admitted to the bar and established himself in his new vocation at the village of Lapeer. While there he was apppointed by Gov. Woodbridge Prosecuting Attorney for that county, in which capacity he acquitted himself well and gave promise of that eminence he afterward at- tained in the profession. He remained at Lapeer but a siiort time, removing to Pontiac, where he became a member of a firm and entered fully upon the practice. In politics he was like his talented brother, a Whig c.\ rhe Hi;nry Clay stamp, but with a decided anti- slaver) bias. His practice becoming extensive, he took little part in politics until after the election of IVIr. Pierce to the Presidency in 1852, when he took an active part against slavery. As a lawyer he was a man of great ability, but relied less upon mere book learning than upon his native good sense. Liberal and courteous, was he yet devoted to the interest of his client, and no facts escaped his attention or his memory whicli bore upon the case. He was no friend of trickery or artifice in conducting a case As an ad- vocate he had few equals. When fully aroused by the merits of his subject his eloquence was at once grace- ful and powerful. His fancies supplied the most original, the most pointed illustrationsj and his logic became a battling giant under whose lieavy blows the adversary shrank and withered. Nature had be- stowed upon him rare qualities, and his powers as a popular orator were of a high order. On the passage of the Kansas.-Nebraska Act of 1854, repealing the Missouri compromise and opening the Territories to slavery, he was among the foremost in Michigan to denounce the shamfu! scheme. He actively participated in organizing and consolidating the elements opposed to it in that State, and was a member of the popular gathering at Jackson, in July, 1854, which was the first formal Republican Conven- tion held in the United States. At this meeting the name " Republican " was adopted as a designation of the new party consisting of Anti-slavery, Whigs, Liberty men. Free Soil Democrats and all others op- posed to the extension of slavery and favorable to its expulsion from the Territories and the District of Columbia. At this convention Mr. W. was urged to accept the nomination for Attorney Genera! of the Id.2 MOSES WISNRR. State, but declined. An entire btate ticket was nom- inated and at the annual election in Novembvr was elected by an average majority of nearly 10,000. Mr. W. was enthusiastic in tlie cause and brought to its support all his personal influence and talents. In his views he was bold and radical. He believed frorii the beginning that tiie political power of the slave- holders would have to be overthrown before quiet could be secured to the country. In the Presidential canvass of 1856 he supported the Fremont, or Re- publican, ticket. At the session of the Legislature of 1857 he was a candidate for United States Senator, and as such received a very handsome support. In 1858, lie was nominated for Governor of the State by the Republican convention that met at De- troit, and at the subsequent November election was chosen by a very large majority. Before tlie day of the election he had addressed the people of almost every county and his majority was greater even than that of his popular predecessor, Hon. K. S. Bingham. He served as Governor two years, from Jan. i, 1859, lo Jan. I, 1861. His first message to the Legislature was an able and statesman-like production, and was read -vith usual favor. It showed that he was awake to all the interests of the State and set forth an en- lightened State policy, that had its view of the rapid settlement of our uuvultivated lands and the devel- opment of our immense agricultural and mineral re- sources. It was a document that reflected the highest credit upon the author. His term liaving expired Jan. i, i86t, he returned ;o his home in Pontiac, and to the pracHce of his profession. There were those in the State who counselled the sending of delegates to the peace con- ference at Washington, but Mr. W. was opposed to all such temporizing expedients. His counsel was to send no delegate, but to prepare to fight. After Congress had met and passed the necessary .egislation he resohed to take part In the war. In the spring and summer of 1862 he set to work to raise a regiment of infantry, chiefly in Oakland County, where he resided. His regiment, the 22d Michigan, was armed and equipped and ready to march in September, a regiment whose solid quali- ties were afterwards proven on many a bloody field. Col. Ws. commission bore the date of Sept. 8, 1862. Before parting with his family he made his will. His regiment was sent to Kentucky and quartered at Camp Wallace. He had at the breaking out of the Wiir turned his attention to military studies and be- came proficient in the ordinary rules and discipline. His entire attention was now devoted to his duties. His treatment of his men was kind, though his disci- pline was rigid. He possessed in an eminent degree the spirit of command, and li;id he lived he would no doubt have distinguished himself as a good officer. He was impatient of delay and chafed at being kept in Kentucky where there was so little prospect of getting at the enemy. But life in camp, so different from the one he had been leading, ano his incessant labors, cou])led with that impatience which was so natural and so general among the vol- unteers in the early part of the war, soon made their influence felt upon his health. He was seized with typhoid fever and removed to a private house near Lexington. Every care which medical skill or the hand of friendship could bestow was rendered him. In the delirious wanderings of his mind he was dis- ciplining his men and urging them to be prepared fcr an encounter with the enemy, enlarging upon the jus- tice of their cause and the necessity of their crush- ing the Rebellion. But the source of his most poig- nant gnet was the prospect of not being able to come to a hand-to-hand encounter with the "chivalry." He was proud of his regiment, and felt that if it could find the enemy it would cover itself with glory, — a distinction it afterward obtained, but not until Col W. was no more. The malady baffled all medical treat- ment, and on the 5th day of Jan., 1863, he breathed his last. His remains were removed to Michigan and interred in the cemetery at Pontiac, wliere they rest by the side of the brave Gen. Richardson, who re- ceived his mortal wound at the battle of Antietam. Col. W was no adventurer, altlnough he was doubtless ambitious of military renown and would have striven for it with characteristic energy. He went to the war to defend and uphold the principles he had so much at heart. Few men were more familiar than he with the causes and the underlying principles that led to the contest. He left a wife, who was a daughter of Cien. C. C. Hascall, of Flint, and four children to mourn his loss. Toward them he ever showed the tenderest regard. ' Next to his duty their love and welfare engrossed his thoughts. He was kind, gen- erous and brave, and like thousands of otneis lie sleeps the sleep of the martyr for his country. GO VERNORS OF MICHIGAN. '45 ^ggd^aaa:!^ •- >s=: 1^== ^-- ,^r.'?„'^ k1?'?- USTIN BLAIR, Governor of Micliigan from Jan. 2, i86i, to Jan. 4, 1S65, and kown as the War Governor, is and illustration of the benifi- cent influence of republican in- ^ stitutions, having inherited neith- er fortune nor fame. He was born f^A in a log cabin at Caroline, Tomp- kins Co, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1818. His ancestors came from Scot- ^ land in the time of George I, and for many generations foUovi'ed the tVjI' pursuit of agriculture. His father, George Blair, settled in Tompkins County in iSog, and felled the trees and erected the first cabin in the county. The last 60 of the four- score and four years of his life were spent on that spot. He married RhodaBlackman, who now sleeps with him in the soil of theold homestead. Thefirst 17 years of his life were spent there, rendering his father what aid he could upon the farm. He then silent a year and a half in Cazenovia Seminary ]3re- paring for college; entered Hamilton College, in Clinton, prosecuted his studies until the middle of the junior year, when, attracted by the fame of Dr. Nott, he changed to Union College, from which he graduated in the class of 1S39. U[)on leaving col- .ege Mr. Blair read law two years in the office of Sweet & Davis, Owego, N Y., and was admitted to practice \u 1641, and the same year moved to Michigan, locat- ing in Jackson. During a temporary residence in Eaton Rapids, in 1S42, he was elected Clerk of Eaton County. At the close of the official term he returned to Jackson, and as a Whig, zealously espoused the cause of Henry Clay in the campaign of i S44. He was chosen Representative to the Legislature in 1845, at which session, as a member of the Judiciary Committee, he rendered valualile service in the revision of the gen- eral statutes; also made an able report in fi.vor c( abolishing the color distinction in relation to the elec- tive franchise, and at the same session was active in securing the abolition of capital punishment In i8.:;8 Mr. Blair refused longer to affiliate with the Whig party, because of its icfusial to endorse in convention any anti-slavery sentiment. He joined ihe Ficc-Miil movement, and was a delegate to their conveiitiin which nominated Van Binen for President that yeai Upon the birth of the Rejiublican i)arty at Jackson., in 1854, by the coalition of the Whig and Free-' oil elements, Mr. Blair was in full sympathy with the movement, and acted as a member of tlie Committee on Platform. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County in 1852 ; was chosen State Senator two years later, taking his seat with the incoming Re- publican administration of 1S55, and holding the position of parliamentary leader in tne Senate. He was a delegate to the National Convention whicli nominated .Abraham Lincoln in i860. Mr. Eiair was elected Governor of Michigan in 18C0, and re- elected in 1862, faithfully and honorably dischargi'-ii thg .arduous dutias of the office during that mp^ireo- 146 AUSTIN BLAIR. mentous and stormy period of the Nation's life. Gov. Blair i)Ossessed a clear comprehension of the perilous situation from the inception of the Rebellion, and liis inaugural address foreshadowed the prompt executive policy and the administrative ability which charac- terized his gubernatorial career. Never perhaps in the history of a nation has a brighter example been liid down, or a greater sacri- fice been made, than that which distinguished Mich- igan during the civil war. All, from the " War Gov- ernor," down to the poorest citizen of the State, were animated with a patriotic ardor at once magnificiently sublime and wisely directed. Very early in 1861 tlie coming struggle cast its shadow over the Nation. Governor Blair, in his mes- sage to the Legislature in January of that year, dwelt very forcibly upon the sad prospects of civil war; and as forcibly pledged the State to support the principles of the Republic. After a review of the conditions of the State, he passed on to a consideration of the relations between the free and slave Stales of the Republic, saying: " While we arecitizensof the State of Michigan, and as such deeply devoted to her in- terests and honor, we have a still prouder title. We are also citizeas of the United States of America. By this title we are known among the nations of the earth. In remote quarters of the globe, where the names of the States are unknown, the flag of the great Republic, the banner of the stars and stripes, honor and protect her citizens. In whatever concerns the honor, the prosperity and the perpetuity of this great Govern- ment, we are deeply interested. The people of Mich- igan are loyal to that Government — faithful to its con- stitution and its laws. Under it they have had peace and prosperity; and under it they mean to abide to the end. Feeling a just pride in the glorious history of the past, they will not renounce the equally glo- rious hopes of the future. But they will rally around the standards of the Nation and defend its integrity and its constitution, with fidelity." The final para- graph being: " I recommend you at ^n early day to make niani- | fest to the gentlemen who represent this State in the two Houses of Congress, and to the country, that Michigan is loyal to the Union, the Constitution, and the laws and will defend them to llie uttermost; and to proffer to the President of the United States, the whole military power of the State for that purpose. Oh, for the firm, steady hand of a Washington, or a Jackson, to guide the ship of State in this perilous storm ! Let us hope that we will find him on the 4th of March. Meantime, let us abide in the faith of our fathers — 'Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever.' " How this stirring appeal was responded to by the people of Michigan will be seen by the statement that the State furnished 88, 1 11 men during the war. Money, men, clothing and food were freely and abun- dantly supplied by this State during all these years of darkness and blood shed. No State won a brighter record for her devotion to our country than the Pen- insula State, and to Gov. Blair, more than to any other individual is due the credit for its untiring zeal and labors in the Nation's behalf, and for the heroism manifested in its defense. Gov. Blair was elected Representative to tlie Fortieth Congress, and twice re-elected, to the Forty- first and Forty-second Congress, from the Third Dis- trict of Michigan. While a member of that body he was a strong supporter of reconstruction measures, and sternly opposed every form of repudiation. His speech upon the national finances, delivered on the floor of the House March 21, 1868, was a clear and convincing argument. Since his retirement from Con- gress, Mr. Blair has been busily occupied with his ex- tensive law practice. Mr. Blair married Sarah L. Ford, of Seneca Coiinty N. Y., in February, 1849. Their family consists of 4 sons — George H., a posta\ clerk in the railway mail service; Charles A., partner with his father; Fred. J. and Austin T., at home. Governor Blair's religion is of the broad type, and centers in the "Golden Rule." In 1883, Gov. Blair was nominated for Justice of the Supreme Court of the State by the Republican party, but was defeated. GO VERNORS OF MICHIGAN. Ug KENRT K. CRAPQ. ENRY HOWLANDCRAPO, Governor of Michigan from ^"1865 to 1869, was born May 24, 1804, at Dartmouth, Bris- tol Co., Mass., and died at Flint, Mich., July 22, 1869. He was the eldest son of Jesse and Phoebe (Howland) Crapo. His father was of French descent and was very poor, sustaining liis )family l)y the cultivation of a farm in Dartmouth township, which yielded I nothing beyond a mere livelihood. His early life was consequently one of toil and devoid of advantages for intellectual culture, but his desire for an education seemed to know no bounds. The in- cessant toil for a mere subsistence upon a compara- tively sterile farm, had no charm for him ; and, longing for greater usefulness and better things, he looked for ihem in an education. His struggles to secure this end necessitated sacrifices and hardships that would have discouraged any but the most courageous and persevering. He became an ardent student and worker from his boyhood, though the means of carry- iiig on his studies were exceedingly limited. He sorely felt the need of a dictionary; and, neither having money wlierewith to purchase it, nor being able to j)rocure one in his neighborhood, he set out to compile one for himself. In order to acquire a knowledge of the English language, he copied into a book every word whose meaning he did not comprehend, and ui)on meeting the same word again in the newspapers aiid bjoks, which came into his hands, from the context, would then record the definition. Whenever unable otherwise to oLitain the signification of a word in wliich he had become interested he would walk from Dartmouth to New Bedford for that purpose alone, and after referring to tlie books at the library and satisfynig himself thoroughly as to itsdeiinition, would walk back, a distance of about seven miles the same night. This was no unusual circumstance. Under such difficulties and in this manner he com- piled cpiite an extensive dictionary in manuscrip' which is believed to be still in existence. Ever in pursuit of knowledge, he obtained posse3- sion of a book upon surveying, and applying himself diligently to its study became familiar with this art. which he soon had an opportunity to practice. The services of a land surveyor were wanted, and he was called upon, but had no compass and no money with which to purchase one. A compass, however, he must and would have, and going to a blacksmith shop near at hand, upon the forge, with such tools as \v. could find in the shop, while the smith was at dinner, he constructed the compass and commenced life as a surveyor. Still continuing his studies, he fitted him- self for teaching, and took charge of the village schoi.l at Dartmouth. When, in the course of time and un- der the pressure of law, a high school was to be opened, he passed a successful examination for its principalship and received the appointment To do this was no small task. The law required a rigid examination in various subjects, which necessitated days and nights of study. One evenmg, after con- cluding his day's labor of teaciiing, he traveled on foot to New Bedford, some seven or eight miles, called upon the preceptor of Friend's Academy and passed '5° HENRY HOWLAND CRAPO. a severe examination. Receiving a certificate that he was qualified, he walked back to his home the same night, highly elated in being possessed of the acquirements and requirements of a master of the high school. In 1S32, at the age of 28 years, lie left his native town and went to reside at New Bedford, where he followed tlie occupation of land surveyor, and oc- casionally acted as an auctioneer. Soon after becom- ing a citizen of this place, he was elected Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Collector of ta.xes, which office he held until the municipal government was changed, — about fifteen years, — when, upon the inauguration of the city government, he was elected Treasurer and Collector of taxes, a position which he held two or three years. He was also Justice of the Peace for many years He was elected Alderman of New Bedford; was Chairman of Council Committee on Education, and as such prepared a report upon wiiich was based the order for tlie establishment of the free Public Library of New Bedford. On its organization, Mr. Crapo was chosen a member of the Board of Trustees. This was the first free public library in Massachusetts, if not in the world. The Boston Free Library was es- tablislicd, however, soon afterwards. While a resident ia New Bedford, he was much interested in horticul- ture, and to obtain the land necessary for carrying out his ideas he drained and reclaimed several acres of rocky and swampy land adjoining his garden. Here he started a nursery, which he filled with almost every description of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, etc. In this he was very successful and took great pride. He was a regular contributorto the New England Horticultural Journal, a position he filled as long as he lived in Massachusetts. As an indica- tion of tlie wide reputation he acquired in that field of labor, it may be mentioned that- after his death an affecting eulogy to his memory was pronounced by the President of tl.e National Horticultural Society at its meeting in Piiiladelphia, in 1869. During his resi- dence in New Bedford, Mr. Crapo was also engaged in the whaling l)usiness. A fine barque built at Dart- mouth, of whicli he was part owner, was named the "H. H. Crapo" in compliment to him. Mr. C. also took part in the State Militia, and for several years held a commission as Colonel of one of the regiments. He was President of the Bristol County Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and Secretary of the Bedford Commercial Insurance Company in New Bedford; and while an officer of the municipal gov- ernmenthecompiled and imblished, between the years !S_^6 and 1845, five numbers of the New Bedford Directory the first work of the kind ever published there. Mr. (". removed to Michigan in 1856, having been induced to do so by investments made principallv in pine lands, first in 1837 and subsequently in 1856. He took up his residence in the city of Flint, and en- gaged largely in the manufacture and sale of lumber at Flint, Fentonville, Holly and Detroit, becoming one of the largest and most successful business men of tlie State. He was, mainly instrumental in the construction of the Flint & HoUv R R., and was President of that corporation nniil its consolidation with the Flint & Pere Marquette R. R. Company. He wa^ elected Mayor of that city after he had been a resident of the place only five cr six years. In 1862 he was elected State Senator. In the fall of 1864 he received the nomination on the Republican ticket for Governor of the State, and was elected by a large mnjority. He was re- elected in 1866, holding tlie office two terms, and retiring in January, 1869, having given the greatest satisfaction to all parties. \Vliile serving his last term he was attacked with a disease which terminated his life within one year afterwards. During much of this time he was an in- tense sufferer, yet often while in great pain gave his attention to public matters. A few weeks previous to his death a successful surgical operation was per- formed which seemed rapidly to restore him, but he overestimated his strength, and by too much exertion in business matters and State affairs suffered a relapse from which there was no rebound, and he died July 12,^ 1869. In the early part of his life, Gov. Crapo affiliated with the Whig party in politics, but became an active member of the Republican party after its organization. He was a member of the Christian (sometimes called the Disciples') Church, and took great interest in its welfare and prosperity. Mr. C. married, June 9, 1825, Mary A. Slocum. of Dartmouth. His marriage took place soon after he had attained his majority, and before his struggles with fortune had been rewarded with any great meas- ure of success. But his wife was a woman of great strength of character and possessed of courage, hope- fulness and devotion, qualities which sustained and encouraged her husband in the various pursuits of Ills early years. For several years after his marriage he was engaged in teaching school, his wife living with her parents at the time, at whose home his two older children were born. While thus situated he was accustomed to walk home on Saturday to see his family, returning on Sunday in order to be ready for school Monday morning. As the walk for a good part of the time was 20 miles each way, it is evident that at that period of his life no common obstacles deterred him from performing what he regarded as a duty. His wife was none the less consci- entious in her sphere, and with added responsibilities and increasing requirements she labored faithfully in the iierfo'mance of all her duties. They had ten children, one son and nine daughters. His son, Hon. Wm. W*. Crapo, of New Bedford, is now an honored Representative to Congress from the First Congressional District of Massachusetts, ^£>i^i^^ (^ ^c^oCi'U-h- GO VKRNORS OF MICHIGAN. I^3 lineal descendant of Nathan- si® iel Baldwin, a Puritan, of Buck- inghamshire, England, who set- tled at Milford, Conn., in 1639. His father was John Baldwin, a graduate of Dartmouth Col- lege. He died at North Provi- dence, R. I., in 1826. His paternal grandfather was Rev. Moses Baldwin, a graduate of Princeton College, in 1757, and the first who received collegiate hon- ors at that ancient and honored institution. He died at Parma, Mass., in 18:3, where for more than 50 years he had been pastor of the Presbyterian Church. On his mother's side Governor B. is descended from Robert Williams, also a Puritan, who settled in Rox- bury, Mass., about 1638. His mother was a daughter of Rev. Neheniiah Williams, a graduate of Harvard College, wiio died at Brimfield, Mass., in 1796, where lor 21 years he was pastor of the Congregationalist Church. The subject of this sketch was born at Coventry, R. 1., Feb. 22, 1814. He received a New England common-school education until the age of 12 years, when, both his parents having died, he be- came a clerk in a mercantile establishment. He re- mained there, employing his leisure hours in study, until 20 years of age. At this early period Mr. B. engaged in business on his own account. He made a visit to the West, in r837, which resulted in his removal to Detroit in the 4)n;ig of i8:?8. Here he established a mercantile louse which has been successfully conducted until the present time. Although he successfully conducted a large business, he has ever taken a deep interest in all things affecting the prosperity of the city and State of his adoption. He was for several years a Director and President of the Detroit Young Men's Society, an institution with a large library designed for the benefit of young men and citizens generally. An Episcopalian in religious belief, he has been prominent in home matters connected with that de- nomination. The large and flourishing parish of St. John, Detroit, originated with Governor Baldwin, who gave the lot on which the parish edifice stands, and also contributed the larger share of the cost of their erection. Governor B. was one of the foremost in the establishment of St. Luke's Hospital, and has always been a liberal contributor to moral and relig- ious enterprises whether connected with his own Church or not. There have been, in fact, but few public and social improvements of Detroit during the past 40 years with which Governor B.'s name is not in some way connected. He was a director in the Michigan State Bank until the e.xpiration of its char- ter, and has been President of the Second Naiional Bank since its organization. In i860, Mr. Baldwin was elected to the State Senate, of Michigan ; during the years of tS6r-'2 he was made Chairman of the Finance Committee :i member of Committee on Banks and Incorporation Chairman of the Select Joint Committee of the iw 1 Houses for the investigation of the Treasury Depar ment and the official acts of the Treasurer, and } he entered a country store in Constan- tine as clerk. His father then re- e again feui' moved to Owosso, Mich., and h engaged as cleik in a store. From early youth Mr. B. was extravagantly fond of reading and devoted every leisure moment to the perusal of such books, papers and periodicals as came within his reach. In 1847, he removed to Detroit, where he secured employment in a tobacco manufactory and remained in tliis position for about five years. Li 1853, he began business for himself in the man- ufacturing of tobacco, His establishment has become one of tlie largest of the kind in the West. Mr. B. has also been greatly interested in other manufactur- ing enterprises, as well as in mining, banking and in- surance corporations. He was President of the Detroit Safe Company for several years. He was one of the organizers of the Michigan Mutual Life Lisur- ance Company of Detroit, and was its President from 1867 to 1872. He was a director of the Amer- ican National Bank for many years, and a stock- holder and director in various other corporations. Mr. B. was a member of the Board of Education two years, and of the Detroit Common Council the same length of time. Li 1865 he was appointed by Gover- nor Crapo one of the first commissioners of the Metropolitian police force of the city of Detroit, serv- ing six years. In November, 1872, he was elected Governor of Michigan, and two years later was re- elected to the same office, retiring in January, 1877. He was an active workerin the Republican party, and for many years was Chairman of the Re|)ublican State Central committee. Governor Bagley was quite liberal in his religious views and was an attendant of the Unitarian Cliiirch. He aimed to be able to hear and consider any new thought, from whatever source itmay come, but was not bound by any religious creed or formula. He held in respect all religious opinions, believing that nootie can be injured by a firm adherence to a faith or de- nomination. He was married at Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 16, 1855, to Frances E. Newberry, daugliter of Rev. Samuel Newberry, a pioneer missionary of Michigan, who took an active part in the early educational mat- ters of the State and in the establishment of its ex- cellent system of education. It was principally '58 JOHN J. BAGLEY. I '.rough his exertions that the State University was founded. Mr. B.'s family consists of seven children. As Governor his administration was charac- terii;ed by several iiuix)rtant features, chief among which were his efforts to improve and make popular the educational agencies of the Slate by increasing the faculty of the University for more thorough in- struction in technical studies, by strengthening the hold of the Agricultural College upon the public good will and making the general change which has manifested itself in many scattered primary districts. Among others were an almost complete revolution in the management of the penal and charitable institutions of the State; the passage of the liquor-tax law, taking the place of the dead letter of prohibition; the estab- lishing of the system of dealing with juvenile offend- ers through county agents, which has proved of great good in turning the young back from crime and plac- ing the State in the attitude of a moral agent ; in se- curing for the militia the first time in tlie history of Michigan a systematized organization upon a service- able footing. It was upon the suggestion of Gov. B. in the earlier part of his administration that the law- creating the State Board of Health, and also the law creating a fish commission in the inland waters of the State, were passed, both of which have proved of great - benefit to the Slate. The successful representation of Micliigan at tlie Centennial Exhibition is also an honorable part of the record of Gov. B.'s adminis- tration. As Governor, he felt that he represented the State — not in a narrow, egotistical way, but' in the same sense that a faithful, trusted, confidential agent rep- resents his employer, and as the Executive of the State he was her " attorney in fact." And his intelli- gent, thoughtful care will long continue the pride of the people he so much loved. He was ambitious — ambitious for place and power, as every noble mind is ambitious, because these give opportunity. How- ever strong the mind and powerful the w-ill, if there be no ambition, life is a failu.e. He was not blind to the fact that the more we have the more is required cf us. He accepted it in its fullest meaning. He had great hopes for his State and his countr)-. He had his ideas of what they should be. With a heart as broad as humanity itself; with an intelligent, able and CL'ltured brain, the will and the power to do, he a.ikcd his fi.-'low citizen to give him the opportunity to labor for them. Self entered not into the calculation, His whole life was a battle for others; and he entered tlie conflict eagerly and hopefully. His State papeis were models of compact, buii- ness-like statements, bold, original, and brimful of practical suggestions, and his administrations will long be considered as among the ablest in this or any other State. His noble, generous nature made his innumerable benefactions a source of continuous pleasure. Liter- ally, to him it was " more blessed to give than to receive." His greatest enjoyment was in witnessing the com- fort and happiness of otliers. Not a tithe of his char- ities were known to his most intimate friends, or even to his family. Many a needy one has been the recipi- ent of aid at an o[iportune moment, whc> never knew the hand tliat gave. At one time a fiiend had witnessed his ready re- sponse to some charitable request, and said to him: "Governor, you give away a large sum of money ; abouL liovv much does your charities amount to in a year?' He turned at once and said: "I do not know, sir; I do not allow myself to know. I hope I gave more this year than I did last, and hope I shall give more next year than I have this." This expressed his idea of charity, that the giving should at all tim^s be free and spontaneous. During his leasure hours from early life, and espe cially during the last few years, he devoted much time to becoming acquainted with the best authors. Biog- raphy was his delight; the last he read was the "Life and Woik of John Adams," in ten volumes. In all questions of business or public affairs l.e seemed to have the power of getting at the kernel of ;lie nut in the least possible time. In reading he would spend scarcely more time with a volume than most persons would devote to a chapter. After what seemed a cursory glance, he would have all of value the book contained. Rarely do we see a business man so familiar with the best English authors. He was a generous and intelligent patron of the arts, and liis elegant home was a study and a pleasure to his many friends, who always found there a hearty welcome. At Christmas lime he would spend days doing the work of Santa Claus. Every Christmas eve he gathered his children about him and, taking the youngest on his lap, told some Christmas story, closing tiie enter'ainnient with "The Night Before Christmas," or Dickens's "Christmas Carol," I J-^U^ GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN. i6i ^^ii "^i* 1 HARLES M. CROSWELL, ^]^Governor of Michigan from j''Jan. 3, 1877 to Jan. i, 1S81, was born at Newburg, Orange County, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1825. He is the only son of John and Sallie (Hicks) Croswell. His father, who was of Scotch-Irish extraction, was a paper-maker, and carried on business in New York City. His ancestors on his mother's side were of Knicker- bocker descent. The Croswell family may be found connected with prominent events, in New York \\i and Connecticut, in the eaily exis- j /| tenceof the Repuulic. Harry Cros- \^ well, during the administration of President Jefferson, published a pa- per called the Balance, and was prosecuted for libeling the President under the obnoxious Sedition Law. He was defended by the celebrated Alexauder Hamilton, and the decis- '\o\. jf the case establised the imporuint ruling that thfc truth might be shown in cases of libel. Another member of the family was Edwin Croswell, the fam- ous editor of the Albany Argi/s ; also. Rev. William Croswell, noted as a divine and poet. When Charles M. Croswell was seven years of age, his father was accidentally drowned in the Hudson River, at Newburg ; and, within three months preced- ing that event, his mother and only sister had died, — thus leaving him the sole surviving member of the family, without fortune or means. Upon the death of his father he went to live with an uncle, who, in 1837, emigrated with him to Adrain, Michigan. At sixteen years of age, he commenced to learn the car- penter's trade, and worked at it very diligently for four years, maintaining himself, and devoting his spare lime to reading and the acquirement of knowledge. In 1S46, he began the study of law, and was ap- pointed Deputy Clerk of Lenawee County. The du- ties of this office he perfo;med four years, when he was elected Register of Deeds, and was re-elected in 1852. In 1854, he took part in the first movements tor the formation of the Republican party, and was a member and Secretary of the convetion held at Jack- son in that year, which put in the field the first Re- publican State ticket in Michigan. In 1855, he formed a law partnership with the present Chief-Jus- tice Cooley, which continued until the remov.il of Judge Cooley to Ann Arbor. In 1862, Mr. Croswell was appointed Chy Attorney of Adrian. He was also elected Mayor of the city in the spring of the same year ; and in the fall was chosen to represent Lenawee County in the State Senate. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1864, and again in 1866, during each term filling the posi- tions above mentioned. Among various reiwrts made by him, one adverse to the rc-estal)lisliment of the death penalty, and another against a proposition tj pay the salaries of State officers and judges in coin, which then commanded a very large premium, may be mentioned. He also drafted the act ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, for the abolishment of slavery, it befng the first amendment to the instrument ratified by Michigan In 1863, from his seat in the State Senate, he de- livered an elaborate speech :n fa'/or of the Proclama- I 62 CHARLES M. CROSWELL \\).\ ot Emancipation issued by President Lincoln, a:iJ of h.is general |)olicy in the prosecution of the uar. This, at the request of his Republican associ- ates, was afterwards published. In 1867, he was elected a meniber of tlie Constitutional Convention, and chosen its presiding officer. This convention WIS composed of an able body of men ; and though, in the general distrust of constitutional changes wiiich for some years had been taking possession of the people, their labors were not accepted by the pop- ular vote, it was always conceded that the constitu- tion they proposed had been prepared with great care and skill. In 1S68, Mr. Croswell was chosen an Elector on the Repablican Presidential ticket; in 1872, was elected a Representative to the State Legislature from Lenawee County, and was chosen Speaker of the House of Representatives. At the close of the session of that body his abilities as a parliamentarian, and the fairness of his rulings were freely and form- ally acknowledged by his associates ; and he was pre- sented with a superb collection of their portraits handsomely framed. He was, also, for several years. Secretary of the State Board for the general supervis- ion of the charitable and penal institutions of Michi ■ gan ; in whicli pDsition, his i)ropositions for the amel- ioration of the condition of the unfortunate, and the reformation of the criminal classes, signalize the be- nevolence of his nature, and the piartical character of his mind. In 1876, the general voice of the Republicans of the State indicted Mr. Croswell as their choice for Governor; and, at the State Convention of the party in August of tlie same year, he was put in nomination by acclamation, without the formality of a ballot. At the election in November following, he vv-as chosen to the high position for which he had been nominated, by a very large majority over all opposing candidates. His inaugural message was received with general favor; and his career as Governor was marked with the same qualities of head and heart that hive ever distinguished him, both as a citizen and statesman. Governor Groswell has always prepared his ad dresses with care; and, as his diction is terse, clear, and strong, without excess of ornament, and his de- livery impressive, he is a jjopular s|)eaker; and many of his speeches have attracted favorable comment in tlie public prints, and have a permanent value. Ke has always manifested a deep interest in educational matters, and was foryears a member and Secretary of the Board of Education of Adrain. At the formal opening of the Central School building in that cit\', on the 24tli day of April, 1869, he gave, in a public address, an " Historical Sketch of the Adrian Public Schools." In his private life. Governor Croswell has been as exemplary as in his public career he has been suc- cessful and useful. In February, 1852, he was mar- ried to a daughter of Morton Eddy, Lucy M. Eddy, a lady of many amiable and sunny qualities. Slie suddenly died, March ig, 1868, leaving two daugh- ters and a son. Governor Croswell is not a member of any religious body, but generally attendstlie Pres- byterian Church. He pursues the profession of law, but of late has been occupied mainly in the care of his own interests, and the quiet duties of advice in business difficulties, for which his unfailing p:u- dence and sound judgment (.minenlh' fit him. tiov- ernor Croswell is truly popular, not only with tlios*;c)f like political faith with liimselt, but with those who differ frcm him in this regard. During Gov. Croswell's administration the public debt was greatly reduced; a iiolicy ado[;tcd ic(|uirii.g the State institutions to keep witliin tlie limit of ap- propriations; laws enacted to provide more effectually for the punishment of corruption and hribreiy in elec- tions; the State House of Correction at lor.ia and the Eastern Asylum for the Insane at Pontiac were opened and the new capital at Lansing was completed and occupied. The first act of his second term was to pre- side at the dedication of this buildii g The great riot at Jackson occured during his administration, ar.d it was only bv his promptness that great distruclion of bolli life and properly was prevented at tha' time. GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN. '65 P?€^s^ "-«« (-(^ •■ '^. < ) ^ DAVID H. JEROME, Gover- ns, nor of from Jan. I, i88r, to Jan. I, 1883, was born at De- troit, Midi., Nov. 17, 1829. His parents emigrated to Michigan from Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1828, locating at Detroit. His father died March 30, 1831, leaving nine children. He had been twice married, and four of the children living at the time of his death were grown up sons, the off- spring of his first union. Of the five children by his second marriage, David H. was the youngest. Shortly after Mr. Jerome's death, his widow moved back to New York and settled in O.'.ondaga County near Syracuse, where they remained until the fall of 1834, the four tons by the first wife continuing their residence in Michigan. In the fall of T834, Mrs. Jerome came once more to Michigan, locating on a farm in St. Clair County. Here the Governor formed those habits of industry and ster- .ing integrity that have been so characteristic of the iiian in the active duties of life. He was sent to the district scliocl, and in the acquisition of tlie funda- n.ental branches of learning he displayed a p-'ecocily and an a[)pIication which won for him the admiration of his teacheis, and always placed him at the head of hii classes. In the meantime he did chores on the farm, and was always ready with a cheerful heart and willing hand to assist his widowed mother. The heavy labor of the farm was carried on l;y his two older brothers, Timothy and George, and when 13 years of age David received his mother's permission to attend school ;i t the St. Clair Academy. While attend- ing there he lived with Marcus H. Miles, now de- ceased, doing chores for his board, and the following winter performed the same service for James Ogden, also deceased. The next summer Mrs. Jerome moved into the village of St. Clair, for the purpose of continuing her son in school. While attending said academy one of his associate students was Sena- tor Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit, a rival candidate before the gubernatorial convention in 1880. He completed his education in the fall of his iCith year, and the following winter assisted his brother Timothy in hauling logs in the pire woods. The next summer he rafted logs down the St. Clair River to Algonac. In 1847, M. H. Miles being Clerk in St. Clair Coun- ty, and Volney A. Ripley Register of Deeds, David H. Jerome was appointed Deputy to each, lemaining as such during 1848-49, and receiving mu( h praise from his employers and the people in general for the ability displayed in the discharge of his duties. He spent his summer vacation at clerical work on board the lake vessels. In 1849-50, he abandoned office work, and for the proper development of his physical system spent several months hauling logs. In the spring of 1850, his brother "Tiff" and himself chattered the steamer "Chautauqua," and "Young Dave" became her mas- ter. -A. portion of the season the boat was engaged in the passenger and freight traffic between Port Huron and Detroit, but during the l.itter part was used as a tow boat. At that time there was a serious obstruction to navigation, known as the "St. Clair Flats," between Lakes Huron and Erie, over which 1 66 DA VJD H. JJiROME. • essels could carry only about 10,000 bushels of grain. Mr. Jerome conceived the idea of towing vessels from one lake to tlie other, and put his plan into O|)eration. Through the influence of practical men, — iiiiiong them the subject of this sketch, — Congress removed the obstruction above referred to, and now vessels can pass them laden with 60,000 or 80,000 bushels of grain. During the season, the two brothers succeeded in making a neat little sum of money by the sum- mer's work, but subsequently lost it all on a contract lo raise the "(len. Scott," a vesoel that had sunk in Lake St. Clair. David H. came out free from debt, but possessed of hardly a dollar of capital. In the spring of 185 i, he was clerk and acting master of the steamers "Franklin Moore" and "Ruby," plying be- t\\een Detroit and Port Huron and Goderich. The following year he was clerk of the propeller "Prince- ton," running between Detroit and Buffalo. In January, 1853, Mr. Jerome went to California, oy way of the Isthmus, and enjoyed e.xtraordinary success in selling goods in a new place of his selec- tiov, among the mountains near Marysville He re- mained there during the summer, and located the Live Yankee Tunnel Mine, which has since yielded millions to its owners, and is still a paying investment. He planned and put a tuni.el 600 feet into the mine, but when the water supply began to fail with the dry season, sold out his interest. He left in the fall of 1853, and in December sailed from San Francisco fur New York, arriving at his home in St. Clair County, about a year after his departure. During his absence his l)rother "Tiff" had located at Saginaw, ana in 1854 Mr. Jerome joined him in his lumber operations in the valley. In 1S55 the brothers bought Black- mer & Eaton's hardware and general supply stores, at Saginaw, and David H. assumed the management of the business. From 1S55 to 1873 he was also ex- tensively engaged in lumbering operations. Soon after locating at Saginaw he was nominated for Alderman against Stewart B. Williams, a rising young man, of strong Democratic principles. The ward was largely Democratic, but Mr. Jerome was elected by a handsome majority. When the Repub- lican party was born at Jackson, Mich., David H. Jerome was, though not a delegate to the convention, one of its "charter members." I n 1862, he was c im- missioned by Gov. Austii. B'ai! te raise one of the six regiments apportioned to the State of Michigan. Mr. Jerome immediately went to work and held meetings at various points. The zeal and enthusiasm displayed by this advocate of the Union awakened a feeling of patriotic interest in the breasts of many brave men, and in a short space of time the 23d Regiment of Michigan Volunteer Infantry was placed in the field, and subsequently gained for itself a bril- liant record. In the fall of 1862, Mr. Jerome was nominated by the Republican party for State Senator from the 26th district, Appleton Stevens, of Bay City, being his op- ponent. The contest was very exciting, and resulted in the triumphant election of Mr. Jerome. He was twice renominated and elected both times by in- creased majorities, defeating George Lord, of Bay City, and Dr. Cheseman, of Gratiot County. On tak- ing his seat in the Senate, he was appointed Chair- man of the Committee on State Affairs, and was ac- tive in raising means and troops to carry on the war. He held the same position during his three terms of service, and introduced the bill creating the Soldiers' Home at Harper Hospital, Detroit. He was selected by Gov. Crapo as a military aid, and in 1865 was appointed a member of the State Military Board, and served as its President for eight conseciilive years. In 1S73, he was apjiointed by Gov. Bagley a member of the convention to prejiare a new State Constitution, and was Chairman of the Committee on. Finance. In 1875, Mr. Jerome was appointed a memberof the Board of Indian Commissioners. In I876 he was Chairman of a coi.imission to visit Chief Joseph, the Nez Perce Indian, to arrange an amicable settlement of all existing difficulties. The commission went to Portland, Oregon, thence to Ihe Blue Hills, in Idaho, a distance of 600 miles up the Columbia River. At the Republican State Convention, convened at Jackson iir August, 1880, Mr. Jerome was placed in the field for nomination, and on the 5th day of the month received the highest honor the convention could confer on any one. His opponent was Freder- ick M. HoUoway of Hillsdale County, wlv was sio- ported by the Democratic and Greenba(k parlies The State was thoroughly canvassed by bcth parties, and wiien the polls were closed on the evening of election day, it was found that David H. Jerome h id been selected by the voters of the Wolverine State W, ocrupy the highest position wnhin the:-, gift -% ? 9ir S^t^^j^^ GOyEJ?:;s-#sis«s;,tj«>$;:S*S:S.s»*;ig«^;;g. 'C tl> ^"Ci^ ^"^ ^ ^'^C ^ ^ '^ ^ ^'^ ^ rixsj ■>!«>• '5ri*'vii> '9' <.iv* *3?'-^I'f* 'flP •-*■?«* '■9' »'jU-^ 'r .^i^» "St ^/lo'^S'Tvif^' 'S' -^i'^' .-_2S?5_^^ USSELL A.ALGER,Govern()i- of Micliigan fui- the term coni- iiiencing Jan. 1, 1885, was born ill Lafayette Township, Medina Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 183G. Having lived a tem- o perate life, he is a (.'oniparative young man in appearance, and pos- sesses those mental faculties that are the distinguishing characteristics or rolnist, mature and educated man- liood. Wlieii 1 1 years of age both his parents died, leaving him witlia younger brother and sister to sup- port and without any of the substan- tial means of existence. Laclving tlie opportunity of belter employment, ho worked on a farir. in Richfield, Ohio, for the greater part of eacli of the succeeding seven years, saving money enougli to defray his ex- penses at Richfield Academy during the winter terms. He obtained a very good English education, and was enabled to teach school for several subse- quent winters. In 1 857 he commenced tlie study of law in the olllces of AVolcott & Upson at Akron, re- maining until March, 1859, when he was admitted to the bar by tlie Ohio Supreme Court. He then removed to Cleveland, and entered the law office of Otis & Coffiubury, where he remained several months. Here he continneil his studies with in- creased zeal, and did much general reading. Hard study and close confinement to office work, however, began to tell on his constitution, and failing health warned him that ho must seek other occupation. lie therefore reluctantly abandoned the law and re- moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., to engage in the lumber business. When Michigan was called upon to furnish troops for the war, Mr. Alger enlisted in tlie .Second Mich. Cav. and was mustered into the service of the United States as Captain of Co. C. His record as a cavalry officer was brilliant and honorable to himself and his compan}'. He participated in some of the fiercest contests of the rebellion and wa.' twice wounded. His first injury was received ir the battle of Boone ville. Miss., July 2, 1862. His conduct in this engagement was so distin- guished that he was promoted to the rank ot Major. On the same occasion his Colonel, the gallant Phil. Sheridan, was advanced to the rank of Brigadier General. A few months later, on the IGth of October, Major Alger became Lieutenant- Colonel of the Sixth Mich. Cav., and was ordered with his regiment to the Army of the Potomac. After marked service in the early campaign of 1 803, he was again advanced, and on June 2 received his commission as Colonel of the Fifth Jlich. Cav. His regiment at this time was in Custer's famous Michi- gan cavalry brigade. On the 6th of July occurred the battle of Boonesboro, Md. In this conflict he was again wounded. His health received a more than temporary impairment, and in October, 1864, he was obliged to retire from the service. His career .is a soldier included many of the most cele- brated contests of the war. He was an active charac- ter ill all the battles fought by the Army of tho 174 RUSSELL A. ALGER. Potomac, from the lime of the invasion of Mary- land b}' Gen. Leo in 18G3, up to the date of his retirement, with the exception of those engagements whicli occurred wiiile he was absent from dut}- on account of wounds. In all he took part in GO bat- tles and skirmishes. At the close he was breveted Brigadier General and Major General for "gallant and meritorious services in the field." Aside from regular dut}', Gen. Alger was on private service during the winter of 1863-4, receiv- ing orders personally from President Lincoln and visiting nearly all the armies in the field. Gen. Alger came to Detroit in 1865, and since that time has been extensively engaged in the pine timber business and in dealing in pine lands. He was a member of the well-known firm of Moore & Alger until its dissolution, when he became head of the firm of R. A. Alger & Co., the most extensive pine timber operators in the West. Gen. Alger is now president of the corporation of Alger, Smith & Co., which succeeded II. A. Alger et Co. lie is also president of the Manistique Lumbering Company and president of the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad Company, besides being a stockholder and %-?-2,a.^(^&K\\\.\'i>\^(^<^iS.?\^^i'.'\^ : \' V\' : \^^^ \win ««> ^S'inam i I r.$^':s^fii^'mif^':mi'^:?'::/-f- EDWIN B. WINANS, ho began his duties as Governor of Michigan, anuary 1, 1891, is a son of the Empire State, of which his parents also were e\(O^GyQ natives. From German ancestry on the father's side, he derives the in- (sC^^^yQ stincts of frugality and careful con- sideration of ways and means, and these are strengthened by the sub- stantial traits of the Puritan fore- fathers of his motiier. Both lines have transmitted to hina the love of country and home that has led 'thousands into untrodden wilds where they might secure that which would be for the future good of themselves and posterity. John and Eliza (Way) Winans removed from New York to this State in 1834, and settled on a farm in Livingston County, where the boyhood of {tov. Winans was passed. He was about eight years old at the time of the removal, having been bcrn rt Avon, Livingston County, N. Y., May 16, 1826. Up to the age of eighteen years he attended the district school, and he then entered Albion College, from which he was graduated in 1850. The excitement attendant upon the discovery of gold in California had not died out, and young Winans felt a strong desire to visit the coast and try his fortune in the mines. He decided in favor of the overland route, crossed the plains in safety, and spent the ensuing eight years in seeking the precious metal — a quest that was fairly successful. Returning to Livingston Count3', this State, Mr. Winans bought land and engaged in general farm- ing. He has retained the farm as his home through all the changes various official positions have brought him, and joyfully returned to it whenever his faithful discharge of public duty would allow. His estate now includes four hundred acres of land under a high state of cultivation and improved with buildings of the best construction and modern design. In connection with general farming Gov. Winans has given considerable attention to raising stock of high grades, and his understanding of agriculture in its various departments is broad and deep. He believes that his success in political life is largely due to his thorough identiQcation with the agricultural interests of the State and no doubt he is right. The public career of Gov. Winans began in 1860, when he was elected to represent his county in the State Legislature. He served two consecutive terms, covering the period from 1860 to 1865. In 1867 he was a member of the Constitutional Con- j»r EDWIN B WINANS. vention of the State, and in 1876 he was elected Probate Judge of Livingston Count}' for a term of four j'cars. Tlie next important iiosilion occu- pied b}' Gov. Winans was that of Congressman dur- ing tiie Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, representing the Sixth District. It was always his lot to be nominated for otfice when the Democratic party was decidcdl}' in tiie minority, but such v.'crc ills personal characteristics and his reputation as one interested in the welfare of that great class, the farmers, that in every case lie made a successful race. When he was put up for Congress the oppo- sition had a majority in the district of three thou- sand votes, but he was elected by a plurality of thirty. While in Congress he took an active part in all measures tending to the public good and served on the Committees on Agriculture and Pen- sions. In the fall of 1891 his name headed the Democratic ticket and he was elected Governor of the Stale. In his private life Gov. Winans has been as ox- emi)lar3' as in his public career he has been useful and influential. He is a consistent member of tlie Episcfipnl Church and in his religious faith and practice has the close sympathy of his wife, who belongs to the same society. His marriage was solemnized in Hamburg, Livingston County, in 1855, his bride being Miss Elizabeth Galloway, who was born and reared on the farm she still calif, liome. as it was bought of her father by Gov. Winans. She is a daughter of George and Susan (Haighti Galloway, who are numbered among the early settlers of Livingston County, whither they came from New York. She is an educated, refined woman, whose mental attainments and social qualities fit her for the position which she occupies as hostess of the Gubernatorial mansion. Governor an(' Mrs. Winans have two sons, George G , who is now act- ing as his father's private secretary, and Edw'n B., Jr., a graduate of West Point. Gov. Winans has in former years shown hirasolf capable of close application to the duties which laj' before iiim, and his judicious decisions and wise course when attempting to bring about a worthy object, are well known to those who are acqu.-ainted with the history of the State. Although it is iften said that it is scarcely safe to judge of a man until his career is closed, j'et Gov. Winans has acted his part so well thus far in life that he is confid'^ntly expected to add to the credit that already belongs to the great commonwealth uf Michigan, and w'\ich to a certain extent lies in the hands of those who have been and are its chief executives. Among his liersonal characteristics are those of a love of truth, justice and progress, and a cordial, kindly spii*. whifii makes warm friends and stanch adherents. [ay and ^^aginaW ^,QuniiQS^ ishii QCLTlt ■1^- INTi^RODUQTORY ^"S«-fflBH®>^ 5 HE time has arrived when it becomes the duty of the people of this county to per- petuate the names of their pioneers, to furnish a record of their early settlement, and relate the story of their progress. The civilization of our day, the enlightenment of the age and the duty that men of the pres- ent time owe to their ancestors, to themselves and to their posterity, demand that a record of their lives and deeds should be made. In bio- graphical history is found a power to instruct man by precedent, to *WVqW<*' enliven the mental faculties, and ^ "^ to waft down the river of time a safe vessel in which the names and actions of the people who contributed to raise this country from its primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly the great and aged men, who in their ]mme entered the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- maining who can relate the incidents of tlie first days if settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an actual necessity e.\ists for the collection and preser- vation of events without delay, before all the early settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, in spite of their best works and the most earnest efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion and to perpetuate their memory has l)een in propor- tion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. 'I'h ; pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the names and deeds of their great rulers.- The exhu- mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people to perpetuate the memory of their achievements The erection of the great obelisks were for tl;e same purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- ments, and carving out statues to chronicle their great achievements and carry them down the ages. It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling up their great mounds of earth, liad but this idea — to leave something to show that they had lived. All these works, though many of them costly in the ex- treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- ters of those whose memory they were intended to perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of the people that then lived. The great pyramids and some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- bling into dust. It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- limited in e.xtent and perpetual in its action ; and this is through the art of printing. To the present generation, however, we are in- debted for the introduction of the admirable system of local biography. By this system every man, thougl he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, through the coming ages. The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the physical man is left. The monument which his chil- dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme- tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated by a record of this kind. To preserve the lineaments of our companions we engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we thir.k it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to wait until they are dead, or until those who know them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to publish to the world the history of those whrjse live? are unworthy of ijublic record. ^f 't»rv: o?^-_ - w~ M§r' ""^==32). WlLJ.IAiAI L. VVEHBKR of Saginaw, was born at Ogden, Monroe Clonnty, N. Y., .July l!l, 1825. His father, James S. Webber, was born at T5elfast. Me., iw? in 18(»(),and married riiielie Smith, C^ of Lansing, Tompkins County, j e-'^@cj/Q N. Y. In 1824 the family lemoved to Ogden, and remained there until IS.'U), when they emigrated to ! Michigan and settled upon a farm purchased from the (iovernment in Ilartland, Livingston County. Young Weliber, then a lad of eleven ■ years, assisted his father in clearing up the laiul and reducing it to a state of cultivation and en- dured all the privations and hardshijis of pioneer life during the years of his boyhood. Being fond of books our subject made good use of his limited oi)portunities for study and in the winter attended the district .schools as much of the time as he could be spared from the farm. His mind naturally selected those studies of a matshemalical and |)hilosophical character, and these lie pursued mainly alone, as the schools of the neighliorliood afforded little aid lieyond the rudimental brandies of learning. At the age of nineteen he commenced teaching a school in the neighlioi-hood of his fa- ther's farm, which he continued with interruptions during the next two years. His mother died in 1845, and his father afterward married Delia M. Harroun, of Ogden, K. Y. The elder Mr. Webber removed to East Saginaw in 1853, where he died in 1882. After the death of the mother the family became separated and young Webber left his father's roof and started out in the world on his own account. He decided to study medicine, and for that pur- pose entered the otlice of Foote & Mowry, at Mil- ford, Mich., where he studied for two years. Be- coming satisfied that his mind was naturally adapted to a different kind of employment he de- cided to abandon medicine for the practice of law. From 1847 to 1851 his time was spent in teaching schools in tlie neighborhood, his spare hours being devoted to the study of his newly chosen profes- sion, and in the latter year he was admitted to practice and C)pened an office in Jlilford. Two years i)rior t.ses Wisner, of Pontiac (afterward (iovcrnor ol Michigan), and William M. Kenton, of Flint (at one time Lieutenaiit-(;overnor of Micliigan), also came to S.aginaw frequently to try cases before Judge (ireen, in which .Mr. Webber was engaged. Court opened in the morning at eight o'clock. an hour's recess was taken for dinner, and another hour for tea. and the business of the da\- closed at any time from ten o'clock to midnight. .VU the cases on the docket were on call at twelve o'clock on the first day of the term. With such methods of business the eases weri' rapidly disposed of. and a large amount of work was done in a short time. The litigation arose principally ovi r lumbering contracts, the running of logs in streams, ri|)arian rights, etc.. in all of which Mr. Webln-r limk an active part. In .luiie. ls(,")7. he foniieil .m 1,i\v pnt- ncrship with .lohn .1. \\'h('i'ler. under (lie lirin name of Webber A- Wlieeli'i-, which continued until I )e- eember31. isiim. In l«l)I .Mr. Weliber became the senior member of the law firm of Weblier, Thomp- son i\: Gage, which continued, however, only about six months. Chauncey II. Gage, the junior mem- ber of the linn, is now Circuit Jiidgt of .Saginaw County, and Hiadley !\I. Thompsdn. the other mem- ber, was at one time Mayor of Ivisl .Saginaw, and later Professor of Law !it Ann .Vrlior. In 1862 Irving M. Smith, a cousin of Mr. Webber, came from Romeo. Mich., and entered Mr. Webbei''s office on salary, and continued until July 1, 18():^, when the two formed a law partnership under the firm name of Webber iV Smith. This partnership lasted until lati'J, when Mr. Webber retired from general law practice, to act only as counsel. The Flint cV Pere Marquette Railw.ay Company was organized in 1857, and soon after its organiza- tion Mr. Webber commenced acting as Attorney and Counsel for the company, and this relation continued until March 1, 1870, when he was en- gaged on salary by the company to act as its Land Commissioner and (General Solicitor. The com- pany had a land grant extending along the line of its road across the State of Michigan, comprising something over five hundred thousand acres, and this large property was intrusted to the care and management of Mr. AVebber. He held the office of Land Commissioner until Jiuie 1, 188;'). During the fifteen years he was in charge of this projierty. he sold three hundred and twenty-nine thou.sand three hundred and eight acres of land, at an aver- age price of ¥ll..")3|)er acre. The total amount received on sales of l.-ind and timber was ii4,041,- H.'i!».24. and the total amount collected for princi- l)al and interest amounted to *4,44(l,()4;j.60, while the expenses of the land department during the term averaged only about four and one-half per cent of the collections made. The greater portion of the land covered by the grant having been sold, and it Iteing deemed necessary' to reduce expenses, Mr. Webber resigned the office of Land Commis- sioner, as above stated, to take effect June 1. 1885. Ill his letter of resignation, Mr. Webber said: ''It i> a souiic of great satisfaction to all connected with the department, not only that the business has been done economically, but thai it has been done in such a manner as not in any way to preju- dice the comiiany with the community, and that during the entire period there has not been *1 lost to the department by speculation, or otherwise, so far .as has yet been discovered." Mr. Webber has been a Director in the Flint iV Pere Marquette Company since I8()4.aiid remained its Solicitor and tieneral Legal Counsel until his resignation, Janu- arv 1, 1892. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 193 Jesse Ho3't, late of New York, now deceased, probably did more for the business development of Saginaw than any other man. In 1856 he invested largely in lands, and became the (iroprietor of the original plat of the village of East Saginaw. Un- til 1870 Mr. Weblior acted as his attornt'y and counsel in the management of his large liiisiuess interests, and after becoming solicitor for the Flint &: Fere Marquette, he was iMr. Ilo.yt's friendly ad viscr. In 1875 IMi'. Iloyt was elected President of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Company. The company was reorganized in 1880, and Mr. Hoyt was also made President of the new com- pany. He held a large amount of its stock, and continued its President until his death in 1882. When the company was re-organized, Mr. Webber acted as solicitor and counsel for the bondholders of the road, foreclosed the securities and bid in the propeity, and drew up the articles of association for the new company. Jesse Hoyt died in August, 1882, leaving a will in which Mr. Webber was named an executor and trustee of all his property in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, an estate worth nearl3' -$-1,000,000, consisting of real estate in Saginaw, pine lands, railroad and other corporation stocks, etc. This estate was intrusted to Mr. Webber's care and man- agement without requiring bonds to be given, and as trustee he was empowered to continue the vari- ous business enterprises which Mr. Hoyt had com- menced, and in time close them out in such man- ner as to Mr. Webber might seem best. The following quotations from the will of Mr. Hoyt, show the confidence he reposed in Mr. Web- ber's integrity, sound business judgment and ability: "Thirteenth. — I hereby apiwint my friend Will- iam L. Webber, Esq., of East Saginaw, in the State of Michigan executor of this my will in relation to all*^!}' estate, real and personal, and effects and interests in the Lower Peninsula of the Stale of Jlichigan." "And I hereby give, devise, and bequeath, and vest in him the title and custody and control of all my estate, real and personal, and effects and personal interests within the limits of the said Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as such executor, and as trustee, and confer upon him the manage- ment thereof." "And it is further my desire that my said exec- utor shall not be reciuired to give bonds for the administration of his trust on letters testamentary gi-aiited to him." "Fourteenth. — And I herel)y :uithorize and em- power my said iMicliigan executor to carry out and continue all my Inisiness enterprises within the limits of said Lower Peninsula of Michigan which shall be in progress at the time of my decease, until such time as in his judgment they or anj' of them can be advantageously closed." Although the greater portion of this estate has been disposed of, a large part of it yet remains un- der Mr. AA''ebber's care and management. The vari- ous business enterprises commenced by Mr. Ho.yt have been promoted in the same broad s])irit in which they were commenced, and have had a large influence in m.aking Saginaw the railroad and busi- ness center of Northern Michigan. Among these enterprises none is of more importance than the Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron Railroad, extending from Saginaw northeasterly forty-six miles to Bay Port, in Huron County, and thence easterly twenty- one miles to Bad Axe, the county seat of Huron County. The construction of this road w.as com- pleted as far.as Sebewaing (tliirt_v -seven miles) dur- ing Mr. Hoyt's lifetime, but he being in poor health and residing in New York. Mr. Webber as- sumed the immediate charge of the construction, let the contracts, purchased the materials, etc. The line between Sebewaing and Bay Port was built by Mr. Webber in 1884, including a portion of the line to Bad Axe, which latter was built to reach the valuable stone quarries, now operated by the rail- road company, some three miles east of Bay Port. The remainder of the line to Bad Axe was con- structed in 188(3. Mr. Webber has been President of the company since 1882. The importance of this railroad to Saginaw can scarcely be overestimated, as it runs through an exceedingly rich and fertile country, and brings a large amount of trade and general business to the city, which would otherwise have gone elsewhere. The stone quarries near Bay Port afford an ex- cellent quality of stone and lime for building i)ur- poses, at about half the price which formerly pre- vailed in the Saginaw Valley. These quarries have been developed by Mr. Webber, and the materials put upon the market against all discouragements 194 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and disadvantages whicli attend the introduction of a new article of me^cllandise,b^ltno^v that their mer- its are itnown. the eoinpany has no trouble in find- ing a ready market for them. The sales of stone during the year 1H87 amounted to three thousand cords, while the lime jiroduct dining the same period reached forty tiiousand liarrds, and has con- tinued in increasing ratio since. .Vs an adjunct to the railroad Mr. Webber has erected a very fine summer hotel at Hay Poit. on the shore of Wild Fowl Bay, and laid out a plat of lots for the erec- tion of cottages. The hotel was opened to the public in June, 1«86, and the patronage for two seasons proved so large that it was found necessary to build an annex, more than doubling the capa- city of the hotel. Wdd Fowl Kay is a beautiful sheet of water, being part of Saginaw Bay, and is one of the finest sailing courses upon the Great J>akes. Another of the imijortant enterprises of Mr. lloyt was the construction of the Saginaw A* Mt. Pleasant IJailroad. nnming from C'i)ieiiiaii on tlic Flint iS! I'ere Martpiette Hailroad to Mt. Pleasant, a distance of lifteen miles. Mr. Webber was for a time President of the c()ni|ian\- fmined to build this line. The road has since liccn pui( liased liy the Flint A- Pere Marquette. Mr. Webber look a iirominent part in thi' devel- opment of the .silt industry of the Saginaw \'alley. From the earliest time there had been a sort of tradition that there were valuable salt deposits un- derlying the territory, and as far back as 1842, Dr. Houghton, State geologist, had bored some ex- perimental wells near Saginaw, which were aban- doned, however, witnout anv definite results. In IHait a bill was introduced in the Legislalurc b\ (hand Rapids parties to donate ¥10,(I(I(I aid to a C()nipan\- formed there to bore for salt. A meeting of the i)iumiiient citizens of the Saginaw N'alley was called to take .action to prociiiv a similar bounty for experiments in that locality, and Mr. \Vel)ber was present and took jiart in the delibera- tions, rpon consultation it was thought that the State could hardly be induced to p.ay another ^1(1,- 11(10, as tin' State Treasury in those days w.as not overrt^>wing, and knowing that the Legislature would be glad to .seize upon a pretext to defeat the Grand Rapids bill, it was decided to introduce as a substitute a bill providing that the State should pay a bounty of ten cents a barrel on all salt that should be made from brine found in Michigan, and also exempting all ])roperty engaged in the manu- facture of salt from taxation. Mr. Webber was appointed one of a committee to lay this substitute before the Legislature. He drew up the bill, and it was introduced by Hon. James IJirney, State .Senator at that time for Saginaw County, When the l)ill was introduced it created considei'able mer- riment and was accepted bv the members of the Legislature as a huge joke, so slight was the faith then existing that salt in paying quantities could be found. One of the members, humorously in- clined, moved to amend the bill by making the bonntj' ten cents a bushel instead of ten cents a barrel, five times .as much as was asked for, and this amendment was adopted, and the bill was passed, February 1.5, 18.Til, much to the chagrin of (iiand Rapids parties. As soon as the bill was jjassed Mr. Webber drew up a subscription paper and devoted severat days in canvassing for subsciibers to the stock of the East Saginaw Salt Manuf.acturing Company, which was organized for the purpose of making the ex- peiiments. 'I'll is was the first compviny that was organized to bore for salt in the Saginaw Valley, and the company that demonstrated the existenceof brine in Michigan in paving (juantities. .Te.sse Hoyt set apart ten acres of land, upon which he gave the comjjany an option, on condition that if the com- pany found salt it should have the land for llOO an acre, and if the experiment w.as a failure, he woulil retain the land and make no charge for its use. "Sir. Hoyt aiid Mr. Webber were both sub- scrilieis to the stock of the company. Mr. Webber iliew up the articles of .association for the company and was its .Secretary and kept its l)ooks and re- cords for a time while the experiments were going on. The boring was commenced in August, 18,59, and in May, 18(i(), the brine was reached and an- alyzed and found to be of first quality. The re- sult produced a wonderful effect upon values of land in .Saginaw ^■alley, and the excitement for a time ran high. The company immediately com- menced the erection of a salt block, and in June, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 195 1860, made the first salt tliat was ever made for market in the Saginaw Valley. Nothwithstanding the brilliant success of the experiment, the subse- quent career of the company was a series of disas- ters to the stocliholders. Fverything was new and liad to he learned by costly experiments, and much time and money was spent in discovering the best methods of manufacture. The company had not yet learned the method, which was afterward adopted, of evaporating the brine by means of the exluaust steam from the sawmills. The experiment was tried of making the salt in kettles, as was the pr.actice at Syracuse, but without success. The result was that the company spent all its money in experimenting, and lost its investment. But the discoveries made by the company were the foundation upon which the vast salt industry of Michigan has been built, an industry now sending forth nearly four million barrels of salt annually, valued at over $2,000,000. When the State authorities found that the dis- covery of salt was no joke, the bounty bill was hastily n^pealed. The East Saginaw Salt Manufac- turing Company only received about 3,0(10 bounty from the State, and that was not secured until a mandamus was issued by the Supreme Court com- pelling the payment. Other companies were soon formed and the manufacture of salt has since proven to be <)»■■ of the nio-l- le.ague.s. The result w.as tiiat the Democrats iinnnunously decided to accept the offer made by liie anti-Chand- ler Republicans to unite upon .ludgc Christiancy and elect him as an Independent, and this infor- mation was conveyed to thcmby a committee of wliicli Mr. Webber w.as a member. The vote which followed a few days later gave .ludge Christiancy the sixty-seven votes .according to the programme which iiad been so skillfully planned, and when the vote was concluded and it was announced tliat Chandler was defeated, hundreds of hats went u]) into the air amid shouts of enthusiai]!. Tlie back- lione of tlie Chandler power was Ijroken and the defeat of Carpenter and Ramsey soon followed. In 1876 Mr. Webber was sent as a delegate to tiie National Democratic Convention at St. I^ouis, and was chosen chairman of the Jlichigan delcg.a- tion. lie introduced tiie resolution which was adopted by the coiiveiition recommending lo the various .State Conventions the abolition of the "two-thirds" rule. In the autumn of the same year he was unanimously nominated for Governor of Michigan. As the State was strongly Repub- lican there was considerable doubt of his election, yet he refused to resort to those political methods of inlluencing voters, which have become so com- mon in the ordinary campaigns. He believed that It was improper to solicit votes for himself, and preferred defeat rather than to take that course. In accepting the nomination Mr. Webber said upon this point: *'I do not regard such acceptance as imposing any obligation upon me to labor for my own elec- tion, and consequently, shall hold myself bound to lal)or in tlie political field only the same as any other citizen. I still hold to the opinion heretofore expressed, that the good of the country would be subserved if cuididates would work more efficiently for the people after election, rather than devote their time and strength in laboring for themselves before election."' He expressed similar views two years before when he was nominated for State Sen- ator, saying that he believed in the doctrine of the earlier days of the Republic when it was thought indalioate for tiie political c.mdidata to labor for his own election. During both of these campaigns Ml. Webber followed out these principles, and made no effort from the platform to gain votes. Although he wrt- defeated for (Tovernor he received nearly two thousand more votes than Mr. Tilden received for President, and more than any other Democrat has ever received for governor of Michigan. JMr. Webber became a member of .Saginaw Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, of East Saginaw, in 1855, tiie year of its organization, lieing the third meinlier initiated. As the two who had preceded him liave passed away, lie is now the oldest living Mason made in that lodge. He was made a Royal Arch INIason in Washington Chapter, at Flint, and in IHIU was a charter member of S.aginaw Valley Chapter ;^1, organized at East S.aginaw. He served .as High Priest for three years, and in 1869 was elected (Jraiid High Priest of the Grand Chapter of IMichigan. In 1874 he liecaine (irand M.astcr of the (iraiid Lodge of Free .and Accepted Masons of Alicliigaii. He is also a member of St. Bernard PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 197 Commander V No. 16, K. T., and was eminent (.•oin- mander for one year. He united with Ibe Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows in 1847. The interest whicli Mr. Webber has always taken in matters relating to agriculture, is one of the most important features of his life-work. Me has devoted mucii attention and study to the farming interests of Northern Mifhigan, and written con- siderably for the press on that subject. He was for a time President of the Michigan State Agri- cultural Society, and was chosen in 1886 to i)repare the paper on Agriculture to be read at the Stale semi-centennial celebration at Lansing. He has several fine farms. He is also President of the East Saginaw Gas Company, and of the Academy of Music Company of Saginaw. One of the important public measures for which Mr. Webber was long a strong and al)le advocate, has lately been realized — that is, the consolidation of Saginaw into one city. Mr. Webber is a man of bruad liberal views and strong personal chai act-eristics. In Imsiness he is prompt and eneigetic and [Possesses rare executive ability, lieing particularly mindful as to correctness of details, notwithstanding the lai'ge annnml of business intrusted to his care and supervision. As a lawyer he stands eciual to the best in the State of Michigr.i. He reasons his cases from general fundauiL'nlal princijiles rather than from ]iartieular decisions found in the reports, and his mind thus readily grasp-; the correct solution of new cl.asses of legal questions as they arise. Many of the lend- ing decision:> of the Supreme Court of Michigan bear the stamiic)f his logical reasoning before that tribunal. lie cares little for mere technicalities. and always prefers an open contest with fair |)lay on both side.^ in the conduct of litigation. In politics the same spirit of fairness and considera- tion for the honest views of his oppm- mercial ))ursuits, and in 1849 and 18r)0 was asso- ciated with his father, under the firm name of James M. Hoyt it Son. in the grain and produce trade, liefore 18r)() this firm had business rela- tions with Norman Little. ]Mr. Little had been a re-iident a,t Saginaw since 18.'i(), and was one of those who had faith in the natural resources of the \'allev. Through this business acquaintance ]Mr. lloyt's attention was drawn to Saginaw, and. on examination of its natural advantages, he was of opinion that by the judicious expenditure of liberal means ivv the develo|)mcnt of the natural advantages of the locality a rich return might be had. In the year 18 111 that pi.irlion <.if the i)re>ent city (jf Saginaw which lies upon the east side of the rivci- was a forest, excepting only a small clearing near where the present City Hall is located, on Bristol Sti-eet. at whicli place Harvey 198 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Williams harl erected a sawmill in 1837, but the mill had long been idle. In 184il and 1850 :\rr. iloyt ])urclia.sed several thousand acres of land upon the east side of the river, including the James Riley Reserve, and platted a village site, calling it "East Saginaw." There was at this time quite a village on the west side of the river, known as "Saginaw Citv," which was the count}; seat. Mr. Iloyt demonstrated his faith in bis en- terprise, and at the same time took the best steps necessary to make the same a success by immedi- ately clearing off the site of the village, erecting a wareliouse and a store building on the bank of the river, just south of Genesee Avenue; next he erecteil a flouring-mill upon the site of the pres- ent Ma\'tlower INIills, erected a large three-story hotel called the Irving House, which was located upon the southeast corner of Tilden Street and (Tcnesee Avenue, secured a charter for the .Sagi- naw and Genesee Plank Road Company, extend- ing to the village of Flint, thirty-four miles, and l)i;oceeded at once to make a good plank road be- tween the places. I'ntil this was comii+eted there was no road leading from civilization to Saginaw, which could he traveled with any comfort except during the frozen weather of winter. This plank road was cf)nstructed from the Saginaw River southerly ui)on the line of the present Genesee .\ venue, and thence, by the way of Ri'idgeport, to Flint. Mr. Hoyt's liberal expenditures for these pur- poses attracted wide attention, and his sales of village lots were numerous and at remunerative prices. He also constructed a sawmill, located on the bank of the river at what is now the foot of (iermania Avenue, where lumber could be made for use in the construction of the buildings re- (piired. He also starteok great interest. The grounds occupied by the Pot- ter Street Station and the shops of that company were donated by him. He aided the com|iany largely by subscription, was early a director, and in 1875 became President of the company, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 199 continued sucli until liis deatli. lie made exten- sive purchases of pine lands upon the trihutaiies of the Saginaw, which added largely to his fortune. Mr. Iloyt was a large-hearted, liberal man. who believed that he best helped others by iiclping them to earn their own living, and enabling them to preserve their independence. This trait of his character was well illustrated by a remark make by him upon his last visit to Saginaw. A friend com- plimenting him upon the erection of the Power Block .ind the good thereby accomplished by fur- nishing opportunities to those without means, Mr. Hoyt remarked: "I would build a dozen such if it were not that my cares are already liurden- some to me, and every additional building is an additional care." This same trait of character was exemplified by his uniform practice in the early days of .Saginaw to put vessels upon the stocks every fall in order that employment might be fur- nished for laborers during the wniter. Mr. Hoyt was eminently a modest man, care- fully avoiding notoriety. When the Bancroft House was completed and ready to be named, he authorized a committee of citizens to select a name for the house, with only one restriction that his name should not be connected with it. Quiet and unostentatious, helpful to all with whom he came in contact, strictly honorable in his dealings, he made friends of all who knew him. The limits allotted to this sketch will not per- mit of a more extended statement. He died August 14, 1882, at his home in the city of New York, and the esteem in which he was held by his business associates who had known bim from their boyhood is shown bj' the resolutions and the re- marks supporting the same at the meeting of the Produce Exchange called August 15, 1882, upon the occasion of his death, which were as follows: NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE. EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF MEETIXO IIEI.D August 15, 1882. Mr. Leonard Hazeltine: Mr. President and Gentlemen: From long asso- ciation with Mr. Hoyt, to whose memory' we meet to pay our respect, the duty has been placed upon me to prepare a minute giving somewhat a his- tory of his life and character for permanent record upon the books of our Exchange. With yf)ur per- mission I will read it: Whei-eas: It has pleased God in his wisdom to remove from us our friend and associate, Mr. .lesse Hoyt, we desire to place on reeord the following minute of our appreciation of his life and char- acter. Mr. .Tesse Hoyt was born in this city on the 12th of March, 1815. At the age of seventeen he commenced his business life as a clerk in the Wholesale Grocery House of C. i L. Dennison (t Co.. then a very prominent firm in Day Street. His industry, activity and faithfulness was re- warded by his admission to the firm. On reaching his majority, he continued in the grocery business until 1838, when he retired to enter the tlour and grain commission business with his father, James Hoyt (who had recently retired from the firm of Eiii Hart & Co.) under the firm name of James JI. Hoyt & Son. He continued in this firm until the death of his father in 1854, when he re-organized it under the name of Jesse Hoyt & Co., and contin- ued in active business until May, 1881, when Messrs. Jesse and Alfred M. Hoyt retired, leaving the business to their junior partners. He took a deep interest in all matters connected with the grain trade of New York, having been actively' engaged in it from its very commence- ment, and its rapid .and immense growth was in no small degree attributable to his energy and fore- sight. He early appreciated the growing impor- tance of the great Western States and took an active part in their development. His first investment in the West was made in the year 1850. when he bought large tia.ts of timber lands in the Saginaw Valley, in the State of Michigan, appreciating that the immense oak and pine forests with which it was wooded would ultimately' be of great value. He entered into the work of developing this investment with great energy and that section of this country is to-day one of the richest of the West in its timber and agricultural wealth, and in its salt deposits, and these, together with Plast Saginaw built on his lands, with its 25,000 inhabitants and its immense business resources, bear testimony to the wisdom of his plans in its development and growth. In connection with his Michigan interests, he w.as largely interested in the building of the Flint ct Pere Marquette Railroad, which by his energy was completed to Ludington on Lake Michigan (opposite Milwaukee), forming a direct line from Toledo to that point, and by connection with other roads through the Northwest. He was President 200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of tliis road at the time of liis death. He has also been connected with other large railroad interests in the Western country, and associated with others ho built tiie first East and West railroad in the State of Minnesota, the Winona & St. Peter Rail- road, which after its completion was sold to Its present owners — the Chicago ifc Xorlli western Rail- road. He was also instriinieiit.il in Idiildiiii;- tlie Mil- waukee it Northern Railroad, tlie Wisconsin & Micliigan, and Ontonagon it Brule River Railroad from Milwaukee up to Lake Superior, running througli vast iron, copper and timber lands, in which lie was largely interested. He was also at the time of his death a director in the Ciiesapeake & Ohio Railroad, in which he became interested on its reorganization. Mr. Ibiyt, in connection with Mr. jVngus Smith, of Milwaukee, built the first railroad elevator in ]\Iilwaukee for the Ciiicago, Milwaukee Ar St. Paul Railroad, later increasing the number to three, and some years since sold them to that road, who operate them now themselves. He afterw-ard built three large elevators at Milwaukee for the Chi- cago & Northwestern Railroad Company, and also some years ago became largely interested in the elevator;- at Chicago in connection with the St. Paul it Nortlnvestern Railroads. Two years ago he built tlie large elevator in .Jersey City for the handling of grain received over the Erie Railroad. He always appreciated the fact that much of his accumulated fortune was due to the labors of others, and through his wiiole life shared liberally with them the advantages of his operations. He was an active director in the Merchants' Ex- change National Bank, New York Elevated Rail- road and the Home and Commercial Insurance Companies, (jf this city, but refused to act in such capacity in many corporations of similar character from the lai k of time to give their interests his personal attention. During iiis entire business life he was fixed in the determination never to allow liis name to be connected with any office of trust or responsibility to which he could not give such attention and labor as the stockholders had a right to expect of liini. From the aliove sum- mary of a long, active and prosperous life we can- not refrain from giving prominence on our rec- ords to the underlying principles which ever governed his actions, and which were the founda- tion of his success. He believed in character above reputation, was modest and retiring in manner, mild and gentle in lisposition, kind and thoughtful for the inter- ests of others, 3 et ahVays strong as adamant for the right. He believed in honesty, not because it is the best policy, but from the high moral and religious standard that it is right. His business enterprises were a pleasure to him, .and those were dearest to his heart that by their development and growth brought corresjionding blessings to the surrounding community. After five months' con- finement in his sick room, montiis rich in exem- plification of kindness, patience and Christian for- titude, he has laid aside his armor and is at rest. From East to West in thousands of homes, among the rich and poor, there is heartfelt sorrow to day for the loss of one vvlioni tliey respected and loved, and in those homes wijl long remain for good the influence of his pure life and nolile example. Our Exciiange will long miss his pleasant face and his able counsels, our young men will mourn the loss of a kind and judicious adviser, and those whose privilege it was to meet him in the more private walks of life will miss the intellectual and accom- ])lished Christian gentleman. JIu. Ai.KXANDi'.i! E. Oku said: Gentlemen: I come here to speak of the appre- ciation which the merchants of New York have had of our late associfite, Mr. Hoyt; and more es- pecially to say to the young men who are here that the evidences of his life, beginning as he did in the very opening of youth, and ending, as he has, with the honors and benefits of a life given to upright, honest mercantile pursuits, .should ho to them an incentive of encouragement equalled by no evidences of a like nature that have been presented to them on tlie floor of this Exchange. .Just and equitable as the foundations upon which we lay our building, such were his foundations at the outstart. and just and equitalile in everything that he did up till he heard tlie last summons, is the record, the g' 'ious record to uliich we, as )iis associates, and his family, who were more closely connected with him can point, (iontlemen, this is a sad thing that we have to place upon our rec- ord.s — the decease of one of the oldest merchants iu the grain trade; a man who, early appreciating the possibilities of this nipgniflcent opening for American commerce, did not stay in New York to reap the benefit of what others migiit do for us, but he readied out to the confines of civilization aud was almost always to be found in the incipi- ency of the growth of this trade, manfully, cour- ageously investing that which he had himself and (11 CO u raging others to go on and build up to the PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 201 magnificent proportions of to-day the grain trade of the United States. Mk. Davh) Bingham said : Gentlemen, Mr. Hoyt presented himself to .le in a somewhat different light from m3' friend, Mr. Orr. We have heard from Mr. Hazeltine of tliose who were associated with him in his family; we Lave heard from those who were associated with him as his competitors in business; now, I would like to spe. k from another point of view, as one who has had dealings with him, for if anything will bring a man's character out more readily than another it will be when you come to trade with him. If there is any meanness there, you will sure to find it out when you buy goods from him and have them delivered. Almost my earliest experience in this country was with Mr. Iloyt and with those who stood with him in the grain trade at that day, and I have been accustomed to say, and say now, that for honesty of dealings, for de pendence upon their word, there is not in this world a body of merchants as trustworthy as the merchants of New York. I say this because I am not born here, I come from abroad. It was to that high standard that Mr. Hoj't so largely eon- tributed by his uprightness of dealings. There are others left with us, I am glad to say, upon whose word we could depend as well as his; but when a verbal trade was made with him you could de- pend upon it just as much, perhaps a little more, than if it was written down in black and white. We have seen a tall tree in the forest towering high above all the rest. AVhen such a tree goes down we miss it from its place. A thousand of us might go down and no considerable space would be made; we would hardly be missed. But when one of these monarchs goes down he is missed. We have heard of the lessons of his life. There is one of them I want to bring out, and that Mr. Ho3't's money was made by steady and careful perseverance alid not by what we call spec- ulation. He did speculate in a large way by see- ing far ahead and holding for an ultimate advance. That was all right. But to-day we are apt to de- sire to make money too rapidly. He waited his time, went on quietly, he was not ruffled, did not get excited, and his money gradually' accumulated, and in that respect was a great success."^ Let 'us learn a lesson from that. We are all apt to get excited and think we are doing better than our forefathers. I don't think we can improve upon them. Let us emulate their example, and as each one of these old men go away see that the son shall equal the sire, and that the name of the New York merchant shall stand where it does now as a standard for just and honest dealings. Mil. J. II. Hf.hkick said: Gentlemen, it is well indeed that when we are called upon to pay the last tribute to our departed associate and friend to think there is nothing to suppress in the life of this man. He has gone in and amongst us for more than thirty years; we have known him well in all the departments of business life, and we have never f(mnd anything but the equable, even disposition which is so pleas- ing, and if we were called upon to name the attri- butes for which this character was celebrated they would be wisdom and justice and integrity, and if in the various extensive operations of life he has been so well served by the associates which he has called around him it was because there was in his heart and in his character that justice which could appreciate the efforts of others; for 1 am told that in all his vast operations in the West no man has been more faithfully served and no man could select agents with greater wisdom to carry out the boundless projects which he had in liand. And if it is true, as we admit, that the stream can- not rise higher than the fountain, so, I think, wc will admit that as justice and integrity was a part of his character, so he knew how to mark it in his associates and subordinates, and received from them that service which can only be given where one seeks and loves the employer. There was also about him that kindly disposition, that anx- iety to hear and to give the benefit of his wisdom to any one who should come to him for advice. And there are those within the sound of my voice to-day, young men whose hearts are too full of sym- pathy and sorrow for his decease to be .able to give expression to their feelings; remembering, as they do, his many efforts, his kind words and counsel in their behalf. 202 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A just man. Does not ju.stice cover almost every attribute that you think of in the human character when it is comliined with kindness and integrity? And when we honor these traits in our departed friend and associate, we honor not only ourselves, for he was our associate. l)Ut wc honor all human nature that presents to us the development of these causes from wiiich we can gather so much, and from which our own course in life can be sustained and advanced. It is very wise to enter this minute upon our record, and I trust that when the last sad lionors have been paid that we shall carry into our daily life the memorj- of what he was to his friends, the memory of what he was to business, and in years hence, when we look back upon the names of the members of this trade, not amonff the least will be the name of Mr. Jesse Hoyt. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. =^ OHN A. LEINBERGER, who resides on sec- tion 1, Frankcnlust Township. Bay County, I was born \n Bavaria, Germany, July 19, ' 18:30. and is the son of Frederick and Cath- erine Leinberger. He passed his youth in the Fa- therland, whence in 1847 he emigrated to America in company with his brother, Adam. After land- in New York City, they proceeded Westward to Detroit and from there came overland by team to Frankenmuth Townslup, Saginaw County, the trip occupying one week. After remaining there one winter, Mr. Leinberger removed to the city of Sagi- naw in the spring of 1848, and one yearlatei- came to Frankcnlust. I'pon coming to this township Mr. Leinberger at first l)ought twenty acres of (iovernment land. Shortly after lie came to this country, his mother, who wished to join her children in the Ignited States, left her home in Germany, took i)assage on a steamer bound for New York, but on the ocean .she was taken sick and died before land was reached. The father of our subject died in Ger- many in 183."), when the latter was a child of only five years. The union of our subject and Miss Maria Catharina Drusstein was celebrated Jul}' 8, 1849. Tlie bride, whose birth occurred June 24, 1828, was a lady of noble character and genial dis- jiosition, devoted to her husliand and children. There were born to ^Ir. mid Mrs. Leinberger nine children, namel.y: Adam, liorn October 14, I8.")2; Elizal)eth, who married John Roedel and re- sides. in Bay City; Maria Barbara, the wife of Au- gust Kleinard. and a resident of Portsmouth Town- ship, this county, Anna Catherine died in 1882; George Stephen lives in Monitor Township; Anna Margaretha. now Mrs. George .Arnold, lives in Monitor Tf)wnsliip; Adam Leonard died in infancy; Adam Conrad, a teacher in a Lutheran school in Chicago, and John Tobias, who makes his home in Fiankenlust Townsliip. In his political views Mr. Leinberger is a stanch Democrat and cast his first Presidential vote for Buchanan. The first office to which he was elected was that of Township Treasurer, which he held for thirteen years; later he w.as chosen Clerk of Frank- enlu.st Township, filling that position etliciently for five years. When Frankenlust Township was a jjart of Saginaw County, he served as its repre- sentative on the County Board of Supervisors for two years and retained this position for four years after it belonged to Bay County. He belonged to the committee which was sent to Lansing to advo- cate the measure of having Frankenlust Township taken from Saginaw County and annexed to Bay County, and together with the others who were alike with him interested in the measure he suc- ceeded in getting the change made after he had remained in Lansing ninety-one days. From 1870 until 1880 he served as Postmaster in Frankenlust and has held numerous offices of minor importance within the gift of his fellow-citizens. Having now retired from active farming pur- suits, Mr. Leinberger has divided up his two hun- dred and seventy acres among his sons and retained for himself only eighteen acres, upon which he and his wife reside. A member of the Lutheran Church he was for nine years Trustee and for four years A'orsteher of the church, and has always been held in high respect in the community. His first wife died March 10, 1880. and in .Tanuary, 1883, he was married to Anna Maria Meier, a native of Illinois and a most estimable lady. J. ~ -*< U ^Hy(/l-^ ^"^-t^-^ f^r /iv^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 205 In 1851-r)2 IMr. Leiiiberger canied the mail hc- tween Sa_ (^" ^SCAR F. FORSYTH. This prominent busi- ness man of Bay City was formerly a hard- ware merchant here, but is now engaged in handling real estate and has a loan and collecting agency. He is highly esteemed and thoroughly liked not only for his sterling business qualities but also for his gdiial and kindly nature. He was born at Iloneoye Falls, N. Y., and is a son of Azor For- s\ 111, who was born in Connecticut. He took part ill the War of 1 81 2, and .settled in New York in his early manhood, but removed to Washtenaw County, this State, ill 18-28. and located the place now known as Lowell, where he built and operated the Ibst saw and grist mill, finding good water power there. lU' also lived for some time at Schoolcraft, Kahiinazoo County, where he engaged in fancy caliinet making, which was his trade. In 1818. Azor Forsyth removed to Niles, Mich., liiit later returned to this part of the State and set- tled ill Fliul, where he died at the age of seventy- six. He was of Scotch descent. His good wife, Hannah Wilcox, was born in New York, and died in Flint. She was a member of the Methodist PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 207 Episcopal Cliurcli, and of her cliildren four grew to maturity, our suljject lieinsj the youngest of the family. He was born ]\Iay 25. 1827. and came to IMiohigan in his mother's arms in the fall of the next year. They traveled liy teams in Canada and crossed the Detroit l»iver on tlie iee. and althougli so young, he remembers this journey distinctly. During his stay at Lowell, whieii continued until he was seven years old, he attended school only one day, but .it Schoolcraft he enjoyed the advan. tages of the village schools until he reached the age of fifteen. This young man then went to Broekport, N. Y., where he engaged as a clerk in a general merchan- dise store at #50 a year. Two years later he re- turned to Michigan, where he clerked at ^larshall. which was then the terminus of the Michigan Cen- tral Railroad. At that time he did not have enough money to buy a supper, so heat once went to work to secure a job. in which he succeeded within twenty minutes. After fifteen months he went to Niles to which point the railroad had been ex- tendeii and there secured employment at ^SiW a j'ear; and two years later became an agent for the Michigan Central Railroad. Mr. Forsyth was married at Broekport, X. V., in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Beardsley, and it was in 1852 that he located in Flint, buying an interest in the general iron works, and becoming a member of the firm of King it Forsyth. This foundry and iron works furnished the iron for the Saginaw Val- ley. Some three years later he took up the mercan- tile business, liuying out the hardware stock and trade of E. H. Hazeltcm, and proceeding to build two stores. This hardware firm bore the title of For- syth iV Stewart for three years, after which our subject sold out his interest therein, and built his own store, engaging in an independent hardware business. In 1873 he sold out this concern, and located in Detroit, where he remained for two years as a member of the wholesale haidware tirn of Prentice. W(iod ik Co. It was in 1875 that this merchant disposed of his business in Detroit and engaged in the retail hardware trade in Bay City. Here he also carried a fine stock of agricutural implements, and two j'ears later took into his firm as a partner, Mr. Pierson; together they continued until Ihey sold in 1887 to Holcorab Bros. Although Mr. Forsyth had disposed of his business with the intention of retiring to private life, he found that he was not s.itastied to be entirely out of the rush of the busy world, and therefore began dealing in real estate. His fine property comprises the Forsyth Block, the block occupied by Holcorab Bros., a brick Ijlock on Washington Avenue and a store on Center Ave- nue. He was at one time a stockholder in the Detroit it Bay City Railroad, now the Michigan Central, and also of the Port Huron Road, now the Grand Trunk Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Forsjth have been blessed by the birth of four children, namely: Kate. Sadie, Jessie and Edward. The third daughter is now Mrs. Kline, of Bay City, and the son, who is editor and proprietor of the Chebt)ygan Demoonl. is making a great success of that (japer. Our subject has seen wonderful changes since he began life in Michigan, and even since he became a business man; in those old times he used to sell nails at a shilling a pound at retail. He is a Democrat in his political opin- ions, and while a resident of Flint, was a member of the Aldermauic Board. In his social relations he is a member of the F"ree and Accepted Masons. _^ / •{•^•5^ IKE H. COOPER, M. D. We are pleased (^ to present the life sketch of this profes- ^^ '1 sional gentleman, who has made his mark and estal)lished his reputation in Bay County. He is the oldest physician in the city and is now liv- ing in (piiet retirement from the active practice of his i)rofession at his beautiful home on the corner of Ann and State Streets. Bay City. I)i'. Cooper is a native of County Wicklow, Ire- land, having lieen born there September 13, 1830. He studied his profession in his native land and took his degree at the College of Surgeons in Dub- lin, in 1852. after which he spent five years in hos- pital work. When leaving his native land, in 1857, our subject went to Canada, and upon the breaking out of the Civil War came to the States 208 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and was c-ommissioned Surgeon of tlie SevcnteiMitli Michigan Infantry. He also rendered great service in aiding surgeons of otiier regiments. He was on the battlefield during the entire time of his remain- ing witii his regiment, receiving his discharge on account of physical disability, and was mustered out with the rank of Assistant Surgeon. Wlien leaving the army our subject decided to make his home in ]^ny City, and coming hither has been engaged in the practice of his profession ever since. His health, however, has never been what it was before he endured the hardships of life on the bat- tlefield. Dr. Cooper was married to Miss Sarah Murphy, of I 'n ion town, this State, May U, 18fi6. Mrs. Cooper is a l.ion, not only in the city, but in the State; he has climbed to the ridge of life, andfn n the eminence at which he stands, can look Ivu k proudly over a past spent in usefulness. ■j****,^^****!- ^•^••{••{••S*^ J/ •$••$• "I* *J»1 11,-., ENRY LINDNER. Our subject is one of r jl the older Prosecuting Attorneys of Bay County, and also does a large real-estate business. Mr. Lindner was born in Han- over, Germany, in the town of Hanilen, May 2.5, 1841. He is a son of George A. and Dorotliy (Ruemekorf) Lindner. His father was a brewer, which business he followed until his decease, which occurred iu 1863. Our subject's maternal grand- sire had the magnificent experience of a soldici serving under Napoleon Bonaparte. He was a stockman by calling and at the time of his death was ninety-seven years old. The home of our subject was ricli in Ijoys, for the family numliered seven that gathered about the board and fireside. Of these Henr^- was the second in order of birth. He was reared in his native city which is a Government post on the Weser River, twelve miles from Hanover. He attended the common schools of the country until he was thirteen and a half years old and he was then sent to a seaman's school at Bremen, and w.as soon sent out as a cadet on a merchant vessel. He sailed for eighteen months on the old sailing ves.sel "A'on- stein" and made three trips to New York. On his last voyage hither, in 1856, he determined to stay in America, and in .accordance with this determi- nation ran away from the ship. Getting as far from the seaboard as possible our subject proceeded to Michigan, and .luly 8 of the same year came to Bay City. He was first engaged on a farm for about four months and later went into the employ of Peter McMurray at Sebewaing. The Latter w.as a fisiier and had extensive fisheries on S.aginaw Bay and Lake Huron. Our subject began for himself in 1859, and followed fishing until 1876, h'lv'.ng a market at Bay City .and other points from which he wholesaled his goods. In July, 1861, Mr. Lindner enlisted in Company K, Fifth Michigan Infiintry. He was mustered in at Ft. Wayne, Detroit. He was engaged in building Ft. Lyons until the spring of 1862 and was then sent on tlie Peninsular Campaign and took part in the engagements in Pennsylvania. He was at Georgetown, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks, and in 1863 was detailed !is Hospital Steward at Anna])olis in the naval academy where he remained until his time expired. In August, 1864, our subject was sent to Washington and placed in the War Depart- ment as clerk until he was finally mustered out in November, 1864. On returning to Michigan ;Mr. Lindner .again located in Sebewaing, Huron County, where he en- gaged in fishing until 1876. Meanwhile he had been studying law and had even practiced at Sebewaing and was highly regarded as a man of excellent judgment and common sense b}' all his patrons. For four years he served as Townshij) Treasurer. True ambition is merely undaunted effort. Al- though his advantages were late coming to him. our subject was so determined to be a finished law3-er that in 1876 he entered the law department ■';!>' mi PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 211 of the l"nivci-sitv of Midiigan :\u(\ graduated in 1878. with the degree of LL. 15. He at once lo- cated in Bay City and entered into partnorjiiii) witli E. W. Porter, and tliat linn is still in exist- ence. In 1882 he was nominated and elected Prosecuting .Vttorney for two years on the D?:no- cratic ticket and tlic sauu' year tin' linn im-liidiil Mr. Hatfey. Mr. Lindner owns ;i farm of eighty .•u-rcs at Portsmouth, wliicli he has gre.atly iniprovetl and where he raises some fine stocl<. He has resided there since 1889, having k)cated at that distance from the city because of ill healtli. Our subject was maried in Sebewaing, February 23, 18G5, to Miss Lydia Shilling, a native of Ann Arbor. They are the parents of five children — .\nnie; Mary, Mrs. Myres; Hugo, George and Willie. Socially Mr. Lindner is a Mason, having been so since 18()3. He keeps up his as.sociation with his countrymen through the (icrnian Arbeiter Society. He also belongs to the Arion Society, and V. S. Grant Post, (i. A. R. at Ray C'ity. lie is a strong Democrat and always works for the advantage of his party. ff/_^ ON. .TAiNlES SHEARER. The lumber in- jjl terests being predominant in the Saginaw i^ Valley, any association for the protection oi' advancement of those interests cannot but be important to the locality. Our subject has the honor of having lieen the lirsl I'resident of the Lumliei man's Association of the Saginaw A'alley, at a time wlien the members used to meet at the Bancroft House in the city of Saginaw. He was at that time al.so a large mill owner, his establislnncnt in Bay City being run under the name of .lames Shearer cV Co. It was built on the site now occu- pied by tlie . Michigan Central Railroad Freight Office. The property above spoken of was purcha.sed by Mr. Shearer in 1863, and was then known as the Raymond Mill. It was enlarged from time to time until it was possible for him to turn out ten million feet of lumlier annuallv. which was a very large amount for that time. His in- terests in that direction continued until about 1873, and he was at the same time largely inter- ested in pine lands. His brother, George 11., who is still a resident of IJay City, was one of his |)rin- ci|)al partners. Ill in. .Lames Shearer, of Bay City, whose portrait ap|)ears on the opposite iiage, was born in Albany, N. Y., .Inly 12, 1823. Many citizens of our coun- try, who have become identified with its growth and prosperity, and have been hjyal to its institu- tions, te.achings, and principles, have emigrated hither from other lands, or have been of direct foreign descent. Mi-. Shearer's immediate ances- tors came to America, the father in 1817 and the mother in 1 82(1, from ScotL'ind. His father's njime was George, and his mother was Agnes Buchanan. They were honest, intelligent, and industrious peo- ple liy nature, acijuirements, and habits, and gave to their children the same traits of character. The Shearers in Scotland were well-to-do farmers, and the two later generations were master masons. There seems to have been a kind of sturdiness and substantiality about tliem, derived, perhaps, from their surroundings and fixedness of habits; for they are .said to have occupied and cultivated the same land for fourteen generations. In his earlier mature years George Shearer ac- cumulated property sufficient to place him Ijeyond the reach of want, with the exercise of prudence and economy in tlie ordinary eour.se of events; but his generous and sympathetic nature led him to render .assistance to friends and acquaintances by indorsing their papers, which he linally had to take care of. Added to this, a little later, a disastrous and sweeping fire destroyed nearly all of what re- mained. This not only rendered him |)oor, l)ut frustrated many plans which he had intended l)utting in operation and carrying out for the lien- clit of his childri'n. But he rightly considered that wealth, and the po.sition resulting because of it, often deprived the young of the incentive to I self-reliance and education which in this country prepares for usefulness and success. He therefore decided to give his children an education, and thus put them in a position to help themselves to a stand- ing in life. 212 PORTRAIT AND RIOORAPIIICAL RECORD. .Tames .Shearer was therefore early sent to scliool, and Impressed with the iieeessity and importance of making thorougli and valualiie iinpiovenu'nt of time in this direetion. Il is evident Ihal lie did this, for in IX^U lie entered a store in Ailiany. and was found a capable lad. I'.nl this ocrupation. al- though not entirely distasteful to tiie young man, was nevertheless not (luitetongenial. As phrenolo- gists would say. the organs of size, weight, calcu- lation, and the perceptive faculties, seemed to be prominent. In other words, he seemed to have a mechanical head, and to be of a practical turn. Accordingly, after two years' service in the store, he came to Michigan, feeling that the West, then comparatively new, ofifered better opportunities for a young man who had his own resources alone to depend upon. He reached Detroit in May. 18:38. and at once set himself about carrying out plans in the line of his natural proclivities. Tlie first step to that end was to apprentice liiinself for six years to a buildci-. Dining the last four- yc:us of such life he devoted his evenings and such other spare lime as he could cuinmand to the study of yeonietrv and architecture. All of tliisexacted and received tlie most studious .•ind se\(rc :ipplir:itioii. ;ind called for an exercise of will-p(iw( i and dctciiiiina- ti(m of no t-oninioii order, liul p:iticnll\. plod- dingly, and thorougldy m love with his cnuisc. did the young man proceed. At the expiration of the six ycurs Mi-. Shearer reluilicd lo .\lli;ni\' Mild clitrrecl tlic .\ lliaii \- .Vcad- eniy for the pur|ios<' of taking up the higher mathematics and pur.-iiing still furlhci' llic >Uid\' of architecture. Completing this course, he re- turned to Detroit, but did not remain there long. Two things deciy unsolicited app'>iii' nmit. and in ca-c- where there was little oi' no salary attached. Mucli time has been ijiveii to the public, but it has heeu with a view t<.) it> benciit. and nut for his [lecuni- ary gain. In IHGl he wa< elected Alderman IVmn the Sixth Ward of the city of Detroit for a two years' term, when he [iroved himself one of the most valuable and useful members of that bodv; and that city owes to him many of its improve- ments and much of it-; progress in various wavs. It is probable that Mr. Shearer could have had al- most any office within the gift of the State, had he but signified his vvillingness to accept. It is well known that he lias been prominently men- tioned in connection with its cliief magistracy, but he woidd not allow such candidacy to receive .serious consideration. Mr. Shearer is not only a philanthropist, but a patriot as well. During the late war he did not shoulder his musket and march to tlie front, but no soldier who wore the blue was even more true and loyal. While he remained at home, he was active night and day in the prosecution of the war, and performed a service as patriotic, as necessary, and more valuable than if he had gone to the front; for without such men as Mr. Shearer, there would soon have been no Union to protect and save. In July, 1863, he was sent by the State as one of its agents to Gettysburg to relieve the Michigan wounded. In this position, as well as in manj- others during the war, he spent quite large amounts of mone}', and practically aliandoned all his busi- ness so long as the State and his country needed his services. He was active in helping to raise the State's quota, and did much towards securing local bounties and preventing the draft of men. In 1865 Mr. Siiearer removed to Bay C'it\-. in which city he had located some interests a year or two previous. From his lirst liecoming a resident of that place he naturally assumed and held a lead- ing place and position in prominent business con- nections and jiublic enterprises. He engaged in lumbering, real estate, and banking, and met with success in whatever he undertook. This was due to his excellent judgment and varied experiences in life, his energy, perseverance, and continuity of purpose, .\dded to all this was strength and solidity of character and a liroad, universal fellow- ship. H? w,as President of tlie First National B:uik of Bay City, from 1867 to 1881, when he re- signed because of impaired health. He needed rest and relaxation from business cares and responsi- liililics, and now came the opportunity which he had long sought, viz., extended foreign travel. He first visited the western portions of his own coun- try and then sailed for Europe. Returning with renewed youth and vigor, he resumed his business associations. Since coming to Bay City Mr. Shearer was chief in organizing the city water-works, and was the first President of its Board; was appointed one of the State Building Commissioners for the capitol in 1871, and served until its completion; was elected one of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan in 1880, and served a full term of eight years; has been Trustee of the Public Library of Bay City, from its organization in 1874; a member of the Semi-Centeunial Commission of Michigan May, 1885; w.as for fifteen years one of the Trus- tees of the First Presbyterian Church, and the first President of the Lumberman's A.ssociation for the Saginaw Valley. The remark of an acquaintance illustrates his active busines-; life: "He has been prominent in most of the enterprises of Detroit from 1850 to 1865, .and of Bay City from 1865 to the present time." In May, 1850, he married Margaret J. Hutchison, of Detroit, eldest daughter of Henry Hutchison, of that jilace. To them have been born four children, three of whom are still living. They are by name (4eorge Henry, James Buchanan and Chauncy Hurlburt. The eldest son is now a mem- ber of the water works .and fire commissions, Vice- President of the B.ay County Savings Bank, and interested in real estate in company with his younger brother. James B. Chauncy is now em- ployed in the Bay County Savings Bank as Teller. * The family are attend.ants at and suiiporters of the Presbvterian Church. 214 PORTRAIT AND BIOORArillCAL RECORD. Our ^iul)ject lias hcen a nieniliei- nf the liido|n'ii- ileiit Oi'derof Odil Fellows for many years, but his private business lias exacted so much time and at- tention that he has had small opportunities to at- tend lodges. After locating: here Mr. .Shearer's (list residence was at the corner of Water and Fourth Streets. lie later removed to Washinutcm and Center Avenue, and in \HH\ he built an ele- gant mansion at the corner of Monroe and (enter Streets on a large and beautifully-located lot. The house is a three-story Inick struetiue with stone trimmings, and is finished and furnished most completely with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of our modern style of living. Bay City justly regards Mr. .Shearer as one of its most sub- stantial and Useful citizens, public-spirited, liberal, and progressive, and of the highest honor and re- s])ectability. His services in its behalf have lieen invaluable, and his name is iiisepaialily and iniper- ishably connected with its iiislitiit ions and in- dustries, and his x'irtues are cherished i ii the hearts of all its people. ^>^^<^ ^^HIFF LP'-WIS. who is one of the ohiest III |__ printers now in Inisine.ss in l>ay City and \^^! has l>een for live years a member of the ]}oard of Alderiiieii. was born in Kalani.azon. Mich., and is a son of .1. 1{. Lewis, ;\ nati\e of Pennsyl- vania. The grandfather, the Kev. (Iriltin Lewis, was a I'.aptist iniiiistei-. and he and his brother-in- law, .hinali Rogers, were the iirst pi(nieers in the ministry in the Wyoming N'alley. Pa. This brother- in-l:iw was ca]itiireil with others by the Indians .'it the tin e of the massacre, but ni.ade his esc-ip,'. The father of our subject w;is n shoe dealer .•ind came to Kalamazoo in 1><.'!1. becoming one of llii' tirst settlers there, and in 1H.')."> he established him- self in business in Kattle Creek, .and continued there until his death in INIarch. 1S!HI. when he was .se ve 11 ly-tive years old. lie was a ,Se\( nth-Day •Vdventist and (uie of the most active in the State, being a leader and exhnrtcr. The iiiotlier's maiden name was Caroline IC Uogardus. and she was born in Pennsylvania and was a daughter of .lacob I. Bogardus, a prominent citizen and Sheriff of Wilkesbarre. Ilei'ame to .Michigan about 1H40 and after living in Kalamazoo for some years re- moved to Sandusky. Ohio. The family is descended in one of it- branches from .John Uogers, who was burned at the stake in Kngland. ()ur subject was born March 22, 1H42. and was educated in Kalamazoo and l.attle Creek until he reached the age of Hfteen when he was apprenticed to the printer's trade in the office of the Be rimr aud HerriM. and after that attended school for a year and then entered the office of the Journal under W. W. Woolnough, who is now the oldest editor in :\Iich. In August. 1862, the young man enlisted in the Sixteenth L'nited States Infantry Band, of Chicago, and took part in the encounters at IMiufrcesboro. Chickaniauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. lie caine near starving during that time of peril at Chattanooga, when the soldiers were re- duced to iati(His of three hardtack crackers a da\'. He says he was hungry all the time and only slept to dream of being at home and eating of ever\ - thing that a home table supplied. .\t the siege of .Vtlanta 'ind the inarch to the .sea all the bands were sent back and this young man remained at Oswego. N. v.. and .S.aekett's Harbor until the close of the war when he was mustered out. after three years' service. Ret inning to Battle Creek Mr. Lewis lesuined his business there, and in the spring of IStii; joined Ilaverly's Minstrels and traveled with thciii for tme year. From a boy up lie li;id played the b.'iritone trombone, and lie afterward joined the baud of the Dan Costello circus. .Vfter his return to Battle ( 'riH'k he started the < 'tiiiatitttllnii and I'liioii with his partner, .Mr. Pease, but the following year sold out his interest there .and coming to Bay City worked at his tr.ade. He was one of the organizers of the Knight Templar l>and, which remained in existence aiioiit lifteen \ears. and he played in tlii' opera house aboiil t wen ty-t wo years. In IMTlIour subject started the daily Tri/niiir with Harding. ( ulbert. and Kroeiicke, ami took the position of foreman, which he held until l«>^2. when he sold out his interest and took t'harge of a job office. which was located at No. (!18 Water Street. ITl^^yl^, 'y2^€^t/7^i^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 217 Hsrc \w liasa steam printing estahlisliiiicii' ;uul dix^s job work of all kinds, makiu"' a specialty of legal prinlinj>. IIo still keups up iiis imisical interest and is liaritone in tlie Third Regiment Band. The social oi'ders with which onr siihjcet is con- nected are the Knights Templar, Michigan Sover- eign Consi.storv, the Mystic Shrine, and the (irand .Vrniv of the Republic. Of the latter he is a charter nieniher and was one of a committee of four to .it- tend to the decoration of (-ien. Grant's grave at Riverside. Their offering was a magnificent one costing $(i(IO, and required ten men to lift it into position, and was esteemed the finest one presented on that occasion. The marriage of Mr. Lewis t(wk place in Muir, Ionia County, this State, in 1868, and he was then united with !Miss Lucinda. daughter of Artemus lieach, of wiiom the reader will find a fuller record in the sketch of F. L. IJeach. Their two children art LiUie. who is a graduate of the High School of the Class of 'id, and Fred, who isnow fifteen years old and |il;\ys the cornet in the orchestra. Mr. jjcwis is a genial and warm hearted man who is ti'uh' popular among his fellow-citizens; as a Re-_ publican lie is a leader and a fi'iMpient delegate to State Conventions, besides licing a mciiibcr of liotii ward and citv committees. OBEHT W. ERWIN. 15. S.. M. 1). With the laige number of inhabitants that are en- aged in such hazardous employments as City in the luinlier districts, on the )io;i1s. in the mills and foundries, and with accidents constantly occurring, Kay City has need of many skilled [ihy- sicians and surgeons. One of the oldest active physicians of the place, and probably fully .as i)ro- gressive as any man in the county, is he whose por- trait appears on the oppo-site p.age. lie has resided in Hay City since 1873. and has here .-i line office fitted with the latest appliances. Dr. Krwin was liorn in Laceyville, Harrison County, Ohio, Mav21. I«f2. He isason of Hubert and Rebecca (Law) Krwin. both of Scotch descent. His father's ancestors were Scotch Presbyterians, and emigrated to .\nierica before the Revolution- ary War. On the mother's side the clerical profes- sion was well represented in the Church of En- gland, and among the followers of Wesley. The father of young Roliert was a farniei-. and believecl in the early bird and the moistened l)row, and the Doctor attributes a large part of liis success to the training received at this time. Through the sum- mer he assisted his father, going to the district school in winter. When seventeen years old, after five montiis in an academy, and three in the Hoi)edale (Ohio). Normal School, our subject liegan teaching a coun- try school. This was continued each winter sea- son until his enlistment in the One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio Regiment, in the War of the Rebellion. l'i)on his di.scliarge he entered the Ohio University located at Athens, Ohio, as a student. ,\fter completing the full course, he was graduated in the Class of '()8, taking the degree of Bachelor of Science. Even then he had begun the study of medicine, and on finishing his college cour.se, he went to New li'ork City and took the course of medical lectures at Bellevne, graduating with the CUass of '70. During this period he occupied the Chair of geometiN' in Cooper Institute. The Doctor lirst began to practice his profession in Athens. Ohio. He remained there for more than three years, and then came to Bay City, where he soon established a large and lucrative practice, and has since lieen continuously occupied with a large patronage. He is a inember of tiie State Medical Society, and an lionoraiy member of the (.)liit) State Medical Societ\-. He also affiliates with the ^Medical .\ssociatioiis of Bay County and the Saginaw X'alley. .V believer in the progress of the medical and healing science beyond all things, he loses no opportunity to keep abreast of the latest advancements in his profession, and spent the winter of 1878 in New York in the further pursuit of medical knowledge. When less occu- pied with professional cares than at present, he was an occasional contributor to current medical literature. April r.l, 1870, our subject w.-is united in mar 218 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. riage with Miss Julia K., daughter of E. O. Car- penter, M. D.. of Alliens. Oliio. Dr. and Mrs. Er- win have two children, whose names are Mary- Louise and Roberta .lulia. The Doctor has never sought political preference or honors, his profes- sion being more to him than emoluments of offices. P'or four years he wiis a member of the Board of Health. He and his wife are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, of which he is a Trustee. His home, which is located at the corner of Sixth and Monroe Streets, is a beautiful residence, and well adapted to the needs of the family. On first coming here he located at the corner of Fifth and Adams Streets, where he still li.as his office. ■i i >» |i > 1 1 I I I } I I [ I • ^ ^^ RANK ENGLISH. A progressive agricul- ^> turist in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, our subject is the proprietor of a line farm on section 1.'?. It comprises eighty acres of Land, which is a model in the way of cultivation and general appointments. Mr. English was born on Canadian shores, May 5, 1835. The parents of our subject removed to the northern part of Maine when he was an infant of a year, and he remained in that State until he was eighteen years of age, being engaged in logging on the Penobscot River. In lH(j3 he wished to explore the Western States. and came to Michigan. After locating in the Wolverine State, Mr. En- glish was employed in lumbering on the White River in the western part of the Statu, having for his employers the late Joseph Head and John Walsh. In the spring of 1873 he again changed his location and came to Saginaw, and made the city his residence until his location on the farm, where he at present makes his home, the date of removal there being in 1888. As above stated, his farm consists of eighty acres of arable land, and in addition to this he owns valuable property in Sag- inaw. Mr. English was united in marriage in Novem- ber. 1883, to Miss Mary Hagen, the place of whose birth was Detroit, and the date thereof December 21. 18,"j3, the same year, it will be rememliered. in which our subject was born. Mr. and Mrs. English have become the parents of two children, who bear the names respectively of Lottie and Katie. Since locating upon his farm, our subject has given his attention almost entirely to agricultuial pursuits, and is making a splendid success in his calling. Although he prefers to devote himself to his fann- ing interests, yet he is a popular man and may be called a public-spirited and enterprising citizen. *^^^|E' ^^ENNIS GALLA(;HER. There is probably not one of the farmers of lIain[)toii Town- ship, Bay County, who is more thor- oughly representative of the best class of substantial, enterprising agriculturists than Mr. (Gallagher. He wiis bom in the North of Ireland, in 183G, and there he lived until he reached ma- ture years. In 1860 he came to America, locating in Michigan, where he has since made his home. Although the wife of our subject was also a iia- , tive of Ireland, it was not until some twelve years after Mr. ti.allagher came to this country, that they were united in marri.ige. Her maiden name w.as Ellen Maher, and she hiid come to this country with her parents about the year 1850 and had been living in Michigan. Three of tlie six children who were granted to this worthy couple are still in this life — Jamt's, Francis J. and Dennis ^I. There were two brothers of our subject who came to America at about the same time that he made his journey hither, and they both took part in the War of the Rebellion, and have now passed aw.ay. Michael w.as killed during his term of ser- vice near Ft. Douelsoii. and the other lirotlier, Charles, died in Oakl.and County, Mich., several years later. A brother. John, is now a resident of that county, and one of its substantial farmers; another brother, James, lives in Williamston, Bay County. The beautiful farm belonging to Mr. Gall.agher comprises some fifty acres and is advantageously located near Bay City. Its fine condition attests the thoroughness and enterprise of our subject, and his industry, fruaalitv and thorougii business PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 219 qualities enable him to luiilil iqi nnt only a sue- eessf 111 hii.siness hut atso to make liim>ell' thoroughly respeeted and esteemed liy his fellow-townsmen, Ilis genial nature makes hijn hosts ol' friends and his integrity gives him the confidence of all with whom he has dealings. In his leligious belief he if a Roman Catholic, and in public matters he allies himself with the Democratic party. Yet he is not active either in public nialtei's or in business, as he has to a great extent retired from his former pur- suits. Mr. Gallagher was again married, February 1, 1887, his bride being Mrs. John Toohcy, a resi- dent of West Bay City. ^(S* >-■ ••• =r? ^1. ii^Z'LORENTlN II. .1. ^■AN EMSTER. Proli- l|^(S)) alily the most practical, as well as skillful, '1\ ^ chemist in the Saginaw Valley is he whose name appears above. His drug house, which is advantageously located at No. 30() Twelftli Street and fronting on Washington Avenue,contaius a full stock of the liest and i)urest drugs known to the pharmacopia. Mr. \'an Enister was a member of the first State Hoard of Pharmacy, and has contril)- uted considerably to raise the business to an ac- knowledged standing. His whole business has been persoiuil oversight, and tliis is no small matter, for he has under him a force of expert apothecaries and the largest trade of the vicinity. Our subject was boin in Xanteii, in the Province of the Rhine. (Jermany, .lune 2(!, 1810. lie is a son of lleinrich and Henrietta (Klusen) \'an Km- ster, botii natives of Xanten. The father was edu- cated in the luiversity of lierliu and fitted him- self for tlie ministry; he died in Xanten in 1848, while still a young man. Our sulijcct's paternal graudsire was a wholesale merchant and a man of wealth and prominence in his native city. After her husband's death the mother of our subject re- moved to Bonn, thinking to give her children bet- ter educational advantages there. She reared her family and after bestowing upon them all tlie lov- ing care of a mf)tlier passed away in 187(5. Of the six children comprising the family of whicli oiir subject is one. he is the fourth m order of birth. He was gi-aduated in tlie Latin school in Bonn in IKoll. At the liniversity at Bonn he had ( xce|)tional educational advantages in the study of chemistry, phi lusophy .'in d the sciences and t(jok great pleasure in pursuing his course for several years, then entered the University of Berlin and later that of Goettingen, where he studied under Prof. Woehler and there finished the course in 1 «()2. The subject which is now attracting so much attention in certain portions of America, of pro- ducing a cheap and first-class sugar from the lieet, was then agitating Germany, and after finishing his college course our subject went to Silesia as inspector of a beet sugar factory. He was there for one year and became conversant with the methods employed in directing large numbers of men. for there were twelve hundred employed in the factory. He then went to the Rhine Province as ail analytical chemist in Xeunkircheii iron works and remained there for two years. He was then persuaded to come to America on the assurance of a friend that he had secured for him a position. In November, 18(;o, our subject left- Bremen by •steamer and landed in New York. He went from there to Philadelphia, Pa., where he served as clerk in a drug-store for one year, thence going to Pitts- liiirg, where he taught (German in a private school for one year. He proceeded thence to Cincinnati, Ohio.where he o|)ened a pharmacy. In 1872 he came U> Michigan and located in Zilwaukie. Saginaw County, and there opened a drug house, luit it proved not to be a propitious location for him, and in 1877 he came to Bay City, where he conducted a drug business on Broadway for one year. In .lanuarv, 1878. he liiiilt a small store on the site of his present building, and jiutting in a first-class stock of goods has continued here ever since. In 18Ky he rebuilt his place anays more attention to it than do others in the State. He is now acting with the Judge of the Probate Court. The position of Intelligence ( lllicer is his and he does the good work of securing homes for friendless cliild- I'eii He gives his earnest labor in looking after the poor and re|)orting tlieni to the Superintendent of the Poor, who usually does according to his wise counsel. As an example of what may be done by an energetic and determineil man we point to .Ml'. Wynian who is well-known for his earnestness and undaunted integrity, and who unostentatiously commands the respect of all his neighbors and many friends. Mr. Wyman was boj-n iu Clarence Townshi)). Erie County. X. Y.. to Florian and Clara (Kothen- berg) Wyman. the father being a fanner and car- penter. Our subject spent his early boyhood on the farm and learned the trade with his father. lie received a limited education in the district schools. He never attended college but being of studious habits and a close ob.server he obtained a |)ractical knowledge that has served him to good purpose. Coming to Michigan and settling in Mt. Morris where he worked on a farm for six months, Mr. Wyman then went to Evansville, I II., where he worked at his trade for one year and then re- turned to hi- home remaining there until 1881. He then came to Hay City, entering the employ of the Flint iV' Pere Marquette Uailroad as night bag- gageman. Subsequently he was with the Jlicliigan ! Central road as a brakeman on the Northern l^ivi- sion. After leaving the railroad, Mr. Wyman made application for a |)Osilion on tlie [jolice force and was accepted in May. 188:!, acting as Sergant for seven months when a man who had been injured was given the place and Mr. Wyman took a beat. He wa> detailed until 1881, when he was given the position of Sanitary Otticer and two years later he \vas asked to look after the truants who had bi'en re|)()rted, lint linding this did not coN'cr the wild field that it is, he became a most concientious and earnest wc)rker in its behalf, and since his incumbency thei-e has been a wonderful imiirovemeut in the sanitar\- condition of the city. The Hoard of Health of Hay City should have a great deal of credit for llicy li;i\c undonbtedlv dono much, for the cleanliness of the city and still look after the healthy conditions of the place. This board established the l'"crtili/.ing Woi'ks be- tween Hay City and Saginaw City for the disposi- tion of carcasses and it was under the inrtuence of our subject that this was accomplished. Ill 18',)!. Mr. Wyman liaf a contractor, died in 1873. Tlie mother still survives and makes her home in Bay City. Wilfred E. completed his education in the High School of this citj' and afterward engaged as book-keeper for Cooke it Co., merchants, with wliiini lie re- mained eight years. In 1881) he embarked in bus- iness with C. H. Ueberroth, the firm name being Neberotli it See, and the partnership continued until Mr. See commenced his present business. Mr. See is also a member of the firm of Harper, Heisner it Co., extensive furniture dealers of Bay City. In his social relations he is a member of Bay City Lodge. F.it A.M. September 9, 1883, he was united in marriage with Miss Amelia Degraw. of Bay City. In their religious sentiments yiv. and Mrs. See are consistent members of the Presbyte- rian Church and are liberal supporters of charita- ble measures. They have established a pleasant home in Bay City and are well known for their genial social i|ualities and kindliness of heart. EV. .JACOB II. LEWIS, who resides upon a farm on section 21. Tittabawassee Town- ship, Saginaw County, is a son of Uershom and Hannah (Van ^■radenburg) Lewis, who were both natives of Dutchess County, N. V. The father was of Welsh descent and the mother came from German stock. Their son, Jacol). w.as bfirn in Dutchess County, N. Y.,on the 3()th of Septem- ber, 1827. He was brought up upon a farm, and at the age of nine years his parents came to (iene- see County, Mich., in March, 183(). He remem- brrs the privations and ditHculties attending this trip as they traveled from Detroit by ox-team. The father of our subject upon reaching this part of Michigan took up one hundred and twenty acres of (Government land, and upon this farm the boy grew and learned the practical work of a pio- neer lad, and many an old tree was felled by him and many a tough stump was extracted from the soil where it had u^rowii for lontj vears. His edu- POETRAIT AND BIOGRAl'HICAL RECORD. 223 cational advantages were limited to the branches taught in the common scliools, but by close appli- cation to titud3' the young man was prepared to teach at the age of nineteen, and followed that pur- suit for fifteen terms, spending his winters in the sclioolroom and his summers in farm work. The subject of this sketch came to Saginaw t'ounty in 1855, and took up one hundred and sixty acres of (ioverument land under the 'li'adu- ation Act at twenty-tive cents per acre. While still a \'Outh he became deeply interested in re- ligious trutlis, and in 1857 professed Christianity and became an Elder in the church September 27, 1863, receiving at that time his ordination and li- cense to preach. Since that time he has been as- signed to circuits liy the Wesleyan Metliodist Conference and is at present the pastor in charge of the Congregational Church in Freeland, where he is supervising the building of a new house of worship. The Rev. Mr. Lewis was first married December 17, 1848, to Maiv L., daughter of William and Phffibe Surryhne, both natives of tlie Empire Slate. Mrs. Mar\- Lewis became the mother of four ciiildren, and died in jSLiicli, 18(54. Her chil- dren are: Mary A., who married Herbert Allen, a Midland farmer; William IL, who married Cora Parker and is a teacher in the Saginaw schools; Watson A., who took to wife Katie Allen and re- sides in Tittabawassee Township; and Florence Estell, who liecame the wife of John K. Simons and died in April, 18',)0. leaving one son. Earl Lewis. The present Mrs. Lewis bore in her maidenhood the name of Aurora Jaquith, and she became the wife of our subject June 15, 18(55. Her parents, Jefferson and Sarah (Wood) Jaquith, were natives of Vermont and New Hampshire respectively and pioneers of Jlichigan in Tittabawassee Tovvnslii]), The Jaquiths comprised one of the three first fam- ilies that Settled in wlial is now this township, coming here in Marcli. 18.'5f). In political life Mr. Lewis has ever held t( tlie principles and policy outlined by the Republican party, and has been Supervisor and Clerk for a number of 3'ears of Tittabawassee Township. LTpon the School Board he has been efficient and active, as his experience and intelligence] as well as his standing as a man and a minister, have abundantly fitted him to he. The inembers of his family are now connected with ^the^ Congregational Church. Before coming to this county Mr. Lewis bought a tract of eighty acres in Genesee County, and cleared it fc>r cultivation, but since his last mar- riage he has made his home upon the farm on which Mrs. Lewis was born March 19, 1843. This farm comprises some ninety-five acres of tine land all improved, and he there carries on mixed farm- ing in connection with his pastoral laltors. 3 |jy>V\ R^- GEORGE W^\L1)BAUER. Tiiis sensi- ble and successful liusiness woman deserves great credit for her thorough management ■^ of the l)usiness which, at her husband's death, came into her liands covered with debt and still in embryo. She toc>k up tlie scattered' threads and with a steady hand and clear brain eyer fertile in resources and untiring in effort she has by deter- mination and perseverance built uj) a remarkably successful and creditable business. By giving strict attention to every essential detail she has led the van in all that tends to advance the interest of horticulture and much of the present highly cultivated sentiment of Saginaw peojile, in regard, to matters of taste and the cultivation of choice flowers and foliage plants, is due to her. It is a common saying tiiat "she has been no deadhead in the enterprise." This estimable lady was known in her maiden- hood as Barbara, daughter of John and Anna (Mather) Lindner, who settled in Saginaw at an early day some forty \ears ago. She was born upon her father's farm aliout three miles nortii of Saginaw, July 1(5. 1853. and was united in mar- riage with George Waldbauer, September 4, 1878. To them were born three daughters, Julia Cliar- lotte, Anna Elenora, .and Anna Maria C'atherine. George Waldbauer was born near Heidelberg, Germany, Jan uaiy 1, 1851, and died November 19, 1886 of typhoid malaria. He came with his father, 224 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Louis W!ilyers to Ije one of the best men they have ever had. When Mr. Weaver came to Saginaw he engaged witli his nephew, Charles II. AVilkins, in the boot and shoe business and later formed a partnership in the same line with Jacob Seligman, the firm name being Weaver k Seligman. Meanwhile the senior member of the firm was the proprietor of a furniture house and, until iiis factory was destroyed by fire, gave employment to a large number of men. The boot and shoe business was closed in 188;"), but the furniture establishment was con- ducted until 1888. Thoroughly practical in his transactions and understanding every department of his business, he l)uilt up a prosperity commen- surate with the merits of his goods and tlie supe- rior facilities he enjoyed. 10 A conservative and successful business man, Mr. Weaver never met with failure during his entire business careei'. His store was located at No. 220 Grenesee Avenue, where the Peojile's Savings Bank is now situated, and the property is still in the hands of the family. He became a one-fourth owner of the Everett House Block in 1877. Eight years after his health commenced to fail and he was obliged to abandon liis business. Previous to his illness he was a man of fine physique, tall and stately. In his political views he was in sympathy with the Republican party but never devoted his attention to politics, as his time and strength were all absorbed by his private business. The family mansion at No. 325 South Jefferson Street, was erected in 1875, at a cost of not less than $12,000, and is finished in elegant style, with hard wood trimmings. The marriage of Mr. Wea- ver took place September 25, 1 856, at Oneida, N. Y.. and he was then united with Miss Nancy M., daughter of Solomon and Lena Ann (Elanders) Klock. Mr. Klock is still living at the age of eightj'-eight years. ■ The family, wliicji has lived for generations at Albany, is of old Dutch stock and Grandfather Flanders was active in the AYar of 1812. ]Mr. and BIrs. Weaver were blessed by the birth of two daughters: Emma A., who is now Mrs. P. J. Doyle of Chicago; and Agnes C, who is a graduate of the Class of '84, of the Literary Department of the State ITniversity of Michigan, and in 1890 took her degree in the Mfidical De- partment of the same institution. She is now en- gaged in hospital work in Boston, where she spent one year at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, and will, during 1892-93, spend a year abroad in study. The death of Mr. Weaver was deeply felt in Saginaw, although he had been for several years withdrawn from active partici- pation in affairs of business. ►J- =^^>^^<^ lr^//RANCIS McMANN. We are gratified to () be able to present to the consideration of our readers the life narrative of one of the well-to-do farmers of Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, whose beautiful home is the fitting abode 228 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. for a family of siirh intelligence and cliaracter. Mr. MeMaiin was liorn in Roc-liester, N. Y.. April 3, 1840, and is a son of John McMann. who was horn on the Isle of Man. After coming to this country he followed dravingin Rochester and died at the age of sixty years. He was intelligent in regard to matters of tins conntry and had joined himself to the Democratic ranks. His wife, who died at the age of fifty-five, was a native of Scot- land and bore the maiden name of Mary Ashard. Our subject was the only child of his parents and was left an orplian at the age of ten years, after winch he worked about in various places attending school when he could and when a little older did teaming for two years, and for two j'ears was engaged in the hotel business at the head of Canandaigna Lake. He enlisted Augu?t 28, 18G2. in Company F, One Hundred and Fortieth New York Zouaves, and served until the close of the war. never missing an encounter in which his reg- iment was engaged. He was in the Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac and was raised in rank to the positions successively of Corijoral, Sergeant and Orderly Sergeant. He took i)art in the follow- ing battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Oet- tysburg, Uai)i)aliannock. Mine Run. the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Adams, Canal Harbor, Peters- burg, Weldon Railroad, Chapel House, Harper's Run, Boyle's Crossroads, Five Forks, and Puliles' Farm, yet never was stiuck by a ball. His health was seriously and permanently injured by exposure and hardships and he receives a jiension of *12 a month. Soon after being mustered out of .service in 1865, Mr. McMann came to Saginaw Township and bought forty acres of land where he now lives and at once set to work to reduce it from a wilder- ness to a cultivated farm. The following year he was married to Elizabeth Hart, l)y whom he had one child, Mary, who is at home witli her father. The mother died in \XH\. The present Mrs. McMann, l)ccame the wife of our subject in 1883. She is a native of Massachu- setts and bore the maiden name of IMinnie Stoker. Her three sons, William, Frank and Elmer M. are beino' trained in the faith and practices of the Christian religion and tlieir mother is a devout nicmlier of the Presbyterian Church. The delight- ful home of this family was built in 1867, and has been remodeled several times since. Both house and barns aie kejjt in good condition and handsomely painted, and the sixty acres of land aie largely devoted to gaidening and the raising of fruit and vegetables, although Mi-. INIc- Maun raises some stock and markets consideialile butter. The political i)rinciples which control the bal- lot of Jlr. McMann are in accordVith the doctrines of the Democratic party and he is a leader f>f thought in his township. His fellow-citizens have been glad to place him for the past fourteen years in the position of .School Director and he lias occu- pied the ofHce of Highway Commissioner for one year. For the past thirteen years he has been one of the three Superintendents of the County Poor Farm, and the construction of the fine, large, new btiilding just comjileted has been under his ])cr- sonal supervision. \f OSEPll DELL, one of the earliest settlers of Bay County, or Saginaw Count}', as it was then known, has resided in the Valley since ^ 18;").'). He owns quite a good deal of city real estate. He was born in Simcoe, Norfolk County, Canada, August 19, 1834, to Benjamin and Tamson (Smith) Dell. The father w.as a native of New England but early removed to Norfolk County, Canada, where he carried on farming and died in 1830, at the earl}' age of thirty-two. The grandfather was William Dell, who was Iiorn in Pennsylvania and carried on farming in Canada. He fought in the War of 1812, and died at the advanced age of ninety-one years. He was of (iernian descent. Our subject's maternal grand- father was Je.sse Smith, and his great-grandfathei', Jonathan Smitli, was a native of Catskill, N. Y., and a farnu-r, who died when past eighty years old. After the death of her husband the mother was a second lime married. She became the mother of nine children, three by the father of our suli- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 22!) ject and six hv her second marriage, our subject beinsj^ tlie only ()ne|livinii' of tlic first marrinoc. Three lirothers of the'second union were drowned wliile tisliiiig' and sailiny' in l^ake Mieliigan. Our subject was Imf \\vo yeni's of age when his father died, and lie went to live with an uncle. Fred Sniilh, on the farm. He had hut a liniitcfl ed\ication, and when fourteen years old began work for himself, running the engine in the mill for one season at ^8 a month and lK>ai'd, and subsequently worked on various farms until his seventeenth year. In the spring of 1851 he came to Kahunazoo County, tliis State, and worked at the cai'pentering l)usiness at School- craft for three and one-half yeai-s. lie then re- turned to Canada and worked at farming until he had enough to buy eighty acres, and in December, 18.').5. he came to Saginaw County, this State, and bought eighty acres in Williams Township. The land was wild and covered with timber, and at that time he had no neighbors. He erected a hewed log house of the most jirimitive style, with hut one door and one window. This crude dwell- ing is still standing. He cleared and improved this land with the help of an ox-team and made of it a fertile and arable estate. In 1864 Mr. Dell homesteaded eighty acres on Midland Road in Monitor Tut he had the advantage of becom- ing imbued with the pregn.ant thought that men can become the architects of their own fortunes. With such an incentive to success, he left his native State when lie was but twenty-one years of age, and resolved to see what could be .accom- plished by a Yankee l)oy in a AVeslern State. He settled in Ht. Clemens, Mich., which had attracted the attention of William Warner, the man with whom he afterward became associated in business, and remained in ]5artneisliii) for upw.ards of a (luarter of a century. Our subject did not remain long in Mt. Clemens, however, but soon removed to Detroit, where he became interested with Lemuel Hill in a mercan- tile venture. He visited East Saginaw in a busi- ness way. in 1854, and resolved to cast in his lot with her citizen.s. It wiis a wise movement and resulted in great good to himself and others. Soon afterward he.joined William Warner in the attempt to found a machine shop in East Saginaw, and the result was sucee.ssful. The firm name of Warner it Eastman became like household M'ords through- out the entire Saginaw Valley. In 1867, after continuing this industry for some fourteen years, developing and improving it to the extent of their united ability, they .sold the plant to A. F. Bart- lett & Co., under which latter title it is still in ac- tive operation. The value of such an enterprise to a tliriving young city cannot well be over esti- m.ated. A numlier oi years previous to tiie sale of their m.achine works Warner it Eastman established a steam saw-mill, with its adjacent salt-blocks in East Saginaw, and to that industry tliey now de- termined to give their undivided attention, which the.y did with success. The saw-mill and salt-blocks which they Iniilt were for many years in active operation, and the title of Warner it Eastman is still a valuable, living name. Mr. Eastman was not a plodder in life's journey, and although he possessed traits of sterling steadfastness the3 were employed in connection with active stirring habits. He was the happiest and really at his best when planning public improvements of a ))ractical nature, and was actuated l)y a seeming spirit of pro[)hecy in regard to the future development of tiie re- sources of the Saginaws. He wm> n()t only ener- getic, but liberal, and his hand followed the dic- tates of a generous nature. If the inside history of the Saginaw ^'alley & St. Louis Railroad could be truthfully written, the knowledge thus gained by the piil)lic would prove a fitting tribute to Mr. E.astm.an's indefatigable zeal and enrnest s|)irit. He was the lirst President 234 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of the road mentioned, and tlie duties and sacri- fiees; eoulil not linve hecn intrusted to a better fit- ted man. Aji.-iiiist discouragements innumerable lie iieiseveied, never faltering, never yielding, never aekiiowledgmg the i)ossibility of defeali. .Man\ a strong man would luive succumbed, but he pei-severed unto tiie end; and lie liad the satisfac- tion (jf seeing the successful results of his work. He experienced the greatest jjride of his whole ca- reer when hcs;i\v (lie trains in motion on the iron road to which lie liad given so much of his life. .Mr. Hastman was happy in his home, a loving wife and six affectionate children forming the houseliold circle to whicii he could always turn for sympathy and relief from tlie load of husine.ss l)Ul'dens under whicii lie struggled: and this ex- jierienee w':is a great help to a man of such (piick sympathies as he po.ssessed. He was ever ready to respond ti> llic call of iiis fcllow-iiu'u. in any way in which lie could be of public or per- sonal help, lie was liberal ton f;iiilt. Friendship, to liini. was s(jiiietliiiig iiioic tli;iii a ii:niic. Was liis aid needed, it wa- but to .'iscertaiii wherein it could be made tlie most effective, and then it was granted, fully and without stiiil. Mrs. Kastman. who became the wife of our sub. ject in IKt.'i, wa- formerly Miss Klizabeth 'I'ajtliu. and w:is biirii .-it Coriutli. \'t.. Se|iteiiibcr 21. \H\'.\. Ih'r parent-. Kliotl and .Sarah ( Loi'ke) Taplin. were New Knglaiid<'rs liy birth, the father being lioru ill Massaeliiiselt> mihI llie mother in N'eriiioiit. The children who were granted to our subject and his worthy wife are as follows: .Myra I-'., wife of .lames S. ( 'oni well, of Saginaw: Clarence L.. wlio is a liook-keeper; i'llliott ().; Kdwin ('.: Sidney 1... who. with his lirother l^lliott. belongs to tlie Mini of Ka'^tiii.'in I'.ros. i^- Co.: and Smi'.-iIi !•'... who iii;ir- rieil luigi'lie Cliapel. book-keeper and liiaii:iger witli C. K. l-;ddy. In his political \iews. our subject was a Repuli- lican and w:is idenlilied with all public improve- nu-nts. In building up St. I,ouis. ^[ich.. he was i;reatl\ iiilcrc-ted ami did iiiiich for its prosperity^ The bc.'iutirul home in which his widow I'esides was crecti'd b\- him soon .-iftcr the war. and is one of the most dc-iralilc on the Aveniie. This locality was .Mr. Ivistm.'in 's lioiiic from the time he caiiieto the city untiljiis death. In social life he was a genial comi)anioii.a warm friend and an lionest and careful advisor. For moi'e^than a"year before his dealli he was a great sufferer, but_in the midst of severe pain he maintained a most cheerful, hopeful spirit and never desponded. His death took place September 26, 1879. The local journal which con- tained an obituary of him stated that "his life has been without a stain." AVIiat higher eulogium could be rendered as a tribute to any man, living or dead, than is contained in those few words to the mcmoi'y of L. H. Eastman — -His life has been without a stain." r^T7 H.VNK .S. CIUHCII. agent of the Standard Oil Company at West Hay City, has charge of the works here and carries on their busi- ness at Tenth .Street and ilichigan Central Depot. .Mr. Chinch was born December 2lS. l.sill.in Itica. tliis State, and is the son of Ilaswell ••iiid Mary A. (Davis) Church. The father was one of the early pioneers of this locality and was born in \'ermont. The mother was a native of this Stale, having been born in Slielby, three miles north of ['tiea. Ilaswell ('hiircli followed the occupation of a millwright until l^UKi, when he began building mills during the summer in the lumber district.s of M iciiigaii. and carried on fMiiiiiiig In coiiiiection with his trade of a iiiillwrlght until 1«(!1. at wliich time he was elected Sheriff of Alaconib County by the soldier's x'ote but was not c|ii:ililied on oceonnt of the vote being declared nneonstltutional by the Supreme Court decision. He then stepped down .■iiid out. gi\ ing the iil;ici> tii his 1 )ciiiocr;itie oppo- nent, lie. however, was elected to till that office later lor the county of Alaconib. perforniing the duties of Slier iff to t he entire satisfaction of all and with i73, wiien he engaued in the oil bus- iness with i\r. V. Bentley. reniaininii' with that iren- tleman until he retired from luisiness. aftej- whieh he lieeanie identilied with Ini;alls A' Co.. whieh was virtually the Standard Oil Company, and has been engaged in that line of business since that time, lu 188S he eanie to We-it Iiay City and areepted a position with the Standard Oil Company and has the entire charge of their business here. Mr. Ciiurdi was united in marriage, in .(uue. 1870, to M:ss Milicent, daughter of llarley Carter, residents of Mt. Clemens. To our subject and his wife have been granted a family ()f three sons and two daughters, namely: Arthur, who is engaged with his father in business; Helle, Flossie, Frank and riarley. INIr. Church is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, also of the Palestine Lodge, No. 357, F. & A. M., of Detroit. The family of Mr. Church deserve .and have the best wishes and kind- est regards of those who associate with them upon the intimate terms of neighbors. Mr. Church com- mands the confidence and respect of all who know him, and in business matters his word is as good as his bond. AMES W. CEARK. Among the able mem- liers of the legal profession of Saginaw is included our subject, whose office is located _^ at No. 404 Court Street. He was born in New York City and is a son of the Uev. Willi.am A., I). D., and .lacintha ( Ansp.ach ) Clark; the former was an Episcopal clergyman in All Saints Church in New York City for thirty years. His father lived in (reneva, but was a native of New Brunswick, and our subject's maternal gr.audsire was an attor- ney and was born in (Jermany. On coming to America he served ,as a member of Oen. Washing- ton's staff. He married an Englishwoman. and his family were early settlers in (Jermantown, Pa. The Rev. AVilliam A. Clark, D. ])., having in- veste(l in Michigan lands about IS.'ii;, remo\-ed lo this State and located at Brighton; he also owned land near Ann Arlior. The locality in which he settled wa^ very new and undeveloped, there be- ing only three houses in IJrighton. He removed to Livingston County, four and a half miles north- we4 of Brighton, and there he devoted himself principally to farming, Init also built mills at IJiighton. He died at that pl.ace at the age of fifty- seven vears. Aside from his conunercial career he pursued his ministeiial work, conducting services all through that country and being one of the earl- iest ministers there. This devoted pioneer had a family of nine chil- dren. Of these B. T. O. Clark is an attorney at Brigh- t>n; .John W. was a minister at Cleveland, Ohio; on his death he was interred on his father's old place at Brighton; AVilliam A. is an attorney at Saginaw, and of the five daughters one only is liv- ing. Two of these daughters, Mary H. .and Chloe A. conducted a ladies' school at Ann Arbor for over thirty years. They were highly- educated ladies and had an extended reputation in New^'ork as teachers before coming to this State. Our subject remained on the home farm near Brighton until about seventeen years of age, and then spent two years in a preparatoiy school at Ann Arbor. The following nine years were spent in cities of the South, including Cincinnati and Louisville. On his return home he began to study law under the guidance of Judge Harmon of Howell, and in 1863 was admitted to the bar and at once located in Saginaw. His brother, William A. Clark, who w.as State Senator from Livingston County, also came to Saginaw in the winter of 1864. He had a most successful business in Livingston County, but through the intervention of Judge Baldwin.of Pontiac, he was prevailed upon to open an office with Judge Sutherland, a brother of John Sutherland, and for a number of years they were the leading members of the bar. Our subject came to this city armed with letters to Father Xaw Der Ilayden and Mr. Fuller, rectors of the Episcopal Church. The business of the cit_y was then all done on the wharves and mainly by vessel. In 1868 Mr. Clark was elected Justice of the Peace and served four or five years. He was iv-elected to the office in I issd. His practice has 236 PORTRAIT A^•D BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. been largely amoiio' the German people, as lie speaks the language fluently. He is a Democrat in politics and for years has done a great deal of po- litical work. In connection with his general prac- tice he had done a large pension liasiness, and while .Justice of the Peace tried many novel eases. Our sulijcft was married March 2."), 18(58, to Mrs. .Vmelia Kampfert Hitter, widow of Andrew Ritter, an early settler in Saginaw. This lad}' was the mother of two daughters .and one son; the last named died of consumption in 1890. One daughter is Mrs. Emil Aschard. Mrs. Clark is a native of Ger- many; she returned to her native land in 18()0, having come to .\merica in 183.J with her father. She has lived in Saginaw nearly all her life. One child. .Tohn W., who is now twenty-two years of age, is employed in Aschard's hardware store, where he is a salesman. The neat and pleasant residence of the family is located at No. 1402 Van Buren Strt'ct. The family are members of the Episcopal Chincli. Our sul)ject has been a Masqn since IStid ;ui(l has lu'cu constant to his lodge work. He is a facile and aMe writer and frequently con- tributes articles uu p ipular Mil)jeets to the journals of this city. A few words will lie in place here regarding llie early history (if a imrtion of llii- eDuntry, in wlueli our subjerlV iiKileiiial ancestors ligurcd. I'eter Aiispaeli and two brotliers came to the I'liiled States ill 172SI and were among the thirty thousaml Protestant emigraiin who made the exodus from their counti'v between I72!l and 1 7.i."), uiicler the protection of llie I'jigli.^li ( ioverniiieiit a^ a result of the treaty of I'ti'ceht, in which a part of the Palitanate, of which Aiispach was a principality, was appropriated by the English (iovcrinnent, the settlers being given in exchange lor their land territory ill the Mohawk ^'jilley and llirougli I'eiui- .sylvania where the direct descendants of the three Anspacli brothers now reside, especially at Worms- doi-f. Peter .\n>paeli and others were granted land in tlie .Mohawk N'alley , but beiiiii' dissatisfied with the grant they left that valley and cut their way through the foiivsts to the colony of li 'ik- County, Pa., locat- ing at W'orMisdorl'.wliei'e his descendants still reside. Sonic of llie^e people lia\e in their [lossessioii iii- teresting'^heirlooms, especially in dres.ses and ap- parel that was worn at the reception of King Kred- erick William, father of Freijerick the (Jreat. One of these costumes is so rich with gold and silver embroidery , that the fabric will stand alone by its own weight. The -son of this Peter Anspaeh, named after the father, served as a soldier in the Kevolu- tionary War, and was breveted Captain. He be- came a member of the Society of Cincinnati, organ- ized byAVashington. He was a lawyer and practiced his profession after the war in New York City. He was the father of Jacintha Anspaeh, who was the mother of William A. Clark, our subject's father. Peter Anspaeh 's wife was prior to her marriage Miss Mary Hetherington, an Englishwoman and a direct descendant of the ancient Saxons of that ii.'inie who fell at the battle of Hastings. "^1 ^+^- r^ 'I OHN M. FEINArElJ. llayern. ( kMinany, is the native home of the subject of this sketch who is now a resident of M(mitor Town- slii|), Bay County. He w;is born in 182;") and came to this country in 18 18, when lu' was 1 weiity-tln-ee \cars old. Upon lir.st coming to .Michigan he workeil in the sawmills at Saginaw foi' einht years, and a year and a half after his ai- ii\al in tills State he Mas nianied. in I 8;") ."5, to Mar- garet llarbara .Sexlinger, wlio--e home was in what was t hen c.ilh'il LoWi'r Saginaw, and whose parents weie fidin llayern. It w.-is mIidiiI the year 18."i7 that Mi-, and .Mrs. I'\'inaner moved onto the [ilaee where they now live. The lii,~l eighty acres he had piircha.seil from the (l.ivt'rnmeiit, and the addition.-d forty he bought of the r.ailro.-id eomp.iiiy,and it was .all eoN-ered b\' a deiisi' forest, which he cut awa\ and having cleared the land niaeen in every department, while in its variety and quality of stock, and completeness in all its equipments, it was not only a credit to the city but ranked as one of the best drug stores west of New York. iMr. Dunk was a hard worker, attending closely to his business until his health gave way, "and he departed this life December 10, 187il. He was truly a .self-made man, being dependent from youth on his own exertions, and the record of his industrious weli-s|)ent life is a pi'ecious legacy to his f.ainily,to whom he was devotedly attached and with whom he spent every hour not necessarily employed in business. In politics he was a Reiiublican. January 11, 1871, Mr. Dunk was united in mar- riage with Miss Marie E. Owen, the eldest daugh- ter of the Hon. John G. Owen, one of Saginaw's most honored citizens. Mrs. Dunk was born in Clarkston, Mich., and her school days were mostly spent in Detroit. She is a woman of much intelli- gence and ability, and highly esteemed in social circles. Since her husband's death she has managed the business of the estat*- in a most creditable man- 240 Portrait A^'D biographical record. ner and in IHS'G liiiilt what is known :>.< tlie Dunk Block, a three-story brick structure. containing five stores, which are rented to various trades. Mrs. Dunk is the mother of two cliildren, Alfred Owen, a cadet in the Michisjan Jlilitary Academy and Mary R.. who is a student in the High School of Saginaw. The family occupy a large and attractive residence at No. ."iSl .lefferson .\ venue, in Saginaw. ^^i RANZ C. MOLL. There is no higher praise f\) than to s.HV of a man "he has helped both himself and others in journeying through the passing years." And this remark implies un- doubtedly to him whose name heads our sketch. iSIr. .AIoll is a iiromiiu'iit and successful agricultur- ist, residing on section SO, Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, and stands high in business and social circles, having the esteem and contideuce of the community. The native home of our subject ivas Mecklenliurg, (ieiniany, and was born in that country March IS, 1844. He received a lair education in his native tongue any all his fellow-citizens. His widow now re- sides on the homestead, which is known by the eiipli(iiii(ius name of "Rosedale." She and her family are all devoted members of the Roman Catholic Church, to whicli she is a generous con- tributor. —^ -^^ ^— '^'OSEPH lUERD. No inau in CarroUton is more thoroughly representative of that j ttourishing village or a more substantial ^^^ citizen than lie of w lioiii we wi'itc. Not only 111 clmractcr and enterprise, but also in phys- i(|ne, he is |ire-einincnt, and at once attracts the attention of any student of hniiiaii nature who visits CarroUton. He is the foreman of C. M. Hill's mills and yards, which he cari'ies on with great success, .-(iiil in the pui'suit of his work be has succeeded in acipiiring a handsome compe- tency, which is all the result of his own enterjirise, as he began without means. Ml'. Hierd was bni-n in New York. March 17 18.56, and is the son of Archibald Bierd, a native of Ireland, who came to Canada at the age of six- teen, and located for two years near Toronto. After this he lived for some three years in New Y'ork, and came to Michigan in 1861. He here undertook the jobbing work and continued to re- side in this vicinity until his death at the age of sixty-one years. In his political views he was de- cidedly independent, preferring to follow his own judgment rather than the dictum of party leaders. Miss Jane Ward, a native of England, became the wife of Archibald Bierd and the mother of our subject. She has reared to maturity seven sons and one daughter, and now, although past the al- lotted limit of man's life, is active and useful both in the family and in the Methodist Episcopal Church to which .>lie belongs, .loseph liieid came to this county when a boy, and here olitained his education. There was no school near his home, and he went to Zilwaukie to attend school. In tlio.se days there was but one mill and five or si.x houses where now the city of Saginaw stands, and he has seen most of the city of East Saginaw and all of the village of CarroUton grow out of the wilderness. Ever .since he was old enough to undertake independent work he has been con- nected with mills .and salt works, and h.as worked for ,1. P. Allison, 11. A. N'alentine. A. F. Bliss, and Sandburn A Bliss. In the latter lirm he became a partner under the linn n.ame of Sandburn, Hill it Bierd, continuing therein for live years, at the end of which time he .sold out his interest and retired from business, preferring to be in the em- plo\- of the ('(Miipany with wlioni he is now en- gaged. Mr. llicrd was, in 18(17, united in marriage with Margaret Roach, who was born in Stratford, Can- ada. To them have been granted three sons and one daughter, namely: .loseph, William, .Tames and Margaret. The mother of these children is an earnest and devoted member of the Roman Catholic Church. The two older sons are now in their course of study at the Michigan I'niversity, at Ann Arlior, .and are preparing for the legal jiro- fe.ssi(m. Previous to taking this course of study their father gave tlieni tlie opportunity of study- ing ill the Intei'iialiona! aiul the Parson's Businesw 242 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Colleges, here, and in those institutions they ac- ([uired a thorouijli business training. Our subject has a farm of one liuudred and forty-five acres in Williams Township, Bay County, which he has idaeed in charge of a brother-in-law. His polit- ical views bring him into alliance with the Re- publican party, but he does not dabble in politics as he prefers to devote himself entirely to busi- ness, and in this he has proved himself wise, as his abundant success attests. -^♦^1 IDWIN PELTIER, one of the prominent business men of Bay City, is the ijroijrietor if: of a large livery stable and also engages in breaking colts and horses, which he does with a great deal of success. He is the son of Andrew and Catherine (Ft)bert) Peltier, both Ijeing natives of Kent County, Ontario. The father held sev- eral official positions, such as Magistrate, Collector, Assessor and Alderman. He came of an old French family in Canada and died in 187'2, at the age of seventy-four. 'I'iie motiier of our subject passed from this life in l.ssdat the .ige of seventy-six years. In 18yM Mr. Peltier established his large and commodio\is barn, located on Twelfth Street at the foot of IJower^' Street, and has all the conveniences for taking good care of animals. He has been un- usually successful and carries on the largest bus- iness in his line in the city. He is one of the lead- ing members of the Modern Woodmen, and is a Democrat in i)olitics. ^^^ .VMIEL 1). RHODES, M. D. This promi- nent physician and surgeon, and old sol- dier of the Civil War, was bom in Seneca Falls, N. v.. and is a son of Loyal and grandson of Samuel Rhodes, natives of New Yf)rk and Vermont respectively. The latter took i)art ill the War (.>f 1812. and died in Wavne ('ouiit\-. N. Y. The father was a speculator, first at Seneca Falls and later in Wayne County, N. Y., where he built boats and engaged in the real-estate business, and during the war was in charge of his own barges, with he carried on a successful business. ]n 1884 he located at Bellevue, Eaton Count}-, where he is now living a retired life. His good wife, who died in 1877, bore the maiden name of Family Hull, and was born in Locke, N. Y. She was a daughter of David Hull, a soldier in the War of 1812, who was wounded and t.aken {iri.soncr by the Indians. Our subject is the eldest of two children, and was liorn December 2, 1841. He was reared in New- ark, and attended the common schools until the age of sixteen when he took a three years' course in the .\insterdam Academy. Jn 181)0 he began his medical studies witli Dr. C. O. I'ompiev, of Newark, and ill 18(i;i he went to Columbia College, to learn surgery, and later maile application and was ap- pointed as medical cadet, and at once enlisted in the spring of ISC J in the Twenty-second New York Ca\aliy, Com[)aiiy 11. The young sohlier took part in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor. Frederiekslmrg, IJowling Oreen, White Oak, and the Wilson Raid, after which he was taken sick and sent to the hospital. Later he was detailed on the flag of truce steamer, "New York," as hospital steward, and was on the .lames River and the Chesapeake Hay. In 18G;j he returned to liis regiment, which was stationed near Wiiulicster, and received his lioiunalile discharge upon the 1st of .\ugust. After returning home Dr. Rhodes spent t)ne winter in the oil regions of Pennsylvania, and in thespringof 18(iG located near Hillsdale, tliisState, where for eighteen nioiiths he engaged in farm- ing, and in 18()8 went to .Alartinsburg, Mo., and there for two years carried on stock-raising and farming upon a splendid farm of three hundred and twenty acres. During all this time he was pursuing his medical studies by himself, and after his return to Newark read with Dr. Pomjirey and in 1871 entered the College of Physicians and Sur- geons in New York City, where he was graduated in 187;5. 'I'iie young Doctor spent six years each in On- PORTRAIT AND BICGRAl'IIICAL RECORD. 243 tario, Wayne County, N. Y., and Seneca Falls, and later took a trip through the South, sul).sequentiy studying for twenty months under Dr. II. D.Hull, of Bellevue, Eaton County, Mieli., and being' his assistant in praetiee. In 1S89 he beeanie a partner with Dr. Nottingham in Bay City, liut later prac- ticed alone, using both schools of practice hut con- Hning himself mostly to homeopathy. Dr. Rhodes was married in Newark, in 1866, to Carrie Wilbur, who died in Seneca Falls, leaving two children — Nancy L. and Emma. The Doctor's second marriage took place in Seneca Falls, and his bride was .lenny Berry. This gentleman is prominently connected with various medical soci- eties, being a member of those of Seneca County, Wayne County, New York Central, New York State, and is a member of the Board of Health of Bay City, besides having been one of the examin- ing Board for Insanity in Seneca County, N. Y. He is a (xrand Army man and a Knight of Pythias, and is a Democrat in his political views. ■^f AMES M. TROMBLEY. Those who now reside in Ba3' C'ity and enjoy its splendid advantages are greatly indebted to tlie pio- '^l) neers wIkj braved dangers from an unknown foe and hewed the patli for the coming civilization. Few of those earl^' settlers now remain to relate the story of their adventures, but their memory is revered in the hearts of their descendants to whom they have bequeathed the priceless legacy of their integrity and courage. There are those, however, who still survive and whose earliest years were passed in the Saginaw Valley amid .scenes at once wild and fascinating, and of that goodly company none enjoy to a fuller extent the respect of their fellow-citizens than the gentleman with whose name wc introduce this sketch. Tlie distinction belongs to Mr. Trombley of being- one of the oldest surviving resident settlers of Banks. He is the second in a family of five living children born to Joseph and So|)hia Trombley; his brothers David, Theodore and Joseph M. are rep- resented by sketclies elsewhere in this volume, as is also his father, who was one of the earliest set- tlers of Bay City. Our subject ^was^ born in the Old Center House, on the corner of Twenty-fourth and Water Streets, Bay City, February 25, 1841. At the age of six years he was taken by his parents to Banks where he was reared amid primitive sur- roundings. The country around was sparsely set- tled hy white people, while Indians were numerous and wild animals abounded in the dense forests. As might naturally be supposed the school ad- vantages offered our subject were very meager, and from his childhood he was compelled to work for himself. He found employment on a farm during the summer seasons and at the age of thirteen be- gan fishing for his father. He remained at home until he was twenty-two when he commenced to tish in partnership with his father at East Saginaw. He was married in Banks to Miss Mary Millikin, a native of Canada, and their family was gradually increased liy the birth of seven children, as follows: Viola and Frances, both deceased; David, Prellia, James, George and Burt. The family residence is an attractive one, and is located on the corner of Sophia and Elm Streets in West Ba3- City. Mr. Trombley Iniilt the sailboat "Orphaned Boy," thirty-five feet, with a capacity of seven tons, and later began in business as a butcher, conducting a shop for ten years. His success would have been greater m that business had he not through his generous dis]iosition given credit to such an extent that the profits of the business were destroyed. He continued fishing for about thirty years, but in 1887 entered into business as a flour and feed and produce merchant. His business establishment is located on the corner of Sophia and Washington Streets, and through the exercise of sound common sense he bids fair to attain to prosperity if not wealth. He sold his boat in 1890, and has trans- fered his interests entirely to the land. .A man of fine mental endowments and a clear intellect, Mr. Trombley is a pleasant companion and possesses unusual colloquial powers. He speaks French and understands some of the Indian dia- lects which he was accustomed to hear in boyhood. Many years ago when game was plentiful he ob- tained considerable local fame as an unerring shot and the family larder was constantly supplied with 244 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tlie finest game. I'liblic affairs engage very little of his attention, hut lie lielieves the principles of the Hepuhliean party will beist subserve the inter- ests of the (iovernment and accordingly easts his ballot for the cnnrfidntes of that i)Hrty. ■•^^^ ^^) ARLOS E. ROOT is one of the live business [1(^1, men of Bay City and has his ijlace of busi- ^^f' ness located at No. 213 Jefferson Street, where he is carrying on a thriving wholesale cigar trade and also manufactures carbonated drinks. He is the son of Charles ^Y. and Cyntliia (Way) Root, the father a native of Connecticut, and comes f)f a good old English family. The fatlier of Carlos E. Root went to Lewis County. N. V., when only sixteen years of age, and located a tr.act of two hundred acres of new lanil on which he made all the improvements which stamped it one of the he?t in the county. He was married while residing on that farm and remained there until the death of his wife, whose decease occurred in November, I.siil. In 1876 lie came West and spent tlie last ten years of his life with our subject, dying in October, 1891, when eighty-five years of age. The mother of our sub- ject was a native of the Empire .State and was forty-eight 3'ears old at the time of her deceas(^. The parental family included five children, three of whom are living. Frank, James and .Seymc)ur were in the Civil Wai'. Frank was a Captain of a Company in Fourteenth Heavy Artillery and is now deceased. Carlos E. Root was reared on tlie farm and re- ceived his education in the district schools, supple- menting the knowledge gained therein 1),\' attend- ance at the Lowville Academy in Lewis County, X. Y.. continuing his stun Street hears all the improvements necessary for the successful pr(jsecution of their business. The firm are also agents for the Finley Brewing Company of Toledo, Ohio. The gentleman whose name stands at the head of this sketch was married. .Vugust 28. 18(;:5. to Miss Lottie Willist Evangelical Liillieiaii Chuich at S.aginaw. lie was born .lune .i, 18;il. at Lauffen, Wurtembei'g on the Neckar, a branch of the Rhine. His father, who lioie the same name, gave to his son (irst a comnion-scliool education and PORTRAIT AND BIOGKAPHICAL RECORD. 245 afterward a four years' course in the Industrial School. He then worked at home until he was of age and entered tlie Mission Seminary at Hasle, Switzerland, iiraduatino; therefrom- in June, 1860, being- ordained August ;j, of the same year by Decan llamui in company with Stephen Klingmann who was the late pastor of a leading- church near Ann Arbor. At the solicitation of the Rev. Frederick Schmidt of Ann Arbor, Chairman of the Conference, Mr. Eberhardt was induced to come to Michigan , in the year ISGii. The conference then consisted of only six preachers and with Mr. Klingmann and ' our subject, who came together, they organized the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Michigan at Detroit, December 9 and 10, 18fiU, and of that number our subject is the only one now surviv- ing. The mission wf)rk of this earnest young man commenced at Hopkins, Allegan County, and he organized churches at sixteen places throughout Allegan, VanBuien, (Ottawa, Muskegon, Clinton and Shiawassee Counties, embracing points cover- ing three hun- proximate degree. His greatest monument will lie the loving remembrance of thousands wiio have known him and have been benefited by his guid- ance. He po.ssess to a great degree the missionary spirit and has ever stood ready to undertake hard- ships and endure privations if he could but feel sure he was doing his ^Master's will. Witli all these noble qualities he has the true spirit of Ciirist- ian humility and gives praise to Him to whose favor he ascribes all the succe.ss of his life. He was married April 16. 18(;;5 to J^iary Reimold, of Lodi, Washtenaw County, this State. She was born in Scio, that county; and her mother has resided with them since 1H74. No children have blessed this home, whose spiritual children are in many lands. ' OSEPH E. LOfTAN, who is in Inisiness as a grocer on tlie corner of Williams andJenny Streets, is a prominent and popular citizen ^_ of West Hay City and a leading Swede. The family name was changed by him from Ixifgren to Logan for convenience sake, .and his influence among people erf his own nationality is very ap- parent, while he is highly respected by his fellow- citizens irrespective of race. His jnesent business was established when he was less than twenty-one years old and has grown t > its fine proportions solely through his constant attention and tireless energy. He transacts Iiusiness as a general grocer and makes a specialty of handling anchovies and other varieties of fish. Rev. Peter Lofgren, father of our subject, w.as bdin ill Kalstad,A'ermland, and was reared to farm- ing pursuits, although he received a good educa- tion which lie hiter utilized .as a te.achcr. In 18!S() he emigrated from Sweden to this country .and (jroceeding directly to (irand Rapids, this State, was for one year engaged as the assistant minister in the Swedish Lutheran Church. Thence he re- moved to Swedona. 111., and w.is ordained a minis- ter in Rock Island. In IHH.'i lie located in Norway, tills State, where he was pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Ciiurch for two years, and in 1884 he came to West I5ay City, where he remained as pas- tor of the church until 1890. He is now pastor of the church in Longmont, Col. His life is a useful one, devfiting to the uplifting of the masses spirit- ually, and the poor and destilutc lia\c neve r a))- jicaled to his charity in vain. In I he Swedish Lutheran Church he is very prominent and is well known among those of his nationality throughout the I'nited States. Politically lie is a tirni Ke])ub- lican. The mother of our subject w.as born in \'ispy, Gotland, and her maiden name was ]\Iar\' (iamborg. Three children were born to Peter and .Mary Lof- gren. (>ni- subject being the eldest. The others are David Lofgren. who is attending college in Rock Island, III., and ,\aron, who is in Colorado. .losejih E.. was born .Inly 14. 18(i(>. in (ironshult, Sweden, and there remained until he was thirteen years old. April 13. 1880, he sailed from Sweden by steamer to Hull, where he landed Aj.ril 19. On the 21st he left Liverpool on the ste.amer "City of Berlin" and after a voyage of one week landed in New York May 2, 1880. From there he proceeded to (4rand Rapids in coin]«xiiy with his parents and the morning after his arrival entered the common school of that city. In the spring of 1881 he re- moved with his father to Illinois, where he attended school a portion of the lime and was employed as clerk in a grocery store. In 1882 Mr. Logan came to Norway, this State, where he was employed in a furniture and under- t.aker's establishinent until the fall of li^Hl. At that time he came to West Bay City and attended the academy here during the winter following his arrival. In the spring of 18K.) he entered the em- ploy of Mr. .lohnson with whom he remained a /*% /r PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 249 short time, lie embarked in his pn'seiit liiisiiiess in December, 188(5, when lie built the stoic where* he now is located and coiitiiuied in partnership witli his brother David until 1889, since which time he has been alone. Mr. Logan was married in 18811 to Miss Anna Matson, who was born in Finland and reared to womanliood in Sweden. Two children have been born to i\Ir. and JMrs. Logan — Marion A. and Al- bert Emanuel. In his social connections Mr. Logan is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Scandinavian Benevolent So- eiet}', in wdiich he has held official positions. Politicallj- he is a Republican and in his reli- gious belief is a member of the Swedish Luth- eran Church. He makes a hobby of the collection of coins, and has many rare pieces of money in his possession. m ^ , l^^^l m rl m^>. /p^EORGE F. WILLIAMS, Vice President of if <^ ^'^® *^'™ ^^ ^' ^^ ■ ^^ '^^''Isrct Co., large shiii- ^gi^ builders, has been a resident of West Bay Cit3^ for the past six j'ears. He was born in Caze- novia, N. Y., September 27, 1835, and is the son of Joseph and Mary (Tripp) Williams. The father was a cooper in moderate circumstances, but was enabled to give his son good educational advantages, and lie spent ten years at school in Rochester. Our subject first began his trade as a ship car- penter in 1851, in Buffalo, N. Y., making a thor- ough study of his work and becoming familiar with every department of ship-building, both practical and theoretical. He remained in Buffalo until January, 1886, having been promoted, in recogni- tion of his industry and efficiency, to the position of Assistant Superintendent of the I^nion Dry Docks. At the above-mentioned date he came to West Bay City and engaged in business with F. W. Wiieeler, remaining his partner until the formation of tlie stock company, and at the same time acted as Superintendent of the yards. The company of which our subject is a stock- holder, was incorporated in 1888, with F. W. Wlieelcr, President; George F. Williams, Vice 11 President and General Superintendent; F. L. Gil- bert, Secretary; and John R. Goodfellow. Treas- urer. The capital stock has been increased from time to time until it now aggregates 1600,000, and tli^ company gives constant employment to five or six hundred men. They have employed as many as twelve hundred men during busy seasons, at which times their pay-roll h.as been increased to $9,000 per week. At the present time (.laiuiaiy, 1892), the com- pany is building four Government light ships, one large steel freighter, one large wooden freighter, and several steamers, besides making extensive re- pairs. They have a large floating dry-dock in con- nection with their yard, which enables them to repair vessels in a very short time. Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Miss Jane Tripp, of Rochester, N. Y., November 23, 1863. Mrs. Williams was born -June 2, 1827, and is the daughter of James and Hannah (Brown) Tripp. To our subject and his wife one child has been born, a son, George F., who is now emploj-ed in the steel department of F. W. Wheeler & Co. Although Mr. Williams has never aspired to po- litical ottice, his interest in school matters led him to accept the position of President of the School Board of West Bay City, in which capacity he is serving at the present time, and he is also a mem- ber of the Water Board. His beautiful home is at No. 211 King Street, where the doors are alwaj's open to a large and admiring circle of friends. So- cialh^ he is a member of Demola Lodge, No. 498, F. & A. M., of Buffalo, N. Y. The family are all at- tendants at the Presbyterian Church, to the sup- port of which he is a liberal contributor. In connection with this brief biographical notice the reader will find a lithographic portrait of Mr. Williams. ' • * Mi 11®^®:!! 1^^-* APT. ALLAN C. McLEAN. There is prob- ably no man who has done more and is '' doing more to promote the success of a complete water suppl\- for the citj- of Saginaw, than this active and prosperous citizen. He located 250 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. at Saginaw twenty-eiglit ye:ii'.s ago coining here f)c't()l)er 22, 1868, and lie was born at Manilla, Canada, sixty miles northeast of Toronto, J.animry 1. 1811. His father. Hector A. McLean, and his mother, wh-jse maiden name was Sarah C'ainpliell, were natives of Scotland who came to .Vnieriea aliout the year 18.'5(i, settling near Manilla, where the lather still resides at the very advanced age of eighty-six years and where the mother pa.ssed away in 1871). This worth\' eonple had ten children, one dangli- tcr and nine Mms. and the Captaiii was the seventh .son in an unliroken line. All luit two of this f.'imily are now living and two are living in C;inada, one being a drover and one a lumberman at Toronto. One brother, Duncan, carries on mer- chandising at Saginaw. C'apt. McLean remaineil at home until he was fifteen years of age, an the third in order of birth of a family of four l>oys and one girl. He was reared in Clinton and Saginaw. lie was early sent to the public schools and when fourteen j'ears of age was engaged as a grocery clerk in a store in Saginaw, remaining there until he was eighteen. He then began the study of telegraphy in the F'lint & Pere Alarquette deiiot, and in eight months re- ceived an appointment in South Saginaw, at that time East Saginaw. He was operator therefor four months and was then sent to the freight office of Ivast Saginaw, where he was engaged as freight clerk for three or four years. Mr. Broughton was then advanced to a position at Wayne Junction and Holly, and in November, 1879, he came to Bay City and took a position here as ticket agent, holding it for three years, and then became agent proper. His employ with the company has been of the longest standing of any man here. lie has a line residence at No. 1212 252 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Fifth Avenue. His home is presided over by his wife, to whom lie w:is iii;iiiio(l May 18. 1X86. She was Mrs. Addie Muri)liy, a dnughtei- of Elbridj^e Norris, and was born in Damaiiseotta, Me. Tiiey liave one child, a daughter, whose name is Nina. Our subject is a Knight Templar and belongs to the Consistory in Detroit. He has attained to the Mystic Shrine; he is Secretary of the Scottish Rites in I'ay Cit\-, and has attained to the thirty-seccnd degree. He belongs to Hlanehard Chaptei , R. A. M. and to the Royal Arcanum. In politics he is a Republican of the triu'-blue type, and in his church relations is an Kjiiscopalian. •' "'^^ T^^Ef- ' ■ §) ,^pssi^ A]\IUI<:L MEISTKR, who IS the m.anager of ^^^ the firm f>f R. .Meistcr iV' Son, is carrying Ift/^Jl) on a line business which was established by his father in 187i». The}' are dealers in iron, steel and metals of all kinds, as well as ma- chinei-y. They have recently added to their [ilant a large machine shop for the manufacture of boilers and engines, filling orders for plants and machin- ery, not only throughout this State but to distant parts of the country. Their plant covers three blocks and they have two otiices in Bay City. Hichard Meistor, the father of our subject, was born in Kenipen, Prussia, (ierniany, in 1822, and there received his education and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1802 he came to the United States, bringing his wife, Rachel, and his eight children, who had been l)orn there, and came to Ray City in 18(i(!. The only sons now living are our subject and William, who is also in l)usiness m liay Cit\-. The father began business hci'c in clothing and gentlemen's furnishing goods, and remained in that line of trade until hi' established his present lius- iness. lie was .a member of the Congregational Chuich. and a memliei- of the I. O. B. P>. At the time of his death, which took place May 24, 1887, his wife assumed his sliare of the business, which she still carries on. Our siiliject w.as born October ;!, 18(;i, and was a child when his father came to this city. He re- ceived his education in the i)ublic and private schools here, and then took private lessons. lie was early as.sociated with his father in the clothing business, but while still young began to give his attention to machinery, and in 1877 sold out his his interest in the clothing line aiid established the present works, beginning in a small way and grad- ually increasing it to its present dimensions. At first he employed only one man but now has thirty men in his employ, most of whom are skilled me- chanics. He has never been .active in politics as he has too much business to attend to to handle outside matters. Mr. Meister is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He also belongs to the Re- formed Temple of Bay Cil}-. His business associ- ates speak of him in tie highest terms as to both character and al)ility. His sisters are Rosa, wife of William Meister; Ilattie. who married M. Romaii; Esther, who is Mrs. A. Jacobson, of Reed City, and Bertha, wife of Israel Ilamberger, of Luddington. JLLIAM M. KELLEY, who is one of the settlers in Bay City, came here in the of 1803, and made his permanent home in this city the following year. He was born in Kcnnitty, County ivings, Ireland, Feliruary 28, 18.31, and received his education in his native land. He came to America alone before he was nineteen years old, locating at Buffalo, N. Y., and engaging as a .sailor on the lakes, beginning as a cabin bo_y, and rising to wheelsman second mate, mate and master, and sailing for some time in the latter ca- pac^ity even after coming tj Bay City. Some four or five years subsequent to his settle- ment here, Capt. Kelley concluded to leave the water, although he vvas then owner of a propeller, and two tow barges, and while keeping an over- sight over that branch of his business, he eng.aged in the gioceiy trade. He was elected by the Re- l)ublican» to the otlice of County Clerk in which he continued for three terras of two years each, after / / PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 255 which he was nominated for Sheriff, but was not c'leftc'd. Later lie acted as Secretary f oi- the Chani- her of Commerce and afterward took tlie position of ( )il 1 iis[)ector for some fifteen montlis. The present home of Air. Kelli y, wliicli is situ- ated on tlie northeast ciinier (if Ninth and IJncoin Streets, is pre.-i(h'il dXH'r jiraciinisly by the lady wh. and (ieneveve S. The relig- ious training of our subject was in the Episcopal Church. lie is a jirominent ftlason, having taken the thirty second degree iu that order, and l)e- longing to the Bay City Lodge, the Blanchard Chapter, and the Consistory of Detroit, and also to the Kav Citv Commanderv No. 26, K. T. — J- i>^^r forty live years, has passed through all the olfices of the (^rand Encampment and now 256 POliTHAIT A^D lilOGIiArillCAL RPXORD. holds the second his^hest office in the Orand Lodge, that of State l)i'|)uty (iiand Master. He lias lie- loliUCfl Id llic (irdcr of Masonry since lS(iS and is now a incniliec of l'>ay City Lndyv Xo. 211. F. iV A. iNI.; lilancliai'd (lia|ilei'. and liay City Council and ConiniaiKlery. also till' Dclioit Consi>toi\-. as well as the Mystic Shrine whfi-i' he has taken the thirty- second desiiee. Mr. Shearer was niaiiied. in lf<.")ll. to Miss Maria K. llerluit. of Detroit, wlio died leaving one daughter — Carrie .\. 'I'he second marriage of Mr. .Shearer was to Laura A. llerbiit.a sister of his lirst wife. Of this union was born one son — Frank IL, who is one of the prominent men of the city. The wife and daughter of our subject belong to the' Baptist Church, of which he is a liberal sujiporter. A natural mechanic, he has invented a log turner for handling logs in a sawmills, and also a gang lathniill. N'lw bueUli'. and other inipia\i'nienl> in inacliinei-\ . -^ =^> el,AI{i:NCF. i;. CHArFIHLI). of Hay City, was born in l)r\(li'n. Tonnikins Count\'. X. ^ .. December l.i, iJ^.'il. I lis parents were David A. and Klizabeth (lliowu) t hatlicld. David .\. Chatlield was the oldt'st son of \\'illiam .-ind Ascenith Ch.'itlirld, who removed to Dryden fiom liallston. X. '^'.. in IS.'l.'l. At that time llic new ('ountr\' to whii'ii llicy c'lnie w.'is nearly in its primitive or wilderness st.'ite. .'ilthougli some portions of the country had been settled many vears before. esp(>cially along the line of the public road built by .losepli Chaplin in I T'.l l-li^-l'.'!. This was known as (h.-iplin's Uoad. and it bec'inic the great liighway for immigralion in tliat p.'iit of the .Stati'. Along the highway canii' families from Xew haiglanil. .'iinong them the (hatllelds. \\\\i> were probably nati\('s of Connecticnt. in which State there w<'re si'veral families of the name as early as l(i;il)-lii. David Cliatlield settled in the midst of a pine forest, working in which was his employment dur- ing the summer season lor inan\' years. I^ike very man\' men of his lime, he had onh' the commonest advantages for olitaining an education. In fact, it is mentioned with just pride by his descendants. th;it his education was obtained I'liielly by the light of pine-knots during evenings at his own humble home after hard labor during the day in the pine-woods. .Vnd unfavoiable as were his opportunities, yet he made such acquirements from books that he was fully competent to teach scliool. His services were much sought, and he was thought such an able and thorough instructor that he was thus occupied for many winters. This added quite materially to the income of the family, and was put to good use. It was likewise a pleas- ant and agreeable change from the severe manual laboi'. It I'ested the l)ody and strengthened the mind and stored it with much usef\il and iiractical knowledge. .Vmong the p\ipils of D.'nid Chatlield. in Lansing, X. Y., whei'c he taught, was Miss Klizabeth Brown, whom he married in IHIM. They had live children, four of whom are now lix'ing. Claience IJ. was the eldest, and was born in a log house among the tall l)ines. it iss:iid that physical or material surround- ings have much to do with shaping and developing of the physical .'iiid mental growth. At any rate, this son. Clarence, grew t;ill and strong in bodyand mind. (|u;ililies which si 1 him in good need in .•ifter life. He li.'id but few t)pportunities for ob- t.'iining ,')n education when young, the hard, labor- ious life.'iiid circumsl.'uices of his father making it neccss.'iry for the son to aid by work in sni)porting the f.'iinily. It followed, therefore, that he attended school only during the wintt'r months, accept two terms at Dr\(len Academy. Willi the education thus obtained Mr. Chatlield taught disliici schools during four winters, and worked on his father's farm suminers. These were interesting and useful ye.'irs and experiences to the young m.'iii. If lie did not make rapid ]irogress, he iiexertheless l.'iid deep foundations, and built strongly and seciiri'ly. While farming w.'is not especially disl.'islefiil to liiiii. lie had more of a leaning toward mercantile life. In other words he felt that he could .'iccoiiiplish more in the woild. and rise to a position more in harmony witli his taste.-i and inclinations by his head rather tliMi his hands, and he entered upon mercantile life in a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 257 small country store in Drydon. There was nothin": of the go easy or supcrticinl in liis nature, and he soon liecanie t'uiMiiiccil tlial in order to he t Ik )i'- ongh and sueeessfiil in a niereantile eareer il was necessary to have a e ).n!n',^r,-ial education. Therefore in Man-li. IS7.'i. .\Ir. Cliatliehl went to I'oughkeei>sie and entered ivistnian's ISusiness College. He uas studious, and ui:i(h' very gratify- ing progress, standing liigli in school, and gi\'ing evidence of |)os>essing aliiiitie^ essential to a suc- eessfnland useful liusiness life. I'redictions were made of a promising future, and so well thought of was lie that while yet in seMool, before graduat- ing, lie was offered a situation as book-keeper in the large general store of .John Mc(>raw dc Co., of Portsmouth, Mieh. This he aeeei)ted, .and entered u\Hn\ the duties of the |iosition June 11, lK7;j. There he remained until October, 1K77, giving complete satisfaction lo the tirm, and receiving unbounded conlidence in return, when he accepted a somewhat more desirable offer to keep tlie books of Carter iV iMaltby, jobbers of produce and provisions, which linn was soon succeeded liy IMaltby, lirotherton A Co., wholesale grocers, lie liad now liecome entirely familiar with the busi- ness in its details from carrying on the business at Dryden. and had had four years' experience in keeping books. The training which JMr. Cliattield had recei\ed, beginning in his youth and resulting from his be- ing oliliged to depend upon his own resources sis a boy .and young man — farming, going to school winters, studying winter evenings, later teaching school, and then coming in contact in various ca- pacities with businessmen, all had been of value to him and had prepared him for wider and more responsible fields of operation, and in June, 1879, lie commenced luisiness for liimself. He formed a partnership with E. A. Spear in the retail gro- cery trade, at No. 808 Center Street. The tirm was successful from the first and built up a large trade which was carried on until the spring of 1882, when Mr. Cliattield retired from the concern and in April of that year pnrcliased a half interest of S. (x. M. (4ates in the Central Flouring ^lills. He assumed the entire charge of the business, and so well >vas it guarded and so abl v managed that the demand for tlieir goods .soon outgrew the* capacity of the mills to supiily, and in the winter of 1884 it became necessary to vei'v inateriMlly enlarge their facilities, and to ado[it the ''rolier system." Al- most unparalleled prosperity had followed their I'fforts. when, in Xoxcnibcr, 18.S(i, the mills and elevator were totally destroyed by (ire. But, as Ml. ( hattield remarked, "tlie ashes were not yet cold when plans were made and a contract signed for a new mill of nearly double the size of, the burned structure," and in June following the new I'hienix Mills were again turning out the celebrated "Purity" Hour, 'i'hey are ik)w in successful oper- ation, and are aiiumg the prominent industries of Pay City. In this particular branch of in.anufac tnre Mr. Chatlield's mills are classed alongside the best in any portion of the country. Mr. Chatlield has applied himself closely and assiduousiy to business, and occupies a leading posi- tion among the business men of the Valley. AVhile his success in business enteriaises has l)een marked, almost phenomenal, no [lart of it is due in the least degree to \vhat is sometimes termed 'duck," but is the result of the very best })ractical sense and excellent good judgment, rpiick and ready com prehension, and direct and forcible application; and b.ack of it all, he h:is alw.ays exhibited an hon- esty and integrity of purpose and n|)rightiiess of character that have been felt in the communily, which has shf)wn in very many w.ays its apprecia- tion of his worth and merit. Mr. Ch.atfield w.as for four years President of the Bay County .\gricultural Society, an organiz- ation which had suffered decadence, liut which .seemed to receive new life and energy .as soon as it came under his management, until it is now upon a solid and substantial basis and of etlicient usefulness, with new and commodious grounds, substantial buildings etc. lie is a Director in the Commercial ISank, in which latter organization his opinions and advice have great weight, perhaps lo as great an extent as that of any other man, although he is much younger in years than many of his associates, and President of the Mutual Building and Loan Association of Bay County, a corporation recently (uganized with a capital of t!2,lKIII,()0ll. lie is also Pi-esideut of (he Vouru' 258 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Men's Christian Association of the Bay Cities. His personal p<)i>iilaritv, suece-ssfiil career and intiiiisic merit liave often hi-ouirht him imnniiientlv liefoi-e tlie piililic mind as a lit person fur iii,!j;h otfi- v\a\ iionurs and p<>siti(ms, Imt he lias persistently refused all solicitation and entreaty, with the one exception of hceoniin<; a member of tlie Common Council of Bay Cit\ . Ik has lieen a numlier of years a memlier of tlie First Preshyteiian Cliuich of Bay City, is a member of its Board of Trustees and is active in its welfare and liberal in its sup- port. In politics he is an eainest and influential Republican. F'ebruary 11, 1879, Mr. Chatlield uianied Miss Charlotte P. Russell of Memphis, Mich. She comes of a very worthy family, her father having been a Congregational minister, in which denomination he held the oldest pastorate in Michigan, iiaving been settled over one charge for tliirty-one years. Her mother was Elizabeth Prall. of Prallville, N. J., one of the oldest families in the State and of high respect and ability. Mr. Chatlield has a family of five children, four sons and ;i daughter. Although yet a young man ln' seems to lia\c made cverv step and stroke count. lie lixcdon a tarm. work- ing hard until twciit\ years of age. and Hie tiist money lie e\er earned was from teaching school, and this he used in getting a business education. Securing tlii>. he looked out into life's future with 1 isgivini;s .and came to iNlichigan with but a bare ¥100 in his pock<'t. lie has iiexei received pecuniary assistance from any one, and owes his present [losition in the world and standing in the community entirely to his own effoi'ts and abilities. i'5*'J"5'*fri •5"5*'5**'^BS ,^,'irrHlK iiOWKRS, the Saginaw Valley ^Oi view artist, who is located at No. 20.') ll IK North Monroe Street, Bay City, is, in the QfJ opinion of many, the finest artist in that line ill the valley, and he has made a specialty of the work .-111(1 is very siiecessfiil therein. He was l>orii at I'ort lioyal. County Norfolk, Canada, No- vember 7. 1856. and his lather, Henry Bowers, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1792, and was a soldier in the War of 1812, belonging in theCanadian Army. He had a farm in Norfolk of three hundred acres, and died there in 1875. He was a Baptist in his religion and an earnest reformer. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Rachel Smith and was born in County Norfolk. Canada. She was a daughter of William Smith, a farmer there and died in INlichigan at the home of our subject in 1882. The father was twice married and had six children by each union, and of this family our subject is the youngest. Arthur Bowers was reared on the farm and at- tended the common and grammar schools in the vi- cinity of his home. At the age of fifteen he left home and lived with his brother-in-law for two years. He spent one year in learning the business of photo- graphy, and at the age of eighteen opened a gal- lery in Tdsonburg, where he carried on business for four years. In 1881 he came to Michigan and located at Pinconning, remaining there for about a year .and in the spring of 1882 opened a studio on Water .Street in Bay City. He remodeled his rooms and making many im))rovements, entered into partnersliii) under the firm name of Culver it Co., which connection hasted less th.an a year, when liesold out his interest to his partner and estab- lished himself as a view artist. Mr. Bowers is the oldest view artist in the .S;igi- iiaw ^'a^ev .and has provided himself with every facility to secure liist-class work, taking views of a size from 5x7 inches to 11x11 inches. He carries on an extensive and snccesstul business, making a siiecialty of both exterior and interior work and p.ays his entire attention to this branch of [ihoto- gra])liy. The marriage of our subject took place in De- troit. December 2:5, I8«l. his liride being Mary L., daughter of l);ivid I'horpe. Mr. Thorpe w.as born in England, and after his father's death, which oc- curred when he was only five years old, the mother brought this only son with her to Can.-ida where he grew up to the life of a farmer, and where he now resides at the age of sixty-seven years. Me is a memlier of the Methton County, N. Y., he wa-! b;)rn April 13. 1H41, and is the only son of Elijah X. and Lucy II. (Pomroy) Cobb. His father who was a teacher, was born in Central New York of New ICiigland parentage. In 1842 Elijah V. Cobb and family removed to Rochester, N.Y., where they lived until 185"). After he was old enough to begin his studies our subject enjoyed public-school advantages, .and at the date above menlloued accompanied his father to the noithern |)art(f Lenawee County, this Slate, where he remained on a farm five years. During that time he spent one winter in the Ypsilanti Semin- ariy, meantime carrying on an extended course of study under hi 5 father's supervision at home. Later he removed with his parents to the University City of Ann Ar'jor, where he attended High School and also had private instruction. In the fall of 1H(;0 Mr. C'obb began teaching and continued in the work until 186a, having charge of schools in Macon, Lenawee County, in the city and township of Ann .\rbor, filso in Salem, Superior and Pittsfield. Early in tiie year of 1865 he en- listed in the Eifth Michigan Cavalry, and was transferred from that to the Seventh Michigan Cavalry, and again to the First Michigan Veteran Cavalry. After serving in Virginia he went AYest, marching from Leavenworth, Kan., by way of Ft. Kearney and .Tulesburg to Ft.C-ollins,Colo., tlience to Ft. Bridger and Salt Lake City, where he re- ceived his discharge, February 16, 1866. On his return to this State Mr. Cobb entered the Law Department of the University of Michigan in the fall of 1866 and was graduated therefrom with the Class of '68. In September, the same j-ear, he came to Bay City, opening an office soon after, and in July, 1870, became a member of the firm of Grier, McDonell &. Cobb. T. C. Grier became Cir- cuit Judge in 1871 and died in 1872, after which the firm continued as McDonell it Cobb until 1871. Judge Cobb was engaged in |)raetice with the Hon. J. W. McMathfrom the spring of 187i) until Janu- ary 1, 1888. In 1873 Judge Cobb was elected Supervisor for the Third Ward of Bay City. In 1880 he was elected Re[)resentattvein the Legislature and served through the term of 1881-82, there having been two sessions within that time. He served on the Committees on Insurance, Ways and Means, and special committee appointed to investigate the charges of misconduct against the management of the State Reformatory at Ionia. In 1881 he was appointed one of the visitors of the Albion Col- lege. He has had no amtiition to ligure in local offices, feeling that many men whose local interests were at stake more largely than his own could rep- resent these interests to greater advantage than could he. Socially, Judge ('obb was the (irand Regent of the Royal Arcanum of Michigan for 1884, and was Vice Grand Regent in 1883. He belongs to the U. S. Grant Post, No. 67, G. A. R., being a charter member and First Chaplain, and has held the office of (Quartermaster, .\djutant Chaplain, Commander and Trustee. He was a delegate from the department to theNational Encapment held in Boston in 1890. He is also a member of the National Union. Both 262 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAI IIICAL RECORD. .TiidiTC nnd !Mi'.-. Colih l)elong to the First Presbyter- ian Churc'li of l?.\v City, of wliicli he was secretary for ten years, and has also acted as its treasurer. .Judge Cohh was married, Xovemlier 1. 1H71, to Miss Laur.i, daughter of A. S. Munger. of Uay City, an old and prominent citizen, and one of the first settlers and active |)roniotersof its various interests. Mr Munger was one of the organizers of the East Saginaw and Bay City (now the Flint ik Pere Mar- (juette) Hailroad; was also Mayor of the city. County Treasurer and Supervisor. He has alw.ays been an active worker for ever^vthing that tends to the ad- vancement of the interests of tlie city and locality. His daughter, Mrs. Cobb, was born in Cass County, this State, lier parents removing to Bay Cit}' when she was a child, and here she received her educa- tion and rearing. .Judge and Mrs. Cobb becan;e the jjarents of two children, but one is deceased. Their son, George Arthur, is now a student in the city schools. ^¥r (^ felLIJAM GALAHNO. Our subject is pro- \/yi l"'''"^'"' ^^ '''"' '*'^->' ^'^^y "^'"'"inP Ways," ^^' wliich is located at the foot of G.alarno St., on the Saginaw River. He w.as born in Windsor, Canada. .lune 14. 1K.')1, and isa son of Thomas and Lucy (Petramoulx) (Jalarno. At the time of our subject's birth the family was living in Windsor, Canada, remaining there for one year, a d in 18.55 they came to the .Saginaw Valley, .settling first in Salzburg, now the Fifth Ward of AVest Bay City, their jilace of residence being on tlie old Camjiau farm. In IM5(! Thom.'is Galarno builta home on Wood- side -Vveniie. one of the first in that locality, and the only one of tiiose early places which is still standing. He bought considerable proi)erty in the vicinity, which he still owns and has made a sub- division which has brought him a handsome profit. lb' is a millwright by trade, ami is a skilled work- man. He still lives and is engaged with McEwan Bros. ( )iii ■^nbj(•l•I was graduated froin llic IS.'iy City Jliuh School al the age of sixteen M'MI-s. He then learned the carpenter's trade under his father, and also the millwright business, continuing with him until 187'.l. He then engaged in the grocery busi- ness at the corner of Woodside .\ venue and Be- linda Street and w.as greatly prosiicred there, car- rying a full and well-selected stock of goods and having a good trade. He sold it, liowever. in 18H4, and since then has been variously engaged in busi- ness. Mr. (ialarno w.a-: married Xovemlier 14, 187H, to Miss Ellen .McBride. of (ioderich, Ontario. Canada. After disposing of his grocery, our subject bought a tract of sixteen acres of land in the city, and made what is known as the William (ialarno Ad- dition to B.ay City. For some time he was engaged in disposing of this and other real estate in the city, having also dealt considerably for other jieo- ple. Convinced that the port here demanded a better docking facility, .and believing he saw a good piece of property for this purpose, he purchased in .June, 18!lb. It has a frontage of one hundre man- ner. Miildlelicld, (Jea'.ign County. t)liio, was the birth place of the gentleman of whom tliis sketch is written, he having lieen Ixirn there April 4, 18.5."). Augustus Thompson, his fntiicr. was also born in the Huckeye St;ite and his grandfatlier was a native of Connecticut. The latter gentleman was a i)ioneer of Western Reserve. ()hio. was a fanner liy calling and fought bravely in the War of 1812. He died at Middletield, ( )hio, in 1885. The great-grandfather of our subject lived in Connecticut and took part in the Revolutionary War. The father of our subject followed the eombinecl occupations of farmer and blacksmith in Middle- field, and later in Ashtabula County, Ohio. In 1862 he came West to Saginaw Valley and located in Bay City where lie waseng.aged in teaming, car- rying on a large l)usiness in that line. Later, in 1864, lie purchased one acre of ground in Lake City, now West Bay City, on which he resided and farmed on a small scale. In 1876 he took a trip through the Southern States and on his return lo- cated at Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he is at pres- ent residing on a farm. Mrs. Ravilla L. (.lohnson) Thompson, the mother of our subject, was born in the Catskill ^Mountains, X. Y., December 5, 1834, and died in 1889, at West Bay City. She was the daughter of Erastus •Johnson, a native of Lexingtf)n, Green County, I N. Y'., who .settled in an early day in Xew York and later went to Ohio where he passed from this life. The mother's name was Sabrah Stanton, first cousin of Secretary Stanton, a native of New York born in 1806 and is now residing in Ashtaliula 1 County. Ohio. The [larental family included two children — our suliject .and Frank C., who makes his home in B.ay City. (Jur suliject was brought by his parents to West Bay City in November, 1862, wiiere he attended the d'Ommon school and acquired a good education. He remembers the first brick Iniilding ever erected in the city !liio,uii(i. Fi'oiii 1878 to 1879 Mr. Thompson wa< County Surveyor and during the same year was Deputy County Treasurer for two 264 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. years underMcKuight, and in 1883 was the incum- bent of the same office under Macgill. Mr. Thompson of this sketch is now in the em- l>loy of the Au Sable & Northwestern Railroad as their chief engineer, having laid out sixty miles of liranch road On the Au Sable River. He has beeu assistant engineer with Turner of the Baj' C'ity, Caro it Port Huron railroad in the preliminary work. In the last two years he has laid over two hundred miles of logging railroad. In 1886 he was appt)inted to get up a map of Hay County. He laid out six additions to West Bay City during 1891. The Iteautiful residence of IMr. Thompson is located on the corner of Midland Street and Park Avenue in West Bay City. Mr. Thompson was married January 2.3. 1884, in Cham|)aign, III., to Miss Kate M. daughter of fJeorge R. .nnd Frances A. (Niras) Whitmore. Mrs. Thompson was born in Rutland County.^'t., Decem- ber 13, 18j(i. Her father was burn ^Nlarch 1, 1834, in Winhall, in the Green Mountains where he fol- lowed the occupation of a teacher, having received a fine education in tlic (irandvillc Seminary, (xrand- ville, N. Y. Her motlier was born at Ft. Anne, Washington County, X. Y., and was also a teacher liy [(rofcssion. In 187'2 her parents came to AVest Hay City where Jlr. Whitmore was Principal of the city schools for two .\ears. Later he went to Champaign, 111., where he was engaged in the in- surance business. He now makes his home in Ca|)e tiirardeau County, .Mo., where he follows the above named-business. The gentlem.an of whom we write, by his mar- ri.age with Mi.'ss Wliitmore has become the father of two children — Hay and .Jessie. In 1880 he was made City Recorder foi' one year and in 1886 was made School Director. While in Wenona and when lie was only twenty years of .age he w.as School Inspector and since I88"2has been County Drainage Commissioner, appointed by tlie Board of Super- visors. At tliat time there was no drainage in the city or county, but in the last ten years he has ^l)ent ^3011,(11)11 for drainage purposes. Our subject is connected with numerous social orders, among whicli aic the Free and Accei)ted M.asons, he lieing Master of Wenona Lodge, No. 2;jG; the Odd Fellows, of whicli order he was Treas- I urer for six years; the Royal Arch Masons, in Bay City and is a member of the Consistory at Detroit. He is also a member of the Masonic Temple .\sso- ciation and the Ancient Order of United AYorkineii of which he is Treasurer. He is a member of the Michigan Engineer .Society and in politics is a stanch Repul)lican, having represented his parly as a delegate to county and State conventions. He is a member of the City Republican Committee of which body he has been Secretary for a number of years. He is Lieutenant Colonel of the Michigan division of the Sons of Veterans. GREGORY ADAMS, deceased. This former esteemed citizen of Saginaw City, who died .^_,^ Sepieinlier 3, 1887. was born at Monroe, Micii., ISIaich 27, 1838, and w.as a son of Ephraim and Mary (Paddock) Adams. His father was a physician at Monroe and had a family of ten chil- dren, seven of whom are now living. Our subject was educated in the city schools at Monroe and at eighteen years of age he left lioine, going South and traveling through many of the Southern States and also through the .Southwest, and returned to the North in 1863 or 1864. At that time lie came to .S.aginaw and engaged in busi- ness with ills brother, James F., who was carrying on a grocery trade. They continued together for two years and then after a few months spent at Monroe our sulijcct resumed the grocery business and joined in partnership with Mr. North for two years. He then took charge of the business alone and before long disposed of it and a few months later w.as made City Marshal and served in that capacity for aliout six years. He again engaged m the grocery business for five or si.x years and during the last five years of his life was interested in the wholesale liquor business. Mr. Adams had a long sickness before his death which resulted in an abscess on tiie brain, which terminated his career. He was a Democrat in his politics and an .active worker in the interests of the party and was |)i(>mineiitly identified with the Ma- sonic Older and the Knights of liie Maccabees. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 265 His religious belief brought him within the com- munion of the Catholic Church and he was buried from that church. As a business man he was more than ordinarily successful and was active and en- terprising. The marriage of our subject with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Ariel and .Tulia (Morse) Frazec, took place November 25, 1866, and the ceremonj- was performed l)j' the Rev. JMr. Leach, an Episcopal minister. Mrs. Adams is a sister of the well-known funeral director, Walter Frazee. and was liorn at Rome, N. Y., December 2, 1839. The only child who blessed this union is Charles Francis, who is now in his twent\-lirst year and is. with O. F- Seymour. He has been a student in the High School and is a j'oung man of good abilities. This family is connected with the famous Adams family of Massachusetts. ISIrs. Adams is a social, genial lady, and an attendant at the Methodist Episcoi)al Churcli, and she is highly resiiected in tlie com- munity. '^■^i^^li ON. .1 AMES W. GRAHAM. Tlie interests of the liftoon townsliips, which coini)rise the fourth district of Saginaw County are be- ing ably supported in tlie State Legislature by Mr. Graham, who was elected to represent this district in the fall of 1890. Already his keen in- sight into public affairs is being used for the pro- motion of the welfare of his constituency and lie takes an active part in the general legislation per- taining to Saginaw County. He has served in the session of 1891, during which he was Chairman of the Committee on Horticulture, and a member of tlie Committee on Michigan Asylums, and the Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment. Notwithstanding his varied otHcial duties, Mr. Graham finds time to superintend his farm, which comprises one hundred twenty acres on section "23, Fremont Township. He is of Irish birth and was born March 28, 1843, in County Monaghan, Ire- land. His father, John, was also a native of that county, as was his mother, Elizabeth (Wylie) Gra- ham. Our subject was only one year old when he was brought by his parents to America in 1844. they settling in the Province of Quebec, Canada. There thc3' established a home and remained until December, 1868, when, selling their farm, tliey re- moved to the ITnited States, and coming to Mich- igan settled on section 22, Fremont Township, this county. There the parents passed their re- maining years, lie dying .January 9, 18K4, and she September 23, 1891. The parental family comprised four children; our subject, Richard, Samuel W. and Ann, who died in April, 1885; the brothers all reside in Fremont Township. James W. received a common-school education in the Province of Quebec and having been reared on a farm, he early gained a practical knowledge of agriculture. After leaving home he came to Michigan and settled on his present farm in the spring of 1872. Four years prior to coming hither he was married, August 27, 1868, to Jane Graham, who was born June 13, 1851, in Hal- ton County, Ontario, Canada. Her father, .Tames Graham, is now a resident of Fremont Township. Mr. and Mrs. Graham were the parents of five child- ren, three still living, viz; Mattie, who was liorn September 26, 1869, is married and has one child; Bessie, born .luly 3(1, 1877, and James, March 13, 1887. When ]Mr. (Traliam settled upon his present farm it was in almost its primitive condition and upon the eighty acres scarcely a furrow had been turned. He has since added to it, .and has cultivated eighty acres of the place. His first residence was a rude log house, which was replaced in 1886 by a neat dwelling erected at a cost of $700 besides his per- sonal work. In the rear may be noticed the barn, 38x64 feet and the other outb.iildings necessary for the proper carrying on of the farm work. Se\-- eral years ago an orchard was planted, which is now in good bearing condition, while the estate is mostly devoted to general farming. His stock are of good grades and he is especially interested in coarse wool sheep. In his political belief Mr. Graham has always been a stanch Democrat, and has served his fellow- citizens efficiently in various public positions. He has been delegate to almost every county conven- tion held eighteen years, has been Highway Commis- 2(1(1 PORTRAIT AND BIOaRAPIIICAL RECORD. sioiH'r Cor two yi"'!''*- 'I"i't'''>!^"i'i'i' "I Kri'iiiont 'I'own- slup two yi'iU's and SiiiKMvisor Wvc years. In 1X7;! lie aided in urganizing his school disti'ict and has been Treasuicr of the same ever since. Neither he nor his wile has ever been identitied with any c'nucli but they are kind and jjenerous penple, whose |il:icc in the community is an envialilc nuv. In his social relations. Mr. (irahani is a member of Masonic order at St. Charles, in wliicii he has held many of the Chairs, and he is also idcntilicd with the I'atrons of Industry, havinsj' served as Presi- dent of the local orijanization. |[- AOP.KUT J. CAMPISKLL. A river port has many industry's that arc iLot known to an inland city, .among' these is that of dry- docking. Jn IJay City a i)Mrt owner of one of the finest dry docks here is our sul)joct. Their dock is at the foot of Atlantic Street on the Sagi- naw River. It was estalilished in 1«72, lirst as .-i Hoating dock. On Mr. Campbell's becoming con- nected w ith it, in 187.5-7(;, he made of it a grounil dock. It is three hundred and six feet long, lifty- five feet wide at the bottom and eighty feet wide at the top, with a sixteen-inch centrifugal pump which will empty the dock wlu'n occupied by a big- boat in about two hours. The business has continued for the p;ist twelve years without interruption, the linn being com- posed of Mrs. Margaret WittliMUcr. as silent part- ner, and our .subject a»s active partner. Mr. Camp- Ik'11 was born in Alden Township, Erie Count\'. N. v., April 22, isa2. lie is a son of I.eander S. and Mary (Paddock) Campbell. The former is a brother of .ludge S. S. Campbell, late of IJay City. Leander Campbell was a farmei' by cMlling. Ixobert lirst attended the district school in the vitinily of his home anil later the village school. lie remained on the farm until twenty-one years of age, and then apprenticed him.self to le.arn the cari)enter's tr.ade, which he workcil at until coming to I!ay City, October 12, l.s(;2. On first locating in this i)l;u-e our subject en- gaiicil for some time at his tr.'ulrand 'hen was cm- pio\'cd as shipping clerk for the Saginaw ;ind Hay City S.alt Company. lie was then engaged by private parlies in making bridges, docks, hooms, etc., and finally became intere.sted in the dry dock business. The firm own the only gromid dock this side of Port Huron. They have extended the dock recently .'ind liave made of it a very fine alTair. They are now able to dock lioats tliat are three hundred feet in length. Since coming to this city .Mr. ( anipiiell has been .\ldeiinan for two years and served iis Supervisor from the First Ward sixteen years, lie was Treas- ui'er of the city foi' one tei'ni and before the town- ship of Hampton was added to the city, served as its Treasur( r for one year. Eor one year he was Chief of the Fire I)e|)artmeut. Since reaching voting age Mr. ('am[)bell has been a stanch Demo- crat, never scratching his ticket excepting on one occasion, and that was to vote for a neighbor who stood hiu'li in his estimation personallv. -*— '^•#^^-^-- *- ACOI? H. BECKER, who is looked uptni as one of the pioneers of liridgeport Town- ship, Saginaw County, was born in Ken- s.selaer County, N. Y., May 28, 1.S22. lie is a son of (iarardus and Saiah (Finne) Meeker, who were natives of New York and emigrated to Upper Canada when their son was about three years old. There they resided until 1833 when they i-eturned to New York and settling in Niagara County, re- mained there for twenty years. The removal of this family to ^Michigan took place in IKS-"! and they then .settled in Bridgeport Township and undertook farming. To this calling our subject had been trained throughout his life and he had become practical and efficient in c\ciy detail of the work. ()wing to the circumstances sui'i'ounding the family his education had been limited but he has ever aimed to imjirovi' liim.self by reading and observation, and hjis gained intel- ligence and breadth of view in that way. Lois L. Staple was the maiden name of the lady who liccanic the wife of our subject In New ^'ork. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 2f)7 April 23, 1840. She was born in Upper Canada, October 13, 1822, and is a daughter of .lohn D. and FJKebe Staple who were natives of tiiat Prov- ince. Mr. and Mrs. Becker iiave lieen the parents of eight children, four of whom are livin.tf, namely: Jesse, .Jacob, (leori;e and Frederick, and the four who have passed away are Sarah L.. Cyrus, (Jarar- dus and .Tolin. The two last named were soldiers l)elonging to Company B, Twenty-third ]\Iichigan Infantry and gave their lives to their country dur- ing that conflict. When the family came West in IHoS they trav- eled through Canada with a one-horse wagon and a colt, and the family at that time comprised Mr. and Mrs. Becker, and five children. After arriving here they located ui)on the farm wiiere tin y now reside, and their one iumdred and twenty acres of land was then c(im|)letely covered by a primitive forest, which had tn be cleared away Itcfore the land could be cultivated. In this work and in all the trials and pcrph'xi- ties of pioneer life, .Mr. Becker was sustained and aided by the sympathy, wise counsel .and active co-operation of tiiat true helpmate and counselor, his wife. Togethei- they liavc seen the country grow from a forest primeval t*)a region covered by smiling farms and prosperous towns and vil- lages. Mr. Becker is an ohl fashioned .Jacksonian Dem- ocrat and a citizen of [)ublic spirit and enterprise. He is a splendid representative of the typical Mich- igan |)ioneer, a man with flue phy.si(pie, and well informed on topics of general interest. He and his valuable wife have hosts of friends who esteem them most iiiglily for the good tliey have done and wh<^ rejoice heartily in their prosperity. ARTIN F. SCHICK, M. D. The i)rofession which represents tlie beneficent healing art has many noble members wiiose lives are filled with acts of goodness, and whose most strenuous effort is to attain that skill which is necessary in saving life and restoring health. We are therefore gratified to introduce to our leaders a physician who has won for liimM-lf a high place in tlie profession in Saginaw County. Dr. Shick. of Frankenniuth, is one of the most )iroMiiiu'nt physicians and druggists of the county, and has an extensive practice and patronage. Our subject was born in Chicago. III.. .May 2'>. 1861. He, however, passed tjie greater poition of his life, until reaching the age of seventeen years, in Ft. Wayne, Ind. He attended the conuiion schools at Ft. Wayne and then entered the Con- cordia College in that city where he pursued his studies for five yeai's. Then deciding to become a l)hysician he began the study of medicine, fullow- ing the same for one year in Ft. Wayne and two years in New York City, entering the medical de- partment of the University of the city of New York. From this institution he was graduated March 7, 1882. He first engaged in the practice of his chosen iirofession in Chicag'(_>, wheic he rcuiaincd only six months, going thciice to New York City, remaining there also but a few months. After making these several lemovals our subject came to Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, where he has since been engaged in the practice of medicine. Dr. Shiek is the leading physician of this s(>ction of country and enjoys a fine practice. He was a|>- pointed Postmaster during the administration of President Arthur and has lieen the incumbent of that office since his appointment. He has also been Health Otliccr of Frankenmuth Townshi[), having held the position for many years and is also the present incumbent. Our subject was imited in marriage April 1(1, 1884, in Ft. W.ayne. )nd.. his bride lieing .Miss .\nna C. Bruns. Mrs. Schick was liorn in Ft. Wayne, and has borne her luisband three children, namely: Myrtle, Nina, who died when two years old. and Lottie. The father of Dr. Sciiick is Prof. (Tcorge Schick, a teacher of (ireck, Latin and .Vncient llistorv in the Concordia College at Ft. Wayne, for some thirty-six years. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Wilhelmina Zim- merman. Dr. .Schick has taken special ccnwsesof instruction in operative surgery in New York City and I'liy- sical diagnosis and microscoiu', also a special course in urinary .Mnalysis. lie holds :i certificate 268 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. from the Unlversit}- of New York State at Albany for passing a satisfactory examination in classical studies. Our subject has not been so engrossed ii his studies and practice but wliat he li.as found time to devote to other interests, and among tliem he has been Notary Public fm eight years, l^r. Schick is a fine druggist ami carries on the only establishment of that kind in Frankenmuth. Tlie political views of our subject have brought him into sympathy with the movements of the Repub- lican party, and religiously lie is a member of the tierman Lutheran Church. Dr. Schick has been witlely intluential in shaping tlie educational and social progress of Frankenmuth, liis influence being far-reaching and helpful in every way. ICIIAEL HAGARTY, who is one of llie oldest settlers of West Bay City, has a successful factory for the manufacture of hoops at Kawkawlin. His partner is ('. J Smith and the firm title is M. Hagarty & Co. Our subject has resided in the valley since September, 1H()4, and there are not a half dozen citizens here now wiio were here when he came to West Bal- dly. He has done much to promote the upbuild- ing of this town, and his most successful business venture was the plotting of Hagarty 's Addition to West Bay City, and although ilie lots were sold at a very low figure the transaction netted him a handsome profit. Our subject was born in the city of J.,imcrick, Ireland, .luly 11, 1831, and his father, Patrick, was ill the employ of a wholesale dry goods house there. In 1843 he brought to America his family, con- sisting of his wife and five children, making his lirst lioiiu' ill Kingston, where he remained until alioul 18;') 1. Thence ho removed to Peterboro, wiiere he was grain buyer and |)ork packer during the remainder of his days. His death was caused by a railroad accident, he being run over by a lo- comotive wiiicii cut off both his lower limbs. His wife, Margaret Bristol, was born in L'eland and still makes her home in Peterboro. Of her si.x children five grew to maturity and are still living. Until he was nine years old Michael Hagarty attended .school in Liiiieiiik Miid it was in the sin-ing of 1843 that the family emigrated to this country. Tiiey were wrecked on the coa.-2, to Mi.ss Johanna Dailev, whose father, Andrew, was a native of Ireland, and a jMoneer in Canada. He still resides in Peterlioro and is now eighty-five years old, hnt was liereavud in 189(1 liy the death of his wife, who was also a native of Ireland, and whose maiden name was KUen Power. The five ehildren of onr sulijeet were Minnie, .John and Margaret, deeeased, and Frances and Nellie, who are htith graduates of tlie St. ^'in- cent's Academy at Cincinnati, Ohio. (Jnr subject is an earnest and devoted memlier of St. Mary's Catholic Church, of which he is a Trustee, and is a stanch Uepubliean. lie east his first liallot for"old Alie." and has been a consistent member of the Kepulilican party from that day to this. He is on the city committee and is frequently a delegate to uounty conventions. His otHcial work in West Bay City includes two terms as Al- derman, one term on the ^^'ater Works Board and one term on the School Board. The Ancient Or- der of Hibernians is the social order with which he is connected. His beautiful home is attractive in its exteriorand delightfully linisliedand furnished, and his wife and daughters arc ladies of education and more than ordinary accomplishments. "o2- ^/^ HENRY SHEARER. The oldest and most If — - jirominent real-estate firm in Bay C'ity is V^Ji^J that of Sheaier Bros., which consists of the gentleman whose portrait is presented cm the ojipo- site page, and his tirother, James B. The original firm name was James Shearer it Son, and for a more complete account of the organization of this s\icceesful business enterprise, the reader is re- ferred to the biography of , lames .Shearer, which appears in another portion of the Ri;( ouu. The subject of this notice was boi-n in Detroit, Janu- 12 ary 3. IS.").'?, and lemiived to Bay City in April, 1H(!;"). The early cducation.al .•uhanlages which wei'e enjoyed by Mr. Shearer included oiu> year spent in the Bay City High School, a three-year course in the Phiio M. Patterson School, a private in- stitution of high grade in Detroit, and an atten- dance of one year in a military .acaderriy at Ciu'ster. Pa. After completing his education he returned to Bay City, and entered the employ of the hniiber firm of James Shearer ct Co., beginning as a laborer in the yards, and continuing until by a series of promotions he became book-keejier. For five years he devoted his exclusive attention to that line of liusiness until 1877, when he began operations in real estate with his fatiier, and has continued in that business uufil the present. In 1880 the title of tlie firm was changed to Shearei- Bros, by the admission of James B. Shearer. They have very large interests m Bay City, hand- ling business property exclusively, and their office is in the Shearer Bros. Block at No. 81111 Adams Street, which they own. They handle all of the extensive interests of their father, besides those of ;i large nunilier of non-residents, and carry on the insurance business in c(mnection with real estate. They are doing by far the lai-gest real- estate busine-ss of .any firm in the cit\'. ( )ur subject is Secretary of the Elm Lawn Ceme- tery Company, President of the Bay C'ountv Land Company, Limited, Vice-President of the Bay County Savings Bank and I'residentof the Shearer Bros. Laud Company, all of which are incorjjor- ated companies. For nine years he has 'leen on the Board of Water Commissioners for the city, and has also been one of the Fire Commissioners since the organization of that branch of the city service. He is one of the Directors of the Les Chencaux Island Association, which is a summer resort near Mackinaw Island. In the social (orders ^Ir. Shearer is |>roniinent. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, where he has reached the thiitv-second degree, and belongs to the Bay City Commandery, the Detroit Consis- tory and the Mystic Shrine. His marriage, which was solemnized August 22, 187fi, united him with Elva I)., daughter of the late 1). Culver, formerly 272 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. one of the prominent lumbermen of this city. Both Mr. !inulilican, but does not permit liis name to lie used foi' an election. •g^ y»;AI>TER D. YOlINCi, one of the most in- / rtuential Inisiness men of Bay City, is W^ Treasurer oC the Michigan Log Towing Company. ^■ice-President of the Bay City Brewing Company, I'resick'nt and ^Manager of the Young Trans|)ortation Company, and mcinlier of the Arm of Young Ih'os. cV Co., coal and wood dealers. He is a thorough bnsine."^s man, and his fine i)hysique and comin.andiug appearance as well .as genial na- ture, make him a universal favorite. iSIr. Young was born in Albany. X. Y., Septem- ber 2.'), IS.'j.'i. and there resided until ISTlt. His father, (Jeoige Young, was born in Scotland, and came to this country at the age of twelve, locating in Albany, and there engaging as a clerk in the grocerv line, into which he afterward entered in- dependently, becoming a wholesale and retail mer- cli.ant. In IK7(t he brought his family to Bay City, and here organized and liecamcthe Vice-President of the Bay City IJank, in which he continued un- til his death. His widow, who still resides here, became the mother of four children, of wlnmi our subject is the youngest. She was born in Bethle- hem, neai- Albany, and her m:iiden name was Annie McCormiek. The conunon schools and acadeujy of Albany furnished the education of oui- subject until he was removed to this city, where he attended the High Scliool, and at the age of eighteen began clerking in the Bay City l'..ank, where he remained for five yeais. The brewing businos was begun by him in 1X77. under the lirm name of C. E. Young it Co., and they bought out the Arm of \'an Meter it Co., and built up thiir present successfid Inisine.ss from a small beginning. In 1IS81 the business w.as iiu'orporateil nudeitlie name of the I>,ay City Brew- lug Company, and was enlarged so that they now occupy au entire block, and h;ive the largest busi- ness of this kind in the Saginaw \'alley. Prior to this time Mr. Young engaged (piite largely in operating vessels on the lakes, and still has an inteiest in that line. In March, 1H!>1, he organized the Young Transportation Comjiany, and in December, 189(», started the Michigan Log Towing Company. The Young brothers have two boats on the lake engaged in the ore and grain busine.ss, namely, the steamer "Arizona" and the schooner ••Plymouth." The Log Towing Com- pany owns a number of large and powerful tugs, some of the largest on the lakes, anay to the Saginaw Kiver. .Mr. Young has a large interest in real estate in B:iy City, and his residence is at No. «1 t Center Avenue, which forms a delightful family home. He has one daughter, Fannie M., and one son Waller l).,.lr. Since the organization of tlie Board of Elec- tric Light Commissioners, lie h.as been a member of it, and he is also couuei'ted with the Masonic Tem- ple Association. He is a Knight Templar, and a IMason of the Th"irty-second degree, besides belong- ing to the Mystic Shrine of Detroit. H 1) EX.] AM IN S. KRLPP. The highest art is lliat which preserves a true representation of I the human face, that highest work of the Creator. One who can delineate with brush or pencil those indications of character and disposition, which tell the tale of thought and pur- pose, so that a perfect face stands out before one, possesses more than dainty touch or faultless col- oring and must be a true artist. To know that Mr. Krup)i, of Saginaw, is such a man one needs Initio study the lieautiful works of his studio, comparing his artistic i)ortraits with the faces thus delineated. An .artist by nature, Mr. Krupp has from childhood devoted liis energies to the stiidv and portrayal of human beauty, and his reward has largely been in the satisfaction of his artistic \(\e:i\. \\'hile the luisincss of a |ihotogr;ipliic and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 273 portrait studio must to a certain extent meet the popular demand, il lias Iuhmi Mr. Ivriipp"s ciide.Tvoi' to educate the public to a just appietiatidii of a liner style of facial reproduction. The free-hand crayons of this artist arc models of lieauty and faithful resemblnnccand his India ink portraits arc unsiupassed in delicacy of tone and accuracy of shade, and have a (inish and strength found only in true works of art. His studio is located at 123 North Raiim Street, East Saginaw, where he estalilished himself in his ))resent business ni 1H87. In his India ink ixirtraits he uses that recent invention which is known as the "air brush," and which is extolled by many famous artists, lie usually employs four artists in addition to doing much of the best work himself, and his is consid- ered superior to all other houses in the Saginaiv Valley. Our subject was born August (1. 181)1, in llainil- toii, Ontario, and his father, the Rev. Samuel lvrui)|), a minister of the Evangelical Association w.as located at Tavistock, Ontario. His mother's maiden name was Magdelene Wegenast. Samuel Krupp was a native of Pennsylvania and ;it one time preached in Buffalo, N. Y., and his family was one of those who settled in Pennsylvania at a very early day. Benjamin Krujip took up the work of his life at the age of fifteen at Toronto, and when eighteen years old went to Chicago, with the intention of studying the fine arts and spent one season in Philadelphia with an artist cousin. Upon his re- j turn to Philadeljihia, he devoted one season to ; lessons in oil painting and returned to Canada and began work. His first studio for general work he opened at Stratford, Canada, in 1882 and there he i-emained for five years giving his attention to the best portrait work, and after that he spent six months in traveling through the South, but finally located at Saginaw and liegan building up his bus- iness here. The marriage of our subject took jilace, Novem- ber 11, 1883 and he was then united with Miss Charlotte Crosson, of Stratford. To them has been i granted two children, Lillie and Gerald. Mrs. Krupj) IS a devoted and active member of the Bap- tist Church. For some years past oiu' subject has been a member of the Order of Odd Fellows at Saginaw and the Free and Accepted Masons. Their beautiful and well furnished home is situated on Howard Street and the house was erected under the person.'il supervision of .Mr. Krnpii. Vl/ GUIS LISKOW. (ierman enterprise .and conservatism have done as much for Saginaw County as for every other portion of the Union where the quick perceptions of the peojile of the Teutonic race have seized opi>ortunities and have developed industries that have returned them a rich reward. The gentlem.an of whom we write is one of these, the family to which he belonged being one of the best known in this county by virtue of their eiiter[)rise and progressiveness,which have so largely develojied the resources of this re- gion. He resides on section 22, Thoinastown Town- ship, Saginaw County. He was born in Lippehne, Prussia, November 25, 184^(. He is a son of John G. and Caroline (Siefert) Liskow. both of Prussia; the father waslx'rnMay 25,1814. He first studied to l)e a machinist and then entered a general store in which he continued until he came to America in 1H50. He spent some time in prospecting for a locati<»n and finally settled in this township in July, IH51,on section 13. He possessed some means which hi' invested in a farm of eighty acres that was located on the river road. He also purcha.sed a large amount of lumber land from which he sold the timber and kept the hind, thereby realizing very handsoniels'. Our subject's father was at one lime the pos- sessor of twelve eighty-acre tracts of lanil besides the homestead. He [nesen ted each of his chil- dren with one lmn of the Republican party, believing thein best calculated to serve our public interests. He li.as served as delegate to county conventions and is in every respect an honorable man, whose record is one of which his family and friends may be justly proud. N ♦5s*:SE-3- y r *^s*i ~^ ^ EORGE W. AMES. The gentleman whose portrait a|ipcars on tlie opposite page is one J(^ of the most active and ijushing real-estate men of Bay City. His office, wherein many large deals are consummated, and hundreds of houses and lots as well as thousands of acres of land ex- changed, is located in the Pluenix Block, where he has been engaged in his special line for the jiast three j-ears. Since October, 188!), he has been a member of the firm of Brigham, Ames k Ileatley, Abstractors, who have the business of the leading Ijauks and railroads of this State, and the most prominent attorneys as well as other citizens. Mr. Ames" real-estate liusinejs is entirely separate from the abstract office. He occupies two hand- some offices at Xos. 304 and 307 Ph(enix Block, and has the most complete office of the kind in the State, containing copies of the orighial plats of Bay County, besides maps giving the exact size of all lots, locations of sewers, water mains, street railways .and belt line raih'oads of both cities. He publishes the largest list of property in the county and is a firm believer in printers' ink as he is the largest advertiser in any kind of business in the city. He is also Secretary of the Avondale Land Comp.any, which is a corporate institution, made so by its charter datc(l .hiiic 22. 1801. This i-om- 278 rORTKAlT AND ElOGllAl'lIlCAL RECORD. p.iny lias a capital stock of *!2.").0()(l, and its officers arc as follows: Joseph Turner, {'liaiiiiiaii ; ( Jeorge W. Ames, Sccreluiy; A. A. Knojifcl, 'I'reasnrer; and it inchides anioni>- its directors and stockholders many of the most prominent men in this vicinity. (ieorjie W. Ames was horn in Albion. X. V., ( )ctolier .'il, inr)2. and is a son of (ieoige C. and Sarah (Howell) Ames. His father still lives and is engaged in the mcicanlilc Imsiness. Mr. Ames was educated in the pulilic schools of Erie, Pa., but his desire to follow railroading was so strong that at the age of sixteen he secured a position as news agent on the Philadelphia ik Erie IJailroad, and at the age of seventeen accepted a position as l>rakeman on the Erie A' Pittsburg Railroad, his run lieiiig from.VUeghany City tf) Sliarix-ville, Pa. In 1H7(I he came to Detroit and secured a position as brakeiii.-in with tlie Detroit. Lansing A' Lake Michigan Uailroad (now the Detroit, Lansing A' Northern) and ()ctr>bcr A. 1S72 was transferred to tlic Detroit iV I>ay City H:iilroad, then under the same inaiiagement. 'I'lic .Michigan Central Rail- road shortly afterwards purchased the road, under whose management he remained until May 11, 188H, during which time he held the position as passenger conductor for twelve years, the last six years his run being from 15a\' City to Mackinaw. Believing the mad to wealth was through the acipiirenient of real estate. Mr. Ames, in 1)^71 com- menced to buy and sell property, and through agents in Detroit, Chicago and Hay City, he has been successful. Within three weeks from tiie time of scvi'iing his connection with the Michigan Central Railroad he opened the oUices wjiich he now occupies, ami that he has made his business ;i success in cx'cry p;irtirul:ir is vouched foi- by the fact that lii^ has had charge of most of the large real estate transac-tions made in the city and county since June 1, IHSH. Within the [last three years Mr. Ames has built a number of modern 'louses costing from ¥1,200 to ^7.0(11). the la>l one tompletcd being his elegant resideiu'c at No. I IHi.s ( niter .Vvenue. He has large propeitN iiilere>l> in Detroit. Chic:igo. 15ay City and Wot I'.ay City, .-ind is the sole owner of seveiit\ -si'veii .•!( resof land at Topinabee. which is located on Mullet Lake seventeen miles south of Cheboygan. IMicli.. and* on the line of the inland steamboat line which runs between Petoskcy and Mackinaw. It is also on the line of the Michigan Central Railroad which has four express trains daily. Topinabee contains a number of pretty cottages, tirst-class hotels, post-otlice, telegraph otlice, express office etc. The property owned by Mr. Ames is platted and attractively laid out, nuist of it being on a terrace thirty feet above the level of the lake. Topinabee is rapidly coming to the front as (me of the most desirable |)laces in north- ern Michigan at which to siiend the summer numtlis. Mr. .Vines has resided in Bay City since .May 1. 1S74. and his home is ])resided over by his estima- ble wife. .leniiie .\., daughter of (luy E. Thompsfm. Mr. .Vines is a member of .Iopi>a Lodge, No. 31a, Blanehard Chaiitcr No. oil, Bay City Commandery No. 2(i. Kniglitsof Pythias No. 2;3, ITniforined Rank. St. (ieorges Societ3-, Bay City Club and Bay City Business Men's Association. _^] ^^^m=^ "S) ;,HS. ELLEN DEEOAN. This estimable lady to whom we would call the attention L*^ of our leaders, is an old .settler in Bay County, and is now living at her beauti- ful home at No. 70(i Third Street. Bay City. She is the daughter of John Bean, and was born in Toledo, ( )liio, Pebiuary 1, 181(1. Her father was born ill County Kildare, Ireland, and his father, the grandfather of our subject, was Fijincis liean, a farmer in the Emerald Isle. -lohii lieau <'ame to the ,1'iiited States when a young man and (mgaged as a contractor at Little Falls. N. Y. When h>aving the lunpire State he went to Toledo .'iiid thence to Adrian, this State, where he was contractor on the railroad, following that occujiation for many years. He then ran a line of drays, and died in Adrian in l><71.wlien fifty-seven years of age. In polities he was a stanch Democrat, and always gave of his means in aiding forward any good movement which would benefit the community. Mrs. Ella (White) Bean, the mother of oursub- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 279 jeet, was lioni in County Tipperary, Ireland, in llSfu;, Mild fMiiu- ulit'ii a VDUiiir lady to America. Her fatliei-, Tlioiiia.s ^Vllile, the i;iandfatlier of (nir subject, was alsoa iiati\e of the Knieiahl Ish'. and was a farmer liy occu|ialiiiii and a well-lo-chi land- h)rd. The mother of Mrs. Deegaii pa.ssed fiom this life when eiiihtv-four years of aye in Adrian. Reliifiously, she adhered liiiiily to the Catholic faith. The parental family consisted of live chil- (iren, of whom our suliject was the second in order of liirth. Her lirotliers and sisters were Michael, who is a resident of Adrian; Kate, deceased; Mag- gie, who is a Sister in the convent at Monroe. Mich.; Mary. .^Irs. .1. C. Tarsney. of Kans.as City. Our subject was five \ears of au:e when her pa- rents removed to Adrian, and in that city she re- ceived her tine education, beiui;' iiraduated from the Iliu'li School. When seventeen she bciian teach- inj; in jMedina Count\', and later taujiht in Adrian until her marriage, Novemlier 21, IHIJ;?, at which date she was united to John C. Kline. INIr. Kline was born in Penu.sylvania, in March, IKK), and was broujiht liy his parents to White Pigeon when very young. Me received his education in that place and was made Principal of the Adrian Schools. In April, 1H(').'5, Mr. Kline, in comi)any with li. Lourim, came to Bay City and started a grocery on the present site of the Campbell House. This they ojierated successfully for four years, when tlieir store was destroyed by fire, thus occasioning what was to them a great loss. Mr. Kline died February X, 1^67, greatly mourned l)y all his friends. Our subject was married a second time. .lanuary 7, 1«()8, in Bay City, to Thomas Deegan, who was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, December 25, 1832. He accompanied his parents to Canada, and in about 18();3 came to Bay County and located in Kawkawlin, where he was engaged as " mine host " of tlie Kawkawlin House. Two years later, how- ever, he made Bay Cit.v his al)iding-iilace and ran the Ontarit) Hotel on Saginaw Street, between Fifth and Center. He continued as proprietor of hotel until the time of his death, which occurred September 7. 187-1. In politix's he was a firm Dem- ocrat, always casting his vote in favor of that bod v. He adhered to Catholic principles in religion and was an influential member of that Church. Catiierine Kline, the eldest daughter of our sub- ject's lirst marriage, is now Mrs. K. E. Carney, and resides in Bay City. Of the second marriage were born Mary E., now Mrs. .\. II. Hess, a graduate of St. .James" School in Hay City, and Anna M., also a graduate of St. James' School, who is a teacher. They are all membeis in good standing of the Catholic Church. Mrs. Deegan is living in retirement at her beautiful home, but besides tliat property owns real estate on Saginaw Street and in other parts of the city. jNIrs. Deegan is a thorough-going busi- ness woman, is intelligent and highly esteemed bj^ all who come in contact with her. RED WILLIAM EDELMANN, M. D. Few of our young Americans I'lave gone to work more vigorously to make a success of life than he whose name is at th(? head of this sketch. He is a native of Bay City, and was born April 26, 1864. He IS the youngest son of John G. Edel- raann. wdio emigrated from Oermany in 1847 and became a pioneer of Saginaw County, having been in succession a farmer, merchant and contractor. He is now engaged In the real-estate and insurance business at Saginaw, to which city he removed w ith his family in 1867. From the age of seven until 1879 our subject attended the public .schools of Saginaw. B}- na- ture a student, he be('ame desirous to tit himself for professional life, and in 187!) entered the Ca]i- ital I'niversity at Columbus, Ohio, where he pur- sued the literary course for three years. At the end of that time he was compelled to relinquish his studies for a time on account of failing eye- sight. In the fall of 1882 he began to pursue the medical course in the riiiversity of ^Michigan, and after an attendance of two years at that institution he entered the noted hospital and college at New York that is known asBellevue Hospital, and alter a most rigid course there he took his degree as Doctor of Medicine from that institution, in 1880. 280 PORTFvAlT AND BlOGltA-PlJICAL RECORD. In seeking for a location in which to besrin the inaeliw of his profession lie naturally turned toward his home State, and licuan to practice at Port Huron, remainintr there inic and a half years. While there he pul)]ished the first (;ernian news- paper of that city — the Port Huron Herald. 1 1 was his maiden effort in journalism, and, altlK>uuli he was only twenty-one years of age and the paper was obliged to struggle desperatel3- for a financial existence.it proved a literary success, and our sub- ject beg.an to lind his reputation as a medical man eclipsed by his reputation as a journalist. Jealous of his medical honoi's he sold his paper and re- moved to East Saginaw, in 1887. Our subject pursued his calling diligently until 1889, when he was elected President of the Board of education at Saginaw. His term expired in July, 1891. During iiis term of office lie was the young- est member of llie Hoard, but he was instrumental ill obtaining many advantages for the city The same year he was also appointed Ilealtli Officer of the city and in 188!) he was elected at Detroit Su- l)riine Medical Kxainiiior of I'liitcd Friends of Alicliigan, a frjitcrial bcnclit soeicly, a position of honor and ifspoiisibilily. Dr. Kilciiii.-uiii is a ni.-iii of superior mental cali- bre and both speaks and writes vigorously and tluently. Dining his incuiiibeiicy in j)ositions of trust he li.is licru ;iblc to ad\aiice and make more general >;mitaiy laws that ha\f greatly benelited the people. Most iiiipMici,-itions, .•iiid is most actively connected with the State .Medical Association. He is a member of the staff of St. Mary's IIospil;il. and also a member of the staff of Bliss Hospital. Dr. Edelniann w.is united in marriage, May 28, I.S,s:». :it Poll Huron, to Miss Amelia, daughter of John ('. Kaunieier. .a prominent contractor. In their chiircli relatic^ns he and his wife are con- nected with St. John's Luther m Church. AVhile in the discharge of his jiublic duties, the Doctor succeeded in effecting the abolishment of surface wells on school property .and also in insisting on the introducti(m of filters in school and the re- (luirement of a health officer's certificate before a child, having suffered from contiigioiis disease, could recommence attendance at school. i ' ■ I I I'll I ' I 'I RANK liOSSMAX. Among the native sons ?(- of ^Michigan who are doing business in Bay ^ City, and have become prominent through their active co-operation with the best men of the place in promoting the higher interests of the peo- ple, is Mr. Uossman, a member of the .School Board and a successful dealer in clothing. He was born ill Orion, Oakland County, October If!, 1840, and his father, Samuel, and his grandfather, Joini Uossman. were both New Yorkers, the latter, born at Hudson, being a farmer and a diuin-ni;ijor in the War of LSI 2. Ill IT'.tOthe r.-imily located at Oxford. Oakland County, and look up ( io\einnient land, thus be- coming early settlers in that county and improving some five hundred acres. The grandparents of our subjed spent together a happy wedded life of .sixty-two yeais, and the grandfather survived until he reached the age of ninety-two. The Hossmans lielong to an old F^nglish family of (lernian origin. They settled at Li\iiigston manor on the Hudson, and are still re|>resented there. The four grandparents of our subject aggregated ill age three liiiiidred and thirty-two years. When th<' father of our subject was about twenty-one years of age he came West and estab- lislied hiniseU' in a log house upon :\ new farm, becoming owner of one hiindied and thirty acres near Oxford, iinil building one of the first frame houses in that vill.age. He was a carpenter and found plenty of work to do in the way of contract- ing and building. After the death of his wife he came to Bay (its and wa> with our siiliject until death supervened at the age of se\eiity-(ive years. His wife, Clara ( Decker) Ko.ssman.was born in New :\ ,^^m ^■ !^ /.^ /^ / PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 283 York, near Rochester, and her father, Jesse Decker, was ii iintive of Connection I and came to Michigan in \HW. lie was a Justice of the Peace and an inn-keeper, and lived to reach tiie age of eighty- live. Mrs. Clara Russinan died in Oxford at the age of fifty-six years, and of her three children two are living, namely, our subject and Maria, who is Mrs. Summers, of Oxford Township. Frank Rossman was early associated with the Indians, going hunting with them and finding thetu delightfully adventurous companions. He was a good shot, and indeed all the family were hunters. The j'outh remained at home until he reached the age of fifteen years when he began clerking in Orion at a salary of 140 a year, which was increased the second antl third years respect- ively, to $80 and $150, and he continued with his employer. J. A. Rowley, for seven years, and in 1862 started the business which he still follows. Mr. Rossman established himself first in I'oiitiac and had a paitner for three years, after which lie sold out his business and spent some time in Oil City, Pa. In IHTO he came to East S.aginaw and o|K'ned a i lothing store in paitnership with "Little .lacke" Selignian, the milli(.)naire banker of that city, and thus continued for four years, after which he sold out his interest and removed to Pontiac. • where he carried on a clothing business under the liiin naiiie of Rossman tt Fox. It was in February, 1881, that iMr. Rossman and Jo.seph Seligman es- tiblishcd themselves as wholesale and retail cloth- iers in Pay City, but seven years later our subject bought his partner's interest and now carries on business inider liis own name at No. 712 Washing- ton Avenue. The marriage of Frank Rossman and Emma, daughter of ( harlesJ.Fox a commission merchant of Pontiac, took [ilace in 1S(1(). The lady is a na- tive of Manchester, England, and her fatlu'r was born in Calcutta, India, and is a direct descendant of Charles J. Fox, the English statesman. Their five children are Harry Lee, Ellen Florence (Mrs. W. Williams) Emni.^ (iracc, Edith Leonore and Frank Fox. On the School Board Mr. Rossman has been etticii iit as a member of the finance com- mittee, and he is a member of the Free and Ac- cepted Masons, and the Royal Arch Masons, sis well as the Knights of the Maccabees. His politics are of the Rejiublican order, and although he is not a politician he is deeiily interested in the movement of national and local affairs. ^>-^^. and Horace Smith, of the Geneva Hotel, which they fitted up .as a sanitarium. How- ever, at the expiration of one year, Mr. .ludd sold his interest .and went to Canada, where he with two other parties made a contract to supply the (ireat Western Railroad with wooil between Niagara Falls and Detroit, He also carried on the 284 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Niim- business between Detroit and Milwaukee for tiie Detroit iV Grand Haven RaiU-oad. During the fall of 1864, soon after his arrival in East Saginaw, lie organized the Fii-st National Rank and was made its first President, wliieli position he has lield to the present time. Aside from his banking interests, ]Mr. .Iiidd has been engaged in tlie mamifaeture of pine lumber, dealing in pine lands and investing in sawmills. At the present time he is largely interested in soutiiern timijer land, and owns jjroperty on the Pearl River in Mississippi. In 1888 he withdrew from active participation in the lumber business on account of failing iiealth. From its first organ- ization until May, 1891, he was Secretary and Treasurer of the Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron Railroad, and upon resigning tliat position was elected Vice-President. The first wife of Mr. Judd died leaving no children. Our subject was afterward united with Virginia, daughter of Dr. Lucius Liley, of ISIoravia, N. v., and they have two sons, Clarence L., who is Cashier of the First National Hank; and Frank R, who is a nicMibci' uf the linn of (iilbert it Judd, dealers in real estate. Our subject has been Presi- dent of the Uoard of l'nl)lic Works and also a member of the Sewer Hoard. In politics he is a stanch Repul)lican. His career furnislies an excel- lent exanii)le for the young, as he commenced in business with no means and has attained his hand- some fortune without help from any source. As a business man he is held in high esteem and has been largely in>trnnient;\l in promoting the best interests of .S;igiii:iw. The lithogiaphic poitiait of iMr. .ludd acconi- l)anies this sketch of his life. li-^i-i^l ^1 ^ AMES K.SAINDEKS. Amongthemost prom- inent industries of the Saginaw A'alley is the manufacture of .salt, and few residents of Hay City have lieen more directly c(m- liected with the development of this important prodiul than the geiitJeniim whose name intro- duces this brief biographical notice. He is now Superintendent of the Butmann & Rust Mill and Salt Works and is well known as one of the early citizens of Saginaw Valley. His native home is in England, wlieie he was born in County Kent, April 1 1, 1840. His parents, William and Mary ((irigsby) Saunders, were also lx)rn in England, whence they removed to America a few years after their mar- riage. They settled in Oakland County, this State, where tliey remained until 1861, and then coming to Saginaw the father held the position of janitor of the public schools for ten or fifteen years. The parents are now deceased, the fathei' dying July 31, 1881, and the mother surviving until December. 18111. Their family comprised six sons, namely: Edwin, now agent of the Flint iV- Perc Maniuette Railroad at Saginaw: William, who is a farmer residing in Mayville: Joseph, a merchant of Saginaw; Eben, a Sunday-school missionary of Dakota, who was sent out by the Presbyterian Sunday-school Hoard; Charles, who is in business in .Saginaw City .as a tinsmilh; anil onr subject, who was the Ihii'd in order of birth. The mother remained in .Saginaw until the tune of her death and was buried there December ;5(), 1K!)1. Our subject accompanied his parents to the I'liiled .States in 18;')! and with them settled in Oakland County, where his father operated as a farmer. He received no schooling after he was nine years t>ld, and the practical knowledge which he now po.s.-iesses was acquired by ob^ervrition and reading during his few leisure moments. At the age of nine years he went to work in a paper mill in Kent and re- mained thus employed until he came to this conn- try. Here he found work on various farms until he was nineteen years old. when he came to the Saginaw ^';\lUy and engaged in the lumber busi- ness, finding cinpU>yment in the woods during the winter and on the river during the summer. In 18(!7 'Sir. Saunders entered the en)i)h)y of Harnard A' Hinder and after faithfully serving tlum for four yeais was promoted to take I'harge of their mill, in which capacity he remained eight years. Later he was with Hamilton. MeClnre it Co.. of Zilwaukie. for two years, then in the ein- plo\ of .lohii Welch one Near, and with llackus A' Hindei- foiu years. He has held his present respon- sible |)osilion for six years, and now has chari;e of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 285 sixty-five men, beinsj afenoral superintendent of till' ollice, and salt and lumber worlds. He lias never cared for otKee uor taiien niucli interest in politics, hut is prominent in social circles. Although conscientious and faithful in the dis- charge of the duties associated with his business, Mr. Saunders finds his greatest pleasure in his do- mestic life, and he and his wife, formerly Miss Margaret Ann Earl, of Saginaw, have a pleasant home on the corner of Twenty-lifth and Wilson Streets. Of their union, which occurred October 12, 18()1, they have two living children: Charles Edward, now fourteen years of age, and Cora, aged ten years. The greatest sorrow of this other- wise liap[)y union has been the death of six chil- dren, namely: Mary II., who died at the age of twenty-one years; Charles, sixteen; Frank H., ten; William .T.. eleven; Flora, ten years old; and N'ellie. who died in infancy. Socially Mr. Saunders is a member of Saginaw ^■alley Lodge, No. 154, F. ct A. M.; Saginaw Val- ley Chapter, No. 36; Bay City Council, F. c\: A. M.; and St. Bernard Commandery, No. 1(). For two years he has been Master of Saginaw Valley Lodge, and has also served as High Priest of .Toppa Chap- ter for five years. In 1871-72 he was a member of the Coininon Council of Saginaw and belongs to the Kay City t'ouneil, being Alderman for the Fifth \Vaid. lie is held in high esteem through- out the county and the part he has taken in de- veloping its resources js uo unimportant one. "g^ •f^i^^j^ •?••"«= =®-i' [kji ICllAFL (iAKLANI), a i)romineiit citizen /// l\\ "'^ ^*''V t'ity, was born in Cape Vincent, I ll* .leffer. on County. N. Y.. .Tanuary 17,1838, •'' and i~ the son of William and Auriiia (Cross) (iailnnd. His father, who was born in England, was a machinist by trade and at an early age removed to America. settling in New York and there jiassing his remaining years. In his youth our subject received a practical common-school education in his iiati\'e place, and afterward learned the trade of a millwright ajid machinist with his father. He had few of the opportunities which are afforded to the young people of the present gene- ration, but he imj)roved every advantage given him and is now a well-informed man. In 1857 Mr. (rarland came to Michigan, locating ill Manistee and engaged in building a sawmill. Thence he visited various cities of this State and Wisconsin, erecting mills and putting in machinery. He also owned .and operated a boat in Cassville, Grant County, Wis., until 18.58, and operated a mill at the same place. In 1858 he again went to Manistee, where he built and operated mills, and from there journeyed to Kau Ch.dre, AVis., of which he was one of the first settlers. During his resi- dence there the people became greatly excited on account of the Indian disturbances in Minnesota, which, lu)wever, were settled amicalily. Mr. Gar- land operated mills likewise in Chippewa Falls. After the lireaking out of the Civil War Mr. (iarland enlisted in Augu.st, 1862, in Company I, Tliiitietli Wisconsin Infantry, as a private, and with his regiment became an integral part of the Seventeenth Corps. He was ordered to the North- west in the Indian country .and was stationed at Ft. Union, at the mouth of the Yellowstone River. So isolated was the regiment that its members did not learn of the close of the war until .Tune 6, 1865, when they were ordered to return East. They went down the Missouri River to St. Louis by boat, and from there to Louisville, Ky., where with the Tenth Missouri Regiment they did provost duty during the mustering out of .Sherman's Arm_v. On October 28, 1865, ^Ir. Garland was mustered out at Madison, Wis., .as a brave soldier who, al- though he had not faced the enemy on the bloody battlelield, hadyet endured innumerable hardships and had braved perils no less hazardous to human life than those desperate encounters with a deter- mined enemy. Returning to the pursuits of peace, Mr. (iarland took charge of the machine shops of Eau Claire during the winter of 1865-66. and .assisted in building a mill at firavel Island, Wis., where he reiii;iiiied for two years. From there he returned to Hau Claire and took charge of the building of a mill for Messrs. Ingiaham A' Canada, with whom he reiiiaiiied for two \e:irs. .Next we liiid him in Muskegon where he superintended the construction 286 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of sawdust feeder machinery, of which he was one of the patentce-s. In Maivli, 1870, lie came to Baj' CouiiLy, arriving in Saginaw March 20, and pro- ceeding to Bay City, where he operated a sawdust feeder for Messrs. A. Rust & Co., it being the first in the city. At present lie owns and operates an extensive business, the Standard Machine Works, foundry and brass foundry, also a wood work plant situated at Twenty-sixth and Soutii Water Streets, which occupies fourteen lots and alleys and employs sixty-five men and the pay roll aggregates $750 per week. The total output uf 181) 1 aggre- gated $120,000. Mr. Garland married ^lis.s S. L. ^"l■adonllUl•g, of Durand, Wis., and one child h.as been granted to them — Harrison W. In his political afflliations Mr. Garland is in thorough sympathy witli the Republican party, and never fails to cast his ballot for its candidates. His life has been a busy one and his private enterprises have called for his closest attention, nevertheless he finds time to listen to the ajipeais of those in distress and is a generous supporter of all worlliy measures. i^OBKRT S. WlivKV is a |)ractical lioise- shoer and general blacksmith, doing a good business in his special line at No. 314 North llainilton .Street. He was born at Lewistoii, Niagara County, N. Y., November 17. lH;i;i. He is the son of .Incol) and Margaret (Stalil) Wiley, the former n native of New York aiul of Scotch ancestry, while the niotlier was born in IVniisylvania and comes of good old Dutch par- ents. •lacoli ^Vil('y was a l)lackMnilli by ocadies of Honor. Patrons of Industry, Iron Hall, and tiie Dody of Orangemen, having represented tlie latter society in tiie general lodges in New Vork and Pittsburg. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was married November 17, 1857, to Miss Louisa A.' Hay ward, tlic ceremony being performed on his twenty-fourth birthday. Mrs. AViley is a n.a- tive of Aylmer, Ontario, where her birth oceuned P^ebruary 22, 18.S7. Their home at No. oil North Fayette Street is a i)leasant one. aijd they are greatly respected in their community. One daugh- ter has been born to our subject and his wife — Mabel Alt)crta, who is an accomplished nnisici.an and has devoted some time to teaching that art. She has latelj' com])leted the course of study in the. International Business College at Parsons. Willie is an adopted sou of Mr. Wile3- and is now aged fourteen years, having been one of the fam- ily since he was three years old, and to whom they are all greatly attached. Mr. Wiley is a man of marked indiviiluality and sti'iking personal appearance, and when once seen is never forgotten. He carries on an e.Kten- sive business and has lieen extremely successful in its operation, and it is not taomucli to say that in whatever branch of liusine-is he engages its suc- cess is assured ,Tr^,p:V. (iEORGE FLINT WARREN. The an- lt?*( costry of the Rev. Mr. AVarren, pastor of A \\\ First Baptist Church of Saginaw, is closely *^^ allied with that of Oen.Wari'en, the hero of Bunker Hill. His father, Capt. J.acob Warren, was prominently connected with the military system of Mass.achusetts, having received a thorough training and being widely known in his otticial position. In his earlier 3^ears he had settled on a farm near Ashby, Mass., wiiere his son George was born, October 29, 1831. The mother of our subject w.as Sarah, daughter of the Rev. Elienezer Hulibnrd, a noted Congregational minister of Marblehead, Mass., whose wife was the daughter of Gen. .lohii Glover, whose statue stands on Boston Common. The paternal grandfather of 'Slv. Warren w.as a n.ative of England who emigrated at an early age to New England, (ireat endurance .and longevity have characterized both branches of the family-, several of whom have exceeded the age of ninety years. After passing his early years on a farm .-uid in the Appleton Academy, at Ipswich, N. II., young Warren entered the Westfield Normal School to fit himself for the duties of a teacher. He com- pleted a course in 1852, and being then twenty- one years of a2;e began school work. During his principalship of the Chatham Seminary a number of his students were led to cousecr.ate their lives to God, and his earnest devotion to the principles of Christianity and his love for Ins pupils led him into a sort of p.astoral work for them, which re- sulted in a request from the members of the Baptist Church that he would become their pastor. Being thus inducted into the work of the ministry he re- ceived from time to time other calls to this work and also took charge of the Baptist Church .t1 West Harwick, ten miles distant. A three years' pastorate at North Attleboro w.as succeeded by a call to Lowell in 1860, and dui ing the days of the war his efforts were given to both his i).astoral work and the sujiport of the fJovern- ment, .and he had great inlluence in inducing young men to enter the Union aimy. During his seven years' service there great blessings were granted to the church, as a heavy church debt was liquidated and many hearts were led into the ser- vice of the Lord. After a p.astorate at Maiden lie returned to Lowell, where during five years he built up a new church and erected the Branch Street T.abernacle, having a seating caiiacity of eighteen hundred. There he preached to great congregations and exerted a most powerful in II ence, as he has great oratorical powers, .and \va< able to captivate and swa\- his hearers. During his stay there large numbeis were added to the com- munion. Work in Boston extended over the next seven years, and 'Sir. Warren theic took a front rank 288 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORI). among the many able ministers of lliat I'itv. At Newark, N. .T.,lie had ami)le opportunity to useliis liusinesstalentto advantage, as lie found the chureii burdened b^- a del)t and its members disheartened, but his enthusiasm gn\e fi-esh inspinition and what liad i)ecn deemed an impossibility was undertaken and aceomplished. After seven yeaitj he left that eiiureh in a healtliy and vigorous condition, it be- ing one of the strongest and most prosperous churelies in that part of the country. Since coming to Saginaw, less than three years ago, the communicants of the First IJaptist Church have in?rea5ed from two hundred and ninety -seven to five hundred and ten. JMaterial improvements have been made to the church edifice and a grand organ has been adle has been one of uninterruiiterl happiness and they have been blessed in their chililrcii. Their eldest cliihl. Cora !>.. wlio is still with tluni is an .accoin- ' plished niusici.-in and has taken a thorough train- ing in one of the best c-onservatories of I'.oslon. Their second child, Florence Fniina. who was called from earth when but budding int<. womanhood, was a girl of rare beauty of mind and person and of great artistic talent; the eldest son, (ieorge Flint, was graduated at Columbia College in 188H, after which he completed his law course in the same in- stitution, and in 1890 became identified with a classmate in the law firm of (ioeller it AVarren, in New York City. He is rapidly gaining the con- spicuous position in his profession that his abilit\- and training bes])eak forhiin; tlieyoungest daugh- ter. Kdith Hubbard, received her rliploma from Wel- lesley College in the Cl.ass of '8!t, and soouafter ac- cepted a i>osition as teacher of Latin. (4reek, Oer- man and mathematics in the college at Clinton. Ky; H:nry W...agcd twenty, has business talent and is lilling a responsible position in the wholesale grocery store of the James Stewait Company. m ■^ll'AMKS M.<;RK(U)H. The mannfactuiing interests of .Saginaw, of which we so often speak, are represented here again by the firm of McGregor it ,Iackson, whose boiler works are among the most thorough and distinc- tive institutions of the tity. Mr. Mctrregor was born in Centralia, III., February '2'.). 185(). His father. .laines, was a native of (ilasgow, Scotland, born Februaiy "iit, 1812, and he died .July 25. 188M. This peculiar coincidence of the father .and son both being born on the 2!tth of February is carried still further, .is our subject also had a daughter who was born on the .same day in 18H4. but who die(l in lici- sixth year. The father of our subject had learned the boiler- maker's trade on the Clyde at (ilasgow, in the British ship yards, and came to Canada fifty years ago and started the first boiler shoj) in the city of Toronto, but before the war came to Bay City. He had already been at work for the Michigan Central Railway Company, preparing the rails and laying the trac-k to Chicago, and he went to Chicago on the lii>t train uliich rolled ovei that PORTRAIT A>fD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 289 road anrl participated in the jubilee. He con- tinued in tiie employ of that railroad at Ceutralia, and was there married to Mrs. Elizahetli (New- lands) Robinson, of that city, who was born in Glasgow, and was the widow of a Mr. Robinson, who died of cholera at Centralia. She is now liv- ing at Saginaw and is engaged in running the flailing at Point Lookout, but makes her lumie in that city. The father of our subject came to Bay City in 1858, and there established his first boiler works, but at the Ineaking out of the war he enlisted in tlie Second Michigan Cavalry and served therein for two years, and in 186.'5 returned to Saginaw, where he established the first boiler works here, which he carried on until four years ago, when he sold out. Mis death occ\irred .Inly '25. 1888. From the time James was old cnougli to heat rivets he was placed at the forge, and has always been in the shop. Ten yonvs ago he became a partner in the business, and continued so until his father's death, and some time since assumed the entire supervision of the whole business. With his partner, Mr. Jackson, he has al>out •t20,0()0 in- vested in the boiler works exclusive of machine shop, which belongs to Mr. Jackson alone. They employ about eighteen men and do an immense business, the most extensive on the river. This firm makes a specialty of the Fitz (iibbon patent boiler, which has been adopted by the Government as the standard and is recommended as being the best steam heating boiler made,- and this is the only firm in tiie valley that manufac- tiu'es it. The business was already built up to a fine foundation when our subject took it from liis fatlier, and it has been a uniformly successful venture. Our subject was married February 5, 1887, to Miss Maud Hall, of Saginaw, and their two daughters are Hazel and (iarnet. Tiie j)olit- ical views of this gentleman liring iiim into alli- ance with the Re})ublican party, and for two years he was the Alderman for the Sixtli Ward. At the tinu' of his election to this otlice he resigned from liis place on the AVater Board, where he had served for a j'car. He is active in jiolitics and is a strong sui)porter of the liest men as was his father before him. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, belonging to the West Side Tent, and also belongs to the Home Relief of the Knights of Honor, and hasl>2,00(l insurance in each. He also belongs to the Saginaw Lodge of the iNLasonie fra- ternity. His father was a menilxM- of Penoyer Post, and w.as liuried under the auspices of llic Knights of Pvthias. ^yl Oliy. McLENNAN, dealer in pine and hard wood lumber, whose oflice is in the Payne Block, is one of the ])rominent lumber ' dealei-s in Bay City. He also h.as an otlice at his yards at Van Buren and First Streets, near the Michigan Central Railroad tracks, where lie occupies about three blocks for his yard and also has fine switch facilities. The parents of this gentleman are Murdock and Catherine (McDonald) McLennan, and he opened his eyes to the light in London, Canada, April 9, 1840. The father was in the mercantile business at London and previou.sly was engaged in trade with the West Indies. He remained in I>ondon for many years and died in Norfolk County in 1889. Our subject received his education at Sim- coe, Norfolk County, Canada, in the grammar schools, after which he launched into the mercan- tile business on his own .accf>unt. He finally drifted into the luinliering business in Canada, continuing there until he came to Bay City in March, 1869. At that time Bay City had a popu- lation of about ten thousand, and here Mr. McLen- nan engaged in the lumber business, and for the first ten years waj employed in taking square and long timber from the woods, doing most of his work in the woods. At the expiration of that time he went into the general lumlter business, selling at wholesale entirely, and has continued in the same line ever since, doing a great deal of shipping over the main line of the railroad. He gives employment the year round to twenty hands, and ships during the year from three to five mil- lion feet of lumber. Besides his large lumber interests Mr. Mcryeniiaii 2i»<» PORTRAIT AND lilOGRAT HICAL RECORD. has qiiiU' an inti'iest in fruiiiiiig- and fanii lands in Frazer and (Jailield 'reunan is a saijacious, thrifty and persevering' man, and is hehJ in the highest re.spect for his s<|nare dealing with all with whuui lie comes in contact. The ha|)iiy marriage of IVIr. .Mclx'nnan was cele- brated at the home of tlie bride's iiarents at Mon- treal, Canada, October 4, 186.3, the lady to whom he was united being Miss Marian llomby, and they have been blessed by the births of the fol- h)wing cluldren: .lames M.. residing in Dululh; William, who is in his fatlier's ottice; Alice, Fran- ces and Harry. -^+ |/()1IN FRANCIS O'KKEFE. It is seldom that a man who has attained an enviable standing in one of the learned professions considers it advisable to aliandon his chosen field where he h.as made a success and embark in an entirely different line of thought and labor, yet the profession of teaching gives a man a better preparation for a successful career in law or medi- cine than almost any vthev line of work. Among the many able and brilliant lawyers of Saginaw, none have attained a higher place than he of whom we purjiose speaking in this sketch and his initial work was as a teacher in which calling he attained undoubted success. From his earliest boyhood .Mr. O'Keefe had a growing desire for education and after attending tlie ordinar3' .schools he entered at the age of sev- enteen the academj' of his native town, Wilson, Niagara County, N. Y., where he had been born December 28, 18fi(). After considerable study there he felt the necessity foi' further means to prosecute his studies and undertook leaching, lie soon be- came principal of the High School at Somerset, N. Y., after which he completed his academic car- eer graduating in the Cl.ass of '81. Having attained popularity as a teacher and organizer, .Mr. O'Keefe was called 1ervision and criticism of a master mind, lie has been identified with e\ery educational movement and is in constant demand as a conductor of Nor- mal institutes. His lectures upon ■•The Elements of Success," "How to Head Human Nature," and the "Story of the IJilile," have been delivered repeat- edly to thoughtful audiences with the most heaity appreciation. His address is pleasing .•iiid effective and in impassioned passages he displays high oi-a- torical genius. Mr. O'Keefe is possessed of a clear brain and strong analytical jiowers and he has long been in- terested in the fundamental principles of ancient and modern law. He early became an adnilier of Coke and Bl.ackstfnie's able dissertations on the Ivights of Property and Individuals, and he finally resolved to devote his entire attention and thought to the law and after a thorough course of reading ap|)lied for admission to the Ijar. He ])a.ssed a thorough exainination before a committee, was admitted to jiractice by .ludge (Jage and at once opened an office and very soon secured an excellent miscellaneous practice. Our subject is a son of ^faurice and Margaret (Ivlionan) ()'Kcefe. the for- I a^'l^^i^-t^ KQ Cl^Ciyio PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 293 mer being' an Irishman and the latter of Scottish birth. Their marriage took place in New York, where both aie still living and they rejoice in the jirosperity of tlieirson. iMr. O'Keefe is an earnest and active member of tlicFirst Presl)yterian C'iiurch, and in every relation of life is prizi'il li\- those with whom he is associated. ^m>^^^^ Trade, was born in the city of Toronto, Canada, June 27, 183t!. His parents were Peter and Mary (Miehie) Callam; the former was born in the county of A'lerdeen, Scotland, where he grew to manhood before coming to Canada. He there engaged in farming, and in that occupation spent most of his active life. He is still living, but was bereaved, in 18il0, by the death of his faitliful companion, who liad reached her eighty- third year. Our stibject is the third of a family of seven children. He passed his school days in Canada, and at the age of eighteen went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he became interested in the lumber trade in a small way and remained five years. In the fall of 1863 he came to Saginaw and pntered the employ of W. R. Burt, remaining with him as manager of his lumber business for two years. He then beg.an cutting logs, which he floated down the Saginaw and disposed of at considerable profit. In that way he continued until 187U. At that time Mr. Callam removed to Mackinaw, wheie he built a sawmill and began the manufac- ture of lumber, carr\ing it on for ten years. After- ward he sold one iiiill and a tract of land for 122, .'500 to Chicago jiarties, and returning to his lands, began cutting logs and disposing of them as before. As fast as the timber was taken off the land he turned it into farming property, which he disposed of at an excellent profit and at the same time carried on farming in connection with his other enterprises. In that department of his business he became well known as a wheat raiser, for his land seemed nnusu.'illy well adapted to the cultivation of this crop. 13 At present Mr. C.allum has a farm in Saginaw County, near the city limits, which consists of four hundred well improved acres, and is in a high state of cultivation. This is carried on under his personal supervision, assi.sted ])y hired help; he finds his property prodiK'tive of all kinds of grain and splendidly adai)ted for general farming and stock-raising. Our subject was married, in IH^tl. to Miss Cath- erine .T. Milne, of Canada, and to them have lieen born Ave children, of whom only two are now liv- ing — Ida K. and Frank W. Mr. Callam has served as .Supervisor for three years, has lieen a member of the Board of Trade since its organization, and a stock-holder and diiector in the Home National Bank since it started; he is also a director in the East .Saginaw Club. In politics he votes with the Republican i)arty and .is a strong man although by no means an oftice-seeker. He began with very limited means, but lieing a keen business man, has surmounted adverse circumstances and gained po.s- sessioii of a handsome property. A lithographic portrait of Mr. Callam accom- panies this sketch. JOSEPH BRASHAW, who has been engaged in fishing for a number of years and is at present in connecti(m with that ciccupation, _ candying on a wholesale fish market and grocery, h.as been a resident of Banks since 1860. He was born in Cato LeIjOgue, thirty miles north of Montreal, Canada, his birth taking place Febru- ary 18, 1839. His grandfather, Charles Brashaw, was a farmer in that pl.ace and was a soldier in the Canadian Rebellion, in which he was killed at Ft. George. He was of Frencii descent and was a na- tive of the same place as his son. In 1839 the fa- ther of our subject, Morris Brashaw, removed to Ogdensburg, N. Y., where he resided three years, thence removing to Alexander, Jefferson County, where he bought a farm. In 1860 he came to Bay County, purchasing the place here on which he re- sided until his death in 188,s. In polities he was a Democrat and in religion a Catholic. The mother 294 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of our subject, whose name was Catherine July, was born in t^uebec near St. Ignace. Slie was a daughter of Peter July.who was a native of Canada and a soldier in the Revolutionary War where, he was captured bv the Indians and so severely wounded as to cause his death. Mrs. Brashaw is still living- and a resident of Banks. Tlie parental family' consisted of seven children, of whom our subject is tlie second in order of birth. Two of his brothers, Charles and Moses, were sol- diers in the late Civil War, the first serving in an Ohio Regiment from the beginning of the war un- til the close, and the latter for one year in the Twenty-ninth Micliigau. Joseph Brashaw was reared in Jefferson County, N. Y., gaining liis edu- cation in the district school. When nineteen years of age he bought a farm and began business for himself. He also engaged in speculation which brought in eighteen months over ^2,100. He then wont sailing, following this occui)ation for .some time and then engaging in the lumber and brick business, after whidi he returned to New York. In 1860 he came again to Michigan and located in Banks where he bought .some eight lots .tiuI was employed in the carpenter work, jobbing, etc. In the fall of 18G-1 he enlisted in Company B, being later transferred to K, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, was mustered in at Saginaw, and sent South to help put down the Rebellion. He took part in the following engagements, Decatur, and Murfreesboro, Tenn., at the latter place being mus- tered out as Corporal, having served one year and sixteen months and until the close of the war. On his return home Mr. liiashaw engaged in contracting lirick work, putting up some of the first houses built in the town of Banks. He was here married to Miss Amelia I'apaneau, who is a native of Montreal. He then took up fishing as an occupation and has followed it ever since, building the schooner "Rival" for his use in that trade. His fishing grounds are at Kast S.and Point, three miles in extent, one at the mcmtli of the Saginaw River, eighty rods front, and he has a large and complete outfit including five miles of nets. He bought the patent of the patent freeezer for liay and Saginaw Counties, but later sold out, and since 1881 has been in the wholesale fish business. For eight years he carried on a market on Water Street on the corner of Fourth, doing an extensive business, averaging three tons a day, and being vevy successful therein. He afterward built a market house and also a dock at the foot of Transit Street and water's edge,which he occupied some time. In July, 188.5, he built the store which he at present occupies and added a stock of groceries to his other trade, lie owns forty acres at the iiiduth of the river on section 10, where he has a fishing ground and is known as a reliable, energetic busuiess man. Mr. and Mrs. Brashaw have been the parents of eight children, of whom five are deceased: Kmma and Mrginia died of diphtheria; those living are Mary. Mrs. Barry, of Davenport; Elizabeth and George, both of whom are at home. Mv. Urashaw had one terrible experience upon the water which can iie\er be forgotten. At one time when sailing on the ba\- with his two small children. Frankie and Joseph, a squall came up. the boat filled with water, and finally capsized. He managed to climb upon the side holding both his children in Ins em- brace, but the sea beat over them with great fury for three hours, and the water being bitterly cold both children were chilled to death before the ves- sel drifted ashore. Mr. Ihashaw is a i)rorainent Democrat and has frei|iiently lieen a delegate to county and Stale conventions. AIMKT L. BEACH. This gentleman, who is a well-known att(nnev-at-law in Sagi- ^ naw, was born in liridgeport. Saginaw County, March 31, 18;")7. His father, Noah S. Beach, was a native of Yonngstown, Niagara County, N. Y., horn Octol)er Ki, \x->i, and still cai'ries on general farming at Hridgeport. to which place he came in 1840. His mother, whose name previous to her marriage with ]Mr. Keach w.as Mary .1. (Hodgeman) Beach, was a native of Ver- mont, and died June 14, 1881, in the fifty-fourth year of her age. Emmet L. Beach was the second son in a family of three children. His early school days were p.assed in Bridge[)ort, and later he pur- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 295 sued his studies at Fox Lake, AVis., for two years. His predeliction for the profession of a law\er led liim to talie up tlie study of law, and after liis re- turned to Saginaw liegan reading' in the oltiee of D- W. Perkins. He was admitted to tlie liar May 2. 1882, and at once hegan praetice. During the year 1882 he was elected Circuit Couit Commis- sioner for a term of two years, and so well tilled the responsible duties of that position that he was re-elected for the succeeding term, serving in all four years. At present he is engaged in general practice, both in the local and higher courts, Mr, Beach was married, .July 18, 1888, to jMiss Leah Dudgeon, a daughtei of Hugh Dudgeon, of Saginaw, To this union has been born one son — Emmet L, Beach, .Ir, Mrs, Pie.ach is a lady of in- telligence and is well lilted for the position she holds in society. Previous to her marri.age she was a teacher in the training school. In ixjlitics ^Ir, Beach is a Democrat and is well known throughout the county as an earnest advo- cate of the princi[)les of his^arty, and is in de- mand as a si^eaker during political cami)aigns. While yet a young man he has l)een prominent in various ways in the p\iblic life of the city, and is worthy of the respect and confidence of his fel- low-citizens. ^^+^1 'USTIX it GOVE, proprietors of the St. Charles Loral, are progressive, jjublic- spirited citizens, and although theii' paper is comparatively new in journalistic fields, yet it has already- gained a firm place among the newspapers of Saginaw County, and is looked upon as a leading paper by its competitors. Although the business is owned by the firm, the junior part- ner, Mr. Gove, does not devote his entire time to the publication, Mr. Austin being the editor and business manager. The first number of the paper was issued April 16, 1891. .lames F. Austin, senior member and managei of the firm of Austin & Gove, was born in Erie, Pa., July 16, 1867, and is a son of .Tames and Martha (Keeler) Austin, who now ( ISi»2) reside in (ieneva. Ohio, Whin twelve years of age .lames P\ removed with his jiarents to Geneva, Ohio, where he re- ceived a fine education in the common and High Schools. Desiring to become a printer, he learned that trade in the ollice of the Geneva Frfc-Frfiss, and upon leaving that cit\' in 1887, made a tour of the Eastern cities, working in both job and printing offices and becoming thoroughly ac- quainted with tin? details to be learned in a print- ing ottice, .lune 1, 1X1(0, INIr. Austin iiurchascd a half inter- est in the ottice where he had learned his trade, but disposed of his interest March 1, 1«!)1, when he came t') St, Charles and formed a partnership with his life-long friend, Mr, (rove, they together establishing the St. Charles Loral. i\Ir. Austin was married September 10, 1889, to Xella, the daughter of S, M, and Matilda (Hart) Biichfield, ^Irs, Austin is a native of Edinboro, Pa,, and was born Decenilier 12, 1868, and w.as reared to woman- hood in the town of her birth. Her pleasant dis- position and gracious hospitality has won foi- her a host of warm friends in this communit\ . Bert F. Gove was born in Ihiion City, this State, September 20, 1869, .and is the son of George H, and Helen W, (Cutler) Gove, natives of the Green Mountain State, The parents were married at Ashtabula, Ohio, and the father still resides at Medina, that State, but the mother died October 30, 1887, at Geneva, Bert F, was the eldest in a family of four children and was two years of age when his parents removed to Geneva, Ohio, where he received his education and began to learn the trade of a printer, working in the office of the Geneva Times. He thoroughly learned his trade and became quite an expert in the composing room of various papers in Eastern cities. He was united in marriage at Saginaw, tJctober 19, 1891, to Miss Nannette E., daughter of John and Mary 01m- stead. Mrs. (iove was born in Conneaut, Ohio, May 8, 1872. She is a fine musician, being a grad- uate of the Meadville, Pa., Conservatory of Music. The vSt. Charles Lucal was established as a seven- column folio, but the patronage rapidly increasing a larger form was adopted in January, 1892, and the present size is a five-column quarto. The best energies of the editors are devoted to the work of 296 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. making tbe paper a potent factor in the education and upbuilding of the community. It is a soimd family paper, well supplied with useful informa- tion, as well as lighter matter, and not only keeps Its readers well informed on current topics of national interest but also makes a specialty of cor- respondence from vari(jus localities of the county. 'OHX C. DRAKP:, ]M. D. The professional men (if Saginaw County are, liy their stand- ing and char.acter.worthy of prominent note ^^^ in this volume, and we here bring to the notice of our readeis this wcll-kudwu physician and surgeon, who was born at Home, liiadford County, Pa., February 24, lMi>. His parents, .bilni and Louisa (Decker) Drake, were of Pennsylvania and Kentucky birth, respectively, and theii- son was reared upon a farm in Michigan, as his father had moved hither and located in Laingsliurg, Shiawassee County, in 18")4. lie received a good common school education, and at the .age of nine- teen entered the odice of Dr. K. 15. AVard to begin the study of medicine, and in tiie fall of IHfil en- tered the medical dei)artment of Ann Arlior.where he spent two years. Upon leaving the I'niversity he went to Mt. Pleasant, ]\Iich., where he practiced for a year .and a half and then entered the Cleve- land Medical College, from which he was graduated March 4, 18(>8. The }'Oung Doctor resumed practice at Laings- burg for a year and then spent one year at Men- dota. 111., after which he returned to his former place of practice and carried on his drug trade, along with his professional duties. He was there married, M.iy •?, 187(1, to Miss ISIary A. Piper, who was born in AKinroe County, N. Y., February 13, 1851, and is a daughter of William and Abigail (Torrey) Piper, the father being a native of I'enn- sj'lvania, of (ierman ancestry, and the mother a New Yorker. Our subject afterward moved to Williamston. Ingham Coujity, this State, where he established himself in practice in 1872, and two years later removed to Oakley. Here Dr. Drake has Imilt up a good practice. He has one child in his home and has lost one. His daughter, Franc A., was born in Laingsliurg, July 3, 1871, and after receiving a good educa- tion devoted lierself to teaching. She has met with a high degree of success and has been retained ' in the d.akley schools throughout all her expe- rience. The daughter, Maud A., who was born .luly 2i), 187"), died Xovember Hi. 1882. The doctrines of the Republican party are endorsed by our sub- ject, and he has held the ollicc of Township Trus- tee and Postni.aster for a number of years. He took the township census of 18no, and is now President of the A'illage Hoard. The Masonic fra- ternity claims him as a member. His reputation as a surgeon is a growing one, and he is relied upon ill serious cases. ^IDWIN T. KKNXKTT. We here give a brief resume of the<>fe of Ihe gentleman who is / the editor of the Hay City Tribune. This influential sheet is the leading daily in Bay City and the oldest pai)er here, and is esteemed as a re- liable exponent of the Imsiiuss interests and social life of Bay City. Mr. Bennett was born at Clayton, Jefferson County, X. Y., April 8, 185.S, and his boyhood was largely spent upon the St. Lawrence Hiver. There he met with a severe .accident in 18(>4 when by the explosion of a maiine torpedo lie was seriously in- jured, losing an eye and his left arm. Two years later he removed with his parents to Michigan and they made their home in Bay City. Our subject early took an interest in the ])rinting craft and soon drifted into newspaper work. In 1874 he purchased the Lumberman's Gazette which he pulilislied in Bay City, and in 1H78 tookchaige of the Erenimj Press which he had bought. Three years later he obtained by purchase the conMol of the Tri/tiiiie and carried that on until 1888. About this time ^Ir. Bennett decided to change his location and selling out the Tn'/jiniehQ removed to Minneaiiolis, making that his home for two years, but was not satisfied with his location there and ill 18'.((l, came again to B.ay City aiianied his parents to America. During his three years' residence in New York City he attended the evening schools, .as it was necessary for him to assist in the family support. I In the summer of 1858 the family came to Michi- gan and settled in the forest twelve miles n since PORTRAIT AND BIOGPAPHICAL RECORD. 301 continued and is now the oldest dealer in meat in Ba^- City, having been in the business for a ([uaiter of a century. In l!S71 he built his preseut block into which he moved and added the wholesaling trade to his previous business. His buildings are one hundred feet deep and occupy fifty feet front, and he has an elevator and all modern conveniences, including refrigerators and steam and sausage cut- ters. His slaughter houses are the largest and best equipped in the Saginaw Valley, and adjoin the Salzburg and Bay City Bridge. Mr. nine was an organizer of what is now the I^'irst National Bank, and he is a Director in the Bay County Savings Bank. His residence at the corner of E^ighth Street and Washington Avenue, is commodious, pleasant and well furnished. He was married in 1868, in Owosso, Shiawassee County, to Miss Louise Vaight, a native of Prussia, who came to America with her parents when a child. Mr. Hine is a member of Ihe Knights of the Maccabees and was Alderman of the Third Ward for five years. As a stanch Democrat he has been a mem- ber of the Ward Committee and also delegate to Countv Conventions. V^ ♦^•i^ 1 ' OIIN (UJLDEN. AVe here chronicle the life narrative of the oldest Justice of the Peace ^^, I in Bay City, who was first elected in 18(j7 ^5^/' and is still in office, being the Magistrate for West liny City. He was born in (^neenstown, Ireland, December 16, 1842, and is a son of Simon and Margaret (Collins) Golden. The father died when this little lad was only nine years old and at the age of eleven he was sent to Bandon. Cciunty Cork, where he was in school for two years and afterward was sent to T>ondon. England, to finish his school days. He next learned the 1 t and shoe trade and during that time diligcntlv i)ur- sued his studies, working late into the night by the light of tallow candles. On one occasion he fell aslecjt and set the bed on fire, but fortunatelv he w.as rescued l)efore much damage was done. At the asre of sixteen this youth came to New York. Here he worked at shoemaking for two years and then went to Bellevue, Ohio, and in 186'2came to Linden, Genesee County, Mich., where he opened a shoe store, but shortly after removed to Corunna. His removal to Bay City took place in 1864 and here he engaged as clerk in the boot and shoe store of William H. Downs, and after two years in their employ came to West Bay City where he was in 1867 elected Justice of the Peace, an office which lie has held from that time to this with the excep- tion of one or two terms. There has never been during all this long term of honorable .service more than one case in which Mr. (xolden's decision has been reversed, and in that case its reversion by the Circuit Court was repealed by its being sustained in the Supreme Court, and there is no other Justice in the State who can show so fine a record as this. He is a thorough student of law and gives his whole atten- tion to the business. His natural talents of com- prehension and judgment are thus supplemented by a thorough understanding of the common stat- utory laws, making him a most valuable assistant in the administration of justice. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of AVest Bay City. Our subject was married to Miss Elizabeth Hearld, of Bellevue, Ohio, who dying left four children — Samuel, Peter, John and Maggie. The second wife of Mr. Golden was Miss Mary Bisson- ette, of Monroe City, to whom was granted three sons and one daughter, namely: Joseph, (ieorge, Bert and Lora. Her death occurred in 1887. The present Mrs. Golden was previous to this union Mrs. Jennie Fuller, of Livingston C'ounty. 4^ j« ^^^ ••• fc'»«C-^Pl= «^^ /^ HARLES C. HEUMANN. Among the enter- |( p prising and successful business men of Bay \^' C'ity, we are gratified to be al)le to (iresent the one just named who is carrying on a flourishing grocery trade here. He was born in AVest Bay Citv, September 16, 1856. and his father, Leonard, was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and there learned the carpenter's trade. He was married to INIarga- ret Bilger who came with him and one child to 302 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. America. Tliey located first in Saginaw County, but afterward removed to We.st Bay City, wliere they settled upon a farm and cultivated it, while at the same time he carried on his trade as a car- penter. Three years later he found employment in a sawmill in B.iy City, and afterward in the hardware store of C. E. .Jennison, witli whom lie remained until he started his own grocery business on Water Street. After being burned out at that place of l)usincss Jlr. Heumann rebuilt, putting up a brick block and increasing his business, and later buiit at the cor- ner of Center and .Saginaw. In 1870 he returned to visit the home of his childhood, and on his way across the Atlantic was lost bj' a wreck of the steamer '"Cambria," being then forty-five years of age. In his religious views he was a Lutheran, and in his political convictions a Republican: he was City ]Marshal for four years. His widow resides in Bay City at the old homestead. The seven children of these parents consisted of five daughters and two sons, and of that numl)er our subject was the third in age. He received the advantages of the public and High Schools of Bay City, and from early bo.yhood assisted his lather in the store. After the death of the father he contin- ued in school for a while, and then in the spring of 1871 entered the employ of C. R. Ilawley, con- tinuing with him, as dry-goods clerk and in the delivery work for some three years, then l)eing with AValther Bros, in the shoe business for two years, and in 1875 became a partner in the firm. Two years later the firm was dissolved. He then returned to C. R. Ilawley 's until ill health caused him to leave that gentlenan, but after he had re- cuperated he began work with other firms. In 1882 Mr. Ileumann began independent liusiness on Eighth Street in a small way. His trade has steadily grown, and lie li.as built the store which he now oc- cupies in order to .•iccommodate his increasing demands. He has now a successful business and carries a large and well-selected stock of groceries and canned goods. Charles C. Heunnuin and Miss Lena Khimpp were married in Bay City in 1880. This lady was born in Welland. C'anada. Our subject is a prominent inciiilicr of the Knights of the Alacca- bees and a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. .\s a Republican he is warmly interested in the |)rogress of his party but cannot be called a politicial. y^-) EDWARD COATKS I.A1{K1N. This well- known business man of Bay City is a senior member of tlie firm of I.arkln it Olmstead, retail grocers, whose enterprising business is loca- ted at the head of Washington Street on Twelfth Street. Mr. Larkin is a thorough "hustler" and a man of keen discrimination and ability. He has just started in the grocery business and is do- ing well therein, but has been longer known in the lumber trade .as a log scaler and inspector of lumber. The parentage and ancestry of this gentleman is given in full detail in the sketch of his brother, W. E. Larkin, whose biography is to l)e found elsewhere in this record. Tliey are the sons of .John Larkin, wlio many years ago made his home in Detroit. Our subject was born in Zilwaukie, Saginaw County, this State,. Tune 16, 18(59, and there he had his early training and education, attending the dis- trict school and undergoing the hardships and hard work which are the lot of jiioneer boys in such a country as Michigan was at that day. He also en- joyed the sports of youth in a new country, and looks back with great delight to the experiences of his early days. He is the youngest in tlie family and early began to look foi ward to active work with his older brothers. .Vt tlie .age of sixteen tliis youth came to Bay City and entered the employ of his brother, W. E. I«arkin. He continued for four months in the hardware store and clerked also in a grocery store at Columliiaville, for William Peter, and after that lie began in the lumber business. The first three months he spent in tallying and soon became a scaler for the Rifle Boom Company, continuing with them for three years and becoming a practical scaler and inspector. This business he h.as carried on (■ontiiiiiousl\' since. His business abilities were ^ii*«H.. PORTRAIT AND BIOGIiAPHlCAL RECORD. 305 not however, fully employed in this work and on the 1st of Nt>veml)er, IH'Jl. he liought out the groe- erv business of Mr. P>enson and entered into j)art- nershi)) witii (ieorge ( )lnistead. Their tine location and the excellent and well-selected stock which tliey carry, in addition tt) their business taU'nts and accomodating spirit are fast making them very l)opular and giving them a good share of the City trade. Tlie marriage of Mr. Larkin took place in Hay City. September 20, 1891, and his liride, Lillie. daughter of .lohn Savage, of Bay City, is a native i.f this town, wliere her father is liead sawyer in !McLain's mill. ()ur subject takes a deep interest ill all matters of public moment and is inde- pendent ill his political views, prefeiring to be governed by his own judgment in regard to a choice of candidates. _j~^ E>^^e of Mr. Ilardinir and .Miss .Mary Ann I'olleyentt look place in .Vniershani, Uneks County, in Novenil)er, IHIil. This l;idy was horn at Ilollyhead, Wales. An^riist 2.'). IMl l.:ind her fallier. .hihn I'olleyentt, was a |)aper nianul'aeturei- and fur- niture dealei'. The ehildren of our sulijeet are as follows: Kninia, a teacher; Thomas, who died in l!ay City when twelve years of nixv; .lolin Brent, a luniliei- inspector; Ida C. and Hertha .M. Ml'. Ilardinij heca i e Superintendent of the I'at- tersoTi Uapti.st .Mission .luly 10. 1HH7, and soon in- creased the attendance from seventeen to one hiin- ilred ami seventy-live, thorouji'ldy re-organizing the school ••uid erecting a new huiiding for it. Af- ter su|)erintending that mission for three and one- half years he hecaTue in .lune. IX'.H). the I'.-islor of the .Second Haptist Church, having been a licentiate under the care of the Fiist l}a|)tist Church since H?86. Our suhject has heeii an active memlier of the State .Snnday-.Scliool Hoard. He is .State Secretary' of the I'lohihilion ]>arty of .Michig;in :ind was nominated hy that paity for State Senator and also foi Htprescntative and County .ludge. lie is a memlier of tlu' .State IJoard of Suffrages .-uid for two years was State Lecturer for the Independent Onh'r of (Jood Temi)lars. in which cajiacity he traveled extensively with .1. l>. Finch. .\ lithogijiphic poitrait of .Mr. Harding accroprietors of the Forest City Hotel ^S^' and also Supervisor of the Ninth Ward, is a nalivi' son of Michigan, as he was horn in Ann Arbor, August 10, 185L His father, Jacob, and his grandfather wei'e both natives of AVurlenitiurg, (Terniany. who came to .Vnierica in IH IC, and set- tled in Ann .\rlioi-. Till' father was married in (iermany to Christine Duttenhotfei-, and upon first coming to this coun- try he located in Coluniliiana County, Ohio, and in \H\'.t came to Michigan and estahlished a tannery at .\nii .Vrhor, which he carried on snccessfullv until IHHo. He is a stanch and devoted Lutheran and still makes his home at .Vnn .Vilioi-. His six children are: .Iolni,who is in the commission busi- ness at .Ann .\rbor; our subject; .VIbert, who lives in Wyoming; Louis; Minnie, .Mrs. Rayei-; and Kliza, Mrs. Hremner. Afterattending the common schools Christopher lleinzniann studied in the High School of Ann Arboi- and early learned the trade of a tanner, at which he worked until he i-eached the .age of twent\-six. During the years of 1874-7') he worked in Chicago and AHlwaukee and was fore- man of a shop in Sheboygan, Wis., hut subsefpiently retnined home and went into partnership with bis brother and father until 1881. ,\fter the death of his wife he sold his interest in this business and traveled in Nt)rthern Minnesota, dealing in pine lands and making his lie;id(|uarters at Duluth. which w.as then just beginning to ■'boom."' In 1885 Mr. lleinzniann came to Hay City where his uncle owned the hotel of which he now has charge, and eighteen months later purcha.sed the jiroperty in p.artnership with ,1. (Jarrison. He has rebuilt and furnished it and made of it a first-class '•one dollar." and "one dollar fifty house." It is finely located, and he is able to carry on here a good and successful business. In connection with the hotid he has an excellent boarding stable which is an accommodation to the citizens in that part of the city. His first visit to H.ay City was in 1868, at which time he worked for a year at the meat business. Mr. lleinzniann w.as married in .Vnn .\rbor in 1877 to Miss Caroline .Sclieible, who was a native of Detroit. She had one daughter, who died, and she also passed from this lifein 1881. Oursubject was elected .Supervisor in 181)0, and has served on various committees, notably on those of [)nblic PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 307 liuiklings and the Poor Farm. He is connected with the Independent Order uf Odd Fellows, the Knights of the Macealiees, and the Order of Elks. His intelli- gence and character and his strong Rei)ublican con- victions make him a frequent delegate to county conventions. i^+^i w OSKI'Il DKFOK. AVe here present a brief hiograph^' of one of the residents of West Bay City and the son of Francis and Cath- erine (Kruger) Defoe, botli of whom were natives of Ontario. The father w.as one of the patriots in the McKenzie Kebellioii and left his native country on accountof the i>p()ression, com- ing in 1843 to Bay City, which was then called Lower Saginaw. He was a fisherman and remained there upon the place where he first settled until 184!) when he removed across the river where he has since resided. He was one of the first settlers in Bangor Township, Bay County, and he located on an island in S.aginaw Bay. which is still called Defoe Island; he also owned the land whei-e the Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw railroad now h.as its docks. His wife died in February, 1873, on the [ilace which is now his home. Six of the seven children of Francis and Cath- erine Defoe grew to ?uan'sand woman's estate and one, Helen, died at the age of nine years; only two are now living, our subject and his brother .Tohn, who make their home in Detroit. Catherine, who was the wife of Capt. Welch, died in 1873; Mary died when about fifty-six years old; Angeline was the wife of lieulien Ferris, and passed from life in 1887; Charles H. died in 1889. .Joseph Defoe w.as born April 13, 184G in Bay CUty, and was married in 1869 to Lucy, daughter of Martin and Mary .T. Cony. She is a niece of A. B. Wilson, of the Wheeler ct Wilson sewing ma- chine company, and was born in Cortland County, Is". Y. Her father has passed from this life but her mother is still living and makes her home in Bloomington, Xeb. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Defoe are Mary E., who was born August 1, 1870; Lucy Fay, born Decemlier '24, 1H73; Harry .1., Sep- tember 2, 1875; Frederick W., December 25, 1878; Arthur W., October 14, 188(5; and Addie, October 19, 1889. Lucy Fay and Harry will graduate at West Bay City High School in .Tune, 1892; Mary K. completed her course at the same school in 1890. Mr. Defoe owns sixty acres of laud which is all well improved and in a fine state of cultivation and his home is just inside the limits of West Bay City. He was formerly Marshal of the village of Banks before it became incorporated as West Bay City and he has held numerous city and township offices. In the order of the Maccabees to which he belongs he is Sir Knight Commander and his wife is Lady Commander of the Bee Hive, a lodge auxiliary to the Maccabees. His political sympa- thies bring him into alliance with the Kepublican party and he casts his vote and iuilueuce in that direction. He is a licensed steamboat captain and spends some time every season upon the water. ♦^1 \m)k ■H, !M^ ^^ OIIN WASHER. Among the American cit- izens of English birth and i)arentage who have helped to make Bay County prosper- ous and progressive, we find Mr. Washer, who lives on section 8, IJangor Township. His parents, Charles and Elizabeth Washer, were born in Somerset County, England, the former in 1799, and the latter in 1809. They were married about the year 1829 and the death of the father occurred in 1866, two years after that of his wife. They never left their native home. Of the seven sons .and four daughters of this household all grew to years of maturity and with one exception all are now living. The one who has passed from life was Sophia, who was drowned while crossing the English channel. George and Edward still live in England, William and Charles, make their home in Xew Zealand; .James lives in Wales; and Alfred also lives in New Zealand; while our subject, who is the youngest of the family, is the only one who came to America. The eldest daughter, .lane Ann. is the wife of .John Cook, and makes her home in Englaml. Elizabeth married 308 PORTRAIT AND HKXiRAPHICAl, RECORD. William (iillitiir iviifl lives in New Zealand, and I'ercilia is the widow of (Jahriel I'arnu'r. The siihjeet of this sketch was lioni Fehniarv !(!. \8oo at H31TOW, Somerset County. Enii-laiid and when seventeen years old came to this country, leachinsj .Vmeiica April 1«. 1H72. He worked for K. H. Dennison for four or live ycais and made his home on a farm in Kawkawlin Township for sev- eral yeai-s. lie now has a farm of ten acres which he has under iT'xid cultivation. His marriage which occurred Novemher 17. IH.'^O united him with .\da, dauii'hter of Freeman Curtis a ivsident of West Hay ('it\. 'i'hcv h.ave two children. ( harles F.. win) wa.- horn Octolier 2.i. IHMJ. and Myrta Klizaheth who c;ime to them .Scptemlier 21, 1HM;{. For three years he has been .Supervisor of the townsliip. and for three years priorto that time he w:is Townsliip Clerk. Socially he belongs to the 1 iidrpciidcnl Order of Foresters. l.llir WFSTFAI.L. W<> arc pleased to here l^j present a prominent niiricull urist of Chc- saning Township, who liclongs to one of the ohl families of Revolutionary times and who has proved himself in every way worthy of his an- cestry. He was horn in Chemnuir County. N. Y., April 10. 1H2H, and is a son of .\l)ram and Kliza- heth (Westhrook) Westfall. The father was a native of Delaware County, N. Y.,and of Dutch desci'iit. He was horn in 17110 and .served in the War of 1812. As early as 1850 lie removed l<:) Erie County, Ohio, with his lai<>e family. 'Fhere were eleven children in this house- hohl. and our subject, who was the sixth in order of birth, left home at the ajje of ten and foinid em- ployment elsewhere. He linally undertook to learn the blacksmith's trade with a brother-in-law. but as that relative died very tioon the boy wa.'' again thrown upon the world. After trying clerking our subject now found another oi))>orlunity to learn the blacksmith's trade and while thus employed received *10, ^i)0, ¥()(), and ^100 during the fouryear.s. Afterscrviug his time he worked onlv a short while at his tiade and then went to railroading, beginning by oiling the engine and cars, and in ten years had arisen to the position of an engineer. He was married. May 15. 1850, toMillic \an (Jorder, of Elinira, N. Y.,where this ladv was born, .Inly 1 1. 1828. .She is a daugh- ter of .lohn and .Sallie (Baldwin) Van (iorder, who were of J)utch ancestry. The Baldwins were pio- neers in Chemung County. X. Y.. and were active in the Revolutionary War. After leaving the railroad Mr. Westfall removed to Lorain County, Ohio, and was employed upon a firm for a year and then went to p^rie County, where he li\cd until he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-lifth Ohio Infantry, joining the ai-my .lanu- ary 7, 18(i2. He was in the campaign of the .Shen- andoah \'allcy and was detailed from his regiment to act as butcher for Gen. .Sigcl's command. He was taken sick and sent to Alexandria and (George- town, and after that took charge of the commis- sary department at Fairfax Courthouse under Col. Saulsbury. At Thanksgiving time Mr. Westfall received a ninety-days' furlough, which he spent with his family, and uiion his return joined the wagon train as he was not alile to lollow butcheiing. He was thrown from a wagon and hisj-ight knee so badly injured that he was sent to the hospital at Wash- ington just before the Oettysburg fight and re- mained there until .September 28, 18(!.'5. when he received his honorable dLscharge. The yonni, man returned to his home in Erie County, Ohio, and as he was unable to do hard woik bought a horse and wag, 18.54, at Hornellsville, N. Y., is the father of one son and one daughter; he livesin Sliiawassee County. ,\lbert E.,born .)une 11, 1857, at Elmira, lives in Shiawassee County, and .Tudd Baldwin, who was born August 2.5, 1870. Before the wai' our subject voted the Democratic ticket, casting his first ballot for Pierce, and his father cast liis last ballot for Vallandinghani. Since the war Mr. Westfall luas been a Reiiublican and is a member of the Grand Army of the Kepub- lic. The (lovernment bestows upon him a pension (if ^14 a month. He has served as Constable two or three times and was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His iiaternal grandfather and grandmother were, during the Revolutionary War, prisoners for seven days, in the hands of the Indians. This prosjierous farmer makes a specialty of breeding Berkshire and Poland-China hogs and is considered an authority in their care and raising. "ifOSEPH EASTWOOD, of tiie firm of Switzer iSz Eastwood, lumber dealers, who is one f)f the pioneers of Bay City, came to this place in 18(J6, when the town had a population not to exceed three tliou,sand, and most of that number were lumber men. At that time not half of the mills now running were built and of course the business of the place was not anytiiing that will compare with its present out-jiut, although it was an enter|)rising young town. Joseph Eastwood was born in Liverpool, Eng- land, IMay 10, 1840, and is a son of .loseph and Mary Eastwood. When only four weeks ol. M. C. Stevens built the Stevens House on Water Street in 1850, and two or three years later en- gaged in carrying on a general store, depending largely on Indian trade. The Indians were being paid off by the Government, and Mrs. Stevens re- members the great stacks of silver which were u.sed for this purpose. After Mr. Murray's death, Mr. Stevens .sold out his mercantile business and leased the Irving Hou.se at East Saginaw, wiiich he carried on with the help of his capable and ctficient wife until the hotel was burned. This hostelry was ele- gantly furnished, the furniture having all been brought from New York, and the supplies were all bought in Detroit. The house stood on the corner of Water and Genesee Streets, where Mr. Wiggins' establishment now stands, and the garden occupied the spot which is now the site of the Bancroft House. The family removed to a farm on ilu: [)hmk road while a new hotel building was put up. It was called the Godly House, and was located on the present site of the Eddy Block. The hotel Mr. Stevens kept for several years, although he occa- sionally moved back to the farm. He was a man of a quiet disposition, and w.as not in politics, but was a very popular landlord. After his death Mrs. .Stevens sold the farm and came back to town and made her home until the death of her daughter's husb.and, at which time she bought the present home. The family of this worthy couple consisted of Maria Antoinette, .lerome K., Wilhelmina and George M. Maria married Horace Murray, who died a year after their marriage, and she survived him only six months; Wilhelmina became Mrs. Charles Richinan. Her husband w.as an old soldier and died aliout a year after the demise of Mr, Stevens, His widow pa.ssed from earth in IMaicli, 18'.) I, and 312 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. their daugliter. Ksito, niukes licr lidiiif with hui' sfijiiulniolher; (k'orire rcsinal Church, hut for the last two years has been identified witli the I'reshy- terian liodv. «^« ^•••(-^p= »fe>. AW\ KV HARKKR. Hie iircsent Postmaster at I'ortsmouth. I5;iy Cuiinly. is a i)roini- neul man in tliis section, and well known nsan old soldier and a memlier of liei-daii's .Sharpshooleis. heint;' accouiiteil a line shot in even that picked ici^inient. Mis home is a popular social resort, ,as his wife is a l.'idy of culture and retine- meut, and is warmly reunnlcd in Imtli Poil^moutli and R'ly City. .Mr. liarker wa> liorn in Wayne County, this .State, and is a son of .hisiali I>. Harkei-. and grand- son of .lohn liarker. a \ernionter, who afteiward farmed in New York, where his .son Josiah was horn, and canu' In .Micliit;an in I H32, settling in Plymouth Township, Wjiyne County, luit sliortly after entered land from the (iovernment in Nankin Township .-inil lived there until his death in IHI 1. The grandmother was a daughter of the Rev. .lohii Leiaud. a noted Haptist clergyman, who traveled extensively through the South, and was the means of converting Thomas .leffersoii from the Kpiscopal faith. Both the l.elands and Barkers are descended from the (arlicst settlers of the Massachusetts Colony. .losiah IJ. Barker came West with his family in 1832, and entered land in Nankin Township, lif- teen miles west of the City Hall in Detroit. lie died in 1H4 4, at the .age of forty-nine, just as he had become well e^•tahli■!hed in the new home, and his brave widow carried on the farm with the as- sistance of her .son, and died there in l.siiT. .She was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the niolliei- of ten <'hildren. One of her sons. Porter W.. enlisted, in 1«(!1, in the Ber- dan Sharpsliooters. .and was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville. Our .subject was born May 21, 1H3'.), and studied in tlie common econie wealthy, but he has that which is far better — the esteem of every one with whom business or pleasure has brought him in contact. The father of our subject is Nicholas Silvernale. whose birth occurred .luly t, 17it!», in Columbia County, N. Y., and who was married at the age of twenty-four years to Miss Maria Owen. This lady was a native of Dutchess County, N. Y.. and was liorn.Iul\' 4, ISO.'i. Seven children blessed the union, live of whom still survive. Xiclnilas Silvernale, after making his home in the Emjiire State until 1837, removed to Pennsylvania, intending to go to Michigan, liut was persuaded to stop in Pennsylva- nia while on the way and there he continued to re- side about eighteen years, lie was afterward a resid- ent of Trumbull County, ( )hio, .about four years and then came West to Michigan, where he has since resided in Kawkawlin Township. Bay County. He makes his home with our subject, and has reached the advanced age of ninety-two years. His wife passed from earth .Tanuary 2S. 1891. at the asic of eighty -seven. In .Schoharie County, N. Y., where he was born February 20, 1833, .Tames B. Silvernale passed the first four years of his life. His parents took him with them to Pennsylvania, and amid such suround- ings .as were to be found there in tliose early days he grew to a vigorous manhood. Ipon arrivint;- at the age of thirty-one years he was married, in 1864, to Miss Mary E. Snow, who was a native of 14 New York. Prior to his marriage Mr. Silvernale came to Ohio, where, in ( ieauga County, he worked at his trade, that of a carpenter, for six months. From there he proceeded to Triimliull Township, Trumbull County, and iiurcliasins' a mill engaged in milling for four years. Coining to Kawkawlin Townshii), Bay County, in 18G2, Mr. Silvernale at once inirch.ased forty acres .and also took up eighty acres of Government land which he cleared. The first settlers in this township, and the (mly residents thereof when Mr. Silvernale located here, were Mr. Elliott, A. K. Sil- \ ernale, Charles S. Clark and N. P. Shepard, all of whom had come from Ohio. It requires a vivid imagination to paint the wildness of the scene that presented itself to those struggling pioneers; no roads had been opened in the township, whose principal inhabitants were Indians and wild ani- mals. The buildings within which man and beast found shelter from the beating rain, the burning sun or the fierce tempests, were at best only a par- tial protection from the elements. These hardy pioneers, however, were undaunted by obstacles and undismayed by hardships, and passed through the vicissitudes of their existence with a heroism which mio-ht well entitle them to an nndvinar name and fame. After working alone for two years Mr,-Silvernale returned to Geauga County, Ohio, where he was married to Miss Mary E. Snow, the daughter of William E. and .Vlmira (Lovell) Snow. Her an- cestors ert Richardson was born December 28. 1H20. nine miles below the city of Toronto, t'anatla. lie was there eductated and was in due time married, August 17. 1848, to Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Mary Mercer, who came to this country from Ireland many j-earsago. Mrs. Mercer was of Scotch descent. C)ur subject came to I5ay City fir.st in the fall of 18G2, l)Ut returned to Canada that fall, an of fortune which he vainly sought in the Fatherland. His home was made in the State of New York, and there he re- mained for twenty-four years, working at iiis trade of a mason. While still young he was bereaved by tlu' dcatli of his wife, wlio left seven chil- dren to the fatiier's care. All lived to maturity, I and live still survive, as follows: Charles, who I lives in Tuscola County; Christian, whose home is ! in Oliio; Paulina, a resident of Illinois and the wife of Charles Buth; Minnie, who lives in Caro, this State, and the subject of this l)iographical no- tice. In Erie County, N. Y., George A. Sehultz was born December 18, 1843, and there he passed his boyhood days. He had not the fortunate sur- roundings nor the educational privileges of the l)resent day, but was forced at the age of ten years to start out for himself and since that youthful age has been self-supporting. He followed any busi- ness which offered itself to him as a means of earn- ing a livelihood, and was cmplo.yed as a common laborer. When fifteen years old he came to Jlichi- gan, and in the village of Fremont spent one win- ter with his brother. In the following spring he secured employment on a steamer on the lakes, and folhjwed the sea for about three years. Before he had attained to his majority, the country was in tlie midst of a fearful Civil War, and the sympa- thies of Jlr. Sehultz were so inten.sely on the side of the I'nion, that in lS(i3 he enlisted in his coun- try's defense. Becoming an integral factor in Company K, Sec- ond Michigan Cavalry, under Capt. Baker, Mr. Sehultz participated in all the campaigns in which the Western Army took part, and at the close of tlie war was mustered out in 1865. His war record is one to which his friends as well as himself may point with pride and prove his patriotism and personal coinage. Upon returning from the bat- tlefield, he worked in the lumber regions of Tus- cola County, and from there removed to Bay City, where he found employment in a mill for thirteen years. In 1875 he came to Kawkawlin Township, and purchased the place upon which he now re- sides .and whicli h.as ever since been his home. 31H PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In all his labor, Mr. .Schultz has received the hearty aid of liis wife, wiio W!i> known in ni;ii PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 321 In connection with mixed farming' Mr. jNIcnken.-^en engages in stock-raising. In Presidential elections lie votes the Democratic ticket Init in local matters he casts his ballot for the one whom he considers best qualitied for the uttice in ciuestion. A man highly resi^ected in the communitv, he has ever favored tho.se measures which in his ^)i)inion will advance the interests of iiis fellow-citizens. In his home he is a devoted husband and father, and it has been the aim of himself and wife to rear their children in the fear of the Lord, to useful and honoiable positions in the world. S) whose portrait is presented on the opposite page occu|)ies the responsilile position of manager of the Nockchickama Farm, and is one of tlie owners of the same. He is a son of Alpiia and Freelovc Dunham. His father was I)orn in Madi- son County, N. Y., and still lives in his native place. Mr.s. Aliiha Dunham died in 1873. Our subject was born October. 1)S, 1832 in Madi- son County. N. Y. He was educated in the public schools of his native State and afterward attended Hamilton Academy, from which he was graduated. After com|>leting his course he engaged for eleven years in teaching, part of the time in the district schools of Madison County, N. Y., and part of the time in Ohio. During the years of 18()l-(;2 he •served as Superintendent of the schools in Bav City. He was married October 2, 1872. to Miss Mary E. Haughlon. who died ;\Iarch 4, 1888. This marriage resulted in the birth of three children. The eldest child, Eugene, is deceased; Helen is now fifteen, and Florence is ten years of age. Mr. Dunham was again married in Hay Citv, September 30, 1889, to Miss Emma A. Hanghton, whose family were fixim the same county in New York as our subject. On giving up his position as a teacher, our subject was for a titne in the grocery business in pai-tneiship with T. C. Phillips and conducted the business under the firm name of l'liillip> A- Dunham. On the ili>s(ilutiou of that jiartnership our subject engaged in farming in Lenawee County and later in Barry County. He then returned to l>ay City and accepted a position as A.ssistant Postmaster under T. C. Phillips. He held that |)osition for eight years and then received the aiipointment of Postmaster of Bay City, which position he held four years, or during the admin- istration of President Hayes. On theexitiration of JIi-. Dunham's term of otiice as Postmaster the position was tendered him of man- ager of the Nockchickama Farm Company; this he accepted and has since brought all his knowledge to bear in developing the three hundred and twenty acres of land included in the farm. The company makes as[)ecialtv of raising a high grade of stock, the favorite breed in the line of cattle being the Hol- stein Friesian. They have at Uie present time about thirty-two head of thoroughbred animals on the place, having in the beginning imported their own stock from Holland, with the Michigan Importa- tion Company, in 1881. Their herd has been raised from that importation and they still have several of the original herd left. When Mr. Dunham assumed charge of this place it was covered with timber and the improvements have all been made since 1881. The company have reclaimed this place from a tract of land that was at one time considered worthless. Low and swampy and covered with black ash and elm trees, it has been cleared and drained and its products are marvelous, and its crops are the wonder of the county. Only once in the history of the farm have thev failed to raise less than one hundred bushels of corn to the acre. The most advanced and sci- I entitle i)rinciples of farming are here api)lied. The company have expended over $20,000 in piu-chasing and improving the farm, and the build- ings are models of rural architecture. The dairv IS built on the most scientific principles, and the other buildings are attractive and adapted to the uses to which they are put. When Mr. Dunham came here there tiasbut a single acie improved, but it is now one of the best-improved and best-drained farms in the county. Many men have been em- ployed in making the place what it is. 'I'he work is now done chicly by macliinery.of which thcicisa large amount of Ihr most improved. They .m' o 322 POKTIJAIT AND IJKKUJAPIIICAL RECORD. make a Sjiecialtj' of raising potatoes and have ma- chines for both planting and digging the same. Associated with Mr. Diinhsim in tliis f.iriniuii onlerprise. is II. II. Hatch. One of the most desira- ble features of tlie place is an artesian well of the purest water, which was sunk the first year of con- ing here. They also li.a\e started some line ort hards and the a])ple and plmn trees are just beginning to show what they will do. Mi'. Duiihain has been an active worker in the niiiks f)f the Republican party, lie has. however, retired from active sei-- vice in politics, giving his whole attention to the work to which he is devoting hini.self. IIRISTOF HEl'lTEH. Oiir subject is a thrifty and prosperous fanner residing on ^J section 25, Monitor Township, Bay County. He is t)f (iernian parentage and birth, the d.ale of his nativity beint; December ;?1, IIS.S.'). Ills father. Lenhard Keuttei'. died in his iiali\claiiarit:i (iraninieljOne of liisowii countiywomen. who came from (iermany one \ear later than himself with her parents. She is the daughter of .lohn and K\a Margarita (iraminel. .-111(1 tin- youngest of a f:iiiiil\ of six children. Mrs. IJeiitter now has one In-other and one sister living; the former, .lohn (iiamincl. is a resident of .Monitoi- Township; tin- latter is Airs. Ileitzig, also a resident of this townshi]). .Vfter a residciici' in IJay City, as above slated, oui- subject jiurcluised eighty acres of (iovernmcnt land in Monitor Township. It was entireh' un- improved, and to him fell llic work of cutting away the timber and of doing thorough pioneer labor. He has made of it, by the most diligent and unceasing work, an attractive and well culti- vated place. On his tiist locating here the woods were the haunt of wild animals, bears, panthers and smaller game. Besides clearing his farm, he also cut out and improved the roads leading to and from it, and later added to his original purchase sixty acres nuu-e of excellent land in the .same .sec- tion, lie now has one hundred and forty acres under the most excellent stjite of cultivation. .Mr. and Mrs. Heutter's family of nine children includes two sons and seven daughters, all vigor- ous and intelligent young [leople that are bound to add to the moral and social standing of the vicin- ity. Of the.se Andrew is the eldest, following him is Wilson, both of whom are on the home farm. The eldest daughter is Sophia, who lives in Bay City. The remaining children are Alary. Cliri.s- tina, Maggie, Ilarbara. Ilonora and Dora. Oursub- ject with his family is a worshiper in the Lutheran Cliurch. To him behmgs the credit of Iniilding the first house in this vicinity, erecting it in lH;-)(). Ill IS(!3 he Imilt aiiothei- house which the family now make their home. He is a general farmer and stock-raiser, and has been thus far very successful in his agricultural ctTorts. ylLl.lA.M lll-;iTZI(;. Our subject is one of the colony of (Jerinans who reside in Monitor Township, Bay Count\-, his home being located on sei-tion ;{I. Air. Ileitzig was born in the Fatherland, .November 2(5, 1824. After be- ing well t rained in the (ierinan schools and made thoi-oughly practical in .some special branches, he c.-ime to .Vmeiic.-i in IHa.'J. He jnoceeded at once to Alonitor Tciwnship, Bay County, where he pnr- cli.-iseil forty acres of land, and at once set himself to the work of clearing and preparing a home for the future. Mr. Ileitzig was married shorti_\ after coining to this (-i)iinti-y to Aliss Sabina (irainmel, who like himself w:is a native of (ierniany. Three children who are now living are the fruit of this union. The eldest, Mary, is now the wife of August Qnindel, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 823 and lives in Williams Township; Sopliia is llic wife of Cliristopber Kasme^er, and lives in Frauke]ilust Township; C'hristoplier was born in Moni lor Town- ship, Deeeniher 12, 18R6. Twenty-two years later he was married to Miss Mary Arnibruster, who was born in (iermany, but was brouglit to Anieriea by her parents when four years old. C'liiistopher Ileitzig has forty acres of well-improved land and all under a good state of cultivation. Tiiis is the old homestead which he purchased of his father, William Heitzig; the parents make their home with their son. Christopher Ileitzig was reared and educated in this country, and is a most capable and energetic young farmer. The family are members of the church as founded by Luther. The family home was built by our subject in 18(59, and is comfort- able and conveniently arranged. Tlie old house is made merr}' by two grandchildren. ^lary, the eldest, is two years old; and Hanuali is six months old. The Heitzig family are honest German farm- ers, hard workers and greatly respected by ail their neighbors. IRA E. SWART was born in Hadley, Lai)eer County, this State, September 29, 1848. When but live years old he was taken with his jiar- ents and family to Croodrich, Gienesee County, and when fourteen years old he went to New York to liv(^ with an uncle. At the age of .seventeen Mr. Swart returned to Michigan and located in West Hay Citv, where he was engaged in the business of painting and glazing, and followed the same for two years, when he accepted a position .as lumber inspector with II. W. Sage k Co., continu- ing with that firm for two years. On reaching his majority- our subject became interested in a general mercantile business in Williams Township in company witli a lirother. After a short connection, however, he sold out his equity and re-established himself with .Tames 15. Burtless. who was succeeded by William E. lUirtless, with whom he was in business for two ^e:u•s, and since that time Mr. Swart has car- ried on the business .ilone, his being the only store in the town. He has succeeded in establish- ing a good and profitable trade, and his establish- ment is certainly a great convenience to tiie citi- zens of the vicinily. Our subject was uiiiled in m;iiiinge with Miss llattie E. Burtless, .lanuary 1. 1871. His wife lived only until February, 1877. In 1870 our subject was ap|)()inted Postmaster in the otlice at Skinner (now Auburn), Williams Township. Mr. .Swart held this ottice until tlie present time. May 8, 1878, our subject married Miss Emma (i. .Soule, of Syracuse, N. Y. By her he has be- come the father of three children, whose names are: May, a miss of twelve years; Nattie, who is ten years old, and Ethel, who is two years old. Aside from his position as Postm.aster, our subject served as Townshii) Ti-easiirer the first year of his residence in Williams Township, filling a va- cancy caused by a resignation. The four suc- ceeding years he officiated as Township Clerk, and then w.as elected Supervisor, which office he has held until the present time. He has been appointed Ijy the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors as a member whose [iiactical knowledge of municipal affairs is extended and thorough, and his social standing is assured to the most important of the s|)ecial as well as the standing coinmitlee.s. He served as Chairman of the Board of Super- visors frtun April, 1883, to April, 1890, and in the years 1881, 1880, 1889 lie was appointed to represent Bay Count}' before the State Board of Equalization. (Jur subject has lieen several times appointed to represent Bay County in several and specual meas- ures ill which tlie county li;is been particularly in- terested. He is a member of the Committee on Ways and Means and was one of the drafters of the stone road bill, also of the Inidge bill. He has, moreover, l>een a memlier of the Republican Count}' Committee for eight or nine years; taking a great interest in the well-being of his party, he has been a delegate to the .State conventions sev- eral times and is a very active worker in this direc- tion. Mr. Swail is now most comfortabl\ situalcd. He has coninioiiions (|Marters. in which hi-^ store 324 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. is located and a fine residence, with oiit-lmild- ings in the best condition. lie lias :i wcl!- iniproved farm of sixty-thive acres and uwiis a stock farm of two iiundred and seventy acres. It is all well improved and in a ijood slate of culti- vation, lie al.so has another farm of eighty acres in WillianLS Township and almui tliiiM- liiiii large |)roportion of the interest and work of oui- stil)- ject, who has been a member of the School 15t)ard at Auburn for about six years. They are now in a nourishing condition, excellent teachers being in charge of the students, and the schoolhouse liemg titted out with many devices to f.acilitate the routine of school duties. Mr. Swart is a man of great tact, energy and business ability, and his own affairs have been but the ])arallel line lo his success in otlier and more acncral directions. KKtiKAN'l) II. FISK. The gardening and i) fruit interests of Hay ('omit\ tind :iii ex- i^ ccUent representative in the gentl<'iii:iii whose name intioduces these paiagiaplis. Although his farm is not large, comprising only fifty acres, yet it is made to yield large harvests thiough the skill f)f the proprietor. The estate is plea.santh- Incited on section 1«, llaniploii Township, and contains all Ihc buildings necessai'\' for the proper nianagemenl of the liusinos of which he makes a specialty. The residence is a commodious one. luniished with a (piiet elegance which indicates the relined taste of the inmates. Uansom and Cornelia ( i lublniril ) I'isk. the i)ar- euts of our subject, were natives of the State of New York and lineal desceuflants of English fore- fathers, who came to America to avoid religious |)crsecution. Leegrand II. Kisk was born in 1830 in Erie County, Pa., and at the age of seven years accompanied his parents to Michigan, they making their home in Calhoun County. There he grew to mature years, alternating attendance at the district school with work on the home farm. Possessing an ainee resided, with the exception of a short lime spent in California. He purchased land in the S;ui Marcus \'alley and that he still owns. The fall of IMdi; marked his arrival in B.ay County, and here he located on section 18, Hampton Town.ship, which is his present home. His wife died in A\igust. IMdCi. leaving three children, Ira, .Tames and .Mina, who died at the age of five years. Sev- eral years afterward. Mr. F'isk w.as again married, choosing as his wife Miss Corlista Kimmerly, and they have one child, Cornelia, a bright and intelli- gent child upon whom the parent* are bestowing every care and advantage. In his political affilia- tions .Ml. Fisk is an ardent Republican .and always ^ ■ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 327 uses every opi)Ovtunitv of castiiis: his liallf)t for the eandidates of that party. Xotwithstaiiding his travels in many and distant lands, he is of a domes- tic nature, ttndino; his gieate-;t pleasure and com- fort within his own home. His visits to other countries have made him more w;nnily attached to his native land, and while he has traveled exten- sively throughout the United States, lie finds no wiiere so man y^ad vantages of soil and climate as are offered bv the State of IMiciiigan. 1*^ LARK MOULTHROP. The jjortrait on the ,- opposite |)age is that of one of the citi- zens of Hay City, who has very nearl\- reached his fourscore years. He was born Decem- l)er 6, 1812, in Seymour, nine miles from Xew Ilaveu, Conn., and is a son of Seba and Catlierine (Fowler) Moulthrop. The father was a descendant of the distinguished Colonial family of that name, and was, when his son was young, a liotel-keeper and farmer. During the War of \H\2 he was one of a company wlio built vessels and provided edi- bles for the Colonial soldiers. The educational advantages enjoyed by our suliject were limited. In his youth lie attended school ill Connecticut, liut his il)EK. whose lini- farm is located on section III, Bangor Tow iiship. Hay County, is the son of (ieorge ]'. and Betsey E. Wilder. The father was horn in New York in IMl;') and tlie parents were united in marriage about the year 1K37. They removed to Ohio and engaged in the raising of silk worms, and both spent the remainder of their days there, the father drying in 1867; the mother lives in Coldwater, Mich. While living in New York the elder Mr. Wilder was employed as a mail carrier. Our subject was born in IH,")1 on the .\voii Hiver in Lorain County, Ohio, and it w.as not until IS76 that he came to Michigan, lie then bought an in- terest in the land where he now lives and settled down to fanning. His three partners were two of his brothers and K. A. Hoar of Saginaw. After five years he bought out the interest of his younger brother and now ciwns a one-third interest in the farm, and his partners, who each own one-third, are C. AV. Hoar .and R. A. Hoar.and the latter ownsaii equal share also of the stock. The firm of which our subject is one, owns altogether a tract nf six hundred and seveiity-si.K .acres. William Wilder and Miss .leanetti- A. Curtis were married in 1871! in .Jefferson County, Mo. The bride was the daughter of Pxlwin K. and Rebecca (Wilson )Curtis. Mr. Curtis w.as bom in Liberty, Mo., and his wife in Hampton, N. .1., and they are both now living ill Washington County, Mo., which was their home at the time their daughter was united in iiiniriagi' witli our subject. In tiie family lo which our subject belongs there were five sons and three daughters and he was the fourth st)n in order of age. His eldest brother, Raymond, lives in Clinton, Mo., where he is en- g.aged in the hardware business, as does also the next lirotlier. .lohn. Frank died in 1874, and .lames is a farmer and makes his home in West Hay City. Mary married William Walker of Branch County, and Anna, who is now the widow of S. M. Treat, lives ill Coldwater, Mich. The youngest sister, Lynn, is the wife of Herbert Lockwood of the same city. Mr. and Mrs. ^Vilder have been blessed b.v the birth (if three children, George, who is thirteen years old; Ethel, who is now five, and a little one who is yet unnamed. IJesides a general farming and stock-raising business our subject carries on considerable dairying. Tie is a breeder of Holstein cattle and Cl.vdesdale horses and lias tine cattle and lieav.v draft horses on his farm. His estate is beautifully situated and under thorough cultiva- tion and siiows every mark of the management of a thorough and progressive farmer. In his con- victions and associations he is a Republican and he feels solicitous for the welfare and growth of his liarty. -I- ^^ -}- \TpS LIAS STEPHENS. Prominent in iigricul- fel tural and church circles is the well-known IL^ fanner of Hampton Township, Baj' County, of whom we now write. He was born in Steuben County, X. Y., and there he resided from the time of his liirtii, in IHiii, until he grew to mature years. Although his parents and friends did not remove til the A\'est the young man decided to emigrate, and came alone to tiiat part of what was called- Saginaw County, which is now included within the boundaries of Bav County, making his first location in what is now known as Bay City where he resided until April, 1887, when he purchased the old Uamsdale place on section 27. This beau- tiful tract of one liiindred and twenty acres forms a productive farm, and is an ornament to the township. Mr. Stephens was, Ma\ (!, 18;')«. united in mar- riage with Miss Amelia, daughter of .lohn Crevy, PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 329 and to them have been born four children, thiee of whom are still living. The eldest daughter, Jenny, is now the wife of William N. Merritt, of Portsmouth, Bay County, while Arthur and (u'r- trude still reside at home. This family' reside about five miles east of Bay City, and the property, whii'ii has l)een well improved, ha< upon it excel- lent buildings and is well fitted u|) for the pursuit of agriculture. The parents of our subject were Daniel Mcllenry and Ada (Chapman) Stepiiens, and the former was born in Steuben County, N. Y., about the year 1809, while the mother w.as a native of Hartford, Conn., where she was born in 1815. In the family of the paternal grandfather there were seven cliil- dren, and the father of this household. Col. John Stephens, was one of the old Revolutionary heroes. Pennsylvania was the State of his nativity but most of his life was spent in New York and he there reared his family, preparing them for lives of usefulness and happiness. The religious belief of Mr. Stephens is in har- mony witii the doctrines and practices of the Bap- tist Church, and lie is a member of the Fremont Avenue CInirch in Bay Cit^', and he has also been Senior Deacon for eighteen years. He is deeplv interested in public affairs and keeps himself in- formed in regard to national movements, and al- though in no sense a i>olitician his faith in the doctriuas of the Republican i)art_y leads him to keep uf) nu interest in its progress and leaders. KNKY PFUND. One of the prominent * citizens of Bay County is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, and who owns and operates a good farm of one hun- dred and forty-three acres in Monitor Township. Of this land, sixty-three acres lie on section 31, and eighty acres on section 26, the residence being on the first-mentioned section. Although he has had to battle with many obstacles in improving his farm, he has i)ersevered with admirable courage and now has reaped the fruit of Ins labors in the pos.^ession of a good estalo which yields him a comfortable income. While devoting himself closely to his personal work, he finds time for pub- lic duties and contributes his quota to the develof)- ment of the community. The |)arents of our subject, John and Lizzie (Wonder) Pfund, were natives of Germany, born in 1801 and 1803 respectively and in their native land they were married and resided for many years. In 1852 they came to Michigan and settled in Monitor Township, Bay Count\', where Mr. Pfund purclia.sed sixty-three acres of land and began to operate as a fai'mer. The land was all wild and the father, with the aid of the children, set to work to clear it and make it a pleasant home for his family. His family was a large one, he and his wife having eleven children, eight of whom still survive. The parents attained to a good old age, and passed from earth in 1871 within three weeks of each other. (iermany was the native place of our subject, and in Byine he was born, April 21, 1833, and there passed his youthful years. In the excellent .schools of the Fatherland he acipiired a good common- school education and when nineteen years old ac- companied his parents to this country. He I'emained with them until prepared to establish domestic ties of his own, when he was married, Jul y 28, 1861, to Barbara Hen ninger. Mrs Pfund, like her husband, is a native of Byrne, Germany, and was born June 10, 1841. After their marriage our subject and his estimable wife settled on the old homestead and there have passed the ensuing years. In the cultiv.ation of the farm and the rearing of their children, they have been closely occupied and have fotind few leisure moments in their busy lives. A family of ten cliildren came to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pfund, and eight of these still survive, namely: Albert, who was born in 1863; Anna Elizabeth was born September 3L 1865. and is the wife of Andrew Smith, of West Bay City; Mike, who was born August 25, 1867, is married and makes his home in ^lonitor Township; Ernst J., born in Sei)teniher, 1872; Henry, May 4, 1875; (ieorge, July il, 1H77; Barbara, February 14, 1880; Hannah, April 2(), 1H86. Two children died in infancv. Mr. Pftuid is well known for his in- 330 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tegritv anil honesty in l>u. .MAlIvIIJ. IJiogi'a|)liies of success- ful men fuinish interesting and instructive reading for the young, and especially is this true when, as in the career of Mr. JIaurir. the one whose history is recorded, has early iu life been orphaned and tin own friendless upon the world. The struggles which the\- have successfullv encountered, the hard.ships which they have battled undismayed, and the victories which they have mostly lived to enjo\-. render their examples worthy of emulation. It was llirough severe training in till' school of iio\crl\' thai Mr. Maurir in his \'outli PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 331 learned many useful lessons whieli were of incaleu- lable lienefit to him in after life. Now a prosperous farmer residing on section 12, Frankenlust Township, Bay County, Mr. Maurir was at one time a resident of (lerniany, where lie was horn August 15, 183;>. He experienced little of the pleasures of home, for when only seven years old his mother died, and he was forced when very young to earn his way in tlie world. In 18r)2 he came to America with the family of a iSIr. Schwab, with wlumi he remainefl until he estab- lished a home of his own. A very importantevent in his life was his marriage which occurred in 18C(), his bride being Miss IJarbara Foerster, a native of (lermany who had come to the Inited States in 18;")6 when she was thirteen years old. The following is the record of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Maurir: Annie died at the age of twenty-three years; Barbara passed from earth when only seventeen years of age; Maggie is the wife of Henry Wegener, a farmer of Monitor Township, whose biography appears elsewhere in this volume; Christina is the wife of Bern hard Voss, and they live in Monitor Townshi|); Augusta remains with her parents; Michael, .lohn. Andrew and Lena also remain under the jjarental roof. Two children died in infancy. Mr. Maurir started in life a poor orphan boy, and truly deserves the title of a ''self-made" man, for what he now has he ac- quired by ceaseless work. He is the owner of two hundred and sixty acres, all of which is in gootl cultivation, and upon it he engages in mixed farm- ing and stock-raising. The place has been embel- lished with a neat residence and substantial out- buildings, while the soil is fertile and yields large harvests to repay the toil of the husbandman. The political atTairs of our nation receive due attention from Mr. Maurir, who retains as much interest in the moral status of the country as though he were a native of the United States. His political preference is for the Democratic party, the principles of which he l)elieves will most surely promote our individual welfare. At one time he served as Roadmaster of Frankenlust Township, and has also abl^- discharged the duties of minor ofUces. His religious belief brings him into fellow- ship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frankenlust, of which he has long been an .ictive member. He has been the interested witness of many changes in the county since he came here. Where once Indians and wild .animals roamed at will, now are cultivated farms and bustling cities, and this pleasant result is due in no small measure to the etforts of Mr. Maurir. //^^^ IlKISTIAN \'()SS. Through various parts 11 ^ of cosmoiiolitan America is illustrated how ^^^^ clannish man is l>y nature. The French usually find settlement in clusters in certain por- tions of the country. The (Jermans dot the coun- try over by li'tle colonies, and other peoples like- wise. Monitor Township, Bay C^ounty, is occu- pied cliietiy by the (ierman element, and its fertile farms are characterized by the perfection of culti- vation which that people always bring to bear in their work. Mr. ^'ose is a resident on section 3(5 of ]\Ionitor Township. He was born in Hanover, Germany, May 21, 1824, and came to this country in 1850. After landing in New York our subject at once proceeded to this State and county and took forty acres of wild land from the (Government, which was indeed uncultivated, virgin forest still cover- ing valley and hill. He was one of a colony who set out from their land together with the intention of making themselves homes under the new con- dititins of life in .Vmerica. Mr. \'oss is a son of ]\Lathias and Marie (Bonike) Voss. The last named came to this country but died in 1852. (Jur subject was married to Sophia Fisheriiaber in 1852. Their married life was of short duration, however, for Mrs. \'oss was taken away in a few months, being a victim of that scourge which then visited so many of the petijile in this portion of the country — the cholera. Februar3' 28, 1853, our sub- ject married Margaretta Beier; she was a native of Germanj'. as was her husband. ()f the eleven children that were born of this marriage three died in infancy. The eldest son, .lohn, who was born in 1856. lives in this township; Anzel, the eldest daughter, is the wife of (ieorge Keif and resides 3S2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in Saginaw; Barliara is tlio wife of l*;uil Lang; Augu-sta is tiie wifo of Miki- Arnold and lives in Saginaw County; Louise is the wife of Peter Pickle and lives in Frankenlnst Townsliii); Charlie, who married P>arl)ara Sturm, lives in Williams Township; IJernhard, who married Cliristiana Maurer June 28, IHDl. resides in this vicinity; Christian is a student at tiie Lutheran College at Edison, 111., and is fitting himself to he a teacher. Our subject purchased one hundred and sixty .icres in Frankenlnst Ttjwnsliip and later acijuired ninety acres in JMonilor Township and eighty in Williams Township. He divideil his land among his children, giving ninety acres to John; the eighty acres in Williams Township to Charles, forty acres to liernhard and reserved fifteen acres in Frankenlnst Townsiiiji for himself. The home which the family occupy was built by Mr. Vo.ss and the land is in a good stiite of cultivation. The family are all members of the Lutheran Church and Mr. Voss was himself one of the organizers of that church in Frankenlnst Township and has ever been one of its principal supporters. He himself was educated in his native land. His children have all received the advantages to be derived fnnn the |)ublic sciiools. Mr. ^'oss is a Democrat in his political preference .and attiliation. ^^ "^4=^ ^OsKOUOE SCHMIDT. Although this gentle- man cannot be accounted one of the jiion- ^^5) eers of Bay County, he has worked ener- getically to aid in the development of the vast agricultural resources of this fanning region. Now his place is among the most practical and enterprising farmers of Frankenlnst Township, where he has a forty-acre farm o!i section 1 1. He possesses a fair share of energy, acumen and thrift, and these with other attril)utes have contributed to his success in life, .as he is entirely a self-made man, having had no adventitious aids of hiith or fortune, but what he has and what he is, he owes to his own exertions. His character is ap])reciated by his neighbors who hold him in high esteem. The father of our subject, .John C. Schmidt, w.as a native of Anspacli, (u-rmany. md in his youth served in the (Jerman army. He belonged to .-i com|)any of seven families which emigrated to America in 1848, coming directly to Michigan and rowing down the bay until they found a good place to land. They established homes in the midst of a dense forest, which Ihey immediately began to clear and render habitable. Shortly after his arrival here Mr. Schmidt was united in mar- riage with Aliss Eva liarbara Encei'. who. like him- self, was a native of Germany and came over at the same time .as he. The young couple started out in life very poor, with almost nothing of this world's goods to call their own, but they had health and courage, a capital by no means to be despised. The little home which John C. Schniidt and his wife established was l)rightened by the presence of eight children, six of whom are now living, namely: Barbara, now the wife of 3Iichael Kern- stock; Anna, who married Lewis Wegener, of Monitor Township; John, whose home is in Frankenlnst Township; our subject, who is next in order of birth; and Christian, wlio resides in Williams Township. The parents are now de- ceased, the father passing away in 1872 and the mother in 1874. The subject of this notice w.os born in Frankenlnst Township, September 23, 1802, and passed his childhood in the pioneer home of his parents. Few incidents of an unusual order occurred in his boyhood, and undoubtedly the most importiint event in his life was his mar- riage, October 31, 1885, to Mrs. .lennie AVegener, who w.as born in Bay County, in March, 1864. Three childicn have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt — Catherine, who wa* born in 188(!; .Mary, in 18H«; and Clara, in 1890. Mr. Schmidt ever takes an .active interest in local political affairs ant Township, Bay County, and is well supplied with substantial farm buildings. The residence, a view of which appears on anotliei' page of this volume, was erected in 1853 by INIr. Goetz, the father-in-law of our subject, and the barns and other outbuild- ings have been built by Mi', llchnreich as occasion offered. The distinction belongs to Mr. llclnucicli of having been the first white child liorii in the Township of Frankenlust. His birth occurred .January 1, 1849, and he is the son of .lolm (ieorge and Anna Barbara llelmreich. natives of (ieiinaiiy and now residing in Frankenlust. Our subject in his youth took advantage of the meager oppor- tunities given him for .acquiring an education, and having been a close student of current events he is nt)w a well-informed man and a plea.sant conver- sationalist. He was united in marriage, .Inly 2, 187;"). with Miss Anna Barbara, the daughter of Anroken only by the howling of wolves and the war whoop of the sav- ages. Embarking in a little boat at Saginaw the company rowed down the river until they reached the place of the future settlement, and then went into the forest and began to cut away the trees to clear a pl.ace for their homes. Mr. Goetz at once took up twenty-three acres of land, which he transformed into a comfortable abode with the aid of his children, of whom there were ten, now all deceased with the exception of Leonard, who resides in Monitor Township. The wife of our subject passed from earth August 4, 1890, leaving her bereaved husband and children, as well as a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. .Mr. and Mrs. Helmreich had a family of five children, named respectively: .John Leonard, who was born in 187(i; ]Mary Barbara. 1877; George, 1880; Christina, 1884; and Augusta, 1886. The children still remain under the parental roof and are receiving good common-school educations as well as training in habits of industry and u.sefnl- 11 ess. >Vliile Mr. llelmreich is extensively engaged as a fanner and stock-raiser, he yet finds time to carry on a general store at his home, which he started on first coming here in order to accomnio- RESIDENCE or JOHN G. H ELMREICH , SECJ. , FRANKEN LUST TR, BAY CO., MICH. res;d^;:ce OF Jo;-'M K0HLER^5Ec,:M,,!V!0N:iT0R tp, bay C0.,(/ICH PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 337 date the people of the neiyhlxn-hood. In his re- li2:ious sentinieiits he is a iiieniber of the Kvaiii>eli- cal Lutheran C'hureh, of vvhieh his father-in-law was one of the organizers. The moral status of the comniunity has been materially ujilifted liy I'is efforts to promote the welfare of the people, and his character is such that he occupies a hiah |)Iace in the regard of the (•(immunity. 'iflOIIN KOIILEH. Man shows his tendencies as a grownuj) child by always finding a souiee of wonder in that which is i)erfectly natural. We wonder how a man born m another continent and brought up under a strange language and foreign form of Government, should find his way to some paiticular spot of a vast country like America, and again why he should have chosen that particular spot. We are like the l)articles of a body of water, always in motion and ever suiting ourselves to new conditions, other- wise we would stagnate and growth would be cut short. Mr. Kohler was born in Wurtcmberg, Germany, March 29, 1838. He was the second son born of his parents, ^vho were Christian and Margaret (Keiser) Kohler. The former was a native of the same place as is the son and was born in 1790; he died in his native land in 1850. His wife passed away at the same place two years later. Our sub- ject is one of a family of five children. His eldest brother, John Martin, still lives in Germany; Chris- tian also lives in the Fatherland; Anna died in her native land; Jacob still lives in Germany. Our subject took unto himself a wife. May 10, 1862, his l)ride being Agatha Wenzler, who was born in Germany, November 24, 1840. She was the second daughter of her parents, John and Phil- ippine Wenzler. In the year of their marriage the young people came to the I'nited States and after landing in this countiy proceeded directly to De- troit. From there they came to Bay City, where Mr. Kohler was employed in the salt business. In 1873 he removed to West Bay City and for two years was 15 engaged in the real-estate business. Two years later he purciiased the West Bay City Brewery of John Thomas Rosa, and operated it for three years. On selling the establishment he turned his atten- tion to lumbering for aliout two and a half years, but resumed the bre^vel•y business in which he con- tinued until the spring 1891. On taking up the business of brewing the sec- ond time Mr. Kohler was in partnership with Jacob Knoblauch. On selling out his interest the last time he came to Monitor Township and purchased the i)lace of fifteen acres whereon he at present re- sides. The family here enjoy all the comforts of city life, their home being furnished and finished witii all the uKjdern improvements, and pictures- ([uely located, a view of which appears on another page. The house is heated by steam, and furnished within both comfortably and artistically. Mr. and Mrs. Kohler became the parents of seven children, five of whom are deceased : Marie, John, Christian, Edith and Tillie. The two who are still living are Caroline and Wilhelmina, who are at lumie. jNIr. Kohler is a Democrat in politics and has held several official [)ositions. He was Supervisor of the Third Ward in West Kay City for two years. Mr. and Mrs. Kohler wei-e fairly educated in their native land. Their children were educated in the public schools of this county, and the two living daughters were sent to the academy of West Bay City. IMr. Kohler cannot be called a farmer, although he enjoys the advan- tages of rural life; his business is rather that of a real-estate man, and he takes charge of his own property, owning ten houses in ^^'est B-iy City, which he rents. At the present time he has also about forty building lots and some other real estate. •^/UGl'STUS BARIE. The affable and ac- (©/jI ! commodating Postmaster of the village of /// ifc Pinconning, was born in Detroit, January (^ 6, 1850. He is a son of William and F^liza- beth (Smith) Baric, natives of (Germany. Our sub- ject's parents were broughtto this country by their families when mere children, and were reared un- 338 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. der American influences. They were miii ricd in Huffalo, N. Y. The father was a hakiT l)y trarle and followed the Imsincss in Detroit, Ann Arlior and Saginaw, having; coinc in Micliiiran shortly after marriage, when he and his younji wife set- tled ill Oetroil. Our subjeefs father was ver\- successful in busi- ness, his trade being one that is a necessity to all classes of people. He died at K.ast Saginaw. His wife still survives and is now a resident of the same town as is her son; she is sixty-three j'ears old and still active and vigorous. She is the mother cf four c'.iildrcii, three of whom are now living, and whose names are Sopha, Mrs. La Hau, of AVisconsin; .Vugustus. our subject. aiid(ieorge. both of this place. William Barie, the father of our sul)ject, was a soldier in the War of 1H12. Politically he was a Whig, and in his religious inclination worshiped with the members of the Lutheran (,'hnreh. He like others of a restless and jirogressive temper.a- ment, sought social ])roteclion and recognition among the Masons. Augustus Barie was instructed in the three R's in (ienesee County, this State. His youthful days were spent on a farm in Plymouth, Wayne County, and he devoted himself to agricul- tural pursuits until twenty-two years old, and for ten years after that time was in the luml)er busi- ness in Northern Michigan. Our subject came to Pincoiining in IH80. and was for seven years eng;iged in the saloon busi- ness. This he gave up to assume the duties of Postmaster, to which ))osition he had l)een ap- pointed liy President Harrison, in 1SM8 and whii'h he has since held. Our sulijert has alwa^'s been one of the most enterprising citizen.s of this place, serving as Assesstu' from the first village election which was held here, and lieing a prominent meui- ber of the Village Hoard. His landed interests in the place are not small, and eonse(iuently if foi- no other reason it would be to his interest to work for the furtherance of whatever iiroject or movement that promises to be to the advantage of this local- ity. Mr. Barie was married November 1.'), IHS7, to Miss Maria A., daughter of .lohn and lOlizabeth C'arelton, natives of C'an.ad i. lliuujili now residents of i'lnconning. Our sulijeet and his wife arc the parents of one child, \'era A. Mr. Barie is a Re- publican in politics, and a stanch supi)orter of the policv as held liy that parly. Socially he i; a Ma- son, an Odd Fellow and a Forester, and one of the prominent men of the village. •{•='J'=* •^ AC015 WISPEINTXKR. Energy and indus- try, which will bring success in any calling, have contributed to the prosperity of .Mr. Wispeintner, a piominent farmer of Hay County. The traveler who visits this section of the State will observe with pleasure the many evidences of pros|)eritv abounding on every hand. He will find many thriving villages and well-cultivated farms, and among the latter he will doubtless notice with es|)ecial admiration the estate of the gentleman who is the subject of this biographical notice. The [ilace is located in Portsmouth Town- ship, com|)rises sixty acres, and contains a first- class set of farm buildings besides the modern ma- 1 chinei'V invariably found where the owner is ' thrifty. Mr. Wispeintner belongs to the class of (ierinan- American citizens who have contributed so mate- rially to our national prosperity. He w.as born in 1K2(). in Bavaria, and in his native city grew to a stalwart manhood. He i-eceived a good educa- tion in thetierman language and was early oliliged to become self-supporting. He resolved to come to America, where he hoped t(') gain a com])c- tency in some congenial pursuit. Ciossing the Atlantic in 18,')1, he proceeded, after landing, di- rectly to Michigan, vvhere he procured work in the sawmills of P>ay City. He remained occupied in that way for about seven yeai-s, and by hoarding his earnings he was alile In start out indepeiHlently for himself. In November, lH(i(, Mr. Wispeintner was mar- ried to .Miss Henrietta, the daughter of Frederick and Klizalieth Xeahusen, natives of Holstein, (iermany. Mrs. ^^'ispintller was a native of Ham- burg, ( iermaiiy, and accompanied hei' |)arents to PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL RECORD. 339 the United States at the age of sixteen years, in 1857. Her father sedled in ISnv City, where hi- engaged in Inisiness as a butclier. Of the union of our subject and liis wife, the folh)wing chil- dren have been liorn: Sophia, now the wife of Osear Meiselbaeli; .Tennie, wlio married (lustax' Kreger, now deceased; Frederick, Maggie and Paul, wlio remain undei' the jiarental roof. The parents of our subject. CInistian and Kii/.a- beth (Meiser) Wispeintner,wei-e natives of Wurteiu- berg, (iermanv. wliere they passed tlieir entire lives. Politically our subject is a strong Demo- crat, ever active in using his influence towaid forwarding those measure wliicli he believes to be best calculated to promote the public good, lie and his estimable wife are members of the Luth- eran Church and have contributed lilierally of their means toward the sup|)ort of this chiach. Besides the farm upon which he resides. IMr. Wis- peintner owns another sixty-acre tract of land. He owns twenty-live cows, also six horses, and in connection with his farming interests carries on an extensive dair\' liusiness. SOLOMON S. RANDALL, vvho resides on section 15, Williams Township, is one of , the most widely-known citizens of Bay ^ County. He is a son f>f .lonathan and Caroline (Cale) Randall, the former a native of .Stonington, Conn., where he was born in ITTfi, while the mother, who was boi'n in Schenectady in 1777, was the daughter of .lacob Cale. and de- scended from Holland ancestors. Jonathan Ran- dall was married three times and became the fa- ther of twenty one children, Solomon being the youngest. A man of considerable social and business prominence, the father was for a time a sailor on the ocean as well as a minister of the Gospel. At one time he was worth con'-ideialile money, but was (piite poor when he died, .July UK 1822, in Albany County, N. Y. The subject of this biographical notice was born May 27, 1813, in East Berne, Albany County, N. Y., and was a child of eight years when obliged to start out in the world for hlni.self. He re- mained ill Albany County until he was about eig-hteen years old, wlii'ii, in the fall of 1K:}1, he removed to Midilleburgh. the same State, and dur- ing the first year he was there worked on a farm, learning meanwhile the trade of a carpenter. For forty-three years he worked at that trade and earned the reputation of a relialile and capable carpenter and builder. From \Xi:'> until 1848 he remained in ISIiddleburgh, whence in the fall f)f the last-named year he removed to Fulton. Os- wego County, N. Y. .July 19. 1865, he removed from that place to Hay City, Mich., reaching the latter city in August. Until December, 187:?, Mr. Randall was engaged at his trade in Bay City, then opened a tob.acco store and was so engaged until 1.H80. At that time he removed to Williams Township and set- tled upon the farm which has since been his home. Mrs. Randall bore the maiden name of Sarah ]Maria Alger and was a native of Middle- burgh, N. Y., where her marriage took place June 10, 1838. Mrs. Randall was called from earth De- cember 22, 1850. Seven children blessed the union, four of whom are now living. Mary K. is the wife of Abijah Markhan. of Big Rapids, Mich.; .lane Amelia married Joseph .15. Whitney, a resi- dent of Brooklyn. Jackson County. Mich.; Carrie D. is the widow of Frederick Mclntyre, who lived and died in Fulton. Oswego County, N. Y., and Is now keei)ing house for her father; Marlon A. is maiiied and lives in .\rkansas. He was born in li^l 1, and served as Adjutant of the Middlelnirgh Regiment. At the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he enlisted and secured the consent of his father to enter the army, although he was only seventeen years old. One child died in infancy, while ll.iltie died in Fenton. Mich., and Jared p.assed away in Seattle. Wash., May 17, 18!)0. Now in his old age Mr. Randall is still hale and heartv, and by his pleasant and genial disposition has gathered about him a large circle of warm friends. Socially he is a member of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has held all the chairs and is now Past Grand. He is a charter member of the old Portsmouth Lodge, which afterward became so reduced in numbers 340 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Hint the reinsiining members came to Bay City and joined the Bay Lodge, in which ^Ir. Haiidall still holds ineinhoiship. At one time lie was iden- tified with the i';uii|i at Sniiiniiw, and has fur years been prominent in the fraternity. Politically he votes the Republican ticket and is a stanch advo- cate of all progre.s.sive nieasiwes. 'OSEPII PFANXAS. Frankenlust Town.^hip, Bay County, has no more worthy represen- ^^. I tative of its nourishing milling interests ^^^J than the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch and who, since 1878, has been carrying on his trade at his jiresent jilace of business. His mill is large and furnished with suitaltle machinery and has a capacity for turning out twenty barrels of flour per day, while the extensive trade which Mr. Pfannas lias built up since first coming here extends beyond tlie limits of the towm-hip ami brings him orders regularly from l'>ay City, ^\■est Bay City, and Saginaw. His customers have found him reliable and anxious to please, and the impres- sion left by his courteous dealings with all with whom he comes in contact is a very agreeable one. Mr. Pfannas is numbered among the many resi- dents of Bav County who emigrated hither from (Germany, and although he is not an early settler of Prankenhist Townshiii. he has for many years aided in its development. He was born in Byrne, (ierinany, !Marcli 18, 184(), and is the son of Law- rence and Elizabeth P. (Pfannas) Pfannas. liDih of whom lived and died in their native land. Thcic our suliject grew to manhood, studying in the pub- lic schools and learning the trade of a miller wliile still In his boyhood. Tpon coming to America in 1872 he first settled in Chicago, where he worked in an elevator for about eight months. Thence he removed to Detroit and after two or three months spent there in working at his trade he went to Salzburg, where he found emiiloyment in a saw- mill. After spending eight months there he came to Frankenlust, where he has since resided. His marriage was celelir.ited in 1878, when Miss .Vuna Hect, of Frankenlust Township. Iiceaine his wife. Their two children are Barbara, who was Iidiii in 1871) and John, whose birth occurred in 1882. A sincere Christian, whose life exemplifies the faith he holds, Mr. Pfannas holds membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frankenlust, to which his wife also belongs. He has a sister, Mrs. Elizabsth Lurmar, whose husband is a busi- ness man in Chicago. In his political belief he is a thorough Democrat, and although he has never sought office, he is ever willing to assist any of his friends who are cvndidates for ))ublic honors. As an honorable, fair-minded m:in, well endowed men- tally and physically, with an unsullied reputation, he is a credit to the citizenship of the countv. ^ OlIX 'PENNANT, the most prominent nuMchant of Essexville, is a native of Scot- land, having been born in Renfrewshire, ' August 1(), 1812. lie there grew to mature years, assimilating in his school life and his associ- ations in everyday life what practical knowledge he possesses. While still a resident of Scotland he married Jlary Nicol, a native of Paisley. Almost immcdiati'ly after the marriage they came to Amer- ica and located in Alleiitown. Pa., where our sub- ject was employed as clerk in the Alleiitown Roller Mill, remaining there one year. Coming to Detroit our subject followed steam- boating for a short time, being on the boat "For- ester." He then accepted a position with Jacob ISucll at Forestville, Sanilac County, lie there re- mained until November, 18C9, and then returned with his family to his old home in Scotland, re- maining there for three years and traveling for Thomas Drennan.a provisitm merchant of (Glasgow. At the expiration of the three years he returned to Sanilac County. Mich., and became eng.aged in handling all kinds of grain and produce on the steamers and the Lake Shore line. In 187() Mr. Tennant embarked in the mercantile business in connection with a dock. He remained 111 Forestville until 188.3, when he came to Essex- ville and here pursues the mercantile liusiness as POETRAIT AND ElOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 343 begun in Forestville. Mr. :uk1 -Mi>. Ttiiiinnt are tlie parents of two children — George :uid Eliz.a- betii, both of whom were l)orn in Suothind. Socially our .subjeet i.-^ a member of the Masonic order, having been Mat^tcr of the hxlge at For- estviUe for ^even year.s. He also belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees, and is I'rcsident of the St. Andrews Society of Bay City. He and his family are members of tlie Presliyterian Church. Our subject started out in life for himself at the tender age of twelve years, first engaging while in Scotland in the grocery business. His ijarentf?,, John and Elizabeth (Craig) Tennant, were both of Scot land. One brother and sister besides himself are all of his fainilv who came to ^Vmerica. i/L-^AKVEY SHOOK. One of the most enter- ii; prising of the business men in the thriving little town of Pinconniug is our subject, ■jj whose hardware establislinient is as com- plete as is tliat of many a larger place. Mr. Shook came to this place in 1880, and was first engaged as salesman for C. H. Rhodes, who carried a gen- eral line of goods. He remained with him for about five years, and then with Charles \ . Eades, purchased the hardware stock and clothing estab- lishment of jMr. Rhodes, the business being con- ducted under the firm name of Eades tt Shook. The junior member of the firm soon bought out liis partner's interest, .nnd has since continued the business in the Plnenix Block, carrying a general stock until 1888. He now carries an extensive line of heavy and light hardware, farming imple- ments and machinery and his is the only house in Pinconning that handles this class of goods. His place of business is in his own block, which is lo- cated at the foot of Keizer and Second Streets. His buildings have the following dimensions: 40x60, 2.5x40, 25x40, and 18x40, and a room for roots which is 25x40 feet. Mr. Shook is a native of Vermillion. Ohio, where he w.as born December 18, 1849. He is a son of .loseph and Phoebe C. (Hanks) Shook, natives of Pennsylvania and Vermont i-espeetively. The father wa.s a cabinetmaker by trade and carried on the business for many 3'ears in Ohio, and later in Indiana. On the breaking out of the war he en- listed in Company I), Forty-fourth Indiana Infan- try, and served lwentv-f)nc months in the Union .Vrniy as a private. He was wininded in the battle of Shiloh, receiving a shot through the right arm above the elbow. He went home on a furlough of thirt}' days and after his return to the army, being unable te found a lilliographic portrait of Mi. Shook. H.VKLKS T. S'rivVHN.S. In si.ilc of the ,1 protests of many people who realize how ^^7 rapidly our forests are disap|iearine beneath the axes of woodmen. 1 a rtre fortunes are constantly being accumulated by |>roi>rietors of lumber camps and by the manufacturers of dressed lumber of all kinds. ( )f this latter cla.ss oin- subject is one, and his interests in this direction are extensive, dealing in lumber of all kinds, doors and window frames, flooring, ceiling, etc., and his place of business is in Pinc-^^tiiig of richer or more aral)le land, or one in a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 345 hetler state of iiiiprovoment tlmn tlic beautiful little estate of forty aeres lieioiiifiii"; to our subjoct. The house is attraetive. the barns ea|)acious aiul the outbuilding's neat, while the fences and fields :ire kejjt in good condition and attest by their neatness the hand of a tiiorough faiiner. The t'ro[is are always of a superioi' grade, and the stock kept upon the place is well cared for. The gentleman of whom we write has been throughout life a [irominent member of the Roman Catholic Church and to its interests he is devoted. Ills political views bring him into sympathy with the Democratic party and he generally votes for the men and measures brought forward on that ticket. Mrs. Tacey, who is the only child of her father, lost that parent when she was but a little child, and she subsequently came to America with her mother and stepfather. Frank Xnn Den- hurk. and has spent most of her life on this side of the sea. 'ACOB L. r.rZZARD. Undoubtedly it would be very ditlicult to find within the limits of B.av County a finer farm than that which is owned and operated by the geutleman whose name introduces these paragraphs. From the time when ]\Ir. Buzzard lirst saw this land, upon whose soil scarce a single furrow had been turned, until the present time, he has devoted him- self to his chosen calling with such energy that he is now the owner of eighty-one acres of good land, while his residence is a neat frame structure on section Id. Williams Township. In connection with general farming he is greatl\- interested in stock-raising, having on his place full-blooded Sliort-hoin cattle, and two splendid Ilambletonian stallions which took the first iirennum at the Bay County Fair in 1891. A native-born citizen of Michigan. Mr. lUizzard was horn in Pontiac Township, ( )aklai d County, May 9, 1838. His father, .loseph Buzzard, was born in the State of New York in 1«()1 and after liis marriage to Miss IMavy Osniun. who lil e him- self was born in New York State, came to Oak- land County in 1887 and estal)lished a home in the wilderness. .Mr. Osmun, his father-in- law, had inevionsly taken from the (Government a huge amount of land and of that .loseph Buzzard secured one hundred and sixty acres which he cleared and improved. He was a thorough, expe- rienced farmer, having improved a farm in Catta- raugus Connt\', N. Y.; he afterward purcha.sed a place in Independence Township, Oakland County, which he embellished with substantial buildings. liis death occurred in tlie village of Clarkston, in .Tilly. 1883; .and his wife passed from earth in May, 1.SK7. They were people of such upright characters and kind hearts that their memory is cherished with affection in the hearts of their children and friends. The Ijoyhood of .lacob L. Buzzard, of this sketch, passed in the same way as w-as usual among farmer boys in unsettled and unimproved coun- tries. As soon as he was large enough he began to take an active part in subduing the soil, planting grain and gathering in the harvest. May 1. 1861, he was married, having chosen as his helpmate Miss Polly Myers, who was born in Detroit in 1831. In the February i)receding his marriage, he came to Williams Township, Bay County, and bought one hundred and sixty acres. Hither a few montiis later he brought his bride and her cheerful co-op- eration was ever afterward given to his enterprises. When lie came here, the only other settlers of the townshii) were .Tosiah Perry, S. Kowden, David .Jones and .John (iaffney, while the surrounding country was in almost its primeval condition. Since that early day, great changes have been wrought tiiroiigh the faithful efforts of the struo-- gling |)ioneers. and Mr. Buzzard has not been be- hind his fellow-laborers in his work. He has brought his estate to a high cultivation, has cleared its entire acreage, and although sometime since he disposed of eighty acres still has one of the finest farms in the county. Such is the fertility of his [)lace that upon it he raised four thousand bushels of grain during the jiast year ( 18U1). There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Buzzard ti\e i) he was united in marriage will] Miss Ellen, the daughter of .lohn and S.arah ( ^Vhite) Shaver, natives respectively of Canada and Hoston, Mass. Air. and Mrs. Hess are the par- ents of two children — (ieorge H. anil Aithur. The former travels for a Chicago firm. He was gradu- ated, in 1877. from the .Vnnapolis Naval School, where he had been a student four years. The younger son, Arthur, is married and resides on the old homestead. The patenial grandfather of Mr. Hess was a na- tive of (lermany. and after tomingto this country served as a soldier in the Revolutionary AVar. Philip Hess, father of our subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, where his entire life was passed. He and his wife had a family of six children, as fol- lows: .lohn. Nancy, Philip, Michael, .Susan and Henry, of this sketch. Of these, our subject is the only survivor, the others having died in the Keystone State. Mrs. Hess is a granddaughter of .John Shaver, who was born in Canada of (Jerman descent. One of his sons, Peter Shaver, served for eight years in the House of Parliament in Can- ada, and later was n n.ember of the House of Lords. In his iHilitics Jlr. Hess is a stanch Democrat, while he and his wife lutld membership in the .Methodist Episcopal Church at Hay City. \ man of genuine public spirit, material success b.as not been the greatest of his achievements, for he has become widely known as an upright, energetic and ca[)able citizen. With others who have con- tributed so largely to the development of the county, he is building for himself a monument which will outlast shafts of marble, and is carving his name in a more endurable manner than those written in letters that ))erish. -^^l mA •Ml j (41 fiklLLIAM 3IAXS()N. The fertile lands of \/-J// Hampton Township, Hay County, are W^ especially ada|)ted for market gardening, finding accessible and good home markets in the flourishing towns of West Bay City, Hay City and , Essexville, and water ways to larger cities by river, lake and railroad. One of the most successful of these market gardeners is the gentleman whose ! name is at the head of this .sketch. He owns thirty- five acres of fertile and highly-cultivated land -4. f-O.J, . cL^c6l . PORTRAIT AND BICGRAPHICAL RECORD. 349 whicli IS put under tlie most scientifie tests as to productiveness. Mr. Maxson was burn in .letferson County, N. Y., September G, 1837. He came witli Ids par- ents to Lo\ver iSaginaw at the age of ten years and there resided until l)sr)8. His |)arents, Ciiarles and Perraelia (Wood) Maxson, were natives of Rhode Island. The former was a son of .ledediah Max- son, a native of the first naval State of the Union, and an old Revolutionary soldier while his son, our subject's father, was in the ^\■ar of 1812. Will- iam INIaxson, our subject, enlisted in the Civil War in 1863, joining Company D, Tenth ^Nliciiigan Cavalry, being detailed to duty with the army of the Cumberland with wliicli he was in active ser- vice until the close of the war. ^Iv. Maxson was married in 18r)H U> Mary .)., daugiiter of John Woods, a resident of Cuyaiioga, Ohio. Unto them liavc been born ten cliildren,of whom seven are still living. Our subject has lieen Highway Commissioner for eleven years and is now serving iiis twelfth term. He has also Ijeen Superintendent of the Poor of the comity for nine years, and when his present term exjiires it will have extended over twelve years. He is a man of superior Imsiness (lualitications and aliility, and is as conscientious and quick in working for the ad- vantage of the general good as for his private in- terests. if^\ RS. ELIZABETH (). .!. (CIHLLSON) TEKBUSH. In the (piaint iind picturesque little town of Breadport, \t.. wiiere tlie (ireen Mountains stretcli along the eastern horizon, and the blue waters of Lake Clianiplain form a pleasing foreground, witli old Crown Point on the other shore, was born the subject of this sketch, March 17, 1814. It is the inherent right of every child to be well born, and Benjamin and Lydia INIoore recognized that right. It was the fashion in those days to bestow many names on the ciiildren, and this (ireen IMountain girl was christened Elizabetli Ovanda -lane, with the euiihonius title of Ovanda for every day use. The mother died when tlic ciiiid was liiit ten yearg old and the motlierless girl was transferred to the liousehold of her maternal grandfather, .laines Wil- cox, a Reviiluliunary liero. He was a minute man. one of those wlio left his [dow in the field and without good-bye to wife or ciiildren, shouldered his gun, as the messenger rode thiougli the coun- try calling, •' The British are coming I" .lames Wilcox was tlie second man to enter Ft. Ticonderoga when Etliaii Allen demanded its sur- render "In the name of (iod and the Continental Congress." His wife Eunice was equally intrepid and cared for tlie farm \' in Mrs. Chillson's .arms and asked her to care for it. It was loved and (•;ired for li\- this benevolent couple until its death five months later, and within the next seven years five moth- less children tempor.'irily occupied their liouie. and the influence of Mr. .and Mi,-. Cliillson jd-ovided for them peimanent homes. About this time thev bought property on the west side upon whii-ii thev removed in 1H()(1, and in IKGl when there were in- dications that the toil of years was brightening into financial prosperity Mr. Chillson was called from earth without rcapiiiu flic reward which lie had eariieil. Aflrr the death of lier husband .Mrs. ChillMJii (li-lila\ed that executive abilit\' which had in .■! measure lam dormant awaiting develoi)nient. The tangle of settling the estate was straightened, en- cumbered property was disencumbered and a val- uable estate made available. A wealthy Eastern firm had liought the land lying adjacent to the river and built a large mill and a new town was siJiingiug up on the west side. Mrs. Chillson platted the fort}' acres whicli she had bought and it is now the central part of West Bay City. A Methodist Episcopal itinerant soon located in the growing town and formed a society which met for worship in a public hall. Mrs. Chillson saw tlie necessity for better quarters, and with char- acteristic promptness donated the lots for a church building, circulated a subscription and had the building up ■■ind partially enclosed before a man could be found to take hold of the enterprise. The presiding elder visited the charge and appointed a Board of male Trustees, (it being against the Meth- odist Episcopal discipline for a woman to be a church trustee) but requested Mrs. Chillson to continue to collect funds, which honor she respect- fully declined. This first church was begun in 18()8, and dedicated in November. 1869. It was burned in 188'), and a fine brick building was erected on the new site nearl\' opposite the old building, Mrs. Chill.son laying the corner-stone. In 1870 Mrs. Chillson was married to Alexander Terbiish, an old friend of former years and a highly respected citizen of Davisburg. Household cares and advancing years were no check to her philan- trophy, and other waifs were added to her house- hold until sixteen in all (besides her own) had shared her love and care. Some are now married, some are dead and a few are she knows not where. Mr. Terbush died in 188it: Mr.s. Terbush still sur- vives (1892). Her seventy-seven years of life have been (ull of blessed work and her ear is ever open to the cry of the needy. Her will provides liberally for some kind of a charitable institution in whicli she is deeply interested. These broader fields (if humane work are more in harmony w ith lier spirit of doing good than tho.se channels confined by church creed; though for more than fifty years she has been an active member of and a generous ctmtributor to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Since 1,S71 she has ivsidcd outside the city PORTRAIT ANI; BlOGRAPiUCAL RECORD. 351 limits and in licr pleasant lionu' tliere slie exi)ec'ts to sjientl the remainder of her life. Surely in the day wlien she goes to her reward, many shall rise u|) and call hei blessed. The attentit)n of the reader is invited to a lith- ographic portrait of Mrs. Terlmsh presented else- where in this volume. r ^p^EORGE A. STAl'DACIIER, who resides in If,—-, tiie village of Kawkawlin. was horn Febru- ^jlJI ary 27, 1830. lie is the son of (George and Margaret .Staudaciier, natives of (iermany, who both died in that country. Their son came to this counti'V in lHo8 and after coming to Michigan was 7narried in Erankenlust Township, IJay Count\ , in 186;') to ^laiy ^VUen, who was born in that town- ship, April 10, 1848. Our subject has two brotiiers: ISaitholomew, who lives in this township, .'ind .John, who still makes liis home in Germany. When Mr. .Staudaciier lirst came to this country lie .settled in Salzburg, this State, where for three vears he was engaged in milling. lie entered the army in 18()l at Bay City, joining ('dwin Uartholomew. Mr. .Staudacher's eldest daughter is now the wife of Henry Kheinhart; they arc resi- dents of Mli<)|) iiud rcinaiiu'il four years. ^Ir. Mc( Jrejior then rciuovod to Sairi- iiaw, wlicre hv continued Imsincss until 181!;?. His decease oc-currerl A U!J:ust I. IMSS. 'I'lic niotlicr died October 3(1, 18;')4. at .Marslmii. Of the tluce ciiil- dren that were lioiu of that ni:uriauliject went to West Ii.'iy ('it\. where he catered to the tastes of a thirsty piil)lic for one year, and then came to Pin- conning and was engaged in the same business. His place of business i.s bis own Jine block, which was elected in 1884. It is (ifty feet in front and has a ^^e ''• D., all of whom are still under Uie parental roof and receivinir ex- cellent educations and careful home training. Tiieie is no matter of interest to the growth of Munger that fails to receive the hearty co-opera- tion of Mr. Howell. He iias heen I'ostma.ster here for the past eight years and has served as Town Clerk two years, liesides tilling minor olHces within the gift of the people. He believes that the principles of the Re|)ul)lican party are best adapted to the interests of the American [leople. and hence invariably casts his ballot for the can- didates who will u[)hold those principles. ~S] \^-^^m=^ oris A. PELKKY. The village of Pincon- ning and the country in this vicinity is in \ no small degree indebted to our sul)iectfor its recent development. He is a man who has opened up faims anil has thoroughly impioved evervthing to which he has set his hand. It is be- sides a good omen foi' a community when a man of •such sounil and unbiasid judgment as has j\Ir. Pelkey shows his confidence in the resources in a section of country by investing all he has therein, and in giving tf) it his entire time and attention. Mr. Pelkev now hohls tlie otlici' of Township Clerk of Pinconning. Our subject is a native of Sebewaing. Huron County. Mich., and was born ( )ctolicr 20. \H10. He is a son of Antoin and Teresa (Laway) I'elkey, na- tives of Michigan. Oui' subject's father was in early life engaged in trading with the Indians, buy- ing furs, etc.. in exchange for provisions and ain- munitioii. They were the tirst settlers in Pincon- ning, tiiking up eight\ acres of (Jovernment land in 18.");}. It took a jjretty brave man at that time to come so far West, for the vast forests were full of wild animals that were not always friendl\', and the privations were many. The jjrincipal, and in fact only industry at that time was the fishing business, in which our Mibject's father was engaged almost exclusively. shit)|iing his catches to Rav City, thence to Toledo and other points. He re- tired from active business some four years before his death, which took place in lH(j4, when he was at the age of seventy-five years; his wife survived him by several years, passing away at the age of eighty-six years. They are interred in the ceme- tery .at West Ba}' City. Our subject is one of a family of ten children that were born to his parents. Only five of these arc now living, and they are: Mary, Mrs. Whit- ney, our subject; Alexander, Teresa and Josejih. Louis A. grew up a sturdy and independent youth, as a life so free from social conventionalities would naturally make him. He was educated in Bay City and Detroit, and after coming to Pinconning he at once proclaimed himself a dominant man by beginning enterpri.-^es that stirred up the village. He built the first hotel here and ran it successfully from 1873 until 1891. It was first known a.s the Pelkey House, but its name has been changed to the Michigan House. jMr. Pelkey has a very fine residence on Second Street of this village. He has been Justice of the Peace for twelve years, and holds that otHce now. He was also Supervisor for twelve years, and now holds the office above mentioned. As a Hepubli- can he is always true to the colors of his party, and his iiirtuence in this vicinity is w(jrtli much to that body. IMr. Pelkey well deserves the title f>f being the most prominent man in the town. ^^i[ H^ H 1e^ l/OHN WALZ, whose fine farm is situated on section 8, Bangor Township, l>ay County. is a son of Christian and Barbara Walz. who were born and spent their lives in (xermany. This son came to America in lHG;"),and tirst settled near Fremont, Ohio, where he lived for something over two years. He is the sixth in a family of children, all of whom grew to maturity, and their names are: Christian; Mary .Vgnes, who is now the wife of .I.acob Nan; Dora, who died at the age of twenty-tliree, in (ieriiian\'; Annie Mary, who is the wife of Fred Slaiick; and Joseph. All of this family except our subject, still live in (ier- man\-. 1 1 jT'i. ulp. POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 359 John Walz was married to Mary D., daugliler of Tobias and Dora Uiiliia, November 27, 18()(j, and tliey iiave ten cliildren, wliose ages range from twenty-four to the little one of two years, and their names are .lolin, Maggie, .loe, ,laeob, Ciirist, Mary, Dora, Louisa, Emma and Louie. Tlie par- ents of Mrs. Walz still live in Sandusky. Ohio, having come to this country in 18.52. They made their first home in Seneca County, Midi., and af- terward in West Bay Cit\', but finally removed to Ohio. They had six children: Mary 1).. .Jacob .)., Frederick, Margaret M., Ivatie 15. and Christ. .Jacob .7. and Margaret M. are deceased. Our subject has a farm of thirty acres u|)(>n wliicli he raises all the wheat, oats and hay he needs, and devotes the remainder of the land to the raising of vegetables for the city market. His political views bring him into harmony with the Democratic party and he holds and has held various townshij) ofJices. He is now the .Justice of the Peace, which duty he has performed for two years, and is alsf) a memJier of the School lionrd. Li^^)HEODORE C. PHILLIPS. On the oppo- :/f(^\\ site page is presented a jjortrait of this ^^<^ gentleman, who was born in Novi, Oakland County, this State, February 17, 1838. He lived with his parents until he waji seventeen years of age. His knowledge of books was gained at the village school in the vicinity of his home, but the practical side of his nature was so api)arent that he was given responsible positions far earUer than tiie majority of boys. At the age above mentioned our subject's father gave iiim his time, and he learned the carpenter's trade, intending to become a millwright. Devoting one year to that, he then took charge of an extensive business, ami was located on the borders of Oakland and Wayne Counties. Thence he went to Lyons, Ionia ! County, where he built a dam across the Grand I River. i During the years of 18,58-."»!» our subject Iniilt a Hourmill, and from that time until 1862 made 16 the building of mills his business. At the date above mentioned he located in Bay City, working as a millwright the first year, luit for the next five years he was eng.'iged in the grocery liiisiiicss with Mr. Dunham, under the firm name of I'liillips iV Dunham. In 18(;(;. in ijartiieiship with .John Brooks, he built the north half of the Inion Block on Water Street, opposite the Eraser House. Having acquired considerable land in the county, in 18fi9 Mr. Phillips engaged in the real-estate Inisiness; The following year he was a|)pointed Postmaster of Bay City, and for eight years filled the position to the entire satisfaction of his partv. At the expiration of his term of office he assumed the Bianagement of the Ba3- City Tri/nnii^. and was its hianaging editor until .June, 1881, when he moved to his farm on section lit. Monitor Town- ship. He ha(J given his place the name of the "NeJjobish Farm." In 18()1 our subject was united in marriage with Miss Catherine H. Stevens, of Lyons, Ionia County, daughter of Preston and Thedo L. Stevens. Mr. Stevens died in 185(j, and his wife passed away in 1879 while a resident of Portland, Ionia County. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have Ijeen the parents of eight children, six of whom are now living. The eldest of these, Ertie, is the wife of Charles Husel, and lives near St. Clair, Mich.; Preston is an in- surance agent in Bay City; Theodore is a navi- gator on a grain boat; Otto is a sailor on the lakes; Glenn lives at home, as does ( aiiiilla. who is a student in the schools. Mr. Pliillii)s was alw.ays a man of great energy and perseverance. In 1863 he was appointed en- rolling officer of B.ay County, which is in the eighty-fifth sub-district of Michigan, and with Isaac Maiston, Deputy Marshal, and R. P. Essex, Su|)eivisor of Hampton, which then included Bay City, performed the duties of the otlice. By the ai)|ilication of our sul)ject to the War Department, B.av County's (piota during the Civil War was reduced to forty-five men. After a useful life Mr. I'hillips died .July 4, 1883, and his body was interred in the cemetery of B.ay City. Although having been an invalid for some time, his recovery was confidently ex- pected by his family, when he was suddenly and 360 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. without vvarninff taken away. Mrs. Phillips still lives on the old homestead and supervises tlu^ work of the farm, which comprises about three. hundred acres of land, well improved and in a s;t)od state of cultivation. They carry on general farming and stock-raising, confining themselves in the lat- ter lini' til llolstein cattle. lOBEHT WILSON. The "entleman whose name ap;);'arj above is the owner of a farm ^ \Vi on section 18, Monitor Township, I5ay '^^County. lie is a son of .lohn and Elinor (Pierson) Wilson. The former was a native of 1-incolnshiro, England, and was born November G, 181(1. lie came to America in 1837 and February 13, 1841, was married to our subject's mother. Their nuptials were solemnized in Oakland County, to which he had come on landing in this county. He at once engaged in farming, having been given eighty acres of land by his father-in-law. In 18.")1 our subject's father brought his family to Saginaw and there engaged in road building. Later he removed to I?aj' City and took a contract for laying out streets, and Center Street, which is now a very good and attractive thorough fare, w.as built by him. He then returned to Saginaw and continued his road building and working at that for a number of years he removed to his farm on section 18, Monitor Township, where he settled down in 18G2. The next year, however, he suf- fered the loss of his wife, and the place l)ecoming distasteful to him he returned to Bay City. After remaining there a vear and a half he again re- moved l>ack to the farm. Our subject's fallier still lives on secti3' a dense forest wliich he has cleared away and h.as himself liestowed immense labor in making it the fine productive estate which it is to-day. -^ 4i^^-^^ ENRY WEGENER. Wnen the Ijiogiapher attempts to chronicle events in tlie lives of those who are just starting ont in prosper- ous careers and wlio, in tlie prime of life, may justlv look forward to golden honors which the future holds for tlieiii. he finds the privilege a a pleasant though liy no means an easy one. In- deed, he can do little more tiian briefly sketch the events which have so marked the life of the subject as to individualize it from the careers of others, and leave all else ^o the future historian. The subject of this sketcli, who is engaged in farming on section 31, Monitor Township, is alre.idy quite well known throughout Bay County. His father w.as born in Brunswick, (iermany, April 7, 1824, and emigrated to America when twenty- six years of age, seeking in our free land that inde- pendence of tliought and action which he vainly sought in the over-crowded cities of the Fatlierland. Sliortly after his arri\-al in the United States he w.as married, .Tunc 11, IK;")!), to ^liss Loniza Katt, wlio had come to this country the same time as himself. Their wedding was celebrated in Frankenlust Township, Bay County, they having come to Mich- igan immediately after landing. Settling in Monitor Township, the young couple purchased laud of Mr. Sivers and commenced at once to clear the place of its primitive growth of shrubs and trees. For ten years after tlieir location on the (ilace they engaged in clearing the forty acics which they had purchased and in the mean- time underwent the hardships which filled frontier existence with so many dangers .and disasters. After an honorable and useful life, devoted witli affectionate oversight to his wife and little ones, William Wegener died .lanuary 1."), 1872 and w.as buried in the old cenetery of Fr.ankenlust Town- ship. Six of his eleven children still survive, as follows: Louis, who resides in Monitoi' Township; Christian, whose home is in Williams Township; August, a resident of Frankenlust Township; Mrs. George Sclimidt; Mrs. .loliu Schmidt; and Henry, the subject of our sketch. The last named of the children was born .hinuary 1.'), 18Gfi, in Monitor Township, where he still resides. There is nothing of unusual interest to record concerning his boyhood, which was passed in the ordinary manner of farmers' lads. The summer seasons were devoted to farm work as soon as he was old enough to drive a team, while the common-school education which he received was mainly gained during the winter seasons. Soon after he had attained to his majority he was married, October IK. 1888, to Miss Maggie Maurer, a native of Frankenlust Township, and a lady of most estimable character. They have ut only one survives — .lulia. the wife of (). \au Poplin, of IIam|)toii T >wnsliip. So far as is within the knowledge of Mr. Rooiakers, he is the only mem- ber of his family wlio resides in the ITnited States. He is a consistent member of the Roman Catholic Church, and in his political lielief is in thorough sympathv with the principles of the Repul)lican ])arty. ^Mii-^-i^l^^ ■So~ 'OHN C. FRAXCIS. whose pleasant home is situated on Bobotonton Reserve, Monitor Township, Bay County, is the eldest son of Gregory Francis, who was born in 1827, in Switzerland, and came to this country with his par- ents when he was seven years old. They lived in St. Clair County until 1877. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Kobel, was a native of Bavaria, (Germany, and their nine children are now all living. The father is a lake captain, and he still commands his principal boat "'George King," which runs between the ports of Lake Erie and Lake Superior. ( )ur subject was born in 1852, in St. Clair County, and came to Hay County, in 1878. He was married in 1877 to Mary, daughter of Peter and Margaret Haier, who were also natives of fJaviiria, Germ my. Mrs. P'rancis was born in Monroe, and she is the mother of seven children, four of whom are living. Those who have died passed away in infancy. Leo is now fourteen years old; Albie is eleven; Rai- mond is six years of age; and Maria is a little one of three years. When Mr. Francis first came to Bav County he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 363 engaged in the grocery business for some eigliteen mouths, and afterward removed to tl)e township where lie now lives and wliere he has a fine farm of ninety acres. Hs has lieen .Iiistice of the Peace ever since he has been here, and is now in his third term. He is also Scliool Inspector of Monitor Township. The Knights of the Maccabees claim Mr. Francis as one of their inrtuential and progn.'ssive mem- bers, and he is a devout member of tlie Catholic Church of Bay City. He is one of those men who, belonging to the second generation descending from foreign-born jjarents, have combined the re- served force of the continent with the push of American enterprises and has thus proved of bene- fit to the section in which he resides. Mr. Francis taught school for eight years, beginning when sev- enteen years of age, and was City Clerk of Marine City four years. ^>-^^<:m ^<^E0RGF: C. BAUER. The prosperity which III 1^ , the United States has attained is largely ^V^JJiJ due to the efforts of thrifty emigrants from Germany, who coming hither, have brought with them those habits of industry, prudence and foresight which were early inculcated in their lives. Many of the best classes of emigrants have found their way to the State of Michigan, and after settling here have become integral parts of its progress and well-being. As one of this class, special mention belongs to the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch and who is one of the thrifty farmers of Bay County. On sections 11 and 12, Frankenlust Township, he owns and o])- erates a good farm, which through his arduous ex- erti(ms has been brought to a high state of culti- vation, lie may usually be found at his pleaisant home on section 12, where eighty acres of his farm land are situated, the remaining forty acres being on section 11. In Bavaria, Germany, .John S. Bauer wa; born in IHl 1, and there he was united in marri.age with Miss Catharina Baumgartner. In IKoO they came t ) Amcricu procee(1ing dirootly Id Midiigaii and buying a small farm on .section 1, Frankenlust Township, Bay Count\ . This place he afterward sold and purchased the farm on which our subject now makes his home. The parental family com- prises five children, four of whom were born in Germany and one in ^Michigan. The eldest is Barbara, tlie wife oi .lolin Buchinger. of Tuscola County; our subject is next in order of birtli; John is an engineer in Chicago; John, Jr., lives in Sagi- naw County: Knnigunda is the wife of Melville Hall, a resident of Bay City. The mother still survives and makes hei home with our subject. The father died December 2.5, 1891. George C. Bauer was Ijorn February 18. 1843, in Bavaria, (Germany, and when only seven years of age was brought to this country by his parents. He grew to manhood, sturdy and vigorous, his ro- bust health being doubtless due to his constant ex- ercise in the open air. His education was not such as commonly falls to the lot of the boys of the present day, but has been acquired by careful read- ing rather than by study of text books. At the age of thirty years he was married, his bride being Miss Wilhelmiua Kerkaw, who was born in Prus- sia, in 1853, and was brought to this country at the age of three and one half years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bauer six children have been born, namely: Barbar.a, born in 1874; JIargaretta, 187.t; Emma, 1877; Mary, 1871); Michael, 1881, and Katherina, 1883. The children are receiving good educations in the neighboring .schools and under the careful training of their parents are being pre- pared for positions of usefulness in years to come. Upon his farm of fuie hundred and twenty acres Mr. Bauer carries on general farming and stock- raising, and by the use of modern m.achinery is able to reap large harvests without great manual exertion. He has been the witness of great changes in the township of Frankenlust, for when he came hither the section of the country was a wilderness, made horrible when darkness came on by the howling of wild animals. With theii axes, he and his father cut a road through the township and did much pioneer woik which re.ckiel I'ikc; .lonathan. Daniel. Nathan. David. D.anies. Ilosic. Aliigail and .losepli I)., who forms the sub- ject of this >ketch. was born in Belmont Couiit\ . N. II.. August 4. IH2S, and at an early age began to assist in farm work. When he staited out iu the world for himself he found employment both in farming and lumbering. In lis.')l Mr. lluckins removed to Columbiana Countv. Ohio, where he engaged in railroad luiild- ing and was forema)i on the road. Two yeais later he ccntracted to furnish ties for the Cleveland i^' Mahoning Railroad and having filled this con- tract, at the expiration of one year he came in the spring of 18;Vf to Bay City, this State. Here he found employment in lumbering and fanning and such was his success that he felt able to establish domestic ties of his own in IHf);"), having chosen as his life companion Miss Delia Pierce, a native of New York State, and a daughter of Nathan and Polly Pierce. The}' have had three children, but two only survive — Nellie, the wife of W. L. Peck, (if West Bay City, and Fred, who is station agent for. the Michigan Central Railroad at Zilwaukie. Bert died at the age of twenty-six years. Mr. lluckins came to Kawkawlin Townshii)and bought his present farm in 1889, and here he and his good wife hospitably entertain their many friends. The most importiint issue of the day Mr. Huckins Ijelieves to be tempenmce and he is a firm adherent of temperance principles. He was the first High- way Commissioner elected in Bangor Township and has always been identified with public affairs in whatever community he has resided. An hon- orable, upright man, whose word is as good as his bond, his circle of friends is as large as his ac- (luaintances, and the part which he has taken in advancing the interests of the community entitles him to the respect not alone of the present gener- ation, but also of those who in future years will enjov the fruits of his labors. ©.. .-^< H-^ t^~ I)\VA1{1) A. KEKLEK. Our subject is the Master Mechanic of the Saginaw Bay ife Northwestern branch of the Michigan Cen- tral Railrt)ad. He is a native of AVestchester County. N. Y.,an ,-ketch came to .Micliigan in 1H')4 and remained tor one year in Detroit, after which he made his liome in E.ast Saginaw, wliich remained his residence until l«r)7. when he located in what was then calle(l Lower Saginaw but is now Hay City. lie remained there, carrying on a news stand and lestauranl until the spring (jf 1(S7(), wiien he i)nrchased the property which he now owns, consisting of forty-six acres of land which he has since placed under cultivation and brought to a high degree of productiveness. Mr. Richardson was married in ISiii) to Mary Duclos, a native of Wisconsin, and their union was blessed bj' the birth of two children — Lucretia, who died in infancy, and Lament, who makes his home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson are )neml)ers of the Baptist Church in Bay City, in which they occupy a wide field of influence. They were among the most active in establishing that church in Bay City and are helpful in every way in its religious and social movements. The doc- trines and declarations of the l\'ei)ul)lican party receive the hearty endorsement of our subject, who has strong faith that under the leadershij) of Uepublican statesmen and guided by Hepultlican Ijrinciples our country' will yet attain a much higher degree of prosperity than it has yet seen. V. / ^^1 DAM .1. .\UNOLl), Our suliject is a son (@/'JI ; of John M. Arnold, who was born in Ba- ll/ Is varia, (iermany, in 1M2(I. When twenty- {§y seven years old he came to this country and located in Kran ken ninth. Sagitiaw Connt\, tliis State. He remained tlu're until IStJ;') and then came to Bay Couut\ and locateil on section 3(), Monitor Townshij). Before coining to this country he was man-ied, in 1H47, to Miss Anna B. List, in Bremen, (Iermany. They became the par- ents of eighteen children, six of whom are still living. Of these .Mary is the eldest; she is the wife of George Staudacher. Following her are Adam, Michael J., Rosina B., who is Mrs. Fred Staudacher; Anna B., the wife of F. Lossee; Mary who lives in Salzburg. John M. Arnold died in 1H7H on the old home- stead on section 'M\. His wife still survives and makes her home with our subject — Adam J. He was born August 21. 18()(l, in Frankenmuth, Sag- inaw County. He came to 15ay County in liSG.'), remaining at home until he was fourteen years old. He then entered the CV)ncordia College at Ft. Wayne, Ind., and there pursued his student course for three and a half years. On the death of his father t)ur snl)ject came home and assumed the duties and management of the home place. The home farm on section 36 continued to be the place of residence until 1H78 when the family removed to section Hi where he had purchased the land he now lives on. Mr. Arnold has one hundred and ten acres of good and fertile land; seventy acres of this has been thoroughly improved and is under a good state of cultivation. AL'. Arnold devote to Michigan an:iy City and handlingau average of twel\c million leet of lumbei- each yeai-. In the Tittal)awassee l>oom Comp.Tuy, which wns organized in lUli^!. Mi'. H:\y was alwavs a pnuninent stock-holder and for three years prev- ious to 1876 was a Director. That year he was elected by the Hoard of Dircctois to the Presi- dency of the com|iany, which position he held up to the time of his death, giving to the business a large share of his peisomd attention, and manifest- ing therein executive aliility of the highest order, as far as pertains to the management of the timber intei'ests of the Saginaw liix'cr ^'alley. It is prob- able that no man in such a position hasever given nu)re complete satisfnctifui to ail jiarties than did Mr. Hay. l>v I'c.ason of liis cool and iliscriminating judgnuMit, his thorough familiaiity with all the details of the lumber business and his accurate ^ 370 POiJTRAlT A^■D BIOGllA.PmCAL RECORD. knowledge of timlier. ti-ansi)ort!iti()n and the inavkot sliip. Bay County. To the cultivation of this six- he was one of the nio.st valualile Uiinhi'iinen in the ty-aere farm he luings the qualities of tlirift and Saginaw Valley. His piivate affairs consumed his prudence vvliich characterize the G'ennan nation, time to such an extent that he could not devote and 1)V tiie exercise of frugality and good judg- much thouglit to pohtics; iiowever, he was a stanch Republican. ^Ir. Hay was married at Detroit Decemher 18. 1H64, to Miss Martha A. Hawkins, the daugliter of Jabez and Mary A. (Doyle) Hawkins, natives le- spectively of Vermont and Ohio. The union nf our subject and his wife brouglit to them nine children, seven of whom survive, namely: Mary W. now ^Irs. K. A. Owen, of Saginaw; Willi;., .lane II.. Martha D.. Ethel K.. Hlauclie 1'.. and Nina .1.; .lames II. and Alice .M. are deceased. .Mis. Hay is Ji \vom:in of marked l)u~iue ..Ich is located on section 12, Frankenlust Town- ment has become well-to-do. The agricultural element of Michigan lias re- ceived constant additions from Germany during the [last half century, and among those who came hither in IH'i'.i was .lolin .Taeob Neumeyer, the father of our subject, who emigrated to this coun- try with his family and .settled in Frankenlust Township. He was at that time well advanced in years, having been born in 1796, in Germany, where he was married to Miss Madeline Bruuer and where he aL-^o served .seven years in the Ger- uiaii aiin\-. Of his four children, the eldest is the subject of this biograiiliical notice. The others arc Christopher, a resident of Frankenlust Township; ^lartiii, whose home is also in that township; Annie ^laggie, the widow of Frederick Keith, for- merly a farmer of Salzliurg, (Germany was the native. [ilace of Mr. Neumeyer and he was born December 23, 1829. He remained in that country twenty-four years, but at the time of his father's removal to the Xew World in 1853, he also came hither and sought a home amid the less jiopulous cities of the West. His first experi- ence of the hardships of pioneer existence was gained in Frankenlust Township, which was at the time of his location therein, a sparsely settled lo- cility. After working alone several years in Bay County, ]\Ir. Neumeyer was married December 7, 18.")8, to Miss Barbara Maggie Zill.who w.as born in Germany and came to America during the same year as IMr. Neumeyer. Six children have been born to Mr. and ]Mrs. Neumeyer, foiu' of whom are still living, iiainel\-: (Tcorge, who is married and resides in Bay City; August, also married and a resident of Saginaw County; Barbara, who is at home; and Christopher, who also remains under the |iareiital roof. Maggie, IMrs. George Schwab, (lied in 1883, and Margaret, who was united in marriage with (ieorge Schwab, died in 1891. The sixty acres of land which !Mr. Neumeyer owns has been placed under good cultivation and enibellislied with a good class of farm buildings. In his jiolitical sentiments Mr. Ncume^-er is a PORTRAIT AM) BlUGRAPH'CAL RECORD. 371 stanch ndhercut of the principles of tlie Democratic party, and though l>y nomean.sa partisan, ho takes sufficient interest in politics to east Ids ballot in favor of tliose principles which he lielieves best adapted to our welfare. OHicial honors have never attracted him, for lie prefers the quiet of domestic enjoyment to the excitement of public life. He finds his religious homo within the Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he is an active worker, and no measure of interest to the welfare of his fellow-citizens appeals in vain for his aid. ONALD A. McDONELL. The editor and publisher of the Pinconning Neirs and also the President of the village of Pin- conning, is a native of Ann Arbor, where he was born September 17, 185.5. He is a son of Donald and Mary (McDonell) McDonell, natives of Nova .Scotia. His father was an attorney, hav- ing graduated from the law school in Ann Arbor in 1861. In 1867 he went to Erie, Kan., and there engaged in the practice of his profession until he assumed the occupation of a farmer in which he was reasonably successful; he died March 20, 1873. The mother of our subject survived her husband by ten years, passing away in November, 1883. She was the mother of three children — Angus, now a resident of Texas, is engaged in the cattle and sheep business; Donald A., our subject, and Cath- erine. The family inherit the best traits of their sturdy ancestors — the Highland Scotch. As a child the foundation of Donald's education, outside of his excellent home training, was laid in Nova Scotia, and on coming to the States he spent two years at the Ypsilanti State Normal School. Previ- ous to this, however, he had received that best of all training — in the teacher's line, having taught in Kansas for two years. He was also engaged in teaching in this State, s])ending seven years in all in this occupation. Mr. McDonell came to Pinconning in 1879, first e.n ployed as bookkeeper for Rhodes & Jennings with whom he remained one year. ( )ue of the best resnl'-5of this period of hi^ bi^y days is an abstract of titles of Crawford County, completing this work in 188-4. Mr. McDonell established tiie News in 1887. It IS a six-column folio and has a circula- tion of some five hundred. Its tone is what one miglit expect coming from the hands of so high- minded a gentleman. It mirrors most truly the sentiments of the ijeoi^le and tiie condition of the count) y. Our saliject lias been Supervisor of the town- ship and is at present School Inspector, besides his other positions as President and Clerk of the vil- lage. His ofHce is in his residence on Manitou Street. The principles of the Republican party are those held most highly in the estimation of him of whom we write, and that are mirrored forth in his journal. Mr. JIcDonell, as well as his estimable wife, is a member in good standing of the Catholic Church. ( )ur subject was married .Tanuary 8, 1889, to Miss Margaret (Tannon. of West Bay City. She is an accomplished lady of decided personal attractions. They have one child, Mary F. 'ill AMES PUKTKLL. The care of the poor is at the present time conducted on a very different basis than in former years. The public is Ijeginning to realize that human nature is not entirely responsible for the deficiencies in its facultie-i that make the art of acquiring a competency easy or even po.ssible; that many and varied are the aspects of the sociological (piestion, including heredity, physical defects etc., that make it a public as well as a Christian duty to care ten- derly for the unfortunate one.s. The county poor farm of Bay County is a credit to the community and commonwealth, and its presiding genius— Mr. Purtell, takes great pride in the way in which it is conducted. Our subject was born in Kiughainton County, N. Y., and coining here with his parents when a small child located in St. Clair County, where he resided until reaching mature years. He located in Bay Countv, in 1863. and has since made it his 372 PORTRAIT AND lilOGRAPHICAL RECORD. home. Ill 1M7II oiiisiihjcct was iiiiitud in iii:iri'iage til Miss l,i)iiis:i Keinpti-r. ii native of (ieriiiaiiy, wliu euiiie to .Miclii;tra" witli iier parent* when a ehild. Tliev have a family of four children, whose names are Annie. Fred. .lenn v and Kittie M. Ju 1871 Mr. I'urtell was appointed on llie police force by the Town Council of Bay City — an ofHce which he failiifully tilled for six year.>. At the expiration of that time he resisjni'd to accept his present iiosition. the duties of whirh lie has so sat- isfactorily discharijed that there has never been a complaint. Since filling his ])resent ollice h? lii< been appointed to the position of Deputy Slienff, upon which he has served for three years. Our subject's parents were .loliii and .Mary (Madrigan) Purtcll;the foriiici was liiirn in ('niiiil\ Limerick. Ireland, and the niDther probably in New York, although she was of Scotch ancestry. .Socially, Mr. Purtell is a member of the Free and .Vccepted Masons, of the .\ncient Order of I'nitcd Workmen and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Kebekah. and is also a ineiiilier of Hay City Legion. No. II. S. K. .\. O. I . W. With his wife, he is a member of the ICpiscopal (liurcli. and they are rearing their children in the same belief. ^^mm^m^^^ ^jr^i E0R(;K A. WILLl.VMS. M. 1). This promi- nent representative of the physicians and _ surgeons of Hay City has been in jnai ticc here since the s])ring of 1873, and has his ollice at No. 910 North Water Street. He w.as born in Chat- ham. Ontario. August 20. 184 1. and is a son of .lolin and Klearior (Drake) Williams. Some of the representatives of this branch of llic Williams fain- il\- tirst made their ai)pcaraiicc in .Vinerica in 17o8. coming from England with the troops under (Jen. Wolf. They served during that campaign in both army and navy, and when Detroit fell into the hands of the Kngiisli they made that place their permanent home; portions of the family, however, crossed I he river and became residents of Canada, while a number of the descendants still make their li'iiiir in Detroit. Mention is made in the annals o llial cilv of oui' subject's kiiisrri;in. Tlioina- A\'illiains, who was one of the first Justices of the Peace there, and whose son,{ Jen. .lohn H.Williams, became the tirst Mayor in Detroit. Our subject received his education in the Cliat- liain High School and also had private teachers in French and Latin. After coinijleting his studies he was engaged with his brother in the oHice of Crown Land Agency, which was established by the crown for the purpose of selling government lands to immigrants. Having resolved to follow the profession of a jihysician. he read medicine in Toronto in \'ictoria College, which is a branch of the AMctoria Iniversity at Coboiirg, and was grad- uated therefrom May 11, 1870. Shortly afterward he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons ill Ontario, and took his diploma from that insti- tution. The young Doctor practiced in Chatham, Ontario, and also followed his profession at Lindsay. .Vf- terward he went to New York City to act as phy- sician in the private ward at Bellevue Hospital under the charge of .lames H. Wood. Sub.sequent to this he came to Hay City, locating here in 1873, so that he has now been here nearly twenty years. His ability to use the French language has given him a large proportion of the French jjatroniige. He is a fine violinist, and an artist of no mean note, especially in the line of a humorist. In the I5.ay County Medical .Society he is a notable mem- ber, and was its President in 1889. The Saginaw Valley Medical Club likewise counts him as among its most inrtiiential members. ^>^^j I 1 1 I I I f K I t t ^ 11 I ■ "iflOHN NKSBITT. For about forty years this gentleman has been closely connected with the progress of Bay County, daring a portion of that time engaging as a miller but now operating a good farm t>n section 20, Monitor Township. Although he has been upon his present estate only a few years he has made of it one of the most valuable farms of the vicinity, whose rich harvest fields are the source of a desir- able income and whose neat and tasty buildings prove the thrift of the propi'ietor. The place is supplied with machinery .and all the conveniences for carrying on agriculture, while the land is di- vided and sub^divided into fields of convenient size for raising grain and furnishing pasturage for the stock. William Xesbitt, the father of our subject, was born in Cattaraugus County, X. Y., and in his early manhood was married to Miss Miiiy Henderson, a native of ^'ermollt. They liecame the parents of seven children, four of whom grew to manhood and womanhood — Jane, (ieorge, Alexander and .lojm. In 1835 the fathei came West to Illinois and Itought property in Chicago, where he engaged in the real-estate business until the time of his death in 1873. His wife had died in the State of New York i)rior to his coming to Chicago. He was a man of sound business judgment, tact and en- ergy, and at his death left a considerable amount of land wliich was divided among the heirs. Cattaraugus County, N. Y., was the earl\ home of our subject and there he was born Decemlier 25, 18.38. He was a lad of about thirteen years when in 1852 he came to Michigan and settled in Bay City, where he embarked in business as a miller and was thus occu|)ied aliout nine years. In liS()7 he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Archer, who was a native of Canada l)ut at the time of her marriage resided in Bay City. Wiieii Mi'. Neshitt ceased to operate as a miller he commenced to farm in 1K()'.). buying lifly-seveii acres in Monitor Township and placing it under good cultiyalion. That remained his home until 1887, when he sold it and purcha.sed his present estate. The work of clearing the farm which had lieen commenced, was taken np liy him and brought to a successful com- pletion, while he also erected sucli buildings as convenience suggested. Of the congenial union of Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt six children have been born, all of whom are still at home and are receiving good educations in the schools of the neighborhood. They are — Adaline. Mary J., William, Eva, Annie and Alex. Socially Mr. Nesbitt is identified with the Masonic fraternlt\'. 374 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and witli h\> f'Miinly cnjiiys the c.-tcein nt' liis lara;e circle of acfiuaintanci'.--. Ik- has (•ontriliutcd his quota to tlic advancement of Bay County, and the destitute have never appealed to his aid in vain. In his political sentiments he is identified with the Republican i)art.y. hut has never sougiit office, pre- ferrinof to devote his attention to his personal work. ^^EORCK PAII. J.AN(;. Our suliject is a ill ^— , native of this county and townsliip. his fa- ^^5) tlier, John (lotlieb L.ing, having' come to Bay County from (lermany in 1851. He was born in the Fatherland Jlarch 6, 1821, and there mar- ried Annie Mary Schenkner. On settling in this vicinity the young couple found the country en- tirely covered witli heavy timber, the people com- paratively few in numbers, and the state of society very unsettled. They slvirdily set themselves, however, to making the- best of what they felt would ultimatfly ln' to the advantage of tlieni ;ind their family. Our subject's fatlicr at tirst purchased forty .'icres of land; he afterward added tliirty-two acres and this afforded plenty of woi-k for him and his son,- our subject, who was here liorn, .lanuary 27, 18.')7. The only other child in the family is a daughter, Maggie, who is now tlie wife of .lohn Baehm and resides in this vicinity. The parents are .still liv- ing and make their home on the jilace which they first purchased on coming to this State. Our subject, who resides on .section 'M. Monitor Township, was married April 9, 1880, to Barbara Yoss, who.se parents, like his own, are natives of the Fatherland. Their union has been blessed by the advent of two children: of these .Tohn is the elder, born IMarch 11, 1883; th.e younger is Annie, whose natal day was May 9, 1885. Our subject's father was one of the earliest settlers in this town- ship, and George Lang understands thoroughly the meaning of pioneer life, having .assisted his father with some of the most difficult tasks of clearing. The family, both i)arents and .son, are members of the Lutheran Church. Our subject is a Rcpublic'iii in liis polithal pref- erence. He was early trained in the German schools and later was a sUidcnt in the public schools. The improvements upon the place where he lives were made in the main by his parents. He has one hundred and fifty-two .acres of land which are under excellent cultivation. Seventy-two acres are on section 31 and eighty on .section 36. Mr. Lang is a general farmer, devoting the greater portion of his attention to that business which has alwiiys proved to be the farmer's hope in time of failure of crops — that of stock-raising. His farm is well improved and bears evidence of careful .and tliorf)Ugh management. -^^1 B^ ■'B 1^^ ianis Township, Bay County, where he jj Jj owns a fine farm on section 35, our sub- ject is the son of George and Mary Ann Kern. The former was born in Bavaria, (Tcrmany, in the year 1805. He came to this county about the year 1834 and located in Pennsylvania; he afterward however, came to Detroit where he was married. The young couple made that their hone for about four years and then took up eighty .acres of land eleven miles northeast of Detroit. That proved to be his home until the time of his demise, which occurred in 1857. Anthony J. Keni was born April 27, 1843, at Roseville, Macomb County, this State. He re- mained on the old homestead until seventeen years old and then went to Detroit where he en- gaged in the biewery business for four years. He then went to Pennsylvania and after a stay of one year returned to the old homestead in the Wolver- ine State and assisted his father with the work of the farm for two years. In 1869 he came to AVill- iams Township and bought one hundred and sixty .acres of woo now a |iarlM(|- with his father, and who was Imrii in I'Miiit. OcIdIht IS 185X, and tlu-i-c had his caily Iraiiiini; and edu- cation, reniaininu:nt Flint until \Ht'>;i. lie attended the (•oinnn>n schools and at an early ajje took an interest in his father's hnsine-s and lertrnecl the cabinetmaker's trade, and in iss,') the liim hecanie William Loose A' Son, the son takini"' the superin- tendence of the utiderlakinj): department. William C. Loo.>ration. hut are everywhere. Talk aliout Scotchmen and oi\e of them is sure to be within sound of your voice. Wherever enerjiy and shiinvdness can lie turned into money there you will lind a Scittclunan. No one need l>e surprised, therefore, at the state- ment that the late IVter Smith, of West Hay City, Wiu* a native of Scotland. He came to Canada with his parents when a i-liild, anil there remained until IX.'U), when he came to I'orl Huron, Mii'h. There, in 1H38, he was married to .Miss Sarah Cross, t)f that tity. and four years later moved to St. Clair, Mich., which was his home for the next twelve years. During all these years he followed his occupation — that of a millwright — and luiilt .several mills on the St. Clair Hiver. In 18r)4 Mr. Smith lirst came to that part of Siiginaw County which is now Hay County, and buill a sawmill at Hangor, now the First Ward of West Bay City. Of that mill he was part propri- etor, the style of the firm being Moore, Smith A- Vose, sub.seiiucutly changed to Moore iV: Smith, and still later, by the purchase of Mr. .Moore's in- terest, to Peter Smith A- Sons. The mill did a large and successful business in the manuf.acture of lumber, to whieh, in 18fi4, w.as added the produc- tion of salt. Mr. Smith took an aetivc part in the management of his business up to the time of his death, which occurred Novemlier '28, 1880. Sini'c then two of his sons, C. .1. and 11. 1'. Smith, have continued the business under the firm name of Smith liros. .Mr. Smith was of medium height and rugged appearance, a very successful business man, but a man of generous impulses. He was of sterling integrity, in all things honest, upright and ener- getic. He was a consistent Christian and more de- voted to his family than to society. His widow died in April. 18".Ht, at the age of eighty-one years. Four of their children are living: the two sons who citiistilute the firm of Smith liros.; Peter C. Smith, a sketch of whom ai>i>ears in this volume; and an only daughter, Mrs. .1. M. Kelton. of West Hay Citv. -^^^ ^^^ TK W .V K T \. IIIFF. This well-known dairyman of Hay City, wlu)se business is having a natural and steady growth, has resided here since I8t)2. He was born in Prince Kdward County. Canada, at Sliannonville. November I, 18.')2. His father, Adam, was born in the same county, and his grandfather, .Joshua, was of (Jermaii descent ami a native of New York. The father was a farmer in Canada until 18t!(), when he brought his family to Sanilac County, where he sellled iipnii a new farm, and two yeai-s later re- moved to Hay City. He had tirst engaged in farm- ing, hut latei- ha r.FOGRAl'MICAL RECORD. 38;? flrorl cows !iiiil li!i\iim four wiiu'oiis nij Ihc rinitc. In 18H1 StfvviU-t Huff i-iiiinas he was able to be active, part of the time sailing in his own ves- .sels. He went to many foreign ports and was in the West India trade. He was n m.an of broad in- formation and general reading, nnd died .'it the age of eiglity years. He was ;i son of Hobcit Uiirnh.'ini .•I Kevohition.'irv soldier. This branch of the fam- ily is dl^sccnded from one of three Rnrnhams who came over from England, and the pi-ogenitor of our subject settled in Massachusetts. The father of our subject w.-is a mech.anic. a iiiill- wriglit, and built a numbei' of mills in .Maine. He resided ujion his farm at Raiigor and died in Feb- ruary, 18!M, at the ag<^ of (Mghty-seven years. His wife was Mary, daughter of Kphraim Andrews. and was born in l.i-bon. Me. Mr. Andrews was a fanner of linglish descent, and several of his sons followed the .sea. His daughter. .Mrs. I'lurnliam. die(l in 188.',. The seven children of the famil\ in which our subject grew to maturity consisted of six lioysand one girl, and Samuel was the eldest oi tlie number. His brother Ferdinand, I., enlisted, in IHOl.in the Second Minnesota Hattery. He served until the war closed. Another brother, Atwood V. .1., enlisted with our subject in the First Maine Heavy Artill- ery, joining that l>ody of troops .a-s a Corporal in August. 18(;2. and becoming a sergeant. He was wounded twice, the first time at Spott.sylvania and a second time at I'etersliiirg. lie n(»w resides in Texas. Charles lives in .Minnesota, Edward in Urad- ffird. .Me., and IJobert m St. Petersburg. Fla.. where he is editor of the J/"//; he lost both hands in Cen- tral Ameri<'a in 1881 while bla.sting in tlie mines. The only sister, .Vnn I<;.. is still in Maine. Our siibjecl was reared on the Penobscot River and studied in the coininon and public schools. He tiiii>licit ion of foreni.'in. .Vfter icinainiiig there three years he went to Lincoln. .Me., where he was employed in a i)iano forte factory where he became foreman of tim ca.se-makiiig department. The fac- tory "as burned but was rebuilt in Rangor. and he continued in the employ of this company until he returned to Lincoln, where he entered upon car- ri.'ige-niaking until the breaking out of the Civil War. At Abraham Lincoln'.'* first call for seventy-five 384 PORTRAIT AND hlOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tliousand troops, Samuel Hurnliain left liis busi- ness and helped to raise {'unipany A. of the First Maine Artillery, and that hattery lost more men in killed and wounded than any other during- the whole history of the war. Our sul)jeet was mustered into serviee as .Second Lieutenant and was sent South for the defense of Waslunsiton. He took part in the numerous batties of the East and remembers with especial interest those of the Wil- derness, Spottsylvania. Cold Harbor, and Peters- burg, and was present at the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. He w.t< ])roinoted to the rank of First Lieutenant at AV.ashini'ton and in front of I'etersburji' was made Captain commanding by ( Jov. Colbuin of Maine and in tliat engagement was wounded in the ankle liy a minie ball while charg- ing the works. After the (Jrand Review he was mustered out of service and returned to Maine. In the fall of 180,5 Jlr. Ikniiliam came We.-.t and engaged in boat building with Mr. I'lsh, and two years later sold out his interest there and started anew. In 1881 he located in Hay City and cstali- lislied a boat yard on the present site of the Michigan Central r.'iiiroad depot, and two years later he located at West 15ay City, where lie carried on his work by steam power and improved machin- ery. His marriage took place at Bangor in 18(;o. and his bride. Miss Mary W. Hewins, was born in Hudson, Me., and was tliere educated and became a teacher. The Captain belongs to the Masonic order and the (irand Army Post, and attended the Na- tional Kncampinents at IJosloii, Milwaukee and Detroit. J0SF:PH F. dork, of Hay City, has resided here since 1871. He vvas born in Osika, Bohemia. ,hine 21t. 18i)7, and is a son of Frank and Magdaline Dork, natives of tlie same place with their .scui. The father owned a large farm and lived in a castle, rbe grandfather bore the name of Matliew, and w.as also a farmer in Osika, being very wealthy. Tiie mother of our subject died when he was but eighteen years of age. She became the mother of nine children, of whom four are still living, two being in this coun- try. They are: Frank, Anna, our subject and Wenzel, the .second and last named being in Bo- hemia. Our subject remained at home until past the age of eleven years, receiving but meager school ad- vantages. He worked at the Initcher's trade for three years at Vysoky Mito, Bohemia, and then worked nearer home until seventeen years old, when he embarked for this country, coming by steamer to New York. He then concluded to come further West, and came to Hay City. Here he was a stranger in a strange land, without even know- ing how to speak the Finglish langiiage. I'inding work the next day, he went to work for Theodore Keysemyer, continuing witli him two years. He soon picked up different langiuiges, speaking quite fluently F>nglish. (Jerman. Polish, French, Hunga- rian. I'.ohemian, and a little Dutch. Working for almost two \'ears for Waldon ct Stanton, Mr. Dork staited in business on his own account in Bangor, setting up a meat market, which he carried on alone, but shortly took into partnershi]) Mr. Shultz, on Third Street, between Jackson and Mon- roe Streets. While at this stand, Mr. Dork broke his leg and could not attend to the business, con- sequently it was not successful. The jjartuership W.I-; dissohed, and our subject worked for G. Hine for three months, then with William E. Tapert al)oul eighteen months, and was with the follow- ing firms for a short time each: Cahill Bros.. Theo- dore Hine, Reed Bros. I'Vltruary i), 1882, Mr. Dork decided to set up business for himself, and [uit up a building on the corner of iMghteenth and Bowery Streets in which he started a nfeat market which has pioved to be most profitable to liiin. Here he keeps everything in the line of the best meats, both fresh and salt, and is always willing to accommodate his custom- ers. He is l:irgely interested in the livery bu-iiness on Bowery .Street, which is carried on under the style of Adams cV l)i>rk. They have a good line of buggies ;iiid some s))lendid horses. The subject of this sketch was married to Miss Annie U. Lightner. ()ct(>)>er 1!», 188(1, the ceremony takinu' i)lace in East .S.aginaw. This estimalile lady was liorn in Wisconsin and presides over the home of ^Ir. Dork with gr.ace and capability. F\jurchil- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 385 dreu have been liorn to tliis wortliy eouiilo, nnmely: Joseph K., Annie It., Ilettie :\I. and l.illie M. So- cially Mr. Dork is a meinher of the Kniii'hts of the j Maccabees, and in ijolities easts liis vote witii the i Democratic party. This genlleiiian has been a stu- dent all his life, and is ]jraetically a self-made man. having worked out the different languages witiiout any instructions. He is a whole-souled man and is honored and respected for his square dealings bv all with wiiom he comes in contact. -^^ ON. MARTIN W. DROC'K. We have here another of the thorough-going and repre- sentative farmers of Monitor Township, 1(^ Bay County, who have done much to de- velop the agricultural resources of this section of Michigan. He is the son of Zachariah Brock, who was boru in Delaware, February 1», 17;i7, and whose wife, Emeline, to whom lie was united Oc- tober 15, 1826, was born February- 8, 1809. The brothers and sisters of our subject are: Mary M., who was born August 27, 1827. and married January 21, 1843, to Joseph PuU'rey; George F., born February 15, 1833; Cintha A., who became Mrs. Swarthout; J. Marcus, born December 29, 1834; Plia-be Jane, born April 3, 1837, became Mrs. Milton Randall and died Sep- tember 21, 1867. Zachariah Brock came to Michigan in 11^57 and engaged in farming in Oakland County. He died October 6. 1878. in Bay City, at the home of hi-* son, Martin, and his wife departed some six years earlier while on a visit to Oakland County. Mar- tin W. Brock was born, July 21, 1838, and on the 4th of November, 1860, he was united in marriage with Sarah J., daughter of Andrew and Mary Kliz- abeth Armstrong of Steuben County, N. Y. Mr. Armstrong is a native of Scotland and his wife was born in New Jersey. Two of the four chil- dren who have been granted to Mr. and Mrs. Brock, arc still living, namely: .Vckerscni and Martin W., Jr., while one child died in infancy and another, Einagene, died in liS7(t. whvi live years old. Ackerson was liorn April 5, l.S(;7, and is now serving as clerk in the store of Mr. Living- stone, of West Blanch, Mich., while the younger son is still attending school, being only fifteen years old. The subject of this sketch came to ^lichigan from Tompkins County, N. Y., in the year 1856, and commenced learning the carpenter's trade in Oakland County. For eight years he worked at that trade and then came to Bay City and took charge as Su|)erintendent of a planing mill. He was elected Siieriff of Bay County, in 1874, and held the otttce for two terms. He subsequently returned to West Bay City and somewhat later moved on the farm where lie now lives. The Hon. Mr. Brock received his election to the State legislature in 1886 and served therein for one term. He was four years on the Alderman ic Board of West Bay City, and before that part of the municipality was taken out of the township he was its Supervisor. The first two terms he received by election on the Republican ticket, but when he came to the third election he was endorsed by all parties as his course in office had been universally approved. He was Township Treasurer for two years and in the social orders to which he belongs he has also been trusted with office. He was Treasurer of the Masonic lodge for two years and he is identifled with the Knights Templar and the Order of Old Fellows. The beautiful farm upon which he moved in 1880 was purchased by him at that time and its thirty-one acres are all finely cul- tivated. EN'UY W. IIOPLEU. A resident on sec- tion 10, Williams Township, Bay Covihty, our subject was born in Independence, Oak- land County, this State, November 21, 1842. His youth was characterized as has been that of many another lad born to pioneer conditions. He attended the district school of the vicinity in which he lived and received a good working edu- cation. In 1861 he came with his father to Will- iams Township and purchased land on section 10, where tlie famih" now live. 386 POI^TRAIT AND EIOGUAPHICAL RECORD. Our Milijcct has eisflity acres of land and on coiniuj; to this vicinity lie :il once idcnliliccl liini- solf with its licst inteiests. Healizin" ln)w mentis tile future slrcni.ftli of our country de|iiMidcd upon the advautaifes enjoyed liy tlie youtli of tlie pres- ent. our suhjccfs interests outside of Ids fanuly have centered in tin' educational idea. He has served as a nienibei' of the School Hoard for fifteen years and during that time has evei- souiiflit, while practically conseivative. to use his inthicnce for the nni.sl pr(),i>ressi ve uietho;lit vf the many who had left their home.-, in the service of their country anil had found L;raves in a straiiii'e laud was s:id- deiiinii. the niilitary spectacle in itself, of a "reat and victorious army niakiui;' its last report to the jii'eale-t of >;en rals. was iii;ii;iiilicenl and awi'- inspirinii'. ( )ui' suliject is a son of .loll 11 and l-^lizabetli Ilop- ler. .lohn Ilopler w;is born in .New .Iei-se\ in ISlll !Ui- over new roads, this fad is sinniticant. .lohn Ilopler died Septem- bei- I.I. IS'.Hi. hi.~ wife haviuL;' passed :iw!iy a num- ber of years befoie him, her decease havini;- occurred March 1 1, 1>^()I. 'I'liey were the parents of nine children, only three of whom .-ire still livint;. Henry Ilopler is the seventh in order of birth of the family. The names of the other surviving two are Elizabeth, now Mrs. .1. H. Lewis, and Anna, who i> the wife of .lohn Petty; both live in Oakland County. Our subject now holds the oftice of Township Treasurer, this being his fourth year. He is also Commissioner of Highways and has held several other important offices. He does a general farming and stock-raising business. "ifoHN T. KSSKX. One of the veteran and venerable farmers of Hanijiton Town.ship. \>(iy County, is our subject. He w.as born in Mansfield, Conn., in hslH, and leaving there at the age of eighteen years, located in Lorain Coiint\-. Ohio, where the family remained until IS.")(I. and then came to this county and settled where Kssexville now stands, but which at the time of coming here was but a hamlet, comiirisiug not moi-ethaii three or four houses. This has been his home ever since. In 18.")1 he went to Canada where among the most imporUmt events that took place during his stay there, was his marriage to Rachel, a daughter of Andi-ew Cooper, and the fol- lowing year he brought his bride to Hay County, .Mich. The household which was instituted by our sub- ject and his wife was brightened and made sunny by the advent therein of four children, three of whom li\ed to mature years, and are named as fol- lows: .Vnloinette, Mrs. Kdward Lalone; (ieorge E., a lesideiit of l'>ay Couuly: and .Mberta, Mrs. Cor- nelius ll.-igiis. The paternal grandparents of these children, and they to wlioni our subject owes his nior.Ml training as well as his physical well-being, are .lohn T. .aiid Sibyl (.Metcalf) l->ssex. The former was born in Rhode Island in 1 7'.iy, and the latter is a native of Connecticut. The Essex family are lineal descendants from the noble family of Essex that have ligured so ciuispicuoiisly in English his- tory. . Our subject with his family came to what is now Hay County when there were but three or four house, where the beautiful city of Bay City now st.Miids. There were no iii;ids leailiugto the town. PORTRAIT AND Bi(,>GRAPH'CAL RECORD. 387 excepting the path by the river. That was a lime when i)aity fcaliiig ran high, because so nuifli de- pended upon the oul(;oine of tlie i)olilit'al vote to the infant Colonies. Mr. Essex voted the straight Democratic ticket before the war, but since tliat lime he has east his vole witiithe Greeubacii party He has hekl various local offices in the township, and was one of the men who was most prominent in organizing the county. His farm near l>ay City is not wide in extent, but is fertile and thoroughly well cultivated. It comprises twenty-seven acres of land, and being so near the city has an increased valuation. -i^^- Z^ lp)\|UHEHT P.EITEL. This uell-known liusi- lUi' ne.ss man of West IJay City, is engaged in the wholesale fish business and also carries ' on i)acl:ing and shipping, lit- has a con- venient and coniuiodinus location with a good dock and exci'llcnt facilities for cold storage. 3Ir. lientel is not onh' one of the most successful men of Hay Citv. iuit a thorough gentleman, well in- formed on the topics of the day. He was born in Banks, Hay County, May 7. 1«()G. and is a son of William, and grandson of .lacob Heutel.both of whom were born in Prussia. The father was a weaver and was established in the city of Berlin, where lie was married, and it was in 18.5(t that he came to America and located on the St. Clair River in Michigan. The family home was in that vicinity for two years, and later tliey removed to Bangor, where the father was engaged as a laborer. About the days of the Civil War he began the business of fishing, and from that time has made it his chief branch of business, and has made marked success thereof. He owns a fishery of two hundred acres at l^uanacassee, on vSaginaw Ba^', and there carries on a flourishing business. The good wife of William Heutel and the mother (if our subject, was known in maidenliood a- Ali- gn-' 1 Wolf, and she was born in Germany, in 1H2;'). Tiie father is a sturdy Republican in hi> p( litical views, and both he and his ijood wife are devout members of the Lutheran Church, in which faith they have brought up their children. .Seven are now living of theii' numerous family of ten, and our subject is the youngest of the number. Roliert Beutel was educated in the common ward schools of Bangor, and then attended Devlin's Biisincs.s College. P^-om his earliest bovhood he was familiar with the work of the fishery, and be- tween the ages of sixteen and twenty wasengage(l in lishing with his father. In 1886 he started in independent Inisiiie.ss, renting a place and engag- ing in wholesaling, packing and shipping fish, and in IKStl he bought two hundred and seventeen feet (if frontage, and built a (h)ck which extends the full length. lie built the tish-honse, which is a two-story l)uilding, 4(ixS0 feet in dimensions, in which he carries on his packing, and his cold stoi'age warehouse is 21x7(1 feet; he also has a commodious ice house, and other buildings. He jiacks fi-om fifty to three hundred barrels a day, and ships to the .South, East and West, having an established trade from ocean to ocean and as far South as the Gulf. Mr. Beiitel owns the island known as Little Charities, about five miles out in the Saginaw Hay, which he rents for fishing purpose. He also owns some real estate in the city, and a pleasant resi- dence on Marchand Street. The lady who presides with grace and dignity over his home, became his wife in West Bay City in 18111. Her name is Ger- trude, and she is a daughter of Dr. J. H. White- house, of West Bay City. She was born in Mid- land, in 1874. Mr. Beutel is prominent as a member of the Knights of the Macsabees, and also as one of the Knights of Pythias, and in his political views is a stanch and sturdy Republican. — *- 'I^EXRY MUELLER resides on section i:?, 1^ Monitor Township, Bay County, and is the son of Hans Moi^ller, who was born in Hol- stein, Germany, in 18 U, and was there mar- ried to 3Iargaret Brandt. They came to this coun- try in 1 8.')0, and the father died in 1870, in Monitor Township. He settled in whalis now Bay County. 388 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. J^l<^-^^ wluMi lie lirst cMiiic to this comilix . Init il \v!i> then In 18G7 he located in Saginaw and worked there a part of Sa^^iiiaw County. Having |)urchasi'(I hind until ht- came to iVronitor Townsliip in 187'). and lie priicoedcd to fell the trce.s, get out the .stumps to this place in 1877. and put his acres in a condition for culti\!ition. The political views of our sulijeet have hiought hut .'ifter two years uiion that farm, he went to him into direct atliliatioii with the Repuhlican Hay City, which was then known as l>ower Sagi- i)arty. and he is active in Township affairs, lie naw, and there, found employment as a miller. holds the oHice of Stone Road Commissioner, and After spending one summer only in I!ay City, also that of Township Clerk, of which post he has the father of our suhject icmoved to South I'.ay been the incumhent for .seven years. IlewasTown- Citw ami was there employed fi-onitinu' to time in ship Treasurer for four years, and has also been whatever he could find to do. lie purchased a for .some six years Director of his school district. house there and made it his perni.anent home f(»r He is prominently ideutitied with the Independent some seven years, after which he bought eight\ Order of Odd Fellows and also with the Arbeiter acres of land in Monitor Township, and locating Societw upon it |)roceeded to clear and improve it. residing there until his death. His Ave children all grew to man's and woman's estate, and four of theui are still living. The (l.-iugliter who died bore the name of Au- I ^ EWIS S. WASTE. The prominent and gusta, and she became the wife of ^Ir. Ladrach. J| (/^ well known farmer whose name we now The eldest daughter was Doratha, and she is now J— ^Y- give, has his fine farm located on section the wife of the IJev. Frederick William Spindler. 20, liuena Vista Townshij), Saginaw County, where and li\es in .Minnesota; Lewis resides in this town- he is carrying on the prosecution of his calling, ship; and .lulius lives on the old homestead in ( )ur subject is of New England parentage, having Monitor Town>hip. Iieen liorn in October. 1842. in the New England Our subject w:is m.arried .Vi)ril 1:5. I8li'.l. to May States. Our subject was educated in the common- Shultz. who died .I.-mujiry Ml, IKKl. leavnig live schools and was ((uite young when he left New children, all of whom still >nrvi\e. Tlieii- names England and came to Thetford, (ienesee County, ;iie Lewis. Edward. Charlotte. William and Mary. this State. He remained in that place for some The present Mrs. .Moeilei- beeaiiie the wife of our three or four years when he came to Saginaw and subject, .lanuaiy 1.'), I Mi^ 1. and she was known in opeiated tlie t)ld Emerson saw-mill in corapanv maidenhood .as .\lberlina liurch.-irt. This lady was with his brother, (ieorge E. They carried this on born in (iermany and came to Monitor .Township for onl\- one season when they engaged in the mill fiom Deti'oit >onu' yeais .'igo. Her live children business in Ilirth Hun Townslii|), Saginaw County, are namei. ^Ir. and Mrs. "Waste have become the parents of three children, who bear the resi)ective names of lieorge L., Jessie M.. and ISessie M. Mrs. Waste is a ladv held in the highest esteem by her neighliors and numbers her friends among the most intelligent people of the lownshii). In politics our subject is independent, casting his vote for the man rather than the party. Socially he fraternizes with the Masons. Both Mr. and Mrs. AYaste are looked up to with all deference bv their fellow-townsmeu. -^ APT. P. C. SiAIITII. The energetic Scutch blood of Peter Smith undoubtedly pulses ^1^^' in the arteries and runs throngii the veins of Peter C. Smith, his well-known son. Of the father a brief sketch lias already been given. The son, whose portrait appeals on the opposite page, was born in St. Clair, Mich., where his parents then resided, on the 1st of May, 1844. When the father removed to West I>ay City and erected a sawmill there in 1854, the son naturally- accompanied the father and until his eighteenth year was a pupil in the public schools of Bay City. For the next four years he assisted his father in the mill, and then started out for himself on the road which has led to financial success. The expression "started out on the road" must be understood in this instance in a highly tigur.itive sense, for, as a matter of fact, he started not on any road but on a river. Following an old penchant for the water lie first purchased a steamboat plying on the Sag- inaw River, the management of which he assumed hiiiielf, and soon after added a tug to the steam- boat. Th ; first and second ac(ini>itions were the earl}' beginnings of what have since developed into the "Saginaw Bay Towing Association." This associ- ation, composed of Mr. Smith and Benjamin Bou- tell (a copartnership having been formed in 1884) is said to do the largest towing business of any firm on the chain of the ftreat Lakes. They own a large interest in steamers on the lakes, a barge line, a large fleet of powerful tugs, and make a specialty of towing rafts. These they take to Can- ada and from points in Michigan north of the Saginaw River, in lioth the Lower and Upper Pen- insulas, and deliver them to the mills on the Sag- inaw River, and to Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo and other Eastern and Western ports. They are said to handle an average of three hundred million feet of logs each year. The skill, energy, daring, integrity, and sheer force of cliaracter I'equired to conduct successfully a business of this nature can only be appreciated by tho.se who are somewhat faiinliar with the lum- bering operations of this great State. But this vast and complicated enterprise claims only a por- tion of Capt. Smith's attention. In 1883 he es- tablished a general store and coal dock in West Bay City, and from this point he carries on a large and constantly growing business. He has inter- ests also in a match factory, in a stave and head- ing mill at (4ladwin, .as well as other investments. In 1X()4 lie wa-; married to Miss Sarah I. Orton, daughter of Thomas S. ( )rtoii, of Luzerne, N. Y., and one son has been born of their union. Few men are more generally and favorable known in the Saginaw \ alley and, indeed, through- out the State, than Peter C. Smith. His fine per- .sonal appearance, not less than his affable .and courteous address, make him a prominent figure wherever the demands of business or the amenities of social life re((uire his presence. At his home in West Bay City, among his most intimate friends, neighbors and business associates, he is held in the highest esteem. He is a Thirty-second Degree Mason and takes great pride in the workings of that order. With sixteen other members of the Bay City Commandery, K. T. No. 26, he accepted an invitation from Temple Commandery of Albany, N. Y., to accompany them on an excursion to the Old World in \X'.H. On that occasion thej' made a 392 PORTRAIT AND BI0(5RAPHICAL RECORD. ti)ur of the ciiiitiiiuiit aiiil s|)eiit ;il)i)Ut two luontlis in visitiiiLT tin- t'aiiiuus cities of Kiuu|ic'. Ill politics Mr. Siiiitii is a Uopulilicaii, Iml. al- tli(Hii(li a pronounced partisan and an indefatigable worker in the ranks of his [jolitical i)arty. he has heen called by the people, without regard to party, to positions of the hisjliest inipoitance and respons- il)ili-,y in eonnectioi. with the city government. Four years a Trustee of West IJay City, and for four years a iuemi)er of the City Council, he liroutrht to the administration of municipal affairs tlial same determined will, sterliiiir principle and shrewd a|)preciation of men and thinu's that have so signally characterized his conduct of inivate affairs. an(1 has rendered services of incalculable value to the city. I're-eniinently a succe^,~ful nuin (liavins;- amass* d wealth in the conduct of the ex- tensive business to which he has always given his personal attention), by his unostentalious benevo- lence and cheery, affable sociability, he has secured a place in the estimation of his townspeople and. indeed, wherever known, thai the possi'ssion of wealth alone (.'ould iu'\rr liax'c obtaincil for him. 11^^ :-^ [ ! ^ idSi© Ull.LlA.M KHKMI-;R. 'riuMv is nothing which more effectually and thonuighly ^^/ builds U|)a community than the residence 111 its midst of families of broad culture andtrue re- lineinent. Such an inlluence is exerted in the com- munity by the family represented in this sketch. Mr. Kremer's beautiful little farm of forty acres located on section 1(). Uuena \'ista Township. Sag- inaw County, is one of the best in the township and is in splendid condition. Oursubject was born in Meckienburir, (ierniany, .laniiary 17, IH2H. He received a good education in his native tongue and remained in .Mecklenburg until May. 1H.')2. when he emigrated to .Viiu^rica with his family. \Vhile in (iermany.and when but sixteen years of age, he learned the trade of a brickmaker, the knowledge of which occupation ha-i ever been useful to him. I'pon l.anding in America they came direct from (luebec to East N;i^inaw, this M.ate, where our Mihject found em- ployment in a grist and planing-mili for .lesse Iloyt and remained with him for ten years. At the ex|)iration of that time he decided to follow agricultural piir-iiits and sold his property in Sag- inaw and purchased the forty acres in Buena Vista Township, where he at present make?! his lioine. .Mr. Kremer was married in his native land, May ;•. 1K.")2, to Miss Sophia Zwerk, who was born in Mecklenburg, June 6, 1K;?0. Mr. and Mrs. Kremer are the parents of nine children, namely: Barnhard, who died in infancy; Kdward A.,who is in the real estate liusiness at Crand Rapids, Minn.; he was the Registrar of Deeds for Saginaw for four years. Kmma is the wife of Charles F. Reinke, a resident of Ibiena Msta Township; (ieorge F., a carpenter in the same township; Minnie M., who is the wife of Werner (Tioening, al.so residing in the above- named township; Arthur A., a carpenter in the same township; .Mhert A., who died in infancy, was next in order of birth to Minnie M.; Mary L. is the wife of Kdward Thompson, and IJertha K. When the cry "to arms" resounded through the .state our suljject was one of the first to enlist on the side of the Union and was put in command of Company H, Second Michigan Infantry as Cajitain, enlisting in the three months" service. After reach- ing Detroit and remaining there for a few weeks, lindingthat IK) more three months' men were taken by the (ioN'ernment, he, with many of his eomi)any, returned to their lujines. Our subject is a member of the order of the Maccabees and hp.sbeen honored with many i)ositions of tru.st within the gift of his townsmen, holding the office of Justice of the I'eace for ten or twelve years, and was Supervi,sor of his townshii) for thirteen years. lie was Highway Commissioner for si.x years and School Director for many years. iSIr. Kremer is a man whv takes ■•I decided interest in local affairs and is one whose ie|)utatioii in every respect is most excellent. In politics he is a lirm believei' in Democratic prin- ciples ami uses I'.is vote and intlueuce in forward- ing the interests of that party. Since locating on his farm Mr. Kremer has given his attention entirely to its cultivation and has nifule excellent improvements upon it. In 1872 he sustained a severe loss, as his buildings were all i1csti-o\cd li\- forest lires. ane maiden name wasSusan Wever, died in the old country, leaving a precious memory to lu-r husliand and children. Two of these children died in infancy, and four grew to manhood and womanhood. The lirothers .and sis- ters of our subject are: Conrad, Barbara, who mar- 391 PORTKAIT AND BK>GRAPHICAL EECORD. ried George Ileinlaiii; and .lacoli. who is a inaini- factui'CT. They all .still make tlicir home in (icrmany. rpun the (Ith of August, 1H()7. .lohn Oeder, and his wife left their native home for the new world. Mr.s. Oeder's maiden name was Catherine Kuger. and slie liecame the wife of our subject in 1861. Her ])arents were Jliehael and Barbara Enger, and her father was a blaeksniith and farmer, and al.so carried on a mill. All of the family exeept Mrs. Oeder reside in their native home, and she is the youngest hut one in that household of live daugh- ters and one sou. Of the nine ehihlren of our subject and his worthy wife, seven still survive. The oldest, Mag- gie, is the wife of .Tohn Ittner, and lives in Heaver- town, Mieli.; I'.arbar;\ married (leorge Gerhei.ser; and Mary is the wi(h(W of Henry Krenzlein, who died October 17. l.S'.ll; Fred lives with his father on the farm, as do also the youugt'r children — Michael, Katie and .Sophie. Our subject was educated and ac()uired his liade in Germany, and iii)on first coming to this coun- try he lived for seven years in 15av City jjlyinghis tra(h' as n carpenter, after which he removed to this township and purchased land, and now has one hundri'd and twenty acres of arable and well- cultivated land, whcic he carries on general farm- ing and stock-r.'usiiig. IJotli he and his wife belong to Hie Lutheran Cliurcli, and he is a Kepuhlicaii in his political views, and a nieiiilier of the .Vrbeitcr Society. He has one of the (inest barns in the township, wliicli he erected at an e.xpeuseof ¥l,(l(l(i. 7?LPH()NS WALTllKi;. In .very luiin;iii life there is much of interest and in this i( - volume we seek to give biographical <^j sketches of iiiin who have been pruini- iiently connected with the business or social life of the communities ^^'llel•e they reside. The Inisiness interests of Hay City find a worthy representative In this gentleman, who for more than a quarter of a century has been engaged here as n [iluinber and s'e'im and gas fitter, coiiper, tin and sheet iron v,,)ker. and de.-iler in h>:id and iron pipi's. His store, which is very conveniently located at No. (il(! Water Street, is 25x1)0 feet in dimensions and in it may l)e found a full line of hot air and hot w.'iter furn.ices, steam heaters and stoves, .as well as plumbing fixtures. Mr. Walther makes a spec- ialty of jobbing, and his extensive trade gives con- stant emi)loyment to six men besides several boys. Mr. Walther is a native of Switzerland and was born in Canton Heme, on the 1st of March, 1842. His parents were F. P. and Mary Ann Walther, who had a family of eight children, our subject being the youngest in the familj'. He passed his boy- hood days in his native land, where he received a good common-school education and was taught to make himself useful in any honorable employ- uu'iit. He was eleven years old when he accom- panied his parents to this country, and after traveling a few years he came with them to Ports- mouth, Bay County. In that place our subject completed his education and in 1859 began to learn the trade which he now so successfully conducts. After serving a live-years' apprenticeship with F. Keesler of Hay City, Mr. Walther embarked in business for himself and located on Water Street, where he has been ever since. He carries a full line of all plninlnng fixtures and his fair dealing with all has made him exceedingly popular with his customers. His attention has been so completely absorbed with his business duties that he finds little time for official positions, although he now holds the \eiy important office of Superintendent of Poor of Hay County, to which he was elected in 189(1. His management of county funds in that office is characterized by strict economy and in- tense practicality, while he brings his keenest pow- ers of intellect and judgment into the discharge of the duties attendant on his su[)erintendency. The pleasant home which Mi'. Walther has estab- lished in this city is presided over by an estimable lady, who has been his efficient helpmate since August It), l.s()9. Her maiden name was Christina Miller and her former home was in Wyandotte, this State. The union of Jlr. and Mis. Walther h;is brouglit to them eight children, namely: Matliew ]'.., now in business with his father; Francis W., .Joseph .v., Powles P. Elizabeth, Agnes, Caro- line and Cecelia. In their religious sentiments PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 395 Mr. W.ilther and his wife are identilied willi the German Catholic Cliurch, and are liighly esteemed liy the residents of Bay City. Especially does Mr. Walther mei'it great praise in that, although his start in life w.is .an hnmhle one, lie has worked his wixy to a position oi influence and independence. His standing in the community- is that of a reliable citizen .and a man of intelligence, who lives not for himself alone, but is interested in the welfare of the people at large. ""^3?= VS^DWARD JENNINGS. Honor.able indiis- IW) try always travels the same road with en- ji' — --^ joyinent and duty, and progress is alto- gether impossible without it. The career of Mv. .Tennings may be pointed to with pride by liis ])os- terity, for he commenced in life for himself by working for twenty-five cents per day, and at the present time is one of tlie leading men of Pincon- ning. He came to tiiis village in 1874 from Canada, where he was born September 20, 1851. The parents of our subject were Silas and Caro- line (Hnsted) .leunings, both natives of England. The father was a farmer and came to Canada in 1810, where he followed the occupation of an agriculturist until his advent into Michigan ii 1874. He and his wife are now residing in Saga- ning. He manifested his patriotism by his gallant conduct in the War of 1812, and has ever since been a firm advocate of liberty and union. Our subject had four brothers, viz: James, Thomas, Edwin (who was a twin of Edward) and William. The senior Mr. Jennings is a stanch believer in Republican principles. Our subject spent his boyhood days in atten- d.ance at the common schools in Canada and in performing such duties as he could upon the farm. In 1874, the date of his coming to Michigan, lie settled in Pinconning, when that now thriving little village contained only three houses. He spent several months working in mills, his first oc- cupation being night work in a sawmill. He held this position for six months, when a place was made vacant in a planing-mill which was a more lucrative position. lie did such excellent wtirk here that after four months he took charge of the null and run it until it was destroyed by fire, which was nine moutlis after his entering it. He then decided upon starting out in a different line of work, and took a position in the store of Caiiipliell cfe (.'o., at Pinconning, remaining witii them for three years, only leaving them on ac- count of the failure of the firm. At that time Mr. Jennings, with C. H. Rhodes, engaged in the mercantile liusiness, under the firm name of Rhodes & Jennings. This was the only store established and running at that time and the sec- ond one that had been opened here. The firm C'nitinued business for three and a li.alf years when Mr. Jeuuings sold out lii< interest to Mr. Rhodes. Again our subject began life in a new line witii only '$25. He opened a meat market .and one year later added a stock of groceries, and as time jiassed branched out into the furniture and under- taking line, the only establishment of the kind in the village. Aside from this business he has a gen- eral store in partnership with his brother Edwin at iMayville, Tuscola County. The fine block in which he carries on his business was erected in 1!S82, on the corner of W.ater and Van Netten Streets. Eor the past two years he has been en- gaged ill the manufacture of excelsior goods, of Iioth fine and coarse grades for mattresses and ui)- liolstery. His mill is equipped with twenty-one knives, run liy forty-horse power. The building is fire-proof and covered witii corrugated iron. The mill site includes three acres and is the largest in the St:ite. The business that he does here is both large and profitable. Edward Jennings has been engaged in the lum- ber business for some eight years and owns ex- tensive tr.acts of pine lands in the western part of INIichigan. He also h.ns a large amount of farm lands in Bay and (iladwin Counties. His interest will be conceded to be large when one iearns that he is also engaged as an extensive shipper of racked hoops, shipping them to the West and to Chicago. He employs forty men in his vaiious branches of business and tlius bestC)ws the best kind of benevolence. Oiir subject held the otiice of Townshi}) Treas- 396 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ui-ef for livo years and w:i> the third to be 1h>ii- ored with this oleclion, ami for tlie last nine years he has hee : Treasiuer of the seliool district and has also figured proniinently in the CilA Council. Politically our sulijeet is a stanch ad- vocate of the policy and jjlalfoi in of the Ke|inli- lican party. In his cluireh relations lie is a I'res- bytenan, and socially a Mason. Mr. .lennin<>s was married, March 1«. )H7!». to Mi.ss .Mary, daughter of T. .1. Moorhouse, a retired mereliaiil of Canada. They are the parents of two chil- dren — Kov and Nona. ^€- z^^- HARLliS H. KAXCIIRR. This represeiita- , tive sjentleinan, who is the i)roprietor of i^' the Astor House and nieniher of the Hoard of Fire C'ominissioners, is one of the most iiroini- nent and highly esteemed men of South Bay City. He was born in Albion, Oswego County, X. Y.. Augusts'), IHlil.and his father, George K. I-"anclier. was a native of Herkimer County, the same State. The grandfather, who cainc from Wales, was a blacksmith by trade, as was also the father, but at the age of thirty he located on a farm near Albion, and there died at the age of sixty-five. His re- ligious connection was with the Methodist Episco- pal Chnrcii, and in politics he was first a Whig, and afterward a Republican. The mother of our subject was lOiizabcth. daiigli- ter of David I\IcLaughlin. She was liorn in Her- kimer County, >.'. Y., and her father was a High- lander from Scotland, who came to this iDuntry with his parents in 1H12, and in Ilerkiiner County was a successful farmer, and reared to maturity twelve children. Mrs. Elizabeth Fanclicr died in 188;?, at the age of seventy-two. The seven children who formed the household in which our subject grew to manhood, included two brothers, one of whom, David, joined the First Now York Light Artillery: he was in the service for four years and died in front of Petersburg; Isaac served for more tlian three years in the One Hundred and Tenth New York Infantry, and was wounded in service during a guerrilla attack on lii> nineteentli birtlid;iy, while on the l\east Sagi- naw. In that city the husband was employed for several years, eight years of the time being en- gaged in a gristmill. After leaving Saginaw he removed to Bluinfleld Township, and engaged in farming pursuits, which has been his sole occupa- tion since removing to that townshii). Mr. and Mrs. Hess are the parents of eight chil- dren, namely: Mary, JNIinnie, Charlie, Fred, Ida C, Joseph, Julia and Otto. Mary is the wife of .lohn Keppe; Minnie is Mrs. Fred Colpean; Charlie died in childhood; Fred married Miss Libbie Kaul; J(). He was a member of the Methodist P>pis- eopal Church. The mother of our subject w.as Charlotte, daugh- ter of the Rev. Peter Storey, and w.as horn in Canad:i. Her father was a native of Manchester, England, and came to Canada, where he f.armed and also served the Methodist Episcopal Church .as a minister. The mother of our subject still resides in Bramjjton. Canada. Five of her children grew to maturity and three are still living. The brother and sisters of our subject are: Louisa, deceased; Susan, who married Mr. ]\Ialhew; Ada, deceased; and Simeon, who is a druggist at Fostoria, Mich. The childhood of our subject was passed upon the farm in attendance ujion the common schools and in home duties and at the .age of fourteen he entered the private normal .school at Aurora, remaining there until he was able to pass the ex- amination and matriculation at the medical col- lege. Previous to entering the college he studied medicine under Dr. .Scott, of Newmarket and tinally graduated at the Toronto School of Medi- cine in 1879 with the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. His first practice was for one ye.ar with Di-. Scott, at Newmarket, and in 1880 he came to IVHchigan, locating liist in Otter Lake, Lapeer n (/-lyi-^U^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 401 Couuty. In 1884 he came to West Bay City ancl opened up liis practice here. He has built up a splendid professional standing here and has shown himself also capable in business. He is a memlier of the Coleman Stave and Heading Company. Dr. Lloyd was married in Otter Lake, in 1882, to Lillie G., daughter of .Tames Richmond, a prom- inent farmer and lumberman, who is also Postmas- ter of Columbiaville and influential in political circles. This lady was born in Columbiaville, and has one child, whom she has named Richmond H. The Doctor is a Republican in his political views Init devotes his attention mainly to his professional duties and is a member of the Bay County Medi- cal Society. He also belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees. V ♦^•{•^* / / ^^^ \ =^ EORGE A. ALLEX. The gentleman whose portrait appears on the opposite page, is engaged in the real-estate and insurance business in West Bay City, having his office in the Allen Block. He was born in Independence Town- ship, ]M.acomb County, this State, January 4, 1835, and is the son of Samuel C. Allen, one of the pio- neer physicians and surgeons of that vicinity. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Miss .Julia Ann Bicken, and was a native of Penn- sylvania, where Samuel Allen was also born. When our subject was ten years of age he was brought by his parents to Oakland County, this State, they making settlement in Clarkston, where the father continued his practice for a number of years. Just prior to his death, however, he re- moved to Byron, Shiawassee Count}', and there passed from this life in 1866. The mother died in 1861. George A. Allen received an excellent education and in 1859 went South to Mississippi and was en- gaged in keeping books for Stewart ife Pratt. At tlie breaking out of the war he returned to JNIichi- gan, and enlisted in Company A, Tenth Michigan Infantry. In April, 1862, he accompanied his regi- ment as Quartermaster Sergeant to Pittsburg Land- ing, where they rendezvoused after that battle, 18 and then marched to Corinth. They were en- gaged all the way in skirmishes with the enemy, and upon reaching that city, participated in the important battle of Corinth. They then returned to Nashville, where our subject received the com- mission of Second Lieutenant of Company C. With his regiment our subject participated in the fc)llovving named battles: The six-day's fight at Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and marched with Sherman to the sea, taking part in all the bat- tles of that memorable expedition. He was mus- tered out after Lee's surrender while his regiment was en route to Washington, having served during almost the entire period of the war. His loyalty and bravery were rewarded, and he served as acting Captain, acting (Quartermaster, and on some expe- ditions was Brigade (Quartermaster. At one time his regiment was under fire for three months. On returning to the pursuits of peace, Mr. Allen engaged in the dry-goods business in Detroit for one jear, and in 1866 came to West Bay City when Midland Street had not ^^et been grubbed out, and when hunting was splendid across the street from his place of business, which is now in the center of the city. On establishing in business in AVest Bay City, he entered into partnership with Col. N. Clark, the firm name being Clark k Allen. They continued thus for some time until W. E. Hicks, brother-in-law of our subject, bought out Mr. Clark's interest, and the style was changed to Al- len it Hicks. A brother of Mr. Allen purchased Mr. Hicks' interest, and the firm name was again changed to Allen Bros., when our subject bought his brother's interest and continued to manage affairs alone. Mr. Allen disposed of his dry goods interests in 1874, to H. & II. S. Lewis. In about 1880 he bought a three-story brick block on Midland Street, between River and Linn Streets, and there he had his office ever since. He represents ten companies in the insurance business, and is the oldest insurance agent in West Bay City. He owns a considerable amount of land here, also other houses and lots in different parts of the city, beside his beautiful home on the corner of Raymond Avenue and John Street. 402 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. November 15, 1865, Mr. Allen was married to Miss Emma M. Hicks, of Southfield Center. Mich., and to them have been born four children, namely: Ciialmers 1'.. who is a successful druggist in West Ba.v Cit.v; Aliena, Hicks and Ceorge. Mrs. Allen is a lady of rcHiH'inent and culture, and numbers among her friends the best residents in the city. Our subject has been Township Clerk, City Treas- urer, and is now Alderman of the Sixth Ward, hav- ing held that office for some time. Sociall}' he is a member of Wenona Lodge No. 256, F. ^^<^^-^- 'OSEPH ,11'LE LaCROIX. This practical pharmacist is an enterprising young man, and promises to make his mark and a bright ' one in the world. He is also the manager of the estate of Hubert Carrier, and jjroprictor and patentee of the LaCroix Compound Syrup of Red Pine and Spruce Gum. This capable .young man was liorn at St. Mary's, Canada, .Inly 1(1. lH6(j,and is a s(m of Prof. Peter LaCroix, who w.as born in Vaudreuil, Canada. Grandfather LaCroix was born in Paris, France, and came with his parents to Canada when only six years old, locating near Quebec, where he carried on a farm. The father of our subject was a graduate of a college of Rigaud, and tiiere studied the classics and theology. He bore the priest's sout.ane for three years and then gave up the ministry and engaged in teaching, pursuing that cilling first .is principal and afterward as i)rofessor. He was married in Canada and in IboT came to Bay City and opened a French private school, conducting it for two years, and then later took a position as professor of St. Jo- seph's school, but is now in the employ of the P'lint & Pere Marquette Railroad Company. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Domitile LeRoux, was born in Canada, and is an aunt of J. P. LeRoux, of whom a sketch will be found in this volume. Her father and grandfa- ther both bore the same name, and are spoken of elsewhere. Of her three daughters and ten sons, five are now living, and our subject is the eldest of them all. The early childhood of our subject was spent at St. Mary's, after which he went to Couteau Landing, then to St. Eugene, and afterward to Alfred and Curran, Ontario. After attending the common and High School, he beg.an at thirteen an apprenticeship to the drug business, studying phar- macy at Curran. In 1880 he came to Bay City as clerk for H. Carrier, and four years later became a registered pharmacist, qualified to practice any- where in Michigan. He then became the head clerk in Mr. Carrier's employ, holding that position until the death of that gentleman, March 23, 1891, and is now the manager of the establishment. He IS carrying it on with great success, and every one unites in saying that the business is well conducted, and he is establishing a large trade with the French element. He keeps the purest chemicals, and is an expert in putting up prescriptions. In 1887 he invented and patented the cough syrup which has become quite famous in connec- tion with his name, and the manufacture of which he carries on in B.\y City. It is esteemed as an excellent remedy, .and is proving a great success. He manufactures it from the crude gums of the pine and spruce. In the pleasant home of Mr. LaCroix, which is situated at No. 1324 North Grant Street, the pre- siding genius is the lady who became his wife in Bay City, September 16, 1885. Her maiden name was .Jennie JIartin, and she was born in Ottawa, Canada, where her father, Peter Martin, was a resi- dent. Here the mother still makes her home. Tlie four children of this home are; Eva; Lea, who died at the age of eight months; Leo and Alfred. Mr. LaCroix is a membei- of the St. .Jo- seph's Society, and also of the Catholic Mutual PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 403 Benefit Association. He also belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees, to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is a member of the Excelsior Lodge. | In religious matters he is a member of St. Joseph's Church, and i)olitically he S3'mpathizes with the objects and aims of the Democratic party. UNCAN A. McTAVISH, M.D, L. R.C. P. & S., is one of the leading physicians and surgeons of West Ba.y City, where he lias been located for tlie past five years, and has been in the Saginaw Valley for ten years, hav- ing first located at Kawkawlin. This gentleman was born in Glencoe, Ontario, February 17, 185.5, and is a son of Alexander and Elizabeth (McFar- lan) McTavish, both being natives of Scotland. The father was a farmer in Canada, and resided there until his death, which occurred in 1887, and he was one of the pioneers of Western Ontario. The education of our subject was obtained in the public schools of his native place, and he attended the Toronto Normal School for two years, after which he began the study of medicine at the Tor- onto University, remaining there four years, grad- ating in the Class of '81. He then attended the Trinity University for the same length of time, after which he spent one yearatEdinburg, there re- ceiving the degree of Licentiate Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mr. McTavish came to the Saginaw Valley and commenced practice at Kawkawlin, remaining there four years, building up a large country practice. Wishing to have more city practice and less coun try work, he decided to come to West Bay City, where he has established himself in a lucrative practice, having probably the largest in the city, giving his whole attention to his practice. He makes a specialty of gynecological work. He be- longs to quite a number of the social orders, being a member of the Saginaw Valley Medical Club, and the State Medical Society; of the Wenona Lodge, F. & A. M.; Knights of Pythias, Othello Lodge and the Court Miranda, I. O. F; and was High Phy- sician for that order of the State of Michigan, in 1891. For tlie past six years Dr. McTavish has been giving a great deal of attention to the treatment of diabetes without dieting the patient, and has wonderful success in all his experiments. This gentleman was married to Miss Maggie McKay, of Toronto, July 2,5, 1883. She is a daughter of James and Margaret McKay, also natives of Canada, now deceased. This happy couple reside in a hand- some and commodious home at No. 207 Walnut Street, where they dispense a gracious hospi- tality. Dr. McTavish is the physician for the Elec- tric Street Railway, and he and his estimable wife are attendants and supporters of the Presbyterian Church. In politics this gentleman is an ardent adherent of the Democratic part}-. T^'RANK J. BUCKLEY. This capable young r-:^^ man, who is Secretary and Treasurer of the }^ R. P. Justin Company, a firm of wholesale grocers in Bay City, is possessed of the best of busi- ness qualifications. He was born at Horseheads, Chemung County, N. Y., and his father, John J. Buckley, was a native of Sj'racuse, where his grand- father, J. J., was a contractor and builder of salt blocks, before coming to the Saginaw Valley, where he carried on the building of salt blocks and was active until his death, which took place in 1890. The father of our subject was a contractor and builder of salt blocks in Syracuse, N. Y., and came to Saginaw to carr}^ on the same line of work and put up some of the first blocks that were there located. In 1873 he engaged in the theatrical Ijusiness with Samuel G. Clay and built the Sagi- naw Theatre and afterwards the Bay City Opera House which he put up in 1885, and which was afterwards sold to a stock company. He was a theatrical manager for eighteen years and the only man who ever made a success of that business in the Saginaw Valley. He died in December, 1890, at the age of fifty years at Bay City, where he had long made his home, although he had acted as manager in both Port Huron and St. Louis, Mich. 404 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Malvinu Staring and she was born at Horse- heads, N. Y., which was also the place of her death. Of their seven children the eldest is our subject and he was born March 17, 1866. In 1870 he came to the Saginaw Valley and after studying in the common- schools took a course in the High School, which he completed at the age of sixteen and in 1881 he came here and took a course in Devlin's Business College and after that was witli his father helping to manage the theater. In 1884 Mr. Huekley became a member of the company with which he is now connected and which wa.s established in 186;'). His present home is on the corner of Center and Johnson Streets and the lady who became his wife in 1889 and now pre- sides over that home was Miss Ella, daughter of C. E. Rosebury. Our subject is connected with the Masonic order, the Maccabees and with the Elks, and in his political views is an ardent Republican. Bay County, was born in Berkshire, England, May 3, 1823, and came to this country with his parents when but a child. The family located at Eaton, Ohio, where our subject arrived at mature years. During his experience there he received the ordi- nar}' educational advantages, and developed as do most of our American youth. December 16, 1846, our subject was married to Miss Phidelia D., daughter of John T. Essex, 8r. They had been married but one year when they emigrated to Bay County. At that time Bay City was but a small place, containing but one more than a dozen houses, and the country was still thickly populated b^' the Indians. Our subject purchased forty acres of land from the Govern- ment, about three miles east of Ba^- City, and the only way in which to reach the city was by way of an Indian trail along the river or b3- canoe. The land he secured was free froji timber. He now owns thirty-five acres adjacent to Essexville, all of which is well-improved. A view of his place appears on another page. Mr. Hudson's parents, John and Elizabeth (Shepherd) Hudson, both of English birth and an- cestry, died in Ohio. Joseph Hudson was one of ten children, all of whom grew to maturity and whose names are as follows: Elizabeth, Har- riet, George, Frederick, Henry, Martin, Albert, our subject, Ann and Richard. The eldest daughter married William Ambrose, of England, and went to .Scotliind; Harriet married Thomas Bedford in England, but located in Ohio; George is now de- ceased as is also Frederick; Heniy returned to England and there died; Martin, who was proprie- tor of the Hudson House in Lansing, there died, and Albert died in Chicago; Ann married Joseph Wadsworth, of Lorain County, Ohio; Richard is now a resident of Kalkaska, Mich. Our subject and his wife have had two children — Henry, who lives on the home farm; and Blanche, wife of Moses Smith, of Essexville. He and his wife were formerly members of the Universalist Church, but are not now identified with any religious organization. Socially he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Essexville, of which order he is a leading and charter member. He h.as been retained almost con- stantly in office in Hampton Township until recent years, when he feels that the duties should be shouldered by 3'ounger men. I I i I ) I I ' I 'I i^ILLIAM STRING, who has represented Portsmouth Township, on the Bay County Board of Supervisors since 1883, was born November 6, 1826, in Riheinpfalz, Germany. He is descended from worthy German ancestry, his forefathers having been prominent citizens in their respective communities. His paternal grand- father was William Syring, whose name he bears. His father was John Syring, who was reared to manhood in the Fatherland and there passed his entire life. He_married Wilhelraina Littey, who, 4 J: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPH'.CAL RECORD. 407 like himself, lived and died in Germany. Their family comprised three children, our subject, Michael and Kathrine. "William was the only member of the family who crossed the Atlantic to seek his fortune in America, and his relatives still reside in Germany, honored and respected as wor- thy people. The boyhood days of Mr. Syring did not differ materiall}' from tliose of other boys in the Father- land, his time being spent in acquiring a good edu- cation and learning a trade. In 1854 he left his home and proceeding to Havre took passage for America. The vo^yage was monotonous and marked by no unusual event and after landing, the passengers dispersed to their various destina- tions. One of them, the one in whom we are par- ticularly interested, proceeded directly to Toledo and thence to Canada. After a short sojourn across the border he removed to Michigan in 1855. and located in Bay City, where he occupied his time with whatever employment he could find. For a time he worked in the saw mills and also on the docks, and by careful economy and wise in- vestment of his savings he gradually' acquired a competency. The j'ear following his arrival in Bay City marked a very important event in the life of Mr. Syring, as he was then married in 1856, to Miss Catherine Hart, of Canada. Four children came to Mr. and Mrs. Syring, as follows: Louisa, who married George Wainwright and died, leaving two children; Catherine, the wife of B. Lee, of Bay Cit3', and the mother of five children; John E., who resides in Portsmouth, is married and the fa- ther of two children; and William H., a resident of Bay City. In his religious convictions Mr. Syring is a member of the Evangelical Church, and politically a firm Democrat. His fellow-citizens early recog- nized his peculiar adaptibility for ofHcial positions and have called him to many offices of trust and responsibility. In 1874 he was elected Drain Commissioner of Portsmouth Township and served efficiently in that capacitj' for two j'ears. In 1875 he was chosen Justice of the Peace, retaining that office four years. The position of Town Clerk, to which he was elected in 1879, he held for three years to the general satisfaction. As above men- tioned, he has served as Supervisor since 1883, and has ever made it his object to promote the interests of the people whom he represents. He is agent for the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Bay and Saginaw Counties and is thoroughly identified with the progress of the community. Mr. Syring has an attractive and comfortable home, a view of which is presented elsewhere in this volume, and which, with its surroundings, is one of the most inviting spots in tlie locality. J****'^^****! -I'S'+'J''}* •J-***! j EV. WOLF LANDAU, who is pastor of the Reformed Hebrew congregation of Bay iwi City, is a gentleman of thorough culture \^ and intelligence and of pronounced ability and character. He has been in charge of this con- gregation since 1877. He was born in Poland, Russia, April 3, 1841, and his father, the Rev. Eliezer, was born there and was also a member of the Hebrew congregation. His grandfather David was a merchant in that country. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Anna Dlu- gatch and was also of Polish birth and the daugh- ter of Louis Dlugatch, who was a Polish merchant. His parents have both passed from life, and of tiieir four sons and two daughters four are living. Our subject was reared in his native home and had the opportunities of public and private schools and attended the Hebrew Theological College. In 1 862 he went to Sweden, spending some time at Got- tenburg and sailed from there in 1864 in the sailer "Shapiro" and landed in Quebec after a voyage of nine weeks. His first home here was in Schenec- tady, N. Y., where he was pastor for one year; he then went to Honesdale, Pa., where for six: years he had charge of a congregation. After that he was pastor at various points, including Pittston, Pa.; Zanesvillc, Ohio; TitusviUe, and Hamilton. In 1877 the Rev. Mr. Landau came to Bay City where there was then no Hebrew Reform Congre- gation. He at once went to work to gather his people together and to establish a congregation. They bought property on Adams Street and his 408 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. thorouprh business principles have insured a linan- eial success to liic enterprise, lie was married in Sweden, in 18G 1, to Miss Alderman, a native of Gottenburg. Tliey have beeu blessed by the birth of six children, namely: Louis, who is liook-keeper in Chicago; Anna, Uavid, Clara, Samuel, and Kddie. V^arious social orders claim this gentleman as one of their noteworthy members, among which arc the Free and Accepted Masons, the Hoyal Arch Masons the Council and the Royal Arcanum, also National I'nion, Royal League, and the Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen, lie is a KcpuMican in his po- litical views and casts his vote with that party. l^+^-{ /^EORGK L. WILTON, a member of the linn (II J—, of George L. Wilton iV Co., one of the stir- ^^;^( ring business men of West Bay City, is carrj'ing on a profitalile business at No. 713 Mid- land Street, where they have a full stuck of books, stationery and wall paper, lie is also city ticket agent for the Michigan Central Railroad at West Bay City. Mr. Wilton was born in Sherborne, Dor- setshire, England, starch 17. ISSL The parents of Mr. Wilton were Joseph and Elizabeth (King) Wilton, natives of .Sherborne. England. He of whom we write received an ex- cellent education in his native land and when eighteen j'ears of age set sjiil on the vessel "Scan- dinavia." and after a voyage of ten days landed in Canada, where he located in Hamilton and w.is engaged in the office of Carter it Todd, grain and commi.-ision merchant:<.as cashier. Two years later he came to Pinconning, Hay County, in the inter- est of Van Etten,KaiseritCo., having charge of the store and supply department for four years. At the expinition of that time he went to St. Paul, Minn., and remained for two yeai-s, when he came to Bay City and was employed with George 11. Van Etten. The gentleman of whom we write iu 1879 went to AVest Branch, this State, where he w.as engaged as manager of the West Bi-aneh House. After a short time he severed his connection -with that hotel and became proprietor of the Wells House in AVe,st Bay City, which lie operated for two years. Then, in iwrtnership with Lewis I'otler, he pur- chased tlic Abram House in Lapeer, Init disposed of it a twelvciiioiitli hilcr, when Mr. Wilton again Idc.'ited in West Bay City and for two years was an employe of the Mjcliigan Central Railroad. On engaging in liis present business our subject, together with William H. riiillips, bought out II.H. Aplin, whose phu'C of business was located on Linn Street. The partnersliip thus formed continues to tiie present time. Mr. I'hillips being City Recorder. The inanageinent of tlie store thus falls upon our subject. Until recently he li.as been agent for the American Express Company of West Bay City, but his business has so greatly increased that he was obliged to relinquish the duties which devolved upon him as agent. His is tlie only stationery and book store on the west side. Mary Potter became the wife of Mr.Wilton. Feb- ruary 23, 1882. Mrs. Wilton is the daughter of Lewis Potter, who is now in business at Lapeer. Of that union two children have been born — Roy and Kva. Socially, Mr. Wilton is a member of Wenona Lodge. F. A- A. M. belonging to Blanchard Chapter. lie is also a Forester and Knight of Pythias. He is a popular and progressive citizen who is willing to help forward all movements which will be for the lieneflt of the community. ^1 LH' \t3l i 41 MLLIAM CINMNGHAM. M. I). M.iny \/sJ// ^^ ^^^ prominent citizens of Michigan are W^ t'f foreign birth, yet are men who have become thoroughly Americanized in life and spirit and feel a warm and loyal interest in their adopted home. Such men do as much liy success in their professions and callings as native-born Americans in helping to establish the reputation of the Com- UKUiwealth which has become their home. Such a man we have in Dr. Cunningham, who is among the oldest of the prominent phj-sicians of the Saginaw A'alley. having located for practice in the spring of 1872, at Vassar when that was quite a new town and the center of a joung but growing community. While living there he had the most PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 409 extensive ride from that point in every direction of any physician in that part of Tuscola County Dr. Cunningham was born near the cit}' of Ediu burg, Scotland, May 24,. 1830, and is a son ol Archibald and Grace (Gowans) Cunningham. The patronymic of Dr. Cunningham's mother's family when translated means "wild daisies" and this fam- ily, which our subject resembles more than he does that of his father, was prominent in the West of Scotland. The Cunninghams trace their ancestry back to the eleventh century, to the Lairds of Ingleston. The father of our subject was an agriculturist and the head of a company of carriers of wiiich the present system of express companies takes the pl.ace. He was with that company for fort^'-flve years, and their main line ran between Edinburg and Glasgow. In the former city our subject had his education and he found in that atmosphere of learning an impulse to ambitious study. After finishing his High School course he devoted himself to business until he came to Canada in the fall of 1860, and locating in Stratford, began reading medicine and soon undertook the practice thereof. The young man went to Detroit in 1871, and entered the Homeopathic College which was after- wards merged into the University of Michigan, and he also pursued his practice for some time, but in the fall of 1875 entered Hahnemann College at Philadelphia and graduated therefrom in March, 1876. Our subject left Yassar after two or three years' successful practice in Tuscola County and removed to Saginaw, where he remained a year, and after his graduation at Philadelphia he came to Bay City, locating at the corner of Fiftli and Adams Streets and there established himself in a general practice. Subsequently he removed to his present location and has built up an excellent practice doing special office work, having had marked success in the line of chronic diseases, as he has made a thorough study in that direction. Dr. Cunningham was married to Miss Ellen Mc Lean, of Edinburg, upon the 5th of July, 1850, and of their children five sons and two daughters are now living. Archibald is a graduate of medi- cine in the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College in the Class of '76, and is now engaged in electrical work in Detroit; Walter graduated in the same class and from the same college with his brother and is pr.acticing dentistry in Bay City with his brother Robert; William studied law and afterward medicine in the University of Michigan, and is practicing the latter profession in Alpena, besides being a journalist of note; Robert is a prominent dentist of Baj^ City, John G. has been for many years in the Secoiid National B.ank, and is now book-keeper of the Sonoma Lumber Company of California. Grace is the wife of W. W. Westover, of Sonoma Count>-, Cal.; and Lizzie the youngest child, is unmarried and still beneath the parental roof. The Doctor has now nine grandchildren in whose future he takes a most affecticnate and thoughtful int-'r3jt']and they will, no doubt, grow up to be as valuable in the community as are the Doctor's children. The wife of Dr. Archibald Cunningham was Miss Georgiana Rodgers, of Ann Arbor, and they have three childi'en, Helen, FA- ward and Gertrude. Dr. Walter Cunningham's one child is named Grace. William married Ame- lia Waters, of Ann Arbor; they have three children, Daisy, Jessie and Walter. Robert took to wife Jessie Drake. Mrs. Westover 's two children are uamed Rena and Glenn. OY S. COPELAND, M. D. We here pre- sent a life narrative of one of the most prominent young physicians and surgeons ^jj of Bay City, whose finely -equipped and handsomelj' appointed office is to be found in the Crapo Block at the corner of Washington and Cen- ter Street, where he makes a specialty of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Dr. Copeland was born m Dexter, Washtenaw County, November 7, 1865, and is a son of Roscoe P. and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland. The father of our subject was born at Dexter, Me., in 1838, and when a bo3' of twelve 3'ears came with his father to Dexter, Mich., where he became a lumberman and later a grain dealer. He has had the thorough respect of the people of that com- 410 PORTRAIT AND BIOGUAPHJCAL RECORD. inunity tlirougliout all his life and has been on the Village Board and the Board of Education and has always been active in every movement for up- building the community, but has not been a poli- tician. He still lives in that city and is considered one of the well-to-do men in the county. In his religious belief lie is a I'niversalist but attends and supports the services of the IMetliodist Episcopal Church. Young Copeland graduated from the High School at Dexter, in 1883, and subsequently attended the State Normal .Sctioolat Ypsilanti, taking the Latin and scientific courses and reading medicine with Dr. E. K. Chase of Dexter. After this he entered the University of Michigan in the fall of 1886 and graduated from the llomeoiiathic department in the Class of '89, giving his special attention to the eye and ear. After taking his diploma he was appointed on a competitive examination to the position of House Surgeon to the Homeopathic Hospital and during his senior year he had been assistant to the chair of Obstetrics and (xynecology and after graduating was made assistant to the chair of Ophthalmology and Otology and also assist- ant surgeon of the eye and ear clinic, holding that j position for a full year, at the end of which time i lie declined to hold longer this honorable position, desiring to build up his private practice. Dr. Copeland located in Bay City, August 7. 1890, first in the Concordia Block, but after the completion of the Crapo Block at once removed to his present otlices. There is probabl3' not an eye and ear specialist in the State who is building up more rapidly an excellent practice, and his office has all the appliances for the proper treatment of such di.seases, and he gives his patrons the benefits of the latest and most improved methods. He is a meml)er of the State Homeopathic Medical Society, of the Saginaw ^'alley Medical Society .and also of the local society which goes hy the name of the Free Dispensary Board, on the staff of which he is the eye and ear surgeon. He is also a member of the Knights of the M.accabees and the Knights of Pythias but on account of his devotion to his pro- fession has little time for the duties pertaining to social orders. The Doctor was united in marriage December 31, 1891 to Miss Maiy D. Ryan of Adrian, Mich., a daughter of the Kev. E. W. Ryan, Presiding Elder of the .\driau district of the Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly pastor of the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church of Bay City. *^^^= y / ^ )) ^UDfiE ROBERT LENG, who is one of the oldest settlers of West Bay City, is the oldest Justice in the county. He is a fine illustration of one of the best types of the men of Merrie England as he is jolly, good na- tured and entertaining, wholesouled and true- hearted. He has resided here since the fall of 1860 and he cut down all the wood for two and one-half miles square around his location in order to run his salt works. He built the first salt block here in partnershii) with John Bradfield, and was very suc- cessful with it until 1879 when he disposed of the property. Mr. Leiig was born at Winsford, Cheshire, Eng- land, November 5, 1811, and his father, Robert Leng, was of Yorkshire birth and the proprietor of the salt works of Winsford. His wife. Mary Ann Johnson, was born at Leicestershire, and they both died in Cheshire. He reached the age of nearly eighty years and had lived a long and worthy life bsing a consistent member of the Chui'ch of Eng- land. Of their five children, only two are living, the eldest, Mar^-, being in Winsford and now eighty-eight years of age, while our subject was the youngest of the family. Robert Leng studied in a private school until twelve years of age and was then placed in a boarding school for two years, and at the age of fourteen began keeping his father's books. Two years later he became proprietor of salt works of his own, and after some time purchased three vessels of one hundred tons each with which he transported salt to Liverpool bringing coal on the return trip. Both father and son were successful for some years but were finally nnfortunate in their .sales in Liverpool and in 1839 the son sold out his inter- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 413 est, and sailing from Liverpool came to America where he at (»nce settled in Syracuse, N. Y. He became freight agent for tlie Syracuse and Ulica Itailroad, remaining with that corporation for a number of years after which he went to Oswego, N. Y., and engaged in the business of grain and provisions until 1861. About that time Mr. Leng made a trip to Sagi- naw to investigate tlie salt works but was not fa- vorably impressed with the country and found so man}' down with the ague that he returned to Oswego. There he met some lake captains who assured him that he would find matters much better at Lower Sag'naw and advised him to return, so that in October, 1861 he brought his famil3- hither. He bought five acres of his present property and also four hundi-ed acres further down the river. There were then only a few fishing huts here and some mills and no schools or advantages for the children. During the time tliat he was managing the salt business here he had cleared his farm and began cultivating his land and he now has one hundred and ten acres here which is in good culti- vation although he lias sold a portion of wliat he once owned. The marriage of Mr. Leng took place in Syra- cuse in 1840, and his wife, Phcebe, who was born in Schenectady, N. Y., was a daughter of Ezekiel Tripp, a Revolutionary soldier and a farmer. The Tripp family is of the bestrew England stock and well known through all that part of the country. The six children of Mr. and Mrs. Leng are Maiy, now Mrs. Russell; Fannie, who became Mrs. Brad- fleld; Robert, Jr., resides on the farm; Nettie was a teacher here and married D. Patterson a salt in- spector; Sarah became the wife of Charles Emei\y; and William Washington died in infancy. Our subject was instrumental in organizing the village of Bangor and was its first President. He established the first school in that village, provid- ing the schoolhouse. He then raised a subscription to build a good frame schoolhouse and was School Director there for years. He has been Justice of the Peace for over twenty years and has licen Notary Public as long, and for several years he was on the Township Board of Bangor, and for a long while has been Supervisor in West Bay C'ity, being the oldest man both in years and length of service on that board. He is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Oak Ridge Cemetery and is a member of the Board of Health of this city. For six years he was Superintendent of the Poor until he resigned that office. He has never aspired to count}' or State office although he has been fre- quently solicited to run. He is a memlier of tlie Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. Leng has ever been interested in church mat- ters, being attached to the Church of England, the body to wliich his forefathers belonged. He raised a subscription for building the first church here, which was built under the pastorate of tlie Rev. Mr. Prosser, who was afterwards associated with the Rev. Mr. Flower. Mr. Leng is a vestryman and Trustee of the church and has superintended the Sunday-school for many ^-ears, being the organi- zer of the first Sunday-school. In his early life he was a Whig and later a Republican, but some ye.ars ago he became independent and may be said to be a man of all parties, for when lie runs for office no candidate is put up to oppose him. i>^rngland. In their pleasant home at Xo. 1509 W.ashington Street, they are surrounded by their three children, George Clifford, Lottie May and John AV. The Captain is a member of the Marine Benevolent As- sociation of Hay City, and a standi Republican politically. -j .{..J. .J..}. ,^^4. .J. 4.4. OTHER B. EDINBOROUGH, is the present Postmaster for West Bay City, to which office he was appointed in July, 1890. He h.as been a resident of this city since the year 1872, and was born in Dorking, England and is a son of Christopher and Sarah (Bacon) Edinborough, the date of his birth being April 2, 1847. In 1855, the family removed to this country and located in Allegany County, N. Y., the father following the trade of a tailor. When quite young our subject left home and went to Whiteside County, 111., where he received mostof his education, attending school in the winter and working on the farm in the summer. Here he staid until 1862, when he returned to his home in New York. In the early part of 1865, and when only. seven- teen years of age, our subject joined the army, en- listing in Company I, First New York Dragoons, and was with the Army of the Potomac, remaining until the close of the war when he was honorabl3' discharged. Returning to his home he worked at various occupations. In 1869, this young man went to the "Far West" and pre-empted a claim near IMarysville, Kan., which he proved up, and subsequently came to this city and for a period of twelve years clerked in Sage & Co.'s store. After leaving their employ he organized a wholesale 418 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. grocery business with Mr. Walsh, under the firm name of Walsli ct Kdiiiborouijli. Their stand was located at the corner of Linn and iMichigan Streets. The business is still run under the same name but for tlie last year or more our subject liad not hten as active in that line as before. Mr. Edinborough has always been an ardent Republican, one who does not swerve from the views and [innciples promulgated l\y that political organization. lie has I)een Chairman of the City Committee for several years and has been very ac- tive in county and Congressional conventions, but held no oHice until ap])ointed by President Ilarri son as Postmaster for West Bay City. He has in his oflice two clerks and four carriers, and has con- ducted the affairs of the oflice in a way that is iiighly satisfactory to his constituents. On January 5, 1870, occurred the marriage of our subject with Miss Emma l^ewis. This lady is a native of Scio, Allegany County, N. Y. They have had born to them one son — Frank L., who is yet a schoolboy. Mr. Edinborough is a prominent member of the Royal Arcanum and his beautiful residence is located on the corner of Litchfield and Indiana Streets, and was erected by him in 18H2. -^i. ~S] ^^ r^ {^~ yfelLLIAM L. COOK, who is the Postmaster / of Cass Bridge, in Bridgeport Township, \^^ Saginaw County, is one of the prominent and enterprising pioneers of this part of the State. Wayne County, N. Y., was his native home, and he w.as born .luly 2.5, 1H31. He is a son of Lilly and Prudence (Butts) Cook, who were natives of New York, and his ancestors on both sides are sup- posed to liave been English, his grandfather Cook being a soldier in the War of 1812. The father of our subject in 1839, emigrated with his family to tliis county, and made his resi- dence in Saginaw until 1841, wlicn he came to Bridgeport Township and settled on section 26, when all tliis region was unbroken forest. Indians were all about them and wild game abounded. The father died June 13, 1880. Of his large family of children the following survive: AVilliam L.; Rulh, wife of George Rowe; Adeline, ^Irs. John Crosby; .Tnd Mary, who married Robert Letterman. The boyhood of our subject was ]).issed amid scenes of pioneer life, and his education was taken in the rude log schoolliouses of the early days. He was married April 21. 1857, to Rachel Murch, who was born in New York, and was a daughter of William and Margaret (Cooper) Murch. Their four children are: Silas; Lizzie, wife of William Vance; Kiltie and Charles. Mrs. Cook was born in Livingston County, N. Y., October 18, 1829. Her father died at the old home, and iu 1851 she came to this county and taught for four years. Her mother, who had manied a second time, died in Saginaw County, January (). 18G7. Mrs. Cook is an influential member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is identified with the Ladies' Aid So- ciety. When our sul)ject settled upon his ijresent farm in 1857, only abcnit one-half of it was cleared, and he has it now all under cultivation. Under Bu- chanan's Administration he was aiipointed Post- master of Cass Bridge, the first oflice being in his farm-house, .and he has served in this caiiacity con- tinuously .since. He is a Republican in his politi- cal principles, and has been frequently solicited to fill official positions, but prefers the (juiet of home life upon his beautiful farm of one hundred and sixty-four acres. He is a member of the Farmer's Club of the county, and is of a genial and hospi- table nature. Both he and his interesting wife arc valued members of society, and are hclpfid in all movements which tend to true neighborly feeling and the elevation of social life. GEORGE A. HEMSTREET, Police Sergeant, is one of the oldest members on the force in Bay City, and also one of the oldest residents of the place. Jfr. Herastreet is in every way fitted to fill the responsible position of ser- geant and is greatly respected and looked up to by the people of Bay City, whom he has served for fourteen years as policeman. The irentleman whose name heads this sketch PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAir-rflCAL RECORD. 419 was horn in Atlas, Genesee County, this State, Oc- tober 2, 1849. His father was Alonzo Hemstreet, a native of Luzerne, Warren County, N. Y. The grandfather of our subject was a resident of New York and a farmer by occupation. Our subject is descended from good old Knickerbocker stock and traces his ancestry back to Holland. The fam- ily name was originally spelled Hemstrasse. Alonzo Hemstreet, the father of our subject, followed the combined occupations of farmer, carpenter and millwriglkt. He was married in Atlas, Genesee County, to the mother of our subject, who bore the maiden name of Agnes Herring, and was born in Genesee County", N. Y., and died in 1885. He had been previously married in New York and came West to Michigan,. being one of the pio- neers of Oakland County. Upon their removal to Flint, in 1836, there were only two or three log cabins on the site of that now flourishing city; he helped to erect the first mill in Genesee County on the Thread River. Later he located in .\tlas and engaged as a miller and millwright. In 1864 our subject's father came to Bay City where he remained a few years and then went to Stanton, this State, where his decease occurred in 1884 when he was seventy-nine yeai's of age. His wife followed him to the better land in 1885. His marriage with Agnes Herring resulted in the birth of two children, of whom our subject was the eldest. The gentleman of whom we write went to Atlas, Genesee County, with his parents and while there received a common-school education. He after- ward si)ent one year on a farm in Flint Township, the same county, and then engaged for one winter in a wagon shop at Ovid. In April, 1867, he came to Bi}' City and learned the carpenter's trade. Two years later he went to East Tawas, working at his trade of carpentering and as millwright for five years. At the end of that time he returned to Bay City, still working at his trade. In April, 1877, Mr. Hemstreet was appointed by the Council as po- liceman, the duties of which position he fulfilled so acceptably that in 1887 he was appointed Police Court Oflficer. He held the latter office, however, but a twelvemonth when he was made Sergeant of Police, and can relate many an interesting event which has come under his notice as an officer. Sergt. Hemstreet was married in Ypsilanti, in October, 1874, the lady of his choice being Ilosetta A. Comstock, who was a native of the above- named city. Their union has been blessed by the birth of two children — Alice M. and Minnie C. The family occupy a neat and attractive home at No. 1,201 .Jackson Street. Socially, Mr. Hemstreet is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, also of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In politics he alwaj's votes the Republican ticket. Mr. Hemstreet is public spirited and progressive and has ever been ready to give a helping hand and encouraging word to anj' good cause that promises to be for the benefit of the community. He commands the respect of all who know him, both for his own sake and for that of his family, whose memory will ever be cherished as a part of the history of the county. =^ Vi OHN W. CAUGHLIN, M. D. Among the professional men of Bay City who have built up a more than local reputation and done good service to the cause of humanity we are gratified to be able to name Dr. Caughlin, who has practiced here for the past twelve years. Tills gentleman was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, April 10, 1856, and is a son of Bartholomew and Charlotte (Breen) Caughlin. After taking the ordinary common-school train- ing our subject entered the High School at St. Thom:is and studied there until he completed its course, after which he spent one year at St. Michael's College at Toronto, and then returned to St. Thomas, where he matriculated with Dr. Marlatte until he entered Trinity College at Toronto, where he continued from 1875 until 1879. He was grad- uated from that school and also from the Toronto Ilniversit^' in the same year. After spending a few months with Dr. VanBus- kirk, with whom he had passed his vacations, the young Doctor came to Bay City in August, 1879, and located here. He has built up a large general practice and is a well-known and highly esteemed member of the Bay County Medical Societj', the 420 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Saginaw \'alley Association and the State Medical Association. In IHSS) Ik- decided to further en- large his medical knowledge, as he was anihitious to keep abreast of the best men in his profession, and he therefore took a post-graduate course at the New York City rost-gradiiate College. Tiie marriage of Dr. Caughlin took place in To- ronto, Canada, September 22, 1880, and his bride was :Miss Frances AVhehm. of that city. Of the children born to them two arc now living who bear the names (iertie and Frances. The abilitj- and enterprise of this gentleman phice him in the front rank of his jirofession in this city and give him what he richly deserves — the esteem and respect of all wlio know him. He lias been rai.sed to the ollice of Healtli < )llicer of Hay City, and he gives his wliole attention to tlie practice of his |)rofes- sion, feeling that he lias no time to dabble in pol- itics or to adopt any side issues wliidi will distiact liim from his main purpose. liEN.IA.MlN FRANKLIN TIIORNK. We liere give a sketch of one (jf the old settlers V|ijl) of Ray City, who in liis person and his family has helped forward much in the best development of the city. He was born in Livingston County, N. Y., May 20, 1837. His father, licnjamin Thome, was boi'ii in New Yoik City, Mai-ch 27, 1 7!l.'i, and the grandfather, Ren- jarain, had his birth March 111,17.55. He was a native of New York City and was descended from Knglish (Quakers. The father of our subject, who was a tanner and fur dealerin Xew York City,removed to Livingston County, that .State, and there carried on milling. In the year lK31t he came to Michigan and lo- cated with his family in Lapeer County. He had been mai'ried December lil, 1818, to Sallie Row, who was born in New York and lived to survive her husband some two months. Of their ten cliildren nine grew to maturit}', namely: Hannah. Mrs. Streetpr; Sarah A., Mrs. Cady; Frank, Mrs. Cady; Gilbert; "William R.; Mary, who died in 1854; Pha'be, who died in 1855; our subject and Charles S. The father located at Dryden and entered Gov- ernment land, building a Hour and a sawmill and improving the farm. He began in a log house and in a dense forest and erected the first mill in the vicinity. About him grew up a little village which was named Thorneville. He was a Demo- crat in his early years but after the breaking out of the war became a most enthusiastic Republican and supporter of the adininistration. Although he was sixty-eight yeai-s old he enlisted in 18fil in the Tenth Jlichigan Inl'antr}- but when he went into canip he was refused on account of age. He was Postmaster at Thorneville for many years as well as .Justice of the Peace. He was brought up a Quaker nnd after coming to Michigan he built a union church which did much good in the commu- nity. Benjamin Franklin Thorne received only com- mon school advantages in his boyhood, and early licgan work in the mill, liecoming a [jractical mil- ler of both Hour and lumlier. In 1862 he first came to Ray Cit\' and began work as a clerk in Benjamin Perkins' general merchandise store and a year later was with Griswold & Perkins and after- ward with Mr. Winkler in the grocery business, untij the latter lost hisestalilisiiinent by fire, after which he was with C. R. Ilawley for four years. The young man found indoor work too confin- ing and took up carpentering and after two seasons of such work engaged in contracting and building. For a number of years he carried on this line of work and it was he who put up the buildings on the old fair grounds. He then engaged in the grocery trade and afterward in the produce business until 1886, when he entered upon the work which now un gages him. In 1876 Mr. Thorne built the house which he now occupies and stocked the place for a dairying l>usiness, and there keeps both Durham and Jersey cows, averaging about fifteen on the jilace. He was married in Pontiac, this State, November 29, 1864, to Miss Sylvia P., the daughter of Thomas .Tefferson Cari)enter, who was born in Scotts- viilc, N. Y. Mr. Carpenter was a farmer in New York and ^^Sf^ c/U^y^^^-^ ^ -.;^g^' ^f!5»^- fj^ ^^^^J. ^^/^/-^ .^^^^^^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 423 came to Michigan eail.y in the '30s, settling^ in Orion, Oakland County, and afterward removed to Midland, where he still resides. He was County Surveyor of that county. His wife bore the name of .Juliette Clark and was a native of IMontgomery County, N. Y. and a daughter of Samuel Clark. She died in Orion in 1854. The jNIethodist Epis- copal Church was the religious body of their choice aud they brought up their children in the faith of the Christian religion. Mrs. Thorne was born in Orion, .January 1"2, 1835, and after taking her education there she engaged iu teaching. She now has one child, Alicia D., who graduated from the Hay Cit.y High School and is now teaching iu the Farragut school. The subject of this sketch was a member of the first Board of Fire Commissioners and in that ca- pacity was influential and efficient in organizing that branch of the city service. He belongs to the Iron Hall Order and in his political views has always been devoted to I\ei>ublican principles. His wife is an earnest and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is valued as a worker in its ranks. =^^>^^^ ETER M((tREGOR. We have here the sketch of one who ranks as the oldest male citizen of Tittaljawassee Township, Sag- inaw County, and whose home is on sec- tion 27, where he located, October 26. 1843. On coming here he took up land that had been sold to speculators, buying it from a man by the name of Creeker, who had come out from New York City to deal in Western lands. Our subject was born in Perthshire, Scotland, March 9, 1809, and is a son of Alpine and Grace (McDonald) McGregor, both natives of the same shire. Tliey were in moderate circumstances but gave tlieir son the best advantages at their com- mand and gave him what was better than wealth, the thorough discipline and moral training which were characteristic of the Scotch home of that day. WLen the father died our suliject was twenty-two years of age. aud after p.ayiug all obligations and 19 liquidating the funeral expenses he found that he had no money on hand, l)ut realizing that good health and a fair name were his best capital he started out in life for himself. He hired himself to a farmer, with whom he lived for twelve years, serving him faithfully and receiving the approba- tion of all who knew him. During this period of his life Mr. McGregor met Margaret, daughter of Alexander Keid, with whom he was united in marriage, .July 23, 1839. Four of their children are still living, namely: John, who married Atrissa Simmons and resides iu Tittaba- wassee Township; Grace, who with her husband, Charles Foote, and her three children. Amelia, Charles and Guy, resides with her father and takes charge of his household; Margaret, who married Edwin Munger and resides in Tittabawassee Town- ship; and Jane, who is the wife of Benjamin W. ISIunger. In July, 1843, Mr. McGregor came to America and located upon the land which he now owns. There were then only seven families in the town- ship, which was a dense wilderness. He brought with him $200 in gold and of this amount he paid $125 for fifty acres. By enterprise and industry he has now accumulated a splendid tract of two hundred acres, and has it most thoroughly- culti- vated and improved. The dark angel of death visited this happy household in Septemljer, 1870, taking from it the faithful aud beloved wife aud mother, and the son Charles, both of whom died of that dread disease, typhoid fever. Since that time the daughter Grace has been the home maker for her bereaved father. Charles left a widow, whose maiden name was Rhoda Churchill, and one daughter. In 1876 the daughter, Marjory, who had married Darius Vras- binder, died at her home in Nebraska. Whila a citizen of Scotland Mr. McGregor was opposed to the Tory party. Ho lived for seven years in this State before voting, but now espouses the principles and policy of the Republican party. Jlr. McGregor belongs to the Congregational Church of Freeland, and his son John to the Ad- ventists. In his childhood he was one of a family of ten children, but only one of these ever came to America, and that w.as his brother John, who 424 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. came hither in 1832. A visit to the home of his boyhood days was made by .Mr. .MeUregor in .June, 1871. He remained abroad for six inoiitlis and then returned to liis adopted country, fully satis- lied that he had lieen wise in elioosing tlie New World as the seene of his life work. The attention of the reader is invited to the lithographic portraits of .Air. and Mrs. MoOregor, and also to the view of their beautiful home, which they have gained by unremitting and arduous ex- ertions. OSKIMI II. UlIITKIlOl SK. M. D.. a promi- nent physician and surgeon of West Hay City, serving as Pension Surgeon for nine- teen years has been paying considerable at- tention of late to pension claims. lie was l)orn in April, 1830, about four miles from Paris, Ontario, and is a son of (ieorge and Mary Whitehouse, the father having followed the same professit)n as his son, and also owning a large farm there. Our sub- ject tinislied his education at I^ondon, Ontario, his parents having removed to that city when he was (piite young. Here he remained until his marriage, having been engaged with his father in the drug liusiness and .-tudying medicine under .lohn C'ater- mole, of Ldiidoii, Kngland. He was graduated with the degree of Doctor of .Medicine at (Queen's College, Kingston. Ontario, .\fler his mairiage witl) Miss Martha (iurd. in is.').'), he came to the United States and locating in Detroit, remained there about one year. He then went to Midland, Midland County, an practice for the long period of twenty-nine years. Wlien the war broke out in 18()1. our subject did not stand back. Iml was among the first to enlist in the defense of his country. He w.as commis- sioned as Keci uiling Surgeon, and at the close of the conflict remained in the service of the Gov- ernment for nineteen years as Pension .Surgeon. He exchanged his .Midland propeily for a large farm live miles east of Flint, in Genesee County, to reaain his health, and tilled the soil for live 3-ears in that place. Selling his place he removed to the city of Flint, and began his practice and after one year's time removed to Clinton County, being there but one year when he went to Gratiot County, stopping at Bannister and establishing himself in the tlrug business, again resumed his practice. About a twelvemonth after this, in 1888, he came to West Bay City, and has established a lucrative practice here, giving most of his atteu- t\on to ollice practice. He has probably been en- gaged in the pension exchange business longer than any man in the county. Dr. Whitehouse, by his first marriage, became the father of four children — Ernest, .Joseph, Floyd, and Emery. I le was a second time married, being united with .Miss .\lice Eastman, of Midland City, and they have become the parents of seven children: Libbie May, wife of .laines A. Jay, of ISIidland City; .\rthur, who is with Smith, Bridgeman & Co.. of Flint; Gertie, wife of Robert Builell, of Banks, a wholesale fish dealer; George, book-keeper for his brother-in-law, Mr. liuitell; Lulu, Leonora and Ina. This family are all consistent members of the First ]Methodist Episcopal Church of West Bay City, and are held in the highest esteem by all with whom they come in contact. -^#i#^i-^"i^iM#!€ ICHAEL KINNEY. This well-known busi- ness man of Hay City, is a dealer in both heavy and shelf hardware and carries one * of the largest retail stocks in the city. His business, which is situated at Nos. 711 and 713 North Washington Street, occupies a basement 50 xlOO feet, a store 25x100 feet, and two floors above 50x1(10. His carri.age repository is on the second floor and the store is fitted up with a large eleva- tor by which the vehicles can be lifted and brought down. Besides handling buggies, wagons and sleighs, he carries a full line of sash, doors and farming implements, giving emplo^'raent to twelve men. ^Ir. Kinney has been in business in this city since 1883, and was first a member of the firm of Kinney & Lambert, where he continued for three PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 425 years, after whicli our sul)ject bought out the in- terests of liis partnei'. and about that time removed into liis present commodious quarters, where he does a business of from ^lo.OOO to ^50,000 yearly. Jlr. Kinney was liorn at Bainl)ridge, Oliio, Au- gust 18, 1856, and is the son of Tliomas Kinney, who came to Bay City when this sou was an in- fant. At tliat time tlie land here was undrained and ver3' swampy, and it could be bought for $2.50 an acre. As tlie land here seemed so unavail- able for business and farming purposes, the father went out to what is now called Kinney's Corners, nine miles southeast of Bay City and l)0ught a farm. AVlien he made this journey he had about his person $1,600 in gold. He bought property, improved and cleared it and put it in first-class condition, having one of the finest orchards in Bay County. Our subject can remember his father's being Road Commissioner and Superintendent of the laying of plank roads for many 3'ears. He reared a family of three sons, namely: our subject, Thomas, Jr., and Heflry, now in the hardware busi- ness in Bay City. Michael Kinnej' never attended school l)ut three months in all his life, but at the age of eighteen he left home and went to live with Judge JIarston, and while there had excellent opportunities of "picking up" a good share of knowledge. He had charge of tlie Marston place and afterward bought a farm in ^lerritt Township, which he carried on until he removed to Bay City. In the meantime he had been elected Township Clerk for two years, and afterward Supervisor of the township, and it was during that term of service that he came to the city and established himself in the groceiy business. After a time he sold out his interest in that line and entered the employ of Tousey, Jen- nison & Beech, in order that he might learn the hardware trade, beginning at 135 a month and re- ceiving a salary of *1.000 a year before leaving that firm. He was with them four or five years, and did not once ask for an increase of salary dur- ing that time. At the expiration of that time Mr. Kinney went into tlie hardware business for himself, with great energy and ambition, and made a thorough success of the endeavor. He has been eight j-ears in the business, and has not so far had a day's vacation, but is looking forward to the time when he can have a good rest. He has bought a fine home at No. 513 Monroe Street, where he resides with his hap|)y family, consisting of his wife .and three chil- dren. He was married September 10, 1K79, to Elizabeth Fogarty, of Flint, this State, and their children bear the names of William, Harry and Deloras. Mr. Kinney has never taken any active part in politics, but is a devout member of the St. James' Catholic,Church,and belongs to the Ancient Order of Hibernians. ^ 1)ALTER C. HOUGHTON. It is a pleasure v\a/I/ ^^ *^^® biographer to present to the con- W^ sideration of his readers, the names of ^•oungmen with whom youth is the only noticeable fault, and in whom that fault is quite over- shadowed by (jualities which might well grace an older man. Among the thorough-going and en- terprising business men of Bay City, we mention Mr. Houghton, a member of the firm of Perkins & Houghton, which is doing a large business in wholesale commission of produce and fruit, a trade which has a fine outlook in Michigan. Our subject was born in Detroit, December 14, 1859, and is the son of William and Elizabeth (Keel) Houghton, both natives of Lincolnshire, England. The father came to this country when a little child of three years old and his parents located near Detroit and there engaged in farming. The proximitjf of the city led the father to raise garden produce for which he found a ready sale for many years. He now resides in the city of Detroit and is a useful and respected citizen and a prominent member of the Baptist Church, as is also his wife, whose father, John Keel was an Eng- lish farmer, who came to the United States and set- tled Greenfield Township. Wayne County. Our subject is one in a famil3' of seven chil- dren, six of whom are living. He was reared in Detroit, studying in the public schools and early striking out for the purpose of earning an inde- 426 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. pendent liveliliood. IIu Icaiiicd tlu' trade of a butdier and entered into Itn.'^iness for liinisolf: he carried on a retail market for some lime and then undertook wliolesaling. In 1883 Mr. Ilousrhton eanie. in company wjlii Mr. Perkins, to liay City and estal)lished a com- mission business. In this they were eminently suc- ce.ssful and have now a larjje and extensive trade in fruits and produce. Their estalilishmcnt covers a space of one hundred feet square atNos. 613 and 61.') Washiuirton Avenue. Their business is car- ried on with judgment and enter|)risc, and as each fruit and vegetable appears in it* season it is se- cured by them in large quantities for the benefit of their customers. Not only does this firm make a large business of handling vegetables and fruit but they also deal in large quantities in Hour and meat and ship and pack oysters in large quantities. Their shipments are made principally to the noith and east of Bay City and the customers whom they have gained in this part of the country feel that in dealing with this firm they are enabled to do well for themselves and well for those whom they would serve. The Republican [)artv commands the vote and influence of this gentleman although he is too liusy a man to take an active part in politics. M^iOffa^^my^^r^^^ .y* r w r < i ^ ^i. r-^RANK L. RATKMAX. The firm of Bateman A- Fox, of wliicli this gentleman is .senior K^ partnei-, is the most extensive house en- gaged in the manufacture tif cigars in Ray City. It carries a large stock and manufactures a large annual product, doing an extensive business and occupying a cons|)icuous position commercially. Mr. Bateman was born in Dansviile. N Y., Sep- tember 9, 1850, and is a .son of .S. L. Bateman, whose father was a New Yorker of Kiiglish descent. S. L Bateman was a practical mechaiiicand itattern maker, wlio lucaled in l)aiis\ illc :iii(| tliere carried on business, lie took part in the Patriot War (re- fer to the history of the Canadian ^Var), and in 18(;(; he located in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., where he engaged in ))attern making, and the following year removed to Owosso, where he resided until his death in November, 187it, when he was sixty-eight years old. His wife was Cath- erine, daughter of James Coffee, and w.is born in Bucks County, Pa.; there her father was a far- mer before he located in Dansviile, where he died. Slic is now in her seventy-third year and resides with our subject. Her familj- consisted of five .sons and three daughters. Frank Louis Bateman had his early training and education in Dansviile, attending the common school and seminary there, and at the age of six- teen came to Corunna, where he worked at odd jobs and soon entered the emplov of the Detroit, ■ Grand Haven ct Milwaukee Railroad, and later the Michigan Central, with headquarters in Detroit, and in 1870 came to Bay City, where he continued with the Michigan Central Railroad and worked his way up from the position of brakeman on the passenger train to p.assenger conductor, in which position he worked for two years, running between Bay City and Mackinaw, with headquarters here. His record in this capacity is a fine one, as he never had an accident with his train nor ever a man hurt uijcm it. Ill health caused Mr. Bateman to resign his rail- road work in 1882, and for some four years he was a sufferer but has now recovered his health. About that time he bought out Jlr. Beebe, of the cigar manufacturing firm of Beebe k to wife Miss Mary .Seava; Stephen diei] when a child; .Maggie passed from this earth when an interesting child of two years; .\nna is the wife of Martin ISergner; John Stephen is the husband of Miss Ella Keinke; and Maggie is the wife of Fred Rickner. Mr. Zuckormandel ererted a beautiful residence, which bears all the comforts of modern farm life, .-uid is the possessor of a highly productive farm of one hundred and eighteen acres, which nets him a iiands(jme income. He hiis been exceedingly in- dustrious and energetic and as a reward can now look over his beautiful farm .and know that it is the work of his own hands. The enterprising spirit of Mr. Zuckermandel is manifested by the interest he has taken in the building of the plank road between Saginaw and Vassar, and at the pres- ent time he is a stockholder in the same. Stei)lien Zuckermandel, the second son of our subject, assists his father m the operations of the farm and at the same time carried on dairy farm- ing. This son. together with his father, is a firm adiierent of the Lutiieran Church, I'olitically our subject atliliales willi the Republican party, casting his vote and inlhience in favor of this bodv. ^^n^si^.i^^ RTHUR H. HESS. Although but a young man, scarcely in life's prime. Mr. Hess is one // lli of the largest land owners in Bay City; owns tiie largest and finest herd of horses, and also operates the largest dairy in the Valley. It has oeen said that every man h.is a hobby, jind if such be the case. .Mr. Hess makes a hobby of horses, and is particulaily well i)osted on the sub- ject. Personally acipiainted with many of the most proniiueiit horsemen rn the United States, he is known by them as the owner of some of the finest hor.ses in the country. He is a member of the American Drivers' Association, the .Saginaw Valley Drivers' Association, and attends horse- men's conventions whenever it is possible. Among the fine horses which Mr. Hess owns, may be mentioned: "FloraW.," the fastest pacer PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 429 in the city, sired by "Tom Wonder," record '2:24J; "Mollie II.," a trotter, sire, "Almont Wilkes," re- cord 2:26^; "Wonder Wilkes," a bay stallion, sired by "George Wilkes," with a record of 2:38 as a three-year old; also the noted Percheron, "Rapido v.," which was imported from France. Altogether Mr. Hess owns thirty-tliree head of horses of good grade. In 1882 he commenced in the dairy busi- ness, which gradually developed into its present proportions. On his dairy farm he keeps one hun- dred and twenty cows, one hundred of which are Durhams, and sells liie dairy products mostly in Bay City. Mr. Hess is a native of Bay City, born Jlay 26, 1862, and is the son of Henry B. .and Ellen M. (Shaffer) Hess. The father, who was born in Phil- adelphia, Pa., came to the Saginaw Valley in 1841), when a young man, and commencing at the bottom of the ladder, worked his way to independence and prosperity. His industry was remarkable, his en- ergy untiring, and he followed any means of ob- taining an honest livelihood, speculating in pine lauds, working in mills, etc. Afterward he located on a farm comprising three hundred and twenty acres in Portsmouth Township, sections 1, 2 and ] 2. His home is still theie (although the place has been sold to our subject), and he now lives retired from .active labor. In the Methodist Episcopal Church he has been an active worker, and in his politics adheres to the Democratic party. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Ellen M. Shaffer, and was born and reared on the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River. She became the mother of two children: George H., a commercial traveler for the Natchez Silk Company, of Boston; and Arthur H., ol this sketch. The latter was reared ui Bay City, and was gradu- ated from the High School at the .age of eighteen. After completing his school studies, he returned to the farm of which he assumed the management. In 1888 he purch.ased the place which is known as the Hess farm, and there has a fine stock farm. The improvements placed upon the land have been ' first-class, and include all necessary buildings for the carrying on of the estate. There are three barns: one, 36x344 feet, for cows; .another, 80x34, for horses; and a granary, 45x100. The residence | is a fine structure, erected at a cost of ?s.5,000, while a small orchard, good fencing, windmills, etc., may be found upon the pl.ace. Besides this place our sul)jei t owns one thousand acres of prairie land in Zilwaukie Township, Saginaw County, and holds considerable city property. September 2, 1891, Mr. Hess was married to Miss Mary Deegan, who was born in Bay City, and is the daughter of Thomas and Ellen B. Deegan. Mrs. Hess received her educaticni in the citj' schools, and prior to her marriage, followed the profession of a teacher with marked success. In his political affilia- tions Mr. Hess is a Democrat, and has served as a delegate to State conventions. Vli'OHN C. WEADUCK. Our subject is a na- tive of St. Jlary's, .\uglaize County, Ohio, and w.as born February 18, 1860. He is a 'ns/' sou of Lewis and Mary (Cullen) Weadock. They were farmers b}' calling and our subject was but a lad of three years when his father was taken from him. John C. Weadock accpiired the foundation of his education, fitting him for his future business career, at the schools at St. Mary's, Ohio. When sixteen years of age he came to Ba^' City, arriving here in the month of November. He at once en- tered the High School and after attending that for one year w.as engaged in teaching in Freeland, Saginaw County .and also in Hampton, Bay County. In M.ay, 1880 he began clerking for the Saginaw River Steamboat Line, l)etween Bay City and Sag- inaw, remaining with them until the close of the season of navigation, in 1882. While yet a youtii our subject had determined to become a lawyer, and after leaving the steain- l)oat company he took up his legal studies, to which he had given what attention he could for five years previous. He was admitted to practice at tiie bar .June 1, 1883, both in the Supreme Courts of the State of Michigan and afterwards in the United States Court, and also in the courts of Ohio. Since that time he has been in practice with his brother, the Hon, T, A. E, Weadock, now meni- 430 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ber of Congress from this district. He was ap- pointed City Attorney, February 7, 1887, nilin«: a vacancy, but afterward being re-appointed, April, 1887, April. 1889 and April. 1891. lie is now on tlu' fourth year of api)ointment and al- though he was first appointed as a Democrat, at the time of his second reajJiKiintnient. from a lie- publican council, he received twenty out of the twent3'-one votes cast. Socially Mr. Weadock is an important element in Bay Cit\% He is a member of tlie lieiievulent and Protective Order of Klks. of which he is Exalted Ruler, having held that jiost for three years. He is State delegate of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, to wliich he was elected in May, 1890. The family life of our suliject was inaugurated .Septeml)er 16, 1886, when he was married to Miss Helena F. Bertch of Lansing, and since their mar- riage have resided at No. 209 Adams Street. V -i^H^; /^\ ARTIN NEl'MEVER. During the years spent in Bay County. Mr. Xeumej-cr and his family have endeared themselves to all their fellow-citizeus, and wherever their names are mentioned it is always witli the respect wliieh is due to those who have labored earnestly to provide for old age, and who have not neglected that which is far more precious than fortune, and more to be sought after than jewels — the imperish- able lustre of a good name. Among those of (ier- raan birth who liavc come to Michigan in search of a home, few have adapted themselves to the surroundings with greater ease than Mr. Neumeyer who accompanied his parents hither in 1853, and has since made this his home. The parents of our subject were .John .Jacob and l.«na (Bruner) Neumcj-er, natives of Bavaria, Ger- many, the former having been born in 1796. From their native pl.ace they emigrated to America in 1853, and having learned through friends of the favorable prospects for settlers in this State, came hither and settled in Frankenlust Township five years after the first settlement had been made here. Thcic first purchase consisted of forty acres of land, which was taken up from the Government, and which the father, with the aid of his sons, at once began to clear. The four children who cam- prised the family of .Jacob and Lena Neumeyer are all living at this writing (1891), and are located as follows: .John, whose sketch is presented else- where in this volume, is a farmer of P'rankenlu.st Township; Christian is also a resident of that town- ship; our subject is the third in order of l)irth; Margaret, who is the widow of Frederick Keitli, lives in AVe-st Bay City. Bavaria, Germany was the place where the eyes of Mr. Neumeyer first opened to the light, and August 21, 1834, the date of his birth. His edu- cation was received in the German language in his native place, and when he was less than twenty years old he accompanied his parents to America in 18.')3, settling with them in I'^iankenlust Township. He w.as of great assistance to his father in the work of clearing the farm from the primeval wilderness and placing it under cultivation, while he exper- ienced the discomforts of existence in a sparsely setth'd community. I'revious to and for three years after marriage Mr. Neumeyer resided in Salzburg working at the trade of a c.irpeiitcr. He was married, September 10, 1866, to Miss Maria Schwab, who was born in Frankenlust Township in 1845, and was for more than lwent\' years an amiable and atticient help- mate to her husband, until her death September 18, 1888. Her body now lies buried in the cemetery in Frankenlust Township. In her religious senti- ments she w.as a member of the Evangelical Luth- eran Cliurch, and a woman whose Christian char- acter was exemplified in her daily life. The eldest child of Mr. and IMrs. Neumeyer, Annie, is now the wife of Christian Appold;Mary; Maggie; CInislian; (Jeorge is in Addison (111.) Seminary studying for teacher; Katharina, Chris- tiana, and .Tohn Alichael still remain .at home. In his iiolitical afliliations Mr. Neumeyer is a strong Democrat, and although he has no desire for ofMcial positions, he h.as served with credit as School In- spector. A sincere Christian he filled the position of RESIDENCE OF MARTIN N EU M EVER, 5EC . 13.,FRAriKENL'JST TP.. 3AY CO., MICH. iScg8>8asw«ai.JiSs,waiS>j» aa£:^4.g^a^.,.ji»tffc,feg &^ _j,^^^^2^2S^^^^^^^^^^^S^:ia!SiiS^^iS:i^>^^- ^k^^ RESIDENCE or PETER Ml LLER , SEC, 19., BANGOR TP., BAY CO., MICH. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 433 Church Trustee for six years. For three years he ' was Treasurer of the Concordia Insurance Company of wliich he is now Director and Agent. Mr. Neumsyer is binily engaged in cultivating and improving his place of one hundred and forty acres, and ha? I)rought eighty acres under the plow- His comfortable residence, a view of whicli is pre- sented on another page, was erected by him in 1874 and has remained his home ever since. In connection with mixed farming he carries on stock rtiising, and makes dairy butter meeting with suc- cess in this line of work. His father and mother have been deceased many years, the former dying in 1863 and the latter in 1860, but their memory is held in resjject by their fellow pioneers and in affection by their children, who owe to them prin- ciples of justice, honesty and integrity early molded in their characters. | —^¥rondon District. .January 18, 1830, and that province was also the birthplace of the remaining members of the family. In 184.") Kusebeous King removed to this State, settling in St. Clair County, and engaging in farm- ing on the St. Clair River near Algonac. There he remained until ISoo, and thence removed to Ba}' Cit3-, our subject having preceded him here by two yeai-s. In 1856 Mr. King, Sr., was elected Justice of the Peace, holding that position several years, after which time he lived mostly a retired life. He also served as Alderman and School In- spector. .\t his death, December .'51, 181t(l. he left a family of four children, twelve having been born of his marriage. They are — our subject; Sarah, wife t>f Charles (1. Haddock, of Chicago; Francis and Alexander, both sailors. (;. W. King left home at the age of tliirtccn and going to Detroit, commenced to learn a trade, but after six months' work, the firm to whicii he was apprenticed failed and he w.as obliged to look for another occupation. He secured a p(jsitioi) as cabin boy in a boat and from that was gradually pro- moted until he was able to buy a boat of his own. With that he began to trade oil the St. Clair Hiver and continued thus employed for four years, until he was twenty yeai-s old. His little boat proved a source of no inconsiderable revenue to him, and he built a small steanicr to ferry across tiic river from St. Clair to Canada. Afterward he brought the steamer to Saginaw, where he made money rapidlv. Next he purdiased !i lurnljer liarge and tow bargi^s and carried lumbci- to the lower lakes. At one time he owned four low and three steam boats and has transacted considerable business in shipping lumber. As the supply of lumljcr diminished he gradually sold his boats but still has interests sutli- ciently important to keep him on the lakes during the busy seasons. For almost one-half century he liiis been on the water and like all sailors, li.as had many pleasant .as well as dangerous experiences. Owing to llie fact that .Mr. King has spent the greater portion of Ins time away from West Bav tions offered him. He owns considerable real estate in West Ba^' Cit}- as well as a comfortable residence on the corner of State and Washington Streets. In 185(1 he married Miss .Tulia Causley, of Mooretown, Canada, who dying left four chil- dren, namely: George, who is with Wheeler tV Company; Frederick L., whose home is in Cleve- land; Charles O., an engineer; Cornelia, wife of Robert Abbs, of Carlton. Capt King afterward married Miss Plulomen Galarno, of Mooretown, Canada, who left at her death eight children, as follows: Lewis E., a lake captain; Minnie M., wife of William Wheeler, of St. Louis, Mich.; William .1., who is at home; Ralph B., an engineer in Cleveland; Grace, Kitty, Florence and Milton, all at home. Capt. King lias now attained to more than three score years, and his record has been such that he is exceedingly popular with all classes. As a loyal citizen he is held in high favor and as a man of warm heart and generous impulses he is universally respected. Politically Capt King attiliatcs with the Hcpublican party. The children follow their mother in their religious belief, that of the Methodist F^piscopal Church, while the Cap- tain takes a broad and liberal view of the subject of Christianity. Wm^:!^^ ^^^rn^m^ AFr. .!( )IIX I.KIDLKIN. who is ex-Treasurer 11; _ and present .lustice of the Peace ol Bridge- ^^/ port Township, Saginaw Count}-, is a na- tive of Bavaria, (iermany. .and w.is born .June 3, 182y. His parents, George and Margaret Leidlein, natives of Germany, migrated to America with their entire family in 1847, taking passage at Bre- men, .and after spending thirty-tive days upon the ocean landed in New York City. They remained six months in the citj- of Syracuse and while there the young man worked in a tannery. When he was eighteen years of age the boy had begun in the old country to learn the trade of a shoemaker, and had served an apprenticeship of three years. Since young Leidlein came with his parents and family to this county in the spring of 1848, this City he has been unable to accept the official posi- h.ns been his home. He at first resided in what is PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 435 known as Blumfield Township, settling in the woods on a farm and clearing away tlie forest, following his trade also as he had opportunity. This family was among- tlie first settlers of Blum- field Township. In the fall of 1854 our subject removed to East Saginaw and for several years en- gaged in the hotel business. Like many other Americans of foreign birth, he had learned to cher- ish a strong feeling of patriotism and in April, 1861, he responded to President Lincoln's call and joined Company H, Second Michigan Infantry. He had previously been a Lieutenant in the State Militia and was thus jirepared to take the same rank among the volunteers. The Second jMichigan was made a part of the Army of the Potom.ac and fought in the battles of Bull Run, Glendale, Williamsburg, Yorktown, Fair ( )aks, Malvern Hill, Chantilly and the second Bull Run. Many narrow escapes could be related by our subject as he saw much severe service. He resigned his position in October, 1862, and returned to East Saginaw, settling soon upon the farm where he now lives. He receives from a grateful county a pension of $12 per month. For two years he served .as City Treasurer of East Saginaw and his service as Justice of the Peace has extended over many years. He was also active as Highway Com- missioner for one year. He is a Republican in his political views and is warmly attached to the or- ganization of the Grand Army of the Republic. The marriage of Mr. Leidlein with .Toli.annah F., daughter of George and Margaret (Einfald) Han- lein, took place September .3, 1852. Mrs. Leidlein was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 20, 1833, and came with her parents to this country in 1850, since which time she has resided in this county, and previous to her marriage, lived in Saginaw City. Seven of their twelve children are now living, namely: Mary, wife of Frederick Schroder; Frede- ricka, wife of Frederick Schroctke; Henry; Fred- erick; John; Dora, wife of Albert Weigent; and Sophia. To all of these children the father gladly fur- nished the best educational advantages the times afforded. He had, himself, received a fairly good education in Germany and after coming to Amer- ica he added to it by his study of English branches and he prizes such opportunities. He and his wife are members of the German Lutheran Church at South Saginaw and they are public spirited and helpful in all movements which they believe will add to the general ]}rosperitv. J[ ^ ERMAN MIESEL. This gentleman is con- Ijl nected with the Bay City firm of Merrill, Fifield A: Co., wholesale grocers and dealers •J) in ship and lumber plant supplies. They do a large busines on Water Street, between Third and Fourth, occupying a building of two stories and a basement, with a front four-stores wide and one hundred feet deep. They also have a ware- house and grain elevator on the water front which holds one hundred thousand bushels of oats, be- sides a warehouse for all their heavy goods. They do a business of from 1800,000 to *900,00() a year. The firm w.as first started as Gustiu & Merrill. Mr. Miesel was born in Prussia, January 8, 1844. and was educated in his native land. At the age of eleven he came with his parents to this country in 1855, and the father came to this city, where he is still living. The son first engaged as a clerk at the age of thirteen with the grocery firm of Simon & Watson, remaining with them for eight years, after which lie went into partnership with Louis Goshel, the firm name being Miesel & Goshel. They carried on the grocery business for some time and then the partnership was dissolved and our subject remained in the grocery trade alone for five years, after which he bought a half interest from Mr. iVIerrill in the present business, the firm then being Gustin ct Merrill. This w.as in July, 1883. and a few years later the other partners bought out Mr. Gustin and the firm became Mer- rill, Fitield & Co., in which our subject is now one of the most .active partners. He gives his entire attention to building up its interests and is asso- ciated with Mr. Goshel in a loan association on a private basis. The marriage of our subject took place on New Year's Day, 1869, and his bride was Henrietta 436 PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Goshel of Bay City, who was l)orn in Geriiiany. Seven children have blesse(1 tlieir liome, namely: Herman, Krtward, Laura, Otto. Louis (dece.ased), Harry and Frank. Mr. Miesel is a member of the German Evangelical Association, in which he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Recordinp, Steward. Mr. Miesel is the tea s|)ecialist of tlit firm. All of their tea stock is purchased directly from the growers in Japan. Tlic liiiii hrmdles more leas than any other two lirms comhined in the .Saginaw \'alley. The yearly out-put is about three thousand chests. -i-ts^<»< ^ .. KTHONY GROHMAXX. Many of lie most enterprising and reliable citizens of Saginaw County are to be found among it* German Americans and prominent in this class is the well-known florist and gardener re- siding in Bridgeport Townshi]), whose name we have given at the head of lliissketch. He is a na- tive of Wurteniberg, (lermany, and was liorn October 17, 1><3.'?. His parents, .loseph and 3Iary (Koerner) Grohmann, remained in their native home, but they prepared their son so well for the duties of life that when he left his native land at the age of twenty- his mind was thoroughly- diilled by the education he had tlu re received, and was soon able to transact business and understand the vernacular of the people among whom he had come. It was in 18;');? that our subject emigrated to America and after landing in Xew Vork Citv, came directly to Detroit where for a time he fol- lowed the trade of a tailor and sul)se(iiienllv en- gaged as a clerk in the mercantile business in that city. During his first four weeks in Detroit he at- tended evening sclioul every night and w.as soon able to command the Knglisii language. The father was both a farmer and a tailor and the bov had been trained in both callings. He spent four years in Saginaw as clerk in a store and then engaged for himself in the mercantile and stave business at St. Charles and thus continued for two and one-half years. He also carried on an hotel bu.siness in South Saginaw for a number of years and in 1871 and '72 was burned out and sus- tained heav}' losses but with renewed energy he has met with success, and in 1878 he began as a gardener and sul)Sequently added the florist's business. Besides the green houses on his farm Jlr. Groh- mann has three green houses in the city of East Saginaw, where the sales are m.ade. When he first landed in Detroit he was $5 in debt but he now owns thirty acres of good land and is meeting with success as a gardener and florist. His business in- tegrity and his straightforward dealings give him the respect and confidence of all who have inler- course with him. Wiiile a resident of South Saginaw he served as Treasurer of Spaulding Township for two years and was also a member of the Village School Board and was Director of the Poor in East Saginaw for three 3'ears. His political views bring him into harmony with the Democratic party and he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made Postmaster of St. Charles while residing there and in that as in every office which he h.is held he has shown himself public spirited and en- terprising. He was married in 1856 to Eva M. Paukner, and by her he has five surviving children, Edward A., Albert, Joseph, Frederick, and Anna. These children he is educating and is giving them excellent (qjportnnities to prei>are for the battle of life and it is his earnest desire that they should prove good citizens of his adopted country. d-!"5"i"5-i ^****)- )ILLIAM W. KIXG, who may well be ranked among the representative .and W^ thrifty farmers and stock-raisers of Bridgi - port Township, .Saginaw County, is a native of East Troy, X. Y., and was born March 4, 1846. PORTRAIT AKD BICGRAPIIICAL RECORD. 439 His parents, William and Margaret (Reed) Kinff, were natives of Scotland from which country tliey came in their early years. It was in about the 3'ear 1851 that William King came with his family from New York and made his home in this county, locating first about four and one-half miles north-west of Saginaw on the Tittabawassee River, but^l)efore long settled on the farm where he now lives in Bridgeport Township. There had then no clearing been done in that part of the county but he managed to erect for his first home a small frame building in which he re- sided for many years. He was a machinist by trade and had accumulated enough means to pa^' for his farm when he first came AVest so that he was not as heavily burdened as some of his neigh- bors. He died June 11,1881, having lived to a good old age. The father of our subject was twice married and was the father of six children, all of whom now survive, namely: Minnie, wife of I. H. Leaven- worth; William W.; .lames.a physician; Carrie A.; Agnes, wife of C'. A. Record; and George tJ. The father was a member of the Congregational Church and an active citizen, being willing to lend a hand in all endeavors to promote the general welfare. In his political cfmnection he was a Republican and one of the early advocates of the measures adopted bj' tliat party. As our subject was onl> five years old when the family removed to this county his youth and early manhood were spent under pioneer intluences. At the age of sixteen he undertook an apprenticeship to the blacksmith's trade at East Saginaw serving therein for three years after whieh he followed his trade at Bridgeport for nearly twenty years. In 188.5 he made a permanent settlement upon the farm where he now resides and he still has a shop on this place where he does his own blacksmithing and work in wood. Mr. King was married in 1868 upon New Year's day to Retta Chandler, who was born in .lefferson County, N. Y., May 15, 1848. Her parents, Chaun- ce}' W. and Asenath (Hills) Chandler, were natives of New York, who migrated to Genesee County in 1856. The mother is still living in her sixty- seventh year and resides at Mt. Morris, but her fatlier died in 1889. She was one of four children, her brothers and sister being Edwin S., Daniel W., and Arbelia A. To ^Ir. and Mrs. King have been born five children: Four sons, who died in infanc3', and a daughter, Mabel A., wiio is now attending school at Bridgeport and is very studious in her studies. Mr. King owns eighty acres of land, and upon it is a beautiful home which he finished building in 1889. As a member of the Congregational Church he is active in church circles, and his political views bring liim into aftiliation with the Republican party. He is also identified with the Masonic order at Bridgeport and both he and his wife are influential and esteemed in social circles, and the business community entertains a high respect for tile integrity and fair dealing of Mr. King. ^ ' OHN A. MrDOWELL, who is one of the best- known physicians of West Bay City, where he has been located for the past two years, was born in Chatham, Ontario, September 7, 186.3. He is a sou of .lohn and Mary A. (McDon- ald) ]\IcDowell. The fathei- and grandfather were both niachinists and came to this city in 1859 and here established the first machine shop in Bay City. This shop was located where the Industrial Works now stand and continued there until 1871, during which year the father of our subject was drowned in Saginaw Bay. Dr. McDowell received his education in Bay City, graduating from the High School in 1883, and at once began the study of medicine with Dr. H. P. Landon, a prominent doctor now in Denver. After reading with this physician for some time the young man entered the department of medi- cine of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and studied there for two years. He then went to Chicago and a year later gradu.ated in the Class of "86 from Rush Medical Ci)llege, after wiiicli he spent some time in Cook County Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital. The young doctor located for practice in Bay 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ^1 City in 1887 and then went in April, 1888, to Port Huron, rcmainin": tliere for two years, but as he did not like the town lie came l)ack to the Saginaw Valley and located on the West Side of this city at the corner of Fremont and Indiana Streets. He is a member of the Hay County Medical Society, the Saginaw N'aliey I\Iedical .\ssociation, the Western Medical Society and the Michigan Stale Medical Society. He is also prominent in the so- cial orders and belongs to the Joppa Lodge, F. «fe A. M., the Knights of the Maccabees, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Modern Wood- men of America, and is Medical Examiner for twent3'-one insurance companies. He was married January 1, 188H, to Mary F. Peers, of Chatham, Canada. He is an attendant of and a supporter of the Presbyterian Church of which Mrs. McDow- ell is a member. ^>^t-<^^ VJ 'ONATll.W S. ROrsE, M. D. Our subject has been a resident of East Saginaw since 18fi(), at which time he located here and since that has been in active practice as a physician, having a fine patrtmage among the best chiss of people. He is surgeon for the Lintor Man- ufacturing Comi)any, is a member of the Advisory Board of the Bliss Hospital and acting assistant surgeon of the Marine Hospital service. He also belongs to the State Medical Society and was for a number of years on the Medical Staff of St. Mary's Hospital. Our subject was born in Whitby, Ontario, in April, 1830. He is a son of Bcnajerand Jemima (Stevens) Rouse. The last named was a native of Canada and the former of New York. Dr. Rouse remained at home until fourteen years of age, working dur- ing the summers and attending school in the win- ter. After finishing High School he began to teach at twenty-one years of age and was thus engaged for some time. He also worked at the carpenter's trade for a few years. C'oming to Michigan in 18.')3 he settled in Lapeer County, and worked at his trade for two or three .years. He is the eldest of a family of eight children of which there are only two living at present. In 18.56 our subject entered the oHice of Dr. C. Earle of Orion, Oak- land County, and after studying with him for some time, took a partial course at the State I'niversity in Ann Arbor. Our subject began his professional career by practicingat lladley, Lapeer County, and February, 1862, was appointed Hospital Steward of the Tenth Michigan Infantry then located at Flint. He went with his regiment to Mississippi and was in many battles, doing much field as well as hospital work. In June, 1863, he was made Assistan* Surgeon of the Fourteenth Michigan Infantry. In 1864 he was placed on detached duty on a gun boat and served on the Staff of Second Division Hospital Fourteenth Corps, and w.is placed in charge of the convalescent camp at Atlanta where he had full superintendance with a number of assistants. Detailed again to the Division Hospital he served much of the time as Executive Officer. While at Bentonville, N. C, he was obliged to "pull up" the hospital on the retreat of the soldieiy and with shells bursting upon them on every side from the ■ cannon of the hostile camp, he stationed his hospital guard across the road to prevent stragglers who were retreating and placed six hundred men in charge of a captain, who ordered them behind a rail fence, from which they were enabled to carry on a sharp fusilade and escaped a great many bullets themselves. In the spring of 1865 Dr. Rou>e wa5 made Surgeon of the Tenth Michigan Infantry and put temporarily in charge of the Division Hos- pital at Louisville, Ky. After a faithful service he was mustered out July 19, 1865 at Jackson, Mich. He then entered Bellevue Hospital, graduating with the Class of '66. After finishing his course at Bellevue our sub- ject came to Saginaw and February 1, 1869, he was married in Lapeer County, to !Miss Sarah E. Hem- ingway. They have had the following children: Kittie M., Jay A., Ilattie, Jessie and Helen. Ilattie died at the age of nine years; Kittie is a teacher in the Saginaw schools, having graduated from the High School and a training school; Jay is .at |)res- ent a student in the Bliss Business College. Politically our subject is a Republican, but not a politician, finding that his time is more adv.an- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 443 tasjeously Iii:< profession. He lias, however,. been an etiicieiit menilier of local and State committees. Socially he is a Mason and I)i'longs lo the Ancient Older of United Workmen, and is also a memlier of the (irand Army of the Kepiililio. He has a very pleasant home tliat is located at No. 2.50:3 South Washington Avenue , EV. .lOSEPH REIS. pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart at Saoinaw. is well known throughout the community as a man of great energy of character and of undoubted loyalty lo the church of his choice, in whose lie- half he 'deems no work too heavy and no sacri- fice too great. A native of (Germany, he was born at Wurtemburg, April 1, 184(), and was the son of Joseph and Thecla (Bender) Keis, both of whom died in their native land, the father in \HM, and the mother in 1870. The subject of this sketch attended the com- mon schools in Wurtemburg, subsequently being- sent to the Ellwangen Gymnasium, where he pur- sued his studies with great indu.stry for seven years, and jiassed the examination for the Uni- versity. In 1870 he emigrated to the United States and went at once to St. Vincent's Abbey, Westmoreland County, Pa., where he remained one year. Tiience he was sent by Bishop Borgess, of Detroit, to Cincinnati, Ohio, and was engaged in St. Mary's Seminary at that place. August 2r), 1872, Father Reis was sent to De- tioit, and subsequently served as an assistant to the priest at Ionia, remaining at the latter place for fourteen months. He was then appointed pas- tor of St. .Joseph's Church at Wyandotte, this State, holding that position for two years and nine months. On September 29, 1876, he was ap- pointed pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart at Saginaw, and took charge of his present con- gregation. Under his supervision the church has greatly prospered. The old building was re- modeled, the school re-organized, a handsome brick parsonage Iniilt and the grounds highly' improved, 20 some three thousand loads of eartli lieiiig hauled to raise the grade, a good fence built and the en- tire surroundings beautified ami made attractive. In addition to this work. Fatlier Heis has under- taken the erection of a new church edilice, and now has a solid stone foundation laid for an imposing structure, which will be of brick. 84.xl(i(» feet in size, of Gothic style of architecture, with slate i-oof. It will lie fitted up with all the modern nnprovemcnts in the w.-iy of heating, ventilating and lighting. The congregation numbers over two hundred families. The parochial school has one hundred and sixty-five pupils and the Sunday- school ninety. Altogether the jiarish is in a healthy and jnosperous condition, and to the worthy pas- tor great credit is due for his untiring labors in its behalf. A lithographic portrait of Father Reis accom- panies this sketch. \]L^ ON. GEORGE LEWIS. We give here a jl biographical sketch of one of the very earl- y^ iest inhabitants of the Saginaw Valley, and one who is still active in manufacturing and business circles. He was for years the Presi- dent of the Bay City Bank and served for two years in the State Legislature. Mr. Lewis has been a successful lumberman, banker and financier, and is known far and wide as one of the representative men of Bay City. He is a man of liroad culture and information and a most excellent conversa- tionalist, and the details which he can give of the early history of this region are of the greatest in- terest to all who have the pleasure of his acquain- tance. Our subject was liorn in Orange County, N. Y., November 8. 1827. and there his father, .James, and grandfather, .John, were also born. The grand- father, who was the son of one of the very earliest settlers of Orange County, a man of Welsh descent, died there in his eighty sixth year. .James Lewis was a farmer and lumberman, and in his political views was at first a AVhig and later a Republican. His death, at the age of fifty-six, was deeply felt 444 PORTliAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in Uie CMi-oles of lii.s frieml;* and neii^libors. His wife bore the maiden name i>f Kiizabetli Thome, and her fathei, David, was a fainiiranda Quaker, and tlie son of .lesse Tliorni'. who was of English descent ami lived to lie some eiglity-six years old. The mother died at the age of thirty-six, leaving six children, of whom our suljject is the only sur- vivor, and liy the second marriage of the father there were three children, of whom only one is now living, a sister. One lialf-hrother, Milton, served three years in the Fifty-sixth New York Regiment and died one month after his honorable discharge. (Jeorge Lewis early learned the practical work of the farm and of the lumber business, and also helped in the manufacture of charcoal and learned the cooper's trade. He was also put in the way of learning how to pre|)are the tanbark of commerce. The farm of hib father was only eight miles distant from the lIud.>on River and in the vicinity of West Point, and that region was llien (piite a new- coun- try. Most of his scliooling was taken in the log sehoolhouse. Jle occasionally visited New York City in his younger days, he remained at home until lie reached the age of twenty-two and then decided to come AVest. When our subject reached Saginaw City in 1849 that now flourishing town was a mere hamlet. He remained there and at Zilwaukie engaging in the lumber business and the manufacture of fish barrels for seven years, and as he had no means with wiiich to purchase machinery he made them by hand. In 1H;')7 he removed to liav City, which was then called Lower Saginaw, .nnd became superintendent of Henry Dotv's mill, and after four or five years bought a half interest with William Peter m the Partridge Mill, at the foot of Twenty-sixth Street, where they engaged for five years in the manufac- ture of lumber, and at the expiration of that time Mr. I.,ewis disposed of his interest in the business and in 18(!H started the Bay City .Savings Hank, a private bank of which he was the sole owner. After carrying on this bank alone for two 3'ears Mr. Lewis took CJeorge H. Young into partnership with him. and for two years they carried it on as a private bank and then liad it incorporated «ith a capital of *!.^(i,()(l(). This institution, which now became the Bay City Hank, had for its President and one of its directors this enterprising man who had originated it. In 1886 he resigned his position as President, remaining as director until^l890, when he sold his interest, as he had become so much absorbed in the lumber business that he felt that he ccnild not longer devote attention to the bank. The ])artnership between Cieorge Lewis and Al- bert Miller began in 187!) with the firm name of ^[iller iV Lewis, and this lasted until 1891 when the partner-shij) was dissolved and the firm of George Lewis it Co., was established, our subject taking as his partner W. S. Causins and fiperating a shingle mill at the foot of Twenty-ninth Street. This mill turns out forty thousand shingles a day, and is one of the largest in Bay City. At the same time Mr. Lewis is interested in the wholesale lumber business and is a partner in the firm of (i. H. Merrill it Co.. which is carying on a planing mill. Mr. Lewis has large landed interests at differ- ent points and has his farms in the hands of capa- ble tenants. The beautiful home of our subject is situated at No. 12(17 Broadway, and was erected in 1889 at a cost of ^12,000. His first marriage occurred in Orange County, N. Y.,and Martha Campbell, then became his wife; she was a native of that county and died shortly after his removal to the West. The present Mrs. Lewis, with whom he was united in 1866, is a native of Detroit and bore in maiden- hood the name of Frances Merrill. Her six chil- dren are .Jennie M., now Mrs. Albee; Adna G. and Lizzie T., and the three younger members of the family are (ieorge H., Frank and Margery. While living in Zilwaukie this gentleman was for two years Supervisor and also filled the office of .lustice of the Peace, Commissioner of Highways and member of the School Board. He was efficient in helping to build some of the first schoolhouses there, and was very useful in that new community, .Since ctiming to Bay City he has been equally ac- tive in public work, and has been Supervisor of the Sixth Ward for two ^-ears and a member of the Board of education for two years. In 1872 he was elected upon tlie Republican ticket for the State Legislature, and besides serving the regular ses- sion served also through the extra session of 1874, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 445 when the State constitution wns revised. During that term there were one hundred members in tlie House, only six of whom were Demoerats, and there was only one Demoeral in the Senate — Mel- len. of Maeonih County. .Mr. Lewis was on the committee on Lumher and Salt. Among the social orders .Mr. Ix'wis was attached to the Kniijhts Templar and the Masons, and was Master of the Portsinoutli Lodge for eight years. Although .Mr. l^ewis is not active now in i)olitics he has lieen a true blue Hepublican eversinee 18r)4 aiid has lieen a frequent delegate to county and .State conventions. \K^■. JOHN G. WYSS,of St. Boniface German It^jfT Roman Catholic Church of Bay City, is also As, li in charge of the St. Boniface school in con- nection therewith. The church was estab- lished in 1873 by Joseph Praesler, who had charge of the congregation for one year, .and now is a professor in Vienna, Austria. AVhen he was with this church it consisted of onl\' about forty fami- lies, .and when the present structure was begun in 1873, it did not then have a .schot^>l attached to it. During the next year it was under the care of Fa- ther C. Rochoski, who al.!2.0(i(i in its treasiu-y. '^'his was done with a comparatively small congre- gation, liut since that time tiie cliurch has grown largely and the building li.as been thoroughly- re- paired and im|)roved. They iiave also bought two k)ts on the coiner of Eighth and Birney Streets, and bought a house and lot adjoining the church, for a pastor's home. Their |iri>perty now includes one-half block. The congregation ha,^ increased to about one hundred and seventy-five families. Father Wyss was born in Reiden. Lu/.erne Can- ton, Switzerland, June 24, 18(ii), and lie received his education in .Sarnen, in the Canton of ( )bwalden. his advantages there being in the line of business education. His classical course was taken at En- gleburg in the same Canton, and he then came to America iu October, 1882, and studied iihilosophy and theology in the Provincial Seminary at Mil- waukee, and was ordained as priest June 29, 1887, and assigned to the diocese of Grand liapids. The first i)arisli of this reverend gentleman was St. James' Church at Montague, Muskegon County, this State, where he remained for only eight months as he had then been assigned to the charge of his present congregation. The St. John's Benevolent Society in connection with this church was organ- ized prior to the foimation of the church. and may well he considered as the father of the church. In the St. Boniface school four teachers are employed who are sisters of the order of St. Dominic of New York. ii it ■ I » ti ill ' I < 11 ^ ' ■ ^, ONALD ERASER. We have here one of the old pioneer farmers of Tittaliawassee Township, Saginaw County, and a native son of Scotia.who brought from his Father- land the grand and noble char.acleristics which have marked the men of that land for generations. No wliere can be found more ettieient workers, more sturdy integrit}- and more unflagging iiersi-stence than among the Scottish people, and we are glad to be able to ascribe to our subject a full share of his national traits. He resides on section 27, where he owns one hundred and forty acres of fine land, and has upon his estate two sets of farm buildings. This farmer is the son of James and Margaret 446 ITRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. (Robinson) Fraser, natives of Perthshire. Scotland, where tlieir son Donald was also horn. March 7, 1817. His father was a tenant fanner and Donald was leared to the same occupation, receiving his education in the free school and living with his f.a- tlier until he was twenty-eight years of age. Our subject was happily married to Margery, daughter of Alexander and Margaret (McDonald) Reid, who were also natives of Perthshire, and this union was blessed by the birth of six children, five of whom are now living. The eldest, Margaret, is now married ta Smith Benson, and resides in this county; Alexander married Emma Turnbull. and makes his hcmie in Hay City; .John took to wife Ada Castor, and makes his home with his father; IJelle married .John Gillan, and resides in AVisconsin; Daniel married Victoria Havland.and also lives in the Hadgor State. When Mr. Eraser migrated to the United vStates in 1858 he came directly to .Saginaw County. He had obtained by dint of industry and economy $500, and of that he paid ^400 for his farm of eighty acres. He has been prospered according to his merits and efforts, .and has now a beautiful estate, delightful home and most attractive sur- roundings. He is surrounded by all the comforts of life and a most dutiful family to cheer him in his declining years. One great sorrow has over- taken him in the removal by death of his beloved and faithful wife who passed from this life, Novem- ber .'JO, 1871). Since her death her sister, Mi.ss Isa- bella Reid (who came to America with them) has presided over the household and has proved a true sister to him. Mr. Fraser bought this land in its wild condition in the days when it might truly be called a wild- erness, and he has cleared it thoroughly and put it in condition for cultivation, removing stumps and stones .and managing it with judgment and discre- tion. Alt the buildings which arc to be seen there were erected by him. During his years of hard- ship and privation, his good wife stood by him witli ever ready hands and brave heart, willing to cheerfully endui-e and suffer for the sake of secur- ing future prosperity for then- children. In those early d.avs there were no roads, no stores, no mills, no churciics nor schoolhouses, and they helped efficiently in bringing all these institutions of learning into their midst. His political views bring him into warm sympathy with the Republican party, and he believes that in those principles is embodied the true theory of republican Govern- ment, and in his religious connections he is asso- ciated with the Presbyterian Church. ILLIAM S. THOM.SON. Among the old- f^jll est farms in Tittabawassee Township, S.ag- yV/ inaw County, is this tract which forms the estate of Mr. Thomson. It bears at first glance testimony of long and thorough cultivation, and is in a much more advanced condition than most of the property b}' which it is surrounded. The soil of Jlichigan is so rich and productive that it is not soon worn out and in the hands of judicious .agriculturists who understand proper fertilization, and the rotation of crops it grows better and better with succeeding decades. This farm of eighty acres is all improved and upon it arc excellent farm buildings. The old fruit trees which were planted more than forty years ago, are still bearing good crops. The grandfather of our subject came to the United States from Scotland when his son, who be- came the father of William S. Thomson, was only four years of age. They resided for a while in the city of Detroit, locating there in 183.3, and two years later removed to Tittabawassee Township, and settled upon the land now owned by our sub- ject, and which has never passed out of the family. The parents of our subject were .John and Sarah .J. (Pinkney) Thomson, and the grandparents on the father's side were John, Sr. and Margaret (Mur- ray) Thomson, and all four were natives of Perth- shire, .Scotland. Our subject was born upon the farm where he now resides, April 25, 1862, and here he has h.ad .all of his life experiences. He received his educa- tion in the district school, and obtained his drill in farm duties under the eye of his father, assisting him in the cultivation of the ancestral acres and remaining at home until he reached the age of M M- (^4^aucr.c> ^rcM-c PORTRAIT ANI* BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 449 twenty-seven. His marriage wliich took place April 21, 1887, united liim withlSIarv K., rtaugliter of John and Cyntliia (Palmer) Ure, both of whom were natives of Michigan and Vermont respectively, and also pioneers of Saginaw County. Mrs. Thom- son was born in this county, in .huic. 18()1. One son has lieen granted to Mr. and Mis. Thom- son, to whom tliey have given the iiiinie of ^\'ill- iam Robert. He was born July 18, 1881). In the care and culture of this little son these young par- ents feel a true parental solicitude and liope to bring him up to worthily represent tlie honorable family from which he has descended and to become a man of usefulness and worth. In political matters Mr. Thomson espouses the principles of the Republican party, and he is deeply interested in its success, although he has little time to devote to outside movements. Mrs. Tliomson is an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and is highly prized both in church and social circles. Mr. Thomson was bereaved by the death of his mother, July 22, 1890, and his father is now resid- ing on his own farm on section 27. !€+-^ n=' ~m " ON. ANDREW WALTON. Tliis gentle- man is one of the oldest settlers of Bay City, having come hither in March, 18(1.3, and at once becoming a prominent dealer in lumber, buying, shipping and inspecting the same. He was born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., Jan- uary 11, 1826, and is a son of Andrew and Sarah (Jacobs) Walton, who moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio, and took up a farm in tlie township of Sa3- lirook, where they still reside. The father bought entirely new land which he put into a splendid state of cultivation, but has now retired from ac- tive life, having reached the age of ninety-six years. Our subject received his academic education at Saylirook. after which he engaged in l)uying and shipping lumber for different firms and doing busi- ness in Ashtabula, which was tlie shipping point for all that region. AVhile there he was united in marriage with Miss L. C. Day, wliosoon afterward died leaving one daughter. Ida. who became the wife of Delbert L. Westover, now of San Fran- cisco. Mr. Walton continued in the same line of busi- ness until he came to this city, and in the mean- time spent a short time in AVestern Iowa, and one year in Colorado, where he was also in the lumber business. He then came here to engage exten- sively in inspecting and shipping lumber, and be- came interested in the State Bank, which was af- terward merged into the Exchange, and later was consolidated into the Second National Bank. He was a Director therein for twenty-one years, but at the last election of directors, he declined to act longer in that capacity. Since 1872, our subject has been a Commissioner of the Water Board, and its President for ten years. He has also been on the Board of Educa- tion for fifteen years, and by his intelligence and activity, and his thorough understanding of edu- cational matters and the needs of the city, he has been of great benefit to the schools. His fellow- citizens have in vain solicited him to run for Ald- erman and for Mayor of the city. In the fall of 1874,' he was elected to the State Legislature on the Democratic ticket, and wliile a member of that body, did good .service not only to his constituents, but to the citizens of Michigan in general, espe- cially on the Committees on Education and on the State House. He was re-elected in 1879, and dur- ing the second session interested himself in the Act preventing animals from running at large in- side the corporation of cities. Although he met with much opposition at first, he fought this im- portant measure tlirough botli Houses and received the hearty commendation of all citizens of Michi- gan cities who desire tiie good order of their streets. In Tuscola County Mr. Walton owns a farm of two hundred acres, which is in fine condition and splendidly improved. He erected the handsome block on Adams Street, which the Young Men's Christian Association purchased in 1889, and h.as in other ways added to the iirosperity and increased the attractive apiiearance of the city. His pleasant home is located on Washington Avenue, and has lieen his abode for twenty years past. Within 450 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Its walls he finds n pleasant retreat from the cares ping, clearing and the removing of stumps and of Imsiiu'ss. and iiappiness in the society of Ins estimable wife, who i)rior to her marriage to him %vas Mrs. Kate N. NcUis. Tliev have two children Gertrude K. and Andrew .Ir. A lithographic |)ortr:iit of .Mr. Walton is jue- sented in this eonncction. u stones wliicli was essential to preparation for erojjs was done by this young man. On the 22d of January, 1846, Leverett Hodge- man was married to Betsey .1. Kittridge, who be- eame the mother of one son, Frederick C, and de- parted this life in August, 185(». The present Mrs. Hodgeman became the wife of oiu- sul)ject, .lune 1'). 1H72. Previous to her marriage with our suli- ject, she was Mrs. Cynthia (Tliayer) Murphy. Her native home was in Oswego County, N. Y., and she EVEKKTr HODGEMAN, a native of Wind- was born May 14, 1834. Her parents, Luny and II (?S) sor County, Vt., is one of the pioneers of Betsey Thayer, were natives of New' England, and 1'-^ Bridgeport Township, Saginaw County, her first husband was Benjamin Murphy, who are still residing here. He was born July (>. The beatitiiul farm of one hundred and sixty- 1819. and is a s(m of LoltC. and Mary (Cady) five acres belonging to Mr. Hodgeman, has been '^ Hodgeman. Both parents were natives of the gained by his thorough energy and enterprise, as GreerTMountain State, and his paternal ancestry lie begun without capital. He has proved himself was Knglish. and his descent on his mother's side in both public and private life worthy of confi- from Ireland. His grandfathei- Hodgeman is said dence and esteem, and has served the townshif) as to have been a major in the Revolutionary .Vriny. Treasurer and Constable. His political views have When our subject was seventeen years ohl. he brought him into alliance with the Republican came West with iiis parent.< and the other members party, and he is a memlier of tlic IM.-isonic order, of the family and .settled in this county, settling He and his valued companion are prominent mov- on the Tittnbaw.is.sec Rivi'r in IH.'iO. and removing ers in all social affairs, and Saginaw County con- to the farm which our subject now occupies, as tains but few men who are better kjiown and more early .as IHII. 'j'his ohl homestead continued lo be the lionii of his parents until their death. Of their children, three are now living, namely: our subject. Malhcw 1'. and .lames. It wiis in IHld that Leverett cast his lirst IimIIoI. and it was for old Tippecanoe and Tyler. In com- ing West the family tr:i\clc(l liy w.iy of tlu' Lrie Canal and over the hike to Detroit, .■iiid I'loiii the latter place he and three brothers caine on fool to .Saginaw. The educatioii:il adv.-mt.agj-s enjoyed by them were limited, and it has ever been the deter- mination of our subject to supplciiient \\'[^ c.-iily tiaiiiinir liv n thorough course of reading as well as b\' obseivation of the ways of the w<.irld. During their early life in this county the Ilodge- nians >awmucliof genuine pioneering, as the coun- try was then in n very rough condition. Our sub- ject has seen as iiiaii\ as live thousjind Indians in a bod\ . and wild be.asts abounded, bears, wolvo highly esteemed than he. He recalls many j^leas- aiit rciniiiiscences of early days, and has watched the nourishing city of Saginaw grow from a few hou.ses to a piosperou> nictroptcemed otllcials of West r>;iy ( ily. lie is cxceedingl\' pojuilar both per- sonally and in his woik as Cit\ Recorder, and lie;irs a reputation :!■< one of the best business men of the city, lie is a dealer in real estate and in- surance, and also has a half interest in llic lirni of (icorge L. A\'iltoii A- Co., dealers in st.'itionciy and books. Mr. I'hillips was born in Calcdoni.'i. Ontario, and deer being fre(piently seen from the door of Canada, .September 1). 185(1, and is a son of (ieoige the old homestead. .\ large >harc of the chop- I'hillips, who was a (ierman by birth, and earl^- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 451 became an orphan. He learned the cabinetmaker's trade and came to Caledonia, where lie first car- ried on the carpenter's trade, and later engaged ill the hotel business. In 18(i() he came to West Bay City, and here built the American House, which he operated until his (K'tth, in IMH.j. His wife was of Irisli birth and li tw llii' iiiiideu ii;i!iie of Catherine Shannon. Slu' still lesidos in West Bay City. Our subject was oiu' of llie \iiungi'i' L-liildii'ii in a family of ten and had his early training niid edu- cation in Canada until 1866, when he c;i;ne with his parents to Michigan and studied in the High School at West Bay City until he coinpleted his course there, and tlien took up telegraphy. In 1874 he became clerk and telegraph operator in the West Bay City Pt>stottico and soon after was appointed Deputy Postmaster, which ottice he held until 1888. After that he was rejiorter on the Hay City Tribune for one \ ear and was then elected Cit3*Recorder, and has served in taat capacity ever since with the exception of one term, which lasted from 1887 to 188'.l. Before that term had expired the incumbent of the office absconded and our subject was appointed to fill the vacancy . Mr. Phillips was married in Bay City, on the 17th of August, 188.5, to Miss Anna Stofford. a na- tive of New .Jersey, and they have three charm- ing children — Harold, William and .loseph. Mr. Phillips is a Democrat in his political views and a favorite in his party. ,ETER I.EASIA, who is anotlier of the highly honored pioneers of Bridgeport iil?'^ Township. Saginaw County, residing on I \ section 26, was born in Clinton County, N. Y., April 5, 1825, and is a son of John B. and .Josephine (Lagrave) Leasia. who were natives of (Quebec, Canada, .and of French descent, tlie father being of ancient Gallish stock and the mother of Moorish descent. When eleven years old this boy emigrated with his parents to Oakland County, .Mich., settling in that county in 1836, walking the entire distance from Montreal to the new home, while his father drove tlie (^ne-horse wagon wliicli carried the houseliold effects and those members of the family who could not walk. They came by way of De- troit and were just four weeks on tiie route. After residing in Oakland County for several years, the^' c:i:ne to Saginaw County and settled in what is iU)w Spalding Townshij), where both parents died. They have ever been accounted as among the genuine pioneers of th;it township. Three of their nine children are still living: Frances A., Charles F and Peter. Our siiliject enjoyed greatly the i)ioneering life which w.as his through boyhood and youth, and he spent three years when (|uite a young man hunt- ing in company with the Indians, and subsequently followed lumbering ft)r twenty-two successive win- ters. His schooling was not extensive as he at- tended school regularly only about four months duringhis boyhood, but he has been an omnivorous reader, and in that w.ay has given him.self a fair education and a practical knowledge of men and affairs, and is thought to be especially good in matters of law. In 1853 Mr. Le.asia was united in marriage with Ruth .v., daughter of Lilly Cook, of this county, and she became the Tiiother of two children, but she deserted her family, and in 1865 our subject obtained a bill of divorce, and her little ones have passed on to the other life. He was again married to Eliza Walt, a Canadian, bj' whom he had one daughter, Maud, but in .Tuly, 187.'5, he w.as a .sec- ond time widowed. Mr. Leasia settled on his pres- ent farm in 1853, when it was an unbroken forest, and it is by his efforts that it has been transformed from its wild state to its present highly cultivated and richly productive condition. This result has not been reached, however, without much severe labor and the endurance of man^y privations and hardships. For many years our subject served .as .lustice of the Peace and Highway Commi.-isioner, and his practical intelligence and good judgment have made him very efficient in both capacities, and in the latter especially, liis knowledge of the law and the unusual discretion with wliicli he applied that 45-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. knowledge have been of general service to the comniunity. lie has also ai-ted as Assessor of his Sfliool district. Ke is a Rcpuhlican in jjolitics and has provcil iiinisi'lf a pulilic-s|iiriti'd luemlier of so- ciety. In Iho Masunii' ui-dcr to wliieh lie belongs lie lias acti'cl as IM.aster of the lodge and in other oflic'ial po.-rt 'ro\viislii|i. i^!)MiL schop:np:behg. longer. He thru hnnglit out the inter- ests of the estate ;uid entered into |iartnership with Mr. .\ch:ird which connertion lasted for live years, during which time lliey cirrled on a ])rosperous business. Mr. Srhoeuelicrg was elected City Treasurer in 1H77. and served I'oi- three years in that position, giving the reiiuircd liond for «10(l.(Ml(l. He then engaged in the hardware trade in \i ]>roi)erty w.as purchased of Mr. Westover during the year li^^(7, and has proved remunerative. (ieorge KoHi was born in West Piay City, Octo- ber I 1. lS(i."i. His father, who also boie the name of (ieorge. was a native of (lermany and married .Miss Maigaretta Klaus. lie came to Bay City about thirty-live years ago and was the proprietor of the Salzburg Brewery before Mr. Westover be- came owner. The son, (ieorge. >vas educated in West Bay City at the High School and w.as eii- gaoed in tlie liipior business before buying the present brewery plant. In ISSTlii'and hisbrother. .Vdam. bought the i)laiit, which is now valued at .about !f;'i().00(i. and that entire annuint he lia,s made since he began business, with the exception of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 455 411,500. He is now twenty-eight years old and his brother three years younger, which jiroves a re- niarltabie record of tinaiieial success iu sucli young men. Both of the brothers are hard working, attend- ing to all details of business in i)erson, and snpply- ing the trade of the Bay Cities. They give their entire attention to business and liave the finest otlioe and biewery in the county. Socially they are members of tlie Arbeiter iSociety and the Kniglits of the Maccabees. George Kolb was mar- ried .Tune 8, 1887, to Miss Matilda Helbig, of Bay City, and has two children — George and Adam. E.^ W: ;II>LIA;M A. CLARK, who was a well-known attorney at law of Saginaw City, was born September 9, 1821, at Ballston Springs, 1 S.aratOi>a County, N. Y., and was a son of the Rev. William A. Clark, \). D.. who at that time was in the ministry at that point. The father wiis bf greater ciedit and few have had the aliility and social standing of this >1ir('\vil lawyer, whose memory will long be cherished liy the fraternity of which he w'as for years a shilling light. The death of Mr. Clark occurred .lainiaiN 2fi, \X'.*'2. m J^i l.l.KN 1,. STKWART is one of the .ddcst {©/lJI settlers of Hay City, having lieen a resi- (I dent here since the spring of 18(i8. lie is one of the leading insurance and real- e.stale men of the city, and ;i thoroughly go-ahead, iictivi' and progressive man. .Mr. Stewart was horn in Katon, Madison County, X. Y., December 1. 1H2(). He is .a son of Lemuel and I.ydia (Harstow) Stew- art. Our subject's f.ather being a fanner, the son was reared on a farm. His grandfalher w.as a na- ii\f of Scdtlaiid and the grandmother from the Nortli of Ireland and emigrated to this country |)rior to the Revolutionary War. lie received his education in the district school in the vicinity of his iiome and spent one yeai- at the \illaire aead<'iny. Our sniijcri began teaching immediately after Mnishing his own course and continued for two winters. Soon after reaching his majority his lather die he purchased a business at the corner of Fourth and Center Streets. Here he opened a bakery and the following year, 18(;(),lie bought the land and built tlio block on the corner of Saginaw and Center Streets. His block was the first good building erected on this street. It has a frontage of twenty feet with a depth of one hundred feel and is two stories high. This he devoted to the liakery business until 1874, when he sold out and turned his attention to the tire insurance business, in which he has continued until the present lime. With the iiileresl named al)ove our subject unites that of real estate and is now reckoned among the pioneer men in this branch. He li,a-s done a yery large line of business in insurance and real estate for outside parties, dealing in both city and coun- try land. Politicalh' he has taken no. active interest in the aspect of affairs further than to do his duty as a citizen. Socially he is a M.ason, having joined the Bay City I.o1I. and our subject was then living with his brother-in-law, Thomas Turnliull, in .Muskegon, a boiler maker b\- trade, who accumulate;! a large fortune by his work in connection with the lumber trade. That gentleman died some ^-ears ago leav- ing his family handsomely provided for. The marriage of our subject with Eliza, daugh- ter of .John and .lane (Murray) Thompson, was solemnized August 30, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were born in Perthshire, Scotland and coining to this country became pioneers of Saginaw County, migrating hither in 1836, locating on the farm which was their home for many years and which has since been divided, a portion of it being owned by Mrs. Cole. Our subject and his wife have had twelve chil- dren, eleven of whom are living, namely: .loliu, born December 29, 1865; Lizzie F.. .lauuary 21. 1867; Laura A., January 30, 1870; Charles I)., .January 26, 1872; Everett E., April 27, 1874; Ernest M., November 4, 1876; Mary E., November 21, 1878; Nina A., September 13, 1879; Raymond T., March 26, 1885; Herbert V.. March 2, 1889; N'crna L., .luiie 2, 1891, and one child died in in- fancy. In political inallers Mr. Cole is a Republican and he and his family are supporters of the ]\Ielliodist Episcopal Church. His interest in educational matters has made him an efficient member of the School Board. He started in life without capital and has brought up a large family and fitted the older members for spheres of usefulness and re- sponsibility, besides accumulating sufficient of this world's goods to jilace him and his beyond the reach of want. His second daughter Laura is now married to David McAllister but still resides be- neath the parental roof. |E()K(iEREILLY. It seems peculiarly fitting , that men who have willingly offered their ^^ij all at the time of their country 's need should in its jirospcrity and peace enjoy its honors and official positions. The ])eople of Bay City have not been nnniindful of these commendations and have selected as their County Clerk a man who has made a record for himself since coming to Bay 458 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. County. Mr. Kelily was born in Mnnts'oiTierv County, N. Y., l-Vltruary "27, 1847. and was there reared hy liis father. John Heilly, who was born in County Meath, Ireland, and wjis also there mar- ried. Our subject's fathei- was a inason liy irade. In 1840 he eanie to America with his wife and one child and located in Mohawk. Montgomery County, N. Y., where he engaged in well work and the lay- ing of .stone walls; he died in 15.ny City about 1881. Our subject V mother was. prior to her marriage, a Jfi.ss Mary O. Dryen, who was born and reared in Iieland. After her husliand's death she contin- ued to reside in the same place, llcr family com- prised seven chililrcn. and of these our subject was the fourth in order of birth, llis eldest brother, .lames, w.is a captain in the Army of the Potomac, in ihi' Civil War. .serving f i oni its beginning to its close, lie is now deceased, having been killed in Nevada, lie was a prominent man there, having served as Postmaster at Hamilton City, during ( iranfs administration. He was also chief tlerk in the (Quartermaster's dep.Trtinent in .San .Vntoiiio, Tex., aflei- tlic war. Our .•-ubject liad sliglit educational advantages, his school cour.se being cut shoi't at the ago of twelve years, when he wa.s obliged to begin to be .self-supporting. He first served as brakeman on the New York Central Railroad foreighteen montiis. until he enlisted in September. ISitJl. in Cumpanv I, .Seventy-ninth New York Highlanders. He was iMUsIeied in at Hart's Island, and joined the regi- ment at l'eter>buig, and after faitiiful service he was mustered mit .-it ^Vashington, D. C, in Mav, 18().'). He then drifted to New Orleans, wheie he worked at tlie house painter's trade for two and a hall years, then went to Louisville. K.\., where he spent {). Our subject received only a common-school edu- cation, and his home during his youth was at vari- ous places in Canada. In 18()1 he came to Port Huron, where his father and brother Robert were engaged in the manufacture of wagons for a year 'and a half at Lake Port. In 1863 this young man enlisted in Company B. Eleventh Michigan Cav- alry as Regimental Wagonmaster. During the winter of 1863 the regiment was in Kentucky and during the summer of 1864 they went on various raids in the attempt to capture .John Morgan. Mr. Goodman had charge of from thirty to forty teams to which he gave his perstmal attention and saw many hard times, fording streams and under- going hardships and privations. He received a .severe injury which somewhat incapacitated him from manual labor, and soon after, in the fall of 1864 he was appointed hospital steward; and served in that capacity until the close of the war. He had a fair knowledge of medicine which made him very useful in that work. The experience which young Goodman had had in the hospital imparted to him a new impulse to- ward the profession of medicine, and he at once devoted himself to his studies, taking a course in the Eclectic .School of Medicine at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1866. He spent one year in traveling and then 0])ened his professional career at Lapeer in 1869. It was in the fall of 1883 that he came to Saginaw, and in the meanwhile had spent two years in traveling. .Tust before coming to this city the Doctor took a clinical course at Detroit and pays special attentir the order of the Knights of Pythias and also of the Knights of tlie Maccabees, and is an official member of the An- cient Order of United Workmen. The political convictions of our subject have brought him into alliance witli the Democratic party and he has been a frequent delegate to county conventions and Chairman of the Ward Com- mittee. He is also a member of the city com- mitttee, and in 1887 was nominated for Alderman of the Second Ward, to which ofllee he has been twice elected. He is now Presideit of the Board, and Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, besides being a member of various other committees. While Chairman of the Fire Depart- ment Committee he was instrumental in getting new appliances which were much needed. He is in every way a helper in the upbuilding of the citv and all public enterprises. He was a member of the Council prior to the adoption of a system of sewerage, and was largely instrumental in bringing about that important improvement. "■ c=LJLr=i ■' ^^ HARLES SCHLICKUM. Among the (^cr- l( man citizens who are douig good woik in ^>^' Blumfleld Townshij), Saginaw County, is the above-named gentleman, who is well known as the popular Supervisor of his township. His farm may be found upon section 22, where it has been made valuable by the many improvements which he has placed upon it. Mr. Schlickum was born in Prussia, December 2.5, 1849. He was brought to America by his parents when he was a child of four years, they makinsj- settlement first in Blumfleld Township, but afterward removed to Detroit only to return, however, to l>lumfield Township, where the father died in 1869. The father of our subject was Charles Schlickum, 468 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. a native of Pni!<.sia, who followed tlu' occupa- tion of an artist; his mother was Augusta Pil- gram, also a native of Prussia. Our subject received his education chiefly in Blumfield Towu- shij), at the same time receivluff instruction regard- ing duties upon the farm, his father being his teacher in this branch. The original of this sketch has always followed the life of an agriculturist and has been fairly successful therein. Our subject has fulfilled all the duties of a good citizen with the exeei)tion of never having taken inito himself a wife and heljimate. His fellow-townsmen have manifested their con- fidence in him by conferring upon him the otflces of Towusliij) Clerk, which he held for ten years; School Director, which he held several years; and in the spring of IHild was elected to be Supervisor. So well did he fulfill the duties of this position that he was re-elected in the spring of 18!) 1. He has taken an active part in all local affairs that have for an ol)ject the betterment of the community in which he lives. In politics he is a Republican and is an earnest worker for that party on any and all occasions. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, and is numbered among the most honored and highly respected members of society in Blumfield Township. HARLES L. BlXtJllA.M. Most of the Jus- tice cases that are lirought up for settlement in the village of Pinconning are tried be- fore the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He first came to this place in 1881, and the fiillow- ing February he removed his family here. He was born in the County of Wentworth, Province of Ontario, Canada, July 12, 183:5, and is a son of Gustavus C. and Sarah (Olmstead) ]5inghani, na- tives of Bennington, Vt., and Hartford, Conn., re- spectively. Our subject's father was an architect by profes- sion, but on going to Canada, became engaged in the lumber business on the Grand River. Later he settled down as a farmer in the ctunity of Ox- ford, and thence removed to the county of Norfolk, where he died in October, 1879. His wife passed away from this life after her son had removed to Pinconning, and while she was .an inmate of his family, her decease occurring in May, 1884. Our subject's paternal grandparents were Alfred and Deborah (Ticknor), natives of 'Vermontand Massa- chusetts respectively. The former was a mechanic and found his hands full in filling the mouths and clothing the bodies of his ten children. Mr. Bing- ham's maternal grandparents were Ashbel and Hannah Olmstead, the former a native of Hart- ford. Conn., born of English descent. He was a soldier in the Revolutionarj^ War, and a farmer by calling. His family comi)rised eight children. Our subject is one of two children born to his parents. His elder brother, George W., is a phy- sician and surgeon now located in Waterloo, Can- ada. Charles L. was educated at the common schools of Norwichville and the grammar school of Woodstock, the county seat of Oxford, Canada, and finished at Fredonia College, Fredonia, N. Y. On completing his education he was engaged in teach- ing for two winters in Canada, in Oxford and Nor- folk Counties respectively. Later he was interested in the foundry business in the village of Norwich- ville. Oxford County. Canada, and for eight years employed ten men. He then sold his business and purchased a farm at Port Royal, Norfolk County, residing on the same until he came here. The place comprised one hundred acres, and was as at- tractive as natural advantages and careful cultiva- tion could make it. While living in Norfolk County, Canada, Mr. Bingham was Justice of the Peace foi twenty-two years, and for five years was in the civil service as overseer of the fisheries. After coming to Pincon- ning he accepted a position on the railroad, which he kept for six months and then was for one sea- .son in the Big Mill at this place. At the end of that time he began taking contracts for building in the village, and in 1885 was elected Justice, which position he has since held. Besides this he has served as Village Clerk and a member of the Township Board of Pinconning. The principles of Denyjcraey are those most dear to Mr. Bing- ham. Socially he is a Mason. Mr. Bingham was first married to Miss Fanny PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 469 Mills, of Kentville, Canadti, and the union was blessed by the advent of two children, Mary .1. and Fanny. Mrs. Fanny Kinghani died in July, 1857. Two years later Mr. Bingham married IMiss Helen M. Hough, of Port Royal, County Norfolk, Can- ada. Two children resulted from llii- nnn-lagi'. Inez Z. and Charles K. On .lunc 21. ls;)l. the family was called upon to mourn the loss nl' {\w devoted wife and mother, who tlien passed from earth. She wa^ a lady of refinement, and was uni- versally esteemed. J[r Bingham has both hisofflce and dwelling on Second Street, and owns besides consideraljle village property. ORRIS C. L. KITCHEN, M. D. This pros- perous and highly esteemed physician of Saginaw has his office in the Seligman Tower Block and has established a reputa- tion and a practice here which is truly a credit, not only to himself, but to the profession. He was born October 7, 1841, in Ontario, Canada, and is thus one of the thousands who have made a place for themselves in IMichigan, and have proved the splendid qualities of the Canadian men. The earlier years of this professional man were passed on a farm, and his higher education was re- ceived in the Baptist Literary Institute at Wood- stock and at tweut\- years he began to teach. He was of a mathematical turn of mind and liecame an enthusiast and an expert in that line of study. From 1862 to 186;i he devoted himself to teaching and farming, spending' live \'ears in the schoolroom at the teacher's desk, and in the meantime taking a course in the British American Commercial College, from which he was graduated in 1804. His teach- ing was in the country and village schools, and he had excellent success but it did not satisfy his am- bition and he souglit further advantages. During the _years 186,5-66 he took a course in the Law Department of the Michigan University at Ann Arbor, and from 1869 to 1877 he devoted himself to farming in Canada, and the following spring came to Saginaw. The young man had studied medicine and had been connected with his brother, .Samuel Kitchen, as a medical student, and took a course in the de- pirtment of medicine and surgery at the University of Michigan, being graduated in the Class of '80. Immediately after his graduati(m the young Doc- tor opened an otHce and has since been in .active practice. Tiiosevvho seek his counsel are among the best citizens of the city and country, and he is a well-known and i-espected member of the Sagi- naw \'alley Medical Club. Dr. Kitchen became a Mason at (uimsby, Onta- rio, in 1865, and he is a member of the Chapter and Council at Saginaw. and has been an officer in both, and also in the Qrand Chapter and Grand Council. He is likewise Past Chancellor at present in Lodge No. 10, K. of P.. and Past Captain of the Division of the Uniformed Rank. He is a Kei)ub- lican in his political views but has never devoted himself to polities .as he is too busy a man to give the time and thought to public affairs. Our subject w.as married, January 26, 1887, at Burford, Ontario, to ]Mr.s. Charlotte McWilliams, a native of Ontario, whose maiden name was Smith. She has a beautiful and talented daughter, Edith, a girl of some sixteen years, who is now in the tenth grade in the High School, and is possessed of true musical talent, giving jjromise of l>eing a fine per- former u[)on the piano. The home of this family, which is situated at No. 410 Johnson Street, is at- tractive in both exterior and interior and forms a pleasant center of social life. The members of the household are connected with the Episcopal Church in which they exert an influence for good. ai^y^i^ ~<& ■^lOHN LEIDLEIN is probably one of the best-known men in Saginaw County, being at the i)resent time Supervisor of Buena Vista Township. Although in the meridian of life, our subject was to the ''manor born" of the agricultural fraternity. He is a native of Buena ^'ista Township, having l)een born here Septembers, 1864. He was educated in the schools of Saginaw ( ounty and remained on the farm with his parents until his marriage. 470 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Tlie fsitlicr of our wortliy subject is |^Micli.iel entious meniher of the Lutheran Church. ^Ir. Leidlciu.who was born in I'olzin.ircn. Kreis Mittol- Leidlein is in prosperous cirfumstiiucos and knows franken, Havana, Oorniany, .lunc 1."). 1H27. Tlie how to enjoy life. He is a gentleman whose char- mother of our subject was Dorothea (Meyer) Leid- acter and abilities give hini the respect of the com- leiu. The parents were old settlers of Saginaw County. .V full sketch of Ihe parental family of our subject may be fount! on another page in this volume. Mr. Leidlien.of whom we write, was mar- ried to Miss Anna M. Meyer, a native of Klumtield Townsiiip. Saginaw (unity. ^Irs. Leidlein is a very estimable lady and numbers her friends by the score among the best people of the county. After their marriage our subject and his wife located in IJuena Vista Township, near his father's residence and at the [jiescnt he is engaged with his father in carrying on extensive farming operations. They cultivate three hnndicd and twenty acres of land, all of which is nndei- the most excellent tillage and bears all the modern conveniences and inii)rove- ments which are to be found on a first-cla.ss estate. Mr. and Mrs. Leidlein have been the parents of three children — Oreii M., Clarence C. and George C. Clarence C. died in infancy; (ieoige C. is de- ceased. Our subject was appointed to the office of Supervisor of Uuena N'ista Township in Decem- ber. IM'.Ml. and so adiniiablv diil he discharge the munity and his enterprise and progressive ideas place him in the front rank among his fellow- townsinen. ♦=*=^=* ^ 5)ILLIAM H. MUNSHAW is the Superin- tendent of the West Bay City Electric Street Railway Company, which position he has held ever since the road has been in opera- tion. Mr. Munshaw was born in Canada, his birth having taken place September 9, 1847, at Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto. His parents weie .Lacob and Elizabeth (Ilosiel) Munshnw, farmers in Canada. In IH.');') our subject's father determined to come to the States, and made his lirst location in Detroit and afterward in Shiawassee County, where he was engagid for a number of years as foreman of the Detroit, ( Irand Haven c^' .Milwaukee Railroad. He duties of that position tliMt in thcspriiig following ; passed from this life at Midland, A])ril (i. l^ame length of time. \\ the i)i-esenl lime he is Secretary of the Fnr-iner's Insui'.niee ( '(iiiip:iii \- of .Saginaw County, being elected to thai dllice in IJ^.S?: he is at present Secretary, and one of the heaviest stockholders of the I'lank Hoad Com])an\. lie has been Secietarv for live years. Oui- .-iibjeet takes an acti\e part in jjolit- ical aft'aiis .and always casts his vote and inllu- ence with tlu' Democratic party. Socialh', he be- longs to the Knight-; of the .Maccabees, the Patrons of luduslry and- the I''armeis' Club of .S.aajnaw County. Religiously, he is an active and con.sci- liy his fellow-eitizens. William Munshaw received his education mainly in ^■ern(nl. Shiawassee County, this State, and upon the breaking out Of the Civil W'ar, enlisted on the side of the I'liion in Company F, United Slates Lancers, being mustered into service, but the regiment did not go to the front and in May, IS(i2. it was disb.anded and our subject returned home. 'I'hat was May 22, 18t)2, and .lanuary 2(5, l.sdl. he again I'nlisted. this time joining Company II, Fifth Michigan Infantry, and joined the Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He ff)uglit under (Jen. Hancock, and was in many of the hard- fought battles in which his company p.articipated. He was taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilder- ness and held ill Libby Frison. He was thence taken to Andersonville, (Ja., and remained in that foul den until the Last of September, when he was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 471 taken to Florence, N. C, and was recaptured by the Union Army, P^ebruary 22, I860, and received an honorable discharsfe May 23, that year. On liis return from the army Mr. JIun.shnw came to Shiawassee County and located on a farm in Vernon Townsliip, but only remained upon it for a short time when lie was employed on tlie Detroit, Grand Haven tV Milwaukee Railroad as a porter. He remained with tlial road until l!S6i», when lie came to Hay City and engaged with the Michigan Central, working his way u\> from luake- man to freight conductor. He remained in the employ of that road until October, 1889, when he resigned and accepted the position he now occu- pies as Superintendent of the Street Railway of Bay City. Mr. JIunshaw was married to Miss Catharine Peck, of Shiawassee County, the ceremony lieing performed Januarj' 28, 1864. Of that union has been born one child, a son, Edward. By a second marriage, January 2, 1877, toMiss.Tennie Waite, of Memphis, Mich., our subject became the parent of a son named Frederick. The son Edward is now residing in Midland, this State. Although in no sense of the word a politician, Mr. Munshaw has received the appointment of lighthouse keeper at the mouth of the Saginaw River, holding the position for two years. Mr. Munshaw is courteous and considerate in his business dealings and his reputation in every respect is most excellent. ¥"" ILLIAM A. CRANE is one of the promi- nent farmers of Tittahawassee Township, Saginaw County, and resides on section 24, where he owns one hundred and eighty-eight acres of finely improved land and has one of the finest brick residences in Saginaw County. This was erected by him in 1876, and he also has here all necessary outbuildings in a neat and suitable con- dition. Our subject is the son of Obadiali and Maiy (Chichester) Crane, and the grandson of Zebina Ciane, all of whom were natives of the State of New York. Obadiah Crane came to Michigan in 1831, and at once located in Saginaw County, where his' son William was born May 8, 183.5. Here he was reared on a farm until the year 1843, when the family removed to Oakland County, and made their home there until the death of the fa- ther in 1876. The ))oy had been made motherless in 1846, wlieii he was only eleven years old, and he suffered disadvantages by means of his orphanage but his studious and quiet disposition warded off many evils which might otherwise have come to him. lie had no educational advantages except what could be obtained in the district school, but he availed himself of these so thoroughly as to pre- pare himself for the vocation of a teacher, which work he began at the age of eighteen and pursued it for thirt_v-tive years. In April, 18o7, our subject was happily married to Sarah E., daughter of Erastus and Lura (Grif- fin) Purchase. Both parents and daughter were born in Ontario ('ounty, N. Y., and Mrs. Crane's natal day was November 12, 1841. She has become the mother of seven children. The eldest is Will- iam E., who was born March 14, 1858, and is now a prominent lawyer in Saginaw, and is married to Miss Ada Tremper; the second son is Riley L., who was born October 26, 1860, and married Clara Dupruts. He resides at .Saginaw and belongs to the law firm of Crane & Crane; Hiram A. was born February 14, 1866, and marrried Lucy Steckert. He is a contractor and railroad and bridge builder as well as lumberman and makes his home in Bay City; Mary Alice was born .July 30, 186!), and after teaching for a number of years married Myron T. Dodge, the Secretary of the Board of Education; Milo A., who was born ,7an- uary 21, 1874, is now in the junior class of the Saginaw High School; Franklin B. A. and Lnra Ethel are still beneath the parental roof and attend tlie district .school. The former was born April 6, 1876, and the latter May 13, 1885. Mr. Crane, who located here in 1861, remembers when this region was all a wilderness, without roads, schools or churches. He has ever been in- terested in school matters and has acted as Super- intendent, and although he has never been an aspirant for office he has filled a number of posi- 472 PORTRAIT AND BIO(tRAPHICAL RECORD. tions of trust and refuponsibility and is now Direc- tor for his district. He was at one time employed In- tlie Lansing Insurance Company of Lansing, and at another time by the Home Insurance Com- pany of New York as a salaried officer. In his political views he is a I{ei)ul)lican. and has been since the formation of that party. Tlie members of his family are connected with the .Methodist Kpiseo|)al Church and in its communion and inter- ests tiiey find broad (>i)enins:s for usefulness. Tll.VN (i. ALLEN. This well-known farme i residing on section 21, TittabawasseeTown- ship. Sasjinaw Cn\inty. is the owner of sixty- five acres of fine land, lie is the son of Ethan and Catherine (Hubbard) .Vllen. who were natives of N'ermont and Connecticut. res|)ectively. but who renuived to New York State before their marriage. It was in Chautaucnia County, N. Y.. that their son, Ethan (>.. was born, March H. f84t. and had his early training and eVashing- ton. I). C.. and then by steamer, and helped in fighting the battle at Anderson i>n the Cape Fear River. .After this engagiMuent he was taken, and being sent to the field hospital remained there un- til the close of the war. Having received his hon- orable discharge at Wilmington. N. C.. ^lay IS. I860, he returned to Michigan from which point he made a visit to New York State, spending a year there. Mr. Allen returned to Michigan, Feb- ruary 8, 1871. He was united in marriage with .Iosei)hine, daughter of Jefferson and Sarah (Wood) .laquith, who were pioneers of Tittabawassee Town- ship. They located in 1839 on the farm now owned b\- Mr. and Mrs. Allen, and during the early part of the '40s Mr. Jaquith was the Postmaster of Jay, Tittabawassee Township. There were nine children in the famih- in which our subject was brought up, and seven in his wife's family, but only two of them all survive. Mr. Allen's father resides m Wisconsin, and since the marriage of our subject and his wife they have made their home upon the farm where ISIrs. Allen was born and which her i)arents had redeemed from a wilderness, transforming it into a beautiful and |)roductive estate. The political predelictions of ^li-. Allen have brought him into alliance with the Republican party, and he has been active in township afiairs, having been Township Treasurer for three terms. He is a member of Dwight May Post, No. 69, (i. .\. R., of Midland, this State. Mrs. Alien is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, but she and her husband support the services of the Congregational Church. ^=m>^^itv at Montreal at the age of seventeen years, reinaiuing there four 3"ears when he gradu- ated and entered the Montreal Hospital as House Surgeon for one year and during a competitive examination he stood the highest of any of a large class. After about a year in this cni)acily he lo- cated in Bay City in March, 188(),and has worked up a large and lucrative practice in the north part of the town and doing most of the work in his vicinity. He also has a large amount of surgical work in the mills during the activity of the milling sea*on which he does tenderly and satisfactorilj' to all concerned. The subject of this *ketch is one of the leading members of the Bay County Medical Society and is also prominently identified with the .loppa Lodge. F. it A. J\L. the Indci)endent Order of Odd Fellows and the Ivnights of the Maccabees, in all of which his advice is sought. The marriage of Dr. (xustin was celebrated January 16, 1889, with Miss Maud Sage, a native of London, C.-iiiMda. *)I1()>LVS CAKXEY. The gentleman whose r//^ liiieanients are siiowii in the accomiiaii,\ing ^^' [lortrait. was liorn at l.aiidspipit, England, outside of the walled town of Portsmouth, Decem- ber 15, 1815. and is a son of Richard and Charlotte (Cliubl)) Carney. In 182s he entered the British Navy wliere he served for six years. During that, time he served upon the-Wellesly." the "Asia" and the "Briton" frigate, the latter at that time the fast- est vessel in the British Xavy. lie still has in his po.ssession his parchment liearing recommendation from the British Navy for three years' service on the ]\[editerranean and three years on the Spanish Station. In consideratic:ii of his service our subject re- ceived one hundred acres of land in Barry, Canada, four miles from Lake Simcoe. He came to America in 1833, and during the following year was in the Navy. Later he was employed on the lakes, sailing from Detroit to Buffalo. In 1850 he came to Bay City moving his family here at the same time. Prior to that he had taken upon himself the duties and obligations of married life, his bride being Miss ]\Iary Roach of Canada. On becoming a lake sailor our subject first served before the mast, but finally became Captain, com- manding two different sailing vessels up to the breaking out of the Civil War. He was the first man who built on Washington Avenue and he also erected a comfortable house at the corner of Fifth Street and Washington Avenue, in 1850. That continued to be the family home until 1890, when, being offered a fair price for his property which had been improved l)v the addition of a store and two dwellings, he sold it and bought elsewhere. Since leaving the marine -service he has bought and sold consideralile real estate, and has made in the business enough money to support him in his old age. He h.as also had several State contracts, having had cju tracts on the Tuscola and State roads and also of the Au Salile road, and in years p.ast he cut the "Carney" road for the township of Hampton. Our subject bought considerable Inisiness prop- erty upon which he made many improvements. He possesses good judgment for the advance in price of property and has in this w.ay secured much land that has commanded the best of prices. He pur- chased the sash and blind factory of which he made his .son Thomas i)ropriet» p *» '<)HEOPIH LUSTRK.MHLK. Our subject, whose wood-turning estalilishment is located on the corner of Twelfth and Adams Streets, and who is there carrying on a successful business, is liiniself endowed with something more than tiie oidinary degree of talent and may well l)e called a genius. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., .September 17. 18.5!), and is a son of Peter and Mary Jane (dreen) Tremlile. The former was born in Lasheiui, Canada, nine miles from Montreal. His father, Roger Tremble, who was a farmer there, was of Krench descent. I'eter Tremble w.as by profession a sub-marine diver, having learned the bu.siuess at the age of fourteen years from .lohn B. (Irecn of ButTalo. He engaged as a professional diver until 1878, when he i-etired from that business and took up farming, but before tinall^- giving up liis profes- sion he dove at CJreen Bay, Long Point, I'resque Isle Point and in Buffalo, also at Silver Key Banks, and became noted for his fearlessness and success in his work. He went to the deptli of one hun- dred and eight feet under water and remained there from an hour to an hour and a half. He now resi S*^"tlcman whose name we have given above ^^41 '>* !> retired blacksmith, residing in Frank- enmuth, .Saginaw County. He is one of the large foreign elements which has done so much for the social and industrial life of Michigan and is one of those worthy citizens who have made themselves honored and respected in the New World. Mr. Schaefer was born in Bavaria, Germany Septem- ber 4, 1817. He learned the trade of a blacksmith PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 477 from his honored father, and which occupation he followed in the Fatlierlan. ^j#^i-^-4^ll^^i^ JOHN M. Gl'OKL. deceased. It has been but a few short months since this lion- ored resident of Krankenmuth 'i'ownship, Saginaw County, was borne to liis lon^ home. Few of tlie old residents of the township have been more thoroughly identified with its various intei'ests than he. or would be mourned with greater sincerity wlien called hence. In the bereavement which befall them the family had tlic general and hearty sympathy of the coniniunity, whose meinliers met in large numliers to pay tlie last sad tribute to the deceased. Mr. (iugel was born in Rosstal, (iermany, March o, 18;5(). When but fourteen years of age he crossed the .Vtlantic and upon landing on American .shores, came directly to Frankenmutii wiicrc he w!is emiiloyed in the mill of .lohn (J. lluliinger. lie afterward became clerk for Mr. llubinger in his general store, occupying that position foi- four- teen years. In the meantime he had i)urchased a farm on .section 28. .and sui)crintended its opera- tion in connection with his duties as clerk. Ipon letiring from the store altogether, he located upon liis lieautiful farm, and i-esidcd ther<' until his death, .lulv :50, IHIM. Our subject was married in Frankenuuith to Miss Barbara Hernthal, their nuptials being ceU- br.'ited December 2!l. 1 8')2. .Mrs. (iugel was a native also of Kosstal, (ierinany. having been born in that place, in IK.Sd. She ))iisseil from this life, in Ajiril, 1K72. Miss (Jundia Weiss became the second wife of our subject; she died in Frankenmutii about Paul L. married Anna .Tordan; Katie is the wife of .lohn Weiss; Malliew married Anna Schoppman; Lizzie is the wife of .Martin Weiss, and Maggie re- sides at home. The children of the second mar- riage are Christian and Baldas. George F. and I'aul L. (iugel formed a partner- ship in the spring of 1888 and engaged in tlie mercantile business in Frankenmutii. They carry a general stock of merchandise and their business is conducted under the firm name of Gugel Bros. They are ambitious and energetic young men and are rapidly gaining for themselves prominence without other assistance than their ability and willingness to work and their excellent judgmenl. In social circles they are everywhere gladly received and by their courteous and gentlemanly manners are bound to make a success of their busi- ness. Mr. (iugel stood high in the esteem of his fellow- citizens as is shown by his election to various offices (if trust. lie was at one time Supervisor of Frankeiiniuth Townshij) for a long term of years and also served as .School Trustee, and indeed in most of the olliccs within the gift of the lieople to bestow. Our subject look an active part in poli- tical affairs, and was always a firm adherent of Democratic principles. lie was a faithful liicmlier of the l.iitheiaii Church. W^\ [^~ 'OIIN .lACOli MII.LKH. deceased, toriiierly a citizen of Saginaw City, is the subject of this sketch, and died .June 9, 1890. lie was 1m II 11 December 20, 1842, at Arcadia, Wayne County. X. Y.. and was a .son of Silas (i. and ^lary Flizabeth (French) Jliller. The former was boiii .laninry 12. 1816. in New York, and the latter at Candia, N. II., Augu.st 21, 1825. The fa- ther is still living near .Saginaw, and is the son of 1889. .Mr. (iugel was married a third time to Miss .lacob and Charity (Badgely) Miller. IJarbara Mauk. Mr. (Iugel became the father of eight There were nine children in the second family children by his first marriage: .lohn C. is deceased, of our subject's father, and he was the eldest of having died m Fr.iiikeiimuth Townshi].. when the household. One sister is Mrs. Chailes Merriam, thirty-three years of age; Anna 15. is the wife of of Saginaw. .Mr. Miller enlisted at Arcadia. W.aync (ieorge Hoedel; (George F. married .Jennie .Jordan: County, N. Y.. in August, 18G2. and became a PORTRAIT AND lilOGRAPH'CAL RECORD. 479 member of Company A, One Hundred and Sixtietli Xew York Infantry, and served through the war as a private. He took part in eleven battles, namely: Cotton, Bisland. Port Hudson, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Cone River, IMurksville Place, Win- chester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and Deep Bot- tom. He was taken sick and was in the hospital for some time, and as he convalesced was put upon duty in the care of the sick. Upon returning home he came to Michigan with his parents and settled at ^It. Morris. He was mar- ried January 22, 1870, to Laura Worthley, of Mt. Morris, and she died August 28, 1872, aged eight- een years and one month. The second marriage of Mr. Miller took place at East Saginaw, November 10, 1874, to Mary Fisher, who was born at Dear- born, Mich., September 1.5, 1841. Her father. Will- iam Henry Fisher, belonged to a wealthy- Eastern family, and ran away from home when a young man. He was married to Emeline Hurd of New York after a three weeks' acquaintance, and she never knew his family history. She died in Decem- ber, 1860, and he passed away in 1872, and a short time before his death he revealed the details of his early history and of his family antecedents. He reared nine children, all but one of whom are liv- ing. His daughter, ]Mary, was a dressmaker for fif- teen years before her marriage. ;\Irs. Miller was night watch fourteen years at A. W. Wright's planing mill working there up to the time of his death. He had tended to his duties as usual on Sunday night, and came home and spent a short time in conversation with his wife, and then retired in apparent good health, l)ut died about eleven o'clock. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Royal Arcanum, and in the latter organization he had an insurance of 83,000, which was promptly* paid to his widow. He is a Republican, politically, .and very strong in his adherence to the doctrine of that party. The family of our subject consists of a daugiiter Jessie E., who was born October 1.5, 187.5. One son who died in infancy, Edson John, who was born April 10, 1878; and Grace G., born Septem- Iier 8, 1879. Mrs. Miller is an earnest and consist- ent member of the Presbyterian Church. Miss .lessie is interested in music, and lias a fine piano; she has made rapid progress in iier musical educa- tion, and bids fair to make a splendid performer. Mr. Miller has a very fine portrait of Mr. Miller done in crayon, which shows him to be a man of medium physique and fine personal appearance. He was a man of popularity, and had many friend!-. He was greatly aljsorbed in his home and took more interest and delight in the company of his wife and children than in any outside society. ;EORGE H. SCHINDEHETTE. The supe- rior character of the accommodations af- forded by the Republic House has secured the proprietor a prominent place in the favor of the citizens of Bay City and the traveling public. The hotel comprises an elegant new brick struc- ture, three stories in height, and contams forty well furnished and neatly kept rooms for the ac- commodation of its guests. It is eouveniently located on the corner of Fourth and Saginaw Streets, and every detail of the lusiness is care- fully supervised by Mr. Schindehette for the pur- pose of securing the satisfaction of his guests. The management of the establishment is not sur- passed, if indeed it is equaled, by any house in the Saginaw Valley. Mr. Schindehette was born in Ehrsten Hcssen, Germany, March 21, 1858, and is the son of .loe and A. E. Schindehette. After the death of his father our subject left his native land, when fifteen and one-half years old, and came directly to this city, where his brothers were located. He had received a good common-school education in (tci'- many, and after coming here obtained a position in the grocery store of Heni^y Fenton, with whom he remained for three years. Afterward he em- barked in business for himself as a grocer, his store being on the corner of Ninth and Madison Streets. He continued the same business in South Bay City for about three years, meeting with success in his enterprise. Next we find Mr. Schindehette, having sold out 480 PORTRAIT AND JilOGRAPHlCAL RECORD. liis l)iisiiie#s, in the employ of Ouslin.lNIerrill A Co.. wholesale groeers in Hay City, and later with tlie same firm in West Branch for four yeai-s. October 1, 18H:i. he retuined to 15ay City and opened the Republic House, buildinjr the new oflice and an ]., and soon becoming quite popular with the travel- ing public. At first he rented the hotel,' but after- ward, witli .Martin SchindehetU>. his I)rother. bought it, and in IHS',) erected the present struc- ture, riOxKMi feet in dimensions and three stories in height. He now conducts the hotel alone and brings all his ability and euterjjrise toward making it successful financially as well .as first-class in all its appointments. 1 n the public affairs of Bay City Mr. .Schindehette maintains considerable interest, and is a Democrat in his political belief. While in West Branch he served as Townshij) Clerk for three years, and has served here as .Vldernian of the Second Ward. He holds membership in the Arbeiter and the Knights of the Maccabees, and is one of the Directors of the St. Paul Building and Loan Association. In .Xugust, lism. he was married to iliss Lucinda Sennatt, of West Branch, and three children have been b< rn to them — Miniiie, William and Martin. Mrs. Schindehette is the daughter of .Martin and Lucinda Sennatt, and remaiueil at home until her marriasje. *•}•** .}..}.^.^r^ +*+*^^'**-3"i'F \fj' ACOB F. W'.\LZ, Biographies of successful I men are most useful as guides and incent- ^^1 ives to others, and hence a volume of this ^^/J character, containing the life records of the most ])rominent and representative citizens of the county, serves to stimulate the ycning and invite their emulation. Mr. Walz is well known through- out Saginaw County as an iuHuential farmer of 151umfield Town>ihip, where he resides on section The father of our subject was Christian Walz, and was born in Wurtemberg, (iermany, October 6, 1821, His mother was Fredericka Alber, also a native of Wurtemberg. The parents came to the United States in 1857, and .so attractive did the Wolverine State appear to tliem that they came direct to ISlumtield Township, .Saginaw County, where they have resided since that time. The parental family of which our subject was one, numbered eight cliildren, namely: Jacob F., Chris- tiana, Christian, (ieorge, .lohn, Fredericka. Ernest, and Louisa, Our subject was born m Wurtemberg, (iermany, January 8, 1848. He was nine years of age when his parents removed to the New World, and he continued to make his home under the parental roof until his marriage, in the meantime receiving all the schooling which it was possible for his pa- rents to give him. He has,however, supplemented his early training in an educational way by S3'S- tematic and judicious reading, and keeps himself will posted upon all current events of interest. Miss Frances Ivnobloch became the wife of our subject, September 28, 1873, their nuptials being celel)i-ated in Saginaw. Mrs. Walz is the daughter of.bihn and Anna M. Knoliloch. natives of Aus- tria. Her i)arents emigrated to America the same year as did the parents of our subject, 1807, and also made Blumfield Township their abiding place, where they are residents at the present time. The parental family of Mrs, Walz consisted of four children of whom she was the youngest in order of birth. She was born in Austria, March 15, 1856, Mr. and Mrs. .lacob F. Walz are the parents of three children, all daughters, namely: Frances L., Louisa K. and Klsie C. Mr. Walz h.as never been an office seeker, preferring to give his time and attention to the cultivation of his farm, but hits been prevailed upon to serve on the .School Board .as its Director and Moderator, both of which ottices he fills to the utmost satisfaction of his constituents and with great credit to himself. In politics our subject is a firm believer in Republican principles and .always casts his vote in behalf of that body. Religiously, both Mr. and Mr.s. Walz are regular at- tendants of and liberal contributors to the (Jerraan Lutheran Church. He is a man who is held in the highest esteem by all the people of his community and is always interested in whatever measures are introduced for the upbuilding of the locality in which he resides. Mr. Walz has erected a comfort- PORTRAIT AM) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 481 able residence on his farm and all the accompany- ing buildings are in first-class condition. His farm consists of eighty acres, seventy of which are in an excellent state of cultivation. Socially, Mr. Walz is a Knight of the Maccabees. ■^ ESSE M. MILLER, who has the distinction of being one of the oldest residents of Bay City, now resides here, having come in No- vember, 1850, is well known and respected by his fellow citizens. In 18411 he came to Oak- land County, this State, from Pennsylvania and one year later settled in the Saginaw Valley. This gentleman is the son of .lesse .and Rebecca (Steele) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania. His birth oc- curred July 25, 1815. The father was a farmer by occupation and one of the earliest settlers of West- ern Pennsylvania, going there in 1802. This boy had not the educational advantages afforded to the youth of to-day but had to assist his father on the farm and gain what little learning he could by himself, by reading and observation. He remained under the parental rot)f until twenty- five years old when he engaged in farming in Mercer County in 1843. In February, 1844, he was married to Miss Angeline L. Livermore, a daughter of Samuel and Ermina (\Vright) Liver- more, who were natives of the Old Bay State. After his marriage lie continued to farm, but soon drifted into the lumber business in Pennsylvania. On coming to Michigan in 1849 our subject spent the first winter in Oakland County, and moved to Portsmouth in the fall of 1850. There were no roads at that time and all their traveling had to be done by water, and Bay Cit_>' then con- sisted of ten families and oue little supply store, at the foot of what is now Fremont Avenue. Mr. Miller located a farm now just outside the city limits and cleared and cultivated it all himself making a splendid estate of it. In 1858 he took a contract to carry mail b.ack and forth to Saginaw daily, which he did for four years, with the excep- tion of one day. He had to follow an Indian trail and had to ferry the river at both ends of the route. The first summer of his sojourn here he was in Sag- inaw cutting trees where East Saginaw now stands. In 1873 Mr. Miller was elected .Justice of the Peace of Bay City, which office he was the incumbent for eight years, and as early .as 1852, held the same office, to which he was elected at different times. He takes an active part in educational matters and is at present a memlter of the Board of Education. He was a candidate for Congress in 1882, being- nominated on the Greenback ticket, but was de- feated. He is and always has been among the leaders in the reform of the people, as for instance was one of two men only in this city who voted the Anti-Slavery question at that time and he is also an ardent supporter of the temjierance ques- tion, having fought in behalf of that movement for fifty years. This honorable gentleman is a leading memlier in the social orders of the Knights of Labor and the Good Templars. He and his worthy wife are supporters of the ISIethodist Episcopal Church at Portsmouth. Mr. Miller is a man who stands up for himself not letting anything bother him if he thinks he is in the right. He and his wife are held in the highest rei)ute by their neighbors and friends. This couple have had bom to tliem two sons, Leondres M., a photographer of this city, lo- cated on Washington Street and Lysander. n{ St. Louis, Gratiot County. They have adopted the daughter of Mrs. Miller's sister — Addie. who is the wife of William Wright of this city, and who lias two children — Arthur and Ethel. The oldest son of our subject is married and has one child. Mary. Lysander is the father of two children, HaiTV and Lorene. ^jEORGE SANGLE, of the firm of Nichols , lives of Christian u.sefulness and the jiarents are liotli members of the Kai)tist Church. ^^C2^ ,F:TER TIERNEY. We here present a brief biographical sketch of the President and Ti'easurer of the Hay Cit\- Storage Comi)nny. who is also proprietor of Tierney's Per- sonal Security Bank and Hrokerage Busines.s. He was born in London. Canada, January 23, 18,54, and liis father. Patrick, was born in County Ros- common, Ireland. The fattier w.-is a young man when he caine to Canada, and resided there until his death, January IG, 1H8(), at the age of .seventy- one years. The mother of our subject was Mary Maguirc in her maidenhood. She was also a na- tive of Ireland, and died in 1861. Six of her sev'eii t-liiUlieu are still living, and the father mar- ried again and by his second marriage hail six children. Oursubjeet began work at the age of nine, work- ing on farms and in London until 1873, and for more than four years was emjiloyed in the salt block of Chapin & Barber. He w^as married in Kingston, Canada, in 188(1, to Miss Eliza Coughlin, who was born in that place and died September 20. 181)1, leaving two children, Patrick and Edward. Mr. Tierney is a member of St. James' Catholi( Church, and is prominent among the Democrats of Bay City, lieing a frequent delegate to State and county conventions. It was in 1873 that Mr. Tierney came to Bay City and liouglit the property he now occui)ies, jiaying for it as he could and finally engaging in the furniture business. In 1891 he established the storage company, which is incorporated and of which he is the President. It occupies five store- buildings, each two stories and a basement and coveis a block 60x100 feet. He is the most exten- sive broker in the Saginaw Valley and is prosper- ^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 485 ous in his business. He is now devoting much attention and expense to the education of his younger brothers, for whose future prosperity lie feels deeply conoprned. i i I I I f I I I I It, AMUEL E. MORGAN, M. D.. is a native of Wilton, Fairfield Counts', Conn., wliere (l\^_^) he w.as boru November 11, 1849. He is the youngest in a family of four children born to Charles and Electa (Betts) Morgan, both natives of the Nutmeg State. The eldest son. Wilbur, was killed in tlie battle of Gettysburg; Charles F. is a physician residing at Greenville, Mich.; a sister, Harriet, is still a resident at the old home. The Morgan family is of Welsh origin, and its first representative in America, great-grand- father Morgan, emigrated to Connecticut many years ago. Dr. Morgan 's mother is a descendant of the Burwell family of London, who were the owners of a large estate. Samuel E. remained upon the home farm until twenty 3'ears of age. During that time he acquired a good education at the academy and in 1872 began to study with his brother, Dr. Charles, wlio had come to Greenville, Mich., two or three years pre- vious. Entering the medical department of Yale College, he graduated therefrom with the Class of '7.5, taking his degree February 14. On finishing his medical course our subject prac- ticed for two years at Wilton, Conn., thence came to Michigan and waseng.aged in professional duties at Howard City until he came to Saginaw in Feb- ruary, 1890. In addition to his work as a general practitioner, in which he makes a specialty of rectal and specific diseases, he is a registered jiharmacist liy examination before the State Board of 1887. He also Ijelongs to the Union Medical Society, of Northern Michigan and omits no advantage to he derived either l)y study or association that will extend his professional knowledge. Dr. Morgan was married in 18H7 at (iiaiid Rap- ids, to Miss p;ilaSteenman, a graduate of the Illgli School of that city. Tiieir union has been blessed l\y the advent of one child into the family, a son, 22 whose name is Charles W. In the political stand that he li,as taken our subject is thoroughly Repub- lican with all that the name infers of loyalty to that foiin of government. Socially lie is active as a Mason, a Forester and a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. The Doctor is the only member of the Medical Board of the Supreme Court of Foresters repre- sented in the United States. D. D. Aitken, of Flint, this State, is Vice Supreme Chief Ranger of the Supreme Court, which is located at To- ronto, Canada. In September, 1891, he served as delegate to the Supreme Court held in De- troit. He is Medical E.xaininer for the Order of Railroad Switchmen, the Ancient Order of the United Workmen and the Independent Order of Foresters. His portrait, which is presented on an accompanying page, perpetuates the lineaments of one of the most prominent i^hysiciaiis in the Saginaw Valley as well as one of the most upright and honorable citizens thereof. ff OHX S. McMULLIN, a lumberman of West Bay City, was born in Kingston, Canada, October 16, 1832, and a son of Bartley and Catherine (Scanlon) McMullin. The father being a fanner our subject was reared to farm pur- suits, obtaining as good a district school education as w.is afforded in those days and afterward at- tended a pi-ivate school. In the fall of the year 1852, Mr. McMullin came to this State and settled in Detroit for a short time and then went to the Lake Superior region, going through theStraits before the canal wasconstructed, where he remained for three years, engaged in sail- ing, being first engineer watch 'on the old "Balti- more," a boat which was well known. After aban- doning the life of a sailor our subject returned to his home in Canada, but in 1862 decided to return to this State and made his waj' to the Saginaw Valley, continuing here since that time. During his .stay in the city of Saginaw he was engaged in the lumber business, Mr. McMullin deciding to change his place of 486 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. residence and business, in 1869 came to West Bay City, and makes his home on the corner of Linn and Oiiio Streets, where lie has a comfortable and commodious residence. He has always been qaite active in the lumber business and in 1890 was in the .State of Washiuiiton prospecting. One of his sons now owns a mill in that State. He of whom we write has served his township aivd city in several olHcial positions, having been Alderman, Assessor, Collector and serving as Treas- urer at different times. Socially, he is a member of the Royal .\rcnnum. Mis-; Margaret Holland and the gentleman whose name heads this sketch were united in marriage on the 8th of Novein- bei', 18r)2, and they have had born to them six children who are recorded . in the city of Saginaw has been conducive lo pi'ogress in many ways. Our subject was l)orn in Altenburg, Perry County, Mo.. ]March 2.5, l^i4{!. and his parents are Oottfried and Christiana (Poppitz) Schmidt. The father was a native of Saxe .Vlterlnuy. and Ijccame an early settler in Perry Comity. Mo., going there in 1H3;). He was a libu'ksniith and went to Mis- souri with a colony of which the Kev. Mr. Furbrin- ger, now c>f Frankenmuth, was a leader. Young Schmidt left home in \x'u lo attend school at St. Louis, Mo., and two years later en- tered the Concordia College there. That institu- tion removing to Ft. Wayne, Iiid., in IHOl, the youth ivent with it, reinaining within its halls of learning for six years and graduating in the Class of 'G.'). In this class of eleven in number the Rev. H. P. Partenfelder, of Bay City, was a member. .4fter closing his course of study in the college the young man enteved the Concordia Seminary, the theological school of his church at St. Louis, and became a member of the Lutheran Synod of Mis- souri. After a three years' course in a class of eleven, which included the same men with whom he had studied in college, he graduated in 1868, The lirst jiastorate of the young minister was at Weston, Mo., and exteiideil over one year, and in 1869 he came to ^Michigan and located at Dallas, Clinton County, where he remained for three \ears and in 1872 came to his present pastorate in the Lutheran Churi'h. which is known by the name of Zuiii Heiligeii Kreuz (The Holy Cross), and herein his work has been for nineteen con.sec- ulive years. The church has grown fixim a com- munity of one huiidied and ten families to two hundred families, and the school employs three teachers and has a list of one hundred and eighty- six students. From this cliuich tlie Holy Trinity Church has grown as a branch. During the years 188(1 to 1882 Mr. Schmidt was made ^■isiting Elder in the Synod, and he visited about thirty congregations. In 1882 he was elected President of the Michigan District of the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, .and in his dis- trict there are some two hundred and thirteen memlieis, namely: Eighty-three ministers, sixty teachers and seventy Lay delegates. His duties require him to supervise the entire district work and there are in these churches twenly-flve thous- and, nine hundred and seventy-four communicants, and six thousand, nine liuiidred and forty school children. The marriage of this reverend gentleman with 488 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Miss Saiali Tvsun. of ^lihvaukft'. Wis., took place February lU, 1871. and they now have a family of ten children living, namely: Martin F., Kinma. Alma, Walter, Paul. Clara, :Meta, Ottomar, Esther, and Thekla. Two of their children are noly contains one hun- dred volumes that are each three hundred years old, and one very v.ihiable Rnli.|Ut' whicli was printed in 1 1H4. lie believes in Democratic prin- ciples, but being a man of independent tliought is not tied down b^- party lines. • :=^=C =^^'- UKD WKllKK is a bright and talented S> young jeweler, having his place of business located at Frankennnith, Saginaw County. His father was the late John ('. Weber, a native of Germany, and lii.s mother was known in her mai- denhood as Miss Cora Hernthal. 'l'\w parents were among the very earliest settlers of Frankennnith, where they have seen the country develo]) from a veritable wilderness into rich and )>idductive farms and thriving villages. The father of our subject passed fiom this earth in 18G1. The mother survived her husband several j'ears, dying in liST'.t. They had become the [lar- ents of eight children — six sons and two daugh- ters — of whom our suliject was the youngest in order of birlh. The latter was Ijorn in Frank- enmutli. December 11, IK.')',), and received a fair education in the common-schools of his neighbor- hood. Fred Weber was reared on his father's farm, as- sisting his parent in i)erforiiiing all the duties upon the estate, remaining at home until he had reached the age of twenty- live years, when he de- termined to begin life for himself. He learned the jeweler's trade in Saginaw and when ready to make a peiinaiient location, decided tliat Frank- enmutli presented the best oiiening foi- his trade. His establishment is the only one of the kind in the village, and it is needless to say that he is making a success of his chosen calling. He is re- liable, steady-going and industrious and in all his dealings is considerate, gentlemanly and courteous, and is bound to make a success of his business. ,inl)ARTII(>LOMEW GRHTI>", County Clerk L>C' of Saginaw Ct)unty,was born ^larch H, 1842. /^Vll at Bonchieur River. Canada, near what is ^^f' now known as the city of Ottawa, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (McDonald) GritHn, The parents were natives of County Kerry, Ireland, where they were married previous to coming to America. They landed in Quebec in 1841 and there the father engaged in the lumbering trade cm the river and afterward in an hotel in Quebec after which he transferred his interest to the lumber business at Ottawa. When our subject was thirteen years old he was aiipronticed to the printer's trade, serving three years on theCidzen at Bytowii.now known as Ottawa, and during that time doing some reporting on the pai)er. He had received his education in the pulilic schools of Canada and at the age of eigh- teen removed to Perth County, Canada AVcst as his father had engaged in the lake trade. The young man was engaged one year on the Ej:am- iiwr at Stratford and was for two years at St. Mary's, where his father then lived and where he was working on the A)-gus, and subsequentl\ pub- lished the Dispatch which succeeded the .In/us. He there had charge of the editorial and job work and was successful in both directions. In July, 18C'i, young (JritHn came to Saginaw and soon after enlisted in Company' C, Seventh Michigan Cavalry, being placed in the Army of the Potomac and participating in all the engage- ments of that Division. He is a survivor of the Libby Prison and also of Peraberton, Belle Isle and Andersonville, as well as the prison at Charleston. He was captured at Brandy Station, in October 1863, with six others of his company. During his three months' imprisonment at I'cniberton Castle, he made an attempt to escape, but was recaptured and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 489 and confined at Castle Tlinnder. lie was confined in Richmond at tiie time that his own command made that famous attack on the defenses of that city. During the season of ca|iti\it \' Mr. Criltin met with some signal kindne.<->e~ which h;' evi'i reinem- bers with yratitudi'. Wliiie rn his way to Rich- mond after his caplure he foinid lh:it oueof his guards was a c(uisiii with uhi ni lie was reiutd in Canada, Charles IJeardon, .mikI this friend su|)- plied his wants, had his pocket Imok returned to him and showed lii:;i many kindnesses. He also had a fast friend in Louis B. Van Wagoneu, who belonged to the One Hundred Twentieth New York and was captured at the same time our subject was. This friend did much to keep up the spirits of Mr. Griffin and to cheer him during those terri- ble days, and although they hnve never met since the war they occasionally exchange letters and cher- ish a feeling of tender friendship. On account of receiving an injur}' in the stock- ade our hero was carried to the hospital outside the lines and on his recovery was made "Ward- master and on an exchange being made of seamen, he personated a seaman who had died and after passing a close examination was allowed to go to Charleston. Fhe yellow fever met them there and they were sent back to Richmond and thence on to Annapolis, where he reported to the parole camp and soon after received a parole and cast his ballot for Abraham Lincoln. Mr. (irillin then returned to his regiment in the Shenendoah \'alley in January, 18(i'), having been absent from his command for twelve months and ten days. His sufferings had been terrible and his emaciation great and he was unable to resume any of the ordinary duties of the camp.' He fre- quently did special duty for (len. Custer and was present at the Grand Review in Washington and might have been discharged under the general order but his command was sent West to the plains to guard the stage route. Me was taken sick near Ft. Kearney .ind .sent back to Ft. Leavenworth where he was discharged, after a service of three years and two months. After his return to the scenes of peace Mr. Grif- fin engaged in running a stationary engine, as his health was too much impaired to admit of his car- rying on his trade. In 18(i!t he removed to Car- rollton, where for seventeen years he was Township Clerk and was on tlie School Hoard for nine years while at tlu' same time he w.as having charge of an engine. In 1888 he was appointed Postmaster under President Cleveland and in 1890 was elected County Clerk, being also Couuly Register of (Chan- cery. The marriage of our subject, in 1868, united him with Aliss Cassie Gaff ney, a native of Syiacuse, X. Y. Their children are Thomas P., who is his father's deputy, as is also the second son, William E.; James B., who is Principal of the Mershon school of Carrollton, and Margaret A., who is a student in St. Andrew's Academy. Both of the elder sons have held certificates as teachers, but are now with their father in business. Our subject IS a Catholic in his religious belief and a Democrat in politics. He acted as president of the Village Board of Carrollton. -^^ ^^ APT. EDWARD S. PEASE. The history of a (l( „ hfe so full of incident as that of Capt. Pease, ■^^^ would necessarily occupy a much larger space than can be accorded in a work of this kind, and while giving the salient points much must be omitted which would prove highly interesting, not only to his immediate friends, but to the commu- nity in which hi; has resided for over twenty years. Capt. Pease was bom in Ontario County, N. Y., in the town of Canandaigua, November 29, 1844. His parents were Orlo A. and C!ynthiaE. (Morris) Pease, the former a native of M.assachusetts, and the latter of New Y'ork. In 18.52, Mr. O. A. Pease, who was a carriage builder by trade, removed with his family to Michigan, stopping in How-ell, Living- ston County, and a month after returned to New Y'ork State, and in November, 18G5, again removed to Michigan,locatinginOwosso, in which place both parents died. The family comprised four children, two boys and two girls, of whom our subject was the eldest. Capt. Pease passed his early school days in the 490 PORTRAIT AM) I'.IOGRAPIIICAL RECORD. fommon schools of hi." native place, afterward en- tered (';m;iiiili;iiin2 men. his patriulisiii nviMiiuuf all (itlii r oonsideratidns and book.s were cxclumycd for the knapsack and iiiin. the quiet of the stndcnt's life for the bustle of tlie camp :iud tlif tumult of battle. Knlistinir iu Com- l)anv II. Kourlli New York Heavy Artillery, he joined his reiiimeul nliich was doinji guard duty at Ft.s. Kthan .\llen and Macv, having under tlnir supervision the \'irgiuia side of Chain Bridge and Arlington Heights, the defences of Washington. D. C.. at which place they remained until February, 1864. when they were ordered tu the Army of the I'otoniac, under (Jen. firant. at Culpeper Court Iloiisie. Va.. doing infantry duty, being as.signe(l to Donbleday's .\rtillery. Comiianies II, M., I and K were assigned to the Fifth Corps tuitil at Cold Ilarboi- wlu'ie they joined the balance of the I'cirinient in theSei-ond Corps. (apt. I'ea~e took p.irt In the followinii' en shot lliroii^li tlie hand, the bidl carrying . away tli<- left tliunib.and se\eiinu- the sinew> of the little linirei-. The same ball pusse head. (apt. I'ease preserxed the cap for some lini<\ hoping;- to c.arrv it home as a memento of the w;ir. but it w:is linally c.iptured with his knapsack by the icbels at the battle of Spottsylvania. as he afterward learned from a Confcder.ate soldier, w heic the I ni.in Mi|iliei> pileS2 Capt. I'case has dealt largely in pine lands, seeking out and |)iirchasing unoccu|)icd tracts from the ( iox'ein inent and has made many exploring expeditions into the country adjoining thetireat Lakes, where with a Chip))ewa Indian for :i guide he lia~ li.-id some interesting experi- ence- with caraboos. wolves and bears, He also traveh'd through .Mi.ssouri and the Indian Tcrritorv, ni the latter meeting with tribes of the Cherokees, Senecas, I'aw I'.awsand Wyaudotts. Mv. I'ease rc- l.'ites the following inciilcnt of his trip through the Territory: "Atone time in looking for a strayed sheep from a i-anch I had purchased an interest in ill Missouri, I overtook a chief of the Seneca tribe on horseback, with his uun. Ili> dog had treed a fox sipiirrcl which he shot :it .and missed. He asked me to shoot him witii my little gun or revolver. Althouiih .-liiainst the law for either white or red men to carry concealed weapons in the Territory, it would .be a foolish white man who would nottro .•iinied theie. I lesitatiiiii' whether I should let him k.-ow that I was liable to the law in his naticui. I finally concluded that it would lie as well to be in the fashion, so drew my re\dl\-ei ;iijd at the sec- ond shot killed the sipinrel. The chief remarked, •liii hu, shot "ein. Little gun good,' which tjave ine a soci;il stainling and iiuf me on record as a POUTKAIT AND BIOGRAl'lllCAL RECORD. 491 shot ill that lofiiUty; the two accomplishments re- (liiiied for i-o>|)L>ft and In'^t society in that section at that time, were to lie a "ioiii boyhood up he was familiar with the workshop and lools and when about (if- 492 PORTRAIT AND mOGKAPIilCAL RECORD. teen licsjaii to In- employed stPMdily with his father, workiiiu witli hirii until he was of aire. When eigliteeii yrais old lie \va> a pi.uliial >toiieeutter and wiien nineteen snpeiintended a p()ilif>n of his fatiier's Imsiness. His sense of the artistic is strong and delieate and this lias hern willi him a ureal advanlaije in his chosen woiU. On reacliinji' ids niajoi'ity our Milijecl went to Holyhead. Nuitli Wales, but remained there only a short time, tlien removed to Kagly, near Bolton, Lanenstersliire. wiiere he served as cliief foreman in the construction of a factory, l-'rom tliere he went to Overdarwin. wiiere lie worlied on a chapel for eighteen months and thence went to Uirken- liead, Cheshire, where he engaged at his trade for .about four and a half years. Mr. Hate was married at Kagly Hiidge. Lancas- tershire. Kngland, in IMOO. to Miss Elizabetli .\.llen, who was i)orn in Dent. Vorksliire. From Hirken- head. after an alwence of about ten years, he re- turne cnuagcd in stonecntting and superintende(| tlic cutting of ."tone ff>r a residence for two ye.-iis. He tlien deter- mined lo come 1o Anici'ica .Mnd April i I. 1X7(1, left Liverpool in ihc >tcamcr" A>liacliair' of llic Allan line and landed al (^IucIum' after ji \(>\:i<;'c of four- teen day>. I'"r(im i^tiiclicc .Mr-. IJatc pi'occi'dcil to Detroit and wa> .'il once engaged ill work on the city hall and later for .I.'imcs ( ook in a >tiineyard and then as forem.an with Andrew llrnnton. nnt 11 ( )c1iilicr. I X72. when he c;ime to l'.a\ ( ity and >t:iile(l inld busi- ness foi- hiiiiM-lf. entciini; the lirm which \v;i- known as Tennant I'.ros. ,v Co.. .'111(1 which compri.sed Messrs. .Tames and -lohn 'rciinant. Kdward I'ryor and himself. I'licir place of business w;is located at the foot (if faglith and \\'.-ilerStrcct>. .loliii Tennant liist lell the company and the linn then change)! it> name to the Hay City .Stone Company. .Mr. l'r\oi- afleiuaid di-^posini;- of his interest. In the year IH.sii they jie^.-iii Wdr-kini; in the liner marble, :in(l .Mre .-it picscnt euii;ii;c(l in contract bnildinu-. being the largest lirni of the kind in the city. Among tiie large contracts upon which Ihcy .-u'c at pic-eiit working is the First I're-liytcri.-di ( liiirch on Cciitir Street and the Ma- sonic rcmple. Tiiiir pre-eni business site covers three lots, and their building is 32x100 feet in di- mensions. They have a line location and are easily accessible to tlie Michigan Central Railroad to which they liavc side tracks. Outside of the marble business the company deals extensixely in :ewer pipe and distributes the largest anion nl of that article of any firm in the valley. Mr. Hate's family residence is located at No. yoy Kightli Street. He and his wife are the parents of three children. His eldest son, John K. is superintendent of the stone yards; Miss Maude, who is at home, is a graduate of the Baj- City High .School, having finished with the Class of '89 and Miss Edith will graduate with the Class of '93. Socially our subject is a Free and Accepted Mason and a member of the Masonic Temple Association. He also belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees and is President of the St. George Societ,y. He is Secretarv of the Ignited Friends of Michigan. The Hc[)ublican party is the object of his political faith and the recipient of his favors. Jp««) DWAlil) F. (iori.D. We here present the life sketch of the leading merch.ant of Free- land, .Saginaw County, who has been there engaged in business for the past ten years and has established a reputation foi' ciitei'prise, inl.egrity .and fair dealing which is a valuable possession to any man. He is .a son of Seth Hurr and.lulia Ann (Crandel) (iould. native^ of New York .State and Canada respectively. In that Province the subject of this sketcli was boin. in the township of Cra- in.Mhe. on Ihc L'lltli of February. IHtO. His early training w.is received upon tlic farm and in the disti'icL schools, and he lived with his father until he was twenty ycai> of aye. It w;i> ill ISIidlhal young (iould determined to lca\'c the Hritish [lossessions and take up his abode in the Inited States, lioinng thereby to ad- vance his interests and give himself a better op- portunity for success in life. He c.une to Saginaw and for a shoit time workeil in the lumber woods, proving himselt' worthy of conlidcnce so that he bLX'anie foreman to John l..arkin, in who.se employ •«* ^_ ^^ - ter PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 495 lie remained for about fifteen years. He has a rec- ord of working for ten years witliout tlie loss of a single day. In 1881 (lur sul>jecl lioiiglil out the stock of iiiereliandise lu'loiigiiig to Dr. .Tames A. IMunger and established himself in the ownership and niaii- ageinent of a genera! store. He had been already iiitiniately associated with that geutleman by iiiai- li.age with his daughter, Harriet C. Hunger, which happy union took place in .luly, 1878. The three children of this marriage are: Scth Burr, who is ill the em[)loy of the Duluth South Shore and At- lantic Railway as telegraph operator at Marquette; ]>ottie E., who is taking her High School course at Saginaw, and .Tames A., who is at home with his parents. The political views which have controlled Mr. (ioiild ill regard to his ballot and influence are in acL'oid with the doctrines and declarations of the Democratic party. Although he has never .de- voted iiiiich attention to political movements nor sought otHee, his fellow-lownsmen have made him Township Clerk forone term. He is iirominent in SiigiiiMw [Axlgc, A. V. ct A. M.. and also in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and l\[rs. (iould is an active and earnest member of the Adveiitist (_ lunch. Mr. (Joiild's success in life is w'll deserved, and it is lookeil upon with pleasure li\ all who know his worth. KOF. WILLIAM K.Z.VIiST, Instructor on the [; violin, cornet clarionet, guitar and banjo, is one of the liest teachers in Northern Michi- gan and ha~ been very successful in his pro- fession. Ills exceptional attaiinnents as a musician are wiilely I'ee )gn ized. and thi' citizens of Bay City entertain an c-pecially high opinion of his abilities. He has given numerous successful concerts in Bay City and We-*^ B:iy City which were highly (tom- nieiided by tii ■ citizens of both places. I'poii these occasions tin; p^uticipants were the pupils who have been under hl-^ tuition from the very lieginning of their musical careers. During one concert he had an orchestra of thirty-live pieces, composed of his pupils, containing sixteen violinists (all ladies) besides cello, trombones, cf)i"ncls, etc. He possesses a thorough knowledge of music, which has power to charm even savage ears. Prof. Zabst was born January 23, 18(53, in Erie County, Ohio. Ills grandfather, John Zabst, who was born in (iermany, emigrated to America and died in Crawford County, Ohio, when eighty- seven years. Jacob Zahst, lather of our subject, was born in the Province of Alsace, on the Rhine, in Germany, and was reared to farming pursuits. When eight years old he accompanied his father to the United States and learned the trade of a black- smith in Ohio, afterward following it in the Buek- e^'e State and Indiana. He now resides in Toledo, Ohio and works at his trade. The mother of our subject was known in maidenhood as Clementia A. Page and was born in Ohio. In the family of Jacob and Clementia Zabst there were eight children, our subject being the young- est son. He was taken when about four years old from his native home in Erie County, Ohio, to Indiana and thence back to the Buckeye State, and when eight years old was bound out on a farm. His education wa.^ received in various places but principally in the High School in Castalia, Ohio. At the age of twelve years he commenced to play the violin, for which he had a talent, and soon be- came an adept in its use. He early became self- supporting and worked out on farms and in any business which offered an honorable means of livelihood. The Professor (-ame to West Bay City in 1879, where for three years he was employed in the Sage Jlili and during that time he studied music under the be.st instructors here. He also devoted consid- erable attention to (laiiiting, both in oil colors and crayon, having artistic abilities of no mean order. While engaged in llii' Sage Mill he saved enough money to carry him llirougii college. In 1882 he entered Ada College, in Ada, Ohio, and there paid special attention to the study of the line arts in connection with literature for two years, returning to West Hay City in the spring f>f 1884. After his return his da\s were spent in work at the mill, while during tlie evenings he was employed as a ti^acher of musi<-. The year following his return I9G PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the strike oiriirred wliirli i-;iii>t'(l him to turn liis :itU'iitiun I'xi'hisi vely to imisic. .'ind sinc-e tlial tune he h:is found eonstanl ein[)lo_vmenl in tlial line. In the summer of 1H8!) Prof. Zabsl spent consid- erable time at Central Afusie Hall. Chieairo. his vio- lin instruetorlieino; the well known Prof. .laoolisolin. He excels as a violinist, and tin' <'itizens of Bay City con.sider it one of their irreatest |)leasures to listen to the sweet melodies which his skilled lin- gers evoke. He is a niemljer of the military hand, where he plays the elarionel. The Zahst Music Uooins are located on the corner of .lohn and Dean .'Streets, and tliere the Professor may generally be found. In his iiolitical relations be is a firm Re- publican, and socially, belongs to the Order of Foresters. His nephew, Bert Zabst, who is onl\- thirteen years old. is one of the finest cornet |>lay- ers in the Slate and has received his entire musical education from the Profes.sor. The latter li;is a wonderful inlluence over young people, and it seems impossible for anyone else to awaken such a love for music iind such >kill in playinu among the chihlren. The reader will notice a lilhdgraphic portrait of I'rof. Zabst on an accompanying page. H.\DKA( H WM.LI.VM S( JlTHWICK. «.^ M. D. This promising young physician who r/ J is located at No. J M! (ieuesee .\venue, Sag- inaw was born in Detroit. Mich., .Inly 27, 1«67. Ilis pjireuts were .lames P. and Elizabeth .\nn (.Smith) Southwick and his father was identilied with the police force of Detroit from Ihe time it was organized. He was a native of New York and bis wife was n Canadian. Their son was educated in the High School, and took a commcicial course in the SiKMiccrian Business College at Detroit. He began to wnrk on the Michigan Central Railway at the age of eighteen, being in the ficighl ollicc for one year, thus assisting himself Ihrough college. This young man began tlm study of me(licine with .lames B. Book. IM. 1)., of Detroit. .and entcied the Detroii ('olle<7(i, he came to Michigan and engaged as night operator for the Chicago ik Lake Huron H.'ulroad, being located at different places between I'orl Huron and Battle Creek. He remained ^\ith that road in the capacity of f)perator and agent for one and one half years, when lie liecame identified wi;li the Detroit A- Hay City, now the Michigan Central Railroad, first as operator and later as tiiikcl avent, holding those positions until he came to SagiTiaw, in ISMd. as cashier. He remained in that citv for a twelvemonth when he was iiromoted to the same position in l>ay City which he held until the Miihigau Central liought the Detroit iV l>ay Cit\- branch, when the freight agent, F. I). Ewen. resiuuiiiu his position, our subject was ap()ointed to till till' vacancy. Mav 2."), \>^X\. Mr. Scott was sent to Caro, as aueiit. remaining there only a few months, how- ever, .•lud Octolier 2.') returned to West Hay City and wa- yixeii the position of chief clerk, lie oc- cupied that oltice less than a month, when he was appointed freight ticket agent, which position he has held foi' over ten years and has given genei-al satisfaction to the people of West Hay City. He is a man who has lio.^ts of friends and has made for him>elf a reputation as a man of business and geiitlemanh- demeanor to all p;itrons of the road, •lie is .-1 piirelv . I'If-iiiade man, having stalled at the very bottom < f llic ladder of success and now oc- cupies a tirin position among tinaiieial men of the citv. lie h.-i • eii'ployed iiiidci liiiii a force of twentv-four men, e\'ery one of w hoiii respect and honor him. Our subject was united in marri.-ige .lanuary 17. 1H77, to Miss M le K. l{eynolds,of Hirminghaiii. this State. Mis. Scott was born in Wayne County, Mich., October 7, li-!.'i.s. and is the daughter of Williatn .■iiid Helen (.Simpson) Ivcynolds. natives of England and New York. The mother is now de- eea.sed. To Mr. and Mrs. Scott have been granted a fiunily of two children — (irace Louise and .lames Ralph. Mr. Scott attends and contributes to the siijiport of the Westminster Presbyterian Cliir-ch, of which denomination Mrs. .Scolt is a C(m,sistent and devoted memlier. Sociail\- our subject is a member of Wenona Lodge, No. 2i)(i, F. it A. 31. and Uoyal Wenona Council Arcanum, No. 'Mi, and is nho a Knight of the Maccabees. In politics his first Presidential vote was cast for Cleveland, and his influence is always given in support of the Demo- cratic party. _:rO ,41 IVILLLVM M.<;REEX. When the early set- \rJ/l tiers of any city have been men of cliar- \>^^ acter and ability, and who were inspired with a noble ambition to provide for their children and their childreirs chibb-en, we may be sure that a grand foundation has been laid for the u|ilniild- ing of that city. Such a fouiid;it ion was given to West Hay C^ity by the coming hither of such men as William M. (ireen, who has made this city his home since August S. ISt;;!. and is conseipiently one of the old settlers. Mr. (ireen is the popular City Treasure]- of West Bay City, having been elected to the office in April. I.S'.ll. ,Mr. (;reen was born in Norfolk County, Canada, December 10. 1H40, and is the son of Reuben and Mary ( Hunter) (;reen. His father was a man well- to-do in life. The son reirived a common edu- cation, attending school in Delhi, Ontario. His father dying when he was tliirteeii years of age, he remained with his mother until reaching his major- ity, at which time he came to Fast Saginaw and enuasJed in lioating on the Saginaw River. The gentleman of whom we write w.as married to .lane .McKee, of l-'.ast Saginaw, February Hi. 1S(!7, a" Poiitiac. .Mich. .Vfter taking unto himself a helpmate Mr. (oerii (piit the river and engaged in the liverv business in what was then Wenona, his • place of liusiness being located on Linn. iie;ir Mid- land Street-. He followecl lh<- li\ery liusiness un- 498 PORTRAIT AjSD lilOGRAT HICAL RECORD. til lM8fi very suires,sfiilly. wlicii he w:if< appoinlofi I'lPsliiiMstt'i- l)y (Jrovcr C'lfvelaiid; he took cliaige of tlif oflU-e .Inly I, of that year. During tlie four yeai-s he was tlie ineiinihent of that office the work drmWed. Mr. (irei'ii was 'I'nistci' uiid Kerorder of the vil- lage prior to its becoming a city, and after its in- corjwration in 1K76 he was elected tlic first City Treasurer and lield that office for six years. He was Superintendent of the County Poor Hoard during the years 1883-84-8.5. and in April, 1891, was elected to his present office — City Treasurer. He gives his entire time and attention to the per- formance of the duties of his office and gives per- fect satisfactif)n to liis constituents, and is also do- ing credit to himself as a city official. The taxes of the city now amount to 4il2.").(M»(l, besides spe- cial imports. !Sir)0.0(M), and with the assistance of his son. Arthur C. Mr. ( Jreen performs all tlic «(>ik himself. Socially. Mr. Green is a iiu'iiilicr of Wenona Lodge, No. 2,')C. V. A' A. M.. and is also identified witli the Royal .\rcaniim. lie elected a lieantiful hmiie on the corner of l.inii and (»hiur subject then left his legiment and for foui' months was fighting at Atlanta and Savannah with the four- teenth Cori)s, and w;is in Gen. Sherman's army in the celebrated march lo the sea. -Vfter the battle of Chickamauga our subject was promoted to the office of Lieutenant and was given charge of the ambulance corps. On returning with the ambulance corps and those who were wounded to Philadelphia after Lee's surrender, Mr, Sniilh was mustered out and received an honorable dis- charge. He was wounded al the battle of Cliicka- inauga, receiving a shot in the right shoulder, Inil was in the battle for three days before this eatas- troi)he. \\'lien our subject returned from the war he I was employed in a grisi-niill al Menii)his, this PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 499 State, and then eng-aged in luniheiiug on the Au Sal)le River for tliree winters, and indeed lias fol- lowed that liusiness ever since, lie is the owner of small tracts of pine lauds in Northern ^Michigan and w.as one of the owners of the sawmill at Fin- conning", which was run under the firm name of A. T. Smith & Co., .and was sold in 181)0. For the p.ast three years our subject li.as given liis attcnticm almost exclusively to farming, his beautiful place being located just north of the village tracts. He also has a pLace one mile west of the village, be- sides other land in the State. Mr. Smith came to Pincniinent men of the COlMll\'. ,P:NN1S bow. We are pleased to intro- duce to our readers the worthy subject of this sketch, who was formerly the popular and efficient Supervisor of Bridgeport Township, Saginaw County. He was born in Pe- nobscot County, Me., April 18, 1828, and is a son of Edmund B. and Elizabeth (Haskell) Bow. His liarents were natives of jNIaine and his paternal ancestors were English. Both his father and uncle were soldiers in the War of 1812. The family migrated to Ohio when Dennis was only five years old, and after two years residence there they came on to Michigan, taking up their abode in this county in 183(i. When Edmund B. Bow fii>t came t(j this region lie could not locate in Bridgeport Township, be- cause; the mosquitoes were so numerous and un- bearable and he located his family in wliat is now West Saginaw, and lived in one of the old lilock houses which had been erected there during war times and for several yeai'f; tliey made their home there. Bridgeport Township tlicn contained about six families of white people, altiiough it had a large population of Indians. For a number of years Mr. Bow cut shingle logs on the Cass River anq rafted them down to Saginaw where they were manufactured by hand. He subsequently operated the saw and grist mills of G. I). Williams, of Sagi- naw, for a number of years. In 18r)7 his death occurred and in that event the county lost one of its earliest and most etflcient pioneers. Of the children with whom ject grew to maturity the following now survive: Susan, now the widow of Oliver (Uover; Mary, wife of H. M. Beach; and Philip. For years the father had served .as Justice of the Peace, and also .as Super- visor of Bridgeport Township, and was highly esteemed in those capacities. In those days wikl game aliounded and our subject had abundant opportunity for hunting as well .as for the more serious occupations of pioneer lads. School life was his to some extent but the advantages of tluise early district scliools were not all that he desired and he li.as had to supplement his studies therein by a thorough course of reading since reacliing manhood. By his first marriage Mr. Bow had three cliil- dren, and two of them, Lewis and Frank, are still living. His second marriage, with Arloa Andrews, gave him three children, lume of whom are now living. The [irescnt Mrs. IJow bore in maiden- hood the name of Marietta Cone, and she became the wife of our subject December 18, I8G2. She was born in Genesee County, this State, March 27, 1837. Her parents, Norman and Sarah (Atkins) Cone, were natives of Connecticut, who came to Michigan in 183,o and settled in (4enesee County, where her father still resides and is now [last his eighty-first year. By her marriage with Mr. Bow she has one son, Oliver .1., who was born in 18(58. One hundred and twenty-two acres of fine land cxmstitutes the farm iqioii which .Mr. Bow now lives and upon which he settled in 18.511. Besides this property he has had coiisideralile more which he has divided among his children. He has ])aida great deal of attention to the raising of improved stock, both cattle and sheep, and is a prominent 5(»0 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. uiaii aiuonjr lite iiijiiciill 111 i>t< and strti-k-raisers of the iMtiintv. For years Mr. FJow has served as I'lvsident of the .Sairinaw Couiily Farmers' Chili, and is at present I'resiclent of llie einnitv orsfanizatioii of llie Patrons of Industry. Aside frmii his connee- lion with this liody, with which he doe> pnlilieal work, he has Uemocratie i)roclivities. lie is idi'ii lified with the Knii;lits of Honor and is ever ready to jnin liands with his nei^^liliors in ini)veinents winch he considers adapteil to proninte the ino- ;riess (if the coniinimity. lie has served a> Con- stilije. Clerk, and .In-lice of tiie Peace, and li:i> heen .Supervisor for three years of Hridireporl Township. He and his jjood wife are nieinlier.s of the Conijreif;»tion'd Cliurch and in tliat l)i)dy he fills the olticial positions of Deacon .-ind Trustee. The family stands liiirh in social circles .mikI their intlnence is alwavs for irood in the eoiiimunitv. GKOUtil". .\. ril.VTCHKK. Tlie husiness men of liiiy City have a j^ood representati\e in this i;entleinaii, who is senior iiieiiiliei of the tirni of 'I'hatcher iV Olmstead. arocers. The i.-irue estalilishmeiit of which they are the joint proprietors is conveniently located on Twelfth Street at the head of Wasliini;toii Avenue, and is well stocked with a full line of srroceries. produce and fruits in their season. While their trade is principally retjiil. they transact .some wholesale liusiiies> and make a specialty of teas, which thev sell l)oth in small (|uantities and in the hulk. I'os.sessiiiir abilities of no ordinary kind, it is not strange that succe.s.s has crowned his judicious cfftirtsand that his place is amoiiu the prosperous nu'ichants of Hay City. The early years of Mr. Thatclicr were passed in his native place. Hainilton. Ontario, Canada, where he was horn Keliruaiy 12, !«;")!». His father. Knocli, came of Knirlish ancestry and was eiiiraired as a mechanic in Ilaniiltoii until liis dc.-illi in that iit\. His mother. Klizaheth (llelidershot ) Thatcher, was lioiii in Canada of (ierinan forefathers, and still resides in Hamilton, having again married. (Jf her fii-.«t union six children were liorii.oiir subject beiiiii- tlie next to the eldest. He was reared in his native ( ity. where he attended the common schools, ••md after the death of his father he worked for an uncle, Philip Hendershot, a faiiner near Hainilton. In the fall of \X~X. when alMUit nineti-en years old. Mr. Thatcher came toMichiiran .•mil located in l!:iy City, for two years woikiiii; iliiriiiii the suiii- mer season in sawmills, and iiiess of \V. I lirotherton >V Co. Hy economy and industry he accumulated enouiih capital tost.Mitin business for himself, and in 1.hj<7 he organ i/t d the present tiriii .-iiicl ha- since been sueces-fully eniiaired in the mercantile biisine.-s. The plea.sant home which Mr. Thatcher owns and occU|)ies on the t-orner of Tliirteenth aii- excellent educations in the city schools. Althoiiifh his business dcm.-inds are such as to allow him but little time lor social life Mr. Thatcher belonos to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is an active worker therein. In his political relations he is bound by no i)art\ ties, but casts his ballot for the men or the measures they uphold, rather than for the part\. He {•on- tributes tv the support of the Methodist Kpiscopal Clinrch, of which his wife is a member, and dis- penses his charity liberally to those who have been le.ss fortunate in life than he has been. ^i — ^^^ %^^^4, but was afterward del iclied and assigned in charge of the Post Hospital at the Detroit l!ar- racks. May 2, 1865, he was commissioned Surgeon of the Twenty-third, and joined them at North Carolina and wa^ mustered out .lune 2H. at Salis- bury, N. C. Returning to Mii-higan. Dr. Hubbard resumed practice the next yiar and added a drug stock at Salina. now the Eighth Ward of Saginaw. In 1K7H he went to the Black Hills and became engaged in practice at Deadwood, at the same time being in- terested in mining. He remained there for two years, or until 1K«1. Since then he luas practiced only about two years, and has gh'cii up his store because of the failuie of his health. His general practice, however, is as large as he can give time and attention to. Our suliject was married .July 15. 18MM. to Mrs. Polly M. Randall. widHICAL RECORD. James McManniss. Of llif live cliilclicn iluit wcie ill the family iilijecl was one. lu' was the only lioy and tlie fourth in order "f liirth. lie was reared on the farm and attended tliecoiiiniou- schools. On tlie lireakinu' out of llie ".ir his young patriotism was liied, and in .lime. IHfli. lie enlisted in Company D, Seventeenth Michiiran Infantry, and was mustered in at Detroit. His regiment was iminedi.'Uely sent South, and he soon saw the horrors of war, for he was engagecl in Ihe liattle at South Mountain and Antietani. at whieh last eiiiifagement lie was woundiMl twiee. The sec- ond shot h'ft a liall lodged in \)\> side, ancl he was left on tiie lield and supposed to lie dead. Taken to the hospital, he was transferred to Frcdei'ick City Hospital, where he remained until coming home, but even after returning to his home he was unable to walk for a year, and was discharged in December. IBfJ.'J. The hall, which he still carries, causes him pain at times. As soon as his health wassulliciently estalilished, our subject again resumed liis school duti(>s, it be- ing his desire to tit himself for the profession of law. He studied with Baldwin A- Hafter, of Mon- roe County. Mich., for one year, and in lS(il» en- tered the law department of the lniversit\' of .Michigan, .and was graduated in IWTl.with tliede- gree of LI.. 15. For six months he pursued his luaclice in Monroe, and then located in .Midland City, where he was City .\ttornev for two years, and County Prosecuting .Vttoriicy for six \-eais. While there stationed, he was I'resident of the Midland County Agricultural Society, and w.as nominated and elec'ted Representative from .Mid- land, in 1HH2, on the Republican ticket and served through the session of lSH:i. He was on the .ludi- ciary Committee and on the Committee of the I'niversity of Michigan. The session cast a liallot nf iiiiicty-oue votes electing Thomas AV. I'almcr Inited States .Senator. In 1885 our subject removed to Hay Cit v and entered into partnershi]j in the practice of law with (ieorge W. .Mann, about two years, and tli.n continued his pr.aclice alone. In 188.") he was a))- pointed Conunissioner on Kmigration by (iov. .\l- ger, and held the office until it was abolished. In 1886 Mr. Van Kleeck was elected Prosecuting At- torney of Bay County, and served from 1887 to 1888. As a Rcpi-escnlative of the people, he has always adopted such mode of procedure as prom- ised to be foi' the general good. No favoritism of personal emolument could iixluce hhii to change his mode of imblic business. ()ni' subject was married in .Midland, .luly 'J. 1872. to .Miss .luliette C. Carpenter, who was born in Oakland County, this State. This unicm has lieeii blessed b\' the advent therein of three cliildren, whose names are Edith A.. James C. and .Vdelia. (■)ur subject is a Free and .Vccepted Mason socially, and also belong's to the (irand .Vi'iny of the Re- |)ulilic. He was .ludge Advocate of State under H. -M. DuiHeld. He is an ardent Republican, and has mnnfuliy stood by every mcTMire adopted by his paity. ARHY J. TIFRNKV is erne of the enterpris- ing young liusiness men of Bay City, and has the ininclpal management of his broth- er's affairs. He is the proiirietor of the only cut rate ticket office in the Saginaw A'alley, and is Cashier of Tierney's Brokerage Office and Personal Security B.aiik as well as Secretary and Manager of the Bay City Stor.age Company. His jjarents were Patrick and .Mary (K'yaii) Tieiney, both natives of Irelantl, who came to this country and here spent most of their lives. ( )ur subject was born in Loiidnn. Canad;i. .lime 1, 187(1, and was there reared and educated. .\t the .age of lifteen he came to Bay City, and after taking a business course in Devlin's liusiness Col- lege, he became liook-keeper for his brother Peter in the brokerage office, and also took the position of Ca.shier. There is not a shrewder business man in Bay City, even among older heads than this young man. and Ilie business is \erv successful under his supervision. I'pon the incor|)oiation of the Bay City Storage Company, he became its Secretary and Manager, and in that does a good busines. He will no doubt achieve a brilliant linancial success tf mp^: c//'jf~-i^£^'i Z-^R C^;^^ -nii- the most success- ful business men in the county. He is prominent in many ways and has helped to build uj) the city from a hamlet to a populous town. He is inter- ested in pine and lumber lands in Kentucky, Ten- nessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and as a civil engineer is one of the most practical in the country. During the '6(is he estimated the cost of laying a gas pipe from Pennsylvania to New York and demonstrated its practicability, but others at- tacked his statements with ridicule, and even the writers in the Scientific Ameriraa were f)p[)osed to his opinions. He defended himself with vigor. and the very plan he then advocated is now in common use, showing him to have been far in ad- vance of his day. He was the engineer of the West Hay City Electric Street Railway during its con- struction. One of his greatest undert.akings is the improvement of the resort kmiwn as Wenona Beach, which is the finest place of the kind on Saginaw Bay or on the upper lakes, with elegant pavil- ion, boat house, walks and liand stand, upon which he and S. 0. Usher expended ovei iS'2.'J,()0(l. IMr. A'an Liew was born in Ovid, Seneca Couiity, N. Y., October 7, 1832, and is a son of Elhanan Van Liew, whose father, Frederick, was born upon Staten Island and was a captain in the army dur- ing the War of 1812, The family is of Dutch de- scent. The father, who was a manufacturer and fancy weaver, became a lumberman, and after he 23 had sold the lumber disposed of the land as farms. He was the nK)st extensive hunlierman in the vi- cinity and took his son into partnership witli him, the firm being known as \'an Liew A- Son. He died in t!ayuga County. N. Y., from iiaralysis of the heart, passing away February 4. IHIU, while visit- ing one of his lumber camps. He was convinced of the truth of Democratic principles, but was also a strong Prohil)itionlst and a sturdy worker for temperance in every way. His wife, Eliza .\., daughter of Abijah Wood, was born in Danbury. Conn., and was descended from the best blood of New England. She now resides with her children at the old home in Cayuga County, N. Y.. and is still an .active worker In the Presbyterian Church. There were nine children in the fan.ily in which our subject grew to maturity and seven of them are still living. Evandcr S. attended the district school and at the age of fifteen entered the acad- emy of ( )vid where he completed his literary course. He then studied civil engineering, and on receiving his degree took a position as engineer upon the Genesee A'alley Canal in the em]iloy of the State. Eighteen months later he returned to Ovid and became a partner witli his father in the lumber business, while at the same time he was in the em- ploy of tlie New York Central Railroad as civil engineer. The marriage of Mr. \'aii Liew and Miss Laura J., daughter of Darwin Leonard took place in IH.'iT. Two years later the ^onng man purchased a farm near Seneca Lake and engaged in farming, while at the same time he carried on lumbering and engin- eering. In the spring of 18()() he came to the Sag- inaw A'alley and entered the service of Ssige Ar Mc- Graw, remaining with them as engineer until .July, 1872; he then began work for the Detroit & Bay City Railroad, and during the succeeding years went South twice to superintend important work. In 187.') he was made City Recorder,whicli position he held until 1882, and during that time he was one of the promoters of the building of the water works and was the engineer and superintendent, as well as the Secret.ai y and Treasurer of the Board. He has also been Cit}' Engineer at various times. For a number of years Mr. Van Liew has taken an interest in real estate and invested in various 506 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArmCAL RECORD. parts ul tin- toiiiiuy. Ill 1865 he bought twenty- two tliousaiid acres of coal land in Knidford County', Pa., for which he paid i^200,()00, and soon sold it at an advance. In 1882 he formed a part- nership with the Hon. S. (). Fisher in real estate, and they are still interested together. Mr. Van Liew has built a great many houses in the city and owns many lots here. The children who have gathered about tlie home of Mr. Van Liew are three in number. The son L. D. is one of the finest chemists in the Northwest and is the general super- intendent of the Westmoreland Specialty Company at (irapeville, a suburb of Pittsburg, Pa.; Frank M. is in the crockery business at West Hay City, and Zaidee resides at home with her parents. The social orders command the attention of Jfr. Van Liew and he is prominent in the Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal Arch Miisons and the Roj'al Arcanum. He l)eliev'es in free trade, and free silver, and is frequently a delegate to county and Stnte Democratic conventions. In 1860 he was a dele- gate from New York to the National Democratic Convention which met at Charleston, S. C., and there was a pronounced man. Iiut in 1872 he disa- greed with his party in their nomination of Greeley and "bolted," becoming a delegate to the National .Straight Democratic Convention whicli iKniiinated Charles O'Connor, at Louisville. A lithographic portrait of Mr. \:\u Liew accom- panies this sketch. r^jlCHAHI) W. IIAXKIN, who is a blacksmith '^^ by trade, is conducting his business in Freeland. .S,i<;iiiaw County, and is the son ^of Richard W. and Anne (Bull)IIankin, i the former a native of Pennsylvania and the lat- ter of Fngland. Tiie subject of this sketch was • liorn in AVarreii Counly. Pa.. February 22, 184L and he there received lii> ediicalion and jiassed his boyhood days ujion the faim and in the woik oi-- dinarily .Mssigncd to country lads. I'pon the breaking out of the Civil War young Ilankin threw in his future with that of his coun- try' and enlisted in Company A, Forty-ninth New York Infantry in the spring of 1861. This sixteen- year old boy served bravelj' for one j'car and then re-enlisted in Company C, Ninth New Y'ork Cav- alr\-, which bodj' of troops was attached to the Army of the Potomac. The young soldier served under (ien. Devin and belonged to the Second Brigade, First Division of that army, taking part in the famous battle of Gettysburg and participating in the engagement in the Slienandoah Valley, being under Sheridan at Winchester and Cedar Creek, and also in the Battle of the Wilderness, continuing in tiie service until the fall of 1864, when he was disabled with the rheumatism. He was then .sent to the hospital at AVashinglon, where he remained for some time and was finally granted an honorable discharge on account of disability. The young man returned home upon leaving the army and spent some time in recruiting his health. He did not feel like settling down to work at the old home and decided that as he had been so thoroughly broken up in his plans by his experi- ences in the army he might as well take this time for effecting an entire change, and determined 111)011 removing to the West. In 1865 he came to Michigan, entering the emploj' of the Tittabawasee Boom Company, with whom he continued for two 3'ears, and later took the position of section fore- man for the Flint iVr Pere Marquette Railroad. After three years in the service of that road he lo- cated in Freeland, which has been his home from that day to this. The marriage of 'Sli: Ilankin and .AHss Annie, daughter of John Buford, took place in February. 1 86(). Mr. Buford is a resident of Saginaw County and a native of Detroit, and his daughter was born in Mt. Clemens, Mich. The six children who came to bless this home are as follows: Clarissa, who married ;\Iartin Ryan and resides in Midland County; Delbert, who is unmarried and resides at -Muskegon, where he is in the emi)loy of a lumlicr firm; Cery, Charles, Richard and Keturali. Tiie political principles of our subject have brought him into line with the general movements of the Democratic party, and as to the social orders he is a member of the Midland Lodge, No. 237 1 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 507 A. r. ife A. M., and also helong's to the Patrons of InfUistiy. The meiiihers of the family lielong to the Methodist Ejiiseopal (lunch and are nsefiil and honored in its meinhi'rshi|). Jlr. Ilankin started in life without a dollar and with the disad- vantage of having suffered in iu^alth tlnouiili his patriotic devotion to his nation's honor, hut by hard work and industry he has made a success of life and has .accumulated a comfortable jii-operty. r^ ylLLIAM B. CUBBAaE, M. D., is the leading physician of thevill.age of Freeland, where he is k)cated, and owns one hundred and twenty acres adjacent to that village, in the township of Tittabawassee, Saginaw County. He is the son of George and Sariih ( Williamson) C'uli- bage, natives of Delaware and Ohio, respectively. The Doctor was born in Franklin County. Ohio, April 7, 1848. and early had the misfortune to lose his father. His mother never remarried and he re- mained with her upon the farm until he reached the age of twenty-six years. This young man had superior advantages in se- curing an education as he attended an excellent district school until he was about fifteen years of .age, after which he entered Central College in his native county and also studied at the Westerville Normal School. His financial mattei's were in such a shape that he found it necessary to earn his own tuition money and he prepared himself for a teacher and taught his first term at the age of nineteen, continuing thus for some five years. When only a boy he iiad acijuiied a love for the study of medi- cine and began reading in that direction while teaching, and read with Dr. Beverly, of Westerville, for two years, flnall3' entering the oflice of Prof. 1). Halderman. M. D., who had been a surgeon in the Forty -sixth Ohio Infantry and was Pi-ofessor of Surgery at Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio. Tliis ambitious student entered Starling Medical College in 1871, and aftei- taking a three years' course w.as graduated in the Class of '74. locating in Freeland where he has ever since resided, with the exception of a period of six months when he served by appointment as Clinical Assistant to his iild pn'ce]it(ii'. Dr. Halderman, after which he re- turned to his home at Freeland. Dr. Cuhbage w.as united in the bonds of marriage. .luly H. 1878 with Emma M., daughter of C. Parker, of Ihidley. La- peer County, and tlieir union was blessed by the liirth of one daughter — Winnifred M. Upon the 11 til of August, 1884. this household w.as over- shadowed by the angel of death, and the loving wife and mother was takeu hence. The present Mrs. Cubbage w.as known in maiden- hood ,as Anna Pullar. and her father, Andrew Pul- lar, w.as a resident of Freeland. This union h.as been bles.sed by the liirth of two children — Max and Afeta. who are both at home, as is also the daughter Winnifred. The Doctor has been very successful in his jiraetice and has aiMjuired a fine reputation throughout this part of the State. The political views of Dr. Cubbage bring him into line with the Democratic party, and he has been .Secretary of the County Sc1iO(jI Board for five years, and for two years w.as examiner of teachers, in both of which olhces he lia> given great satisfac- tion. In the .soci.il orders he is a member of the Patrons of Husliandrv and is the physici.an for Tent and Commandery of the Knights of the Macca- bees, of Freeland. He is also a representative of the Supieme Tent, and belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters. Mrs. Culiliage is an active and earnest memlier of the Congreg.ational Church and a lady of intelligence and social attracti a native of Ontario, Canada, and was born '&,' .Tune ^i. 1843. His parents, .Tames and Latitia (Gardner) Stacey, were natives of England and emigrated to America more than half a century ago. Tlu'v came to this county in 1862, set- tling ill Zilwaukee, and as the father was a car- pi'iiter and joiner liy trade he found an abundance of work demanding his skill and followed that calling through the remainder of his life, dying in this county in 1865. His good wife, who survived until 1881, was the mother of four children three of whom are living, namely: .Tames, Richard and Andrew. Andrew .Stacey received his education in the schools of C inada which at that day were far from being c(jmplete or progressive, and he has found it necessary to largely supplement the course there pursued, and with true wisdom has made his whole lii(^ a school for learning. He was married May 22, 186,5, to Jessie Thorbur, who was lioni neaj- (ilasgow, Scotland. .Tanuary i, l.sl.V Her parents, •Tames and .lessie (McFec) Tiiorbur were natives of that countiy. Her mother died when she ,was quite young and at the age of six the child came with her father to America settling in Upper Canada where she was reared to womanhood. Her four children are, .laines, Ella, Charles and Carrie, and the elder is a public school teaciier of good reputation. .rjf.>- is en1ii'el\' due to his own effoits, seconded as they have lieen by a faithful, inteliiu(ait and thrifty eonii)ani(in. His political views bi-ini;- him into alliance with the Republican party and in local matters he is au ac- tive promoter of all progressive movements. He is a member of the Ivnights if the Maccabees and he and his good wife are l)oth active and intluen- tial in the social circles of his township. _J ^UGUSTUS C. MELZE. When Mr. Melze (@/y I came to the present tin iving village of Mer- i \ rill, there was only one family in the place, *^' which was known at that time as Green's Mill. From the time that he drove the first nail ever driven in Merrill until the present time, 18',I2, he has been closely connected with its growth and a prominent factor in its development. He came here without a dollar, and his jiresent competency lias been secured by economy and industry, com- bined with decided liusiness tact and judgment. Now a prosperous business jnan, he enjoys the largest trade of any merchant in the county, out- side the city of Saginaw, and averages total sales of 84,0(1(1 per month. Mr. Melze, whose portrait is sliowii on the oppo- site page, is now in the prime of life. He was born in Louisville, Ohio, November 12, 18;")!. His father, Pierre Melze, a native of France, and a cooper by trade, emigrated to America in 1849, proceeding directly to Ohio and .settling in Louis- ville, where he followed his trade. He married Louisa Prenot, a French lady, who died in 1884 at the age of sixty-four years. He afterward married again, and now survives at the age of seventy-five years, the recipient of every attention from his children and the object of their tender care. He and his wife were the p.'ircnts of five children, three of whom arc now living. One son, Erail, was a Lieutenant in the late war, and was wounded in service three times, dying from the effects of injuries received. In a Catholic scImkiI in Ohio, the subject of our sketch received a limited education, and afterward began in life for himself at the age of seventeen years. He was employed in packing hoops for barrels and continued in that way for ten years. He came to Michigan in 18(5.5. sojourning for a time near St. .John 'sand one year afterward coining to Saginaw County, where he remained in Chesan- iug several years. The year 187.5 Tnarked his ai ri- val in Merrill, where he has since resided. He came here to work in the hoop business and finally bought out the establishment. In order to assist his employes he kept a small store and furnished them with the necessities of existence. Each 3'ear his stock was increased until it has reached its present proportions. In 1888 he took as his part- ner Peter L. Perkins, and they now operate under the firm name i>f Jlelze k Perkins. In the meantime [Mr. Melze has not neglected the hoop business, and is now President of the Michi- gan Hoop Company, with headquarters at Saginaw. The firm enjoys a steady and lucrative business and during 18;tl handled six hundred cars of hoops. AVith his other duties j\lr. Melze finds time to engage in real estate and loans, holding consid- erable property and owning one thousand acres of farm lands. He has great faith in the future of Merrill and has worked faithfully to improve the village. When it was named he was urged to call it after himself, luit refused to do so. His model farm in Saginaw County which he recently sold, co.nprised one hundred and twenty acres just-out- side of the limits of the village of Jlerrill and is embellished with good buildings, which he erected. In his politics Mr. Melze is a strong Democrat and has rei)resented his fellow-citizens in various official capacities. For many _years he was Town- ship Clerk, also served as Treasurer of the village one year, and has been a delegate to district con- ventions, He was urged to accept the nomination 512 PORTRAIT AND BIOGEAI HICAL RECORD. fill- ihe State Legislature Imt refused, feeling lliat il woul'l be (h'ti'iinental to his tiusiness foi- liiiii tii negleet it. Meniil nmloulitedly liasa bright future before it, and its citizens will ever hold in affection- ate regard tlie gentleman whose ability has con- trilmted to its development and to whom its |iros|ierily is largel\- due. ^M ICHAEL LEIDLKIN. Among the men to whom the township t)f Huena Vista, Sagi- naw County, owes much of its prosperity as an agricultural center, is tlie one whose name heads this sketch. He belongs to tliat Teu- tonic class of emigrants whose industry and econ- omy soon placed them in coinfoitable and respon- sible positions on coming into tiie new counlrv. Our subject has taken adv.-uitage of evei-y ciicum- stance that he could turn to his own account, and the i-onsci|UcMcc is th;il lie is in :i most conifortMlile lin.'incial position, and a f.armer who has .•lei-iiinu- lated a handsome competency in llie pursuit of lii> calling in this Stale. Mr. Leidlein is an old settler in the Wolverine State, having conu' here as early as IK IK. lie was boiii in rolzingen. Kicis Mittelfranken, I'lav.niM. ( icrmaux . .Inni' !.'). IK27. He received a llioiougli education, jis do all ( iernian \ out lis. and which has enabled lilni to so successfidly cope willi the world. Eai'ly in life he w.ns tlirown upon his own ic- sources. and followed ili.' business of a rope-maker until IKIT. in his native l;iiid. when. Iiaxiiii; lieniil much of the tame of the Westcin world, lie eiii- liarked for America, and landed in Xew York No- vember K. of the Mbii\e-iiained ye;ir. lie iciiiaineil in Syracuse. N. ^'.. oiu' winter, and the followint; spring. IH^K. (■;inic to the Sagin:iw N'jilley. On coming liillier they were obliged to seeiire the ser- vices of .M snrveyoi- to pilot them to llieii new home in Ulmiilield Township. In ll-i."i2 our subject dis|)0sed of his pui-eliase in iilumtu'ld Township and purchased the |)ioperty on which he resides at the present time in Uiiena \'istM '!"o\\ iisliip. lie was iiist iiinienl.-il in Imildinu Ihe lirsi Niwiiiill in ilir township, which hi' oper- ated very successfully until the spring of 1865, when the mill was entirely destroyed by fire, the loss to our subject being over *7,00(), and upon whicli there was no insurance. AVith his charac- teristic energy and perseverance he immediately rebuilt the mill, and in three months it was ])ut in operation. In 18()(i the building of a plank road was agita- ted between Saginaw and Vassar, and our subject manifested his interest in the welfare of the com- munity by using hi.s influence in favor of its build- ing, and his popularity w,as such that (he road was constructed and he was made its President, which l)osition he continued to ocenp}' for several years. In 1871, the year of the great Chicago tire, forest tires were raging in Michigan, and Mr, Leidlein suffered the loss of two large barns and contents, besides all the timber on his place, entailing a loss to him of several thfiusand dollars. Our subject, proxing himself equal to the emergency, rebuilt his barns and now is the possessor of a fine tract of laud of two hundred and twenty acres, which, by the energv and good judgment which he has dis- played, is one of the linest in Saginaw County. This exeellent farm is operated in connection with his son, .lohn Leidlein, whose sketch will be found on another page in this volume; and is superin- teiulcMl cnlirely by the son. At the time of the de- struction of the barns of our subject by tire, they were insured, but he was unable to obtain any money from the eonipaiiy in which he was insured. .Ml. Leiillein was united in marriage, April 16, IK.")!, with Miss Dorothea Myer. a native also of l!eiclielsarbar;i. .Maggie, .lohn, (u'orge .1., Carf)line, Mary. Karl .1.. and one who died in infancy unnamed. l'"reileiick:i is the wife of Martin Messner; Bar- bara is the widow of .lohn Weber; Maggie is the wife of Christian .laeckei; .Tohu is referred to in another sketch; (ieorge .1. died in ISuena X'ista Townshiii when eighteen years of age. His death was occasi(uied by the team he w.as driving taking fright and dragging liiiii some distance, his hands lieiiig wrapped in the reins in his endeavor to check PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 513 the fi'iijliteiied horses; he lived Init fourteen hours alter the aceidenl. Miir<2:;iretha died when foiu- years of ajje. Our suhjeet has served aeeeptalily in the otlices of .lustiee of tlie I'eace. whieli position he lield ''or t-vvcnty-li\'e ye;ii,-. '! < \\l;^l,i]l 'liciMiKr f< r Mveiid terms, and has been the recipient of all the school ottices. ht insi' iniieh interested in eduealional affairs. He is a piililic-spiriteil man. and has lici^n idculilied with all pulilie enter|iri.-es wiiicli in his judi;iiient would advaiu'e the wellare of the comiiiunity in whieh he has so long resided. 'I'lie political ideas which our subject considei'ed most sound, previous to iy7(5, were tho,se which are expressed in the IJe- publican party. Since that time, however, he has been independent, voting for the man rather than party. All in all, ISIr. Leidlein is a i)0[)ular and progressive farmer and excellent citizen, who is willing to help forward all movements wliich will be for the benefit of the eommunitv. ^^i>^^— |K()R(iE II. GRANGER, M. ]). For the past six years our subject has held an as- sured position among the medical frater- nity of Bay City. Dr. Granger was born in Way- land, Steuben County, N. Y., January 17, 1841. He is a sou of Schuyler and Mary Ann (Anderson) Granger. His father was a farmer and a native of Hartford, Conn. He settled in "Westein New York when the present site of Rochester was a wilderness. Our siibject acipiired his education a1 Danville Seminary and later went to (ienesee Wesleyan .Seminary and (Unesee College. Dr. Granger left college in order to read medi- cine with Dr. Patchin of 'Wayland, and after a most satisfactory cour.sc he went into the hospital service for two years, serving as a cadet on a con- tract. On returning to his home he went out with Company G. One Hundred Eighty-ninth New York Infantry, being the fourth Sergeant of the company, but he was for the most time with the surgeon. His regiment was detailed to duty with the Second Brigade in the First Division and the Fifth Army Corjis and with it he was in all the general engagements of the Army of the Potomac from .Vpril 1. 18(11 until Lee's surrender. He was in the battle of the Wilderne.ss and was in two battles of Hatchie's H\in. At Dabney's ]\Iill he saw some siiarp lighting and again in the spring of 18G;') .at Gravelly Run, at White Oak Road and in the final cidmination of affairs in the liattle of Five Forks and fiom the time of Lee's surrender untd the general review at Washington he was in \'irginia. He had never l)een absent fiom his reg- iment during the whole of his service. He was mustered out of the State service at Elmira, and of the United States service at Arlington Heights. Returning to W.ayland, our subject resumed his studies and graduated with his class from the de- partment of regular medicine in 18(57. He began practicing his profession at Unionville. Tuscola County, when the country w.as new and wild, and as there one of the pioneers of that local- ity. He made most of his visits on hor.seback for a period of five years, and continued there until 188;"). He has ridden over a great extent of that country and his life while there was not an easy one. He has many times been called u|) in the night to go to Caseville. twenty-six miles dis- tant from his home. (Jur subject came to Bay City in order to relieve himself from his heavy work and at the same time to have a broader field in which he could develop his own knowledge of special diseases. AVhile in Tuscola County he was a memlier of the Medical ■Society and since coming to B.ay County has not failed to benefit himself by the advantages of such association. He is the road physician for the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Company, and in such a position is kei)t employed on work that is at the same time serious and delicate. Socially Dr. (iranger is Waster of Northern Star Lodge, No. 277, F. t\: A. M. and for eleven years was so associated in Inionville. AVhile in that village he was proi)rietor of a drug store and also owner of a farm; the latter he still possesses. Since coming to Bay City he has given his whole atten- tion to his practice. ( )Hr subject w.as married August I, 1!^()8, to .Miss LiKV L.. daughter of Frasmus 1). Nichols. This marriage has been most happy, the couple being 514 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. sympathetic and appreciative in cverv ivspect. Tliey arc attendants of tlic >rclli()(Ust Kpiscopal Churcii. In politics lie is a Rcputilican and served Tuscola Ciinnty as its Representative in the sessions of 1.s7!)-18?S|-Ikh2. was proniinentiv men- tioned as the Ctovenior of Alaska, and no doiilit would have lieen nominated had he stayed in tiie race. In IHMt he was l)cforc the Congressional Convention held in (Grayling and came near be- ing nominated for Congress to represent the Tenth district. He has been connected with Bay Cit\' Educational Board and served as its President three terms. He is Past Commander of V. S. C; rant Post, No. (i7, (i. A. H. and his stand- ing is shown by a gold badge of that order, pre- sented to him on his retirement as Commander. He has held many ofliees of minor imjjortance and is considered as one of Bay City's ni(»t iniuiiinfiit citizens. ■55~ y ^ I I'S. . a representative pitineer of Saginaw (oiiiily. residing on I'j section 't. Bridgeporl 'l'ownslii|i. was boin .May I. \X-2X. in Oakland Coniily. this State, and is llic son of William and Olivia (Ten- ant) Phillips. The father is .siid to have been a native of ( lermany audio lia\e emigrated with lii.'« parents lo tliis country when ipiite \ipuni;'. While in New ^■ork City he was adopted liy .Judge W:iy "ho i;:i\<- him most of his training and edu- cation. riie p;ii-ents of our subject were eai'ly seltlers of Oakland County, Mich., and resided there until the boy was thirteen yeais old ;it whicli liuie Ihev re ■ moved to ( ienesee County, where they s|]ent the remainder of their days. The log >clio(ilhouse. the farm, and the rude scenes of pionei'r life tilled up the boyhood of our subject and he began life frf>m the standpoint of a poor boy. The maiiiage o! Mr. Phillips with Mi>s I'jnih' lilaeknier ccrun-eil ( (ctobcr M, IXl'.t. She was born in Niagara Counly. N. V.. May 21, 182!l, and is a d;iuuhter of N'jithaniel and IJoxana, (Hitter) Black- mer. Her father was born in Canada of Scotch parentage and her mother was a New Englander. Mrs. Phillips migrated with her parents to Genesee Counly. ^lich.. when she was about eleven years old and in that county her father was for many years engaged in the lumber business and later on in life engaget Saginaw. .She was one of twelve children, six of whom are now living, namely: Mr.s. Phillips; Horace; Austin; Aurelia, now the widow of Lafayette Hill; ^Lartha. wife of George Bridgemau, and Philo. To Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were born two children. Edson and Elvira O. The latter married Ro.scoe Leadebetter and died, leaving one son, Charles C, who makes his home with his grandfather. In 1851 Mr. Phillips came to Saginaw County, and located in East .Saginaw when it ccmtained but a few liouse.s. Kor several years he carried on a grocery and provision business and for a short time also followed his trade as a carpenter and joiner. In the spring of 18(il he settled on the farm where he now lives and with the exception of four years has made that his home to the pres- ent time. This lieautiful property of eighty-one and one-half acres is the result of the hard work, enteri>rise and perseverance of himself and his faitiifui wife. This capable lady belongs to the K|)isi'op:il ( liuich and is an active member of .so- ciety. .Ml-. I'hillips has acted as .lustice of the Peace for four years and while living in Saginaw .served as clerk while that city was still under the village iiicoi poralion. In hi> politicMl views he favors the principles of the Demoer.atic party. His integrity and thoiough business methods are well known throuuJMJut the eommuiiity and he and his wife are liighlv esteemed in .social circles. A view of their pleasant homestead with its attractive rural surroundiiii>s appears elsewhere in this volume. Oil's COHYEOX. Many of the best citizens of Bay County did not have their nativity in the I'liiteil States, but being of foreign birth and coming to America with the hope of improving their fortunes, they have adopted RESIDENCL OF JOHN COREON , SEC , 3. ^PORTSMOUTH TR, BAY CO., MICH RESlDEtvJCE OF A.J. PH I LLI PS . SEC. 5.,BRI DGEPORT TR.SAGINAW CO., MICH. i i PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 517 American ideas and aided in Iniildins' "P Ameri- can institutions. Among tiiose wlio iiave assisted in developing; tlie vast lesources of Michigan, none nioie deserves representation in tliis volume than Mr. Corveon. Althovigh he was horn m Bel- gium and thei'e i)nssed liis life until he ai-rived at years of maturity, he is thoroughly American in Ills ideas and interests, and no native-born citizen of Bay t'ounty takes a deeper interest in its ad- vancement than he. 'Sir. Coryeon is a resident of Portsmouth Town- ship, where he owns sixty-five acres of fertile land. lie also owns other farms in the county and has in his possession forty lots in B,a\- City. At present he is engaged in business as a money leaner. His success and the enviable |)osition he occupies may justly be attributed to his careful economy and unremitting industry, (jualities which will bring financial success to their owner if they are coniliined with good judgment and business tact. In l.s.Sl Mr. Coryeon (M^'cted upon his place a beautiful brick residence, one of the linest in the neighborhood, which invarialily attracts the atten- tion of the passer-l)V and stands as a monument to his energy and enterprise. The reader will be pleased to notice a view of this fine residence on another page. In Im~ native country, Belgium, wheie he was boin in 1«27. Mr. Coryeon grew to a sturdy man- h;)od. Hi- opportunities for education were ex- ceedingly meager and his youth was devoted to liard WDik. In IS.t.S he crossed the ocean, seeking a home in the Xew AVorld. After landing he pro- ceeded directly to ^lichigan, sojourning in Detroit one winter and coming to Bay City in 1^5 4. His beginning in Bay City was an humble one, his lirst occupation being that of a scissfir shari)ener, and he may justly be termed a self-made man, as what he has ju.' owes to his unaided efforts. He began burning lime in licli. the widow of George Rich and the daughter of Henry (ieis, Five children have blessed the union of iNIr. and Mrs. Corveon; all are deceased but a daughter, Thrcssa, who is receiving excellent educational advantages in the district schools. Those dead are: Kmma, Frank, Louisa .and Emma. Louisa and Thressa were twins: In all matters of public importance Mr. Coryeon takes consider.able interest and casts his ballot for the candid.ates of the Republican party, lielieving the l>rineiples of that party liest calculated to protect the interests of the |)eople. -^^.l \h; 1^^ IMLLIAM STONE is a farmer residing on W section , , inaw C. 14, Tittabawassee Township, Sag- y^/ inaw County, where he is the fortunate owner of one huudied and twenty .acres of as fine land as is to be found within the confines of the county. This ))roperty is well improved and highly cultivated ha\'ing upon it excellent farm liiiild- ings, and he has brought this land out of its wild state to its present productive condition. Mr. Stone is the son of Channcey and Malvina (Ward) Stone and his father was born in the (ireen ^Mountain State and his mother in New York. He himself was born in Erie County, N. Y., aiul his natal day wer districts. In October, IKrtSI, ^Ir. Stone was hajipily married to the lady who now presides over his liousehold. She was Emily, daughter of .lames Callaway, and her parents were natives of Ashtabula County, (_)hio, where she also was born, her natal day being April 24, 1842. Oni'e only was this home liright- ened by the advent of a little child when Ida was born .Tilly 3, 18(!1. She was the delight of her parents and her proud grandparents and lived to be a beautiful girl of eighteen years, and on the .■5(1 of August, 1879, she was called away from earth by the angel of death, leaving behind her a sense of bcieavemeni which can never fade away. 518 PORTRAIT A2sD lilOG HAPHIC AL RECORD. The menioiT of tlii.« lovely irirl is cherislied l)y lier associates and friends as one whose In'ief life niijrht well he an example for others. The political oi)inions which control the public action of Mr. Stone are in hearty accord with the declarations and ])latforni of the Hepuhlican party, yet ho is not hlindly lead liy others, being siitli- ciently independent to control his vote, in local matters, by his own judirment and the exigencies of the times, and in all affaii-sof county and town- ship he votes for the man whose judgment and integrity he trusts, in preference to endorsing any one ))artisan ticket. While Mr. Stone i> loo busy a man with hisown affairs to be gieatly absorbed with the affairs of .■■ocial orders he belongs to Freeland Tent. Xo. Hi>8. K. (>. T. M., and is a faithful and prominent mem- ber of that order. He is also an attendant at and supporter of the Methodist Church. He had no capital with which to start life unless we may count !is such rolnist health, an excellent constitution, a detei-mination to succeed in whatever he under- took and a manly sense of integrity, and with the.se he has achieved success and is numliered among the prosperous nun of his townshii). r.RAM WllITUKCK. .Vinong prosperous tarnu'is who liaxe come to Michigan from i) the Kinpire State, we ma.\ mention Mr. AVhitbeck. who is carrying on a successful business as farmer and stock-raiser in Bridgeport Townshiji, Saginaw County, lie was l)orn March 21, 1K:?.') in Hen.sselaei County, >.'. Y.. and is a son of I'eter (i. and Dorothy A. ( \anl5iiien) A\liitbcck who were liorii in New York and arc of llulhnid descent. Our subject was the fourth s training and caily education there until lie reached the age of twenty, after which he went to Saratoga County: it was his home for some four years, working in the meantiiiic for liis uncle Henry \'anl{ui-en. Iicing engaged in I'Miiiiiiiii and helping in carrying on a sawiiiill, The opportunities for education which were proffered to our subject in his childhood and youth were extremely limited but his love for learning and his ambition led him to self improve- ment in later years, and by a thorough course of reading of both books and periodicals he has added materially to his stock of learning and ;(repared himself to observe intelligently the advancement of men anil nations. After leaving his uncle he spent four years in Toledo, Ohio, |)revious to com- ing to Michigan and it was in IHfJt; when he came to Saginaw County, and settled upon the farm where he now resides. This land was then practi- cally unimpri)ved and he has brought it by hard work and untl.agging industry to the splendid con- dition which we see to-day. The marriage of Mr. Whitbcck with .Miss Kmily Simons took place February 26. 1HG6. This lady was born .Tulv 2.5, 183;), in Oswego County, N. Y., and is a daughter of Isaac and .lane Simons, who at one time made their home in Frankennnith Townshii). Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. AVhitbeck..IennieE.. Ella M. and (ieorge. This gentleman inclines to Democratic principles in politics and is warmly interested in the success of that party but in local matters he is willing to jt)iii hands with any of his fellow-citizens in bring- ing about changc-i and iiniirovements in the neigh- borhood. I'pon his beautiful farm of one hundred and twenty acres he is raising an excellent grade of stock. He is an excellent representative of the best class of fanners and enjoys the confidence of the whole coinnuinity while his entire family stand high in social circle-; and are at-live in works of be- nevolence and progress. •5 v*^^- -^ .\n\{Y C. Mori/niROl'. Although lu has not yet reached the jirime of life. Mr. Moulthrop has become closely identified l(l@) with the i)ublic affairs as Asssistant Cashier of the Hay City Hank, and a member of the firm of leberroth A- Co., dealers in crockery and glass- ware. In recording the events of his life, i)er- cliancc the biographical writer of :i hnlf-centnry PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 519 lience will tind rare jileasure in narrating the honors and eniolunionts wliit-li will have been bestowed iipun him. At pre.'^ent we can only re- cord the piineipal happenings in a life of less than tliirty years, and note the steps by whieh he has risen from an humble clerkship to his present res- ponsible position. His life affords another illustra- tion of the i)Ower of conscientidus perseverance and honest industry in crowning Inbdrs with tlie most coiniilete success. 'J he house in which iMr. Moulthrop was born stood on the corner of Fourth and Saginaw Streets, in Bay City, and was occupied by Clark and Elizabeth Moulthi-o|3, parents of our subject and pioneers of the city. Harry C. was liorn May 23, 18fi?, and passed his boyhood days in his father's home, amid mingled work and iiluy. At an early age he commenced to .acfiuire the rudi- ments of his education in the conunon school, which he continued to attend until he had passed through the various grades to the High School. There the fund of knowledge pi-e\iously obtained was supplenu^nted by an excellent cf)Ui-sc of in- struction, which ecpiipped the diligent pupil for a practical business life. During his vacations Mr. Moulthroii engaged as clerk for his father in his grocery store, and after- ward became clerk in (iibson's grocery establish- ment at the foot of Center Street. He made his first engagement with the I'.ay City Hank as collector, and was promoted from that position successively to the positions of collection clerk. buok-keei)er. general liook-keept'i-. di>counl clcik, teller and ;issistant cashier. He liecaine teller and .assistant cashier Septenibei li. IHIK). and is now serving efticieiitiy and with maiked ability in that capacity. Feliruary lit, ISiS'J.he became interested in the tiriii of rel)errolh A' Co., on Center .Street iu the ShcMrer I'llock, and has continued in the firm since, having been with it when its fine new building was put up in IHSU at No. 8I(> X. AVash- iugton Street. In his social lelations Mr. Moulthrop was one of the charter members of the 15ay City Club and was its Treasurer during the first yeai' of it existence. He has estalilished a (ileasant and atti'active home at >'o, 229 X. ]Madi^on Street, which is |)resided over by his wife, to whom he was married October lit. 1889. Mrs. Monlthroi> bore the maiden name of Mary ( r. Crippen and jjrior to her marriage re- sided in Saginaw. East Side. Her parents are Charles and Marjorie ((Ti-ant) Crippen. A lady of superior culture, Mrs. Moulthrop enjoys the sincere and universal esteem of the people of Ray City, and is prominent in its social circles. w ILLIAM B. CL.\RK. Since 1870 >Ir. Clark has been engaged in the retail grocery business at the corner of First and Yan Buren Street*. and not a housewife in the city liut what feels that articles gotten at this store are better than those obtained else when . He alwjiys keeps the best stock of stajjle and fancy gtiods, and tal)le delic-u-ies that are loved liy the epicure and that appeal to the man with the full purse. Since coining to Bay City he has had no occasion, either for want of trade or for other considera- tions, to change his location, and his ))rospect for the future is as good as it has l)een in the past. Mr. Clark was born in Wayne County, this State, seven miles east of Ypsilanti. February 7, 1842. He is the son of Timothy ,and Sophia (Smith) Clark, who were pioneers in that portion of the State. They were farmers by calling and our sub- ject was early trained in the duties incident to l)ioneer farm life. As n l)oy he attended school in the district schoolhou.se and then liecaine a student in the old Ypsilanti .Seminary, and after he had finished his school training he was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade with his brother, Wood- bury Clark. He worked at that for several years, and in 18()<) on the 20lh of .Vugust, came to Bay City and began working at his trade. He also took contracts and put up a number of buildings in this city. For four years 5Ir. Clark was employed in this business and so successful was he in partnership that he decided to ImuikIi out alone. He Imilt a good store and residence and opened up business as above stated, in 187tt, He is naturally of a 520 PORTRAIT AND IJirXJRAPHlCAL RECORD. sunny, genial U-mperaiiunt, aiu} attracts trade for his affable riualitics as well as by the excellence of the goods he offers. He is besides a thorough and careful business man. Hesides his business pro- perty, Mr. Clark owns six houses in the city, and al.so other city real estate. All of this he has made by his own efforts. On conung to the city he found but one brick building here, and that was the old Union Block. The Frazier House was in process of construction, and on that he did his first work in this city, so he lias witnessed .the growth of the place from its incipience to its pres- ent fine proportions. Our subject has been st'lcctcd to represent the First Ward as Alderuiau and has served in that cap.acity for two terms. He has comniendcd liiin- self to the best cl.ass of citizens and city otlicinls by his excellent judgment, common sense and ad- herence to princii)le. Mr. Clark was married to Miss VAh-n M. Dun.s- more, of Ypsilanti, l-Vbruary 7. 18()."). In their church relations they are Kpiscopalians. Socially he fraternizes with the Masonic order. He be- longs to the Bay City Lodge, lilaiuhard Chapter and Bay Citv Commandery -^]. ^HJH^ EL. I 1^~ SAAC A. SIIA.NNON. The .Saginaw Valley is famous, not only llirougliout Michigan, but lis also through the Noitli west as the seat of many and varied manufacturing interest,-;. The lum))er resources of this part of the WoUciine Slate and the chai'actvr of its early pojiulation. as well as its splendid opportunities for the adaptation f)f water power have led to this result and we have here to chronicle another establishment of this character. Mr. Shannon, of Bay City, is the t)lde.st wagon- maker in the Saginaw \'alley. having been estalv lislied here since lM(i3and is now doing line custom work exclusively. He has built a good two-story brick shop.iOxT.') feet on the lot where he has been located for over twenty years and gives employ- ment to ten first-class mechanics, and su|)|)lies the best city trade. He was born in Warren Count3-, N. J., February 29. 18;^(>. and i- a son vf David and Catherine (.\ngle) Shannon. TUe niothcr was born in Brooklyn and the father in Warren County. X. J., where he was a wagon and jilow maker and later a farmer. They were devout members of the Kpiscopal Church and the father was an old-line Whig and afterward a Ke|)ublican. He was l)orn in lS0.3and died in 1883 ami the inotliei. who was born in 1813. died in 188(j. Our subject was educated in A\'arren County and grew to maturity upon a farm. He came to Michi- gan l>ef(»re he was of age and resided in Oakland County and afterward in Illinois and about the year 1860 returned to this State and settled in Hoehester, Oakland County, where he apprenticed himself to a carriagemaker and thoroughl\' learned the trade of which he had acipiired much from his father at home. In 18(i3 he came to Bay City and established a shop on his own responsibility being an entire stranger in a new city without cai)ital. During his first year here he was drafted into the army but as it seemed best for him to continue in carrying on his business he hired a substitute and still deyoted lnni>elf to the luiilding U|) of this in- fant industry. At the inception of hi> Inisiness Mr. Shannon employed but one or two men but soon had a trade that demanded a largei' force. He bought the property where he is now located and in 1871 erected a small shop which he occupied until 18M2 when his present factory was built. He is now contemplating another addition to his luiilding in order to facilitate the immense trade which he has built up. He has made it his aim to make his (uit- |)nt of the yery best quality that could be ni;ide and his shop is known all through the valley as the (inest custom sho, in these parts. In 1872 Mr. Shannon sold his business and went to \'irgiiiia to rez-ide on account of the ill health of his wife, but after several months' absence he returned home .and again resumed his former busi- ness, liesides his manufacturing interests he has had some dealings in real-estate but has devoted most of his energies in the direction of his trade. He has not dabbled in jiolitics although he is a worker for the Hepnblicaii party, but he h.as been a nieniber (if the Masonic order ever since he was old enough to be .accepted and is a member of the Bay City Lodge. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 521 The marriage of our subject with INIiss Etta Ben- nett, of Rochester, Mich., tootc place Novembei- 3, 1865. This lady is a daughter of Harvey Bennett. They have one daughter, Geneveve, who is still at home. Jlr. Shannon and his wife are members of the Universalist Church of which this genllcnian has been a Trustee for over twenty years. ■5•='5•=•^ EUBEN W. ANDRl'.S, deceased. This gentleman was Viorn in Chautauqua ^ \V County, N. y. near the village of Cedar Creek. February 20, 1832. He had his training in the common schools and in 1854 went to Buffalo and engaged to work in a store. In 1856 he came to Owosso and establislied himself as a merchant and a few months later removed to Chesaning where he continued in trade for a number of years. With his brother and with R. II. Xason he owned a water-mill at Albce and erected a steam mill nt ]\Iaple Grove, and was carrying that on when he was elected Sheriff in 1870. He had been .Justice of the Peace for one term and served sixteen years continuoushy .a.s Supervisor. He was a Repulilican in his political veiws. At the election of \>^12 his opixincnt claimed to be elected liy a majority of one hundred and eighty-five votes and secured a writ of quo war- ranto against Mr. Andrus, who by tlie advice of friends resigned after entering the office and Dr- John B. White, the Coronor was appointed in his place. He immediately appointed Mr. Andrus bis Deputy and as such he sei'ved out his second term of office. After he came out of office he again en- gaged in the grocery trade in which he continued until his death, which took place, October 20, 1878. Mr. Andrus was a member of the Masonic onler and also the Odd Fellows fraternity and was an active Knight Templar, and was buried with the honors of a Knight Templar. He was a strong politician and became associated with the (rreen- back part}% being imbued with the pervailing ideas upon the matters of national currencj'. He was married in 1861 to Emma Roy Crowfoot, of Che.s- aning. .She died leaving a daughter, Haltie. who is now Mrs. Lagroth, of Minneapolis. The marriage of our subject with IMrs. Maria M. Legg, widow of Silas W. Legg, took jilace, Febru- ary 28, 1865. This lady is a daughter of Ho.sea Wood, of Ulster County, N. Y., and in that county she was iir.st married in 1855. Mr. Legg was a stone cutter who came to Chesaning the year of their marriage and there continued to live until his death in 1864. Their one son, William C. Legg, who was only three years old at the time of his father's death, is now residing in Riverdale, this county. Mrs. Andrus is a member of the St. .John's Church and resides in a beautiful residence on C^arroll Street, .\ftcr the death of her husband Mrs. Andrus continued the grocery business for about a year and then closeil it out. She spent one 3ear ui)on the farm adjoining the town of Chesaning but the most of her widowhood h.as been iiassed at her town residence. \f OSEPH M. TROMBLEY, wholesale an<7;i. in (oniiec- tion with his brother. David, he built the "Morniim Star" and the two fished in partnership until 1«H',) when our subject purchased David's interest and is now sole owner. The vessel has a capacity of eight tons. On December;'), IHild. >rr. Troiiiblcy com- menceil in the wholesale and ret:iil li>li liu>iness on water lots No. 1. 2. .'5 and 4. in Banks, where he has a substantial ice-house and a fine fish-house. with docks. He buys and sells fish, and ships K.a.st, .South and West. The elegant residence which Mr. Troniblcy now occupies was erected by him in 1872 and is located on the corner of Kim and. Sophia .Street. Besides that piH)perty, he owns other real estate in the city. Me was married in 1863, at Banks, to Miss Nancy Beebe, who was born in Owosso, Mich., and dving left one son, Theodore, now engaged as a fisherman. On February 22, 1868, Mr. Tromliley was united in niarri.age with Miss Susan Bennett, the daughter of Capt. .John IJennett. a native of (Jueens County, Ireland. Her grandfather. .\n- drew, brouglit his family from Ireland to Canada and improved a farm in I'rescott, where he died. .Iiihn liciuietl was fourteen years old when he ac- companied his father to .America and was a sailor from his boyhood. While still young he became a master and saileil on the lakes for nioie than twenty years. lie also owned a farm ne;ir I'res- cott. whence he removed to Corunna and retired from active life with a competency. His death occurred in 1H71 at the age of seventv-one vears and six months. During the Canadian Rebellion he served as a McKenzie man and was .a picket guard. .Mrs. Trombley"s mother was known in maiden- hood as .Mary Tierney and w.as born in Monah:in. Ireland, whence she emigrated at the age of eight- een years to New York, and six years later came to Michigan. Mrs Troniblcy was in xt t

^^<^ [AMES TENNANT. The Il.iy City Stone Company has as its presiding geniuses two of the most able and experienced business men _ of Bay City. The senior member of the fiini is he whose name appears above. They are manu- facturers of granite and marble monuments and cut stone of every description. They also deal ex- tensively in sewer pipes of all kinds. Mr. Ten- nan t bears a good old En.- tee County couit-hoiise. During one year Mv. Tennant had charge of fourteen large contracts. The company furnishes ccmstant employment to eighty men. They own thirty-three acres on the Saginaw Bay shore, from which they get excellent stone. Mr. Tennant was married in St. Catharines. Canada, June -iC), 1807, to Miss Emily Horsham, who was l)orn in Devonshire, Flngland. They are the parents of four children — Arthur J., :Mabel, (iertrude and Sidney. The eldest son is a practical stone-cutter, located in Washington State. The family residence is located at the corner of Eighth and Sherman Streets and is a most attractive place. Mr. Tennant is united with many societies and is , a Knight of the Maccabees, also belongs to the United Friends. He and his wife are associated with the Congregational Church. He is a Repub- lican in political predilection. "o2- 1 OSIAH SQUIRE, a leading fanner, residing on section 4. Saginaw Township, w.as born Decen.ber Id, 183.'), in Woodhouse. Leices- tershire, England, where his father, John Squire, carried on work in a lace factory, but migrated acro.ss the ocean in 184;'), and farmed ne.ar Brantford, Ontario. He died there at the age of eighty years in the hoi)e of a glorious resurrection 524 PORTRAIT A>'D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. aiifl had been an earnest and devoted nieinher throughout life of the Methodist Chureh. as was also his wife, wliose maiden name was Mai-y Wen- riglit. She was the mother t)f nine cliilihTn and died at the age of fifty-four years. Aftci attending seiiool in iiis native land, .losiah Si|uire came witli liis parents, at tlie age of tiiir- teen. to Ontario, heing one month on tiie vt)yage, journeyi ig in tlie ship "Marmion." At tlie age of seventeen he hegan independent work, taking a farm of one hundred acres on sliares. A\ lien he came to the States in 1859, he located at Saginaw, landing with only ^1 in his pocket and heing three or four weeks without work. During his first win- ter here he worked in a livery stable and then found emi>loyment on Mr. Hrockway's farm, after which he leased a farm of .lohii Lent, making a bargain to have the use of tlic farm for clearing and fencing five acres a year; but at the expiration of tile second year he sold his lease. The young man next bought a house and lot at the corner of Adams and Bond Streets in tlie city, and did teaming until ISfili, at which time he bought his present property, only Iwo or tliicc acies of which were then cleared, and whicli liad upon it a laiger slock of wild deer than domestic animals and he could even boast of a goodly num- ber of bears which made their home upon his farm. Here he built a small wooden house and went to work to cie.ir tlie farm and put it in shape for cul- tivation. Jlr. S(piire was married to tlie lady of liis choice in 1850, and she was before her marriage with him Mi-s. Anna Bailey. Of their six children live arc living, viz: Habbie, Anna, Bailey, Fred, and Alfred. The daughter Carrie died at the age of nineteen years, just after graduating in the city High Schools. One hundred .acres of the one hundred and twenty in the possession of Mr. .Squire, are now under cultivation. His beautiful home, which he erected in 1881, and to which he built an ad- dition in 1889, is situated four and a h ilf miles north of the city. The two commodious barns and indeed all the outbuildings of the farm are credit- able to the enterprise and thoroughness of tlie farmer. The political views of our subject have, through- out most of his life, brought him into affiliation with the Republican party, but of late he has ex- perienced a reaction on the tariff question, and has left that party, as he cannot believe in the expedi- ency of a high tariff. Me therefore now counts himself as in line with the Democratic [larty. His intelligence and interest in the local educational affairs have brought him into iii'oininence in con- nection with the schools, and he is now a School Director. Both lie .and his wife are pnmiinent and active members of the Ba])tist Church and llnd therein a wide sphere of infiiicnce. (i^^)IlOMAS li. MONOSMITII. of Bay City, is itf(^\ ^'"' pi'oprietor of the kindling wood fac- V£>/ tory at Thirty-seventh Street and the rail- road cros.-ing of the Flint it Pere JLarquetlc Road. He carries on a large business in the ni.aii- ufacture of iiitched and dried kindlings, using .steam power and having in his employ some twenty-six men. He is the only man in this busi- ness in the Saginaw \"aiiey and there are none in the West east of the Mississippi River, doing a larger business than he. He ships to Chicago and other large cities, lie has the largest factory west of Pennsylvania. .Mr. ^lonosmith began this business about 1H7H ill Medina Ohio, but in 1882 he removed to Michi- gan because he could here secure a better supply of lumber and is thus a pioneer in this line and has made it a success. His plant here covers eight hun- dred .sijuare feet and he has a switch track con- necting his yard with the main track of the rail- road. ()iir subject was born in Wayne County. Ohio, .luiie 10, 1844, and is a s(m of .h)sciih and Lizzie (Hawn) Monosmith. As the father w.as a farnu'r the son w.as In-ouglit up in the country and had good practical training both at home and in the common school and for some time taught in tli;ii county. The father was .Supervisor of his town- ship and a man of jirominence. The young man first engaged in the manufacture of Imtter and cheese in a factory on the Western Reserve and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 527 Iniilt for himself a factory in Medina Counly, in l.H(!.H. After operating' it for some lime lie sold it, hut still carried on the same line of work in other jilaces, until 1^79 when he took hold of his present work which was then a new business. rpon his arrival here Mr. Monosuiith formed a corpoiation known as the Michigan Fire Lighter Company and was elected as its President and oc- cupied the position as manager. After a business period of four years Mr. Jlonosmith secured entire control of the business. The plant was located at the corner of Fortieth and Water Streets. In 1888 the entire plant was destroyed by fire, making a total loss, as he carried no insurance. ])uring the conflagration Mr. Monosmith had a yery narrow escape from death. ITe then moyed to his jiresent location. Thomas ]!. Monosmith was united in marriage June 18, IK()8 with Miss Emily L., daughter of Olney Hounds. Their three children are: Olney, who is a graduate of the Bay City High School and is now a student at the College of Physicians and SurgXHins in Chicago; Porley 1>., who is with our subject, and John \i. While this gentleman has not been an active politician he votes the Dem- ocratic ticket. He is also a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. (j^ ENRY SHAKES. Tliis former valued resi- )y dent of Saginaw was born in Prussia, (tCi- niany, January 28, 1840. His father died when he was a mere child and he with an ohler brother and his mother came to Canada, when he was ten years old. His mother married again in Canada and Henry early learned the mason's trade and began his own support. He liad a good (Terinan education. He also was a great reader and observer, and retained all he read. After completing his trade as a m.ason he came to Saginaw and worked at it for some time. Keturning to Canada Mr. Shakes was married at Exeter, April 11, liS(!-(, to :Miss liarliara Kllcn Deemert, who was born at Guelpli, Ontario, and is of German ancestry. The young couple came to 24 the city of S.aginaw, wheie Mr. Shakes soon after became a contractor 'and'built''some of the principal residences and business blocks of that city, such as the Giesler block, the Derby block, the Hoyt's planing-mill, the File works, and the Hurt residence, besides doing inuch luiilding in other cities. One of his principal .jobs was the large hotel at Piay Poi-t, and another, the bank at Standish. James Kern was his jjartner for some time and at the time of tlie death of our suliject they were liuildiiiga mill for Duncan & P>rewer, and one for Mitchell and McClure at Duluth. He w.as fatally injured by thelneaking of a scaffold which caused him to fall some ten feet and his death oc- curred at Duluth, April 1, ISOI, just a week after the accident. He gave the business his full atten- tion and supervision up to the very Last moment and not five minutes Iiefore his death was on his feet. As soon as he was hurt his wife hastened to his bedside and tenderly watched over him. He be- ingbright and cheerful they anticipated no danger, so no dark shadow cast a gloom over the last few days they so happily spent together. Mr. Shakes was a niemlier of Lodge IS'o. 74,1. O. O. E., Lodge No. 5(18. K. of II., the Arbeiter So- ciety, and the Builders" and Traders' Exchange, He was selected as a delegate to the National Con- vention to lie held in New York but as business called him to Duluth at that time he was not able to attend. At the time of his death his pall bear- ers were selected from the societies to which he belonged with the addition of two members of the Brick Layers I'nion. He was a careful business man and his contiacts were invariably successful. In physique he was roliust, healthy and vigorous, and socially was very coiii|iaiiionable. He was often asked to occupy offices of public trust but invari.ably declined, although he was interested in l)arty movements and a stanch Democrat. He was said to be the most straightforward of the business men of the city and always stood well with all his workmen, ever realizing that they were human beings and never having difficulties or strikes among them. As Mr. and Mrs Shakes had no children they adopted a little girl when she was four years old. This daughter, Carrie, is now the wife of Louis A. 528 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Seifert, who is in partnership with Heavenrich Bros, in the shoe business. 'I'lie.v have Uvo chil- dren. Lulu Barharaand Klsie May. Mr. Shakes pos- sessed strong soeial (jualitiesand was a genial com- panion and valuable friend. lU- found his greatest pleasure in the Sdciety of his wife and daught*>r, and his home was an exeeptionally happy one and he could not have loved an own cliilil more heartily than lie did the brilliant ami handsome girl whcmi he ado[)ted. llor two little daughters were very near to his hear! and could not have been more dear than they were bad they been his own flcsli and blood. A lithographic portrait of the late Mr. Shakes is presented in connection with this biography. ylLLIAM V. IMJYHKSKI. Uur subject is one of the most jirominent icprcsenta- tives of tliatcounlry that has suffered so severely from the avarice of the great European powers anay City, and at tlie convention at Detroit in September, 18',)1, he was elected Cen- sor, which is the highest otlirc in tiie Alliance. He bas been delegate to the six conventions of this association, at Chicago, ^Milwaukee, l>ay City, St. Paul, Buffalo and Detroit. lie is well known liy the Polish population of America as well as m Po- land and enjoys the highest esteem of his |)coplc in this country and his native land. ^^HAR1.E.S URIAH THORN. This enter- II . prising young business man of South Bay ^^y City, is well read, intelligent and progress- ive. He was born in Oxford County, Me., Xovcm- ber 15, 1848, and his father, William, was also born there, while his gr.andfather, Thomas, was a native of Massachusetts and removed to O.xford County, Me., to take up Government land in that less set- tled State. He went there with two brothers, one of whom w.as killed l)y the Indians and the other was captured and never heard from again. The fatlier of our suliject was reared in Maine and upon reaching manhood went into the grocery and dry-goods business and in 1K(!1 went to To- ronto, Cauda, and dealt in grain for fourteen years, after which he came to the Slates and carried on the same business in ]\Iason City, 111. It was in 1881 thai William Thorn came to Bay City and acted as an agent for others, bul in October 1888 he returned to Maine where he carried oh a grocery business. He was a J)emocrat in his j)olitical affiliations and *a Univcrsalisl in liis religious be- lief. Almira Ripley was the maiden name of her who became the mother of our subject. She vv.as born in Oxford County, Me., and is tlie daughter of Maj. William K. Ripley, a native of Massachusetts whcicarried i)iil)lican stripe and lie is a member of the National Union of Cigar Makers and tlie Bay City Local Union. ^^m -@^ ^^ IIRLSTIAN VOLZ. The intelligent young iff _ farmers of .Saginaw County are the bone' ^^' and sinew of the community, as their strength and vitality, their enterprise and energy carry forward the agricultural interests. None of them is more justly appreciated than he whose name stands at the head of tliis narrative, and his beautiful farm of one hundred and eight acres, lying on section 21, Buena A'ista Townsliip, Sagi- naw County, is well adorned and iin|)r(ived with the good buildings which he has placed upon it. Christian \'ol/. was born in Wurteniberg, tier- many, Novemlier 1, 18,');'), and came, in the spring of 18(17, to America with his parents. In the meantime he had received a good education, whicli is always accorded German children. and has suiiplenicnted that knowledge with jvidicious lead- ing. Tlie parents of our subjm-t located in IJiieiia Vista Township a few moiUlis after their advent into .Saginaw County, and our subject continued to reside at home until his marriage, altliough he spent four years in Detroit, being einploved in gardening. October 'M). 187!l, was the date of our subject's marriage with Miss Louisa Deliii. tlieir nuptials being celelnated in Saginaw. Mrs. \'olz was born in the township in which they now reside. Decem- ber 25, 1858. To them have lieen born a family of six childi'en, viz: Yetty, Christian .1., Katie, John M., Louisa and George .1. Our sul>ject's father was Christian \'olz and his mother's maiden name w.as Dora Walz, both of whom were natives of Wurteniberg, Germany. The^• are now residinsjiu Buena Vista Township, having removed hither in the fall of 1867. The parents of Mrs. Volz were Peter and Barbara (Stolz) Dehn, natives of Bavaria, Germany. The mother died in Buena Vista Town- ship in 1882. Our subject has been .Tustice of the Peace for about two years and fulfilled the duties of the oHIce to the full satisfaction of his fellow-towns- men. In politics he is a stanch Republican, be- lieving that party to be in the right. P.otli our subject and his wife are influential and [lopular members of the German Lutheran Church and are liberal contributors to the support of the same. They are good citizens and desirable ac(juisitions to society. A\T1) WILSON is a i)rosi)eroiis and well- i]i known farmer who resides on section 12, Tittaliawassee Township, Saginaw Countyi where he is the owner of eighty acres of as flue land as is to be found in the county. He bought this property before it had been touched save by the hand of nature, and he cut the lirst wagon road from Fieeland to that s|>ot. He now has it thoroughly improved, and has placed upon it sucii buildings as are creditable to :iny farm. Our subject is the son of David and Su.san (Clow) Wilson, who were born in Lincolnshire, lOimlaiid. as was also their son, who had his na- tivity .luiic 'M). IM\. The father was an engineer and young David w.as brought up to the same trade. He had tiie misfortune to have his educa- tion cut short .as far as literary attainments go, but he had a thorougli :iiid most essential practical training. The lady wlio became the wife of our subject on tlie 21tli of .luly, 1853, was Fannie, daughter of William and Jessie (Crosby) Newton, of Kng- land and Scotland respectively. Mr. Newton fol- lowed the calling of a contractor and builder, and of tlu'ir pirent;. Min- nie S., who was lorn June I, IK.') I, makes her home with her parents; Eva, horn .Tuly IC, 1856, is the wife of David Turidiull,<)f Saginaw Couuty; Andrew J,, horn JMaroh 26, 1859, took to wife Katie McKellar, and resides upon a farm adjoining liis father's; Ida A., horn May 11, 1861, has mar- ried Osgood Nims, of Saginaw County; William M., born August 20, 186:^, married Alice (Gilbert and makes his home in Hay County; Fannie, born January 25, 1866, married S. C. Brown, a lumber- man of Dulutli, Minn.; David, born May 31, 1868, died Septemlier 4. 1870; and Jessie, boi-n Decem- ber 2, 1871, married .lames Turnbull, of Saginaw County. The political convictions which govern the vote of Mr. Wilson are in many respects at variance with the standards of either one of the great polit- ical parties, although lie sees truth in some planks of the platform of both. He casts his ballot for the men and measures which judgment approves, and linds this t) be most satisfactory to him. He is an attendant at the services of the Methodist Ei)is- c(,)pal Church and a supportcrof all measures kiok- ing towai'd the i)romotion of the welfare of the community, and is ever pleased with progress in this direction, V ^♦HH^^'J- / <*^ I^ALTER FKAZEK. That the fear of what \/jJ/l '■O'WP''* at'ter death "niakes cowards of us V^/W all" is as true lo-day as when i)enned by the immortal bard, and to most men those fears cau.se a shudder when contemplating the tomb. Many people designate the details of their funerals. hoping thus to assuage this feeling, and it is a consolation when dying to know that the body will be consigned to its long sleep bj' tender hands and followed by loving heaits. Years of experience have made Mr. Frazee proHcient in performing the saddest of human rites and tender obligations, and niiicli ol the I'epulsiveness of the linal duly of man to man is mitigated when to his tiaiued hands and eye and thoughtful mind can be relegated the work in which he is so proMcient. Friends can always rest assured that no omis- sion or interruption will mar the occasion when the direction of the funeral is m the charge of Mr. Frazee, and Mv. II. Coleman, in whose estab- lishment this gentleman has been Superintendent of the undertaking department for years, feels that in him he has his ablest coadjutor. He w.as born in Durhamville, N. Y., .luly 23, 1844, and his par- ents, Arial and Julia Ann (ISIorse) Frazee, were both natives of New York, who came to Michigan in 1860, settling in Ypsilanti. The father of our subject had command of a trade as mechanic, and was formerly a salt manu- facturer of Syracuse, N. Y., where he owned two salt blocks. He died at East Saginaw some eight years ago. The son had learned the carpenter's trade with his father, and worked at it until he was twenty-live years old. He had come to Sagi- naw City in 1862, and here he worked at his trade for seven years jobbing with his father. In 1869 he took up imdeitaking in connection with Adam Ilai-ite, under tlie linn name of Haiste & Frazee, doing business on the east side of Saginaw for some two years, at the end of which time the partnershij) was dissolved. Mr. Frazee continued business on the VYest Side bv himself for two years, and then removed to Monroe, Mich., where lie carried on an undertak- ing establishment four years, and then returned to Saginaw and conducted bu.siness for C. L. Benjamin for one year. He w.as then proffered his present position with the lirm of Harvey cfe Coleman, and after l\Ir. Harvey retired he con- tinued with Mr. Coleman, and he has had charge of that liranch of the business ever since. He gives strict attention to business and has two assistants to hel[) him in conducling affairs. 532 PORTHAIT AND lUOCaiArillCAI. RECORD. Our suhjecl wn.- niMnicii Nnvtiiilpci' o. IMlili. to Miss Ahliii' McDoiinld. of Midhmd Countv, and their cliildicii are as f<»ll()\vs: Lottie, llattic, Harry, ("ora. .Iciiiiic. Frod and Lillic. All the children are still at home and .h-nnie is a student in the Hisfh .School. The lainily residence is located at No. :VM) Nortli \Ve;idock Street. .Mrs. Frazee was h)orn at Kintrslon. ()nl;irio. tiiid i> a lady of more than (irilin:uy >oci;il i|U.Mlil ics ;iiiil is liiufhiy es- teemed. .Mr. l''rM/.ee lielouiis to the Kuight.s of I'ythias and the .Vneient Order of I nited Work- men, and is al.so identilied with the Royal .\iv:\- ntim and the Kniirhts of the M;icc;iliees. j'!"!-^+ ^iJ^j -^-^-^-^| '+++•!• miW +*-5"5-t: iM\ "^^ ll.^TriK I.. TllO.MPSON. The at- 'li tractive millinery estalilisluuenl located at 11) No. ni>< Walnut Street. We.sl Kay ( ity. is )\vned and nianaiicd l)y this lad\'. who.se inhereul love of the licautifnl is the secrel of her suc<'es,-. ill liiisincss. ,\ caiiahle rni.'Uicier aiirin;e p.atronage of the latlies of the .Saifiuaw \'alley. Her business has .steadily side. Miss Thompson is the Sfranddanirhter of :iii olil l{evoliitiouMi\- soldier. who was a farmer iu New I lampsliiic .•uid ilicci in (iiMflou. \ t. Ill the last-named place her fatiiei-. Horace. w:is lioni. .and thence he reimived to Ohio in IM.i!). where he was cnyiiiicd in fMiiiiiim pur- suit^. In his political lielief he wa~ ;i sti-onjj Democrat and nol only in local affair.s, Iml al.so in all mattei> of ■.rciieial importance, he was well in- formed. His death occurred ill Octoher, I8«l. In his early uiaiili 1 he married Miss l.vdia (iieijorv. who w;i> horn in SiiraloiiM Coiiiily. N. y. nnd died in Ohio ill Se|)temlier. 187(). She was-a faithful meinlier of the Methodist Churcli and posst-.ssed a nolile character .aiid hiuli impulses. Her father was a successful tanner and one of the early set- tlers of .Nfi'diii!! County, Ohio. Six chlldreu in the family grew to mature years, namely: Fr.auces (Mrs. F. E. McCoy), who resides in Oklahoma; Mary. (Mrs. M. A. Lawson), whose home is in (iraflon, Ohio; llii;iiii. who enlisted during the late war in Company .V, One lliiudred and Twenty-fourth Ohio Infantry, anil died in the hospital at Chattanooga, in 1863, when twenty years old; Maria (Mrs. Henry Holhrook), who re- sides in .Saginaw County; Luther, whose home is in Oregon and Ilattie L., the subject of this sketch. She was reared on the old homestead where she was born in [>orain County, Ohio, near Elyria, and recceived a coiiinion-scliool education in the dis- trict .schools of that community, rntil the death of her father she resided at home, after which she started in business for her.self in Elyria, Ohio, buy- ing a carefully selected stock of inilliuciy and fancy goods .■iiid iciiiainiiiu there successfully en- gaged ill Imsiness iintii IS.S."), when she (.■ame to West liay City. Here Mi.ss 'I'lioiiipsoii lirst sliirtcd in the millinery busine.ss at No. (io7 Midland Street, but later re- moved toher present place, wlieie she carries the largest stock of milliiu'iv and fancy goods of any establi>liiiieiit ill the cit\-. Her .sympathies are with the cause of I'roliibilion. and she is a consist- ent member of the Methodist Church where she t^'aclies in the .Siiiid.-iy->clio(i| Miid is a iiiciiibi'r of the Epwoith l,e;igiic. DAM I'ISIli'.i;. T|,i> w;irm hearted neigh- bor, true friend and po|uilar citi/eii is a 1*1 Canadian by birth and now makes his '^ I leat ('airoltoii,.S;igiii;iw ( oiintN'. where he carries on ;i jobbing busini'.ss at the shingle mills of C. .M. Hill. He was born iu Norfolk County. Canada. April 21. I,s.i7. and is ;i sou of .Tames Fisher, who was born near Ancaster, Canada, where he carried on the double vocations of miller PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 533 and cabinet maker; lie also lunilierod some. He was married to Miss Charity Misncr. wlio be- came the motlier of our sulijoul.. The father died at the early age of forty-nine years leaving six sons and one daughter, the mother was also taken from these children sxm afler, d_\in,u- at the age of ttfty-one. They wrre both leligious in tlieir lives and members of the Kpiscopal Church. Our subject attended .'•ehool tlirouoli his early years and learned his father's trade. Koi- some eight years he was engaged in teaching and also entered upon the manufacture of potash and car- ried on a grocery store. He came to JNIichigan in the fall of 1882 and took a position as foreman with E. R. Finney in his shingle mills, where he worked for three years). In 188;') he began this en- gagement with Mr. Hill, which he has been [)ursu- ing ever since. The marriage of Mr. Fisher in 1858 united him with Margaret Marr, a native of Canada, and to them have been born one son and three daughters, namely: .lohn. Linnie, .losephine and Nellie. All of these children are now married and have estab- lished homes of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are and have been all their lives devout members of the Episcopal Church. Our subject has ever been attached to the princi- l)les of the Republican party, yet is independent in the disposition of his ballot in regard to local issues. Since 1889 he has been the .lustice of the Peace here and has tilled that oflice to the advan- tage of the community and to his credit. s^^i^mm. m-^^m 'OHN SHEPHERD. No more interesting man can be found in Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, tlian this old resident who }<^/J may be characterized as a warm hearted, shrewd Englishman, whose practical common-sense and business push are enlivened by a strong vein of humor in his mental niakC' up. He was born in I'pwell, Cambridgeshire, England, April 5, 1826 and his father William, and his grandfather, were both in service in a gentleman's family in Cam- bridgesliiic, The father, who died thereat the age of forty-nine, niariied ^lary Roliih and she became the mother of six children: Elizabeth, William, Joseph, Thomas, .lolm and Susan, the latter dying when (juite young. ISoth [larentswerc members of the Church of P>ngland,and the mother lived until she reached the age of sixty. Her father was a game keeper on the Townley estate. In his l)oyhood days, John Sheiiherd attended school and worked in a large garden in Cambridge- shire, but before coming to America in 1852 spent three years as apprentice to the jjainters' trade. During the long voyage of five weeks and two days upon the ocean (which was shared by seven hundred and twenty-one fellow-passengers) there occurred on board three deaths, two births and one suicide. After working lor one summer at Lockport, N. Y., and passing on to Cleveland, Ohio, where he followed painting as a trade, Mr. Shepherd came to Michigan in 1857 and at once sought Saginaw of which he had heard much. At first sight he was so disappointed with what he styled "a one horse town" that he almost decided to return to Cleve- land but was induced to stay by Judge Williams, an early settler, who pointed out to him the bright prospects of the town, the cheapness of lots and the facilities for building and promised to help him find employment. During, his stay in the city, which continued un- til 18(i6, the young man followed his trade and then loc^ated upon the fai'in two miles out of town. He has seen East Saginaw grow from a village to a city of thirty-five thousand inhabitants and is able to relate some rather humorous incidents growing out of the ill feeling between the East and West Sides of the city engendered by the starting of the former town in a]iparen1 rivalry to the latter. I'pon the walls of the pleasant home which INIr. Shepherd built in 1870 is a drawing made liy his son of the first home, a board shanty surrounded by trees and stumps. The road was then a mere trail and in order to clear fifteen acres of land he took out seven hundred stum])s. Our subject was first married in England, in December, 1850 to Elizabeth Trotman. She de- parted this life Septembei' 21, 1851, and was the mother of one child who died young. Mr, Shepherd 534 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. was again married Maroli 1, 1855, to Sarah Wallis, wild was lioni ill S:u-l«'tt's Ilarltor. .Tefferson C'ouiitv. N. Y.. wlii'if licr fiillici- w:i^ a t';iiiiH'i' :iii(i cooiicr. Mr. Wallis scUIimI .-it, t'li-volaiiil. Oliiu in 1832 and three years later at Sprini'licld. Ohio, where he re- sided for six years and then made his home at Solon, the sjinie State, and here died at the .ajje of lifty-four while his wife lived to he eisrhty yeai-s old. Theii- four children were, Charles II.. Klizalieth .1. (deceased). .Minnie. (Mrs. ^McLeoii) and Wallis. Our subject had one hundred acres of land but he has sold and given to his children until he now h.asoniy forty acres. He has handled farm imple- ments to some e.xtent for the i)ast ten years and now sells the IJiiller Windmill, the D. S. Morgan (fe Co. binders, mowers, spading harrows, etc., and sells implements for the Patrons of Industry. He w.Hs for many years :i liepulilican in his political views but is now an I ii(li'|icii(lciil in politics. •^ > I I ft«"r*"^ H ( ■! 1 rf ^ * 1< • Vy II.I.IAM WllIPl'LK. Step by step Mr. Iji Whipple worked hi- way until his worldly )^J atfaiisal the time of his death weie on :\ substantial b.asis, and he \va> numbered among the well-to-do citizens of Hay Couiily, While advanc- ing his linaMcial inlerests he by no means neglected the bellei things in life, but discharged in an able manner llie duties of citizenship and helped to elevate the iiitclh'ctual and moral status of the section in which he made his lifime. He was the owner and propriethi|i. From the fertile soil of this place, compiisiiigseventy-i)ne acre,>. large harvest- are gathered and the estate is consiileicd to be one of the best iniprii\e(l in llii' community. A \ iew of this place i> presented in another portion of the |{i i oi;i). \\'hile a small eliilrl. Mr. Whipple was doublv orpliaiie born one son. lliraui. who died in Oregon, leaving a wife anil two daughters. Mrs. Whipple died about two years after the marriage, and Mr. Whij)ple subsequently was united with .Miss .Mi- nerva Green, of (ienesee County. This estimable lady is highly esteemed in the (>oiiiinunity in wdiicli she resides, .and is a devoted wife and a tender mother. Four children were born to .Mr. and Mrs, Whipple, of whom two are still living — Clayton I>. and Fred ('.. who are still at home and in at- tendance at the I nteinational business College of Hay City. In his social relations Mr. W'hipph' was iden titled will! the Masonic fraternity. In Portsmouth Township he became well known as an active farmer and energetic citizen, whose services in be- half fif the (M>ininunitv were ever willingly offered. In politics he w.as a stanch Republican and never failed to use every opportunity of casting his vote for the condidates of that party. His fellow-citi- zens realizing his fitness for otlice, called him to fill several positions within their gift, ;ind the du- ties of these ottices he discharged to the best of his ■^ ...1 -^^^M-^ -«*^ . (iriswold, until he en- leied the eui|iloy of C. K. Kox. lie was engaged With the last-named gentleman until August, IM1S4, when he for iied a partui'i'slii|i with Fi'ank King under the liiiii name of King A- reberroth. their lirst location benig on Center Stieet. The firm opened up a good sized stoi-e l)ut con- tinued in parluei'sliip only six months when our subject took with him W. E. See. That connec- tion continued until lss:i, when ^Ir. See went out and II. C. ]Monltlirop took a ]iartnership which continues until the present time. By his indus- trious and persistent habits Mr. Ueberroth has at- tained his prominent ])Osition .as one of the leading men in the business circles of the city and now devotes his whole attention to his line of business, enjoying a large trade throughout the State. '\ ■r;ILLIAM MORIN, the genial proprietor of ij of the Morin House, is one of the repre- \^^ sentative Frenchmen of AVest Bay City. He -was born in (Juebec, Canada, September 14, 1840, and is the son of Peter Morin, a native of France. The father of our subject being an agri- culturist, William was reared to perform many of the duties pertaining to a farmer's boy and re- mained under the parental roof until fourteen years of age when he came to the slates and worked for eight years in the woods of Maine. lie then returned home, remaining there for one year and early in 1867 came to West Bay City. William Morin was married November 2, 186S, to Miss Grace St. Lawrence, of Bay City. The next year he established in business as "mine host" in Bay City and four years later ereited his pres- ent hotel, which is now the leading one in the city. He has made this city his home since first locating here and in his business has been more than ordinarily successful, being one of those whole-st)uled, genial men who make friends of all who meet them. Our subject was the originator of the summer resort at Bellevue, Mich., buts(jld his interest to S. O. Fisher and it has since been known as Winona Beach. Mr. Morin has liei'u honored for twc \ears with the oHice of Alderman of the First Ward and at the present time, (.lanuarv. 1892) is a member of the Board of I'ulilic Works. In re- ligious matters he is a member of the .St. Mary's Catholic Church, being one of the earliest members of that body iu \V\y City. To Ml-, and Mrs. Morin have been granted a family of thirteen children, six of whom are living, and who bear the respectix'c names of Louisa, 538 PORTRAIT AND BIOGSArillCAL RECORD. Flemming, Eva. Bella, .\rlele and Minnie. Louisa is tiie wife of Louis Eric aiul is tlic mutliei- of one child. Hlnnc'lie. .Mr. and Mrs. .Monn are tlie cen- liM- of a true and jfeuuine iiosi)itality and use tiieir inrtucnce in every way for the uplniildinif of .so- ciety and the forwardiiiij of liie interests of nior- alit.\' anil lelij^ion. .Mr. .Morin served three years in ('oni)>any (J. Fifteenth Regiment Infantry, of Maine, under (Jen. Hanks. ^SC'AK ,M. l'Ars( 11. The progress uf a city depends iiihui the enterprise of its citizens, and the present hi^h standintt of Saifinaw hii* been secured by the tireless exertions of its business men. Various avenues to success have opened to those who have sought homes in the N'alley and few who have judiciously u.sed their mental faculties, have failed to become prosperous. Conspicuous among the establishments of East Sairinaw is the studio of Mr. I'ausch. in which can be oblainril elegantly liMi>hcd pictures, varying fioni the Muallest card phot(>gra]ih to a life-size portrait. .Vlthough he has resided here for a brief period only. Mr. I'ausch has became known as a stnring businos man and a successful photogra- pher. The only surviving Min of Frederick and .\ga- the (I)ressell) l';iusch. our subject was born in Thnringia. (iermany, .\pril 2',\, 1)S.')(). .and is one of six children — fo\u- danghteo and two sons. The father was actively engaged in business as a mill- wright in the F.atherland and was a man of un- Hinehing integrity and many honorable traits of chaiiicter. The school days of O.scar .M. were passed in (iermany and he ac(piired a good com- nion->chool education prior- to the age of fovn'tcen years. lie then comnienced to leai'u the art of photography and served an apprenticeship at that b\i>iiies> until he wa> more than sixteen years old. Having icsolved upon coming to the Fnited States. to esliiliHsh a lionu' and seek a fortuiu-. he left his nati\f country in IKT^and crossing the .Vtlantic, settled in New York, .\ftcr a short sojourn there, he proceeiled westward to Columbus, Oiiio. anil from Ihi'ir to (ii'anville. the n-uiH' Stale, Returning to Columbus, Mr. Paiisch spent eighteen months in that city, and from there re- moved to Ft. Wayne, Ind.. where he remained fourteen months. After a sojourn of si.x months in Chicago, he came to East Saginaw in 18M(I, not. however, to remain here permanently at that time. We ne.xt lind him in Detioit and after seven nninths there, in Newark. Ohio, where he was en- gaged as a photographer for .seven year.s. The year 18ilO maiked his second arrival in this city, where he has since resided. lie bought out 1). .Vngell and in .lannary, 18;i2. fitted up what is now the finest and iiest arranged Fhoto Art (Gal- lery in Saginaw, located at 1 11-1 Hi North Frank- lin Street, and he has introduced all the imjjroved instruments and methods which enable him to con- duct a successful business. In 1881) Mr. Pausch was married to Miss Adea .Jones, of (iranville, Ohio, the daughter of .lohn 1). and Elizabeth .loni.s. Three children have been born of the union — Olga, Oliver and \'irgil. In his social connections, >Ir. Pausch is a nu^mber of the Masonic fraternity and was identified with the (irand Lodge of Ohio, from which he was de- mitteil. lie also belong.^ to Wolverine Lodge, No. 94, K. of P., and the Central Council, No. 2!l. Royal ,\rcanum. llis residence is pleasantl\- lo- cated at No. l.'i.') Mott Street, and is the abode of a cultured ;nid happy family. ,TTO 11. SEITZ. Among the prominent and 111 inHnential farmers of lUumfield 'lV>wnship, .Saginaw County, we are pleased to include the biographical sketch of Mr. Seitz who is resid- ing on section l.'>. The father of our suliject w-as (ieorge Seitz. and his native place was Bavaria. Oermany, the date of his birth being April, 1818. In 1848 he decided to try his foituiies in the New World, !ind coining hithei- came directly to IMichi- gan, settling in the .Saginaw Valley. He made l'>lumlield Township his home in 18.")4, where he creeled .m sawmill, which he ran very successfully iihlil 1 «(;;(. when il w;is dr..|r-oyed by lire, A few PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. , 539 years later the elder Mr. Seitz erected the sawmill wIulIi at present stands on section 1», tlie home of ' our suliject, and wliii'h is operated by Otto II. Oiii' subject's inotlu'i' was Icnown in licr maiden- hood a-i Miss Caroline Kunz, who was born in Austria; she (lassed from tliis life Marcli 23, 189((, just one year |)revious to tlio deatli of her liusband, his decease occurring February 14. IKIU. Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Scitz lu'camc the |)arents of seven cliiidren, of whom out suliject was the fourth in order of birth. Otto II. Seitz was born in Uliun- ficld Township. Decembei' .">, 1K5!). Like other farmer lads, he received his education in the com- mon schools and was reared to perform many of the duties of farm life, which he has found to be vei'v useful to him m following the life of an agriculturist. ( )iu- subject ha-^ made this township his home from earliest boyhood, and is thus inter- ested in everything that pertains to its welfare. Mr. Scitz was united in mairiagc with .Miss Kb za Krelis, in lilumficld Township, their nuptials being celebrated March 4, IHHO. .Mrs. .Seitz is, like her husbnid. a native of this township, her natal day having liL'en ( )ctolier 11, IMfil. She is an estimable lail\' and is looked >ip to by .all her neighbors. The fathei' of Mrs. Seitz was Hugo Ivrebs. a native <«(), in company with his brother Oeorge, he purcha.sed the mill and f ii'iu anil lliey continueil in partner- ship in the op 'ration of these interests until 181)0, in Nox'cmliei'. when our subject bought his brother's inteiest and has >ince ean'icd \- tics, but since 18.t4 he has lieen a Republican. -J.5.4..5..5. i i •^••^^•^••{•i— •ji^ PHRAIM RIKER. .Vt the jjiesent time re- \f^ tired from active business life, the gentle- /* ^ — '-^/ man whose name heads this sketch has lieen one of its most enterprising merchants, being a dealer in what was at one time the prin- cipal product and industry — that is, in fish. Mr. Riker was born in Caldwell Township, Essex County, N. J., April 2, 1815. He is a son of Henry and Sarah (Van Ness) Riker. His father was a farmer and of Holland-French descent. His mother was a representative of one of the most prominent of Holland-Dutch families; she died 111 New Jersey at an advanced age. The family of which our subject is one com- prised eight children, five of whom grew to yeai'S of maturity; of these Ephraim was the ne.xt to the youngest. The first eleven years of his life were devoted, as most boys, in absorbing both gastro- nomieally and mentally, and in developing large talents for mischief. When eleven years old he went to New York City and entered a grocery as clerk. He remained there for two years, when he returned to Essex County, and when fifteen years of age was apprenticed to learn the mason's trade at Newark. He Was in training for three years, and then served as a journeyman in New York City. He helped to build several of the large brick structures on Eighth Avenue and around Washington Square. Mr. Riker went to Ohio in 18;i4, and located in Erie County. He. was for a short time engaged in farming, but later devoted himself to his trade, taking large contracts. He also went into Missis- sippi and built several large buildings at Pitts- burg. Armed with a letter of introduction to Gov. Brown, of Mississippi, with his recognition and aid he was enabled to secure the contract to build the first theatre in Vicksburg. He spent eighteen months in that State and then returned to Ohio, where he engaged in the grocery and produce business, having in connection with this wholesale fish. In 1851 he located in Toledo and dealt in a wholesale manner in fish, and retailed groceries. These interests were conducted most successfully. Mr. Riker built the first tug ever used for fisji- ing purposes on Lake Erie. In 1865 he came to Michigan and settled in East Saginaw, and in 1867 he came to Ra}' C'ity and at once engaged in the fishing business. From Bay City he removed his store to An Sable and for one year was engaged iu the grocery business there, and then returned to this place. The first location of his iiusiness was on Water Street. Using small sailboats, he fished 542 PORTRAIT AND lilOURAPHICAL RECORD. in Lake Huron mjkI Ipoiisjlit and sold in ;i uliole- sale way. his jjlaco of business beiiiir located f)n the Flint A IVie Marquette Haili-oad. lie used to ship his eatches to Cincinnati, I'.uffalo and Louisville, and prohalily exported more pounds ol' li>li Ihiui any other man at that time, lie also piicked eon- .sideralile fish and at the siune time with that \avgi.' amount of business did his own eorresponding, colleetinj; and bookkeepinir. In IHH'I he retired from active business, liavinj; pursued his lisiiing for forty years, lie was the fir-st shipper here who shipped to the trade and for a number ot \ears conducted the most extensive business in this line in the city. Our subject is the owner of three hundred acres of land extending one and one-half miles on the lake front. He was the original purchaser of Point Lookout and becapie its jjossessoi- when it was very wild. He conceived the idea of converting it into a resort, taking a suggestion from ('apt. Holt. The first impi-ovements placed here were the building of a dock, a tavern and a hotel. He then built the large hotel on the point anrl all these improvements stand there at tiie pre ent tinu'. He also built si.xteen cottages, and for some time it vvijs a great success. He later sold it most advanlMgc()Usly. .Mr. Hiker owns a ver\ tine bruk rtsidcnce at No. -204 Madison Street, and .•uidtlici- line place on .lcffersf)n Street, besides other \alualiU' property. He now occupies himself in looking after his lo.-ins and collections, .\side from the property mentioned, our subjec-t owned Charity Island, No. 2, located six miles out in Saginaw P.ay and thirty-five miles from l'.ay City. rhl> he used for fishing i)Uiposes. and it has been to him a v.'ilualih" piece of property. Mr. Hiker was fii'st married in New Vi>ik Citv. .lanuary .tl. lH;M.to Miss Sarah A. .Miller, a native of Orange ( oiinty. N. Y. The fruits of this union were the foUowing children: .Mary .1.. .Mrs. Hull, of Indianapolis; Henry, who was a sailor; Isaac II.. wlio died in Cass County; Ephraim S.. wiio re- sides in Indianapolis; Samuel ■M. is a { iiielnnati fish and oyster dealer; Philip, who died in Louis- ville. Ky.. and Charles, of Hay City. Mrs. Sarah Hiker died in October, 1864, and our subject again married, the lady of his choice being Henrietta F. Denliam, who was born near liangor, Vt. While a resident of Ohio our sultject was greatly inter- ested in politics. His interest since coming here has been quiescent. Socially he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and a .Mason. He w.as also a member of the National Fish Association. He for years has lieeii .-i most consistent Hepulilican. uiilioldmg tlie party in its |)latforin and theories. ^>^^ought this tract of land in its wild condition and built upon it first a log hut. wliicli he lived in until \HH{\. He now lia^ tlic whole farm in an excelleiil condition and witli all iiii- |iroveiiients. including good I'anii l)uililings. He is tiic son of .Vinos and Eliza ( Waddell ) .Alanwell. and his father is a native of Pennsylvania and his mother of Si'ot i;ind. They came to Michigiin when it was a Territory ;ind located in St. Joseph County and there the subject of this sketch was lioni. .Tan- uary 20. \MX. ( )ur sulijeet had liis early training and education upon a farm and as his father died when Henry was but an infant, the mother moved to Canada with her six children whom she managed to sup- port by her own labor in spinning and weaving, and at the same time gave thein the advantages of a fair education. At the age of twenty the young man returned to Saginaw and worked in the lumber woods until •January 21. \XV>i. when he enlisted in Company I), Sixteenth Michigan Infantry "for three years or the war." This regiment was attached to the .Vi'iuy of the Potomac and sent on at once to the Hajjpa- hannock \'allev where they participated in the engagements of the Wilderness being under tire for twenty six consecutive day.s. and having men in the "killed and missing" column daily. Through all this terrible lime of coiiHiet (uir young hero was so fortunate as to escape without PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 543 a scratch and he narrates a humorous incident of his first detail on skirniisli line. As he had not had much experience in drilling lie made a mistake ill taking the command riglit dress for left dress and breaking the skirmish line he advanced through the brush and came on to an officer whom he took to be the sergeant of Company A, and therefore did not shoot. In a few seconds the officer gave the command "Attention Compan.y" when he found he was in the rebel lines with a company of rebels not twenty feet away. He beat a hasty re- treat and ran into another company of reliels, wliicli when he discovered he started in a third direction receiving a volley of shots from both companies, but none hit him, except one bullet which cut the tent cloth from his back and another bullet knocked off the heel of his boot, and he re- turned to his own lines in safety. He thinks he must have outrun the buHets foi more than fifty shots were fired. After the battle of the Wilderness his regiment went with (Irant to Petersburg and he was taken sick and «.is in hospital siune tinu', but rejoined his regiment before the siureiider of Ajjiiomattax and jiarticipated in the (iraiid Review in llSGo, re- ceiving his honorable diseliarge at Jeffersimville, Ind., .July H. IHGiJ. and being sent fi(nn llicre to Detroit, then returned to his home. The first marriage of Mr. Alanwell took place in 1861 and united him with Tracy Russell who died in December, 18()2, and in 18(i4 he was married to Betsey Turner and five days later lie m.arched away to battle, leaving his bride to watch for his return. Tliis union was lilessed by the birth of two daugh- ters: Matilda, born May 31, 1867, who married Charles Braley .and died in August, 181(1, leaving two children, and Emma, born August 11, 1870, who is now the wife of ('. Fetzer, of Saginaw. The mother of these daughters passed fioni this life in February, 1881. The present Mrs. Manwell became the wife of our subject February 3, 18H4, and she was before this event Mrs. .lulia McKellar. widow of Duncan McKellar, and the mother of six children: Phoebe J., born October 2, 1870; Effle C, May 9. 1873; Mary C, August 8, 187o; Willie A., October 11, 1878; Albert A., May 24, 1881; and Maggie, July 12, 1883. By her union with Mr. Manwell she has had three children, John A., born August 27. 1880; Phil Ray, January 31, 18!)0; and Mabel, Septem- ber 18, 1891. In political matters our subject is independent, preferring to be guided by his own judgment rather than by partj^ leaders and he votes for the man and the measure which his conscience endorses. He is a member of the J. N. Penoyer Post, No. 90, G. A. R., and is honorably upon the pension rolls at $12 a month. He started in life without a dollar but with good health and willing hands has made a success of life. ,SCAR nrTSCllEN'REl'TlIER, Alderman of the Fifth Ward of West Bay City, where he ^\g^ has been a resident since the fall of 18(55, keeps a sample room at No. 1 1 1 Linn Street. He was born in Bavaria, (Tcrmany, July T), 1851 and IS a son of Karl Ilutschenreuther, also a native of the Fathenand and where the grandfather, John J., was born. The last-named gentleman was a manufacturer of chinaware in (Jermany and was one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of his community. He had been given an excel- lent education, being a graduate of the F^rlangen College. He died in the Fatherland, in 1858. The father of our suliject also followed the oc- cupation of a manufactui'er of china and was well- to-do in this world's goods, lie ilied when forty- five years of age in (iermany, in 1859. His wife, the mother of our subject, was Mrs. Kathinka (Al- bright) Ilutschenreuther and was born in Coburg, Saxony. She w.as the daughter of .1. A. Albright, who was an Elder in the Lutheran Church, lie was court priest of the (ii-and Duchy of Saxe Coburg for three years, or until his death, which occurred in 1859. He had received a cl.assical edu- cation and was a man of prominence in his native land. The mother of our subject came to America with her son Oscar, in 18(i5, and is at jiresent making her home with him. being seventy-two j-eais of age. The gentleman of whom this skeleh is written 544 PORTRAIT A>;D lilOGRAi HICAL RECORD. was the oldest but one in a family of five eliildien liiini to his parents, tliree of whom are now living-. He was an only sun and is said to lie the only man in till' world hearin I. 1891, removed to liis present location at No. 1 11 I. inn Street. The gentleman of whom we write was united in marriage in Hay City, June .3(t, 1874, to Miss Eliza- beth Rauschert who was born at Three Oaks, this State, April 23, 1857. She is the daughter of Henry Rauschert, a farmer in Saginaw County, Mich. Our sul)ject and his wife iiave beco thoroughly in keeping with his profession. He is a native of this city, having been born here March "ill, 18()4. The father of our subject w,as the Rev. Ottomar Fuerbringer, a sketch of whom will be found on anotlier page in this volume. Our suliject at- tended the common-schools in Frankenmuth until reaching the age of thirteen years, when he en- tered the Concordia College, at Ft. Wayne, Ind., in September, 1877. He w.as graduated from that institution in 1882, and in Sejitember of that year entered the Concordia Seminar^' at St. Louis, Mo., intending to fit himself for the ministry. In June, three years later, he was graduated from that sem- inary and was orilained to the ministry July 12, that year, his ordination taking place in Franken- muth. He had been called as assistant to his father, a position which he has since held. The voting membershii) of the congregation over which the Rev. Mr. Fuerbringer presides numbers about four hundred, and over two thon.sand souls arc under his charge. The church was organized 550 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ill 1845 in Germany by tlie founder of missions in Michigan among tlie Indians — the Rev. William Loehe. Wlien the church was organized in Ger- many, seven men came to Michigan and Franlien- miith, in 1845, to establish a mission among tlie Indians, that being thc'spirit'of tlieir mission work. Their first pastor was the | Rev. August Craeraer. In the early days they added to their good works by establishing'a school for.'the education of In- dian children, but after Hjeing successfully con- ducted for a time in Saginaw County, it was trans- ferred to Isabelhi County. The Rev. August Craemer continued to be pastor of the church from 1845 to 1850 wlien tlie charge was given to tlie Rev. Mr. Roelilieleii. wiio remained its minister until 1857, when he was obliged to resigu his posi- tion on account of ill health. The Rev. Mr. Craemer died in Springtield. III., in ]May, 1891. He was professor of theology in tlie Concordia Seminary of that city, and was thorouglily respected and very popular in every tMniinumity where his lot was cast. In September, 1858, tlio He v. Ottoniar Fuerbrin- ger. the father of our subject, was called to the pastorate of the .St. Lorenzo Church, since which time he has been in charge of the same. He was born in Gera Reuss, Germany, .lune 3(1, 1810. He was educated in his native town and remained there until 1827, when he entered the University of Leijisic, from which institution he was grad- uated in 1830. lie afterward became tutor in a private school, (preparing boys for college. This position he held until 1H3!). wlien he decided upon coming to the New World. The elder Mr. Fuerbringcr upon coming West located for one year in Perry County, Mo., where he was professor of tlie classics in the Concordia College, which institution is now located at Ft. Wayne, Ind., and of which he is the only sur- viving founder. In 184(» he was called to take charge of the congregation at Elkhorn Prairie, Washington County, 111., and remained with them for the succeeding nine years, at which time he assumed the responsibilities of p.astor for the church at Freistadt, Wis., where he remained until he was called to Frankeiimulli, in !«,')«. Four years previous to his renutval to Frankenrauth the Rev. Ottomar was elected President of the Northern District of Missouri Synod and served until 1882. The father of our subject was married in St. Louis, Mo., Octobei 18, 1842, to Mrs. Agnes E. Walther, whose maiden niime was Buenger. Mrs. Fuerbringer was bom in F]tzdorf, Saxony, July 23, 1819. Mrs. Fuerbringer is a lady of much energy and strength of character, and with these traits are combined the softer qualities of womanhood, thus (iualif3'ing her for the important duties which de- volve upon her as the wife of a minister. Our subject is one of a familj- of seven children, born to his parents, six of whom lived to grow to man- hood and womanhood. Our subject enjoys the full confidence of the church of which he is pas- tor and the good which he has accomplished in the uplifting of humanity can onl}- be measured when time shall be no more. I^.ROF. EDWARD MENTE, who stands so high as musical director and orchestral leader, has now been for a number of years ^ a citizen of Saginaw. This city is noted throughout the country for its musical societies and the talent therein shown, its Germania and Teutonia Societies both taking a front rank among musical organizations. Much of the present crit- ical t.aste and development in Saginaw are due to the efforts of a few educated gentlemen who at- tained their own skill and musical education under some of the greatest masters of this country and Europe. The subject of this review lakes a leading place among lovers of music and as an author his excel- lent arrangements are appreciated and admired. Born in the metropolis of the countr^^ March 16, 1851, he was reared under musical influences, his father being Charles Mente, a renowned soloist in Theodore Thomas' unequaled orchestra. His per- formances on the oboe have never been excelled and his devotion to his art made him a fit tutor for his brilliant son whose natural inclination for music was displayed at an extremelj^ earlj- age. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 551 The father was amoug the best-known musiciaus of New York a quarter of a century ago and for twenty years was closely identified with the fam- ous Philharmonic Society. When hut twelve 3ears old Edward Mente be- came a close student of the violin and under his father's instruction made rapid advancement, so that his playing attracted the attention of some of the foremost artists, who urged his father to give him the advantage of European training. \t the age of thirteen the boy was sent to one of the greatest German masters. Prof. Weisnienann, of Saxe Weimar. German^'. There he devoted two years to close application Iieing completely fasci- nated with his instrument. He made rapid pro- gress and at tlie end of two years he returned to America and became identified with his uncle, Prof. Herman Mente, a renowned artist now con- nected with the Cincinnati Orchestra, and after some time returned to New York and played with his father for one season at Nililo's Theatre. The two following yeais he was in the oicliestra of T5ooth's Theatre, frequently appearing in solo parts and during the summer season played witli his orchestra at various summer resorts, his aliility as a performer and leader attracting the notice of musical people. He then organized and was for two seasons the leader of the Alice Dungan-Ling- hard Comedy Company orchestra, traveling tlirough various States. He also gave special in- struction on the violin at the Normal College at Deleware, Ohio. In 1880 Prof. Mente arrived at Detroit and there learning of the needs of Saginaw in a mu- sical line he determined to become a resident here and for five years he was the director of Rice's band and orchestra, finally merging it into what is now known as Mente's Orchestra. During most of this time he has been employed at the Academy of Music, a place of amusement which offers the people of Saginaw only first-class entertainments. Aside from these public duties his hours .are well filled in giving private instruction, and many of his pupils have made remark.able progress. Our subject plays with much feeling and his rendition of classical music has a verve, strength and pathos he.ard only when the instrument is touched by a master hand. Education is but growth and with such masters of composition and art as it now possesses, Saginaw may well hope to stand at the head in musical appreciation and ad- vancement. The Professor makes his own ar- rangement of music for orchestral work. Prof. Mente was married November 25, 1883, to Miss Mary JMontgomer}-, of Detroit, who was born Jan- uary 15, 1863, in Ilonesdale, Pa. Their two chil- dren are Albert Clark and Nathan Charles. Our subject is a Republican in his political views and an active member of the First Congregational Church. — .^^ ."•*!.'S6.- ^ I^ILLIAM B. BAI'M. We have here one of \/iJ// tlie prominent German-American'' citizens WH' wlio has shown his earnest devotion to American ideas and institutions, and who has been honored by being made the Mayor of the city of East Saginaw. While in that office he proved himself a competent and efficient incum- bent, and one who was wide-awake to the interests of the city. Mr. Baum was born in the city of Saginaw, on the East Side, .lanuary 23, 1856, and is the eldest son of tlie late Martin Baum, who emigrated to the United States in 1851, and came to Saginaw two years later. Here he became one of the active citizens of this growing village and kept what was known as the Sherman House, which is now in the hands of tlireeof his sons. The mother, Catherine Baum, is still living and occu- pies the old homestead, a fine brick structure on Genesee Avenue. The subject of this notice w.as educated in the city, schools, and he then entered his father's service in the Sherman House, continuing there until he reached his majority in 1877. ' The father carried on this successful hotel, which he built in 1873, until 1881. It is now owned and operated by liis three sons — William B.. Martin B. and .John B. \\illiaiii 11. liaum was elected Al- derman for four years in succession, and in 1888 became Mayor of Ea-;t Saginaw. The follow- 552 rOKTKAlT AM) I; lOUKAl'lllCAL IlECURD. iiifT year he was re-elei'te<] to tlial ollicc. it't-civiii tlie lii>l Mayor of l--ast Saifinaw who was iiative-lioiii in this city, and was the last Mayor of that eity liefore the con- solidation of the two eitio. Diirini;' liis iiiciini- l)enc_\ as Mayor and Alderman he was instrumental in liringinji: ahonl many sul»tantial im|irovements, inueh i)ro!;re>> lieinu' made luiiler lii> s|ieeial diit'c- tiun. For nine years Mr. liauiii «:i< 'rrea>urer of tlie Germania Society of East Sagiuii\v,one of the most prominent German soeietie-i of the Slate. He is Pres- ident of the Arl)eiter N'erein and Past Commander of the Knights of the Maecal)ees. Me has been the Lecturing Knight of the Klks. and liesides being a memlter of the Knight-^ of Pythias Lodge. No. 96, he belongs to Lodge No. .{(I.L F. ,v A. M.. ;ni l'",'\ir C'oinniis>ioii. The third extended trip through luirope made by JL-. Uaum was in 1M!(1. and while aliroad he visited Kngland. Holland, lielgiuin. ( iermiiny. Norway. Sweden. Finland. Uussia. Hungary, Austria. Switzerland. Italy .•ind France, .and his travels covered some seM'uteen thousand Furo- pean miles, lie is one of the most public-spirited citizens of .Saginaw and is always active in all efforts which aic iiitcudcd'to furtlici- the interests of his native city. In polities he is :i stanch Democrat and is recognized .as influential iii the ranks of his party in the State. .VH\FV (ill.l;i;Kr. .\1. l)..ou.' of the older ^' physicians and surgeons of I'.ay ( Ity. came to thi> place in \H7i and now enjoys an extensive practice. Ilewasborn in Simcoe. Ontario, .laiiuai-y -'H. IMIC. .■md is .'i >on of .lohn W. and ( liristine (Sniith) (iilbert. The parents Still live on the old farm where the father was born in ISlS.and the mother was horn dnring the same year. They reared a family of five sons and one daughter, and celebrated their golden wedding in 1K8X. The members of this family beside our subject are Isaac A., of the lirni of Piatt i^- (Till)ert. attor- nevs of Bay City; Albert, who lives at Sinjcoe with his i)arents; Frank t)., a member of the tirm of Gilbert iV J.ight, dentists of Pay City; Saman- tlia. the wife of William Culver, of Simcoe, and the Hon. Peter Gilbert, of Arenac, now Senator for this district in the State Senate, and whose popularity iu Bay City carried the vote there by eighteen hundred majority. Tlij family were in the early days F^piscopal Methodists in religion but now are more inclined to the Episcopal faith. All through the war they were ardent loyalists in pol- itics. The education of our subject was (obtained in the common and grammar .schools of Simcoe, and he studied medicine in the New York Homeopathic Collegi', taking a special conr.se in the ( )plitlialm(i- logical Hospital in that city, graduating from both ill March. I.STf. For six years he practiced his specialty as an oculistand aurist and then devoted himself to general practice which he has built up liiiely in this cits'. « The Doctor is considered one of the leaders among the liomeo|)atliic i)rofession in the Saginaw Valley, and is a member of the Homeopathic State .Medical society, and in the Saginaw \alley IIoui- eopathic Medical Society he has been Treasurer for three years. He is a niemlicr of the Masonic order and is Past High Priest of the lilanchard Chapter. He hasbi'longed to the Indeijeiuh'iit Order of Odd l''cllows but is not now .•ictive. but in .Masonic cir- ( les has lieen intluenlial and is one of the projectors of the Temple Ihiilding .Vssociation. He is proba- bly doing as much for the .Masonic order as anv man here, and was projector of the Masonic Fair held here in December. l.S!ll,and was its President. Dr. ( iilbert was married. May 2(i. iMT.'i, to Ida, daughter of William Beeincr, of Siincoe, and thev have two children — Let.a and \'an. The elegant lionic in whicli they re-idcat No. (id.') N.( i rant Street, was built by the Doctor seventeen years ago and in it they have made their home ever since the fam- PORTRAIT ANI BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 553 il V was established. Tliey arc membei's of the Trin- h\ Church coiigregatidii.aiul the Doctor lias taken an active part iu the movements of the Democratic party, altliough he does not care to seek otiice. lie was chairman of the llDard of IK'altli and h:is done mucli in hriniiin;; iili uit the presiMit effective system of this liraucli of the I'itv iiuverninent. The part of the t'ity charter referi-inL;' to the lioaj-d of llealtii was revised hy hiin.nnd the l;n\s which were written hy his luind >tiil govern the cit\' health depart:nenl and have stood tiu' lest of time. He is a member of the l>ay Couuty Horticultural Society and has been a warm promoter of all luovemeuts for building- up that branch of the in- dustries of the count V. W-tLi.lA.U li. l^l'.JN iN L)J> Police of West Hay ^ .^ the city prison, is one aLLIAM H. LENNON, who is the Chief of City and Wardi-n of is one of the old settlers of the place. His kindly nature and thoughtful con- sideration make him a universal favorite, and he is ever ready to exchange a pleasant word with a friend and neighbor. He was ))orn in Hamiltoji. Canada, Feliruarv 11. 1847, and his father, Capt. Hugh Lenuon, was burn in Ireland and came to Canada when a boy. The Captain began as a l>oy sailing upon the ocean and worked his way to a Captaimy, and then entered the lake service until he retired and ; in his later years made his home in Ontario. He there obtained a Government position as jailer for eight 3'ears and died in 1855. His wife, whose { maiden name was Annie Ilogan, was born in Ham- t ilton and died the year previous to her husband's demise. They were both members of the Catholic Church. Of their six children threeafc living and J our subject is the only one who makes his h'lmc. in the United States. , ', Mr. Lennon was reared in Hamilton and Cayuga, and in 1863, after he completed his sixteenth year. he came to Hay City and found employment in lumbering and rafting for five or six years at vari- ous points in tiie Valley and there became pur- chaser for Cooper, Heath A- Co.. who were in the hoop business at Uiiionville and Sebewaing. The Village Council at Wenona made him Marshal in 1874, and when the towns were.' consolidated he was ai)pointed City Maishal of West Hay Cil.yand held, that ottice until .Inne, 1.SS7. During his otlicial position Mr, Lennon was made Constable, and also engaged in carrying on a bazaar store on. Midland Street. This business had ;i steady and healthful growth and was enlarged until June, 1891, when he sold out the stock. It was at that time, the larges); . bazaar store in West Bay City. He was Alderman elect for two years but resigned to accept the position of Chief of Po- lice,which was teiidered him in April, 1891. As Mar- shal and Constable in the earlier days he made many an arrest of Indians and veoodsmen, and he has seen this place grow from a mere hamlet with- out bridges or modern conveniences to a prosper- ous city with more than ordinary railroad facilities and all modei'n arrangements for carrying on bus- ness. The marriage of our subject, iu 1873, in Hamilton united him with Miss Isabelle Dunn, a native of that city. Their two children are William I), and Hortense E. Among the social orders he belongs to the Knights of the ^laccabees and the Royal Arcanum, and was one of the organizers of the lodge of Ancient Order of United Workman in this city. Politically, he is a Democrat and an influ- ential man in his party. He has held the office of Constable for thirteen years. In 1882 he was Dep- uty Sheriff and for two years more was Under Sheriff under the same iniin. =^E VILLIAM A. COLE is one of the pioneer fathers of Tittabawassee Township, Sagi- naw County, and a biographical histoiy of the enterprising nien wlio have made this .sec- tion what it is would be incomplete without a mention of his name. He is a son of Leonard and Hannah (Knapp) ( Ole. natixes of New York and Connecticut resi)ectively, and he i> a grandson of Henrv ('ole who was a soldier in the Revolution- 554 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. arv War. Hi.-; i^ieat-srrandsire was Loonaid Cole. ciistomed to take liis rifle, .sit down in the lee of a a native of Holland wlio c.-iino to the I'nited States in boyhood and who foiitrht in the Hevoliitionary War. lie was tlie fatlier of three sons who also "served tiieir conntry in that dari\ hour of her trial. He died at tiie age of al)0ut seventy years and his son. our suhject's grandfather, at the atre of sixty-one years. The subjeet of tliis sketeh was born January 1(5, lt('22. His |)aients eaine to Saginaw Co\inty in 1845, and located a fai'ui near the State Road Bridge. Tliey then inirohased a farm across the river and cleared seventy-f(jur acres of land for. which thej' received a warranty deed and the use of the other seventy-four acres for ten j-ears. Our subject as a young man purchased fifty acres on .Swan Creek and lumlxMcd on this tract for one year. It was at the time literall}' a wilderness inhabited only by liears, wolves and deer. At that earl\' day the country was inliabiled liv about thirty or forty thousand Indians. Smallpox be- lame rife among the latter and after it had run its course there wt^re only about fifteen hundred left. June 2:t. iM.'iO. our subject w.as happily married to Mary A., daughter of Roger V]. Cook, a native of Ohio, although Mrs. Cole was horn in Pennsvl- vania. .hinuarv 21, I8."!2. Seven children were grante estimable wife are spending their declining years in comfort and I'elieved from ex- cessive care. On tiist coming to this place their ne.iresl market was at Saginaw, but when the fam- ily were in m^cil of fic.-h meal Mr. Cole wa.s ac- busli and wait for a deer, and ahvays had plenty of meat. In i)olitics our subject is a Democrat of the old style true-blue sort. His mind is stored with in- teresting reminiscences of events relating to the early history of this State and of the Revolution- arv period as told him by his grandfather when our subject was a lad. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Weslevan Methodist Church. = s: ^.i ) ?OHN B. MORITZ. Numbered among the most enterprising of Bay City's young busi- ness men, is the stibject of (his biographical _ notice. He was born at Port AVashington, Wis., May 2fi. IH.tjI. and is a son of Jacoliand Bar- bara Moritz. His father was a l)rewer, as was also the grandfather, who had a large business on the Rhine, at INIainz. .b)hn H. received l:is education in Wisconsin, after which he learned the rudiments of the brewing business with his father. In company with his brother, Louis, our subject visited (Termany in IH73, rentaining there until 1H7(). and devoting his entire time to acquiring a perfect knowledge of the details of the business to which he expected to devote his life. He visited and carefully examined all the large breweries of the Old World, among them those at Berlin aiul Munich, and upon his return from (ierman\' he and his brother found lucrative em[)loynient with the Philip Best Brewing Com])aiiy, of Milwaukee. Mr. Moritz remained with the Best Brewing Companv for some time, but resigned his position there to accept the superintendency of the Hansen Hop and .Malt Company, remaining in thai cai>a- city 1111(11 coining to this city in 1HH4. Here he became ILLIAM II. WABNKR. (deceased) of East Sajrinaw. There are but few cities in the J/ I'nii n whose growth has been so rapid and wonderful as that of the city of East Saginaw, Mich. There were no natural suri'oundings to the locality, nothing inherent out of whicli to build e\'en a village, except it may fie the river on which the place is situated; but a small band of energetic, enterprising n.en, having the courage to follow out their coHN'ictiuns to a successlul residt, re.solved that a city should be built, and to this end they worked together. The labors of these men can never be prcperly estimated. The efforts thej- made, in the face of many obstacles, deserve to be c(jmniemorated in enduring history. Every f.ailure of a cherished scheme, instead of discouraging the early pioneers of East Saginaw, served simply to stimulate them to renewed endeavor. Some of these men died before their hopes were realized, but many of the projectors of the embryo city lived to see their anticipations accomplished. Of this handful of men, the names of Warner and Eastman gained and sustained a widely extended repute. It is the purpo.se of the writer to deal with but one of these men at the present time; but the circum- stances surrounding them make at least a casual mention of the partiiershi|i a necessity; for each of the partners liecaine. in tlie process of time, the complement of the otlier. William Harrison Warner was born in the town of P^nfield, Conn., on the '21st of August, 181.3. His father was a native of the State of New York, and the mother was of New England origin. They removed to Springfield. Mass., when he was two years old, and there gave their son such educational facilities as the common sclmols afforded at that early day. At the age of seventeen he ctmimenced an apiirenticeship at the trade of carpenter and joiner, witii (iideon (iai-dner, in Spiiiiglield, Mass, In his very early history he became a member of the Hampden Association, a temperance society which nourished in Springfield at that time; and to tlie princi|iles which were liien instilled in his mind, he attributed much of the happiness and prosperity which attended him through life. Mr. Samuel Bowles, the editor and founder of the Springfield Ii('i>ublir Clarissa 1). IJarrelt, of Hinsdale., N. H. Eight children were born to the parents, only two of whom survive. Mrs. Warner died in \HC,:\. Ill |M<;.") .\|i, Wanni iiianied Miss Kljza Khlied, a native of Erie County, N. Y. There were two chil- dren born, but none living of this latter marriage. In politics Mr. Warner was originally a Whig, but when that party became extinct, he, with many others of like mind, joined the Republican rank.s. He never .solicited pul)lic office or political jnefer- nient, but was ever willing to perform his part .as a good citizen, and to give such service as might lie demanded of him. He w.as one of the original stockholders in the organization of the First Na- tional Bank, and for several years was ^'ice-Presi- dent. Mr. Warner was indeed a father in Israel, and the fact that he was known everywhere as Deacon Warner, and that the title was affectionately and tenderly given him by all who know him, speaks volumes for the sincerity and thoroughness of his piety. His record of almost forty years in the Sagi- naw Valley, gives the story of integrity, fidelity and capacity, and his just and charitalile dealings with his fellow-men have deepened the impression made l)y his Christian profession and devotion to the church. The harmony between these two is his highest honor. He was not a man of words, but of actions, and lieing reserved he spoke only for a purpose. His nature was deeply spiritual, but found expression more in practical righteous- ness than in emotional utterances. A full share of affiictions was his, yet he lost no faith in the good- ness and mercy of God. He w.as always genial, helpful and a good counselor, and those who knew him best loved him most. mim IlllLIP C. FLOKTEH. This genial and cul- Ij tured gentleman has a high standing in Bay City as an architect and superintendent of buildings, and has built up for himself a fine business which is well sustained by his practical knowledge and experience. He was born in Chat- ham, County Kent, Ontario, Canada, June 22, 1849, and is a son of Robert, whose father, Frederick, was born in Prussia, and was a soldier in the German .Vriiiy during the Xapoleonie AVars, and the Cri- mean War, and later entered the F.nglish army, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPH'CAL RECORD. 559 serving in the Commissary Department. He after- ward came to C'anada, and engaged in opiT.iling llounng and woolen mills at Cliatham. The father of our subject was a contractor and huildor and in 18(35 came to Bay City, and after- ward spent several years in Flint, lint linally re- turned to Chatham where lie now resides. He was a Deacon in the Baptist Church, and a man of sterling character. His good wife, Elmira. is ;i daughter of Philip Claus, a Pwmsylvanian liy birth, who is a farmer in Chatham. Our subject had only one brother and one sister, namely. Robert, who is a manufacturer at Chatham, and Jennie, who has p.assed from this life. Young Fleeter was reared in Chatham, and after studying in the city schools worked at his trade as a Iniilder, and when past fourteen years of age he traveled in different places and in 1863 came to the United States, and for eighteen years followed Iniilding in nearly all of the AVestern States, and for two and a half years wa-* foreman in the Pull- man Car Works. In 1881 he came to Bay City, and taking up architecture entered in partnershi)) witli E. W. Arnold i^' Co. This linn contin\ie(l until 1885, when it diSMilved, and the firm of 1'. C. Floeter c\r Co., was formed, Mr. Kaufman l)eing the [):irtnor in tills concern ; liut in 1881). our subject bought out that gentleman's interest, and lia-s since bB?n cirryiiig on the business alone. .Vmoiig the iiotabh' buildings wliicli have been designed and erected under the sui)er\ision of Mr. Floetfi- are the (iriswold Building, the Methodist Episcopal Church on Madison Avenue, tlie Episco- pal Church, llariiion tV Xerner's Business Block, and the line private residences of Dr. A'aughan. .lo^eiih Eistwood. and otiicrs. At East Saginaw he put u|) St. Paul's Church, also the large Mortu- ary A'ault. Ch:i|)el and Conservatory, and he rebuilt .St. .lolin's Cliurch. with it-; li'iiild house and I'ei tory at Saginaw City, also the Court Street Methodist Clrirch at Flint, Cirace E[)iscopal Church at Pt)rt IIuuiiii. tlie Miisonii' Teni|)le at Liidinuton. and thefainou. Wriylit House and sanitarium at Alma. The w.nkshops built for the Detroit, Lan- sing, and Xoi'theni Rtiilroad at Ionia at a cost of >i 175,0(1(1, and the large railroad depot at Claire are from his design, and ei'ected under his super- intendence, as were also thirteen railroad depots on the Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw Railroad and many other public and priv".te ediiiees in the State, and in adjoining States. The marriage of this prominent gentleman took l)lace in Chatham, Canada, and his bride was Miss Mary Lewis who was a native of that place. To them have been born three interesting children, to whom they have given the names of Fred, Grace, and Wave. Mrs. Floetei' is a prominent and active member of the Baptist Church of Bay City, and a lady who has a wide social influence. The political views of our subject are independent, and yet he inclines to the doctrines of the Democratic party. The Knights Templar recognize him as one of their most valuable members, and in all social circles he is esteemed as a leader. •^^= ^^- •^^)IIOMAS D. CAMPBELL. This oentleman (am /4s^ i(j one of the pr.nnineut lawyers of Bay City being a precise, careful and earnest man .and a close reader of human nature. He has been a resident of this place for the past five years and is now a member of the tirm of Camiibell iV Con- mans. This gentleman is the i)o.s.-ies.sor of a large degree of common sense and originality of reason- ing and never .acts only after mature deliberation. He of whom we write was born in Barry County, this State and in the year 18(55, on the 'ioth of March, being a son of Duncan and Harriet (Camp- liell) Camiibell. The father came to this State from Canada when it was in a wild and unsettled con- dition and our subject passed his early youth in the Union schools at Middlesville and afterward attended tlie Michigan State Agricultural College at Lansing, being graduated in 188;i, .Subsequently he went to Ha-itini;s. I'.arry County, .and entered the law lirm of Kiiappeu A- A'auArmen, as a law student, where he spent two years with them studying, and then entered the University of .Mich- igan a( Ann .Vrbor, from which he was graduated in the Class of '8i;. After linisliing in the law school our subject cnme to tlii> city August 23, 1886, and entered 560 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. into partnership with S. P. Flynn. of \Vest Bay City with whom he reiiminetl about one year and a lialf wiien tlie connection was dissolved and Mr. Campbell continued in practice alone for some time when he entered into partnei-ship with L. P. Con- mans who is now Justice of the Pe-ice. Tiiey have their oflice in tlie Fisher Block where they have built up a splendid practice in the city. Jlr. Caniplicll lias always been an ardent Republican, one who does not swerve from the views and i)rin- ciples ])romul2ated b}- that political organization although he lias never been active, giving his en- tire attention to his professional labors. The gentleman wliose name heads this sketch was united in matrimony with Miss Anna C. Nev- ins. of Hastings, Mich., a daughter of the Hon. .lolin M. Xevins of the same place. Their mar- riage was eelel)rated January 23. 1889 and tliey have lieen blessed by the birtii of one child, a boy, Don B. Mr. Campbell is one of the leading mem- bers of the M.'isonie order of the city. v*^K()K(;i-: .Mori/rON. riieieaie few homes III 1^^^ in Saginaw County more attractive or de- '^^Jjj sirable than that of the subject of this bio- graphy. The owner of a fine farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section ."5(5, Jonesfieiil Town- slii|>, he has placed forty-eight acres under splen- did cultivation and emliellished the place with all the im|)rovements noticeable thereon at present. The commodious residence is surrounded here and there by shade and fruit trees, while in the rear are the barns and other outbuildings for the shelter of stock and storage of grain. IIis present pros- perity has not been secured without arduous exer- tions on his jjart, and in his efforts he has received the hearty co-operation of his estimable wife. As a stock-raiser and general farmer, he is ])rominent in the cominunity, and his piil)lic spirit and enter- prise are well known. Many years ago in (Canada a ceremony was per- formed which united in marriage Joseph .Moullon, u farmer whose native home was in A'ermont, and Elizabeth Mullen, w'id had emigrated to Canada from Ireland, where she was born. Neither f>f this worthy couple lived to be old, the husband dying in 1846, and the wife three j-ears afterward. They left a family of five children, four of whom now survive. Our subject, the third child, was born in Canada in 1840, and was therefore a mere child when doubly orphaned and left homeless and friendless to make his way against adverse circum- stances. He was taken into the home of a Mr. Cunningham, with whom he remained until he was eighteen years old, working on a farm and enjoy- ing none of the home comforts which most chil- dren have. When eighteen years old yir. Moulton com- menced to work out by the month and continued tiius employed for several years. When he was able to establish a home of his own, he was married October 24, 1860, to Miss Sarah L. Wilson, the daughter of William and Sarah (Underwood) Wil- son, natives of New York. Mr. Wilson died in 1862, but his widow still survives (1891) at tlie age of eighty-seven years. She was a widow with five children at the time of her union with Mr. Wilson, and he had ten children by a former mar- riage. Their union brought to them five children, four of whom are now living. Mrs. Moulton was born .lune 10, 1844. in Canada, where she was mar- ried in her young womanhood. In January, 18G(), Mr. and Mrs. Moulton came to Michigan and located on their present farm, where he had built a shanty, and proceeded to clear the land. One year jirior to bringing his wife and children hither, he had come here in 186.5 and pre- pared for their removal. He took up a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres of timber land and struggled hard against hardships and [iri- yations. So (xxir was he that after buying a stove, bedding and a few dishes, in Saginaw, he had five cents ill his pocket, and was about Collin debt. .\t that time there were only three settlers in tliecom- nuinity, and his nearest neighbor was one and one- half miles distant. Ten children ha\'e been born to Mr. and Mrs. Moul'on. of whom .seven are now living, .as fol- lows: Ella 1^., the wife of Albert Wilson, and the mother of three children; Julia F., Caroline X., James W., Willinin .1.. Walton J. and Mabel G.. who PORTRAIT AND BI0r4RA.PHlCAL RECORD. 561 are still at home, and have received good educa- tions. Mr. Moulton has always maintained great interest in educational matters, helping to organize the school district where he resides and serving as a member of the School Board, and Director for many years. In politics he is a Democrat, and has been Supervisor of .Tonesfleld Township for seven years, Treasurer for one yeai'. Constable and Ovei- seer of Highways. He assisted in organizing the township of Jouesfield, and has been closely iden- tified with its progress. He has worked in lumber camps for twelve winters, and promoted tlie lum bering interests of this State. During the fire of 1871, he lost his entire crop, but by almost super- liuman efforts was able to save his house and passed through the awful ordeal in safety, although the eyes of his eldest daughter were injured thereby, and continued weak until she was sixteen years old. The family are highly esteemed in the com- munity, and have contributed greatly to its pres- ent high standing. -^^ iU^ ON. EMIL ANNEKE, of Bay City, was born December 13. 1823, in the city of Dortmund. Prussia. At the age of ten years I)) he entered the G.ymnasium at Dortmund, and pa'ssed his examination of maturity nine years later. He was then admitted to the University of Berlin, where he studied higlier mathematics, nat- ural science, and law. After completing his stud- ies, he traveled for his general information through Saxony, Bohemia, Austria, and other parts of the Continent. In 1848 Mr. Anneke took part in tlie Revolution- ary movement that swept over a large part of Eu- rope, and when those struggles had been subdued, and all efforts for the establishment of a (Jcr- man Republic proved unsuccessful, he, witli hun- dreds of other liberal young men, left his native countiy and came to the United States. He ar- rived in the city of New York in 1849. From there he went to Pennsylvania, where he engaged in school-teaching; but disliking this employment, he was offered and accepted a position on the edi- torial staff of the New York Staats Zeitung, which he soon after resigned to engage with a large mer- cantile house in New York as correspondmg clerk. Mr. Anneke retnained there until 185.5, when he removed to Detroit, Mich., and assumed the edi- torial management of a German paper. In the fol- lowing year he was appointed clerk in the Audi- tor-General's office .at Lansing. He took witli iiim to this olliee the same energy and precision lliat had characterized his life; he suggested many new improvements in the conduct of the office, and made his services so vahuible as Chief Clerk as to have them recognized by a nomination bj" the Re- publican party for the office of Auditor-General, to whicli he was elected by a large majority in 1862. So faithfully did Mr. Anneke discharge the du- ties of his position, that he was again tendered the nomination, and re-elected by an increased major- ity. At the expiration of his term he was admit- ted to the bar, and began the practice of law at Grand Rapids; during the summer of that year he was appointed Receiver of Public Money in the District of Grand Traverse. He resigned tliis po- sition, and removed to East Saginaw, where he re- sided until 1874, when lie came with his family to Bay City, where he resided until his death, whicli occurred at his residence on the corner of Tenth and Grant Streets. While a citizen of East Saginaw and Bay City, he was engaged in the practice of law and the real-estate business. Mr. Anneke's nature was domestic and retiring, and his happiest moments were passed in the pri- vacy of his home, to which he was greatly att.-iclied. His honor and integrity were unimpeachable, and he looked for the same virtues in others that were so strongly manifest in his own nature. He was a genial companion, a gentleman of the old school, generous in scanning the faults of others, and ever ready to lend a helping hand to his less fortunate friends. In business matters he was strict, but never exacting; economical, hut generous when the cause was worthy. He attached people to himself by his unostentatious manner, and his uniform po- liteness. His sufferings during his last illness were lightened by the administrations of his three sur- viving children, who anticipated every want and desire, and made, so far .as love could suggest, his 562 I'OinHAIT AND lUOORAPHICAL RECORD. last liours |n'nccful ami cuiitfiiUMl. lli~ iliildicii who survive are: IMis. Charles V. Kusteier. ami Mis. Eiiiiim I-. Sullivan, of (iiand Rapids: and Ed- ward E. .Vnneke. a piominenl lawyer of Ha.v City. In politics Mr. Auneke was a stanch Hepulilican. ^r^ U(iENE ZAHST. The industries of the Saj;- ife) inaw \'alleyliave lieeii worthily represented ' W — ^ and jireatly developed by this gentleman. who is conceded to be the finest and ino.st practical hor.-ie-shoer in Hay City, and has met with unusiial success at his trade, of which he has made a special study. lie has the largest assortment of shoes in the Valley and carries on an exclusive horse-shoe- ing' Iiusiiipss. doiiis; the work in the most skill- ful m.aniier. and makiiisj a specialty of shoeing f.a.st and drivinjj hor.ses. His practical knowledge of his business, the accurate attention paid by him to all orders, and the uniform reliability of his deal- iiisfs. have secured for him a prominent pl.'icc in the conlidencc of the comiminity, and a piiispeiity which grows steadily from year to year. The ancestors of Mr. Zabst were of (uriiiaii or- igin, his grandfather, .lolni Zalist. Iiaving emi- grated to America early in this century and located in Ohio, where he died at the age of eighty-seven years. .lacob. the father of our subject, was born in the Province of Alsace. (4eimany. and was brought to America at the age of eighty years. In Ins ma- ture years he w.as united in marriage with demen- tia A. Page, a native of Ohio, and the young cou- ple settled in the IJuckeye State, whence thc\ afterward removed to Indiana. The father en- gaged in farming when a l.ad. but later learned the trade of a blacksmith, wliirh he >till follows in 'I'oledo. Ohio. A brother of our subject, William E.. resides in Hay City, and has an established repu- tation as one of the finest profes.sors of music in .Michigan. ( >ur subject w.'is born in Oreenlield. Ohio. Au- gust 2(1. 1H.J4. and was reared to manhood in \aii- oiis places in Ohio and Indiana, lie was (piite young when he accompanied his parents to Elk- hart, Ind., and Inter rctuiiied with them lo Ohio, and from there to Peru. Ind. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to learn the l)l:icksinitirs trade, serving an apprenticeship of six years. Next he went to Sandusky, Ohio, where for three years he was ai)prenticed to a practical horse-shoer, md li.is since made a special study of that line of work. In 1XK2 he came to Esse.xville, Hay County, where lie entered the employ of .1. II. Hall, and remained with him six years, having charge of his horses in Alger, Arenac County. The year 1KS8 marked the arrival of Mr. Zabst in Hay Citw \\lici-e he embarked in business on the corner of .lohn and Catherine .Streets. He has the finest establishment of the kind in "West Hay City, and indeed in the .Saginaw Valley, and can do any- thing in his line, making a specialty of doctoring the diseased feet of horses. He owns his place and has by the exercise of .sound business judgment and economy become well-to-do. In his politics he is a stanch Republican, believing the iilatform of that partA licsl adapted to the progress of our nation. In all his ciiter|>nses Mr. Zabst has had an efficient helpmate in his wife, who prinr In her union with him was kiinwii .is Mi.ss Emma Russell. Mrs. Zabst w:i.-. born in IJie County. Ohio, where her marriage took place. She lias become the mother of one .son, Hurt, who is the finest cornet player in the liiited States, considering his age, which is oii'y thirteen years. He plays the most ditHcult solos with [lerfect ca.se and wondcirul skill, and his artistic genius has won foi- him a wide-spread lepu- tioii. AFAVETTE ROINDSNILEE. This gentle- man holds the position of Fiist Engineer of the West Hay City Electric Street Rail- way Power Hou.se. He is a fine i)raetical engineer and mechanic, is well known .and isalw.ays spoken of for his honesty and integrity. He stands high in the estimatit)n of the people, and is wcll-liked by everyone for his sociability and geniality. His home is on the cornerof Walnut and Ohio Streets, and is a comforlalile and convenient residence. His father bore the name of Evans, and w.is bora PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 563 in New Jersey. He settled in Lawreiiceburg, Pu., about the year 1825, where he was one of the early pioneers, following the tnide of a cooper. Ih passed from life in 1847. The mother's maiden name was Electa Madison, a native of Knoxville, Pa., and her parents were pioneer farmers tliere. She died in 1861; she and her husliand were of English and Dutch descent. The native place of him of whom we write, is Deerfield, Tioga County, Pa., where he was born June 24, 1833. His early boyhood days wiic strewn with but few advantages in any way, as his father was an invalid and at the early age of ten years our subject was stricken with rheumatism in the liij), which partially cripjiled him for twelve years or more. He being the eldest of five chil- dren left to his mother on his father's death, that same year he started out on his crutches to find something for himself. A young farmer Alfred Congdon, who lived near by, took a liking to the crippled boy and offered him a home, which was accepted gladly, and in a few months he was par- tially restored to health and able to help about the farm, and before the year was up could perform hard labor for a youth of his years. He remained with his benefactor for three years, when he went to live with his brother, Benjamin D. Congdon, also a farmer, with whom he remained four years About a year after this he concluded to finish his education, and attended wliat was known as the Union Academy for three months, when his health .again failed, and his education was postponed in- definitely. After recovering his health, Mr. Roundsville went to Lawrenceville, where he engaged as a lum ber ))iler at a steam sawmill owned by C. II. L. Eord,of Lawrenceville. The first vacancy they had for a sawyer, was given to him, and he became an expert at handling the "bar," but the heavy lifting necessary in handling lumber in those days, proved too laborious for him, and he abandoned the work and obtained a position as fireman, firing and learn- ing to start and stop the 9x18 inch engine. He continued firing and running small engines in Tioga and Bradford Counties during the next three years, when he went to Canada, and in the little village Bell Ewart, in the winter of 1857, obtained a position as second engineer, was afterward pro- moted to be first engineer and remained with them for eight years in what was considered a large mill in that village on the shore of Lake Simcoe. This mill was owned by Sage & TTrant, and he was in- duced liy the former to come to West Hay City, and here manage the engine in his mill. The H. W. Sage ( .Mr. Sage until October 28, 1889, when he resigned to take his present position as first engineer in the West Bay City Street Railway Power House. The engine is two hundred horse-power and furnishes power for ten miles of road, running from six to twenty cars. He feels some jirlde in having run the engine for so long for the largest mill in iSIich- igan. In his present position he has full charge of the powei--house engine which is a Corless engine, 18x42, and three No. 20 Edison dynamos. He is well thought of by all the employes and the mem- bers of the firm, and is highly respected by his fel- low-citizens. This gentleman was married on the 29th of April. 1858, to Mrs. Isabel A. Roy, born in Tioga County, Pa., and is a daughter of George Spencer, .an early settler of the same county. She was the widow of Monroe Roy, of Wellsboro, Pa., and had one son, John M. Roy, a salesman of Ford's clothing store. By her second marriage she has become the mother of one child, Ada, now Mrs. A. S. Beach, of De- troit. Mr. Roundsville was elected on the Board of Yill.age Trustees when Wenona was organized about 1866, and served four consecutive years; later he was President of Wenona for one year. He was Treasurer of the Wenona graded schools from 1867 to 1885, and was Collector of Royal Arcanum, Wenona Council No. 38. from 1878 to 1890. He has been Alderman of tlie Fourth Ward one term. Our subject was a charter memher of the Fire Department, and ran the fire steamer while he was connected with it for seven years. He is a member of, and Collector of the Natifaial Union. 564 PORTRAIT AMD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He is also a member of the order of Free and Ac- cepted Masons. He l)elong* to liiaiicli No. ;?, of tlic Xatioiiiil .Vssoi-i.ation uf Stationary Knahu'cis. and repri'si'iitod his lioard in Xcw Yortc City in 1H>S!», at the Ninth Annual Sis>ion: was Corresponding Si't-rctary f(jr two years. He is liberal in his re- ligious view.s, but inclines toward the Second Day Adveutists. Has always been a stanch ]5ei)ulilican, .and cast his first vote for .Tolin C. [•"renKint. but differs from them on the money (luostion, believing in the Greenback tlieory. He has recently been elected a.s a member for five years of the Sage Li- biary Hoard of West Hay City. |l!_^ I'Ml'HKEY SH.VW. We have here anothci prominent citizen of Saginau who is of ]*;astern birth and ti'aining. and who has now reached the age when he may .suitably retire from active life and spend the remainder of his days ;ipart from the bustle of the w'orld. For almost forty-two years Mr. Shaw h.as resided in tiie Saginaw \'alley, and during most of that time he has been identified with much of its material interests. He has witnessed every change which lias taken place here, and was him.-elf at onetime lost in the woods within a few rod.- of where his beautiful home now stands. Saginaw County owes mucli to him for its present prosperous condition. Many of the present well-improved farms now occupied by wealthy farmers were sold by him to poor men U> be paid for on easy terms, many times in .staves made from the timber on the land. In every business transaction he has l)een the soul of honor, and altiiough a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, his keen business sagacity and his faith in the future of the city ever led him to bend his en- ergies toward the advancement of its prosperity and renown. Our suliject was liorn at Westport. Ma.ss., Octo- lier (i, 1H0;», and he is the son of Job and Amy (McComber) Shaw. The father was born at Tiv- erton and was a son of Kathaniel Shaw. .Tob Shaw, who was a cooper, gave his trade to his son Humphrey, and they carried on the business of making oil casks at New Bedford under the firm name of .1. Shaw tt Son. Our subject is the eldest of six children, of whom three are living, and the sister and brother make tlieii- hoiiie at New Bed- ford, where the early days of llumijhrcy were passed. He remained in partnerslii|i witli his fa- ther until he was twenty-eight years old, and that liarent continued in business some years later, liut lived a retired life for some time before his death, which took place when he was eighty years old. His faithful wife survived him for nearly twenty years and died in her niiiety-lifth year. It was in January, 1837, that Humphrey Sliaw came to Michigan to engage in liuying supplies for fiil. wine and other large casks at ^It. Clemens for the home and foreign market, which business he conducted until December, 184!t. I'pon com- ing to S.iginaw he engaged in the .same line of business, working on salary for New York parties for five years, after wiiich he took charge of the business, independently assuming the lands which his employers had formerly controlled, and giving his notes for nearly *20,0()0. He continued in this line of work until the stave material was pretty well exhausted in this neighborhood and then be- came identified with Warner & Eastman in the foundry business, to which, however, he did not give his personal attention, but has been engaged in handling farming and pine lands, in which he h.as done so much to develop this jiart of the country. The first vote cast by this worthy gentleman was for Andrew Jackson, but since that early day he has lieen a Whig, and later a Reiniblican, and lias never missed a Presidential election, feeling it the dut.y of every citizen to cast his ballot when an opportunity offers. Yet he has never aspired to any public jiosition, preferring to serve his town- ship and county in other w-ays. When he was twenty-one years old Mr. .Shaw was united in marriage, at New Bedford, with Miss Sarah W. Bragg, of Asonet, M.ass., who died at y\t. Clemens. His union witli the present Mrs. Shaw took place .luly 4, 1801, at Hartford, P.i. Her maiden name was Mar}- Ann .Munii, and she was born near Ithaca, Tompkins County, N. Y'., and is MRS. ISABELLA M?. KELLAR. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 567 a daughter of Brewer and Betsey (Brigdon) Munn. Two of the three chihlren of tlic lirst inarriago died ill infancy, mid Saiaii Ann, who married George K. Newcoinli, of Saginaw, died in this city. Botli our .^uliject and his good wife are members of tlie Jefferson Avenue Metliudist Epis- copal Cliureli. of wiiich he lias lieeii a Trustee for twenty years, and he has Iieen identified with tiie church since lie was eighteen years old. Mrs. Shaw is active in all woman's work in her church and is prominent in the Ladies' Aid anLAK. We have here a brief biographical sketch of the life of one of the most worthy of the former residents of Tittabawassee Township, Sag- inaw County, who came from that noble stock with which Scotia has helped to replenish the pop- ulation of Michigan. He was born in 1814, and Is a son of Duncan Mclvellar, Sr., a native of Scot- land, lie w.as married to Isabella A., daughter of Dougald and Mary (Weird) Mclvellar, natives of Scotland, where their daughter was also born, May 22, 1823. Iler parents migrated from their native home to Canada, in 18.'?1, and there earned on agricultural pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. JIcKellar became the parents of ten children; their first-born was Dougald, who came to them on Christmas Day, 1846. and in his young maiiliood gave his life for the cause of lib- erty and the honor of his country. It was on Deeemlicr 24, 1862. the day before he was sixteen years old that he responded to the call of Abraham Lincoln and enlisted under the banner of his country, joining Coni])anv G, Eighth Michigan Cavalry. Although so young he manifested an interest and judgment commendable in n man of mature years, ami his service was highly valued, lie was att;iche(l to the Army of the Tennessee and participated in its various engagements up to the siege of Knoxville, when he w.as mortally wounded and the sacrilice was perfected. The seconil child of this family w.as Mary, who was born .lanuar\' 2!), 184'.). She was married to William Ilackelt and now resides in S.aginaw County; the second sou, Duncan, born Januarv 9, 1852, married Elniira McDowell, and resides in Saginaw County; Katie born March 6, 1854, mar- ried .Tolin Tagiie and resides iu Oswego Count\', N. v.; .lohii, born March 16, 1856, married Ella Patterson, and resides in Snirinaw County; .lean- ette, born March 12, 1858, is now Mrs. Frank Ilartwell, of Hay City; Margaret, born .Iiine 4, 1861. is a deaf mute who has been highly educated at Flint, Mich., and is a young lady of rare intelli- gence and aliility. She makes her home with her mother. Neil, born November 8, 186:3; Edward, March 26, 1865; and Isabel, .luly 14, 1868, all reside at home with their mother, and the last named has been a teacher for the past two seasons. Mr. Mclvellar and his family removed from Can- ada to Lynn, St. Clair County, Mich., in 1857, re- siding there until November 1, 1863. Thence he removed to .Saginaw, working different farms until 1878, when he settled on the farm now occu- pied by Mrs. Mclvellar. Here he resided until the 16th of December. 1880, when he was called from earth and the family w.as left to mourn" his irre- parable loss. Mrs. Mclvellar has shown herself to be a woman of judgment and executive ability in cariying on her affairs and in rearing and educat- ing such of her children as were not grown at the time of their father's death. All of them have received excellent educational advantages and have been trained in lives of Christian principles. 26 568 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. They are all inemhois of the Presbyterian Church, but are attendiuij the tiervices of the Methodist Episcopal body. A lithoirraphic portrait of Mrs. McKellar appears on another page of this volume. ^^l B UDtxE JOHN W. McMATH. It is seldom that oHicial positions ol>tain for a consider- able lenjiftli of time, diuiuii' the changing administrations of our Kcpulilican form of Government, .ludge McMatli, who is a prmiiinent attorne\- in Itay City, h.is held the position of United .States Commissioner for the Eastern Dis- trict of Michigan since IHfil. He was born in Romulus, Seneca County. X. Y.. .lune ."?, 1821, and is a son of Samuel ami Mary (Fleming) .AIcMath, farmers by calling, but liciiig proprietors of a hotel. The father died when nwv subject was liut three years old. Ill the year 1^27. liefure the decease of the head of the f.'imiiy, the .McMaths came to what is now Willow Hun, four miles southeast of Ypsilanti. The family continued to live there for six or seven years. and then removed to i-enawee County, where the family broke up and our subject again tot)k up his abode near Ypsilanti, where he remained until he w.as twenty-four or twenty-five yeai's of age. The youth accpiired the rudiments of his education in the old Y'psilanti Seminary and later took a course in the Michigan I'niversity, entering in 1846, and graduating in the Ciass of TtO, that had among its members such men as W. A. Moore, Ur. Fiske and O. M. r.arncs. The young man cap- tured the degree of l!;ichelor of Arts, and soon afterward began to read law. While i)ursuing his studies he taught for one year in Centeiville, Mich., and then l)egan reading in Detroit with Messrs. Backus it IIarbaugh,a leading law (irm at that time. He was admitted to the bar in October. 18.')2, and before the Suprenu' Court of which the Hon. .Sjin- ford M. Green was then Chief .lustice. Our subject began the practice of his profession in Mackinaw. He remained until 1 «().!, having been appointed Collector of Customs for the dis- trict of Mackinaw in 1H(5 l,.ind also Superintendent of J>ighthouses, that office being then ex-offlcio, as the district at that time included all points in Michigan north of Muskegon, also on the west coast and north of Saginaw Bay, also all points on the east side of the Sioux and Lake Superior. He also had supervision of the points in Wisconsin in- cluding and north of Manitowoc, which took in Green Bay, Appleton and similar places. He held that position until the summer of 18()7, when he handed in his resignation. In 18()3 the headquar- ters of that customs' district was located at the Sioux, and there he made his residence until his resignation, coming from that place to Bay City, which has been his residence ever since. On locating in Bay City our suliject resumed his law practice. He has been City Attorney three years, member of the Board of Supervisors one year. Alderman one year, and he w.as elected Pro- bale .ludge in 1872, serving until 187(). Soon after the expiration of his term of judgesliip he formed a partnerslii|) with the Hon. George P. Cobb, which continued until the time when .Judge Cobb took his jjositiou on the bench of the circuit court, in 1888. Since that time he has been alone. l\Ir. McMath is known as one of the |)romiiieiit attor- neys of the city and his judgment is considered to lie distinguished by remarkable clearness, etpiity and foresight, having at his command the experi- ence gained from his extended readings of the best legal works. Our subject has taken an .ictivc part in politics as held by the Repulilican party. He has been a delegate to State and other conventions and .as a spe:Uay City. Judge McMath was married to Miss lllla .1., daughter of Reuben I). Hoys, of Ann .Vrbor, .Mich. Tlieir nuptials were celebrated in July, 18.')2. The one child of this marriage, William G., is now a resident of Diiluth and is eng.aged in, a real-estate and abstract oflice. He was Registrar of Deeds for ]}ay County for one term .ind also carried on an abstract ollice here. He married Miss Minnie I\I. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 569 Menton of Canada. Her parents reside on the east side of the St. Clair River, near llahy Landing'. .Tudge McMath and wife are members of tiie Pres- byterian Chureii of Bay City, and he lias been one of the Deacons of that bodv for nianv veai's. ^-^ 1^ |i!_^ ON. SANFORD M. (iREEN. Since 1867 Bay City has been the jilaee of residence of .Tndge Green, who has flgnred as the presiding spirit in the Supreme Court of this State. Our subject was Ijorn in (Grafton Township, Rensselaer County, N. Y., May 30. 1807. Possibly the fact that he was born under the Democratic administration of Thomas .Jeffer- son, ruled the trend of his own political prefer- ence, for he has taken a prominent stand in the policy of that p.arty since reaching his majority. Judge Green is a son of William and Nancy (Wright) Green, from old Rhode Isl.and stock, and who were a family of farmers. Our subject remained with his parents, and witli them went to Oneida CVumty when eight years old. Until sixteen years of age he had worked at home without acquiring even the rudiments of an education, but at that time he made an ar- rangement to purchase his time of his father for #40, which he afterward earned and paid. When in this way his own man, he began working inde- pendently, and studied under a private te.acher, continuing for the most |)art on a farm until nine- teen 3'ears of age, when he began teaching during the winters and working on the farm during tlie summer until 1826. This was at a time when our greatest statesmen were beginning to shine in all the lustre of their brilliant intellects, and stirred with a desire to distinguish himself in a legal di- rection, the young man Iiegan reading law with Mr. Lansing, then with George T. Sherman and for a period with .Judge Ford, and then with Messrs. Sterling & Bronson, of Watertown, N. Y., with whom he remained three years, and was ad- mitted to practice at the bar in 18.32, having al- lowed two years for classical study and five years in the law office, it being required that the appli- cant for admission to the bar should show seven years' reading. Our subject began his practice by opening an independent ottice in Brown ville, where he re- mained until 18.3."). when he went to Rochester, N. Y., and in the spuing of 1837 came to Michi- gan, first locating at Owosso, and at once was numbered among the enterprising pioneers of the town. lie remained there helping on with the organization of various municipal branches and interests until the vvintei- .MAMiAN. \Vc here iircsenl the portrait and personal sketcii of a well known attorney-at-law and the Police Justice of Bay City, who was horn in Caledonia, Ilaldimand County, Ontario, .lanuary 4, liS.')l. His parents were Tiiomas and Ann (CuUen) Mangan and his fatlier was a mechanic. In (.'aledonia he received his early education, graduating from the grammar school in IHG!), and immediately removing from that place to Hay City with the intention of study- ing law in the ottice of Marston cV Hatch. The senior member of this firm, Isaac Marston, was afterwards Chief .Tustice of the Supreme Court of Michigan. After remaining with Messrs. Marston tV Hatch for some time the young man entered the ottice of McDoneli and Cobb (the latter now judge of this Circuit). He remained with them until 1)S74 when he was admitted, after examination, to the bar, in- cluding all the courts of this State and the United States Court. Shortly after opening an indepen- dent ottice. in the fall of 1874 he was elected Cir- cuit Court Commissioner and after serving for two years was re-elected in 1876 for another term. While filling the duties of that office he also prose- cuted his private jiractice and thus established himself in his profession. In the s|)iiiig of 1H7H Mr. Mangan was elected .lustice of the Peace for Hay City and held that ottice up to the time of the establishment of the Police-Court. Since that time he has been the Police Justice and is tlu' only one who has ever served in Hay City in this capacity. He has dis- charged the res|)onsilile duties of his position with much credit to himself and great aceeptancy among the pe()i)le. Most of his time is devoted to the court where he has charge of a large amount of business, Our subject is a Democrat in his political con- victions and it is to that party he owed his first election. Although he has each time been elected on that ticket he has had a growing constituency among men of all parties and the esteem in which he is regarded is a just reward of his devotion to the duties of his office. He is a member of the .\ncieiit Order of Hibernians and of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. He is also a devout mcinber of the St. James Catholic Church and belongs to the order of the Knights of the IMacca- bees. Daniel Mangan was married July 6, 1874, to Miss Ellen Crump, of this county, who was born in Chatham, and is now the mother of six children, namely: Anna, Frank, Nellie, Lillian, Mollie, and Alice. Thomas Mangan, the father of our subject, was born in County Sligo, Ireland, and was there married, but remained in his native home only a short time after that interesting event. He mi- grated to Canada and afterwards to Bay City where he died in Februaiy, 1885, at the age of eighty one years. His devoted wife is still living an2, and then his regiment, with llie .\rmy of the Potomac, as l>ody guard to < Jen. McClelland. took part in all the Peninsular campaigns. Kn listing as a private, in six w-eeks he was made acting hospital steward, and in 1862 was transferred to the Kirst United States Cavalry in the tield .-is acting Assistant Surgeon. After a lew weeks' .service in the regiment In was ordered to the Naval .School Hospital at Annapolis to act as Assistant Snrgeon. and was so employed until .lan- iiary. 186 1. Ai the last-mentioned date he was transferred to the Camden Street Hospital in Ual- tinu)re, and September 10, 18(;i,he was discharged, having serveil tor three ye;iis. On returning to Michig.'in in Xoveinbei-. 1861, our subject located at .Saginaw and resumed the pr.actice of his profession. The brother with whom he had studied w^as a homeopathic physician and he had |)racticed under that school until after his graduation, when he .'idopted tlir r( Linl.-ir ini'tlioil :ind continncil the same until he (■••nne to .S;iginaw, when he rc>uiiucl the Usi' of I lie honu'opalliic rem- evcnients for the display, sali'. and shiimuiit and storage of stoek. oi- the transaction of liusiness. A foiee of seventeen ch'iks is enii)loved. l)esides several tiav- elinfj men, ami in addition to a iarge liusiness in Hay City, the lirni enjoys a liea\ y traih' in Xortli- eni .Michigan. ,\lthoilgh devoting a gii-al |ioilioii of lijs time to the grocery Inisiness. .Mr. .Merrill engaged in various other enterprises in all of whicli lie met with success. He wa- a Director in tlie Second National liank. President of the tirst C'liamher of Commerce in JJay City, and Commander of U. S. Grant Post, G. A. 1{. two terms. His opinion in ptiblic matters was greatly relied upon and his honesty was beyond (piestion. In vari<»us ways many of ilie city's interests have been committed to his care, and he was regarded as one of the most valiialiie citizens in tiiis part of the State. I'ci-soiially and socially he was une of the most agrcealile pnpularitv. is one of the largest contraclois in the .Saginaw \'al- lev. liesi(U's contr.acting and building, he manii- facturo sash, doors and blnHl>.and general building supplies. Mr. Thomson was born in ( aithncss. Scotland, December 7, 1840. and his father and grandfather, both of whom bore the same name with himself. were wc.-dlliy fainiers in Scotland having an estate of some twelve hundred acres. The father came to .\merica after his marri.age and settled in Niag- ara Cotinty. Canada, where he carried on a farm .and afterward removed to Michigan, spending his last da vs in .Saginaw and dying there wlien seventy- niiu' vcars old. While in Canada lie belonged to the Kefoiin party, and after coming to the States became an earnest Republican. His wife was known in maidenhood as Barbara McKay and was also a native of Caithness, and a daughter of John McKay, a wealthy farmer of that region. She lived to reach her sixty-ninth year and died in Saginaw. Our subject is the eldest of eight children and was liroughl to America when tliree years of age, traveling in a sailer which was sixteen weeks upon the ocean and linally landing at t^uebei'. He had his training anil education in Niagara County and iiiiiiin Countv. attending the common schools and when si.vtecn years old was ajiiirenticed at(iard- ncr, Canada, for four years to a contrac-tor. He linalU engaged in this business for himself inde- [leiidently and put n]) there .some of tlie finest residences and most j)eiinanent lousiness houses in tlie place. It was in .luly, 1^1'2. that Mr. Thomson came to 15ay City where he undertook contracting and building and two years l;it.er removed his residence to West I!ay City, although he carries on as much building in the former as in the latter division of this tlouiishiiig town. He put up the Presbyterian Cliuich in West l>ay City, the i.ibrary building, the Water Works building, the Fisher Plock. tlie residence of the Hon. Mr. Fisher, and a niimlier of the best residences in West P>ay City. .Many of the best business houses in IJay City are his work and we ma\' particularize .■inioiig instances of his buildings the .h'niiisoii lilock. the .McFwan ISIock, the TayloiA' Rose Block, the Polish Church, which is the largest house of woisliip in the Sag- inaw X'alley, besides a niiiiilier of the linest resi- dences. He makes building a specialty and has done more work of tins kind than any other eon- tractor in West P>ay City. The planingmill and factory of .Mr. Thonisoii I H. J. WALLACE. PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 679 was stai'ted in IcSSfi nnd lie now does a large joli- 1)1111; liii^iness and his fat'tory for doors and sasli is the hnue-it in the <;ity. lie lias liuilt and sold a iiunilier of resideiiees and liis own lioiiic wliieli lie ei'ccted is on Midland Street, lietween Fremont avenue and t'liilsoii street. Tlie lady who became his wife ill (roderieh, in 11^()4. was JMiss Flora, daughter of Arcliihald Me(,Jiiarrie. and was born in Nova Scotia where her father was a fanner. Their three sons are .\ndrew I., who is now an attorney at hiw; William .1., who is a law student with Pratt i^' (iilliert; and Frederick, who is at home. Mr. Thomson was Supervisor of tlie Third Ward for one year and Alderman of the Sixth Ward for two years and did good service on vari- ous committees, being very efticient in effecting a complete system of city sewerage and in securing the franchise for the street car company. His po- litical views are in accord with the declarations of the lve|)ublicaii parly and in regard to religious matters he is connected with the Presbyterian Clnii'ch. He belongs to the Masonic order and the Order of Foresters, FNRY JAMES WALLACE. We aie grati- lY lied to be alile to ])resent the portrait and give a brief sketch of the life of (me of the former citizens of Saginaw, who did good pidiieei- work here and was useful in promoting all worthy objects while a resident of Saginaw. He was born .January 21. 1844, in Ketley, County r/M'd-<, Ontarin. His father, .Tames Wallace, was bom in Scotland, and his mother, Nancy (Mooncy) Walhice. was (f liish parentage but was liorn upon the ocean. The grandparents on both sides made their home in Canada after crossing the Atlantic, and it was n(>t until our subject was a young man that his father and mother came to Michigan and settled in Cas* City, wiiere they resided until their death. Henry .1. WiU.ice was one of nine children, seven of whon; .nre now living. He was reared upon a farm and remained at home assisting upon the |)lace until he reached the age of eighteen, at which time the fam'iiy removed to iMicliigan. He .soon entered the employ of Eber Ward and w'as engaged in ]irosi)ecting fov pine lands and in other work in connection with lumbering. He continued working for lumbermen in Saginaw, locating pine lands and during the winters was foreman of camps for various tirms. During the war he was for a time employed by the tiovernment as a bridge biiildei and was in that work for a nuinbei- of mcmths. Eora nuiiil)er of years Mr. Wallace w.as em|iloyed hy various firms and also engaged in prospecting for minerals in the Lake Superior region. After about three years, however, he gave up that part of his work and devoted himself entirely to pine lands, prosjiecting on his own responsibility. His death, which taok place .June 1.5. 1887, was the result of complications of the liver and the disease was greatly aggravated by overwf four years. He was boi'ii in Dunifrie*. .Scotl.'tnd .■ind cMnie to the mJi 580 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. United States with his parents when quite a youth. His educ-itioii was received partly in SeoUaiid and partly in this eountry- Our subject spent some years in Yoik County, Ontario, and for fifteen years he held the oltice of .Justice on the < Queen's C'oininission and was also Postm.a.ster of Nolileton. aiiy his prosperity and the respect of his neighhoi's, his genuine finalities of integrity, ability and enterprise. Few men in Bay City have more thoroughly tlie respect of their fellow-citizens tliaii this one, who is conipMititively a new comer among them, and he has heen able to work up a good line of business in both city and country. He is a member of the Masonic order and i> \' ice- President of the St. .\ndrews' Society and is President of the Heather Curling Club. He is a true Scotchman at heart and loves to keep up the customs and traditions of his early Inmie and being an ardent admirer of the game of curling, he organized the club here only a year ago. It has had a )>h(iioiniiial growth and ])romises to be one of the proniinent sports of this city. HAKI-F.S H. S.\KLK. This prosperous farmer whose beautiful tract of eighty acres is lo- cated on section Id, Tittabawassee Town- .sliip, Saginaw County, has his property well un- proved and in an excellent condition, .and devotes himself to mixed farming. His beautiful home and excellent barns are a cr<'dit to the township (ind attract the eye u{ every passciby. His par- ents, Stephen and Fammey (Vosburg) Sarle, were both of them born in the Empire Stiite, and the paternal grandfather of our subject was Benjamin Sarle, a native of Rhode Island and of English descent. He of whom we write w.as liorn in Saratoga County, N. Y. April 14, 1837, and there he had his happy home upon a farm, being helpful in many ways to his father and studying in the district school, enjoying the many jolly sports of a country lad as well as the drudgery incident to such a boy's life. He remained beneath the parental roof until he reached the mature age of twenty-four years, about which time he was happily married, July 27, 1860, to Sarah Cooper, whose father, Cornelius, was a native of England who emigrated to the United States and settled in Onondaga County, N. Y. ]Mrs. Sarle was born in Somersetshire, England, May 6, 1841, and came with her parents to this country when a little child. Her eldest child, Ida Frances, married Mortimer Wyman, who is a farmer and resides onl^■ a half mile from the home of our subject in Tittabawassee Township. The youngest child and the only son, Louie H., married Etlie M. Wyman and he also resides on section 10, Titta- bawassee Township and assists his father in the ! operation of the farm. He is the happy father of 1 two little stms, Robert T. and Charles H. When Mv. Sarle came to this [lartof the country and purchased the property on which he now lives it was in its wild condition. The ground was covered 1\\' a dense forest and the roads were only surveyed and partly chopped out. His first work was to clear a little space u|)on which he might erect a rude structure to shelter his family. He then felled the trees little liy little as he could, and clearing away the stum|)s, put the ground in a condition for raising crops, and it was indeed a happy day when they harvested the first product of their fields and fed themselves therefrom. From year to year he cleared more of his acres until he now has it all free from trees and stumps and h.as made of it a beautiful home with every adorn- ment and convenience. In polilieal matters ^Ir. Sarle is thoroughly con- vinced of the truth of the principles announced PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 581 by the Reinililifan party, yet in local matters ho allows his vote tu be guided liy his own judgment rather than the dictum of party. In religious matters both he and his worthy wife are earnest and devoted members of the ^Methodist Episcopal Church in which they find a broad field for use- fulness. ^^,EORGE H. DOWNING. The subject of III ,—— this sketch has been a resident of the Sagi- ^^:^' naw Valley since the fall of 1865. He was born at Euclid, Ohio, November 12, 1846. His grandfather, .John Downing, was a native of Xew York, who emigrated at an early day to Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life. His father, .loseph E., was also a native of New York, and followed the occupation of a farmer at Euclid, un- til some years after his marriage when in 1865 he brought his family to the Saginaw Valley. He was a cooper by trade and for some years worked as foieman in a shop. In 1868 he located on a farm in Kawkawliu, where lie hoinesteaded eighty acres in the woods, which he improved. He is a Repub- lican in politics .and has been Treasurer and .lustice of the Peace and also School Inspector. The maiden name of the mother of our subject w.as ^lary E. .lolinson, who was born in New York State where she died. The seven children of this worthy couple are all living, as follows: Augusta, who resides in Grand Traverse; George H.; Frank, a resident of West Bay City; Charles, who resides in Cleveland, (Jliio; Clara, a resident of (Irand Traverse; William, a marine engineer at Pt. Huron and Eva, who resides at Kalamazoo. George II. Downing, the subject of this sketch, was reared in Ohio on a farm until eigiiteen years of age, when in the spring of 1865 he came with his fatiier to Sand I>eacli and was engaged until August of that year in sawmilling. The\' then located in Bay City and in November of the same year brought the remainder of the family t(j that pl.ace. For two years he remained at home and when of age took up the tra(lr of a cooper an(l worked in the cooper shops of the piincipal mills. For eleven seasons he was employed by Folsom ife Arnold on piece work; he also worked in Zilwau- kee, Carrolton and Saginaw. In the meantime he homesteaded forty acres in Kawkawlin, which he improved and lived on during the summers, at the same time carrying on his trade of a cooper, until 1883. In 1886 he entered the employ of Pitts & Cranage, as teamster remaining with them for five years. In July, 1891 he was employed by R. P. Gustin & Co., in the same capacity and is at pres- ent with that firm. He owns twenty acres of land which is well-improved and which he rents out. Mr. Downing was married in October 1868, in Bay City, to Miss P.amelia Spicer, daughter of Ezekiel Spieer, a native of New York. Her father was one of the first settlers in Kingston, Canada, removing from there to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1850, afterward coming to Bay City, where he built two houses. He was a fine mechanic, lieing both a car- penter and mason. He bought five acres in what is now the heart of the city, and was engaged in clearing it up when he was taken ill and died very suddenly in 1854. In politics he was a strong Whig and in religion was a Baptist. The mother was Florence Maxon.a native of New York and a daughter of Charles Maxon, also born in that State. The latter was a very early settler in Lower .Sagi- naw and was the owner of the present site of the Pitts Ar Cranage Mills. His death took place in 1854 under melancholy circumstances. He had been appointed on the Board of Health during the time when small pox was r.aging in that vicinitj'. and was helping in the care of the sick when he took the disease which caused his death. He was an active member in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was highly esteemed in the commun- ity; he was of English descent. The mother of Mrs. Downing, who still resides in Bay City, is in veiy feeble health. After the death of her hus- band she became the wife of Henry Lockwood, who served tliroughout the War of the Rebellion in Company A, Second Michigan Infantry. By her first marriage Mrs. Spieer became the mother of four children: Mary, Mrs. (irahamof Bay City; Diana, who was accidentally killed by the kick of a horse; Pamelia, Mrs. Downing; and Clarissa, Mrs, 582 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Smith, who ie,>i(lfs ill Bay City. Of tin- tliildren of the second iuaii-ia,i;e two are living — Florence. Mr;!. F. Jackson, residing in Hay City; and .lames Lockwood. of the same place. Jlrs. Downing is a native of Hay City, wliere she was horn .lune .'i(t. IHyl. receiving her educa- tion in the common schools of llanipton Town- shi|). Siie has been a niemlierof the Baptist Churcli for twenty-three years, in wliicii she is an active worker, also taking great interest in the Womens' Home and Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs. Downing is one of the few women wlio have be- come successful inventors, she being the inventor of the Downing Washing Machine on whicli she procured a jjatent .Inly 22. 1H',)(), and which has just been placed upon the market. It promises to be a great labor saving device, and a most hel[)ful addition to the laundry. It was given the first |irciiiiinii at the Ha\' County Fair as Vicing the best washing iiiachinc exhibited. Mrs. Downing states thatshe got the idea for her invention l)y washing laces with her hands, iinmeising and dipping them in the suds to save the fabric. Our subject and his wife have had a family of six children, all of wlioiii are deceased: William .\., died in infancy: ll.arrison, at the age of two and one-half year.-; LoiJima .M., aged live years: Newton, four _years: James Wilbur, two and one- half years and Flora H. four years. In polilics Mr. Downing is a Keiuiblic.'in. -S< l< 1 ' >>r=^ >(=" IIO.M.VS K. 1I.\UI)1N(;, chief engineer of Cv the fire deiHirtment and fire marshal of Ha ay i^' City, has been connected with the fire de- partment here longer than any other man, having iieen with it since IMBG, and chief engineer since February, 1MH3. He is a man of broad intelligence, great popularity,, 'iiid has numerous friends; he was Vice President in I HIM) of Die N.ational Fire Jmi- gineer's .\ssociation. He has worked hard to se- cure for Hay City a good system with modern im- provements in the fire department, and it is owing to his energy and work that the city now has one of the finest fire departineiit>* in the State, Our subject was born at St. Catherines, Canada, and had his early training within sight of that stupendous object uf nature, Niagara Falls. His father, Robert, learned the trade of a shoemaker at (^ueenstown. Ireland, and came to Canada, where he cstalilished himself as a successful manufacturer of and dealer in boots, shoes, and leather findings. Tlieie he did an extensive business and spent the remainder of his d.ays, dying at the age of seventy- eight. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Kelly, was horn in Drogheda, near Dublin, Ireland, and now resides in .St. Catherines. They had four sons .and three daughters, the eldest, John, served his country for three years in the Civil AVar, be- ing a member of the Kightli Michigan Cavalry. Thomas K. Harding was born March 31, 1847, and after studying at .St. Catherines, finished his. course at the Buffalo (X. Y.) High School. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to the printer's trade and worked for three year.s on the St. Cath- erines ConxtiUiUoH, a weekly paper, after which he took charge of the printing-office of the Joiinml, there, which he carried on for three years, and then after a short sojourn in Buffalo he came to Michi- gan, and was with tlie old ]).?troit ^hlre rlisrr for three years, and in 18(56 took charge of the Bay City .hntnial. baing foreman of the job depart- ment. Later he started the daily TrUnmc in con- nection with (t. Lewis, E. Kroenke, and .John Cul- ver, and in this he had charge of the job depart- ment. He afterward served Henry Dowe, and later James Birney. in the same kind of work, aiut then entered into partneisliip with ;\Ir. McMillan, and published the daily O/tscn'cr. Since 188:3 Mr. Harding has paid his entire at- tention to the fire department, with which he has been couiiected since 186(i. In the siiring of 18S:i he was api>ointed by the City Council as chief en- gineer, and he has built up this part of the city service until it is in as good condition as that of any city of Michigan. He is also connected with the common council as secretary of the house and building coiiiinittce. lie serves in the same capac- ity upon the Board of Klectric Light Control, and also u|)oii the Board of Building Inspectors, and is likewise inspector of buildings and churches. Ill I 88.") our subject introduced int. The business was conducted under the firm naine of S. S. & E. B. Foss. wholesale lumber dealers, for .several years, and then the firm renn)vod its plant to Bay City. At his brother's death, E. B. Foss bought out his brother's interest and soon after took in .1. ;\i. Leiter. of Ohio, as partner, and for five year.? the concern w.as conducted under the name of Foss A' Leiter. Since that time our subject has been sole owner, doing business .as E. B. Foss A Co. Their yards are very conveniently located on the Flint & Pere Marquette Railro.ad, and have a capacity for carrying a large stock of lumber. They have several salesmen on the ro.ad wlio represent them in Ohio .and the Eastern Slates. They wholesale from theii- yards both dressed and rough lumber, and have first-class facilities for the manufacture of the liesl grades of dressed lumlier. The annual sales of the firm amount tv twenty million feet of lumber. Our subject was married in B.ay City, in Sei)tem- ber, 1871, his Ijride being .Miss Elizabeth Fitzgerald; she was born in Limerick, Ireland, and is a member 584 POI^TRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of tlie Jlethodist Kpiseoi)!)! Clmivli. Their marriage lias licen liiiijliti-iicd liy the iiivsciue of three chil- dren, viz: Walter 1.. Kduar II. and Kdlth II. The residence is located at No. KiOO Sixth Street. So- cially our subject heiongsto .Ioi)i)a I.odi^e. No. H1.5. F. A- A. M.. and to the ttay City Council. No. ;')3. R. A. M.. Hlanchard Chapter. No. 5'J. R. A. M.. and to Hay City Commandery. No. 26. He also lielonsjs to the Kniijhts of the Maccabees, and t«) the Royal .\rcan\iTn. ^>^r<^m=^-^ ^^ ONSTANTINK WATZ. It is:ui uiKlcniMbIc (l( fact that the scholastic world owes more to ^^^ German students and German educational institutions for methods of study, thoroujjhness of research and new branches of study than to any other nation. Its scholars are always enthusiasts, and being specialists, bring to their work a fresh- ness and vigor wanting in French, Knglish or American institutions. As Americans we have been (piick to recognise this fact and glad to make use of the intellectu;il acumen and tlujroughne.ss of Teutonic scholars. One wlio has left liis impress upon the youth of >Sagin;iw and always an impress for good, is Mr. Watz. and in his decease the citv has mourned one of its useful and patriotic adopted citizens. Our subject was born Ajiril 22. IH.'il, in Iloeelist, Havaria. His sixty years of life were replete with usefulness to his fcllow-nieii. He died April 20, IKill.at Saginaw City. He was the son of Philip and Anna .Mary Watz. He graduated at the Nor- mal Seminary at AVurzburg, Ravui-ia, and at nine- teen years of age became the assistant of his father, who was a teacher. He continued to be thus occu- pied until 1H.')S. when he came to the United States and was employed as a teacher in the (ierman Seminary at Detroit. Mr. Watz was married at Detroit, November 28, 1851, to Miss Caroline AVachter. His reputation as an educator having preceded liim, in 1H(13 lie was induced to come to Saginaw as Superintendent of the school, wliidi w.as under the patronage of the Germania Society. Our subject was connected with that institution as long as it existed. Then for a short time he engaged in the grocery business on the West Side, in partnershi]) with William Moye, and in the fall of 1871 he accepted the po- sition of Superintendent of the (German department of the West Side public school, and there taught continuously for nineteen years, fairly dropping in the harness, for he did not leave his work until within four weeks of his death, which was the direct result of pleurisy. The sad ceremony of his inter- ment occurred on his sixtieth birthday, when he was laid away in God's acre with the greatest rev- erence by all who had been associated with him in scholastic work. I'nder Pros. Watz's supervision the work had grown to great porportions. At first he gave personal supervision to all his (ierman pupils, but during the last year (1890) it became necessary on account of the very large classes to have .several assistants. He was an accomplished musician and was a leader of the Germania Harmonic Society, and later of the Teutonic Vocal Societies, being the leader and instructor of these various bodies. He was also a virtuoso of the violin, which he taught, also the piano, flute, guitar and cornet. His favorite instrument, however, was the violin. His musical instruction was as much sought after as his linguistic work. Prof. Watz was an author of some note, and hav- ing made comparative philology a study under the most improved methods of ^Nluller, he was well qualified to write on this modern subject. He was also a well-known spe.aker upon social topics, and was a popular contributor to the programs of various societies. In his religious belief he was liberal, being a rationalist of the modern type. He was frequently called upon to offer consolation to friends and relatives over the bier of their departed ones. He was a thorough Shakespearian scholar and was as well acquainted with that prince of English dramatists as with his own Schiller and Goethe. He was thoroughly abreast of the times upon all educational subjects and never thought of sparing himself in his beloved work. Prof, Watz's wife still survives. She is the mother of six children — Herman, Oscar, Alma, Anna, Lena and Lottie. The first named is a drug- PORTRAIT AND MOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 585 ffist in business in Saginaw; the second son i.s a bridge-builder in Detroit; Anna married William F. Morse, M. D.; while the two youngest chil- dren are students, still brightening the liome life witli their merry, genial presence. Alma also is at home. ( _og:>si/Cl ^Sli-^-t^il^^ [(_, UGH M. GALE, M. D., C. INI. Many of the most prominent and worthy citizens of Ba}' City liave come from over the border, being Canadian iiy birth, parentage and breeding, but liave now become thoroughly Amer- icanized in the United States sense, and active pro- moters of the best interests of their adoi)ted com- monwealth. Snch an one i.s Dr. Gale, one of the lirominent and rising physicians and surgeons of Bay City, who has been in practice here since July, 1885. Our subject was born in Elora, Wellington County, Ontario. November 1, 1855, and is a son of John and Miami (Bradt) Gale. As his parents were agriculturists he took his early training u[)on the farm and in tlie common schools, and after- ward studied in the Collegiate Institute of Elora. After graduating from this institution of learn- ing, he tried his hand as many an aspiring young man has done at the teacher's art, and after teach- ing in public schools for three years he became Principal of the schools at Palmerston, Ontario, while at the same time he was carrying on his medi- cal studies under Prof. Mills, of Montreal. After completing his last term at Palmerston, he went to be with Prof. Mills at Montreal, and re- mained there four years in attendance upon the McGill University, from which he was graduated in March of 1882, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Surgery. He took a three years' hospital course in connection with his medi- cal studies, and was under Dr. Wallace, of Alma, for four summers, taking his practice during the Doctor's vacation. Subsequent to this experience the young Doctor located in Bad Axe, Huron County. Mich., where he pr.acticed for three years, and had an extensive ride through that portion of the county, but finally decided to come to this city, so that he might have a better opportunity for building up a successful practice. He has succeeded in building up for himself a reputation truly enviable for character, ability and skill, and his practice here soon eclipsed that which he had been able to secure at Bad Axe. Dr. Gale was on the 31st of May, 1883, united in marriage with Miss Anna McDowell, of Bad Axe, who is a daughter of William H. McDowell, a former resident of Bay City. They arebotli mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, and peojile of earnest Christian character, and they are bringing up their little son. Esson M.. in the faith and prac- tice of the Christian religion. The Doctor bought a pleasant home at the corner of Twelfth and A'an Buren Streets, which h.as been the family residence for the past four years. He is a member of the Bay City Medical Society, the Saginaw Aalloy Medical Society, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the M.asonic order. He was health officer of Bay City one year, and has been I'resi- deut of the Board of Health for two years, and is the present incumbent. ■iT^ ONALD J. O'DOXNELL. The proprietor of O'Donnell's Business College and au- thor of a work entitled the Perfected Science of Arithmetic, was born February 15, 1856, near the shores of Lake Siincoe in the Dominion of Canada. At the age of three years he lost his father and this misfortune and ill health together interfered with his early education and before his eleventh year he was |)ut to work ujidii a farm so that he attended school only during the winter for the next four years. At the age of twenty-two, this young man de- termined to fit himself for something broader than farm work, but being financially unable to attend college, he returned to the country school and after a thorough review of studies for four months he applied for and received a certificate as a teacher. At this examination only fifty of the two hundred candidates passed the trial as the ex- 586 PORTRAIT AND IJiOGRAPHlCAL RECORD. aminatioii was a (lilticult ami I'xliaustive one. Alter two years of very siiccessfiil teac-liiiiir lie do- tcrmiiiprl to bi'i-oiiK- a citizen of the Inited States and eanie to Saginaw intendins; to engage in rail- way work, in wliieli lie liad spent some time. Imt having made the ae(|iiaintanee of Mr. Frank I'.meriek, Prosecuting Attorney of Saginaiv County, he was secured to teach (irst the (;f)uldt<)wii and later the C'arrollton Schools. The unusual success which attended the studies ot his pupils in arithmetic ins|)ired him with the ideji of |)icp.ning a work on this liranch of educa- tion, which he (lid within a period of six montlis. during which tinu- he was |)iincipal of the t'ar- rolllon school. lie then gave an exhibition liy his piil>ils to illustrate the merits t)f his method, .•ind his little pupils did full credit to the demands of their instructor. Yet, as in many cases it is found lli:il new ideas must work their w.iy I'v the hardest. Mr. O'Donnell's plans were not received with all cordiality l>y the school otHcials and although he offered to give his books free for the sake of in- Iroducing them into the Saginaw Schools his offer was not accepted. In Feliruary, lHHf<. he opened a piivate .school with five or six pupils and soon made it a business college with constantly increas- ing mcinhership and reputation so that he now employs three addititmal teachers, occupying tli ret' apartments and Inning an additional night school of some forty pupils. The two volumes jnepared l)y I'lof. O'DoiuicIl are his Coinplete .\rithinetic and supplement to the same. In the former he leads the student's iniud to grasp the principle from oiiijinal reason- ing and does not depend upon the meniorizing of rule.-. lie thus makes the step forward in inathe- ni:itical science that has long been taken in gram- mar and other subjects, and he applies m.itlunetical principles to everyday business by a short and reasonable method .so as to save tiuu' and effort. The correctness and alacrity atlaini'd by his pupils is a wonderful testimoni.al to the value of his sys- tem. His second liook contains new and advanced ideas .'ind methods such as extracting the cube root and fourth and lifth root.s of numbers. Like all men who arc in the lead Mr. O'Donnell has met with unre.asonable opposition from those who should have been his helpers. Imt he is un- daunted in his determination to i)erseveie in bringing his methods before educatms, and the ex- hibitions which he has been able Iv give of the wonderful work of some of his pupils has caused many to look upon him as a man of remarkable genius in the nialliematicMl line. OliACK .IKROMK. Perhaps there are no ~)jl more enterprising and cultured residents of '' Saginaw County, than tlu).sc, who. like our V(5^ subject, one of the lirst-class farmers in Frankenmiith Townsliip. are natives of New York. The agricultural inteivsts of New York have been for so long a time highly developed and ilia tlour- ishingciuiditlon. that the animus of the farnieis in that section lends to a higher standard in regard to the cultivation of the soil than is to be found in many other portions of the country. Public senti- ment, however, thus secured among the agricul- tural cla-i-i doe< not cease within its limits, but linds its way even to the -wild and wooly West." The residence of our subject on section 32. pre- sents a pleasing appi>arance. and is the seat of a fine cultivated farm. Mr. .leronie was boin in Tompkins County. N. Y.. .\ugust .'id. 184;"). lie is the son of ])r. .lames II. and Lisette (Atwater) Jer- ome, both of wlium were natives of ■roni|)kins County, X. Y. The mother passed from this life before their removal Wec 1^ "^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 589 has twice been a, candidate for Cmuitv Sui-veyor. but was defeated. Mr. Jerome has been a resident of Fraukcniiuith Town.sliii) since his coniiii"' liere. in 1862. Ilis excellent farm consists of one iinn- dred and sixty acres on section ;i2, and on vhi( li he has placed first-class improvements. Mr. Jerome was married in Saginaw County, Ma>^ 20, liS()(;. to Miss Martha E. Kenson, a native of this county. They have become the parents of three children — James II., (icorge W. and .hilm l'>. Our subject lias given his entire life to farming pursuits, together with his profession as Surveyor, both of which occui)ations he has found to be very profitable. Me is a firm believer m IJepublican principles, and is deeply interested in every move- ment which tends to secure the best interests of the farming community, and with this view he is a hearty worker in every good cause. ]\Ir. Jerome is a nephew of ex-(xOv. Jerome, and liy his up- right life is an honor to his ancestry. He takes an active interest in religious affairs in the town- ship, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. •^^E z^^^ C^pSiHOMAS CRANAGE. The gentleman wliose |)ortrait is presented on the opposite page is a resident member of the firm of Pitts (t Cranage, manufacturers of lumber and salt in Bay City, and is President of the Michigan Salt Com- pany. He is also President of the Bay County Savings Bank, and Vice-President of the First Na- tional Bank. He w.as born in Shropshire, England, July 21, 183.3, and when less than two years old was l)rought to D'^troit by his father, who had vis- ited America before. Our subject was educated in Detroit, where for eight years after finishing school he engaged in the drug business. He became a member of the firm of Samuel Pitts ife Co.. with which he was connected until the death of Samuel Pitts, when tiie firm be- came Pitts A Cranage. For the last twenty-six years he has been manager of the business, his partners residing in Detroit. On tiie organization of the Bay County Savings Bank, Mr. Cranage l)e- 27 came connected with it. In 1K81, and after the death of its President, .Vlexander Folsoni, he con- sented tf) l)ecome President, wliich position lie now holds. For the ])ast fifteen years he lias been Di- rector and Treasurer of the Michigan Salt Associa- tion, is one of its heaviest stockholders, and on its reoi-ganization was elected President. One of the most extensive mill and salt projjer- ties in the State is owned and operated by Pitts it Cranage, and located at the foot of Washington Street, in ]5.ay City. In 1Kj')3 tiie pre.sent site was occupied by a mill of limited cap.acity, erected by Baughm.an it Partridge. In l«;)8the property was sold to the late Samuel Pitts, of Detroit, who in- creased its capacity to four million feet. In 1865, thecapacity of the mill was again increased, and the firm of Samuel I'itts it Co. was establislied. Three ^years later Mr. Pitts died, and the firm of Thomas Pitts it Co. succeeded, to be in turn suc- ceeded bv the present firm two years later. In 1874 the old mill which had a capacity of twelve million feet annually, was destro.yed by fire. A larger mill, however, was at once erected and the capacity increased to twenty-eight million feet. The planing mills, river frontage, dockage and shipping facilities, piling grounds, capable of hold- ing fourteen million feet of lumber, booms, a river frontage of one thousand, six hundred and thirty fiet, etc., make up, as stated, one of the largest and most valuable plants of the kind in Michigan The mill proi)er of the above firm is l.'iOxlOO feet in size, substantially built, and in all respects as complete in equipment as experience can sug- gest or mechanical skill supply. It includes a Wickes Brothers' powerful gang-mill, two circular saws, steam feed carriage, edgers, trimmers, lath and heading mills, with other requisite appliances and tools. The engines supplying the motive power to this immense school of production, so to speak, are two in number; one of two hundred and fifty- horse power, and the other one hundred and sixty- horse power, fed from three batteries of steel tubu- lar lioilers, one consistingof four boilers, each 5x16 feet, and one of two lioilers, 6x1-1 feet in dimen- sions each, and one of three boilers, dimensions 42 inches by 18 feet. The salt industiv undci- the administration of 590 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Samuel Pitts A- Co. was estaltlislied in 1H6.S, and now einliraces six wells and an extensive salt block, packing-house, cooperage, and other buildings nec- essary to the business, the steam for operating which comes from the large boilers spoken of in the i)re- ceding paragraph. The products of llic mill in- clude twentv-eight million feet of lumber, eleven million lath, one million two hundred thousand staves, and three hundred thousand pieces of head- ing, and that of the salt wells tiftv thousand bar- rels of salt. The former is shipped Kast, aud the latter is disposed of through Ihc Michigan Salt Company, of which the (inn is a member. The plant of Pitts A- Cranage is located in the heart of the cit3', enclosed by the tracts of llie Flint A' Pere .Mar(|uette and the .Michigan Central Rail- roads. They enjoy, in addition to the water facili- ties, rail shipping conveniences, the valueof which cannot he too highly estimated. It also includes within it.s area twenty-six tenement houses, erected also under the administration of Samuel Pitts it Co., for the special convenience of employes who pay a nominal rent only for the fullest complement of home comforts. The linn employ a force of one huiidrt'd and eighty hands, many of wliom have grown from youth to inanhood, n.iddle life aud old age in their service. They also have in .addition twenty-live horses, and do an annual business of ver\' large jiroportions. Of the members of the linii. Mr. Pitts resides in Detroit, and .Mr. Cranage m Uay City, wheie he directs operations. They are representative citi- zens .and manufacturers — types of the men who have erected cities and founded enterprises in the Lower Peninsula. 15.ay City owes its origin, growth, development and prosperity to the liberal- ity and pul)licspirit of this class of citizens, a class among which Messrs. Pitts and Cranage are, and have been the leading factors. Mr. Cranage's t.astes are not of the cl.ass which make men prominent in public or political affairs. Although a stanch Republican he was never nom- inated for office, but has held many responsible positions in which the interests of the community were involved. lie was the first President of the Bay City Lilirary Association, and has served upon the Hoard of Water Commissioners and Hoard of Education. At present he holds several positions of trust, being President of the Bay County Sav- ings Bank, Vice-President of the First National Bank, and President of the IMichigan Salt Co., one of the strongest organizations in the State. In all of these institutions he is a large stockholder, and devotes much of his tiine"to their inanagemeut. Mr. Cranage is held in high esteem by all who know him. While a thorough business man lie realizes that money getting is not the sole t)bbject in life. Fond of intellectual pursuits he may l)e found daily in his library during certain hours, while for the purpose of observation and recreation Mr. Cranage and his entire family have made two extensive European trips. In 181(1 he made an extensive tri]). visiting the Nile \'alley and assim- ilating the wonders of the countiy of the Pharaohs, and other lands wnimed by the tropical sun of the e(|uator. ()ctt>ber 20, 1,S(;;5, Mi-. Cranage was united in marri.age with Miss .Julia, eldest daughter of the late Samuel Pitts, of Detroit. Three children were born of this marriage, hut the eldest died in 1H7."). Samuel Pitts Cran.age is now in the employ of the linn, and also otherwise interested in his father's business. Their only daughter, and the light and joy of the home, is Mary II. The family are wor- shipers at the Episcopal Church, of which our sub- ject has been AV^arden for the past twenty \ears. He has taken great interest in the erection of the present church, being on the Building Committee, and a liberal contributor toward its erection, .as he has always been to all charities and benevolent en- terprises. m 'OIIN D. McKINNON. When one considers that the commercial and manufacturing in- terests of the Northern tier of Central States ' and especially of that State which we are at present considering, dates its inception within the last score of years, its present flourishing con- dition is nothing short of marvelous, and the pro- moters of these interests must l)e looked upon as were the magicians of the past. Our subject is at PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 591 the head of one of the most iiiii)i>i-t,aii\-. where miinhersof skilled mechanics are at woik mi lif)ileis, eiiCTines and all kinds of machinery. The tirni makes a specialty of |iateiited work, tiiriiini;' out larii'c nuinhers of water spacers. I'efuse burners, patent peerless ijrate bars, sawmill and marine machinery; they also have the advantage of a slip for hoisting- and dry-docking boats. Their place of business is located on the Saginaw Kiver between Klevenlh and Twelfth Streets. The shops were established by our subject in 1867. He began in a verv modest way with a lioiler shop, adding to that a machine shop and foundry, and in time a pattern shop, and thus building np his business to its present size and importance. The company was incorporated in the year 1884, as the Mc- Kinnon Manufacturing Company with a capital stock of ^.50,000. The firm, which comprises our subject and his two sons, Hector ]). and Arthur C, employs at the present time sixty-eight men, and in busy seasons from ninety-live to one hun- dred men are on their pay roll. The manufacturing plant of which our subject is President occupies four lots. The boiler shop is .50x800 feet, and this with the m.achinc shop and foundry nearly covers the space. The slip for dry- docking is 31x225 feet, and has a frontage on the water of fourteen feet, thus affording accommoda- tion for the largest light vessel. It is fitted out with hydraulic jiressure, so that they are able to raise the largest boats that navigate the Saginaw River, and indeed the company has most of that business for the citj' and vicinity. John D. McKinnon was born at Cape Ureton, Nova iScotia. March 17, 1841, and is a son of Don- ald and .leanette (Sutherland) McKinnon. The parents emigrated from Argyleshire, Scotland, to Nova Scotia, where the father became a contractor and builder. He remained there until 187(5, when they removed to l?ay City, and there he died in 1887; the mother still survives. She is a member of the Presbyterian Chiu-ch, and has brought u|) her family in the same faith. Our subject was educated in Cape Breton, Nova Seotia, and at the age of twcnt\- went to New York City. He remained there for eighteen months and from that place removed to Chicago, 111. -\fter a short residence there he went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he learned the trade of a mechanic and boil- erm.aker. He remained there until 1807, when he came to Bay City and established himself in Inisi- ness. While in Cleveland he was one of the firm owning the Variety Iron Works, which was sold out, as far as his interests were concerned, on his coining West. Mr. McKinnon was among the first to establish an industry of this class in this sectitm. He has also been greatly interested in various steamboats on the river, and has been a prominent stockholder in the Bay City Spoke F.actory, al- though at the present time he is not connected with that firm, giving his whole attention to the manufacturing company, which is one of the larg- est of its kind in the country. On July 8, 1864 Mr. McKinnon was united in marriage to Miss .Vgnes, daughter of Robert and Mary Kirk, of Cleveland, Ohio. They have been the parents of two sons. Hector D. and .Vrthur C. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held several imi)ortaiit olHces, among which he has served as Alderman for four years, and is Bridge Commis- sioner at the present. He was a member of the Police Board for five years, and the Water Board for four years. =^^E TRiEV. COLIN McBRATNIE, deceased. The jLs^ gentleman of whom we write was born in 11 \V Wigtonshire, Scotland, May 1.3, 1828, and his decease occurred at his home in Saginaw, January 26, 1891. His parents were .lohn and Ann (Christeson) McBratnie, and our subject was tiie fourth ill order of birth of their family of twelve children, oiil\' four of whom are living at the pres- ent time, viz: (reorgc, Andrew, Mrs. Isaac Parker, and Mrs. C. II. Jewell. In 1852 our subject, in company with a younger brother, emigrating to the Unitetl States .and com- ing direct to Saginaw County,was engaged for two years in farm labor. They were followed later, however, by the mother and the remainder of the family. Thev secur<'(1 land in Thomastown Town- 592 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ^lii]). where the mother's ck'ath (Kriirred in 18()7, and upon whieh tiaet (ieorffe McHiatnie. a In-other of our subject, makes his home at the present time. Charles McBratnie, another brother, engaged in the ; War of the Union, enlistintr in the Sixteenth Michigan Infantry and was killed in tiie battle of Gettysburg. William, the brother who came to the ; United States witii our subject, became a prosper- ous and inHuential citizen of Saginaw County, and died some five j'cars ago. The Rev. Colin McBratnie engaged in the lumber business m Michigan, and after some time spent at Menominee secured a tract of pine land in Thomas- town Township, which he cleai'cd in partnershiji with his brothers, and when tliat was accomplished he luined his attention to the cultivation ol the soil in .Swan Creek, afterward James Township, Saijinaw' County. lie followed the life of an agri- cultiiiisl until lifteen years ago, of which calling he made a decided success. Soon after making Saginaw his home Jlr. .McHratnie enuaued in the grocery business, to whicii he devoted nuicli of Ins time and attention until his deatli. This outline of a successful business c;ireer com- prehends but a small ])art of the life work of ]\Ir. McHratnie, for while he was conducting to good advantage a |)rivate business his heart and soul were full to overflowing with love for humanity, and every day of his well-spent life fo\nid him minis- tering in word and deed to his fellow-men, and his memory is revered by many warm friends, who ever f(jund a hel|)ing hand in. and received words of cal Church, in l.S7.'i was ordained local preacher and thus more effectu.-illy cariied on the w(uk he so much loved, lie h;ul frequently addressed audiences upon those subjeets near his heart, anressed with the principles of that order, and its doctrines being so much in accord with his own ideas, he was iutimatel}' associated with that fraternity for years. Of a peculiarly genial nature, he could appreciate the mirthful side of life, but laughter could bo easily succeeded by the tear occasioned by the misery and suffering of others. The gentleman of whom we write w.as united in marriage February 26, 1H56, to Agnes McCiilloch. also a native of Wigtonshire, Scotland, her birth occurring December 27, 1)^27. Mrs. .'McBratnie was the daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (.McWherter) McCulloch. Her parents emigrated to America and located in .lames Township, Saginaw County, in 1H3.'), where they were the very earliest settlers. On reiicliing Detroit they met James Frazcr, who was endeavoring to persuade emigrants to come to the Saginaw \'alley. and his (lescrii)tion of this lo- cality w.as such that the father decided to locate here, and with his brother Thomas set out over- land for the Saginaw Valley. The family followed by the water route. The grandfather of IMrs. Mc- Bratnie, IIut;h McCulloch, Sr., who was then an old mau, accompanied the family, but the hardslii|is of pioneer life were such that he survived only three months after reaching this i)lace. \^-i uopij "Wy H> thtr^ ^^"^Q^ crrr^lO b PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 595 Hugh McCulloeh lived about ten years after emigrating liither, his wife surviving until 1875. Mrs. MeBratnie was the third in order of birth of her parents' four eliildren, of whom one sister, Mary, is living at the present lime. She is IVIrs. Robert Fawcett, and resides iii C'iiieago. {Husuli- jeet and his wife liei-aliii' the parents of seven rhil- di-en, namely: .lames, who died when seven \ ears of age; John, a farmer in Thonia>town; Hugh i\le. is engaged in tiie gioeer\' business; Charley died when two years of age; William is a book-keeper for A. T. Bliss; Elizali.Hh is at home with her mother; Mary, wiio is a graduate of the Saginaw High School, is a teaelier in the Fifteenth Ward School; she makes her home with her mother. •' ERBERT A. FORREST. A Canadian by birth our suitjeet is now a resident of Sagi- naw. He was born in Collingwood, (,)n- i^) tario, March 10, 1860, and is a son of Dan- iel and Eliza J. (Stafford) Forrest, the former born in Scotland and the latter in the North of Ireland. They were married in Canada in May, 1856. Our subject is the eldest son of a family of eight chil- dren. In 1864 he came to Saginaw County with his parents, his father being a phjsician who hoped that fortune would attend his efforts in this new State, liesides giving his children opporttmities not to be found in the Dominion. After leaving the High School in 1877 our snli- ject enteied the office of Wisner & Draper, and after studying law under their tutorship for six years he was admitted to practice in the courts of Michigan in 1883. He remained with the firm with which he had previously been for four years longer. In 1885 he opened his present office, his specialty being commercial and real-estate law and he also deals largely in leal estate. He has an ex- tensive law library. Mr. Forrest has laid out an addition on the east side of the city, which comprises one hundred and eighty-four lots called Forrest's Addition. Many sales have ahead v been made in that GUAF1I1CAL RECORD. Insane." Mr. Forrest greatly favorinjr the latter system. The donie-stie life of tmr ,y his marriage to Miss Lena L.. dangliter of AVilliani J^alce. of Sagi- naw. She was educated in Detroit at the High School, and is a most accomplished and pre-possess- ing lady. They have one son. Herbert .\.. .Ir. Mr. Forrest and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is also greatly interested in the Young Men's Christian -Vssociation and the Epworth League, and has represented his church frequentl}' in lay conferences. He was recently elected one of the two lay delegates of the Detroit conference to the general conference of the Meth- odist Church which meets at Omaha in May, 1892, and enjoys the distinction of being the youngest member ever elected to a genei-al conference of the Methodist Episcopal Clnnch in this country. The attention of the reader is invite'd to ji litho- graphic portrait of Mr. Forrest presented in con- nection uilli this >l otliers he built a church near .Montezuma, N. Y., and his death, which took place in |SH(l. was a great loss to the church. After studying in the common schools of Au- burn our subject graduated from the High School at the age of twenty, and then worked his way up in the liiisiiiess which lu' is now pursuing, begin- ning :it the bottom and coining up to his present position by dint of liai'd work and enterprise. I'.cfoie leaving his ii,-iti\(' liome he li;id built U]) not only a good retail but (|uite a wholesale busi- ness, and had the largest establishment for the sale of picture fr;imes .•ind molding in .Vubiu'n. .Mr. liell came West and in 18«(; settled in (;rand Kapids for a short time, liut soon cnnie to I>a\' Cil \ . and establislu'il himself in business, lie m:d-ans of wliit'h he m.nkes the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 597 most sales are the Newniaiiii Bros, and Clough tt Wanen's, wliile liis favorite pianos are tlie Everett and tlie Howard. He tarries the larijest ;treneial line of his goods in Saginaw X'aUey, and is huiht- ing up a splendid trade liere, keeping one man on the road all tlie time. Mr. Hell was niariied in In inn Springs, N. Y., in l!^7'.t, to Miss JNlary Hoagland, a, native of tliat place, and tliev have two children — Fred K. and Lester II. Mrs. Lell is a devoted Clni^tian woman and a member of the Methodist K|iiseo|)al Church. While living in Cayuga County iMr. Lell was col- lector for his township, and is a stanch Democrat in liis political convictions. He belongs to the Free and Accejited Masons, and the Kuightsof the Maccabees, and is a menilier of the Masonic Temple Association. OHN AVILTSE. Tn him wliose name ap- pears ab(.)ve is owing, in comiiany with many other brave and dauntle.ss men, the [in'sent finely developed condition of this ])ortion vf Saginaw County, for he is one of the pioneers who came into a wholly wild region and has made thoroughfares, farms, and has helped in no small degree to advance the interests of his place by his simple loyalty as a citizen. He is now a resident on section 9, Thomastown Township, and was Ijorn in Lucas County, Ohio, October 20, 1826, and is a .sou of Cornelius and Electa (Cleve- land) Wiltse. His father was a native of New York and was born in 1796. Our subject's Grand- father Wiltse, who was of English desceut, was a Revolutionary soldier, a lilacksmith by trade and a fanner by calling. He died at the age of about eighty 3'ears. Cornelius, .Jr. learned his father's trade and also became a farmer. He built a boat and coasted to Ohio in 182."j, when he located in Lucas County, settling in the wildernes.s. Our subject's father located a tract of land from the Government in Lucas County and then went ninety miles on foot to the Land Ottice to enter it. Tliis was an experience in which much risk was run, for tlie countrv throngh whicli he traveled was full of savage animals, and the Indians had not 3et disappeared. He was peculiarly fitted for (lioneer life, having had a sturdiness of character that was undaunted in the face of |irivation and hardship. He denied :i farm of one hundred and twenty acres. Our siiliject's fntlier came here in 1837, making his wa\ to Pontiac by covered conveyance and thence, by reason of a heavy snow storm, by sleigh to Saginaw Townsliiii, where he settled on section 11. His farm com|)rised one hundred and five acres, six or eight of which had been chopped off. He built a log house thereon and made his living by Iniiibering. traiipiHg and farming. He con- stantly had many traps set and killed large numbers of deer, liear and many wolves. His decease oc- curred in December, 1H6,"). and he was aged at the the time sixty-nine years. He was a firm lieliever in the etticacy of the Democratic party. Our sub- ject's mother was born in 1800. She reared eleven children and died in .Iiiiie 1869, at the age of sixty-nine years. Our subject was eleven years of age when brought to Michigan and recollects the moving and its various interesting incidents. He attended the pioneer school both in Ohio and in this local- ity. His mother taught for one summer under the rate bill system, in a log school house with open fireplace and slab benches. The youth began for himself at the age of twenty-three years. He was engaged as a farm laborer by the month and added his earnings to the family treasury. For five years he lumbered on the Tittabawassee Kiver and Swan Creek, and during four years of that time he ran a sawmill. He settled on his farm in 18.53. There were then no improvements here and he built the first barn in this valley. He here owns eighty acres of land, seventy acres of which are under cultivation. At one time he held two hundred and twenty acres, liut has sold it all with the exception of that upon which he lives. Mr. Wiltse was married May 30, 1849, to llnl- dah Alma, a native of New Y'ork State, who was born January 1, 1830. They were the parents of eleven children, ten of whom lived to be grown. '1 hey are Eliza, Minnie, Mina, Cl.ara, Dan, F.eii, .Tames. Rhodn E. (wlm died in infancy ), .Tohii. 598 PORTRAIT AND lUOGRAT HICAL RECORD. 1 Rhoda and Edward. Mrs. Wiltse died in 1880. Our siilijeot has ever l)een an ardent liunlsman and has killed upwards of from two hundred to five hundred deer. He used re lias missed. He now devotes himself to mixed farming- and has a o't)od home and harns. On first coming to this country his playmates were often the Indian children and he learned to use their language. He is a Democrat in politics and has served as Supervisor of the township for five years, and also as Treasurijr and Highway Commissioner and has been Justice of the Peace for three terms. ^I|AC'()I5 KNOBLAICH. proprietor of the I West Bay City Brewery, has iiiid charge of ^1 th:i1 cnteri^Mse since IMHU. Imying it at A^/ that lime from .lolin Koliler and organiz- ing the West l)!iy (ily Brewing Comi)any. The old plant was entirely taken down and reluiilt, and the new brewery now has a capacity of 12. (Mill barrels a year, and gives employment to ten men. The i)i-oduet is sold mostly to the cit^■ trade, witli which tlie lioux' has a laige connection. .V view of the lireweiy appeals elsewhei'e in this voliiiiie. Mr. IvnoliiriiKli was liorn in Wurtenilnii'g. (ier- many, Keliru:u\ IH. lH;iI. In his native land he received lii> education and learned the ti.'ule of :i carpenter and joiner. At llic age of twenty-one he came to AmeiicM. and lii>l located in Cincin- nati. ()liii>. where lie worked at his trade, lie was there married to Miss .Mary K. ( iuethleiii im llie the i;llli of Septa ml ler, l«.'i;i. On .Viigust :5I. IH.'iC. Mr. Knolil:iiirli cniiic to Bay City and located in what was then known ius the village of Lower Saginaw. At that time it was heavily timliered and no streets were laid out. He Iniilt a small house, which he enlarged .as he was able, working (ir>t at his trade and afterward securing contiaels which he carried out. He finally lioughi the planing mill of Thomas Carnev, and there manufactured sash, (U)ors and blinds, carrying on that lui>iness for some seven years. He then took the position of foreman for Smith & Wiieeler, and while with them superintended all the inside work of the Westover Opera House. In 1 XTfi Mr. Knoblauch was elected County Treas- urer, and held that office for two years. In 1879 he w.as chosen City Treasurer, and was re-elected at the expiration of his term of oflice. He Ims also been Supervisor for a number of terms. In 1883 he bought an interest in the brewery, which represents a capital of $50,000, and of which he is now sole proprietor. He also owns two hun- dred acres of land in Kawkawlin Township, and property in Fraser Township. He has erected a fine residence at the corner of ^Madison Avenue and Third Street, and holds considerable estate. He is a member of the Arbeiter and Arion So- cieties. Mr. and Mrs. Knoblauch have a family of seven children living, namely: Catherine, wife of George Szyporski, a merchant tailor of this city; Rosa; .Io.sei)hine, who is i)rincipal of the Fifth Ward pulilic school; Oeorge, a machinist in Sacra- mento City,Cal.; Mary, wiio is Mrs. Arnold Nacht- weith. of Saginaw; Wilhelm; and Oswald F.. who is with his father in business '• « ^ E^4s-- DAM WECST. AVe have here another of the well-known manufacturers of Saginawi /// t* one who conducts the Saginaw Carriage /' works on .lones Street near the Arbeiter Hall. This senior member of the firm of Wegst ct Beck was Ijorn in ^\■ul■telnberg, fiermany, November 2. I.S.'i:!, ami his parents were (Jeorge and Rosa \\'egst. The father was in the employ of the (ioveriiMienl and died wlien Adam was only two and one-half year> old. The boy remained at hcmie attending school until nearly fourteen years old, after which he learned the cooper's trade, serving a three years' apprenticeship, and at the age of seventeen came to America in 18;)1. The sailing vessel in which they came was forty-eight days in making the voyage and in a shipwreck on Coney I.sland our subject lost all his baggage. The young man came West as far as Cleveland ^Y:■r'i^^f^i:i, ^S^ 1 PORTRAIT ANI> BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 601 n-ithm;t moans or acquaintances and after six months' service there went to Painesville, where he spent two years in a furnace and then returned to Cleveland and took up the business of a cooper! woiking for one employer for eight years and for one winter, during the cholera scourge, was at AVashington Ilarhor, Wis. In April, 1861, he came to Saginaw, where he became partner with Fred Rump in the cooper business and then became fore- man for Mr. Ten Eyck & Co., wlio was then employ- ing eighteen men. After that firm sold out he took the position of foreman for the Orange County Works at Carroll ton until 1886, after which he be- came a partner in the firm of AVegst & Mark, con- tinuing this until 1873, when he bought out his partner and carried on a large trade. In 1886 Mr. Wegst established a partnership with his son-in-law. Mr. Beck, and erected buildings at a cost of ^9,000, with one hundred and fifty feet front on .Tones Street and one hundred and twenty feet in depth. They enii)loy from ten to fifteen men and he gives liis attention entirely to their oversight. This firm also has a two-stf>ry brick storerodni on (ienesee Avenue, and the residence of our subject is at the corner of Park an, 18i)l, leaving one adopted son', .lohn.and two daugliters, Emma Eliza, now Mrs. Pliilip U.'ck.and Minnie, wlio was also adopted at tiie age of seven years and is now a young lady of twenty-ttto. Thev liad iiad one son. Otto, who died at the age of three days. On account of fad- ing health tliescn ,bihn was sent to Ct)lorado at the age of twenty-two and h.as resided there or in the West since since 1872, but for the Last nine years he has not been in active correspondence with his parents and the last time he was iieard from he iiad gone to Las \'egas. New Mexico. Mr. Wegst is a membei- of tliL' fterinauia Society and has filled var- ious otiices in the Workingman's Aid Society'. In his ciiurch eaniection he is associated with the Lutheran Church. J. Philip Beck, the son-in-law and partner of Mr. Wegst, was born in Ann .Vrbor, .luly 20, 1861, and is a son of Jonas and Mai tha Beck. He had bis early education .and his training in his trade at Ann Arbor, and in 1879 he came to Saginaw and after a year went to Detroit. For six months he found employment in the edged-tool works and also in the Michigan saw and file works, and then with $300 capital opened his own business and in the course of three years has built up his trade so as to give employment to four or flA^e men. Mr. Beck is a member of the National Carriage Maker's Associa- tion of the United States and has taken premiums at the Chicago Exposition of the association which convened in 1890. The plant of this concern has a frontage of one hundred and fifty feet and the main building is two stories in height with a three-story structure in the rear, altogether furnishing about twenty-two thousand feet of floor space. The building is di- vided into various coniiiiodious departments for storage, finishing, upholstering, painting etc. Only skilled workmen are em[)loyed and every piece of work is guaranteed, so that no more beautiful or finely finished cairi.agcs are made than this estab- lisiiment turns out. Thoroughly seasoned second growtli hickory forms the running gear, and each woikman endeavors to excel in his own specialty. Every employe is imliued with Mr. Beck's enthusi- asm and pride and all work in complete harmony for the production f)f superior articles. Mr. Bck supervises all and inspects every detail. He is meth- odical in all his actions and the arrangement of each department shows the influence of a master hand. He was not favored with advantages for a higher education but he has inuloulited talents and native tact and ability and is a most successful man. m m> .H H,l*=^ /,,., IICHIBALD M(Mn.LAN, editor-in-chief of \^/Ul the Tirnes-Pivss,occupiea a prominent place (// il not only among the journalists of Bay City, but of Michigan as well. He is a native of this State and was born in Detroit, June l.j. 1837. His father, who bore the same name as himself wa^; boi-n in New Hampshire, but came to 602 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Michigan at a vei>- early day, so tliat tlie family ranks among the earliest American pioneers of this State. They came to Michigan in 18(t!l. and were residents of Detroit when Gen. Hull surrendered it to the Hritish in 1812. At the lieginniiig of the War of 1812, before the news of the declaration of hostilities had reached the settlement, (Grandfather McMillan was shot and scalped hy Indians almost in sight of the fort. He was accompanied b}- his little son, a lad of ten years, who vvas captured and carried into captivity by the savage foes. At the close of the war the child was exchanged and thus re- gained his freedom. Among the early pioneei-s of Michigan no woman was better known than ^lary McMillan, grandmother of our subject, who. iwt- witlistanding the hardships incident to pioneer life and the perils from Indians, was a courageous helpmate to her husband as long as he lived and a devoted mother to her children. The subject of this biographical notice received his early education, for the most i)art, in the com- mon schools of Michigan, and when in his seven- teenth year entered the office of the .lackson Pa- triot to \ea\ n the printing business. The famous Wilbur F. Storey, of the Chicago Timcn, had been editor of that paper, but about 1853 he went to Detroit and purchased the Free Press. Mr. Mc- Millan soon removed to Detroit and .secured era- jjlovment in the Free I'resn and other otiices, where he remained until 186.'5, with the excep- tion of a term in the Commercial College and the Wilson Collegiate Institute. New York. In those institutions the excellent common-school educa tivell as humoi-ous writei-. In 187*; |io removed tf> Bay City, where he established the Observer, and continued as its editor until 1878. He then be- came connected as editorial writer with the Bay City Tribune and the Lumberman's Gazette. Dur- ing the following j-ear he assisted in establishing the Bay City Eceniny Press, which sjaeedily took rank as the leading pajier of the city. At the present time (1892) Mr. McMillan is the President of the Bay City Times Comi)any and editor-in-chief of the Times-Press, which was formed by the consolidation of the Evening Press with the Bay City Times. The Times-Press, -which is the only evening paper in B.ay City, has a large circulation and occupies a leading and influential position among the journals of the State. Mr. Mc- Millan is well known throughout Michigan as a vig<»rous thinker and a clear, forcible and elegant writer. He is also in no slight repute as an after-dinner speaker, for humor seems innate in his composition, despite his personal appearance to the contrary. s^ AMIKL S. STONE. I). S. Tins popular dentist, who learned his profession in FJast *■ Saginaw with Dr. E. L. Baker, and after- ward studied for three years with Dr. I. L. Smith, of Indianapolis, Ind., h.is his ottice at No. 412 Court Street, in the Andre Block, at West Saginaw. He entered Di-. Baker's office at the age of eighteen, having been a resident in his family for four years previous to that tune. He was bt>rn at Stone's Island, Saginaw County, March 2.0, 18.5(1, and is the son of Henry L. Stone, who settled in Saginaw County at an early day, when there were only two houses in East Saginaw, two in .Saginaw City and two in Bay City. The father of our suoject was a New Yorker by birth and was a Lake cai>taiii by vocation. He sailed the "H. L. Jlary," of Toledo, a schooner doing a general freight liiisine.ss. At that time the nearest grist-inill was at Flint and the settlers had t(i live ill true pioneer style. The captain had a brotlicr, Solomon Stone, wiio was one of the old PORTRAIT AND lUOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 603 Indian traders and settled near his brother on Stone's Island, where he died only eight 3'ears ago, at the age of eighty-two. leaving one dangh- ter, who is stilt living in that vicinity. Capt. Henry L. Stone died while still serving as captain on the ■•II. L. Mary," and was buried on the banks of the St. Clair River. Samuel S. Stone is the youngest of the parental family. The others are Henry, who lives at i\Iau- mee; Minerva; Mary, who lives at Essexville, Bay County, and Alice, who lives at Maumee. The mother of this family died when Samuel was only six months old and his home was with an uncle until he reached the age of ton, when he was thrown wholly on his own resources. At that time he came to West Saginaw and did such work as he could find to do in connection with tugboats and indeed all kinds of labor, such as rafting logs. AViicn altout fourteen years old he Iteeame identified with Dr. Baker's family, and after tjiat made his home there, attending scliool during two terms and studying in the (jftice when not occupied otherwise. That professional gen- tleman, who did so much to forward the industry of this young man in his poverty and friendless- ness, still lives in the city and makes his home on Court Street. After tlius devoting four yeais to tlie study (if liis proros>ion witli Dr. Baker, young Stone went to Indianapolis, taking a thorough practical course of three years with Dr. Smith, and then returned to Saginaw and was in the employ of Dr. Baker for tiiree years, after which he opened liis own otliee and has j-ince been in active pr.actice most of the time in this city, although he spent two years in Reed City. The ninrri.age of Dr. Stone willi Miss Uebecca Whitney, daughti",- of Hiram Whitney, took place ISIarcli .'Jo. lf<7.S. .Air. Whitney, who was a carpen- ter and liad resided in tiiis county for tliirty years, died tiiree years ago, passing away .lune 13, 1888. His daughter was liorn in Oliio .luly 24, 18.53, and lias lieconu' tlir iiiotlier of four children — .Vlice, Bessie, Artliur and Daisy. Arthur died August 8, 18'Jl, at the age of seven years, liis death hav- ing been the result of spinal meningitis. The political views of Dr. Stone make him inde- pendent in the matter of his ballot, as he prefers to use his own judgment in regard to its disposi- tion rather than vote for men and measures pre- scribed by party leaders. He gives his exclusive attention to his profession and has a handsomely- equiiiped oHice with a complete set of the finest dental instruments. He is prepared to do the best work, l)otli in the treatment of diseased teeth and in the mannf.acture and adjustment of plate work, in all of which he has been eminently successful. i-5.-5"5-5-i "•{•♦•J' •5'^ HMD O. RUSLING, Manager and Secretary f of the West Bay City Street Railroad Com- pany, is an experienced electrician, having made a study of that science in his travels over the United States. When he came to this city the street railway was in rather a dilapidated condition, but by his natural executive ability and push he has succeeded in building it up in good shape, and is its present intelligent manager. Mr. Rusling is the son of .Joseph F. Rusling, and was born in New Brunswick, N. J., May 13, 1863, His grandfather, Sedgewick Husiing, was liorn in England. After landing in America, he made his home for a time in New York City, and later went to New .Terse3', where Sedgewick became a minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He passed his last days at Lawrenceville, Pa., after having lived a noble and useful life. The father of our subject was a prominent rail- road contractor, having built the Bound Brook route, now part of the Pennsylvania Railroad, of which he was made President. He later was in- strumental in building the Ohio Central Road and in all liis undertakings has been successful. In 1883 he retired from active business life and set- tled near his farm in Lawrenceville, Pa., since then superintending the operations of his magnificent estate of one thousand acres in Steuben County, N. Y. Being of a somewhat inventive mind, our subject's father li.as olitained patents on several pieces of machinery, among which is a hay press which was the first of its kind that was ever put into lUMclicnl use. W'ry few iiien had more pro- 604 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. jjres.sive ideas and tendencies than Mr. Ruslinsr. and he was ever amhititms to stand at tlie head in whatever lie iinderloolv. He was the President of one of the Conferences lield in tlic Methodist Ei)is- copal Cliurcii of wliich (h-noniination lie wiis an active member. Miss Stella S. Orton w.nsthe maiden name of our subject's mother, who was born in ]/indley. N. V.. and was the danuliter of Milton P. Orton, a na- tive of New England, wlio was sri-aduatcd at Yale College; he w.as a iirominont jiliysifian and sur- geon residing in Lindley. X. Y. During the C'ivd War Dr. Orton had charge of the hospital on the .Tersey co.ist, where his decease occurred in 18(54. In religions affairs he was an active member of tlie Presbyterian Church. Ford (). Kusling was tlic third child in his ])ar- ents' family of six children, lie was educated in the academy of Lawrencevillc, Pa., l)eing graduated tlu'refrom when less than eighteen years of age. He then began studying to become an electrician and in 1881 came to East Saginaw anr the best man regai'dless of party. V. s-^*^* AMES (tRAHAM. The large-hearted owner of the fine farm on section 32, Thomastown Townshi[), is a native of the country where- in Tom Moore is held dear, and where the slunnrtick is the symbol of unity, devotion and faith. Mr. (iraham was born in County Tyi'one, Ireland, .September 8, 18811. He is the son of An- drew and .Tane ((4raliani) (irahani. His father was a shoe-maker liy trade and emigrated to Canada, settling in I'pper Canada West in 18.S1. He spent the remainder of hi> life in Dundas, Canada West, where he was tlie piMprietor of a shoe store. His decease occurred at the .age of ril\v-eight \'ears. The married life of our subject's parents was blessed by the advent of six children — .lames. Eliza, Andrew, who is deceased; Margjuet, ^Iar.>' (deceased), and .luhii. Mrs. Andrew (irahaiii died at the age of seventy-four years. .She was making her home with her daughter at the time. They were members of the Episcopal Cluirch. Heared in Canada, our subject was there sent to the district school, and spent the intervals of his school life in Work on the farm. On reaching his majority he ln'came iiidepend<'nl and worked for himself, rent- ing the farm and working out by the month. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 605 INIr. Graham came to Thomastown Township hi the fall of 1852, making the iourney principally by stage. He was first employed by James Fraser in the lumlier woods, and in the spring of 185.3 purchased eighty- acres of land which was thickly timbered. Upon it he erected a log shanty which was 18x24 feet in dimensions. He at once began the work of clearing, and was tiie only settler for miles around. There were no roads and no bridges and he used to go to Saginaw in a canoe. He was obliged to cut roads in order to gain an exit from his own farm. There was a large settlement of In- dians one and a half miles from his farm. It was to their advantage to live on friendly terras with them and they were constant visitors at the cabin. They used to trade venison for [lork, and our sub- ject learned their language. Many has been the time when the family were in need of meats, that Mr. Graham has gone out on his own farm and killed a deer. The wolves i)rowled hungrily around the cabin at night. The young man kept "'bache- lor's hall" for three years, and was engaged in lum- bering for eight winters on Swan Creek, taking pine off six hundred and forty acres of land tlie first year he lumbered on the Swan Creek. Mr. Graham became the owner of two hundred and forty acres here. He has sold off a small amount of this and now owns two hundred acres, one hundred of which are well improved. He was married in October, 1858, to Miss Phebe A. Bounting, a native of New .Terse}'. Mrs. Gi'aham was the mother of two children, Elizabeth and Anna. The former married John McBratnie, and lives with Mr. Graham on his farm; the latter mar- ried Frank Thomas, and lives at Hemlock City. Mrs. Phebe Graham died in July, 1863. In December, 1864, he of whom we write took upon himself the second time the duties and re- sponsibilities of married life, his bride being Eliza M. .Stiff, a native of New Jersey, who died on the 8th of December, 1887. Our subject is the owner of a neat frame house which was erected in 1873. His barns are large and capacious enough to hold the bountiful harvests which he has. Dur- ing the fire of 1871 he lost a barn containing grain, tiie fire involving the loss of i!2,(IO(). He divided tiie amount of the insurance, whicii w.as :s!5(IO with his law\'er. In his religious creed he inclines to the Baptist faith, while in political affairs he is a Demo- crat, although he was a voter for and admirer of Abraham Lincoln. He has held nearly all the town- ship offices and was Supervisor from 1883 to 1887, and was Justice of the Peace for twenty-five years. He has been School Inspector for eight years, and has held the office of Director ever since the district was organized in 1858, with the exce[)tion of three years. "S) €+^ i^_ 1^^ "if/ OHN G. SCI I EMM, who.se place of business is located at No. 926 North Hamilton Street, Saginaw, is carrying on the brewing busi- ness. In 1866 our subject formed a part- nership with Chris Truheler, and the firm prose- cuted their calling under the firm name of Schemm & Truheler for three years, when the junior mem- ber retired. Our subject then took in as his [)art- uer Charles Schonheit, who remained with hiin until 1882, when Mr. Schemm became .sole proprie- tor of the brewery. When first engaging in the brewing Inisiness our subject, his partner, ]\Ir. Truheler, and one man did all the work. They erected a plant at a cost of over $10,000, being able to pay for only half of it at the time, however, and ran in debt for the re- mainder. Their output the first year was twelve hundred barrels of beer, and they have increased their capacity each year until they now manufac- ture ten thousand barrels. Their operations were so extensive that they were compelled to erect a larger and more convenient Iniilding, which was completed in 1890, and cost about *60,000. The main building has a frontage of one hundred four- teen feet on Hamilton Street, is one hundred feet deep and five stories high. Mr. Schemm employs sixteen men in his brewery. He makes his own malt, using about twenty-four tliousand bushels of barley yearly. The market for his beer is entirely local. He of whom we write was born in Bavaria, Ger- many, .January 7, 1834. - He is the son of Frede- rick and Callieriiie Sclieiiini, natives also of (ier 606 PORTIliUT AA'D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. mail V. 'rill' faiiiih cniiic to Micliifraii in 1S52. and the same c-ountry where he first saw the light. The loeati'd nine miles from Detroit, where he ivisisteil fatlier. a milh'r and millwrijjht by trade, eanie to his fatiier in eleariiiir and iiii|iroviiiu- a farm, lie Ameriea in \>^-2i> and followed his trade for three eanie to Sasriiiaw in 1H(M. and for two years en- months at < Quebec. Thenee he removed to Mont- o-ay-ed as a teamster. .\t that time he did not know real, from there to C'hambly, eighteen miles east much aliout the biewiiii; Itnsiness, lint since eiigag- \ of Montreal, and after spending six years in that ini;- ill the maniifaelnre of beer gives it his personal place, went to Maskinonge. where he made his attention. .Mr. Schemm is the owner of sixty acres home three years. Next we find him back in of beautiful l;iiid within the city limits of Sagi- Montreal and later cm a farm in the e:isteni part of iiaw. Canada, settling there in IHS.'i and devoting the Mr. Schemm was united in marriage, October 2(), remainder of his life to developing it from its 18at), in .Macomb County, this State, to MissEmily primitive condition to a cultivated place. His Heiser. also a native of (Germany. Our subject and death occurred when he was eiglity-lwo years old. his wife are the jia rentes of the following children: His wife died March I, 1S42. Kniilv. the wife of Charles Kcidcl. who is liook- ( )f the four children born to Peter and Agnes keeper in the odice of .Mr. Schemm's brewery: .\u- .McLean, three are now living, viz.: Elizabeth, the gusta. Mrs. John Friedlein: (icorge M..a iihysician. widow of Peter Maris, and the mother of seven ' who has his office in the liariiard lilock: Dora is cliildrcn; .lolin. the subject of this sketch, and .Mrs. Christ Streb; Henrietta is at home with her parents; Ferdinand was killed in a boiler explo- sion of a shiiiglc-niill. Two children died lu in- fancy. Oui' subject is a devoted nieiiiber of the I-utheian Church. WJOHN M. LEAN. Saginaw County is the I home of many prosperous and iullueiitial ^1^1 farmers, and among these perliaijs no one (^^/ enjoys to a greater degree the respect of his associates than the gentleman whose name intro- duces this biography. The line farm on section .'VI, .loneslield Township, is his property, and has tlirough his efforts been reclaimed from the wilder- ness. It comprises one hundred and twenty acres, of which sixty-live acres are iiiidei' splendid culti- vation, and the place is emliellished with a liist- class .set of buildings, the most conspicuous of which is the commodious residence erected by Mr. McLean in bSH,"). No nation in the world enjoys a more enviable reputation for thrift and peiM'verance than Scot- William, who lives in Indiana. The iiarents were members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was collecting steward, and botli were active in all good works. He was a soldier in the British army at the time of the battle of Waterloo. Our subject was onl\ three years old wlien he was brought by his parents to America, and his boy- hood was passed in Canada. In 1H37 he enlisted in the .Sheaffor Loyal \dlunteers in Canada, serv- ing three and one-half years and participating in an engagement at Cisco Bay. He was promoted to be a Corporal, and in IKiO was made Sergeant, in which capacity he was serving :it ilie time of his discharge. -Vt the age of twenty-three years Mr. McLean started out in life on his own account, and coming to the State of ^'ermont, engiiged in the milling business. After sojourning there two years he went home and took care of his mother until she died. .lune (!. 1842, he returned to X'erniont and was married to Miss Flora Cameron, who was born .lune 12. 181.'), in Scotland. After that important event Mr. McLean lirst made his home with his father, and later went into the surrounding uncul- tivated country, engaging in building mills. Aftei' spending .seven months in this way he and his wife ri'inoved to Abbotsford, Canada, and settled on a land, the land of the thistle. In lliat otuntry Mr. McLean was born November 2.!. 1.S17. his parents farm, where they remained two and (me-half years. being Peter and Agnes (iJr.ack) .McLean, nativesof , Next we find :\Ir. McLean employed in putting PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 607 machinery in a tannery at Milton, Canada, and engaged as foi'eman in the tannery. Thence Mr. McLean removed to Roxton Falls, Canada, where he built grist and saw mills and was employed in different occupations for twelve years. Tlien crossing into the United States lie remained at Springfleld, Mass., for eigiit montlis, and was afterward with a railrc)ad company two and one-half years in \'ermont. On July 4, 18(57, lie settled on his present farm which was then wiiolly wild and unimproved, and at that time there were only six families in the entire town- ship. Tlie pl.'iee comi)rised one liundred and sixty acres, wliicli he commenced at once to clear; lie erected a log house for his family. After a long and happy wedded life he was deeply liereaved by the death of his wife, .January 7, 18H8, she lieing aged seventy-two years, six montiis and twenty- six days. Mr. and Mrs. ]McLean hail a family of six chil- dren, of whom five are now living: .lane is the wife of J.ames Magauran, of .lonesfield Township, and thev have seven children ; Agnes, who married Robert Reed, of Wisconsin, has six children; Peter, who lives in California, is married and has one child; Donald lives in the West; ^Villiam .1. IL married Isabella McDonald and they, with their three children, live on the old homestead; Flora died in girlhood. For many years Mr. McLean has been a member of the AVesleyan Methodist Church, in which he has been very active, serving .as Steward, Trustee and Class- Leader. His chil- dren were given excellent opportunities for gain- ing good educiitions, and the three eldest were proficient in both the English and French Lan- guages. Mr. McLean has been Moderator of his school district for nine years and has also served as Di- rector. Through his efforts four schoolhouses have been erected, and two of these he built alone. LTpon national issues, he votes the Democratic ticket, but in local affairs he gives his support to tiie best man irrespective of party ties. For eight years he served .as Township Treasurer, for tvyo terms as Supervisor, and is now filling his third term as .Justice of the Peace; he is also at present Chairman of the Board of School Inspectors. When he surrendered the funds held by him .as Treasurer, he handed over *1,222.99 in cash to his successor in office, a fact which attracted notice because it was the lirst time a balance had beer turned over. Mr. McLean assisted in the organi- zation of the township in 1K7;!; he has served as Road Overseer for many years and has been instru- mental in advancing the interests of the com- munity. \,m ^ < . < ^ < ^ I < m, -!-!^ ■ ^RED C. ROSS. Foremost among the busi- ness men of West Bay City is this gentle- man, who is engaged in a wholesale and retail lumber business off Midland Street on the Michigan Central Railroad, also in the maniifac- turino- of moldings and finishing lumber. l>oth hard and soft pine. In every relation of life he occupies a prominent position asone of the representative citizens of the S.aginaw Valley, and his thorough knowledge of all the details of his business has ex- erted a leading influence in securing for his enter- prises the prosperity and steady increase which thev have enjoyed from their inception until the present time. A native of this State, Mr. Ross w.as born m De- troit, .luly 11, 180;"), and w.as reared and educated in his native city. His father, D. A. Ross, was born .and reared near Mt. Clemens, this State, and at .an earlj'.age drifted into the lumber business in De- troit, where he w.as a pioneer lumberman, and was probablj' one of the largest car trade lumber deal- ers in .any portion of the State. In 1881 he came to Bay City and started in the wholesale and re- tail lumber business on the conn r of Bowery and Fifteenth Streets. He is now man.ager of the firm of Ross, Bradley & Co., lumlur dealers, in which our subject is also a stockholder. Having had over thirt3-five 3'ears exjierience in the lumlier business, he possesses a practical knowledge of every detail of the business, and h.as liecome well-to-do through shrewd investments. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Mary Daniels, died in De- troit in 1878. The second in ordei- of birth among three surviv- 608 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ing children, Mr. Ross p.asse(l liis youth in Detroit, wliere he received the rudiments of his edueation in Ihe eomnion .seiiools, and later studied in the Ilisrli (School. He was graduated from (ioldsmith's Husiness College in IHHl. at the age of .'iixtecn years, and aeeonipanied his father to Hay City, wheie he worked in the othee and lumber yards. Two years later he went or. the road as tiie repre- sentative of the firm of Ross, Hradley ct Co.. in llie East, and had his headquarters in Philad(^iphia, I'a.. while his territory covered a large portion of the Kast. He did a large business and traveled over thirty thousand miles a year. In the fall of 1S!)0, Mr. Ros.s returned to Bay City, and has since been engaged in the lumber business for himself. He was a stockholder when the firm of Ross, Bradley tV' Co., w.as incorporated in .Tanuary. lHi)0, and still has an interest in the business. The enterprise in which he at present engages, w.as started liy iiini m the fall of 1H!((), as a successor to Moses Howe, and he now manages Ihe largest retail Inisiness in West Bay City. Steam-power is used in his establish- ment, and all necessary improvements have been added from time to time as needed. Wliile his business i-e(|uires his constant and close attention, and he can devote but little attention to politics, he is a strong Republican, and an ardent adherent of its principles. He has established a home alNo. i><)2 North Henry Street, and that attractive abode is presided over by his wife, whose maiden name was .\nnie Hernard, and who was born in Detroit. She became the wife of Mv. Hoss a1 B.ay City in IHiKI. and sli;ires with him tlic eslcein and good will of the comiumiily. They are llie |):ireiits of one son. Cliarlev. . '-^^ay City Dcmncrat is printed. He has at different times been in the luml)er business in the North since 1874. wlien he lirst l)ecame inter- ested in it until 'the time when lie was elected Sher- iff of tlie county. He and iiis brother were at first the only men who were interested in West Branch, and had the first and onl3' store there for a long time, and practically established the town. His marriaoe witli Miss Adeline Campliell, of West Bay City, was solemnized November fi, 1884, and the\' have three beautiful cliildren — Adeline. ^Nlary Blanch and Edward. ^P LONZO VANDUSEN. The pioneer farmer of whose life we here "ive a record came to Tittabawassee Township in 1800 and for many years labored here. Laying the foiuidation of the handsome property which he left to his widow when called hence liy death in l«',)(i. He was born in New York and just previous to coming to Michigan was united in marriage with Maria, daughter of .lohn and Chloe ((biddings) Stow. ]\Ir. Stow was a native of the old Bay State and his wife w^as born in New York as was also their daughter whose nat.al day was .lanuary 27, 1827. Mr. Stow w'as a hard working farmer and was able to give his datighter very scanty opjiortunities for an education, but she was a young woman of more than ordinary ability and enterprise and was an efficient iielper to her young husband dui'ing the years which they spent together on their new farm in what was then called the far West. Industry and economy were piacticed by this young couple unlhnchingly, and before Mr. Van- dusen's death they had so arranged their proi)erty that a fine competence was seemed to iier through life and she is now enabled to spend the balance of her days in ease and retii'ement. They had cleared 28 forty acres of fine land and built a beautifid home, excellent barns and outbuildings before the dark angel of death called him away. He lived and en- joyed the Iruits of his labor for many years, and died at the age of seventy-four. Mrs. Vandusen is a lady of religious and charita- ble disposition and is more than ordinarily useful in the community. Her generous hand is ever ready to extend aid to tlie needy and her good business abilities and excellent judgment are often called into play in active measures of philanthroph3- and church work. She has been doubly bereaved, as her parents were both called away from life some years ago. She and her brother who resides in the State of New York, are all that are left of a family of five children who once gathered about her father's fireside. iMr. \'andusen's political preferences and vote were with the Democratic party. Mrs. ^'andusen has now placed her farm in the hands of a faithful tenant from whom she re- ceives a cash valuation for its use, and is thus re- lieved from all resijonsibiiity as to details of busi- ness. We invite the attention of our many readers to a lithographic portrait of Mr. \'andusen on an- other page. /OHN BARPv. :\Ir. Barr belongs to thai re- markable band of self-made men who ^_^, through tlie most toilsome of marches has ^^^ struggled upward to an acknowledged em- inence in social and commercial standing among the men of his locality. His name is a synonym in Saginaw County for all that is lionoral)le, benev- olent and worthy of a Christian. He now resides on section 18, Saginaw Township, and has been engaged for many years as a brick-maker, whose industry and excellent work have met with success. Mr. Barr was born in Cl.asgow, Scotland, .lune 1, 1819. He is a son of Hobert and Margaret (Barr) Barr, both Scotch people. His father was a manu- facturer of fine muslins. Robert Barr died at the age of seventy-eight years. His wife, who was a native of Paisley, 612 PORTRAIT A^D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Scotland, reared two children of whom our subject ■ alone now live.-*. She was a devoted Treslnterian in her religious life and died at the ajje of lifty-six years. Our subject's paternal <;;rand father was .lames Harr. lie was a curer and jiacker of hams, which were famous throughout the land. He was a man of means and died al the age of eighty yeai's. While a resident of (Uasgow our subject attended sehof)l to some extent and was reared rigidly in the faith of the l'res?jytcrian Church, attending Sunday-school twice every Sunday. .\t eight and a half years old he was set to work in a tobacco factory, receiving twenty-six cents per week. He continued at that enijiloyment for live years, at the end of which time he was the recipient of only lifty cents a week. Me then served an iipprentice- ship ill a machine shoi>, but his w(irk brought only a few shillings. l)iseourage(l liy the progress he was making in his native land he determined to seek his fortune in America and worked for two years to get money enough to make the voj'age. He came to this country in 1H12. in a sailing ves- sel and was sixty-one days on the voyage. It was a disastrous year for seafaring men. There w-ere many storms and many ships were wrecked and that on which our subject sailed was badly dam- aged. Locating at .AUmtreal, Canada, Mr. Karr was em- ployed in a machine shop for three months on the first iron boat ever made in Canada. He worked there for one year, then spent one month in To- ronto and afterward shod horses for si.\ months at Niagara Kails. Mr Barr then rebuilt a steam en- gine at Chippewa, Canada, four miles from the falls ami then started for Albany, N. Y., on the canal, but was prevailed upon to stop and work in the shops at Cohoes, N. Y. Tiiere he helped to construct the liist knitting looms ever built. He then built fire engines for eight years at Watei-ford, N. Y. \\'liilc em|)loyei| at Waterford .Mr. I5arr twice distinguished himself as being a man of unusual presence of mind and Inaverv. for twice he rescued boys from drowning. On one occasion hearing a commotion and rushing out to learn what it was, he found tiftv men on the bank and before their eves a drowning boy. The child had gone down for the last time and waiting only to find out the spot wheie he had last appeared, he dived to the bottom and brought him up apparently- lifeless, but after much work the lad was restored to life and lived to thank his rescuer with all his heart. .Vfter working six months on planing machines in Al- bany, Air. 15arr returned to CWioes and there worked for one year. He was then employed for four years at Rochester, rebuilding engines for the New York Central Ivoad, and at the end of that time he came to Saginaw. Our subject's reputation as a skilled machinist began in Saginaw on his rebuilding of the first steamboat engine in that city, and since that time he has done much repairing that could not have been done by any one else. He settled here per- m.anently in IHOT). having purchased his i>resent faini in IH;')!). At the first-named dale he went into the brick-making business, beginning on a small scale, and emi)loyiiig only seven men and later often .as many as eighteen. He averaged from one million, two hundred thousand to one million, three hundred thousand brick per year, and many of the brick used in Saginaw and shipped to Bay City have come from his yard. He is the owner of forty-nine acres of land which he farms to some extent. He of whom we write was married at Hamilton, Canada, in October. IH4 7. to Agnes Briee, of Kdin- liui-g, Scotland. They had one child, but both wife and child died within two yeai-s. September 22, 1864, oin- subject was .again married to Mary Heslop, who is still living, and who is an amiable and charming wom.'ui. The family residence, which is a line brick dwelling, was erected in 1888. He is also the owner of two fine residences in the city (»f Saginaw, in which he has lived for two years, l)ut now rents. He also owns nearly fifteen acres in East S.agin.aw. Both our subject and his wife are associated with the Presbyterian Church, in which .Mr. Barr has l)een Trustee for many years. Our subject is one in wlumi the milk of human kindness is dispensed most liberally. He is very philanthropic and all woithy causes find in him a ready heli)er. Me gave *300 to help erect the present Presbyterian Church and has also greatly PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 613 aided cither churclies. Ilf lias fiiin faith in the platform as constiiieted hy the Hepiililicaii part>'. Although he has been fieipieiitlN' uiyed to accept ottice, he has no amlntion in that direction. No man in all the country is better or more favorably known tlian he of whom we write, not only by his business associates, but liy the school children, for whom he always has a kindly word and who feel him to lie their friend. ^^^>-^lan and work that it is easy to class the gentlemen who compose it under one head. The dii'ect management of the business is now largely in the hands of Harry T. and William J. AVickcs, sons of Henry 1).. one of the original managers and still one of the heads of the firm. These young men have grown up with the business and are thoroughly familiar with every department of the work. They are gentle- men of culture and business ability and it is a pleasure to be conducted by them through the works. The firm of Wickes l>ros., of East Sagi- naw, iMich.. has no superior, in its peculiar line, in America. Its prominence has aided in giving character to the city in which its operations are conducted. Nor is this all. Lumbering and the manufacture of lumber has become the chief basis of the life and enterprise of the entire Sagi- naw Valley, and the mammoth works of the Wickes liros. have borne an iiii|iortant part in this accomplished fact. The founder of this noted lirni, Henry I). Wickes, is entitled to the honor of being ranked among the prominent men of Mieiiigan. He was born in Yates County, N. Y., on the l!»tli of Au- gust, 183.3. His father was a farmer and cabinet- maker, a combination of trades seldom known in the present day. In 1839 the family home was removed to Redding, Steuben County, New York, where young Henry AVickes attended the common schools of that early day available to boys of an ambitious turn. There were no free colleges, vv comparatively free institutions, where a elassicjil course of studies could be followed. On the con- trary, the little red school-house at the junction of the cross-roads was the chief seminary, and there the boys were taught by the "school-mistress" in the winter, and wej-e expected to obtain their outfit of mental training in a few years of such privileges. And they were deemed privileges, in deed; the term is not a misnomer, for of the many eminent men, in all the varied walks of life in America, but few among them possessed more fa- vorable opportunities for a thorough education; and yet the natural talents of many of that earlier generation were of such a sterling and advanced character, and they gave such heed to the privile- ges they did possess, that they more than hold their own when compared with the young men of the present time. The natural lient of llenr3' D. Wickes' mind was towards anything and everything of a mechanical nature. As a bo^' he turned his attention to the invention of ingenious devices, something that would simplify and benefit lalior. At the age of nineteen years he began an apprenticeship at the foundry and machine Ijusiness. at renn Yan, N. Y., and in this pursuit he continued for two years. He then spent another year at Auburn, N. Y., perfecting himself in the trade for which he had always had a predilection, and Irom there he journeyed to Flint, Jlich. Here a few more months were devoted to his chosen vocation, and then his brother, E. N. Wickes, joined him, and they formed a company with II. W. Wood, un- der the title of H. VV. Wood ct Co., to conduct the business of foundrvmen and machinists. This was the actual start in what may be called an eventful life, and hei'c Mr. Wickes fully util- ized his abilities as a (iractical, painstaking me- chanic — a title of which he is justly proud. Man}- of the prominent lumber-mills of Flint and East Saginaw were fitted up with the gang-saws for which this concern has since become so noted during the succeeding four years. But the Sagiiiaws were then gaining an enviable notoriety for push and enterprise, aiming to .secure the position of the base of supplies of Northern Michigan; and there the firm of II. W. Wood A' Co. was established. PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. At lirst two lots of land were seciirod and the ground cleared of timlier, preparaloiy to the erec- tion of shops; for the cnibryo '•eity" of East Sagi- naw had not long liefore emerged from the prime- val forest. This was thirty years ago and the two eity lots have now grown to sixteen city lots, with shops covering the entire area. In l«(;i, Mr. Henry I). Wiekes and liis brother pureh.ased the interest of .Mr. Wood, and they then formed the partnersliii) wliieli h.-is since become such a popular title in their line, known as Wiekes Urns. In the year m83, however, the concern having assumed such large pri>|)'jrtions, it wa.s deemed advisable to organize a joint-stock corpor- ation; liut the same general name was adhered to, the Company consisting of Heiu-y 1). Wiekes, his two sons, and his brother, K. N. Wiekes. The business done by this corporation has grown to mammoth proportions. It should be borne in mind that all through the .Saginaw \'alley, and thronghnut the I'liper Peninsula of Michigauj lumber manufacturing is the most important of the many imijortiint industries of that wondeiful State, and then the growth of an institution like that of Wiekes Pirothers can be understood. Com- jilete mill outfits have been sold for European use, and the rcpuialion of its workmanlike ability has beconu' world wuU'. With such .'in industry to organize from its in- ception and to ahl in its growth for nearly two score years, Heniy Wiekes has had but little time, and still less inclination, to indulge in political ambition; but he is a good citizen, and has done a good citizen's part by giving of his time and val- uable services for many years to make a success of East Sagii aw as a community, and he has gained the respect of the community in that ca- pacity. He is a A'estryman of St. Pa\d"s Episcopid Church, in East Saginaw, and his fellow members have learned to love him as an a.s.sociate. He is always ready to ai;ier's liirth ocurred in Linciihishire, England, on the (iUi of July, liS:!2. Ilu is the son of William and Elizalietii (Hardy) (Hazier, also natives of Ijincolnshire, wlieie they resided until their death, the father dying in 1840, at the age of forty -six years, and the mother in 1H(;2. The father followed the peacefuV pursuits of a farmer and was very successful in all his dealings. The j)arental family numbered ten children, namely: Jiebecua, Joseph, Elizabeth, Samuel, Jane, John, Mary, William. Ann and Tliomas. Rebecca mar- ried Joseph Shei)herd, and died in England; Jos- eph resides in England; Elizabetli married William Buzzard and also makes her home in England; Samuel remains in England; Jane mai'ried Mr. Met- ton Miller; John died in his native country-; Mary makes her home in the British Isle; Ann died when young, and Thomas came to the United States; he was married and died in Saginaw County leaving three children — Charles E.,Eva Ann, Min- nie Maude. Our subject was reared on the farm in his native country and his parents were unable to give him more than an ordinary education. In 1855 he cam^ alone to the United States, having left the most of his family in England. Upon landing in New York he at once came West, first stopping in Howell, Livingston County, this State. He had been enabled to save but little money when start- ing out for himself, and so worked as a common laborer in that vicinity for about seven years. He then saw a better opening for him in Romeo, Ma- comb County, whither lie went and worked (»n a farm, remaining thus engaged until he came to Saginaw County, in 18()8. Mr. Glazier's first purchase of land consisted of one hundred and sixty acres, upon which he now resides and for which he paid $1,(10(1 in cash. His tract was in a wild state when it came into his hands, l)ut with his characteristic energy and in- dustry he has pl.aced it under most excellent culti- vation, and during the period of clearing his farm he worked at intervals in an hotel in Romeo. Mr. (ilazier is a prominent farmer in Maple Grove Township and all who know him rejoice in the suc- cess which has attended his labors. He has placed his farm under the best improvements and supplied all the necessary luuldings. January 8, 1875, our subject was united in marriage to Mrs. Irene (Mazier, the widow of his brother Thomas. Their nuptials were celebrated in Maple Grove. Mrs. (ilazier was born July 23, 1849, in Lapeer County. Mr. Glazier now owns one hundred and twenty acres of land. In i)oli- tics he is independent, voting for the man rather the party. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace and fullilled all its duties in a manner cred- itable to himself and satisfactory to his townsmen. To our subject and his wife have been born one child — Ilda, who was i)orn Augut 13, 1879. Previous to the union spoken of above, the wife of our subject was married to Thomas Glazier, and to them were granted three children — Charles A., Eva A., and Minnie IMaude, who died aged sixteen years. 4^ ipXsEWTON DOUGLAS LEE, iM. D. We are I jj gratified to be able to present the portrait lk\,JUi} and life narrative of one of the old settlers and most reliable jirofessional men of Saginaw. He was born in wiiat was then Delaware (now Morrow) County, Ohio, Septeinlier 20, 1823. His father, Asa Lee, was a manufacturer of woolen goods, also handled grain and lumber and owned a large farm. He was a native of IMassachusetts .and a member of the famous old Lee family o\ that State, whose ancestors came from England in 1634 and who in that day si)elled their name "Leigh." Through some differences in the famil}' the name w.is changed in 1667 to Lee. The grandfather of our suliject, Capt. Benjamin Lee, resided in IMassa- chusetts and was a Heviilutionary soldier. Sarah (Meacliaiii) l,ec. the mother of our subject. 618 P0R^l^\^^ and biographical record. was a native uf .Massnoliiisi'tts and wa? a dcscciifl- aiit of the I'ilmirii Fatlicis who scttlod in :\Iassa- diusetts ill lfi2ii. and her fallii-r was killed in a naval eiijiaifeiiient on Loiitj Island Sound, during the War of (lie Revolution. Asa Leu re- sided at Lexington, Ky., and was a eoini>anion in Ixiyliood days of Henry Clay. He was at one lime a slave owner, tint became c()iiviiicesiiig ;iway in 188(1. Of the five ehildreii in the family the Doctor is the oldest. Ilislioyhood was pa.-'Sed in ( Miio, where he studied in the common schools and then entered Central (\>llege. After completing his studies there he devoted liini.self to teaching. While |»i'siding at the teacher's desk. young Ia'c found opportunities ff)r iiursuing his medical studies; at the age of nineteen he began reading with Dr. Ulymer, and afterward studii d with Drs. Swingley it Douglas, lie then took his lectures at the Willoughby Medical College and there re- ceived hi.- diploma, in the >pring of 1817. The young Doctor (ommenced his practice in Detroit with Dr. Pitcher, one of the ]irominenl ])liysiciaus of thi,-- .State wliicli asMiciatioii gave the young man an excellent start in his juxifes- sional career. .Vfter staying at Detroit for six months he went to I'ontiae, Mich., on acci.niit of poor health and from 18-17 to 185(1 contented him- self with a small practice as he was not strong ' enough to push business. In lis.'iO he reiiiovccl to Saginaw, establishing himself in his pr.Mctice as a |)liysiciaii and at the same time undertaking den- tistry as there were no dentists then in this little city of live liiiiidred people, lie has continued in this work up to the present time and has a verv liea\ y pra the agent of the American Fur Com- pany and in those days the military posts were al- mo.st the only settlements and Indians were numer- ous. The three children of the Doctor and his wife are, Gertrude; Kdgar .lewett, who is connected with the Flint A' I'ere Marquette Railroad; and Jes- sie, w'ife f)f .lolin M. Fraser, Lumber Inspector. In 1880 the Doctor was elected Coroner which posi- tion he has lield since, and for the last twenty-tive years he has been Health Officer of the city most of the time. ON. ROWLAND COXXOR. M. S. This notable eitizeu of Saginaw was born .June H!. 1842, in the city of New York. His l^^ father, .lolin Henry Connor. a.s well as sev- eral generations of his forefathers, was born in the .-aiue city, and was among the older class of New York merchants and bankers. The mother, Cath- arine A. Reiner, was a native of the same city and of (u'rinaii p.irentage. Our subject attended public scho;)ls and liually the college of the city of New York, and in 1860, being then eighteen years old, he was graduated from that institution which three years later c(Mifei red u)ioii him the degree of Mas- ter of .Sciences. After his scholastic cour.se he taught for one year in public and private schools and then entered the Theological Department of the St. Lawrence riiiversity at Canton, X. Y., be- ing graduated therefrom two years l;iter. and was ordained as a minister in 18();i. Mr. Connor settled as pastor of a cliuroh at Kingston, N. IL. and later at Concord, that State, and in 1H(>(! received a unanimous call to the School .Street Church at lioston, where he remained until 1874. From that time until 188(1 he w.as engaged in literary work in Xew York and Boston, being one of the proprietors and editors of the Nulioii and contributor, also, to the Triljtinc of X'ew York, the I[<-niliJ ixntX Iiii1i:r of Boston, Lijipincolt's Magazine, and other peiiodicals. His articles have been widely circulated and read. In his early man- hood he came under the intlueuce of Wendell Phil- lips Mild others of that wonderful coterie of lead- ingminds which were W(uking upon the proI)lem of human liberty, and became a co-worker with them. PORTRAIT AND BIOftRAFHlCAL RECORD. 619 serving on the executive eonimittee of the Amer- ican Anti-Slaveiy Societv. In its service he was ever ready to expend liis energies. He wrote, tallied, and preached upon tiiis theme. His mind was not I»>und down iiv dogmas and forms, and he paid the penalty wliirh has often liecii h'vied upon geniu^ and inde|)eiidfn'-.' and was severely criticised. I'pou leaving New York in l.SSO Mr. Connor came to Saginaw and iiere formed a lil)eral relig- ious society and began s|)e:iking first in the Acad- emy of Music, and later in his church. His .sermons, or lectures electrilied his hearer. They were u|)on such themes as Darwinism, Pliilosoi)hy of Evolu- tion, the Hihle of Higher Criticism, and the great religions of tlie world. He was elected a memlter of the Board of Education, and during the cam- paign of 1888 was made a memlwr of the ^Michigan State Legislature. The members of his congregation are gathered from all classes and creeds: Jew and Gentile, black and white, Protestant and Catholic unite with him as a leader. Hisscientific lectures have been highly appreciated, while his earlj- training and experi- ence have given liis character a business bend and added acuteness to his conversation. While a member of the Legislature, our subject served on various important committees, and one of his most important movements was an amendment to the general Banking Law in the interest of Savings Bank depositors, which was largely due to his per- sistent efforts. Tlie consolidation of the two Sagiuaws was the work of Mr. Connor, and that necessitated no less than live additional bills in order to emilile the consolidated charter to run smoothly. He has ever made it liis aim to prevent injudicious legislation rather than to procure the passage of new laws. He was at one time candidate for Sjieaker of the House liut the death of his only brother occiiiring at that tune prevented his making any canvass, liut notwithstanding this fact lie received a tie vote in the caucus though he was not elected. The niarriage of our subject, which took [ilace Novemlier 21, 18()9, brought to his home a licl|i- mate in the person of jNIiss Emma, daughter of Andrew .1. Hilton, of Hoston.and a son .and daugh- ter have I>een born to them. While lier home was in Boston she was a member of the old Radical Club, as was also Mr. Connor and he was secretar}- of it for a time. In this clnli they were brought into association with such men as Emerson, Alcott and Higgins. Mrs. Comior is a brilliant conver- sationalist and was esteemed most highly in the literary circles in Boston. Their daughter, Mil- dred Bartol, was naincd in honor of old Dr. Bar- tol and the son Manley, wlio is now a student at the State [Tniversity, was naincd for a friend of Theodore Parker. I'pon being elected to the Leg- islature in 1888 Mr. Connor gave uj) the charge of ids religious society and decided to enter the legal profession for which he was well fitted, and lie was admitted to the bar in 189(1. He was sulisequently re-elected to the T.,egislature and is still a member of that body. ||--,A/LAVILS E. KINNEY. Among the farmers rn^^St and stock-raisers of Chesaning Township, [\ Saginaw County, we find this native son of Michigan, who was born in Lenawee County February 24, 1849. He is a man of more than or- dinary intelligence and very successful, especially ill the line of dairy produce. His parents. Nelson and Margaret (l^ouugs) Kinney, were both lioni in the PJmpire State, liut came to Michigan and took a farm in Lenawee County in tlie spring of 1842, going onto a piece of wild land, where he still lives, and which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. The father was liorn in 181/), and the mother in 1«I7. in the family there were six children, including two pairs of twins, all of whom are still living excc|)t the eldest son. Our suliject was one of these twins, his mate being his sister Florence, now Mrs. Mills, of Jonesville, Mich. He of whom we write had his early training uiion the farm and received a common-school edu- cation. At the age of twenty he began to work at the carpenter's trade, which he had acquired from ob.servation and practice, without taking an apprenticeship. For s<'vcntocn years he devoted C,20 PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. I himself to this work in New York and Mioliigaii. . intr. first in tiu' common schools and afU'rwaid in and also worked in the coac-li shops of the ]>ake the colleiiv at Stuttiiart. Later he entered the Shore iV Miehisran Southern Railroad, and at other mereaiitile liusiness there as a elerk in a laryc dry- times fonnd employment in caliiiiet shops. He .uoods house, where he remained for five years, liouyht his pleasant home in 187H, purchasing one serving an apprenticeship which gave him a fine livnidred and twenty acres on section :! 1, (hcsan- business education and being promoted from the ing Township. This he has cleared and liroiight lower to the toj) round of the commercial ladder, to a fine state of cull i v;ition >o that he raises from After leaving the lirm with which he had been ninety to one hundred bushels of oats to the acie. for so long .Mr. Schcurmann came to America and The beautiful home in which the family of our spent eight months in New York City before corn- subject resides is oiu' that is built from his own ing on to Detroit, and later to Saginaw City which design. It was on Kebruaiy 22, IH7(l, tliat he he rcMclu'd in ISril. He was with a relative for a took to himself a wife in the person of INliss Ellen time on a farm, and also cleiked in various stores. A. Karnsworth, of Krie Countv. X. Y.. where she Finally he entered .lohn Derliys large est.ablish- was born October 12. 1H47. Her paients. William K. and Cordelia (Dole) Karnsworth. were both na- tives of the old IJay State. The two children of tliiscouplc ai'c AVallcr 1... who u;is born in .Vdiiaii. this State. December 21. l.S71.:uid Kdith C., who Wilt- born in this township .Maicli II. 1HH(I. Jlr. Kinney is a member of the Disciiiles' Clmi-ch and is identified with the order of the Knights of the ■ ment, and continued with him until 1H;")7 at which time he came to l!ay City with Henry Klatou, and eng.aged as clerk in .a general store. Afterward he was with liindei- A' Co., shipping and commission agents and ilealers in white oak staves, who also had a general store liusiness. wholesale and retail. Ill l.S(;(; our subject opened a shoe store for him- self on Water Stn^et, in what is now the Zehner j****,^m****r ^•i"?"!'*^ ?*-5"5-*= Maccabei's. He was for many years a Ucpiibliean Block, where he continued for live years and then and is now an earnest and hearty i'rohibitionist, conducted a large business in the Watson Block but li.-is iic\er been a seckei' for ullice. I for about five years more. In 187(1 he removed to No. 8(12 Xorth AVater Street, where he occupied a large store prior to removing to his new building. He began with a sm.all store, and has gradually in- creased his business and his facilities until he now has one of the finest shoe stiuvs in this part of the State, and gives employment to live clerks. A very successful business man, his good fortune is due to his cnterpi ise !ind energy. He has taken considerable interest in real estate and in vessel pidpeit\'. in all of which he has been [irospeied. Ricli.-ird Si'lK'urniann was married Septeinl)er 18, I8(;i, to :Miss Cornelia Boiitell, of Bay City, and of their six children four are still living: (Jrace is ilie wife of Albert Et/.old; Fi;ink is with his father in business, as is .mIso Richard. .Ir.; while Minnie is at home. Our subject is one of tlic Trustees of the Congregalioii.'il Church of this cit\'. and has been a member of the I'.oard of Kdncation for the past ten years, lie has scived on the i.oard of Police Coiiiiiiis>ioncis and has lilled various local olliccs, such MS I'reasurer and Township Clerk. He h;is been a member of the Independent Order of ICH.VRD SCIIK! K.MAN' N, the oldest shoe dealer in B:i\- City, in point of business ,V eslablishmelit. is located in the new Seheur- ^^[£);niMnn Block cm \\':ishingtoii A\ cuue. lu ar Center Avi'iiue, where he has a line store 2.") x 1011 feet. The block, a view (if which is shown on an- other page. w;is built by hiiii III ihe fall of ISIM. and has an elegant front of piesscd brick. cut stone and co[iperwilh ixloon years. Twi'iity ye.irs ago he built the hcaulifiil rosideiifc wliifli the family still oeeu])ies on the conier of Fiftii .V venue and .ladvson Street, and this has ever heen the center of a happy domestic and social life. AVID .1. WEIJI). Oiu- subject is a native of Aureli\is Township, Inj>ham County, this State, and was born August 7, 1843. He is a son of William and Jane (Wright) Webb, and a grandson on the paternal side of William Webb, who was born in England, and who came to the United States about 1832. settling in Onondaga County. Js. Y.. where he devoted himself to his calling, that of a farmer. His son and our suli- ject's father, ^^'llliam, was also born in England. and came with his parents to New York. He was there married to our subje( t's mother. They i-eared three children — Matilda, David J. and Mar^-. The young people were brought up under the teachings of the liaptist C'hurch. The family of which our subject is one came to .Michigan and settled four miles west of jMason, where the father died not a great while after com- ing here, his death occurring in 181(;. Our suli- ject's motlier afterward married Mr. Deering, and from that union one child, Estella, was born. After his father's decease our subject made his home with his grandparents Wright until fourteen years of age. lie is self-educated, his ojjportuni- ties in an educational way being exceedingly lim- ited, but being ambitious to make up these de- ficiences he has read and studied by himself. At the age of fifteen years Daviil Webb began to work at the cabinetmaker's trade, in which he continued until the time of his enlistment, in March. 18(il. when he became a memliei- of Conir pany IJ, Thiid .AHchigan Infantry, entering the service for three months, but soon afterward he re-enlisted for three years. He took part in the various engagements of Hull Hun, Hampton Roads, Meclianicsville. in the siege of ^'orklown. Williams- burg ,'ind Fair Oaks. In the last-named engage- ment he w.as wounded in the right forearm. .Vfter being four months in hos|iital at Washington. Mr. Webb was di-scharged October 1, 18G2. He came to Michigan in February, 1803, and immediiitely enlisted in the Sixth IMichigan Cavalry, acting with the (Quartermaster as sutler. In the summer of 186f he returned to Lansing, and the same summer came to Saginaw and engaged in lumber- ing, and has been .so interested almost constantly ever since. In August, 1870, our subject purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 10, Braut Township, locating here in May, 1871. He now owns two bundled acres of land, having cleared and improved one hundred and eighty. W'hat property he has has l)een amassed by his own efforts. He has served his township as Com- missioner and is now in his eleventh year as Su- pervisor of the township. He is a Democrat in politics and has done his party good service. iSIr. Webb married. May 22, 1867, Miss Alice, daughter of Benjamin and Belle Colvin. The lady was born in Erie County, N. Y'. They have had eight children — Charles R.. Myrtle V.. Carriw M., Alice B., Estella .T., William, (irace and David .1. ]\lr. .and Jlrs. Webb are honored and respected members of society. As a citizen our subject strives to advance the best interestsof the locality, and by his puritj- of purpo.se and honesty of action he cannot fail in the desired result. (SL. ^^^^^ rJ ECTOR E. WILLIAMS. It is not to be gain- .said that climatic influences have a great deal to do with human temperament. This (''•I is illustrated almost invariably among the young men who have come hither, or have settled in any part of the Fnion, from Canada. Almost invarialily they arc char.acterized by great indus- try, clear-headedness, and are far-seeing, shrewd and capable. Of these our subject is no exception. His line farm, which is located on section 22, Thomastown Township. .Saginaw County, attests the thon ugliness and abiiily with which he em- braci's evcr\ undi'rtaki ng. His efforts in an agri- 624 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. cultural way aiv conducted on a sciontilic plan rather than liy fnive i>f nuiscle, and its advantajjes are seen in the lioiintifiil harvests stowed away in Ids ujranaries and thi' sleek kine that l>rowse in his lields. He was Ijorn in Ipper ( anada. ( )et()l)er 2!». I«2!), and is a son of Daniel and Catherine (Howell) Williams. Our subject's father was also a native of Canada, and was horn ])eeenil)er II. 17ilSI. His fattier, A\'illiain Williams, was a native of Wales, who came to America wiieii a hoy and settled in Con- necticut, niakini" his liviiiy liy peddling clocks. He accumulated enough in this way to start into liusi- ness handsomely. He served through the Kevohi- tionary war, thougli. sooth to say, on the Tory side. After the war lie removed to Canada. Ik- died there at tlie age of eighty-four years. Our suliject's father was a farmer and owned over a thou-sand acres of land in Canada. He came to the .States in November, 1«.')7, and settled where his son now lives and with whom he made his home for several years, Miially removing to Da- kola where he died in 1KH7, at the age of eighty- six 3^ears. He was educated for the ministry, being of llie I'lii versalist persuasion, but although he was a man of great mental strength and in- telligence, he did not show a liking for his chosen profession. He was a Republican in politics. His marriige with our sulijecfs mother was blessed by tlie birth of seven children, all of whom are yet living, viz: Leonora, Nancy A., Hector, James, Charles. Klizabetli and Catherine. The niolher died at the age of eighty-three years; she was a Methodist in her religious creed. Her father, Jl.aj. Howell, was a native of Ireland, where he married his second wife. He .served as a major in the British Army during the Kcvoliilionarv War and w.as elevated to the position of Major-( u'neral after the w'ar when in Canada, having charire of the British troojjs there. In recognition of his ser- vices the (iovernor gave liim several thousand acres of land and al.so a pension. He died in "Can- ada at an advanced age. Our subject was reared in his nativi.' land on a farm and was early employed in a woolen f.'ictorv. He attended school a short timeand began work in the woolen factory at tlie age of (iflcen. and w;is there employed for four years. He then went upon a farm and began for hiniself and at the age of twent\-two years assumed control of the home place. He there owned one hundred acres, which he farmed until he came to the States, in the fall of I8i")(>. March Hi, lis.">l. our subject w.-is married to Caroline Town, a native of Ogdensburg, N.V.,wlio was born ]\Iarch 10, 1832, and was a daughter of Robert and Ann ^NI. (Tibbetts) Town, both natives of the Knipire State. They moved to Canada when ,AIrs. AVilli.ams was but six months old, and there lier father died at the age of eighty years. Her mother also died at the age of sixty-eight years. Mr. and Mrs.Williams have been the parents of seven children, of whom are living — Adeline, Manl\-, Anna, Harriet, Jacob and Sarah; Kleazer, , died :it one and a half years old. The journey from Canada here was made by rail, steamboat and stage. There were two brothers who had preceded our suliject to this place, and after Hector had worked for one month, meantime prosiiecting, he jiurchased his present farm of two hundred and forty acres, and moved into the woods; not a stick of which had fiecn touched. He was obliged to clear the way and built a log house, which was 12x211 leet in dimensions. The Indians were freipient visitors at his caliin. and panthers, as well as deer and wohes made frequent encroach- ments u])on his domain. Our subject assures the writer that he u.sed to drive the deer to the house with the cows, and has killed many of them. His nearest neighbor lived at a distance of three miles. Mrs. Williams was her husband's able second in his work of clearing and farming. She used to walk to Saginaw and carry back therefrom grocer- ies, and lias freciueiitly picked and liuincd brush until her hands were blistered. The winter nuniths were devoted more or less by our subject to lum- bering on Swan Creek, where he ran a camp for which his wife (ooked for five years. He rafted his logs down to Saginaw. Mr. Williams devotes himself to mixed farming. He is thorough in all tilings, and has one of the best places in the local- ity. He keeps good graded stock, and owns one hiiiidn'd and forty-seven .acres, of which one hun- ilred and ti\-c acres are cleared. He has fair iriaii- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 625 ariys. a si'oiid lioust' niid tVaiiU' liani. In l.sTl he siis>taiiied a severe loss by Hi'e, Ins inopeH-ty lieiiig damaged to the extent of $3, 700, on which tlierc was i|!l,loo insurance. Mrs. Williams wove thirteen hundred yards of carpet in eighteen months after tlie tire, in order to make up as much as she was alile of their loss. They are hoth members of the ^lethodist Churcli. Our subject is a Republican in politics and has held various townshij) offices, hav- ing been .School Inspector, Road Commissioner, etc. ILTON 15. 1)K LAND, .lustice of the Peace and Notary Pulilie at Saginaw, was born in Candor. Tioga County, N. Y., November 20. 1M20. His father, Charles DeLand, a native of New York, was born in Hartford Town- ship, Washington County, in December, 1797. lie was a Baptist minister a number of years. He was a son of .Joseph, and the grandson of Daniel J)eLand; Daniel was a son of Paul, and he the son of I'lulip DeLand. The latter was the first American ances- tor and came to this country in lfi94, settling in the colony of Massachusetts. He came from Ports- nioutii, England, to this country; these ancestors were Ihiguenots. The mother of our sultject was Susan \Vihnarth, daughter of William and Susan- nah (Cai)ron) Wihnarth; she was descended from Puritan anccwtors on both sides, and was born in Stockl)ridge, Mass. The father, being a ministei', made many changes in his place of residence; they removed to .Michigan in May, 1847, where he preaciied in different |)laces, finally settling in Flushing, Genysee County, where he died Febru- ary 7, lH(i4. li niiig some time l)efore retired from active service. Hi-< wife also departed this life in the same place, February 4, 1871. Milton I>. wa-i the second son and child in a family of six. of whom four are living. When he was thirteen years of age be went to Seneca County and there attended tlie district school. He com- menced teaching at the age of eighteen, and taught his last school in lH61-t)2. He was married, No- vember 23, 184 1, to jNIiss Rachel Livingston. She was boi-u and reai'ed in the town of Lodi, Seneca County, N. Y., and was the daughter of Adam and Amy (Spence) Livingston, of Scotch descent on her father's side, her mother being of Scotch and 1 rish descent. In the spring of 1845 our subject located in Washtenaw County, where he spent five years. He then removed to Flushing where he settled on a piece of new land, which he cleared up and there spent fifteen j'ears. Selling out in the fall of 1864 he removed to South Saginaw, where he still re- sides. He has served two terms as Supervisor and has been elected Village Clerk. He has also served as Assessor and Trustee. In 186(5 he became No- tary Public, and in 188.5 was elected .Justice of the Peace, serving four years, and was re-elected with- out op()Osition in 1881) by the full vote of both parties for the term of four years, but the consol- idation of the Saginaws terminated the office at the end of one year. He was then re-elected in 1890 as before, l)y the full vote of both parties, for a term of four years. The family of our subject consisted of three ciul- dren. namely: Salina, wife of William II. Brearle}^, who is proprietor of the Deli-oit Journal-, Alice, who died in 1876, and Milton L., a druggist in Saginaw. Mr. Del^and .and wife are members of the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, and are in every way respected citizens. Politically, he is, and has always lieen, a stanch Democrat, and is influential in the ranks of his party in this locality. I > .■ I . ^ ^ I i I I > //^s APT. DANIEL M. PIERCE. Our subject II enjoys at the presenttime the distinction of ^^(' being one of the oldest captains running on the Saginaw River. His experience in his line ex- tends over a varied history of this region, and no one more than he realizes that times are not as they "(mce were, yet through the many changes he has maintained his jovial temperament and is a fa- vorite with all whom business or pleasure lake by the way of the watei'. ()ur sulijccl wa> born in Middlelieid. ( )tsego County, N. Y., Scptciiiln^r (!, 1837. and is a son of 626 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPfflCAL RECORD. N:illi;iii aiKl I'lill.v ( lU'als) Pioiee. The former was honi in .leffiMsoii C'uinily, N. Y.; lie l()f)k |i:ut in the War of 1812, aiirl was present at the battle of Saekett's Harbor and at Hiiffalo. He lived to the at. .loshua, of Sarnia. Canada, and tlu^ ui'iitleman of whom we being between Detroit, Hay City and Alpena. He was then made second mate on the steamboat '•Huron," spending half of the season of 1861 on that ves.sel and the remainder on the boat "iSIag- net." In 18()l-(i,"). oui' sulijeet was on the "Huron" as tii'st mate, the boat |)lying between S.aginaw and (ioderich, Ontario, and he wiis with it when it was. wrecke] I .Vdams Street, ami he also owns some wihl place until 1811, when with his parents he came West by way of canal to Hiiffalo, N". Y., and thenee by ste.ami'r to Detroit and proceeded to Hay City by schooner. His (Mlucatioiial .•idvantages after locating here were limited, .attending .school only three months out of the year, and his knowledge of the three "R's" was obtained in the old-fash- ioned schoolhoiise, the facilities of which were very slender. The |)rincipal industry of this vicinity then was lishing, which was a most (ongenial oc- cupation to our subject. He became skilled in the handling of gill nets and seines, anil thus were oc- cuiiied many of his lioyhood days until he was lif- teeii years of age; he then beg.an tugging on the Saginaw River, on the "John Lathrop" for a couple of seasons, and when eighteen years old was advanced to the position of master of the vessel, continuing on it for four seasons. On winding up his coiinceliou with the ".lohn Lathrop" our subject began outside sailing, lirst.as wlieeliiiaii on the side-wln'cler "Coliiinbia," on which he reiiiaiiieil fnr three seasons ;inil was pro- inoteil to the position of second mate, his route PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 627 land in Cheboygan, Midi. Socially he is a member of tiie Free and Accepted Masons .niid belongs to the Scottish Rites. He has attained to tlie Thirtv- second Degree in Masonry and is a Knight of the Maccaliees. He belongs to the Mystic Shrine of De- troit and to the Elks. On its organization he was elected President of the Excelsior Marine Benevo- Ici t Association. This body is composed of cap- tains holding tirst-class certificates. His family have been bronght np in the faith of the Episcop.-d Church, of which his wife was a loyal and consist- ent member. In politics he is a true blue Hepub- lican. =^>^^<^ -^-' E^'. IIOHATK) A. BARKER. This able 1 and useful man, whose sphere of activity (J^ \V has been a broad one in various lines and )^ who has now retired from the work of the ministry, is carrying (m a general merchandise business in Oakley. He was born in Byron Town- ship, Genesee County, N. Y., May 27, 1X26, and is a son of Augustus and Mary (Eastman) Barker. The father is a native of Vermont and the mothei of New York. The birth of the father took place May 22, 1786, at Brandon. Vt., and his marriage occurred at Attica, N. Y., .hme 18, 1812, and im- mediately after this event the young man enlisted in the New York ^'olunteers for the War of 1812. Our subject spent his boyhood and youth upon a farm in New York and received a common-school education before coming to Michigan, wliither he migrated at the age of eighteen witii his parents who located in Eaton County, in 1844. It was during that winter that Horatio Barker began teaching and in 1848 he futher extended his edu- cation by a year'sstudy at Olivet College, continu- ing after that to follow the calling of a teacher for a number of years and lieing for two years en- gaged in the city schools of Lansing. During tlie time of his work as a teacher Mr. Barker also began preaching and after a year or two of service in this line he was ordained about the year 18.50 as a minister in the Free Baptist Churcli. lie preached in Lansing for some tlirec years and continued lor quite a period to give himself entirely to the wmk of the ministry. Dnr- iug this time he w.as pastor at Leoni, Stockhridge, IjCxington, Chester and Grand J^edge. He w.as married November IT), 185.5, at Stockbridge, Mich., to Mary .Tane, daughter of .lohii and Mary A. (Pat- terson) Sonles, who was born in '^'ates County, N. Y.. October 24, 1X3.'). In 1863 Mr. Barker received tlie appointment as princijial teacher in the lieform School at I>ansing, which he held about three years and tlien resigned to acce^)t a call to a church at Gilbert's Mills, Os- wego County, N. Y., where he remained fm- two years after which he removed to Springville, Erie County, where he was largely instrumental in liuilding a large church. After two years at that place he took a pastorate at Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich., where he spent six years, and then removed to Lansing and two years later to Oak- ley. His views having so changed that he could not conscientiously' remain as a pastor over a Baptist Church, he removed to Oakley. Mich., and there organized a new church on the princiiile that all whom Christ received ought to be received into membership in the church, that errors of doctrine, not sulHcient to prevent our becoming Christians should not prevent our becoming members of any real church of Christ. Hjs church afterwards became associated with the Congregational churches of Michigan. He etmtinued as pastor of thai organization for seven or eight years and was abundantly useful in his ministry. During all his residence at Oakley he has bi^en engaged in the merchantile business. While in Lansing the Rev. Mr. Barker built the Free Baptist Church thcre.doing about three-fourths of the work uiion it himself. This was the first cluireh erected in the central jiart of the city of Lansing. While |ireaching in Chester his voice failed and he moved to Lansing and stud- ied law. and after pa-'sing a very crcditalile examination was admitted to the bar. He has never followed that profession as when his voice was re- covered he took the pastorate at (iilhert's Mills. In his political views he finds himself in sympathy with Kcpiililic.'iii priiu-iplcs bul is also an earnest 628 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. I'liihiliitionist. He lias bei-ii .lii>tic-i' nf the I'eai'C for four ycafs and while in Lansintr lie served for five 3" ears u])(iii the Hoard of Aldernien. ^Ir. Har- ker was for a mmilier of years coiimcted with the Masonic fraternity. I'ut is no' now an aetive mem- ber. .Mr. and Mrs. Harker have had four children and the eldest of that numlier. Ida N'ietta. was horn in Oneida. Katon County, this State, Sei)temlier 21. 18;)!>. anil is married to(l. 1). Lansinji, a f.niiuM- of Hrady Towiisliii) who lives in Oakley. Their one child is named l{a\inond 1>. Lansinfr. The second child of our subject died in infancy and the third Florence R., who w.as born in Lansing, March 2H. 186i>, is now Mrs. Charles X. C. Sliirreff and lives in Cliesaning where her husband is the station assent. They have one child named I>ee H. The foiu'th ehihl — Myrtns K. — died at the age of twelve in Oakley. i' [ .VMlvS BR1-:M\KU. I'Ik- future of our great commonwealth depends upon the stability and integrity of the young people of to-day, }vg/ and among tho.^e who are contributing to the general progress, is the gentleman whose name introduces these paragraphs, and whose life thus far has been crowned with success. One of the young and enterprising business men of West Jiay City. Mr. I5reiniier is engaged in doing a large business in i)luinbing, steam and gas litting, and also manufactures a great deal of copper and sheet iron work. .Mr. Ilremner is now in the cu'ly piiiue of life, having l)een born .luly 2, ISCO. in Walertown. .Ietfcr.son County. N. V. Ili> father. .Mexander Itreinner. was a native of l)unde(>. .Scotland, and lii> father, also named .Mexander IJrenuier. was a niei-ehant in the Land of the 'I'histle where he died. .Mexander .Ir.. came to .Vnierica when less than fifteen years old. and spent six yeai-s in Canada. Thence he caine to the States and located in Water- town. X. Y.. where he learned the tanner's trade, lie then started in business for himself, haviuLT a t;iniiery on the IJlack River, which he continued tocarry on with fair success for a numbei- of years, when the liark running short, he was compelled to sus|)eiid operations. When abandoning his trade in New York, our sul)ject"s father became manager of the P.eardmore Tanning Company at Braceliridge. Canada, which he managed successfully for nine years, when they sold to Shaw Bros. He is now proprietor of the Tilsonliurg Tanuerv' at Til.sonburg. Canada, where he is doing a line business, beinu only fifty-eight ye.'iis of age, thus having many years of useful- ne.ss before bin. Ills wife, the mother of our sub- ject, w.-is Miss Margaret Mann, a native also of Dundee, Scotland. She was the daughter of Will- iam Mann, who. after coming to Canada, followed the occupation of a farmer in I^asheen. Nine children were born to .Mr. and ilrs. .Vlex- ander Ihemner, .James being the eldest but one. He was reared in New York State until reaching the age of ten years, when his jiarents removed to Canada. He attended the High .School there until fifteen and then returning to the .States was apprenticed to learn the plumber's trade in Watertown, N. Y., and which occupation he followed for three and one-half years. In l.s8(l he went to Minneapolis. Minn., where he worked at his trade and attended night .school for two years. He later took a course at the Commercial College and in 1882 made a tour through Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Vancou- ver's Island, then visited the cities of Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago. Then he went to Detroit where he remained a while, then to Cadillac in which latter iilace he remained for two and one-half years. In tlie spring of 1889 the gentleman of whom this sketch is written came to Bay City where he entered the employ of Clements, then AVlieeler i^' Co. The following year he started into business f(»r himself and has built up a fine trade, having j done work in some of the finest buildings in Bay ( ity. He owns two lots on 3Iountain Street and erected a beautiful residence for hiin.self in 18111. lie was married in Ayre, Canada, February 2.'}, 1887 to Margaret Crozier. a native of Canada. Mr. Bremner is identified with a number of social orders, being a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of the Maccabees. Religiouslv he is a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 629 conscientious and active member of the Westiiii li- ster Preslivtei'ian Chureh and in politics is a truc- lilue Hepulilican. Mr. l?remner is one of the repre- sentative men of West Hay City, is a gentleman of thorough integrity, enterprise and intelligence and is higlily prized in his community. =s0^ 'MOS M. SWITZKR. of the firm of Switzer ife Eastwood, lumber dealers, has been in business here since 1K70 and his firm has its docks on the river near the Michigan Central Railroad, lie was born in (Quebec, Canada, February 16, 1836, and his parents were Amos and Diana (Switzer) Switzer. The name Amos lias been in the family for some eight or ten genera- tions, and our suliject has the family record by which he is able to trace his lineage back to 1107, when the family was connected with the Palatinate Court. The father of our subject was a civil engineer and was born at Limerick, Ireland. Our .subject studied in the grammar school at Petersborough, Ontario, and again at Victoria College in Cobourg, after which the family removed to Norwich, On- tario, and our subject went to Vienna, Ontario, and there engaged in the lumber business with Wallace & Scott, remaining with them until 1860. At that time he came to the States and spent two years at Clevel.and and two years at Chicago, .and then removed to Toledo, where he remained until 1870. During all that time he was engaged in the lumber business and after leaving Toledo he came to Bay County and located at Kawkawlin, remain- ing with O. A. Ballon & Co., for eight years. When he left Kawkavvlin Mr. Switzer came to Bay City and has here been engaged, first in inde- pendent business and afterward in comi)any with others up to the present date. The Arm with which he is now associated w.as formed in August, 1881, .and they are doing an exclusively wholesale bus- ness and handling large quantities of himl)er. Mr. Switzer has been, and still is, a Democratic Alder- man, although elected from a Kcpnblican ward, the Ninth Ward of Bay Citv. wiiii-h is one of the best as regards character and standing, lie is also one of the trustees of the Bay City puljlic lilirary and helped to organize the l>iimbernian State Bank of West Hay City and for some years was one of its directors. Our subject wrs married in December, l>^7;i. to Miss Josephine Armstrong, of Toledo, .and they have two daughters, (irace W. and .Inlia Craniige, for whose thorough education and training they are warmly solicitous. Mr. Switzer is a member of the Bay City Cf)inm.andei\' of the Knights Templar. '^^^I WA Ml OIIN C. NOTTINGHAM. M. 1). We here present a brief biograjihy of the most prom- inent physici.an and surgeon of the Homeo- pathic School in B.".y City, who is also Presi- dent of the Saginaw Valley Medical Society, .and worthy of honor as an old soldier of the Civil War. He wiis born in Muncie, Ind., February it, 1812, and his father .lames, w.as a native of Ports- mouth, Ohio, and descended from Lord Notting- ham, of England. .James Nottingham early learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, and came to Indiana when a boy. locating at Muncie, where he married and afterward engiiged in the manuf.acturing business. In 1852 he removed to Grant County, Ind., where he loca- ted on a farm until he retired from .active life, and for the education of his children made his home in the village of Jonesboro and there spent the re- mainder of his days, dying at the age of seventy- six. He was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife, Nancy Hussell. w.as a Baptist Ijy faith. Her father, O. il. Kussell, was a Welchman who became a pioneer of Muncie, and died there at the age of ninety-eight. His daughter died at Muncie, and Mr. Nottingham was subsecjuently married again. Our subject was the child of the first marriage, and his brother, Owen P., belonged to the Fifty-fourth Regiment, Indiana Infantry, and served for three years in the Civil War. Having had ills early training in Muncie. .lohn Nottingham at the age of ten, entered tlie Muncie 630 PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Acadciny. and lii> yniilli wm> >|jciit u|i(ni tlii' farm, and in tlie licst private sfiiuuls wIik'Ii tliat part of tin- State afforded. At the a^e of eighteen he enlisted inAus;ust, 18til. in Company A, ICighlh Indiana lii- fantrv.and was sent to Missouri wliere the reuiment cngajred in raiding and sivirmishing until Marcli, 1863. This young soldier tool< part in engagements at Pea Ridge, Cotton Plant. Poit (iibson, Champ- ion Hills, Jaekson, Uig IMack. Viekshurg.'.laekson. Vt. Espcranza, Harpers' Feriy. \\ineliester. Fislier"s Hill, Cedar Creek, and other points. He icceived more than one wound, and at both Winchester and Cedar Creek was in eonnn.'ind of his company, being then Orderly' .Sergeant, lie spent some time in the hositital, an^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 633 dren have graced this union, both da uiil iters, who bearthe names of Maruaret K., and Marie Ldiiisc D. Mr. and Mrs. Sliearer are \v()rsiii|iers at the Trinity Episcopal Church, and are numbered among the prominent young supporters of that de- nomination. Tliey have a hjvely home in the finest portion of tlie city and it is located at No. 101.") Center Street. I^ARRISON COLEMAN, one of the promi- IjV nent men of Saginaw, was born in Conesus, iiW^ Livingston County, N. Y., May 30, 1840. (^) and is a son of David and Elsie (Gray) Coleman, natives of New Jersey and both now living at the old homestead in New York. Our subject is one of four brothers and seven sisters, and one of these sisters, Mrs. .1. J. Harvey, is now living in Saginaw. At the age of twenty-two this young man enlisted in August, 1862, in Company I, One Hundred Thirty-sixth New York Infantry. During the first year of .service this regiment was attached to the Eleventh Corjts of the Army of the Potomac and was in the battle of the Wil- derness iindei' Hdokcrand in the (icttysburg- cam- paign, but was afterward detailed on service at Ei- mira, N. Y., for nine months. Mr. Coleman was un- der Gen. Sherman at Chattanooga and continued with him through that campaign and took part in the (irand Review at the National Capital, after which he returned home.' He came to Howell, Mich., with J. .1. Harvey and engaged in the hotel and liv- ery business for two yeai's, ))ut in 1H()7 t-hcy came to Saginaw and established themselves in the livery business on Germania and Eraulein Streets, where they continued for twelve years. At the di^ath of the pioneer liveryman, A. W. (iates, they purchased his stock and stables and also secured the property where J. J. Harvey is now located. Messrs. Coleman it Harvey began the undeitak- ing business sixteen years ago but in 187II our sub- ject purchased Mi\ Harvey's interest and is now carrying on the business of funeral director as well as undertaker and liveryman. His barn is two stories in height and measures fi0.\l"20 feet. The 2!l stable is 60x66 feet and the store 20x80, and he has in addition a morgue and a vault. His property fronts one hundred and forty feet on AV.ashington Street, with sixty feet on Water Street and one hundred and twenty feet on Tuscola Street. He has some *4.'),00() invested in the business, besides his residence, which co.st i|5,000 and is one of the handsomest and most commodious in the city. The undertaking department of Mr. Coleman's business is in charge of W. Frazee, who has been identified with it for sixteen years. As a funeral director, no man can surpass him and everything in connection with his business is carried on accor- ding to the most approved methods and with the utmost convenience to customers. The Super- intendent of the livery is E. G. White, who has served here for eleven years. His three hearses are of superior make and one of them is considered the finest in Michigan, as it cost over 451,500, and a number of his coaches cost over iitl,000 each. At this stalile are some thirty carriage outfits and about thirty horses. Mr. C'oleman's reception rooms are large and finely finished and admirably adapted for the piirpose of funerals, many of which are held here. Mr. Coleman has ever been a lover of fast horses, although not a breeder; is one of the oiiginatorsof the old East S.aginaw Trotting As.sociation, and was its Sccretaiv for nine years. This was one of the leading associations of the country and on its tracks "(ioldsmilh IMaid" first became (jueen of the turf, licating"Dexter's" time and becoming cham- pion of tlie world. Mr. Coleman is also interested in, and for one year was Secretary c>f the Union Park, of Saginnw, which, in ISitl, li.-id the f.aste.st seven-lieat race ever trotted over any course. His advancement has been constant and unbroken, as he came here a poor man and owes his splendid success in l)usine.>*s to close apjilication and a constant effort to please his customers. He is a prominent mem- ber v{ the l)o;i]d of Trade and stands high among Sai'inaw's best business men. Our suliject was married .Ian nary !."», 1K67, athis old home in New York to Minerva Thomas, of Livingston County, N. Y., a lady of refinement and a great favorite in Saginaw society. Mr. Cole- man has never been a iiolitician, but is connected 634 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. with several of the social onlers, being a member of the Jlasonic fialeinity, of tlie Chapter and Knights Templar, and an ollicial member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In cf)nnection with this biographical sketch will be noticed a pi>rtrait of Mv. Coleman. •J'^s<'=+ HKI) WARD STONE, editor of tlie Saginaw x» Evening Xptra, was born at Niagara, Ontii- rio. Canada, .Inly 1, 18C2. He attended the district .school and worked (m a farm during vaca- tions, and later entered the High School at Niag- ara. His father was a clergyman and in 1874 the son accompanied his parents to ^Michigan, where they settled in Kenton, (ienesee County*. In 188G this young man was graduated from Kalamazoo College witli the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and he had in tlie meantime also taken a course in a business college and had done some newspaper work. He spent two seasons as a com- mercial traveler and was also a reporter in the Michigan Legislature, during the session of 1887. In the spring of 188H lie entered the ollice of the Kalamazoo Tclerfrajih where he remained for two years :iiid a half and also did otlier newspaper work. The marriage of Mr. Stone look place in .\ugust, 1889. and he was then united with Miss Lizzie L. Warrant, of Kalamazoo. In November, 1890, he removed to Saginaw and became managing editor of the EreiuiKj Ac/'s. He is also .secretary of the company wliich owns and pujilislies tliat paper and the Weekhj Neics, besides having business interests elsewhere. He has proved liimself. altliough still a j'Oung man, lie was an active worker. He was a Colonel in the Stale militia ;ind was .active in poll- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 635 tics as a AVhig, taking a pioniinent jiarl in sup- porting- Willinin Iloniy Harrison for President in 1840. In Seneca County, wliere liis intlnence was considerable, lie was C'oiint3' Commissioner and lield otlier olliees of minor imiMjrtance. When he first settled in that county lie purchased three liundred and twenty acres of unimproved land, whicli he embellished with first-class buildings. He also planted a good orchard, and continued to improve the place until his death. December 21, 1826, our subject was born in Harrison County, Ohio. While young he removed with his father to Seneca County, and there re- ceived a common-school education. Having been reared on a farm, he gained a practical knowledge of the best way of carr\'ing on agricultural pur- suits, and remained at home until after he was twenty-one years old. He learned the trade of a carpenter, at wlucli he served an apprenticeship of three years, and then found employment at his calling for eight succeeding years. He was mar- ried, .January- 1, 1853, to iSIiss Catherine iVIoore, a native of Ohio, who was a teacher prior to her marriage. Of the eight children born of this union, four now survive, the parents having lost three in the space of eleven days. .Tohn F., the eldest child, is married and lives in South Dakota; he now has an appointment from the Government to teach an Indian school in the Indian Territory. Rosa Ella, the wife of L. Sanderson and the mother of four children, makes her home in Uieiiiand Township; George 15. married Maggie Currie, and lives in Chesaning; Martha Belle is the wife of Johnson Currie, of Fremont Township, and they have two children. The mother of these children died May 23, 1865. Mr. Carson was again married December 19. 1874, his wife being Catharine Ann (Best) Crane, a native of Canada. At the time of her niarringe to Mr. Carson she was a widow and had one cliild. now deceased. She was liorn .lune 11, 1836, to Conrad and Catharine ( Loucks) Best, the former a native of (Termany and the latter of Vermont. They resided in Canada, wliere he engaged in farming, and where he died in 1861. Mrs. Best survived until 1885. They were the iiarents of nine children, six of whom are now living. One child blessed the congenial union of Mr. and Mrs. Carson, a daughter, Effie, who died August 23, 1886, aged ten years, four months and three daj'S. Effle was a remarkably bright and beautiful child, the pride of her parents, and already well known for her talent for singing. Although Mrs. Carson has never had but two children of her own, she has taken the part of a mother to"twenty-one chil- dren, whom she has reared to maturity, and her kindness of heart and love for children are well known in Saginaw County. For five years Mr. Carson followed farming in Ohio, whence he removed to Michigan in Janu- aiy, 1867, settling in Bradj^ Township, this county, upon a new and heavily timbered farm of one hundred and sixty acres. Of this he cleared and cultivated eighty acres, and there built a barn, 40x60 feet in dimensions, and a residence. After making it his home eight years, he removed to Richland Township and settled on section 13. In 1888 he removed to his present location. Mrs. Carson owns an eighty-acre farm and they are in comfortable circumstances. In religious belief Mr. Carson and his estimable wife are both mem- bers of the Methodist Ejiiscopal Church, in which denomination he has often ofHciated at funerals and marriages, besides being popular as a preacher. He united with the Free-Will Baptist Church when twenty years of age and was ordained to preach in that denomination. Mrs. Carson is teacher of the Bible class in the Sunday-school in Hemlock City, also President of the Ladies' Aid Society, and formerly was connected with the (>ood T(^mp- lars' Lodge. Socially Mr. Carson is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and in his jiolitical preference is a I\e|)iiblican. He has served as Su- pervisor of Brady Township two years, and of Richland Township four years. He is interested in educational affairs and has served as School Director. A gifted speaker and eloquent, he h.as frequently been called upon to deliver patriotic and political addresses, and while on the County Board made a telling speech in favor of building the Court House in Saginaw. He is honored as a veteran of the late wai', in which he and three brothers ser\ed with valor. He w.as in Comiiany 636 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. C, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio Infantry. in wiiieh lie served as Duty Sergeant, and was stationed with his comiiany at Arlinston Heiiihts, Va. He w:is honoralily dischariied in Auiruist, 1864, and returned home with a icconl of wliicli his friends may be justly jiroiul. 'i^DVVlN PARK. There is no resident of Sagi- Ir" "'^^^ Valley who is more highly esteemed JlLs^ than this gentleman, who since 1817 has made his home in Hay City, and therefore justly merits the honored name of pioneer. AViien he came here there were neithei- railroads nor wagon roads, and many a time has he walked the entire distance from Hay City to Flint, or to his lisheries at Au Sable, .\lthough he has inct with misfor- tunes in his business adveiituivs, his sawmills hav- ing been burned to the ground on three different occasions, he has retrieved his losses to a consider- able extent and now jio.ssesses sutlicient of this world's goods to enable him to i)ass his declining yeai-s in comfort. The family of which .Mr. Park is a ineinber traces its ancestry to England. His father, Will- iam, was born in Massachusetts and was an early settler of Tioga County, X. Y., where lie engaged in farming operations. A devoted adlierent of our Government, he served as a siilili(r in tlip War of 1812. In 1824 he located in Ithaca, X. Y., where he died two years later of consuniiition, being at that time only thirty-five years old. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Hernice Whiting, and who was btini in Massachu- setts, wasa daughter of William WhitiiiL;. a fanner in the old Bay Slate, whence he eniigiatcd to New ^'ork. I'pon the mother, who was a lady of great refinement and splendid infoinialion. devohcd the care of the seven children conipiising her family. She was twice married after the death of Mr. Park and spent her last years in Tioga County, N. Y., where she was tenderly eared for by our subiect. Tiic only siir\'iyiiig niembcr of the f.aniih-, Edwin Park, was horn November 5, 1822, in Speedsville, X. Y. lie was a more child when he was orphaned liy his father's death, after which sad event he was taken into the home of a Mr. Williams, of Tioga County, and there remained for .several years, assisting in farming operations. When he was sixteen his benefactor died and he managed the farm for one year, after which he worked out until the fall of 1842. At that early date in the history of this State Mr. Park came hither, stopping first in Detroit and thence suc- cessively visiting Chicago, Ottawa, Buffalo and Pontiac, where he secured employment on farms. In the spring of 184() he came to Thunder Bay Island, where for one year he engaged in fishing, and then, in 1847, located in Bay City. Forming a partnership with C. Munger in the fishing business on Thunder Bay, ]Mr. Park was til us engaged until the fall of 1848, when he es- tablished a store on Water Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets. The store which he built was a frame structure with good docks, and w.as well supplied with a full line of general merchandise. He made a specialty of buying and selling fish, which he ship|)ed to varif>iis points in the East. During the early part of 1H.t2 he went to Lake Siiiierior in a sail boat for the purpose of trying the fishing, and landing at F^agle Harbor, con- tinued there until .lune of the same year, when he sojourned on Isle Royal for a few months. Jn 1854 A. Munger was taken into the firm, which continued successfully in liusiness until 18(;(i when Mr. Park .sold his store and for a twelvemonth was landlord of the Wolverton Hotel. Later Mr. Park, together with Mr. Munger, oper- ated a farm, and in 1862 the former gentleman eiiiliarked in business as a tug and vessel man, continuing thus eiig.aged for six years. He owned at one time three tugs and oarges, which he later sold in order to engage in the lumber business at Ilatton. He first purchased a mill and later built a .sawmill, which uiifortiinatcly Inirned down in less than one year after its erection. Nor was this his only loss, for one year later his shingle mill was destroyed by fire and .January 1, 1891, a mill which he had fitted up with Hist-class ma- chinery was Ininicd to the uioiind. .Vfter meet- f — **m f.. r9V^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 639 ing with continued heavy losses by fire, he ceased operations in the himlier business in 1891, and is new retired from the duties which formerly cn- ffaged liis entire attention. Besides considerable wikl land which iMr. Park owns, he also holds some real estate in Bay City and owns a beautiful residence on the conier of Fourth and Adam Streets. Tiiis dwelling, wliich lie erected in 18o5, he still occupies, and it lias been liis home since a sliort time after his marriage. His wedded life, which began August 11, 1852, by his marriage to Miss Theresa Wells, is of great happiness. Mrs. Park is the daugliter of William and Persis (Dunham) Weils, natives of tlie Em- pire State, wlierc their daughter was .also born. Three children came to liless tlie union of Mr. and Mrs. Park — William, wlio died at the age of twenty years; Bernice, who remains at home witli lier fa- ther; and .leniiie, tlie wife t>f David Hurst, train- master on the Michigan Central Road in Bay City. Wliile his private affairs have engaged Mr. Park's attention very closely, he has never re- fused his aid to iniblic enterprises for the welfare of the city. He has always voted the Democratic ticket and is a devoted adherent to the principles of that party. He has served as Alderman of the Second AVard for three terms and filled other po- sitions of responsibility. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and the Order of Chosen Friends, and socially is a most agreeable com]ianion and entertaining conversationalist. JV^RANCIS HOOD, the owner and proprietor rp^Sj) of two stave mills, is justly numbered _l5, ^ among the influential citizens of Saginaw. He belongs to the class which forms so large a per- cent of the population of the Ignited States, of for- eign-born citizens. A native of Prussia, (lermany, he was born December 23, 1826, and is the son of Henry and Magdalena (Miller) Hood, natives of the Fatherland, wlio passed their entire life in (Termany. In the family there were five eliildren two daughters and three suns, and of these Francis was the youngest. He jiassed his youth in tierman^' and availed tiimself to the utmost of the excellent opportunities for gaining a good education. At tlie age of thirteen j-ears our subject left school and afterward devoted his time to aiding his father in the farm work until he was nineteen, when he emigrated to the United States and after an uneventful voyage landed in tiueliec. Thence he proceeded to Cleveland, Ohio, at which place he spent eight months. From there he removed to Oswego. N. Y., where he spent two years in learn- ing and following the cooper's trade. For a time he traveled as a journeyman and visited various portions of the Empire State, stopping m Waterloo and engaging in business as a cooper on his own account. Between the years 1852 and 1874 he resided in Dresden, Yates County, N. Y., and was employed in coopering and the stave business. In 1874 Mr. Hood left the Empire State and coming to Michigan started a mill, first in St. Charles, Saginaw County, and three years later moved his family from New York State to Sagi- naw City, where he has since resided, and engaged in manufacturing staves and heading, operating six mills at one time, located at the following places: St. Charles, Oakley, JMenill, Saginaw County; Reese, Caro, Tuscola County; Wheeler, (Tratiot County. Having sold four, he now owns two, one at Merrill ,and the other at Wheeler. He markets at Philadelphia and throughout the United States as far West as San Francisco. His mills are supplied with the latest and best improved ma- chinery, and one hundred men find steady em- l)loyment in the two establishments. The daily output is from forty thousand to fifty thousand staves, and aliout five thousand .set of headings. He was first married to Miss Mary J. Brown, of Dresden, N. Y., who left at her death one child, Emma, now Mrs. M. J. Gardner, of Reese. The second wife of Mr. Hood bore the maiden name of Mary II. Ellis, and was the mother of two children Henry and Frank. In 1889 Mr. Hood was married to Miss Jennie Murray. Mr. Hood is a stockholder and Director in the Commercial National Bank at Saginaw and owns two farms in this county as well as a tuie place in New York State the estates being well improved and finely cultivated. In the best sense of the word, Mr. Hood may be 640 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. termed a self-made man, for when he landed in Cleveland, Oliio, his entire worldly possessions consisted of twenty shillings and the first employ- ment which he secured was at ^5 per month during the winter season. Througli tlie exercise of excel- lent judgment and shrewd investments, he has accumulated a large pro])erty and liecome prosper- ous. He h.i.s an attr.ictive home at No. H2(l Cleve- land Street and has given to liis children splendid advantages l)csides aiding them financially when they started out in life for themselves. In his pel itical affiliations he is independent and is a hearty supporter of every mwusure having for its aim tiie development of the county's iiest resources. In connection with this sketch will he found a lithographic jiortrait of Mr. Hood. -5-^^>-^^<; CQV— \t ^ fOIIN MULIIOLLANl). It has l)een the pleas.ant privilege of the biographical writer to present to the notice of the reader in otlier portions of this volume an outline of the personal histories of several officials of the Bay County Savings IJnnk. Tliis hook would not be complete witiiotil mention of its genial Treasurer. .John ]Mulholland. The Hay Connty Savings IJank is well known throughout tiie Slate as one of the most reliable monetary institutions. The utility of savings banks .as .agents for the i)romotion of thrift anions;- all classes, especially witii tho.sc of modest means. and aiding their securing financial independence, is unquestioned, and to su|)ply such aids to the in- dustrious residents of Bay County and vicinity, was the Bay County Savings Bank established. It w.a.s organized iii»Fel)rii.nry, 188 4, and commenced operations on llie .')tli of .March following. It was at once successful and success hiis .accompanied its career ever since. The bank occupies elegant piemises at No. 2t)2 Pluvnix Block, whicii is (in Hie corner of Wasii- ington and Center Avenues, Bay City, and is one of the most conveniently located business blocks in the city. The rules of tlie bank provide for the payment of interest to the depositors at the rate of four per cent, jier annum, and deposits made cm or i)rit)r to tlie fifth d.ay of the month draw interest from the first of that month, and when made after tlie fifth, interest begins on the first dav of the succeeding month on all sums de- jiosited for at least three mouths. The solid character of the above institution is expressed in its annn.al report, rendered .lanuary 1, 1892. which siiowed the capital stock to be ^50,- 000, with a surplus of $2.5,000, an undivided profit of *.'),000, and deposits approximating *l(l(l.OOO, and it is further emphasized by the f.act that the 1iank has \m\d semi-annual dividends of five per cent, to stockholders since the first year of its or- ganization. The present officers are as follows: Thomas Cr.anage, President; G. Henry Shearer, Vice President; .lohn Mullioiland. Treasurer; and its Board of Directors consisting of Thomas Cran- age, (i. Henry She.arer, Darwin C. Smalley, H. M. (iillett, Gustavus Hine, Newell A. Eddy and John Mullioiland. Our subject gives his undivided .at- tention to the affairs of the bank, in which line his experience peculiarly fits him, having been con- nected with the First National, formerly Bay Na- tional Bank, for fourteen years, and was one of the principal organizers of the Bay County- Savings Bank. The bank is one of the soundest in the West, and its man.agement is a guarantee of its solvency and business methods. To return to a more personal consideration of our subject, outside of his relations with the bank — Mr. Mullioiland was born in Ann Arbor,August 22, 1814, where he received his education. He came to Bay City in March, 186i), and w.as em- ployed in the Bay National Bank for fourteen years. During that time he held the positions first of book-keeper and then of teller. Mr. Mullioiland remained with the First, or Bay National Bank, until the organization of the pres- ent institution .and has since given it his undi- vided attention — not a draft on any other bank and not a signature that lie should make has lieen deputized to anyone else. There is such a thing .as having a natural aptitude for the bank- ing business, and not all men can be successful in this deiiartment any more than in other walks of life. Our suliject jiossesses natural talent for the busi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 641 ness, and besides being a practical, keen and slu'ewd business man, lias aided in shaping the pol- ic}"^ of the bank, together with its Directors, prom- inent among whom are its President, Thomas Cranage, and H. M. Gillette (the bank's attor- ney), upon whom Mr. Mulholland relies implic- itly, both as to tiieir judgment aufl to their dis- interested advice to others. Our suliject is per- sonally interested in Bay City real estate in con- nection with f>hearer Bros. \|7 ( GUIS IMORITZ. The brewing industry is III (^ fast ranking among the most important in J^\ this great country. Its owners employ a vast amount of the cereals in the manufacture of their beverages. Bay City lias a large brewing establishment, which was incorporated under the laws of the State, .Tanuary 1, IISIS.'J, and of this our subject is Superintendent. Mv. JNIoritz was l:)Orn at Port Washington, Wis., May 12, 18.")8. lie is a son of .Jacob and B'ii'l)ara (lloefner) Moritz, his father being a tierraan 1)^' birth, and a brewer in our sub- ject's native place. Louis Moritz received the rudiments of his edu- cation in his native pLace. lie was then placed in Engleman's School in Milwaukee, after which he spent five years in Europe, lie had learned his father's l)usiness and during tlie years of his travel abroad spent much time in noting the methods em- ployed in the noted breweries of Europe, and on returning to Milwaukee entered the employ of Philip Best, being in the malt liouse. After that he was employed as brewer for K. Schreir, of She- boygan, Wis. He remained witli him as brewer for four years. On the organization of the brewing company in Bay City Mr. Moritz was offered the position which he now holds and has been Superintendent ever since. He has also had charge of tlie rebuilding of the plant. They now have a capacity of thirty thousand barrels per year and give employment to eighteen men at one time. INIr. Jloritz being the only practical brewer in connection with the linn, gives his whole personal attention to the business. He has, however, extensive outside interests. He is part owner of the barges "Arizona" and "PI3'- mouth," whicli are extensive carriers of coal and ore. Socially our subject belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also to the Knights of the Maccabees, to the Arbeiter and Druids. He is a member of the Board of Water Works and is now serving his sixth year, representing the Fifth Ward. Our subject has a very pleasant home which is located on Twenty-third and McCormick Streets, and in it is to be found all the elements of a happy domestic life. Our subject was married to Miss Anna Bidgen- bach of Niederinendig, Ciermany, November 2.5, 1875. Their union has been blessed by the advent into the family of seven children, whose names are^ Bertha, .John, Paul, Ernst, Alma, Gertrude and Charles. ■^ =^ \fl OIIN DRAKE. We give here a life sketch of one of the most prominent and genial of the old settlers of Bay City, who has been Deputy Assessor of Internal Revenue, and also Deputy Collector, and is said to be the oldest insurance man in the State. He has resided in liay City ever since 18.51, and during that year erected a mill here. He was liorn at Patna, in Ayrshire, Scotland, in August, 1819, and his father, .John, who was a merchant tailor there, removed to Canada in 1834 when his son was about fifteen years old, locating in Hamilton, where he spent some 3'ears, then came to Bay City and remained a few years, then returned to Komoka, Canada, where he died. The great-grandfather was of En- glish birth, and removed tf) Scotland generations ago. The mother, whose name was Margaret Baird, was born in Ayrshire. The parochial schools furnished the education of our subject until he readied the age of fifteen. After coming to Canada he clerked for four years in a dry-goods store in Hamilton, and then re- moved to London, and there clerked for eighteen months after which he started in business for him- 642 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. self at Delaware, and carried on a country store for eleven years, beiiiof also Towiisliip ClcrU and Postmaster for most of that time. In 1851. y"""S J^''*^'*'" t"""'' '" l'"y City. ;iiir two years. The panic of 1H.')7 oliliged 'My. Draki- to close his business, and at the same time lie was attacked with rheumatism wliich adlicted him for three years, during which time he did littk' liusincss. He was State Agent for the swamp lands for four or five years, and gave away much of it to settlei'S on the homestead plan, some of whidi is now very valuable. Since 1H.')H he has re])resented the Home Insurance Company, of New York, and in 18()2 he was appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal Reve- nue for the Fifth District, which ollice he tilled for five years, and again performed lho.se duties in 1872, after whicli he acted as Deputy Inter- nal Revenue Collector for four years, while at the same time he carried on his priv.ale business, and was successful in boih lines. He has repre- •sented tlic Hartford Coni()aiiy for twentv-nine years, and now has dealings with nine companies. He formerly traveled extensively, but now does more home business. London, Canada, was the scene of .Mr. Drake's marriage, in 1844, and his bride was Miss Emma Dickson, who was born in Ajjpleby, England, and came to this country with her parents in 18.S1. She died September 1 0, I8.H(;. and had been the mother of four children, all of whom have pa.s.scd to the other life. .Mr. Drake becanie .a Mason in 181(;. in C.-inada, and li.as now reached the Roval Arth degiee. He i.> a cliailer member of the Episcopal Church of I>ay City, and was active in building both chapel and church. For twenty vears he w.is a A'estrvman, and has also been the Treasurer and Secretary of this religious body. He is a strong Republican in his political views. ^E E^ APTISTK lU'RTON holds the responsible position of Sui)erintendent of the Pitts ife Cran.age Mill, that does so large a lumber and log business. He is also interested in liine lands and is associated with Andrew Kent of Onier. .\reiiac Countv, in lumbering, and with tlie same gentleman has imiiroved and is operating a faini of one hundred and sixty acres of land in Merritt Township, seven miles from IJay City on the gravel road. This place is well cultivated and well stocked. Mr. lUirton was born in ISrantford, Ontario, .July 31, 1842. He is a son of Robert and .\lice (John- son) Hurton. both natives of Irel.and, the former of Belfast and the latter of Dublin. Robert Burton was a yeoman in liis native Land and a landowner. He came to Canada about 1830 and located at Brantford, where he improved a farm. He was very loyal to the (Jovernment of his adopted country' and died in 187.5 at the advanced age of eighty years. His father came from England and settled ill Ireland. Our subject's mother was the daughter of an Irish landowner and farmer, who also came to Canada. She died at the age of seventy years. The family of which Baptiste is one comprised ten children, eight of whom lived to be grown. Our subject is the fifth in order of birth. He was reared in his native place .and there attended the common .schools. He remained at home until the winter of 1863 .and then came to Detroit, Mich., and for a time was engaged in working in the lumber woods for R. C. Rennic. In the spring of 18fi4 he removed to Bay City and wasemployed with Messrs. Pitts ^ Cran.age. He was first pLaced ill charge of the logging department and worked up until he was placed in the scaling department, in the winter of 1 865-66. In the year of 1870 he was made suiierintendent of the business and has since kept this position. '-?'? PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 645 Mr. Burton was married in Bay City December 31, 1871. his bride being Miss Alice M.,a daujrliter of SaniiR'l Drake, of this city. Their residonce is located at No. 7(17 Monroe Street. Socially, our subject is a Knight Templar and has attained to the thirty-second degree in Masonry, anid also to the Mystic Shrine. lie belongs to the Ivnights of the Maccabees and to the Royal Arcaiimii. In church relations he and his wife are connected with the Trinity Episcopal t'hurch. He is a Republican in his political attiliations and has been a delegate to State and county conventions. He is a member of the Bay City Business Men's Association and is a willing su])i)orter of all the liest enterprises of the i)lace. He is a stockholder in both the liay County and Commercial Banks. ^1= ips^ TEPHEN L. WKiftlNS. It gives us plea- ^^^ sure to chronicle the events in the career of a man whose tendencies have always been in the upward directicm. The gentle- man whose name heads this sketch, and whose portrait is shown on the opposite page, is 'a suc- cessful man, not only in a business way l)y attain- ing a good financial standing, Imt by rising to the best ideal we have of manliness. He is the owner of five hundred acres of excellent I'arming Land and has an interest in tvventy thousand acres of timl)er lands. His farm is located on section ;3"2. Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, and is fitted out with ever^y possible convenience for the successful prosecution of his calling. Mr. Wiggins was born in Dover, Me., October 22, 1828. His father was Elisha AViggins, one of the earliest settlers in Dover, Me. Ilismotiier was known in her maidenhood as INIiss Susannah I>am- bert, .and was also a native of the Pine Tree State. Both the parents died in their native State. Our suliject received his education in the common schools and w,as always found to be an apt and dil- igent student. Being liic eldest son of liis pa- rents, he w.as called ii|ion to assist his father in the farm work, which proved to be an excellent train- ing for him in his subsequent occupation as a farmer. He remained in Dover on his father's farm until reaching his majority, when he decided to venture out in the world for himself, and went to the lumber districts of Pennsylvania, woiking three years in the employ of others. Xt the expiration of the three years spent in Pennsylvania, Mr. Wiggins returned to his native town, remaining there only about six months, when, like many another young man, he was seized with the California fever, and went thither in 1852, and engaged in mining and lumbering, for live years. He was in the mines for about a ye:u- and a half, and the remainder of the time was spent in lumbering on his own account. When returning to his native State he made the trip via the Isth- mus, and passed the succeeding live years in farm- ing and railroading in Maine, assisting in the build- ing of railroads. In the fall of 1802 Mr. Wiggins came to Saginaw and tooU charge of a lumber camji on the Titta- bawassee River. However, he followed tiiat busi- ness only two years, when he again returned to Maine and followed farming pursuits for a period of three years. Einally disposing of his property in the Pine Tree Slate, he returned to Saginaw and engaged in lumbeiing in company with his brother, George B. The brothers continued in partnership until the summer of 1888, since which time our sul)ject has carried on his lumbering interests on a smaller scale. While engaged with his brother, they put out as high as twenty million feet of logs annually. Our subject lived in Saginaw until the fall of 1874, when he settled in Buena A'ista Township, where he has superintended the oper.ation of his farm in connection with lifs lumber interests,which have been very extensive as he is at the present time interested in twenty thousand .aciesof timber lands. He also has mining stock in Montana and Colorado which net him handsome returns. He has made his iiiHuence felt in the township and is looked upon as one of the leading men in the He- pulilican [larty. .July m. I8(;(l, Ml-. Wiggins was married m Dover, Me., to Miss Frances B. Dorr, who was born in Dover. Mrs. Wiggins is universally es- teemed and admired for both abilit\ and culture. 616 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Her maternal grandperents were in si direct line from the lluU'iiins. wlio came over in the "May- flower," and were persons of marked ability' and for siifce?>;ive generations were famous musicians. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins jiave an adoi)tod daugliter, Fannie, who now resides in East Saginaw. She was married Deeemher 23. 1 8i)l, to Edgar L. Doore, who died Keliniary 9. 18!I2. In social and domes- tic life Mr. AViggins is considerate and courteous, in husiiioss dealings honest and straightforward, and Ills reputation in every respect is most excel- lent. -^ -^ (jWiUA II. WlirrNKY. editor and proprietor of the ll Merrill Sentinel, was born Marcli 12, 18/)6, in |i^ Ilartland Township, Livingston County, and is the son of .1. W. and Elizabeth (Davis) Whitney. His father was born in Massachusetts in 1816, and followed llie occupation of a farmer; his mother was born in Rhode Island in 1828. After their marriage the parents came to Michigan in 18,51, settling on a partially improved farm in Livingston County, and devoting the ensuing years to adding necessary improvements to the phice. which Ibcy still occupy. Eiglit children were boiii to. I. W. and Klizabetli Whitney, and of this family six are now living, as follows: Sarah I.; .JayS.,who is married and resides in Illinois; Ira IL, of this sketch; .loUn is married and makes his home in Osceola County; Esli E. is married and resides in Detroit; Ilattie R. became the wife of C. Taft and is now living on the Whit- ney homestead in Livingston County. The mother of these children is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, while tlie father is a I'niversalist in Ills religious belief. He has taken an active in- terest in local polities and is a stanch Republican in his belief. In Livingston County, where heand liis good wife still reside, they are highly esteemed as public-spirited citizens and wortlw people whose highest ambition has been to rear their children to noble manhof)d and womanhood. Tlie Ijoyliood years of our subject weie passed on the old homestead, where lie gained considerable knowledge of .agricultural pursuits ami wlicuce in the winter he would go to the district school. When eighteen years old he started out in life for himself and learned the trade of a printer in the office of the !Milford Tivies in Oakland County. There he worked foi almost seven years and after- ward followed his trade for a short time in Lud- ington. Reed City, Big Rapids and Bay City, be- ing employed in the latter city in the job rooms of the Tribune. In .June, 1888, he came to Merrill and four months after his arrival purchased the Senline/, which he has since conducted alone and successfully. In 1882 Mr. Whitney was united in marriage with .Miss Kate Fralick, who was born May 17, 1858. near AVhitmore Lake in Livingston County. Mrs. Whitney is the daughter of John and Katie (Logan) Fralick, who came to Wayne County, this State, about 1827 and settled on an unimproved farm. Mr. F^r.aliek survives at the age of sixty-nine years, but his wife passed from earth in August, 1881). Their four children are all living, viz: Charles, a resident of Toledo, Ohio; George, who makes his home in North Dakota; Mrs. Whitney and Miss Anna. The Iiapp3' union of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney has been blessed with one child, a daughter, Cecile May, who was born April 25, 1884. They are members in good standing of the Con- gregational Church of Merrill, and she is a teacher in the Sunday-school. Politically, he is independ- ent, .as is also his paper, making it his aim to sup- port the candidate who, in his judgment, is best qualified for tlie office in question, irrespective of. party ties. Since the organization of the village of Merrill in April, 1889, he has held the position of Clerk, and has contributed his quota to the de- velo]iment of the jiLace. m ILLIAM 11. SULLIVAN is one of the pnnn- inent plumbers and steam fitters of Bay City, having been here since 1869, and he is located at the corner of Fifth Street and Wash- ingtlock and a good law practice. He deals quite e.xtensively in real estate and also in collections with Mr. Dodge. In the fall of 1888 Mr. Joslyn was nominated and elected Circuit Court Commissioner on the Democratic ticket, with the Hattering majority of thirteen hundred and twenty votes. He lookpos- se.ssion of his ollice January 1, 1889, and on thor- oughly canvassing the county was re-elected in 1890 with a m.ajority of about twenty-four hun- dred votes, the highest on the ticket. In .Vugust. 1886, he was elected on the Hay County Hoard of School Kxaminers and in 1887 became Secretary of the board, which position lie resigned Sejiteniber 26. 1887. S(K'ially, our subject belongs to the Knights of Pythias, and is Pa.een stated, lias i)roved a very siiwessfiii enterprise. Mr. Hliss was married in 1HX4 to Miss Stella Bugliy. of Ivingsville, Oliio. daughter of Henry lUigliv. Their jileasant iionie is enlivened by the presence of one little daughter, named Madge. Politically Mr. Bliss is a Kepuhlican. E^^ « jkUAAAM MKU'Uli-l.. The .Merrill family \rJ// have for thn-c-(|uarters of a century lieen W^ prominently connected with tlie nianufac- turiflg interests of the I'eninsular State. Hoswell T. Merrill, the grandfather of William Merrill. made the first separators for threshing grain ever huilt in .Michigan at his shop in the village of Bir- mingham, (Jaklaiid County, a vill.'ige he himself platte(l a'nd founded not a great while after 1826. He had come fnim New York, locating at first at Poutiac. liut soon after removing to liirmingham, where he erected a machine shop and foundry and where he did an extensive business in fiis own line, lie afterward became identified with the machine business at Battle (reek, but subse(|uentlv returned to Birmingham and at this writing is still a hale and hearty resident of that place, and at the .age of eighty-eight is enjoying his latter years as greatly as he enjoyed the days of his youth. George W. Morrill, the sou of tlu' gentleman of whom we have spoken above, now a resident of Bay County near Kssexville and the father of our subject, was the founder of the extcii>lve business conducted by the linn of .Mitts iV- Merrill, and suc- ceeded his father in his business at Birmingham in about IISIH. In 18.")l he rcMiioved his plant to Saginaw, bringing his family and outfit overland by teams. .\t that time the nearest machine shop was located at Flint and fearing the results of a similar business established on the Saginaw, the proprie- tors refused to make a little machinery for Mi. Merrill, .-ind after taking his plans there in vain he was compelled to bring them home and make his machinery by the slow process of hand work. George Jlerrill was identified with nearly all the important developments of the early days oi Saginaw. He made the machineiy used in boring and fitting the first salt well, and was one of the company organized to first bore for Inine. Me and Stephen 1{. Kirby were sent to Syracuse, N. Y., to investigate the .salt business. They were to report u])oii the neccssarv means of development. The\ were there told that the ••Saginaw people were all right, and all they needed to make salt was a (piantity of S\racuse brine."' When the first well had reacheil a deiith of several hundred feet the drills became fastened, and after days of trouble and effort the company became discouraged and most of the stockholders advised its al)aiidonnienl, but Mr. Merrill insisted that the drills could be recovered, and studying the matter thoroughlv succeeded in regaining the tools. The woik ju-o- gressed and resulted, as all the world knows, in revolutionizing the salt trade in geneial. (icorgc Merrill's enterprise grew as the mills in- creased and the salt wells developed, and in 187(>, he was succeeded by the present firm although he has been identified with the business up to a camoto lia.v City and ena;agcd at liis trade under tiu' firm name of Beard it Sons. He married Alary P.iimer. who pas-sed aw.ay in IHH2. Tiiis couple were tlie wortliy l)areuts of eiirlit eliildren. seven of whom tliey reared to years of maturity. The wife of our sub- ject was l)orn in Toronto and reared and educated there, and came to Micliiiran with her parents. Siie has become tlie motiierof foiu-chii(b-en — Will- iam P.. Alva .1.. Neil P. and Bessie K. (apt. Ben- nett is a charter meniher of llie Excelsior Marine Benevolent .V.ssoeiation Xo. ;"), and h.as l)eeu Vice- President since its organization. He also belongs to the Free and Ac<'epted Alasons, the Royal .\rcli Masons, the Royal Arcanum, and the Ancient Or- der of Uuitcd Workmen. He and his wife are con- .sislent members of tiie Methodist Episcopal (lunch, and the Captain is a stiong adherent of the Repub- lican |ilatfiirm. V. / A^^-;=* SCAR DUNCAN CHAPIN, deceased. This former citizen of Saginaw was born at Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio, Sei)temlier 26, 1826, and his parents were Seymour and Aesah (Unlet) Chapin. The mother waears. He had not been able to su|)ervise the work personally for a year and a half but he was constantly- consulted by his partner. He was an ujiright liusiness man, but not connected with any religious organization. Ill- was mariied August 14, 1849. at Marietta. Ohio, to loliza, daughter of Col. David Barber, who was born May lO, 17'.»it and died November 1. 1886 at Marietta. Tilt wife of Col. P>aiber was Lydia, daughter of Timothy St.anlev. IMrs. Chai)in was born at Chester. Meigs County. Ohio. .July 12, 1828, and her father was a prominent resident of that ])lace, biing County Treasurer and Postm.aster. He was after- ward a well-known merchant at Marietta and was notalile in business and political circles. His first vote was cast in 1820 and he never missed an elec- tion from that time until his death, being at times carried to the polls because he was unable to walk there. Originally he w.asa Whig and later a stanch Republican. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Chaiiin the eldest child was Charles Barlier, who graduated at Louis- ville AIcn. His every business venture was a sueeessfnl one and yet lie at times suffered heavy losses. )DWARD A. GYDE, the senior partner In the firm of Gyde &. Wylie, is engaged in the manufacture of coiled elm hoops at the foot of Youmans Street, in Saginaw. The business was established in this city in IMKG and has an annual output of eighteen niillion hoops, carrying on an ever increasing business and employing .some eight}- men. Not only is it one of the largest hoop factories in the United States, but sales are made all over the world. Mr. G_yde was l.iorn near Fremont, Ohio, Febru- ary 29, 1848, and is the son of .James Gyde, an Englishman. When seven and one-half years old he came to Saginaw County and with his father settled in IngersoU Townshi|i, JMidland County. There James (iyde became one of the first pioneers, and took [lart in organizing the township, acting as Township Clerk for fifteen years. IIis death occurred in 1875 in Ohio. AlM)Ut the year 1868 the young man began liusiiiess for himself, by opening a grocery store at Carrollton, jMich., with a capital of $1,500, the savings of some five years' work in the lumljcr woods, which by an injudicious .system of credit he lost in one season. lie then returned to (Jhio, where he worked as a flieinan in a stave mill and so(.)ii became engineer, then man- ager. At the end of six years he found himself owner of the entire plant worth ^10,000 and con- tinued to operate tliat establisliment until 1882, when timber became scarce. Me suffered a loss by fire of * 12,000 in 1880, but rebuilt, and later, sell- ing the propertj', returned to Saginaw. After reaching .Saginaw Mr. (iyde decided to enter into business in Michigan and built a mill at Freelaud, which after operating for a \ear he sold, lie then built a mill at ^Mei'shons .Station, this city and there remained from 1883 to 188C, when he built his present e.st.ablishment. His mar- riage, which took place at Sandusky, Ohio, October 20, 1878, brought to his home a bride in the per- son of Miss Carrie Kariiey, .-uid to them have been granted two daughters, Kitty and Caddie. The political views of Mr. (iyde are in .symjia- thy with the Republican party, but he is liberal in his thought and can understand how others can differ from him in opinion. He is a member of the JNFasonic order. While at Freeland a circular saw burst and one of the pieces struck his left hand which was lying on a block and cut off the hand just below the thumb .as clean and sijnare as though it had been done by the surgeon's knife. He re- sides at 416 North Washington Avenue, where he has a fine home. His partner, .Tames T. Wylie, was united with him in business in April, 1891, and they are conducting their affairs with even greater vigor and prosperity since the formation of the firm. The lithographic [)ortrait of Mr. Gyde accompa- nies this sketch (if his life. IjENJAMlX II. M.VirnX, who is engaged in the undertaker's business in Hay City, has ((^)jjj , probably been longer in that line of business than any other man here, as it has been his life work. He is a son of Oliver ]Martin, of New York City, wlu> was the first man to manufacture and keep on hand colHns in that great metropolis. He came West and .settled in Ann Arbor in 1845, when our subject wa^ onlv five years old, and there he continued in business until his death, when his son, Oliver, .Tr., took charge of the establishment, and still continues in its man;igement. He died in 1882, leaving a widow, who was in her maiden- hood Miss Phrebe Hawkins, of Ithaca, N. Y'. To them had lieeii born three sons and two daughters. Fi'om the time our subject was old enough to be out with his father, he was with him constantl\' in the factory and furniture wareroonis, and driving the hearse and almost without knowing it the 662 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. l)oy had acquired all Die details of the business. The father experienced a disastrous fire entailing a less of some *42,0()(). and about that time the son came to Hay City and in IK75 establisiied an un- dertaker's room on Center Street, wliieh lie has now removed to No. 717 Saginaw Street, where he is carrying on the largest business of this kind of any man in tlie city. He is also interested in real estate. Mr. Martin was married .luly 1«, 18(;i, to Miss Henrietta I'liillips, of Ann Arbor, and they have one son, William L., who is in busine.ssat Cheboy- g.an and Ashland, Mieli., is one of the best known and most prominent lumbermen in either place and indeed throughout that valley. This son married ^lissPhd-be Reavor, of this city, and they have one ciiild, Oliver H. Martin. Our subject is a member of the Royal Arcanum, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of the .Maccabees, and the National Union, but li.as never dabbled in poli- tics. He was brought u\> a Baptist, but is now an attendant and supporter of the Univcrsalist Churcii. pos- ne •i^ (^^HOMA.S A. 15AIR1). M. I). There i ljfp^>^ sibly no more jKipular, and at tlie same V^^ time thoroughly well-read physician in Bay Citj-, than the one whose name we have now writ- ten. He has a liigii standing in his |)iofession. and his wortii is thoroughly recognized through- out tliis part of the .State, lie was born in Wood- stock. Ontario. Canada. His fatiier. Thomas Baird. who was tiurii in (il.-isgow, Scotland, came to Can- ada with liis parents when he w.as only fifteen years old. Mis father, the grandfather of our subject, had been a wholesale grocer in .Scotland, and it was in \Hi\ tliat lie loc-ited in Woodstock in the same line of business, and remained there until his death. The father of our subject was a commission merchant and shipped to ports in Kngland and Scotland. Foi- many yeais he carried on a suc- cessful liusincss in provisions and grain, and is now living a retired life. Mis religious trainin- with her mother who still resides with her. They have two ciiildren. William G. who is head book-keeper of Swift's Beef Co., and (ieorgc P., who is with the hardware firm of Gidney Bros. The finely improved faini of forty-one acres was entirely unlnoken and unimproved when it came into the possession of our subject, and he now has fine buildings upon it, and is carr\ing it on him- self, lie is an active member of the German- JjUtheran Church, and when their house of worship was erected in 18!)0 he was Chairman of the Build- ing Committee. He is a true-blue Repuljlican. and cast his first Republican ballot for Alirahain Lincoln and has been a consistent adherent of the party from that da^• to this. \ip^'KIKNl) 1). RUNDKLL, a respected resident t?^) of Brady Townshij), Saginaw County, who ^ is a farmer and stock-raiser upon sixty acres of land on section 13, was born in Eric Count}', N. Y., June 7, 18.St. His father, James Rundell, was a native of the old Bay State and the mother w.as a New Yorker and bore the maiden name of Abigail Knapp. They came to Leslie, Eaton County, this State, in 184(1 and a year later removed to ^'evay Township, Ingham County, which remained their home until the death of the mother March 4. 1851, after which the father, who was a blacksmith. dis[)ose(l of his farm and removed to Felt's Corners, Ingham County. The son had no oppoi-tunity for education until he was ten years old and during the next six years had but scanty advantages. At the age of sixteen he began to assist his father in tlie shop, wcirking there in the winters and upon the farm and in the brick-yard during the summer, and at the age of twenty again entering school and studying for two winters. Miss Mary P. 'J'urner of Lima Township. Wash- tenaw County, became the wife of our subject August '23, 1856. She wixs born in Onondaga County, N. Y.. Ain'il3(l, 1837 and is a daughter of Eli and Permelia Turner, both of whom died wliile she was young. AfliT ( Mri\ing on the blacksmith 664 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL REGORD. trade for two years in Insjliain County, ]Mr. Rundell removed first to Henrietta, .laekson County, then to Panna and afterward to Hunker Hill. He en- li.sted in N'oveniher, 18()."^ in Company I,Si.\lii Jlieli- igan Heavy .Vrtillery and l)eeame a part of the arm}' of the Gulf. Western Division. He .saw an exciting .service at Port Hudson and took part at Dolphin Island. Moliile B.ay, in the capture of Fts. Gaines and Morgan. Mr. Rundell was on board the steamer ''Clara IJell" when slie w.as set on tire l>v guerrillas and burned to the waters" edge, two men were killed and thirteen wounded, and three hundred mules and seventy iior.ses were burned. ( )wing to sickness ^Mr. Rundell spent .some time in ji hospital at New Orleans and at other pl.'ices and received liis discliarge September .5, 1 186."). I AVIiilc in the St. i.diiis Hospital at New Orleans this brave young soldier was carried out as (iead, and lay in the dead house all night and only escaped interment the next day through the careful scrutiny of Dr. Motrem, the regimental surgeon, who discovered f.aint signs of life. While at Dol- phin Island lie was knocked off from a gang plank by a wave and came near being crushed l)etween two vessels. When he entered the army he weighed two hundred and fifteen pounds and brought b.ack only eighty-two and one-half pounds when he re- turned. His family had been living in Lansing during his absence but after his return lie bought forty acres in Elba Townshi|), tlratiot County, and removing his family to Klsie. Clinton County, l)egan working in a blacksmith shop. After an eight years residence in Elsie Mr. Hun- dell removed in 187."! to Oakley where he followed blacksmithing and .after awhile hunght forty acres of land which he cleared and sold, and having pur- chased another eighty liuilt a house upon it which be parted with before buying his present home in ISS.'i. Three children of .Mr. and Mrs. Rundell have passed on to the othei- life and those who are still here are .\rtliur I)., who was born Decembers. 1861 in Parma. .lackson County, and now lives in Brady Township; Wesley . I., born Octobir 7, 1866 ! in Elsie, and Sarah .1. .Inly IC. I8(i<,l in Kllia Town- ship, (Jraliot County, Mich. . To each one of these children has been granted an excellent common-school education and the parents have brought them up in the faith and doctrine of the Free Will Baptist Church, of which they are members and where Mr. Rundell is a Deacon. In his political views he is quite inde- pendent of party leaders and follows his own judg- ment in the selection of candidates for his ballot. HARLES .1. BOrSFIKLl). This young gen- tleman, who is Secretary and Treasurer of the sUL^cessful and enterprising lirm of Boustield it Co.. is a [xipular and thoroughly re- spected citizen of Bay City. (For full details of the factory and business of this tirm we refer our readers to the biography of Alfred E. Bousfieid upon another page of this record.) Our subject was l)orn in Cleveland, Ohio, .lanu- ary 9. 1862, and is a .son of .Tohn and Sarah (Featherstone) Bousfieid, whose biography is given in the sketch of their sou Alfred. Charles was reared in Cleveland and educated in the public and high schools of that cit}- until he reached the age of seventeen, when he entered his father's of- fice as bookkeeper for the Ohio Wooden Ware Manufactory Company, and remained there until 1884, at which time he came to Bay City with his brother Alfred, and located here, forming with him the firm of Bousfieid i% Co. Since his first coming here he has been Secretary of the business, and hiter liecame its Secretary and Treasurer. This young man h.as a biilli.ant future before him as be has naturally tine (lualifications for a liusiness career, and is po.ssessed of more than or- dinary entcrpri.se and energy. His heredity and training have given him a thorough command of business methods, and his social qualities attract the good will and interest of all who know him. Charles J. Bousfieid is Master of the Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma.sons in Ba^' City, and a member of the Council and of the Roj'al Arch Ma- sons. He is Ca|)tain-General of the Bay Cit}' Commandery of Knights Templar, and has reached the thirty-second degree of M.a.sonry, besides being ^m^ '"■*%. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 667 a member of tlie Mystic Shrine of Detroit. The Masons of Bay City are now constructing a Tem- ple at the corner of Madison Avenue and Sixth Street. Tliis gentleman is a charter member and Trustee vf the Building Association and Chairman of the Building Committee. This beautiful build- ing is being i)ut up at an expense of $75,000. Mr Bousfield was a delegate to the Grand Lodge at i Saginaw, and also to the (irand Chapel at Grand Rapids. He is a stanch Republican in liis political views, and is a member of the Kniglits of the Mac- cabees. -I -J* -J- •!••}• ^ sm•^•J••^•^•t ft ENRY G. OBENAUER. Indisputably the largest hardwood lumber commission busi- ness in the State of jMichigan is under the (^5) management of IMr. Obenauer. who has op- erated as a pine and hard wood lumber mei chant since he was fifteen years old. He is very promi- nently connected with the lumbering interests of this State, and partieulaily with Ba3' Cit^-, where he has liis office in the Payne Block. He began business for himself in tiiis city in 1880, operating on Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior as well as the Saginaw River, and buying and selling lumber on commission. At the above-mentioned date he took into partnership John E. Byrns, formerly' of Buffalo, and later W. S. Clements entered the firm which has gradually worked up to their present high standing as business men. During the past season (1891) tliey handled thirty-live million feet of lumber .and expect to double their business be- fore the next season. It is with pleasure, therefore, that we present the portrait and record the important events in the life of Mr. Obenauer, who ably represents the exten- sive business interests of Ba3' County. He was born in Evansville, Ind., May 4, 185S), and is a son of Heniy G. and Emma (Lippert) Obenauer, both natives of Germany. The father, who is a man of rare intellectual attainments, emigrated to this country in 1851 from the Fatherland, where he had received a splendid education, and was en- gaged as a teacher of languages. He was about twenty-two years old when he came to America, and made his first home in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he taught various languages, and where he was married to Miss Emma Lippert, a resident of that city. The parents of our subject came to Michigan in 1862, and engaged as teachers in the schools of East Saginaw, later coming to Bay City, where Mrs. Obenauer followed her profession until 1880. Her pen has been in constant requisition as a writer for the press in diffeient parts of the counti\y, and her articles have appeared in several Eastern magazines. She has been especially active in the crusade against the social evils in Northern ^Michigan, and is a woman of progre.ssive thought and advanced ideas. In the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union she has for years taken a prominent part, besides being Secretary of the State Alliance, and Superintendent of the Manistee Industrial School. She finds a religious home in the Congregational Church. The family of which our subject was a member, comprised nine children, seven of whom lived to mature years, namely: Henry (4., of this sketch; Philip, of Detroit; William, who makes his home in Albany, Ore.; Victor, llie principal of the Marsh- all (Mich.) city schools; Emma, wife of .Tames Ta- them, also of Albany, Ore.; Olga, principal of the Ladies' Seminary, of Seattle, Wash.; and Mamie, who remains at home with her parents. In his childhood our subject came to Saginaw, where he received a good ])rMctical education in the High School. After completing his schooling, he entered the employ of McGi-aw & Co., of Bay Cit}-, at that time the largest lumber firm in the West. The ex- perience which he thus received was of inestimable value to him and enabled him after a clerkship of three years, to start in ))usiness for himself. The lumber business has been his life work, and has brought to him, through his shrewd financiering and excellent judgment, a marked degree of pros- perity. He now ships lumber to different markets throughout the United States, but more particu- larly to the East. In his social relations Mi. Obenauer is identified with the Royal Arcanum. His i)rivate interests have so occupied his attention that he has found 668 I'OJiTKAlT A^'D BIOGRAPHICAL llECORD. little tliiii' to flcvoto to |>iililic nlTairs, and takes lit- tle interest in jjolities fui'tlier than to ca.'-t liis bal- lot t'(ir the eanflidate.s of the Republican party, lie was maiiied July 2. 1H«I. to Aliss Josephine, the (laughter of Uobert and Marsraret (Allen) MeKini. Mrs. Obenauer was hoin in Perth, Ontario, and is descended from Scotch ancestors. She came to I'.ay City in her girlhood, and recrived her education in the High School of this jilace. after which she engaged as a teacher, and at the time of her n)ai- riage was priucijial of the Farragut Street school. Two children blessed the union of Mr. and JNIrs. Obenauer, one of whom died in infancy, while the other, (Juy iMenzics. is still beneath the parental roof. Mrs. Obenauer and his estimable wife are at- tendants of the Congiegatio)ial Chui'ch. and con- trilnite liberal!}- to all benevolent enterprises. ,, ETKH WEHNTZ. Among the (ierman fj American cilizen.s of Chesauing Township, Saginaw County, is the one whose name we have just given, whose finely cidtiva- ted farm is situated on section 1. He was born in Havaria, Decembei- 1. DSll.and is theson of Philin and Magdeleua (I'ickics) Werntz, who came to the I'nited Stales when theson was only five years old. For the next fifteen years they lived in iS'ew York, where the father became possessed of some fiftv acres of land near lUitTalo, where the stock yards are now located. A common-school education was all that was granted our subject, but a* he was a boy of bright and capable mini), he jirofited well by the instruc- tiver Townshij), Jackson County, this State, August 21, 18u(), and is a sou of Joseph A. and Jane E. (Porter) Snow. The father was a native of Vermont and the mother of i^lassachusetts. They came to INIichigan in 1831), and located land in Jackson County, where the head of the family became a prominent and well- known agriculturist. When in the army he lost his health through sickness and exposure. He died in Saginaw County in 188(). The original of onr sketch is the third in a f;nn- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 669 ily of six children, all of whom are iiviiig. He was reared on a farm and knew little outside of farm life until he entered the Normal School in Iowa City, Iowa, to which State his father had j moved when his son was about eleven years old. i He entered the school at the age of fifteen and was a pupil tutor, carrying on his own course and teaching others in order to get funds to continue liis studies. In the fall of 18(59 he graduated and taught for six or seven years. At Shell Rock, Iowa, he taught for four years and the remainder of the time at Hanover. While engaged as a teacher he had taken up a course of reading in legal lore and was about to be admitted to the bar. (Jur subject's hopes in a legal direction were delayed by the failure of his health. His physi- ci.an recommended him to take outdoor exercise, and according to tliis advice he went to Kansas where he purchased a farm and gave to it his at- tention. Hi' regained his health and was ad- mitted to practice at the bench and bar after an examination before the Supreme Court Octolier 12, 1882. He began the practice of his profession in Hanover two years before lieing admitted, and after his admission lie moved toChesaning, coming here in 1882. Our subject w.as married .Vpril (I, 1873, to Miss Anna Stevens, of Hanover. She was a daughter of Gillett and Elizabetii Stevens. Lawyer Snow is a Democrat in his political faitii and lias ))een elected to many responsible offices by his party. He has been Supervisor of the township, President of the Loard of Education and has served one term in the legislature, to which he was elected in 188(). On a renoniination he positively refused to serve, as it interfered with his legal business. Until recently Mr. Snow lias ln'cii X'illage Attorney, but now declines to serve in that capacit}' for lack of time to give it proper attention. The domestic ciicle includes three children — Arthur B., Albert Elwood and Alice Luella. The eldest was born in Hanover, November Lj, 1874. During the legislative session of 1890-91, he distinguished himself as a most gentlemanly little page. Albert was born July IG, 1878, and Alice was born in Chesaning. Marcii 24, 1884. While a member of the legislature Mr. Snow was on a commit- tee of private corporations, also of the Universitj' of Michigan and also on several minor committees. He was the author of the bill for asses-sing mortgages and deducting the same from the value of the real estate, and although it failed to go through the Senate, passed the House, and he has since had the i>leasure of seeing it become a law. \ ^^^•^^^^^ / LBERT AV. PLATTE, who was born in Soest, Prussia, in 18G(l, is a Professor of instrumental and vocal music and compo- sition at Saginaw. His education was ob- tained in his native country. After leaving the common schools he entered the Teachers' State Normal School at his birtiiplace. which afforded great advantages in music. Here he remained for three years, devoting his entire time to literary and pedagogical studies, but especially to music, enjo_ying the iiitructions of Concert-master Loeser on the violin, and of Prof. Knabe, a pupil of Loeschhorn and llMiipt in IScrlin. in piano and organ playing. In 1«79 he was graer) Wilson, and his father was a native of New York, with Irish ances- try and became a soldier in tlie War of 1812. His grandfather Wilson was, according to the family records a soldier in the War of tlie Revolution. •lames Wilson was early beieavcd as he lost his mother when he was ten years old and his father died two years later, and he was then thrown upon his own resources. As a conseipience he received but a limited school education, but lias added to it by independent study since he has gained years of maturity. For a number of years he boated on the Erie Canal and in the spring of 1837 made the trip by Lake Erie to Detroit, .and then journeyed on foot to Oakland County. .Vftcr a short time he, with a companion, footed it through toSaginaw County. For a number of years our subject followed farm- ing in partnership with his brother, and iHd a vast amount of clearing. He was married May 4, 1842, to Ann E., daughter of Milton and Persis (Bout- well) Le.ach. She was born in Madison County, N. Y., November 20, 1822. Her father is said to have been a soldier in the War of 1812. Through most of her girlhood she made her home with an aunt and with her removed at the .age of eight to Onondago County, N. Y., and in 1837 they came to Michigan and settled in Oakland County. Mr. and Mrs. AVilson have been blessed by the birth of four children, and three of them are still living. They are: Caroline, wife of Hiram Conlee; Lewis F. and Clara, who is now Mrs. Al vein Struble. The family resided in Oakland County, until the spring of 1871, when they came to their present home. While a resident of Springfield Township, Oak- land County, Mr. AVilson served as Treasurer of the Township, and also as Constable and Dei)uty Sheriff. He has also served on the School Board of his district and is an enterprising and public- spirited man, one who is ever ready to turn his attention and thought to the problems which arise in regard to the management of local matters. He is earnestly desirous tha't the best resources of the township and county shall be developed and ready to lend a helping h.ind in that direction. He has a fine tract of eighty acres the result of the accu- mulations of himself and worthy helpmate. He feels that he owes much to the good judgment. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 671 prudence and active co-operation of his wife, who has stood by him in all the hardship* and priva- tions of their earlier >ears. This gentleman is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is useful iu the councils and activities of that body. His political views have always kept him in line with the Repulilican [inrty. He cast his first ballot for William Henry Harrison for President t>f the United States. All the neigh- bors rejoice in the prosperity and happines.s of this worth v citizen. UGUST C. FITING. During the many years that Mr. Filing has resided in Sagi- naw County, he has maintained a reputa- (^' tion for integiity and energy, which has placed him among the most prominent farmers of Richland Township. He owns and operates a fine farm of two hundred acres, advantageously' located on section l;j, and of the entire place seven ty-fi\e acres are under good cultivation. The estate is embellished with first-class improvements, includ- ing a commodious residence, two ample barns and other substantial out-buildings for the shelter of stock and storage of grain. Mr, Fitiug is a native of Prussia, and was born Oetoljer 31, 1844. His father, Frederick, was like- wise a native of Prussia, born May 12, 1819 and was a wagon-maker by trade. His mother was Regina (Zebel) Fiting, who was born in Prussia, October 6, 1812. After their marriage the parents remained in their native land until 18.56, when they came to America, landing in New York, Au- gust 20. 'J hence they proceeded as far as Buffalo, where their money gave out, and they were com- pelled to stay until they had earned enough to pro- ceed further. Two months after reaching the city, they started for Michigan reaching Saginaw County when this region was in a blaze during the great fire of 18.56. In those early days settlers were few and at re- mote distances from one another, and the fertile soil had few improvements and was mostly uncul- tivated. The family settled on a farm in Thomas-' town Township, where the father with the aid of his sons built a log house for the aliode of the family. Thej- remained on that place three years, making improvements on the farm, and in the meantime the boys contributed to the support of the famil3' liy running a ferry across the Tittabawassee River, Next they removed to Richland Township and set- tled on eighty acres where the father still lives. Few improvements had been placed upon the farm, and its only building was a rude log house. This was replaced ))v a frame house of moflern construc- tion and larger size, which still stands on the old homestead. There were hut seven other families in Richland Townshipwhen Mr. Fiting removed hither in 1859, and of these but two families now remain, the others having removed hence. No roads had been opened and the farm was covered with a thick forest growth. In those days Mr. Fiting was .ac- customed to go to Saginaw with oxen .and sleds, there being no wagons or horses in the county, and the trip there and return (fourteen miles) consumed three days. JNIany were the hardships which this pioneer f.amily experienced, and the f.ather, who now rests from his active labors, is passing his de- clining years in comfort on his farm. His wife died December 1, 1889. She was survived by her three children: Wilhelmina, the wife of Fritz Simon and the mother of two children; our subject, and Charles H., who resides on section 15, is married and the father of seven children. Both parents were members of the Evangelical Church, and he donated the ground for the present church in Richland Township, In his politics he has always been a stanch Republican and has held various township offices. He was elected Treasurer of Rich- land Township in 1862, and held that ottice eight 3'ears; he w.as the first Highwcay Commissioner of the township, and has served as a member of the School Board twenty years. The second child in the parental family was our subject, who received his schooling in the old country and came to America when twelve years of age. In Saginaw County he learned the trade of brick-making and was thus employed several years. He also worked on the river and in lumber camps 672 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. until lie was niarncd. This important event in his ' life ocetined ,l\ily .'51. 1«71. and tlie luifle was Christina Kastoi'f. a native of !\[eckleiil>nro:, Cer- many and the danghter of Carl Kastorf. She was born, October 23, 184!l, received a good education in the German language, and accomiianiccl lier fa- ther to Michi*»-H ? I ' . ' ■■ ACOB ARMSTRONG, residing at Oakley, Saginaw Connty, was bom in Montgomery ^^. . County, N. Y., July 23, 1812, and is a son l^fJ of Andrew and Elizabeth (Winters) Arm- strong, both natives of the Empire State. The father's people are of Irish ancestry and the mother's a mingling of (ierman and English stock. When our subject was quite a little boy his parents removed to the vicinitv of Trov, N. Y., and after- d PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 673 ward made their lionic in Oenesee County, that State, when lie was ahovit eight years old. The father who had [ircviously been a day l.a- liorer then Iwught a small faim in (lenesee C'oiinty, and there made a liome ujton whieh he lived until his death. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and had a land warrant as a reward for his service. This warrant came into tiie hands of our subject and lie sold it for >i'4() at .lackson. .hicob Armstrong grew to man h (Kid in (ienesee County, N. Y., and when old enough worked b}' the m(mth to help the family along and thus was able to receive only a limited education. The family in which our subject grew to mat- urity consisted of eight children and six of them are still living. The oldest brother. Henry, went aboard a nianof-war and was never heard from again, and the second lirotlier, INIichael, who is now eighty-three years of age, makes his home in Oakley. The sister Eliza died leaving (juite a family of children. John lives in Leslie, highani C'ount3% William in .Tackson County, and Julia who is the widow of Herman Laker who died in the armj', makes hei' home at Eaton Rapids while Sheldon lives in Lansing, so that all who are still in this lifi; are residents of Michigan. The marriage of our subject, November 23, 1836, in Genesee County, X. Y., united him with Miss Lucy Luml)ard by whom he has three living children. One son, John Dwiglit, died at Nashville, Tenn., while a soldier in the Union army; Henry L. is a farmer in North Dakota; George farms upon eighty acres in Brady Township; and Mulford is a liverym.an at Elsie. Pi'evious to his marriage Mr. Armstrong had visited Michigan and located land in Jjeslie Town- .ship, Ingham County, and his family was the third to locate in that township. He was present at the first township meeting and was then elected Con- stable and Collector in the spring of 1837. The same j'car he took the census for Ingham County, under an act of Legislature and also served as Highway Commissioner, .School Lispector, Town- ship Clerk, and Justice of the Peace. While resid- ing there he was deei)ly bereaved b^- the death of his wife who passed from earth. December 13, 1868. The present Mrs. Armstiong became the wife of our subject March 29, 187.5, .and previous to that event was Mrs. Eliza (Jhidge) Walker, a daughter of the Rev. John G. and Ann (Flyun) j\Iudge. This lady w.as born in Dearborn, W.ayne County, Mich., April 3, 1H33. Her hrst marriage Wiis with Daniel Wilder Rood, by whom she had one child, Emma Louisa, who in Jvme, 1m:((), was married to Luther Y'ale Howell, a merchant in Oakle3'. In 1874 our subject sold out his jiroperty in Ligham County, and removed to Oakley the following year. He now has one hundred and thirteen acres of land, part of it on section 3(1, and i)art on section 36, besides owning village i)roperty and as fine a residence as there is in town. He has here .served as Justice of the Peace, and also on the Board of Trustees and the School Pioard, and he and his good wife are members of the Congregational Church. They experienced great difliculties in their first migration to Michigan as the Hats of Grand River were at that time overflowed, but their brave iierseverance brought them through. ON. ANDREW CROSBY MAXWELL, at- torney-at-law, has for more than thirty years been closely identified with the pro- ©) gressof Bay City. Like most men who have attained distinction in the professions his success is the result of his unaided e.xerlions. He is a na- tive of New York and was born in Pompey Hill, July 11, 1831. He comes of Scotch parentage, his parents, Robert and IMargaret (Crosby) Maxwell, both being natives of the "Land of the Thistle." In 1819, on their wedding day, they emigrated to America, landing in New Y'ork City and proceeded thence to Pompey Hill, N. Y. In 1844 the parents of our subject removed West to Michigan and .settled in Oakland County; the father died in 1864 and the mother in 1867. They were the parents of eight children, three sons and Ave daughters, our subject being the fourth in order of birth. His brother Samuel is a Supreme Judge of Nebraska, and one of the law lecturers of the Fniversitv of Michigan and the Northwestern 674 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. University of Chicago. I'litil lie was thirteen, An- drew C. ]\[axwpll resided in New York, where he was a student in tlie coiiiinon schools and an acad- emy. In 1«11 lie acconi|)aiiicil liis parents to Oak- laud County, this State, and .'lidcd in clearing a farm in White I>ake Township. After remaining West one year Mv. Maxwell re- turned to the Em|)iie State and made his home there for two years. Coming to Michigan the sec- ond time in 1M17 he commenced to woi-kouafarm and was thus cugnged for over two years. In September, IHI't, he entered Olicrlin Cc^Uege, Ohio, where he w.as a studenl until June, 18r)2, in the meantime pursuing .selected studies instead of t.ak- ing the regular college course. Upon his return to Oakland Connty he entered the law office of Lieut. Gov. O. D. Richardson, with whom he read law for several mouths. During the winter of 1852-53 he taught aseleet school in Lapeer, mean- while keeping up his legal studies. In XSr/.i Mr. .Maxwell was adniitted to the liar and commenced the |)r;icticc of liis profession in I^ai»eer where lie at once secured a l.'irge i)ractice. In the fall of 18.')4 he was elected Prosecuting At- torney of Lapeer County, which position he re- signed after holding it one year, lie w;is elected to the House of Hepresentatives in the fall of 18(U and represented his fellow-citizens with distin- guished ability. In lH()G-()8 he was a candidate for State Senator and came within a few votes of being elected, in spite of the fact that he was the Democratic nominee in a district overwhelmingly Republican, lie was a delegate tf) the National Convention at St. Louis in 187(!, when Samuel Tilden was nominated for the I'residcncy, and was a candidate for Congress on the Democratic ticket in 1882. but was defeated. lie now devotes his attention to the practice of law and agricultural pursuits, owning twt) large farms. Mr. Maxwell was marrii'd in Lapeer, in Decem- ber, 1853,10 Miss Sarah, daughter of Oliver H. and Amanda (Harrison) Hart, a pioneer family of the county. Mrs. Maxwell was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Ciiurcli, and a loving wife and mother. She died December 27. 18itl. leaving two children — Robert, who is in business in liav City, and Jennette.who lives at home In securing inipoi- tant imjirovements in Bay Citj^ Mr. Maxwell has been very prominent and by his unaided efforts .secured alargeapi)ropriation from the (iovernnieut to dredge out the mouth of the Saginaw River. He also secured the construction of the famous stone roads of Bay Couutv' and the Third Street bridge between Bay City and West Bay City. m'A \H \^^^ I OSKPH DOAN. Mr. Doan combines the work of a teacher with that of a store- keeper. He was born May 12, 1853, in the town of Yarmouth, County of Elgin, On- tario, and was a son of Joseph and Susan (Clark) Doan, liotli of whom were born near Niagara Falls, Canada. On the paternal side the family is of English ancestry and originally came from the North of England. The mother was of Dutch de- scent. They were farmers and reared their four boys and five girls in the wholesome atmosphere of country life. They were Ba|)tists in tlieii' religions sentiment. Country life in the place of our subject's nativ- ity, is almost ideal during any season. To be sure there was the routine of farm labor to be gone through, but always time for the various sports for which that locality is noted. There was sleighing and skating during the winter. The early si)riug were engaged in the maple sugar camjjs. Fall was the harvest season of the fruit of the vine, and among such a merry family as that of which oui- subject was one there was always something brew- ing in the way of entertainment. .loseph Doan was educated in the public schools near London, Canada, and later entered the commercial college at London, Ontario, from which he graduated in 187(), and at twenty years he began teaching in Ontario and has ever since been engaged in the work, with the exception of one year. In the fall of 1878 the gentleman of whom we write cro.ssed to the States and located in \\'ashte- naw County. ^lichigan; one year later he came to Brant Township, where he has since resided. For the past four years in connection with the store which he luus at Leutz, the ])o.st-offlce has been CAPTB.F. PI ERCE.. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 677 statioucd tliei'ciu, he having served as Postmaster for the past six years. Socially Mr. Doan is a mem- ber of the Free and Accepted Masons. He was foi marly a Baptist in liis church relations and his wife is still a member of tliat denomination. Politically our subject favors the policy and tactics of the Democratic party. Our subject was married to Miss Belle, daughter of John and .lane (Fitzgerald) McNabb, whose parents came from Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Doan are the parents of three childi'en — (Jlive A., Cora M. and Edward L. Mr. Doau is the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of land in (nand Traverse County, this State. ^^ APT. BEN.JAMJN F. PIKRCE, to whom be- [l( p longs the distinction of being the second '^^v' oldest surviving settler of the Saginaw Valley, was born October 14, 1^14, in Adams, Jef- ferson, County N. Y. He is descended from wor- thy- and patriotic ancestors who held positions of prominence in the East. Grandfather Milo Pierce, who was a native of Otsego County, N. Y., was a farmer and passed his entire life in his native county. Nathan I'ierce, father of our subject, w.as likewise born in the Empire State and served dur- ing the War of 1812. His trade was that of a car- penter and cabinet maker, and he possessed consid- erable genius as a mechanic. Some time during the '40s Nathan Pierce came West to the Saginaw Valley, where he operated as a farmer until his death at the age of ninety-four years. In his religious belief he was a Universalist. The mother of our subject was known in maiden- hood as Polly Beals and was a native of New York, her fatiier having been one of the founders of the village of Adams, in Jefferson County. She attained to the age of sixty-five years and reared to years of maturity twelve children, Benjamin F. being the eldest. Another membei' of the f.amily is Daniel, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. In the village of Adams, N. Y., our subject passed liis youth and received a very limited edu- cation in the log schoolhouses of the district, his 31 total attendance therein amounting to only three months. At the age of thirteen, he commenced to learn the the trade of a tanner and currier. He did not follow the trade, however, but at the expi- ration of his term of apprenticeship of three years he bi.gan selling threshing machines of one-horse power, continuing thus engaged for about two years. Then followed a sickness of about the same length of time, after i-ecovering from which he came West by the advice of his phj'sician. (Jur subject took passage on a sail vessel in the spring of 1839, at Sackett's Harbor, and after an uneventful voyage landed on Thunder Bay Island, where he remained fishing during the ensuing sum- mer. In the fall of the same year he proceeded to Ba}' City, where at that time onl}' five or six fam- ilies resided. Soon after his arrival he opened a store on the corner of Third and AVater Streets, in in a building which still stands at the foot of Third Street. He commenced to trade with the Indians for furs and continued in that way for about twelve years, in the meantime also carrying on large fish- ing interests and having boats of his own plying the lakes. He was prudent in his expenditures and judicious in the management of his business, which enabled him to imrchase the schooner "Julia Smith". He sailed as Captain and used the vessel in bringing freight from Cleveland and Detroit to the Saginaw V'alleyand returning with fish. After a time Capt. Pierce sold the ."Julia Smith" and bought another schooner, "Ellen", wliich he man.aged three years as a freight boat, and also carried on a store in Au Sable. Among the Indians with whom he traded he was quite popular, being known as Nobby Quanaina (Master of Vessel) and learning to use fluently both the Chippewa and the Tawas language. Afterward he engaged in steamboating with Capt. Cole in the "Scott", which he sailed some years and then sold in order to buy the tug ".lohii Lathrop". That boat was sailed three or four years and then sold to George King, Mr. Pieice retiring fi'oni the captaincy to devote his attention to his property intere.st-s. At different times Capt. Pierce has been engaged in various real estate speculations, usually meeting with success. He lias platted several additions to the city, tiie first addition being forty acres in the 678 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Second Ward, the second consisting of about the same amount of land, and tlie third, in 1891, being in the Second Ward also. He platte^^^ ia>— J [AMES SJUTll is one of the respected farm- ers of Brady Township, Saginaw County. He is at present residing on section 13, where he has a well-improved estate. He came to Saginaw County in the fall of 1868 and has since made his home in the above-named town- ship, his farm at the time of his purchase bearing few improvements. Our subject was born in Seneca County, Ohio, Seiileinber 1. 18.36. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Jane (Bigham) Smith. natives respectively of IVnnsylvania and Ireland. The mother of our subject w.os brought to the United States by her parents when an infant. She was the daughter of AVilliam and Jnne Bigham, who settled in Ohio at the time of their coming to this country, and in that State spent the remainder of their lives. The father of iNIr. Smith when a young man li'ft his native .State and made settle- ment in Ohio where he worked at his trade of a cabinet-maker. He was married to our subject's mother in the Buckeye State and started out in life anew by locating on a farm in Seneca County. He resided on that trad for many years, when, his wife having died, he went to Crawford County. Ohio, and lived with his daughters, Mrs. Blair and Carson, with whom he remained until his decease, which occurred when he was seven ty-seven years of age. The parental family of our subject numbered seven children, live of whom lived to re.ach mature years. Our subject was the eldest in the family, then came Mary E.. now^Irs. John Ilarbaugh, who resides in Brad^y Township. Saginaw County: Saiah R., who is Mrs. Carson and makes her home in Crawford County. Ohio; Eliza A., ]Mrs. Blair, also of Crawford County; Jonathan R., a resident of S.aginaw. ( )ur subject's father being a farmer, he was reared to a knowledge of agricultural pursuits and with the educational advantages which at that i)criod were possil)le in the country. He was married. July 4, 1863, to Miss Emeline Lemon. Mrs. Smith was a native of Ohio, having been born in Seneca County on the loth of March, 1838. Previous to his marriage in 1861, Mr. Smith enlisted in •Company B, Seventh Ohio Infantry, and was mustered into service on the side of the I'nion. He saw much hard fighting while in the army and w,as in many skirmishes. lie was in the battle of Cross Lanes, W. ^'a., and at the battle of Winchester was wounded, which disabled him from farther .service, and he received an honorable discharge. On his return from the arm\" Mr. Smith again engaged in the peaceful occupation of a farmer, which he followed in. the summer and taught school in the winter until 1868. when he came to Saginjiw County, and purchased the one hundred and twenty acres of land which i> now in his pos- session. For eight winters after coming to this county, he taught school in two districts. His land is intelligently .and carefully tilled and bears all PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFX'ORD. 679 the improvements which give evidence of the en- terprise and judgment of tlie owner. Mr. and Mr.*. Smith are the parents of two chil- dren — Nellie, who is tiie wife of A. D. Randall, and Hannah J. who resides witii hi r parents. In various public capacities JMr. Suiilh has advanced the interests of his fellow-meu. He is now .Justice of the Peace, which office he has iield since 1874. He has ever taken an active interest in educational matters, serving as School Superintendent for one year and a number of years as .School Inspector, and in every war possible has advanced the standard of proficiency. His vote is cast with the Republican party. Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, also of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Union A'eteran Union. Mr. Smith is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and does all that he can to elevate the moral standard of family, home. State and church, as well as to make his own example cori'espond with the principles of trutli and justice. zso~ j>ILLI AM F. MORSK, M. I). While the hu- manitarian features have for centuries been recognized among all classes and na- tions, it is only within the past few years that medicine has been classed a> a science, capable of being probed by the severest study, and original discoveries made that show how dependent human nature and physical well-being is u|)on the ulterior agents of nature. The least skillful if our .accred- ited physicians of to-day are vastly wiser in re- gard to their chosen calling tlian the most learned of several centuries ago. Our subject is one of tlie younger phyxicians of Saginaw, whose training ha-* been carried on in the light of the latest and most approved metiiods of stud^-. He was born at Shrewsbury, Xt., No- vember 18, 1857, and is a son of William F. and Diana (Pillsbury) ^Ioi>e, the former a native of Rhode Island and the latter of A'ermont. The youth remained at home and was reared in his native village until sixteen or seventeen years of age when he clerked in a store, lie afterward at- tended the Iligii School of his native place and at the age of eighteen began teaching. As with most young men tlie consideration of what he should devote himself to in life was u]ipermost in his mind, and considering his natural inclinaticm to be for the medical profession, with that in view he entered the medical department of the university at Burlington, Vt. After a three 3'ears' course there he graduated in the Class of '82, which num- bered one hundred students. He also enjoyed the advantage of hospital practice and began to prac- tice his general profession at Stoneboro, Pa. After two years passed in Stonel)oro, Dr. Morse came to Saginaw, in the spring of 1884. For four years he was upon the Hospital Staff of St. IMary's, acting both as surgeon and general physician, and since the organization of the Saginaw Hos- pital he has been recognized as one of the most efticient men on the Staff of that institution. The metal of which our subject is made was early tried, for at the age of sixteen years, he was thrown upon his own resources, but with a self re- spect that elevated him above petty considerations, he rose to the line of his future prospects, paid his way through college ,and although he was in debt on coming to S.aginaw, he soon freed himself from that incumbrance and built u)) a fine practice that pays him over *3,0(H) per aniiuiii. He has a neat home and a well-equi|)ped otlice, on whose tables may be found tlie latest literature pertaining to his profession. Dr. Morse is particularly success- ful in the treatment of children's diseases, and man^' of the coining generation of this city will have him to thank for the prolonging of their lives. The original of this sketch was married October 29, 1885, to Mi.ss Anna, daughter of Prof. Con- stantine Watz, who for twenty years served as Principal of tiie High .School and is known tliroiighout this portion of the country as a teacher of liiiih standing. Mi.ss Watz was born in Sagi- naw, May 7, 1803; she was educated in the High School, in which she afterward taught. She was an expert kindergarten teacher and highly consid- ered in an educational way. Our subject and his estimable wife are the parents of two bright chil- (1,-en — Earl and Ralph — u|)on whose future they 680 PORTRAIT AND HTOGRAPHICAL RECORD. have counted inucli. Our subject is a Repul)licaii in politics but does not inti'iost himself greatly in tlie niacliincrv of the govoniincnl.'il idea. II(f is a great lover of music and much of his leisure time is spent in devotion to tliis art. V. ^ / +^'S'^* IJ^^l KIA'IX ASKLTON. Among the many worthy and capable farmers and stock- raisers of {'hi'saning Townsliip, Saginaw County, none is moic worthy of notetiian Mr. .\selton. He was Ixirn on the line between \'erniont and Canada on the .shores of Lake Cham- plain. I'Vl)ruary 1 1, 1H3(!, and is a son of Isaac and Nancy (Chilton) .^selton. both natives of tlie.same place where their son was born. The father was of Dutch descent and the mother of mixed Scotch and Knglish lilood. They removed to Washtenaw County, Mich., wlien their son was hut three years of age and four years later made their lionie upon unbroken land in Ingham County, wiiere they lived until 18.')«. At this time they removed to Cold Water, liranch Couutw this State, where the fatlier undertook hotel keeping for three years and then went to .lackson County and bought anotlier farm .after which they removed to Chesaning and from there to Ionia County, where he died in 1880, Our subject was brougiit up on ;i fai'm in a new country and had but poor opportunities for educa- tion. At the age of nineteen he began jobbing and chopping and four years later went to Wis- consin where he worked on the river, rafting lum- ber duiing the sumniei- and chopping in tiie woods during the winter, and then returned to AIiciiii;an. In Sejjtcmbe}-, 1H,")7 he was marriec] to Miss Kliza- heth iMincklei', and l)y that marriage there were three ciiildren, two of whom are still living: Mariam, wlio nianicd .lohn Coll.ard and lives in Brady Township with her husband and three chil- dren; and Elnora who is Mrs. .lames Shaw, and lives in New Haven Townsliip, Shiawassee County and is the mother of three children; .Tohii M. died in 181)((. After marriage our subject farmed in liranch County for one year and then came to New Haven Township, Shiawassee County, and bought forty acres of wild land. Here he lived for four years when his wife died and he sold his place and re- turned to his fatlier 's in .lack.son Count3', after which he rented a farm, and made his home in I'errv, Shiawassee County. His second marriage united him with Sai'ali J. Countryiiian on the 2nd of April. l.SIJI). After a four years residence in the village of Chesaning he bought his ])rcsent farm of forty acres and afterward bought forty acres in Shiawassee Country. Jlrs. Sarah Aselton lived but about a year and a half and lie next inairied Lu- f ciiida I'liidclia Madison who bore tenduhim slide, l)oth of which- have an increasing use in the iranufacture of lum- ber. Our suliject liegaii his manufactuiiiig interests in Bay City in 18(18. He was first interested .as lialf-owner in the Valley Iron Works, but selling that finally, he built his present factory at Twenty- third Street, at the Flint A- Peie MaKpiette Railroad crossing. Thomas JMunii w.as born in Philadel- phia, .Tanuary "25, 182!t, and is a sf>n of Samuel (i. and Sarah ((iardiier) ■Munn. He received his early education under the lienelicent influence of the Quaker city, but picked n|) a large amount of practical, common-sense knowledge in his after ca- reer. He came West with his father when about fourteen years old. A natural mechanical genius, Mr. ]\Iunn soon made himself master of the millwijght business. He followed that exclusively for over eighteen years coming tt)-Bay City in liS()l. He put in the Kawkaw- lin mill, the O. A. Ballon and the Shaw it Williams Mills of Saginaw. He also suiieriiitended the At- lantic Salt Works at Bav Citv and a mill for .b>hn L. Woods & Co., and indeed much of the work of this class in this portion of tiie country has been the outcome in one way or another of his busy and fertile mind. Finally Mv. Munn confined his attention to jierfecting hi- own inventions and settled down to manufacturing for himself in Bay City, which has been his home since 1861. Since devoting himself to the work in which he is now interested and which includes a machine shop, foundry and brass works, giving employment to a large number of men, he has greatly increased the mechanical facilities of his shop. For eleven years Mr. Munn has served on the Board of Pjducation and for three terms was its President. He has been greatly interested in the development and improvement of the methods employed in the city schools, believing our edu- cational policy to be the anchor and life of the Republic. With that in view he never loses an opportunity to forward public education. Aside from these interests which he does not consider necessarily allied to the political issues, he litis re- fused municipal ofHces. In 1890 he was nomi- nated State Senator b3- the Labor iiarty, which nomination was endorsed by the Republicans, but the times were unpropitious to the claims of the labor party and he failed to secure the election. Once before he was nominated to the same posi- tion and friends and political opponents alike eon- ceeded him the election, but by mistakes and fraud he was debarred from (lualifying. being counted out liy thirteen votes. Our subject has for four years served as Presi dent of the Tem[)erance Reform Club, and feels that the nio\'ciiient has been of great benefit to this vicinity. He was reared in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His aim in life has been |)cculiarly pure and siiigle-miiided and has been wholly to better tlie condition of his fellow- men, especially of the laboring classes. He feels that the lime is not far di.st:mt wlien there shall be more universal fellowship and money shall not he the standard of social and political rights to the degeee that it now i.-. •J.anuary 13, 18,52, Mr. iMunn was married to Mis3 Sarah E., daughter of Cornelius Willegar, one of the promiiu'iif enily pionet'rs of Port Huron. Mich. 684 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIDCAL RECORD. Our siibjeot and his wife arc tlu- parents of three sons airrl one daiitrhter. Of the:lilaii(l. Wis.; Mary, who i.s Mrs. .1. E. I>yoiis. y the City Council, Chief of Police and JIarshal. and .served the city in tliat cap.icity until .Vpril, 1891. In 1888 he engaged in the liverv business, buying out jMr. Baily, and carried on tiie business until the .spring of 188,1, when he solii out the concern. He owns a farm of eighty acres of well-improved land in Merritt Township, this county. Duiing the time >Ii'. Dunnigan was Marshal he had .several exciting encounters. At one time in arresting a colored man, Peter .Saunders, who h.id killed a man, he had great ditticulty in gaining ad- mittance to the house where Saunders had secreted himself. The criminal defied any one to i onie up the stairs, threatening to shoot, but .Mr Dunnigan ascended tiie stairs and by i)arlcying through the closed doors induced the man to give liimself u|), telling him that it was lietter to be locked up safe in jail than to be mobbed, as there were five Inin- drcd people outside. However l)rave this crowd miglit have lieen in niolil)ing the man, not one ex- cept i\Ir. Dunnigan dared to enter the house. Another desperate encounter took place. .March -t, 1891, and was with the lunatic. Henry Collikcr, who had murdered .Vndiew Polsftn. The shot he received from this desperado caused a serious case of blood iioisoning and it w.-is only through his having so vigorous a constitution that he escaped death at that tinu', and he has never entirely re- covered from its effei'ts. When he retired from the police force as Marshal he had been in that ' part of the city's sen'ice steadily for ten years, 'and during that time he had been connected with all the principal ca.ses and arrests. ^Ir. Dunnigan was married in West Hay City, in 1876, to Miss Ella Prulgeon, who was born in : St. Clair County, Mich., and was the daughter of John Pridgeon. a native of England, who lived in St. Clair County when he first came to America, 1 but now resides in West Hay City. Three sons have been granted to o\u' suliject and his estimable wife, Edward, Arthur .and William. .Mr. Dunnigan is a member of the .\ncient Order of Hibernians and belongs to St. Clary's Catholic Church. He was a sti'ong Democrat until 1889, and at that time became a Republican, although he understood fully that his change of politics might result in a lo.ss of otiice as Hav Cit\' is a Democratic town. f^^KED II. PHIEUK. The poimlar dealer and «g) furnisher of gentleman's wearing apparel, \\ in Chesaning, is he whose name appears above. His stock includes, besides clothing, hats, caps and general furnishing goods. He is a Can- adian by birth, having been born at St. Polycarp, forty miles north of Montreal, Canada, September 2, 1860. He is a son of .Io.seph and Eveline M. ( Abaire) Prieur. The parents, though natives of Canada, were of French ancestry. They still sur- vive. The father is a fanner and resides where our subject was l)oru. As a boy Fred was taught the French language, and aside from this he received but little educa- tion until fourteen years of age, at which time he went upon a mail l)oatas .second steward. During the two summers in which he w.as so employed liis youthful perceptive faculties were constantly bristling with the effort to assimilate all the new ideas and facts that came to him. At the age of sixteen our subject took a place as office boy in an hotel in Iroquois, Canada. He remained there two years and beg.an to learn to write and speak English, and later attended an English school for about three months. He then came to Michigan and located in S.aginaw, April C^L^T^^^U^-^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 689 8, 1879. He soon went, liovvevcv, to West Branch, where he was employed in another hotel for one year, and (lurinii- tlie year 1KK()-81 lie attended school in Sai>in:tw. Mr. Prieur then entered the employ of (J. Esta- brook ct Co. .lune 2;t, 1881, and there acqnired a good knowledge of the clothing business, being with the firm for seven years. While thus em- ployed he was married, .Inly 7. 1885, to Miss Jenny M. Bennett, of Saginaw, but born in the same place as our subject. Her natal day was JIarch 23, 1865. In June, 1888, Mr. Prieur opened up business for himself in Chesaning. He had saved up a comfortable sum from his salary, and with the aid of his employer, Mr. Estabrook, who has been as kind as a father to him, he li.as been able to build up an excellent business, and now enjoys the confidence of all the people in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Piieur have been blest with two chil- dren — a son, Arthur H., who was born May 14, 1886, and a daughter, Ida C. who was born May 25, 1887. He of whom we write is a Republican in politics and one of the Trustees of the village. He and his wife are in their religious creed mem- bers of the Holy Catholic Church, Mr. Prieur hav- ing been confirmed at the early age of ten j'ears. LONZO W. AUSTIN. The portrait which appears on the opposite page is that of a veteran of the late war and a useful citi- zen of Chesaning. A native of New York, Mr. Austin was born in Steuben County, May 19, 1839, and is the son of Rufus and Nancy Austin. At an early age he was Ijereft of both parents, losing his mother when two years of age and his father when but five. There was a large family of children left, and Alouzo W. being the youngest was cared for by a sister until he commenced to be self-sustaining. When twelve years old he worked by the month for *5, and from that time was employed at whatever he could get to do. During the winter seasons he .attended school, bought his clothes and books, paid his rate bill and discharged his Imard bill by doins^ chores. In that w.ay he received a fair common-school educa- tion. When the late war broke out Mr. Austin was living in (4eneseo, Livingston County, N. Y., and in the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fourth New York Infantry, which was incorporated with the Army of the Potomac. Among the engagements in which he participated were the battles of Cedar Mountain, Thoroughfare (ia]i, Rappahannock, Culpei)er and the second battle of Bull Run. He was wounded in the arm and one side by a musket ball and three buck- shots, one of which he still bears about him. The same day on which he was wounded his right arm was amputated on the Held near Centerville, Va., and he was sent to Finley General Hospital at Washington, where he remained five weeks, being desperatelj' sick a part of the time. On receiving his discharge, he returned home and foi' three suc- ceeding years was unable to work, but during that time received a pension. In 1865 Mr. Austin came to Michig.an and lo- cated in Ingham County, east of Lansing. Later he removed to Wayne County, where he had charge of the toU-sjate f)n the Detroit cVr Saline Plank Road for about four years. Prior to ac- cepting the last-named position he was married ui Ingham County, June 27, 1866, his bride being Miss Jennie Sowle, a native of Okemos, Ingham Count}'. Mrs. Austin is a prominent member and Treasurer of the Woman's Relief Corps, in which she has held all the important offices. She is a lady of unusual executive ability and has con- ducted business successfully for several years. Her fine social qualities are universally recognized and her presence adds lustre to any circle in which she may mingle. In the fall of 187,, Knos, .lane M. anfl Cliarles II. Mrs. Miinsoii was inclined 1<> tlie I'reslnterian faith; she died .\pril 1!», IXfiC. Onr subject was brouglit to .Michitran when ten years of age. He had iKuim liis scliool life in New York, and afti'r coming to jMicliiaan, spent a little time in .school in St. (lair County. U'iien lifteen years of age he liegan to he self-supporting, work- ing as a common laborer in the lumber woods of St. Clair County. For thirty-seven years he was engaged in the lumlier business, and it is doubtful if any man knows more of the business than does he. He served .is forenum for Wright cV' Howard, aiul for a time lor David W;ird. of Pontiac, and was afterward in the lumber business for himself for fifteen years. His lumbering ex|)loits extend over a wide area of country .-ind follow the Titta- bawassee, Mola.sses. Tobacco and Chippewa Rivers. !\Ir. Munsou's Hrst recollections of Michigan in- clude adventures with Indians, deer, wolves and bears, and in his life in the lumber camps many are the stirring experiences that he has had. He re- tired from lumbering tu \WCy. and h;is since de- voted himself ti) bucolic interests and pleasures. He was married October 24, 18()7, to Amelia Will- iams, who was born in ^■ictor, N. Y., October 25, 184(). Mrs. Munson is a lady who at once com- mends iierself to the good graces of those with whom she meets. Able, intellectually and every [ other way, she is a model hou.se>vife, and is the proud possessor of her husband's full confidence and love. They are the parents of four children, whose names are I'harles, Carrie, Myrtle and .Vnna — all of whom are still at lumie. The original of this sketch purchased his present farm, which is known as theSwarthout homestead, and one of the fust farms .settled in the township, in 18H2. He removed here the followingyear. The place com|)rises forty-.seven acres, all of which is under cultivation. It is one of the richest tracts of land in the S.iginaw A'alley, having a sub-soil of clay that rctwins moisture and a light, rich and loam3' surface soil. Mr. Munson has gone into the business of farming on the scientific plan, making a study of the work. He keeps thoroughly posted \>y reading the best literature of the day on this specialty. He raises some fine graded horses for sale, and is the owner of a fine animal of the Chdesdale. Messenger ;iud N'orman breed, that weighs sixteen hundred pounds ;ind which he keei>s for breeding i)urposes. Mr. Munson is a natur:d uicclianic, and has a small shop on his farm, where, aside from his own work, he does some custom work in blacksmithing and woodwork. He has just completed a very fine large frame residence, one of the best in the town- ship, which he has built at n cost of ¥l,i)0(l. It is modern in style of architecture and in finish, and is a model of beauty and convenience. He also owns a residence in the city on the corner of Ham- ilton and Wayne Streets, which is rented. Mrs. Munsc>n is a member of the Christian Cliuich. Our subject is a Republican in politics. ^-f^ (S_ RP:D J. J. SCIirp:TT. AVe give herewith a S' sketch of the proprietor of the City Alills. which is one of the most prominent and successful of the business interests of Saginaw. ^Ir. .Schuett carries on both a custom and a merchant trade and his mills have the roller process. The report of the ]>oard of Trade for 1890 gave as their output five hundred and thirty-two barrels of fiour, and made the statement that they had bought twenty-four hundred and sixty liushels of wheat during that year. The si)ecialty of this mill is the i)opular br.md known as the Favorite, and there is probably no brand manufactured in Saginaw which has gained more surely in public favor than this. The house- keepers of the present d.ay are not easily satisfied and will not accept an inferior brand of fiour when they are attempting to make good and toothsome l)read, and the favor with which this Hour has been received by them shows its excellent qualities. The City Mills manufactures also rye. graham and buck- wheat flf)ur and constantly has on hand a large supply of feed, com and oats. Mr. Schuett has been in Saginaw since April. 1890, and during the first six months w.-is in part- nership with Andrew Zuckermandel. The mill PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 693 was rebuilt ill 1H82, and lias had the roller process for the last five years, liusiiiess had been greatly increased during l.s'ji), and since that time it has been growing so that 18!ll will probably show four times as large an output as that of the jirevious yeai-. Our subject was born in Nankin Township, Wayne County, Mich., sixteen miles west of De- troit, August 4, 1860. His parents, John C, and Elizabeth (Langerman) Scliuett, were both natives of Mechlenburg, Germany. The father came to the United States in 18.06, and after being married settled upon a farm in Wayne County and devoted himself to clearing away the forest, improving the land and jiutting it in a condition for raising crops. It was in 1861 that lie removed from Wayne County to Saginaw, and he resided for five year.s in East Saginaw, where he carried on his trade as a carpenter and then removed to lUiena Vista, this county, where he cleared another farm and made his home for twenty years, not removing from that property until April, 1890, when he came to Sagi- naw .and is now with his son in the mill. He of wiioin we write remained at home, assist- ing his father upon the farm until his marriage, which took place, October 28, 1883. She who be- came his bride was Miss Margaret Schuitz, of Bridge- port. Soon after this event his mother died and the father has since made his home with his son. Our subject has one step-sister, Mrs. Loie Pitch, of East Saginaw. Both father and son are Republicans in their political convictions and are in hearty agreement in regard to matters of public importance. They are members of the Lutheran Ciiurch at South Saginaw, and are highly respected by all with whom they have dealings. For some four years Mr. Schuett was agent for agricultural implements both in Saginaw and Tu.s- cola Counties.' He has recently given his mill an overhauling, putting in several pieces of new ma- chinery and an unusuallj' fine outfit for the man- ufacture of buckwheat flour. His machinery is all new and he is thus able to make the choicest grades of Hour. His father was the first man to locate in Bnena Vista Township, and the country around was then under water and no crojis could be raised upon it until it was properly drained. The enter- prise of Mr. Schuett in thus pioneering this move- ment greatly raised the value of property on adjoining tracts. £^ AMUEL H. WEBSTER, of East Saginaw, is Ni^ a son of Benjamin E. and Jane (Slade) '\J^: Webster, who were both natives of New Hampshire, of English ancestry, and the maternal grandfather, Samuel Slade, was one of the heroes of the Revolutionary AVar. ( )ur subject was one of four children, all but one of whom are still living, and one sister, Lucy (Mrs. Peter Dixon) resides in Saginaw. The name of "lumberman" in certain portions of Michigan lias come to possess a rank and merit which do not attach to any other trade or calling. To be known as a lumlierman, especially in the Saginaw Valley, carries with it the "hall-mark" of wealth and i>rominence in the affairs of the world. The prominence has been fairly earned, for no nobler set of men, taken as a class, exist within the limits of the Peninsular State. Samuel H. Webster comes of New England stock and was born in Surry, Cheshire County, N. H., on the lyth of December, 1822. The son of a farmer, he secured only the rudiments of a common-school education; and yet the district school of the older Eastern States gave the children of those early days as good opportunities for learning as many of the high graded schools of the present time can offer, or else how can the fact otherwise be ac- counted for that our men of eminence, having had no other facilities for mental improvement in their youth than that first mentioned, stand the peers of many who were college-bred? The fact must be that 'the boys of that olden time felt the impor- tance of learning, were imbued with the idea that education is an important factor in the struggle for wealth and distinction, and they determined at least to give the teacher a fair chance. Young Webster followed the course pursued In- all the countrv lads in his neighborhood, attended 694 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArfflCAL RECORD. scliool ill tlic winter season, and tlien devoted liis hoyliood and yonng nianliood in aiding- his father in the management of tlie farm. Tiiis eontinned until lie reached liis twentietli year wiien the ac- tive personal duties of liis life were entered upon. At first he devoted two years to railroading, acting as superintendent in the construction of a line. Then followed an interval of hotel-keeping in Boston, and this episode was followed by a liieak in all the old estalilished relations of his life. Like many other young men, especially those f>f Yankee birth, he wanted a wider field of opera- tions than any that the old home offered to her sons, and he jirofited by the advice that Horace (ireeley was so often giving in that day. He went to the West at the age of twenty-five, and at first settled in Detroit. Here he remained for seven years engaged in commercial pursuits, and then, believing that the lumlier business presaged fame and fortune in the future for himself, he journeyed north to Saginaw City, in the same State, in IS.OG, and remained there tiMi years, since when East Sag- inaw has been his liome. Mr. Welister's first ini|)oit;int venture in this direction was to unite liim.self in partnership with Myron liiitman, of Saginaw City, anelon}jfed to the Presbyterian Church. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living at the present time, and whose names are: Charles, Frank, Clara. Ella, Will and John. The deceased children arc Jenny, Nelson and Amanda. Our subject was reared upon the farm where he now lives. The rudiments of his education were attained at the district school in the vicinity and his acquirements there were supplemented by six months in the Bryant iV' Stratton Business College of Detroit. He began for himself at twenty-four years of age. Mr. McLellan was married, October 3, 1872, to Emily .1. Chapin. who w.as born in Grand Blanc, Genesee County, January 26, 1842, her parents being early settlers in that county. Three children have been born to these parents. They are Bertha, Benjamin and Winnie. Mr. McLellan has a fine farm of two hundred and thirty acres, most of which is under excellent cultivation. He raises a large quantity of grain and pays considerable attention to the raising of graded stock. He has a neat and attractive and well-furnished home th.at is greatly to the credit of its owner and the township. .Mr. JIcLellan and his amiable wife are members of tlic First Presby- terian Church of Saginaw. Our subject is a Re- publican in his political creod. (i, IfcKSLKV KMCKKWIUK'KK "J^^ of this farmer and stock-rr ^ESLEY KNICKFRBOCKER. We are grat- iresent here a sketch ■raiser, lesidingon section 33, Chesaning Township. Saginaw County, whose ability and character have made him widely known throughout this section of country. He was born in Madison County, N. V.. September 26, 182U, and is a son of Hiram and Julia (Tousley) Knickerbocker, the father being a native of Con- necticut, of Holland stock, and the mother a native of the Empire State. Our subject was brought up u])on the farm and received from his father thorough training in farm duties and early developed a taste for mechanics which has made him useful in other lines of work. He received a good common -school education and attended the Union school at Morrisville, after which he took a High School course but did not graduate. After reaching his eighteenth year lie followed work upon the Erie Canal for some twelve years beginning at tlie lowest round of the ladder and rising to the position of a captain, in which place he served for four years. In the spring of 1862 the young man came West and locating in .Saginaw began to work at carjientry which he follow'cd for two years, after which he undertook the manufacture of salt and was one of the originators of the method of manufacturing that useful commodity by the steam process, and in fact was the first man to m:ike a success of that process. He was at that time in the employ of Sears it Holland, of East Saginaw and remained with that firm for nine years. He then went into the employ of C. & E. TenEyck, also manufactur- ers of salt and during the five j'ears he was with them intioduced his method. He was also the original inventor of the process for cleansing dairy salt. He did not take out n patent but it has been patented since by J. W. Bartow. After leaving the firm with which he had been for some time he was for one year in the employ of Warner <\r Eastman. In the spring of 1880 Mr. Knickerbocker bought his present farm of eighty acres and upon it he has placed substantial im])rovements and has cleared and placed under cultivation all that was uncleared at the time he took it. He was married March 20, 1871, to Jliss Amelia Carlton, who was born in Birmingham, Oakland County, ^lich., in November, 1840. She is a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Davison) Carlton. To them has been born one interesting daughter, Nellie, her natal day being August 19, 1878. The Democratic i^arly in its declaiatioiis ex- ])resses the views of our subject on (lolitical affairs but he cannot be called a politician. He is a mem- ber of the Order of Odd Fellows and has served ^^ ■^c-c^ I POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 699 as delegate to the Orand Lorluro Ix-sirles dlliiio- all the chairs in the Suboixliiiate Lodge. He ha.s a knack for turning his hand to almost anything in the line of mechanics and is often called upon to set up and repair engines. ^^1 lb:,«»,h. [1*^-^ 11^ ON. LORENZO T. DURA XI). 'I^his rep- resentative attorney of Saginaw was born in Morehouseville, Hamilton County, N.Y., December 9, 1849. At an early age he came with his father and mother, (ieorge H. and Margaret (McMillen) Durand, to this State. They settled first in Genesee County, whence they came in 1863 to Saginaw, and here our subject lias since made his home. His earlj' life was spent upon the farm and his education was begun in the primitive dis- trict schoolhouse, and completed in the jnililic sciiools of Saginaw^ Wlien his school days were finished Mr. Durand turned his attention to the study of law, entering the office of A\^ebber & Smith, who were then among the leadiug law firms of the Saginaw Val- ley. He remained with them for several years learn- ing the practical details of office liusiness as well as devoting a great deal of time to the study of authorities, and then entered Michigan l^^niversity^ from which he graduated in 1870. Upon leaving the University he became the assistant of the Hon. Dwight May, Attorney-General of the State, lie- ing a close student and a hard worker these oiijjor- tunities furnished that splendid legal training and knowledge which has contrilmted so largely to his success at the bar. In 1878 Mr. Durand was elected on the Demo- cratic ticket to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Saginaw County. He was then only twenty-eight years old, but gave so good satisfaction that he se- cured his re-election at the expirati< n of his term, and this was both times by a handsome majoiity in a county which had been considered leliably Republican. His skillful and efficient discharge of that trust won for him an envialile record. Mr. Durand has been repeatedly urged to acce])t a nomination for Congress and at the last Demo- 32 cratic State Convention his name wo\ild have been presented for the position of Attorney-General had he given his consent. Up to the present time, however, he has chosen to be a worker in the ranks of his party and to devote his energies and his talents to his chosen profession in which he has built up an extensive and lucrative practice and which he adorns as one of the best counselors and advocates of the Saginaw Bar. His law library is large and extensive. In addition to a large clientage Mr. Durand holds the special positions of President and Attorney of the Central Bridge Company. He is also Vice- President and Attorney of the Saginaw Union Street Railway, one of the leading electric roads of the State and is Mce-President and Attorney of the Saginaw County Savings Bank, one of the strongest among the recently estal)lished banks in the Valley. He was unanimously chosen recently by the Mayor and the Common Council to fill the long term as member of the Board of Public Works. In 1872 Mr. Durand was married to Miss Florence C, daughter of the Hon. John Moore, formerly Circuit Judge of this district. They have one daughter, Carrie M., who was graduated from the Saginaw High School in the Class of "91. Mr. Durand is one of the leading IMasons of the State and has been Eminent Commander of St. Bernard Comraaudery for three terms. He is a gentleman endowed with the gift of making friends and is exceedingly popular with all classes. As a lawyer, citizen and friend, he is held in high esteem and has a broad influence. His portrait is ])resented in connection with this sketch. -^♦♦•{•♦,^gS'^\'?''5"{''S'| — i****^ ^ jy.lLLIAM L. NIEMANN. This prominent \r^j// young man is one of the best known citi- V^^ zens of Bay City, and is engaged in the manufacture of cigars at No. 609 Ilariison Street, besides carrying on a wholesale and retail trade in the same line. He was born in Chicago, .Tanuary 26, 1860, and his father, William, who was born in Germany, came to America previous to his mar- riage, and engaged in the cigarmanufacturing busi- 700 'riicn ■ ness in Chicago ness until In- wa 1»71. but after this disaster lie at oiiw lesuuied operations, and l)uilt a bloek of hiiikliDgs on a business street. He died Sejjtenilier 2i;, 1890, leav- ing liis widow, Elizabetii (Hill) Nieniann, in Chi- cago. She also was born in (iermany, and is a Lutheran in her religious belief, as was also her husband. Tliree of their four children are still living, and our subject is the eldest of tlie family. AVilliani L. Jsiemann w.is educated lirst in a [iri- vate school, and afterward in the (ierman- Ameri- can Institute of ("liicngo. From earl3' boyhood he worked with his father, and at the age of nine had mastered a good deal of the liusiness. At the age of fifteen he began working at the trade as a steady- occupation, and remained with his father for three years, after which he engaged in the same work in Milwaukee for three years. He distinctly remem- bers the great fire, as he was then a lad of eleven years, and was right in the midst of it. In 1881 he came to Michigan and worked at his trade at Detroit, Pontiac and Owosso. and the fol- lowing year came to Hay City, and for seven years worked for Beebc it Braddock, and when the firm changed, continued for Braddock, Bateman & Co. In 1888 he went to West Bay City, and started a factory, taking (ieorge Bauei-s for his jjartner. This firm of Baucrs & Niemann continued for more than a year, and then our suliject sold out his in- terest to Mr. Oustherhoust, and located here, start- ing this factory and entering into partnership with James Mellon, under the firm name of Is'ie- mann it Mellon. In .January, 1891, our subject bought out his partner's interest, and became sole proprietor, and is carrying on a successful business, employing sonic four or five men constantly. The favorite brands which he produces are: the -N. iV M." "The Little Phil." -Pearls" and "Oklahom.i." Mr. Jsiemann w.as married in Bay City in 1881, to Miss Kmina, daughter of Ansel W. Watrous, who came here from the South in ISfil, and estalilished himself as a cabinet-maker. This lady was born in Bay City, and she is now the mother of one beauti- ful child. Bessie. Mr. Xiemann w.as Constable for four years, and has been frequently made delegate to Democratic count3' conventions. He is a inem- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he had a successful busi- ler of the C ig:ir-makers International I'nion No. urned out in the great fire of I 184, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Pellows, the Ivnight-s of the Maccabees and the Arbeiter Society. He is poi)ulrtr. not onlv in liusi- ness but in social circles. and is active in promoting the welfare of the citv. -^=^. ' -^' !>-^^^ w ;ILL1AM .1. LOXKLAXl). This well-known and highly esteemed citizen of Saginaw, who is still carrying on his profession as attornev-at-law, was born in Norwich, Windsor County, \'t., November 11, 182H. His parents, William and Sarah (Hutchinson) Loveland, had a family of eight children, and carried on a farm in A'ernionl. The father died in his native State. On both sides of the family there is a noble, patriotic record, as .Iosei)h l^oveland. the father of William, Sr., was one of the Minute Men of the Revolution, and the grandfather, Hutchinson, was also an ac- tive patriot and was a member of the company that had (|uarters at the blockade at Bethel, a town adjoining Royalton, and in company with his troops pursued the enemy after the burning of and massacre at Royalton. Our subject attended the district school and spent his boyhood days in his native county, and in 1841 entered Kimball riiion Academy, where he spent three years. He subsequently entered Dart- mouth College, from which he was graduated in 1848, and at once took up the study of law, which he pursued with vigor and perseverance, and was admitted to the bar in Windsor County, Vt., in 18.-,1. The opening [iractice of the young attorney was in his native home, and he afterward removed to I.#xingt(m, Sanilac Count\, Mich., then spent two years in Tuscola County. It was in 1856 that he removed to Saginaw, which lie has ever since made the scene of his legal practice, and where he has built up an excellent clientage. This able and ac- tive practitioner has devoted forty-one years to his profession and is esteemed as one of the reliable attorneys in this part of the State. The po|)ularitv with which Mr. Lovel.and has PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 701 been reorarded in Saginaw, is indicated In ilu- fact that he was elected .Tiistice of tlie Peace for two terms, and also Circuit Court Commissioner. In both of these jwsitions he proved liiniself of great value to the community, and in his ijuiet unosten- tatious way he has ever aided in maintaining true principles and the dignity of the law. In politics he is a standi Republican, and has been for many 3'ears. The marriage of Jlr. Loveland to ]Miss Susan Nelson Briggs took place in 1867. This lady is a lineal descendant of Miles Standish. She was born in Middleborougli, Plymouth County. Mass., and is a daughter of the late P^benezer liriggs, who was a native of Massachusetts. TJie pleasant liome of this couple is at No. 1619 North Michigan Ave- nue on the "West Side of the city. ON. SAMUEL A. PLUMMEH. This old resident of West ]ia>' City lias been very ac- tive in all pulilic matters, especially in the fire department, which he organized, and it is now recognized as one of the best in the State, lie is still Chief of that department and Superin- tendent of the West Bay City Water-works, and he has in past years filled the otHces of botli Alderman and iMa_yor. Mr. Plnnimer was liom in China, ]\Ie., Feliriiarv 17, 183;'), and remained there until after hi' had completed twenty years of life. His father, the Hon. Samuel Plummerwas born in AVhitelicld.Me., and his grandfather, .Tohn, was an Englisliman wlio came to this country and settled in the Pine Tree State wiien a young man. Tliere he was married and settled upon the farm in Whitefiel(l,and after- ward in China. He was a soldier in tlie Iliitish army and was thus brought to America during the Revolutionary War. He liecame a thoiougli Amer- ican in his feelings and took part on the side of the Patriots during the War of 1812. The father of our subject carried on a large farm of two hundred acres and was also in the milling business. He was the Treasurer of his township, and during several terms was a n ember of tiie Maine Legislature. He died in 18MS at the age of eighty-four. He has two brothers still living, .John M., eighty-seven and A. P., eighty-five years old. His early political views were in harmony with the Whig party and later he became a Republican, and in religious matters he was an Episcopalian. The mother was Iluldah. daughter of James (iray, and was born in Litchfield, Me. The family claims the best blue lilood of Massachusetts. Mrs. Huldah Plummer lived to complete eighty-one years of life and died in 1887. She had six children; one of her sons, Charles II., was a memlier of the Second Maine Regiment, and served for two years in the Civil War. The district school and the duties of farm life afforded occupation for our subject during his earlier years, and after he reached the age of twenty-one he was engaged in lumliering on the Penobscot River. He always avoided legal com- plications and never sued or was sucft. In June, 1866, he came to West Bay City and entered the employ of Sage, JlcCiraw A Co., as their head saw- yer and in 1869 he became the Superintendent of the Sage Mills, continuing tiius until 1876 when he started in business for himself. He bought out James ^Monroe and entered into iiartnersliip with E. T. Carringtoii under tlie firm name of Carring- ton it Plummer, doing a dock and commission business in wood, produce and brick. Two years later Mr. riiiinmer dis|»osed of his interest in the business but continued lumbering on the Tittabawassee Biver and superintending lumbering camps for several years. He was instru- mental in organizing the city governmcni in 1866 and has been connected with it in one way or another most of the time since. He became Alder- man in 1870 and continued in that position for many years, being at one time President of the Council. In 1886 he was nominated and elected to the Mayoralty on the Democratic ticket and served for two years, liesides completing one un- expired term of S. O. Fisher. For over twelve years he was on the Board of Aldermen, and has been instrumental in building up the city. Mr. Plummer organized the fire department in 1871. bought the old steamer "Defiance" and has kept it for years as a volunteer service. For years 702 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he was also Chief of the fire department, and in 1891 he again accepted that position and he has also been successful as Siii)erintfiident of the Water- works, of which West Bay City has an excellent system. Tlic State Insurance Adjustor states that this city has as good :i tire depaitiiicnt as tliore is in the State. Our subject was manicd at Cliiiia, Me., in 1854, to Miss Addie Pratt, a native of Windsor, Me. Mr. Plummer is a Democrat in his political views and has been Chairman of tiie City and Ward Com- mittee, as well as delegate to county and State conventions. He is a nie:nh','r of the Royal Ar- canum, in which organization he acts as Trustee. JOHN ARMSTRONG, who is now counted as among the oldest settlers of Birch Run Townshij), Saginaw County, is a native of Cumberland County, England, and was born August 2, 1808. His parents were John and Dorothy (Thompson) Armstrong. He was married in his native country .where he had been from early boyhood engaged in agriculture. His schooling was taken in the Englisii pay-schools, but he never was able to attend them after he was eight years old. His marriage in 1830 united Mr. Armstrong with Ruth IIutton,who became tiie mother of six children, three of wlioin are still living, namely: .lames, David and Hannah. Tlie daugiiter is now tiie wife of Benjamin Banker. Tiie inotiier of these children was called from earlli in 1841. In 18o3 our sub- ject was married to Rebecca Pearce, a native of AVorcestersbire, England. Siie was born .June 14, 1818, and is a daugiiter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Miles) Pearce, both of whom were natives of Eng- land. Mrs. Armstrong became the wife of our sub- ject in Toronto, Canada. She had migrated with her parents to Canada in 1829, and there had her education and training. It was in 1841 that Mr. Armstrong came to tliis country with his first wife and their five children, and after a voyage of five weeks and one day tiiey landed in Ciuebec. ('aiiada remained the family home until 1849, when our subject came to Sagi- ^ naw County, Midi., and in 1853 he settled in his present home, where he and his family found many | hardsliips to encounter. In those early days the deer used to come frequently to the door of their log cabin. Mr. Armstrong lias served as Highway Commis- sioner, and is a Republican in his political views. He and his good wife are esteemed as among the representative pioneers of the county. They own one hundred and seventeen acres of fine land, wliicii have been accumulated through years of un- remitting toil. While lie was a resident of Toronto, lie and a Scotchman, William Douglass by name, formed the first lodge of Odd Fellows in that city, and it is said to be one of the very first that was formed in Canada. " Uncle John," as he is famil- iarly known in Birch Run Township, is one of the most interesting characters, historically, in the Sag- inaw Valley; his venerable face and form are known far and wide, and his presence is hailed with genuine delight at all social gatherings. By a long life of devotion to duty, which has been ac- companied by a kindly interest in his neighbors, he has earned the good will of all who know him. JULIUS W. IPPEL. No more popular busi- ness man is to be found in Saginaw than he whose name stands at the head of this '■JJ sketch. His personal friends are legion and his business acquaintances api)rcciate most highly the gentlemanly, courteous business manager. The store recently opened by Mr. Ippel has quickly taken a front r.ank in the opinion of buyers, and though estal)lished only a few months his cus- tomers are numbered among the best families, and the well selected line of goods and the courtesy accorded each shopper, whether a purchaser or not, ensures success in the endeavor. Eight years spent .as business manager for IMr. Bauman gives I\Ir. Ippel a wide experience in buying and in meeting the demands of the city trade. J. W. Ippel was born at West Bend, AVis., August 30, 1H(!1, and is the son of George and Agnes PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 705 (Caste) Ippcl. The father was engaged in gen • eral merchandise, and in 1868 engaged in the grocery business and continued therein until his death. The father was from IJingen, on tlie Rliine and the motlier was a native of Switzerland, and is still living in Saginaw. She has two children; her daughter, Mrs. Jolin A. Wirtii, resides in Saginaw City. At the age of seventeen our subject went to Milwaukee to engage iu the mercantile business and after nearly two years entered the dry-goods establishment of Jacob Bauman and remained with him for twelve years, during eight years of that time being manager of the business, and frequently going tp New York to attend to the affairs of the firm, and helped to push outside interests, open- ing a branch store at St. Louis, Mich. Tiie pres- ent business enterprise of our subject, whicli was opened in Octolier, 1891, is doing linely and is conducted on a strictly cash basis. The marriage of Mr. Ippel took place April 21, 18!ll,and he was then united to Miss Anna C, daughter of Eugene Rigler, a druggist of this city. This interesting and accc>m|)lished lady was born in Saginaw and was educated in tlie lligli School here. Siie takes a deep interest in her husband's business matters and her experience in Mr. Bau- man 's store, where she was employed for some time, makes her his capable assistant in the new store. He is a Republican iu liis political views. ^^ APT. JAMES E. LIKE. Pleasure-seekers (l( _ of Bay City and vicinity entertain the ^^- most delightful recollections of the steam yacht " Laura," wliicli, during the summer seasons plies the waters of Lake Huron and brings to its passengers a pleasant release from the noise and heat of the crowded city. The '• Laura," which is a passenger vessel of twenty-two tons, is manned with a splendid crew, and is owned and run liy Capt. Like, as an excursion boat. The Ca|)tain is also engaged as a contr.actor of iron work in Wheeler's ship-yards, and is a tine iron-worker as well as a i)ractical machinist. Capt. Like traces his ancesti y tu lldii.'i ml, whence. at an early day. members ot the Like family emi- grated to America, (irandfather Abraham Like was born in Athens, N. Y., and was a farmer at Hudson, removing from that place in 180;') to Minnesota, where he engaged in agricultural ])ur- suits at Kasson until his death, in 1887. He pos- sessed a tine physiipie, weighing two hundred and twenty-flve pounds, and was over six feet in height. Nor were his mental abilities inferior to his phj'si- cal development, and he was widely known and universally revered as an upright man and puldic- spirited citizen. The blood of good old Revolu- tionary patriots flowed in his veins, nor was the honored name of the family ever tarnished by any act of his. He came of a long-lived family, his mother, who was aScutt, of Rhode Island, attaining to the great age of one hundred and thirteen years, while he reached the ripe age of ninety-six years. James E., father of our subject, was born in Hudson, N. Y,, and became a boiler-manufacturer and practical mnchinist. During the Civil War he had a shop in (Jeneva, l)ut as he most earnestly desired to enlist in the service of his country, he offered a man |i 1,(100 to take charge of his shop so that he would be free to go the front. The Gov- ernment, having a cc)ntract with him, would not take him on draft. In 18()(j he came to Bay City, where he built a shop on the corner of Eleventh and Saginaw Streets, and, that place burning down in 1867, he rebuilt the following year. Some 3'ears later he sold out and buiit a boiler shop on the corner of Water and Ann Streets, running it under the name of Like cfc Company, and selling in 1887 iu order that he might retire from busi- ness. The spring of 1891 marked the removal of .Tames E. Lik^. Sr., from Bay City t(,) ilinnesota, where he settled on his farm, near Kass(jn, and is there at the present time, engaged in cultivating its two hundred and thirty-four acres. At the age of sixty-six j'cars he is in splendid health and having a good constitution, bids fair to attain to a rounded old age. In his jjolitical sentiments he is a linn adherent of the principles of the Re])ubli- cau party, and the Methodist Episcopal Church claims him as one of its earnest and active mem- bers. In 1867 he was beii'aved b\- the death of 706 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his wife, who was known in maidenhood as Sarah E. Plass, and was horn in Chatham. N. V.. her fa- tlier iiaving been one of llie prominent fanners of Columbia County. Our subject is one of seven eliildreii, four of whom still survive, namely : J.amesE., Jr.. of thissketeh; Hattie, Mrs. .1. ll.Wells, who resides in Constantine, this .State; Smith Cor- don, whose home is in New York, .•iinl .liilia. wife of Iloraee Leadbetter, of Flint, Mich. The early recollections of our sulijeet .'ire asso- ciated with Ray City, as he accompanied liis p.a- rents hither at the age of six years. His native State, however, was New Yoi'k, wheie lie was born, in (Jeneva, April 10, 18fi(l. When he came hither Bay City w.as a small hamlet, without a single brick block and destitute of the tine im|)rovements which to-day pl.ace it among the jirincipal cities of Michigan. The conunon-school education which he received w.as brought to a close at the age of fourteen years, when he commenced to learn his tr.ade. He soon became a practical machinist and received wages .according to his ability, earning .as much as ^i.ifi |)er day when a mere lad. His work was jirincipally obtained here, although at time he was in Ei'ie, Pa., and in other [ilaces. He liecanie a member of the tirm of J^ike it Company when only fourteen, and in 1HH7 he bought out his fa- ther's interest and closed the shop. He then came to West Bay City, where he l)egan contracting ship work in Wheeler's ship-yards, and has since been engaged in that way. lie has assisted in tin- ishing fifty or more \essels ;ind has an en\iable reputation as a relial)le workman. The residence of the Captain is located at No. 305 State Street, and is presided o\er by the lad\ who, since IHM.'i, has l)een his eflicient helpmate. Miss liaura 'IVxtor, as she was known in maiden- hoons until 1865, when he gradu- ated. During the Civil War he earnestly desired to join the army, but was dissuaded by parents and teachers. He then took three years of study at the Concordia Theological Seminai-y in St. Louis, Mo., and after graduating in 1868 came to Bay City .as pastor, and was here ordained, and began his labors. He had only a small church of twenty members, but he has built it up to a large church and congregation. In 188:3 Ml'. Partenfeldcr's congregation secured the site, which is now owned by his church and Ituilta schoolhouse and teachers' residence and par- sonage, and in 181)(l built the church, which was dedicated August ;51, 18!)(l. The congregation now includes one hundretl a)id forty families and aliout one thousand souls. During his early years here he taught school in older to help liimself along, and to build up cilucat ion.'il :id\'antages for his 708 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. jjeople. He is a member of the Michigan district of the Missouri Synod, and of the Home and For- eign Missionary Comniittep. and lias just closed a sucet'ssfiil conference in liis church here. Our subject was married in IXdi) to 3Iiss Bar- bara Kann, a native of the I'nited Slates who died in 1K74, leaving one son Ernest, who is now a member of the Class of "94 of the Concordia Sem- inary. Mr. Parteiifelder's second nian'iage took place in Xorris, Wayne County, this State in 187.5, and united him with Miss Kmma, daughter of Hev. George Speckhart, who was born in (iermany, and was there a teacher of the deaf and dunil>. After coming to America he became a I^utheran minis- ter, and continued in that work until he was called to establish the Asylum for the J)eaf and Dumb of which he was the President and Su|K'iintendent until his death. This is a successful and ([uitc re- nowned institution and the only one of its kind in the United States under the care of the German Lutherans, and in it the children are taught to speak. Of the eight children of our subject 1)3' his second marriage, six are living, namely. Walter, Lothair, Edwin, Bernard, Alma, and Louisa. -^^E E^^- JOHN BURKHARI) GOETZ, who has a tine estabiishnu'iitas a Horist at No. 2 1 ().') ^Macki- naw Street, Saginaw, established the liusiness in the spring of 1879,securingatthat time a half acre of uiiimjiroved land. I )uring the first year he built a small greenhouse measuring 12x24 feet, and his .sales amounted to some $200. His invest- ment has been about the same each year and he did not expect ia.\n(\ returns. He was born at Pfaffen- doi-f, Bavaria, (Germany, September 7, 1844. His parents, Peter and Katarin ( Hitliwager) (Utctz. gave him the best advantages which they could secure. His father died in Germany, and he has one sister still living at the old homestead in Bavaria. At the age of fourteen John began to learn his trade and for two years workeci at it m Bamberg, being with a prominent florist. At Nuremberg he was for two years private gardener for a gentleman who was in the wholesale business, having charge of his fine private garden. 1 le carried on the same line of work at Weisenburg. He then spent some time in visiting Augsburg, Munich and Wurzburg, and linally returned to his own home, expecting to come at once to America. He sijent some time at Nuremberg assisting in decorating the city and railway station for the reception of the King of Bavaria and the Kinperor of Austria, who were travelling together. In 1868 Mr. Goetz came to America, embarking on a vessel at Bremen and landing in New York. He at once secured a position in a vegetalile garden near (ireenheld, N. .1. i.,ater he took a position in the greenhouse of a wealthy gentleman and then worked for a florist in Brooklyn, N. Y., familiariz- ing himself with all the details of the business as it is transacted in America. Having an old friend in Saginaw he was led to come hither and soon be- gan business here in a small way. In the meantime he secured work in mills and lumber yards to sup- l)ort himself, but as soon as possible gave up other employments and devoted himself entirely to the pursuit of a florist. Mr. Goetz has seven large greenhouses, six of which are heated liy steam and one by hot water, and the plant is in all worth some %5,000. He makes a specialty of decorating and designing. He devotes his entire attention to his constantly in- creasing business and is now adding to his space and arranging further sjiecialties. He has recently established a branch store in East Saginaw, in the Utility Block, South Washington Avenue, where all kinds of cut flowers and floral designs are arranged in the most artistic styles and care- fully shipped to any point. Mr. Goetz was married in 1878, at Lake Kidge, Lenawee County, to Miss Maggie Beland, who died in 1884. Two years-later he was united with Miss Odelia Zerahni, of .Saginaw. By the first marriage there were two sons born, Henry and Frederick. In political matters Mr. Goetz is a Republican, l)ut is .so absorbed in his business that he pays little attention to political movements. This enterprising florist h.as over eight thousand rose plants. His heating apparatus is economicall}- and conveniently arranged. His first arrangement for heating, the hot smoke flues extending from a pi^MiinJ if ffl ii > -^ I5 1 ^ cTi'i' pudptRry: R£S.ON SEC. SI. 3UC/^A V/STA TP. .^ *wifsa*&M'SSi»«wfcae5fe»'£=4-*- ~^ — s-rfe-t. .J lUaBA^Mte&»l»tf; V-. arr paoPERTY PROPERTY OF JAMES PASSMORE, IN AND NEAR SaGINAW, MICH RESIDENCE & GREENHOUSES OF JOHN B. GOETZ , FLORIST. 2165.,MACK1N AW 5T.,SAGi NAW. W. S. BRANCH HOUSE UTILITY BLOCK , S. WASH I NGTO N AVE. EAST SIDE. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 711 furnace one liundred feet through the greenhouses and ending m an elevation of but a few feet, was tlic wonder of all who saw it and displayed his skill and mechanical ingenuity to a remarkable degree. A most persistent and energetic man, much if uot all of the work about his first houses was done bv liimself and he frequently labored far into the night making sash and frames for his buildings. The attention of the reader is invited to a view of the greenhouses owned and managed by Mr. Ooetz. '-^ M ^— 'JY/AMES PASSJIOKK. On section 21, Huena Vista Township, Saginaw County, may be seen a beautiful twenty-acre farm which is ^^^ adorned with a comfortable residence and lirst-class farm buildings. This property, a view of which is presented in another portion of this volume, is owned by Mr. Passmore who, in addition is the possessor of houses near the city limits of Saginaw. Our subject was liorn in Cornwall, England, March o, 1834. When he was about seven 3-ears of age his parents emigrated from England and made settlement in Montreal, Canada, where they remained for five years. Their next removal was to Whitby, Ontario County, Canada, where they lived until our subject attained his majority. In the meantime he had received all the school ad- vantages which were possible for his parents to give him and grew up to promising young manhood. Although he made his home in Canada, he went to Rochester, N. Y., at the age of seventeen years and learned the trade of a mason, which occupa- tion he has followed more or less to the present time, with signal success. Mr. Passmore met his future wife in Canada in the person of Miss Amelia Curvel and their nup- tials were celebrated in that province Jul}' 2(5, 1855. Mrs. Passmore was born in Lower Canada, Januaiy 9, 1837. After their marriage the young couple located m Whitliy Township. Ontario County, Canada, and made that their home for eleven years, but in the fall of 18(;(i thought to better their condition by coming to Michigan, and upon their removal hither settled in .Saginaw. Mr. Passmore followed his trade in that city, l)eiiig engaged in liuilding many of tlie public buildings and finer residences. He remained in the city, however, but one year when he w.as enabled to purchase his present place on section 21, wlicre they have since resided. Mr. and Mrs. Passmore lia\'c l)ccome the parents of eight children, viz.: Charles D., Thimias J., Frances A., Luke J., Amelia. Nellie, Mary A. and •James L. Charles 1). has followed the same business as his father, and is a mason by trade; Thomas J. is a carriage manufacturer; Frances A. is the wife of Robert Law; Luke .1. is in the lumber business; Amelia died in childhood; the others are at home. The parents of our subject were Thomas and jNIary (Williams) Passmore, both of whom were natives of Cornwall, England, and upon emigrating to America, lived in Canada until their death, which occ urred in Whitby. Tiie father of Mrs. Passmore, Ijukc Curvel, was born in France, and his death occurred in Saginaw. Her mother, wliose maiden name was Frances Heuno, i)assed her last days in I'pper Canada. Our subject has been Justice of the Peace for four 3'ears, and also served acceptably as Overseer of Highways. Politically he supports Republican principles with his voice and vote, and is ever found to be u})on the side of right and justice. IMr. and Mrs. Passmore with their daughters are conscientious and popular members of the Baptist Church, and are very highly esteemed in the circle in which thev move. ?)ZRA F. STARKWEATHER, a prominent and representative citizen of section 33, J) Birch Run Townsiiij), Saginaw County, is a native of Ontario County, N. Y., and was born Oc- tober 15, 1824. He is a son of Ililus and Cather- ine (Tucker) Starkweather, natives of Vermont and New York, respectively. His paternal grand- father was a soldier of tlic War of 1812. and tiie son of a Revolntionni \' Cohmcl. 712 FORTH AIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Our subject )>assefl his hoyhood days in his na- tive State until he leached the aj^e of fifteen, wlien he went with liis parents to Delaware County-, Oliio, and in 1«37 they came to tlie Wolverine State and settled in Oakland County, where they were anion"; the earliest ])ioiieers. This remained the family home for many years. 'I'lie early education of our suhject was very limited, and he had few advan- tages for study, but imiiroved conscientiously wliat was offered him. and thus secured a good founda- tion upon which he has Imilt in native life. Kziji Starkweather and Ruth Weston were mar- ried .lanuary 30. 1848. Tins lady was born in Oakland County. Mich.. Feliruary 4, 1831. and is a daughter of Oiriu and .Mary (l>ailey) Weston, both natives of New York. They had migrated to Michigan about the year 1827, and, like the pa- rents of our suliject, were i)i()necrs of ( )akland County. They settled in the unbroken forot and had to cut a roadway through the trees to their farm, as iKnie liad ever lieeii made in that direc- tion. They were without means, and the liard- shii)s Mild iirivations of pioneer life bore heavily upon them. They had four daughters, viz: Sarah, wife of .ioseph Oiay; .lane, who married Albert Dunning; Mrs. Starkweather, and Klizalicth, who is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Starkweather have been born seven children, and si.\ of them are still in this life. \- his de- voted and intellii>ent wife. Our subject has found his political views to be in harmony with the declarations of the Democratic party, and he casts hi.s vote for the men and mea- sures presented on its ticket. He has served as •lustice of the Peace and Highway Conimi.ssioner of township. The excellent social qualities and high integrity of this wortli_v couple bring thcni into the front rank of the citizens of their townshi)), and their prosperity is sincerely rejoiced in by all who know them. IDDLETON .S. ISEACII. We herewith pre.sent a sketch of the life of a merchant 'Ij of Birch Run, Saginaw County, who has also .served the coiiiiiiunity as Notary I'ul)- lic. He is one of the native sous of .Saginaw County, and was born September lo, 184'J, and his ])arents, Hatteii M.and Mar3'(Bow) Beach, are still residing in Bridgeport Township. He was reared to man's estate in his native county and his boy- hood experiences were such as come to all pioneer lads. He did much of the hard work of the farm, felling trees, clearing away stumps, breaking the virgin soil and putting In the first crops and en- joyed the sports which make life so fiesh and breezy to the young in any community. A good common-school education was granted to our subject in his boyhood, as his district was more advanced than many, and he availed himself thoroughly of all op|)ortunitles presented to him. In 1878 he made his first venture in mercantile business, although he had devoted himself previ- ousl}' to farming, and had already been married for three years, as in 187;') he was united with El- nora, daughter of Theodore .Smith. Their three children are Alfred, Eugene and Hattie, all of whom are living and are the objects of true par- ental solicitude and care on the jiart of Mr. and Mrs. Beach. It is the desire of our subject and his wife that these young people shall become useful and honored members of .society and do credit to an honorable ancestry. The store of Mr. Beach mcasiues 18x32 feet in size and he therein carries a general line of mer- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD. 71.3 chandise, such as is usually fnuiid iu a village store. For seveial years lie lias lieou outiimissioned as No- tary I'uhiic and in that capacity he has proved himself oMiginsi' to the general community. He has served as Clerk of IJirch Uun Township for several years and also as Treasurer for two years. He is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Knights of the Maccaltecs, and in that order he has acted .as Finance Keeper, which position his character and well-known integrity fit him to till with the full conlidence of his fellow-members. This public-spirited citizen takes a deep and abiding interest in all educational matters and has ever been one of tlie most active in promoting progress aioug this line. His own experience as a teacher, which extended over several years, gave him an insight into the teacher's side of all ques- tions which arise between school officials and pa- trons, and his own genuine interest as a parent in the training of his own children has fitted him to see the needs of the community. His two years term of service as .Superintendent of the schools of Birch Hun were years of [)rosi)erity to the schools and he enjoys the confidence of the busi- ness commuuitv iu all his relations. 'i—^-^-^rf—i— <* IMI.LIAM H. iMCKLKSS. The biographer \/\//i i-'' 'il^'-^vs gratified to place before his read- ^0^ ers the life narrative of those men who have brought themselves to the front in business mat- ters, notwithstanding trials and difficulties of ser- ious proportions. To attain success when all is favorable is, of course, creditable, but to rise super- ior to financial tempest is better worth a record in these pages. Mr. jS'ickless is a man who under severe reverses h.as"come to the top" and by cour- nge and hard work has built uji a successful trade. He is in the wholesale and retail lumber business, besides carrying on an extensive planing mill and box factory. Our subject was born in Loudon, F>ngland, Au- gust 12, 1848, and his father, Charles, had a tin- shop in that city, being a tin-smith by trade. In 18;j;! he brought his family to America and estab- lished his trade in Pontiac, this.Statc, but remained here only one decade and then returned to Lon- don, where he carried on his former business through the remainder of his life. He was an F^piscopalian in his church connection. His wife Mary (Drewitt) Nickless. was born in l^ondon and died in Michigan in 18H4. Our sultject was the second in a family of four children and resided in London until he reached the age of five. ^Vfter coming to Pontiac he attended school until the age of ten, when he began working upon the farm, and in 1862 went to Oil City, Pa.,and clerked in a store, while at the same time he at- tended school. Tliree and a half years later he went to Pitthole City and helped to est.ablish there the first store and put in the first load of dry-goods. In December, I860, the young man returned to Pontiac and engaged on a farm for three years, and then went to .St. Clair, where he served in a County Clerk's office and in the office of the office of the Repuhliran. of which his brother-iu- law, H. P. Wands, was editor. In 1871 he came to Bay City and worked at the carpenter's trade, and in 1885 bought the box factory from Foss & Leiter, forming a partnership under the firm name of Nickless it Hart. Mr. Nickless continued iu tliis lin<; of work and carried on this box factory until 1887, and then bought out his partner and carried on the business alone, until August 9, 1889, when the factory was desroyed by fire and August 19, he lost his lum- beryard by fire, after which he built the mill which he now operates and started again. His losses were very great at that time, as he lost not only the mill but stock and lumber-yard, and upon the latter there w.as no insurance. Besides manufacturing boxes he makes crates and box shooks, and ships by car-loai)al Ciiureh. Her maiden name was S.irali .1. Hellamy. and she is a native of I'enusylvaiiia. Her two children are Arthur W. and \y. Howard. .In, and tlicir residence is at the eorricr of KifHi Avenue and I'.irney .Streets. Our subject is a member of the Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen and of the Knights of the Mac- cabees, and in politics he is a Prohiliitionisl with leanings toward the Democratic party. KHTRAM MOORK im /I' — --/ of Edward and Elmina (Thayer) llopjx'r, tlie father lieing a native of New York and of Cierman and English blood, and the mother a Peun- sylvanian of English descent. Our subject now h.as his farm on section .32, Chcsaning Township, Saginaw County, and is raising good crops and an excellent grade of cattle on this property of fort}- .icres. His parents were from New York and .set- tled in Livingston County. Mich., when he was only two years old, and as the father was both a farmer and a mechanic, llie boy early learned farm work, although the father lived williin tlic boundaries of the village of I'arshallville. Edward Hopper leceivcd but a limited e mai'ried .June 1. IH72, to Miss Clara X. Chase, of 'I'vrone. Living- ston Counl}'. where she was born, .Tuly 22. IHM. She is a daughter of Nathan and Eli/.ji (Tanner) Chase, the father a native of Ohio, .■ind Ihe niollicr of New Yoik. She received a fair common-school education, and was w-ell fitted for teaching, but never pursued it. After their marriage, Mr. Hop- per for Ihrce years carried on the farm belonging lo his wife's mother, after which he made his home in Havana, Chesaning Township, where he farmed for awhile, and in 1877. settled in his present home, which he had purchased many years before. He then cleared it up and still has it in agood state of cultivation. Thev have five children, Ada Planche, born Septemlier 22, 1874, at Tyrone, Livingston County, in the same house where her mother was born and married; Howard Nathan, born August 4, 1876, at Havana, this county; Mabel M., born August 8, 1878, on the present farm; Alice M., born July 29, 1880, and Florence Ella, born July 4, 1882. All the younger children had their na- tivity on the farm, which is still their home. Our subject was brought up a Democrat, l)ut is now a I'rohibitionist in i)rinciple, though not a strong ])arty man. Mrs. Hopper is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, and while her husband is a believer in the truths of Christianity, lie is not a member of any church. /^ HARLES T. NEWKIRK.M. 1)., is numbered [I among the most prominent practicing phy- ^^/J sicians and surgeons of Northern Michigan, and also owns a pharmacy on the corner of Third and Washington Avenue, Bay City. There is no other resident of Hay County who is so frequently brought before the public as he, not only as a skill- ful i)hysieian and successful surgeon, but also as an intluential memlier of political, business and social circles. He has traveled extensively both in Soutli America and Europe. It has ever been his en- deavor to advance the standard of his profession and his labors have made him conspicuous among the medical fraternity as well as the general public, lie belongs to the American Medical Association, the Stale ^ledical Society, of which he has been Vice-President, and was one of the organizers of the Bay County ISIedical Society, where his keen intellect and brilliant attainments have received universal recognition. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ■17 Dr. Newkirk was horn near Simcoe, Norfolk County. Can.afia, Docemliei 1(1, 1842, and is de- scended on the i)ati'rnal side from tlie German an- cestors who came from their native couiitr_v to the region of the Catskills in New York. His grand- fatlier, Peter Newkirk, was a farmer in Norfolk County, Canada, wliither he emigrated from the Empire State, and lie lived to the advanced age of ninety years. During the Canadian Rebellion he w.as very active as one of McKenzie's right hand men. The father of our subject was the Rev. Moses Newkirk, a native of Simcoe, and a self- made man of noble principles and fine powers. He was well informed on all subjects, and to the large family which he reared, he gave splendid educa- tional advantages. He made it a study to see that his sons had the best of opportunities, and in order to keep them in school would often go in debt and pay high rates of interest on his indebtedness. He was a large farmer, a successful financier and very prominent as a minister in the Wesleyan Methodist Churcli. Politically he was a prominent reformer i and served as ]\Iagistrate. His death occurred at the age of seventy-eight years. Catherine (Topping) Newkirk, the mother of the Doctor, was l)orn in Woodstock, Canada, and was j the daughter of .lohn Tojiping, who came from his native land, Ireland, to Canada .and engaged in business as a civil engineer. There were nineteen children horn to the parents of our sul)ject, twelve of whom attained to mature years. Dr. Newkirk was reared on a farm Init had good school advan- tages, attending the University at Toronto, and Victoria College. He entered upon his medical course under the preceptorship of the Hon. John Rolph, and was graduated in 18G3 with the degree of M. D. After practicing a short time in Canada he removed with his family to South America, and there spent nine months learning the Spanish lan- guage at Buenos Ayres. On p.assing his examina- tion he was appointed by the Governor as Doctor of the Province of Corrientes and was also made Surgeon of Argentine Hospital, which position lie resigned in three months to accept a similar one in the Brazilian army. In a short time the Doctor became First Surgeon of a division with the grade of Major and held the position for four years in active campaign all the time during the Brazilian and Paraguayan War. Not a day passed hut they heard the cannon boom. Dr. Newkirk remained in service until after the close of the war when he returned to Canada and after a brief visit there with friends he went back to South America and at Assumption, in Paraguay, began the practice of medicine in connection with the drug Ijusiness. He passed through several epi- demics of small-pox, yellow fever and cholera. His brother, Dr. Daniel Newkirk. died of small- pox about this time and his family also becoming sick, he became disheartened and determined to return to Canada, where he could engage in quiet practice. Closing out his business in Assumption, the Doc- tor with his family went to Buenos Ayres, where he had engaged pass.age on a steamer. He found, however that the yellow fever had broken out in its most malignant form; hundreds were dying daily and the citizens who were abie were fleeing from the city as were also the missionaries. With a degree of heroism and self-denial characteristic of liimself, the Doctor at once decided to remain. Having sent his family to Canada he again devoted himself to the work of saving life and allaying suffering. He was in constant communication with the authorities for the prevention of the spread of the disease and by his advice many sanitary i)re- cautions were taken, which doubtless cut short one of the most frightful epidemics known. An idea of the danger can be formed when it is mentioned that 26,000 persons died in thirty-five da3'S. During this plague the Doctor was four months in Buenos Ayres, and rarely worked less than eighteen hours a day. His hotel was constantly besieged with hundreds of persons who were anxious to secure his services; some offered the most extravagant fees, but he insisted on taking them in rotation, the poor receiving the same at- tention as the wealthy. His heroic conduct w.as highly applauded by the press at Buenos Ayres and the committees of Montserrat presentc d him with a splendid album in testimony of his services to the sick. The ovation paid him upon his depart- ure was a most distinguished compliment; on his w.ay home lie stopped a short time at Rio Janeiro, I 71K PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. where he was warmlv wi'lopal Chinch. The Pearsalls for eight gener- ations have been in this country, but they trace their descent from Alsace, France. The father of our subject removed to St. Clair County, JNlicli., in 1><70, locating in Hrockway, where he engaged in farming, and remained until his death, at the age of sixty-seven. He w.as a Democrat in his political belief, and a Catholic in religious faith. His wife, whose maiden name w.as Hridget Finnegan, was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, and came when a child to Canada with a brother, as her parents remained in their native home. She died in H.ay City, at the age of sixty- seven and of her eleven children, eight are living. Her son Miles was a soldier in a New York regi- ment, and served for two years in the Civil War. .lames Pearsall was born in February, 18r)4, and in Canada attended the common school; he came t / ^Z-tO'' 4. r^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 721 to the United States when sixteen years old, and as he grew to mantiood took chargv of his father's estate. In 1877 lie began handling niirscry stock, and a year later located in Bay City, and continned in this line of Ixisiness for six years, keeping some six or seven men on the road, traveling in Miclii- gan, and conducted a very successful liusiness. In the fall of 1885, Mr. Pearsali engaged in the undertaking l)usiness and in tiiat of funeral di- rector, and in this as in all he has undeitaken, he iuas achieved remarkable success. In 1881) he was nominated and elected to the office of County Cor- oner upon the Democratic ticket, and was re- elected in 1888 and 1S90. He lias thus served from .January 1, 1887, to the present tiiiu", and has met with many peculiar experiences. The marriage of Mr. I'earsali and Miss Alice Bradley, whicli took place in St. Clair, established a home of more than ordinary happiness. Tliis lady w.as born in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, but had most of lier training and educa- tion in St. Clair County. Her cliildren bear tlie names of Burl, Harry. Winfield, .lohn. Mary A. and Ivoy. The family is connected with tlie St. James Catholic Ciuirch, and Mr. Pears.ill has been Vice President of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Asso- ciation. He belo-igs to the Ancient Order of Hibern- ians, to the Knights of the Maccabees, and to the order of Foi'csters. He is a strong Democrat pol- itically, and frequently a delegate to county, con- gressional, and State conventions. He is like- wise a member of tlie city committee, and Chair- man of the Ninth Ward Committee. His liusiness also brings him iato the membL^rsliip in the State Funeral Directory Association. IIARLES F. ZOELLER. City Treasurer of Saginaw, is one of the German-American ^'^>g^' citizens of whom our country m.ay justly lie proud. For almost a quarter of a century he has been identified witli the business interests of the Saginaw Valley, and none stands higlier in financial circles tlian he. His ciiaracter is unim- peachable, and file interest wliich he lias at all times 33 displaj-ed in public enterprises stamps him as a man of great intelligence and excellent judgment. His strong, determined, yet kindly face looks at the reader from the opiiosite page, and his name is hon- ored wherever it is known. In Bavaria, (ierraany, where he was born April 2, 1842, Mr. Zoeller passed the early daj's of his life. His f.ather, Vitus Zoeller, came to this coun- try in 18.50, being a political refugee on account of the Revolution in Germany in 1848-49. His mother, Caroline (Greiner) Zoeller, did not emi- grate from the Fatherland until 1865, The re- mainder of their d.ays were passed in New York. Charles w.as a child of but twelve years when he came to the United States in the year 1854. and his education w.as mostly gained in Bavaria, although he studied after he came to this country until he gained a fair coininand of the English as well as the Germau language. Upon reaching the age of sixteen, he removed South to Tarboro, N. C where he followed the trade of a painter. At the lireaking out of the Civil War Mr. Zoel- ler entered the Southern army as a private in the First North Carolina Infantry, lielonging to Loyd's and Manly's Batteries successively, and was promoted to be First Lieutenant just before the close of the war. He participated in many de- cisive battles, among them the eng.agements at Bethel, Ch.incellorsville, Gettysburg, Antietam, Spottsylvania Court House, and was present at the snriender at Appomattox. At the close of the war he returned to Tarboro, N. ('., and engaged as a clerk in an hotel. About that time he was mar- ried to Miss Rosa \. Whaley, at Newbern, N. C. This lady, who w.as a iiMtive of New .Jersey, and a daughter of Lawrence Whaley, died at Saginaw in 1881. She was the mother of eight children, five of whom are living. In 18(57 Mr. Zoeller came to Saginaw, and carried on the business of painting until his election as City Treasurer. His election to the office which he now holds took place in 18Hi). and was for a term of two years, and since the consolidation of the two Sagiuaws he was made one of the new officials, .as he had served only aliout ten months on his first term. He had also been for two terms Alderman for the Thirteenth Ward. In his political views 722 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he is a pronounced Democrat. He is a member of Germania Lodge No. 7i), K. it A. M., the Knights of the Mawabee-s, tlio Knights c>f Honor and the Teutonia Societv. Tiie present Mi's. Zoeilcr became tlie wife of our subject in 18H3. and is now the mother of two bright and promising children. Her maiden name was Emma I'lessner, and she is a daugliter of Dr. M. C. T. I'lessner, a prominent physician of Sagi- naw. The deliglitfiil home of this family is situ- ated at No. 115 .South Andre Street on the West Side. Mr. Zoeller lias the linn confidence of the bu.siness community and it is universally believed that his iiicuiiibencv of the office is adapted to for- warding the interests of the city. Jll OSEPII V. I,K ROrX. who is engaged in the I insurance Imsiness, and keeps a real-estate li and loan office at Baj' City, is also the man- .^^ ager of Le Palriote, winch is owned by the firm of Le Roux & Maucotel, and has resided in this valley since IHGS. Among the French-Cana- dian citizens of ^liclugaii, he is one of the most prominent and he is a man of both talent and judgment. He was born at Riviere de I'lsle, St. Ignace Parish, Soulanges County, Canada, Octo- ber 20, 184(), and is a son of Julien and Clothilde (Montpetit) Le Roux. His paternal grandfather, Antoine, was born in Canada, and was a son of Hubert Le Roux. who came from France. The family have been agriculturists ever since coming to this country, and the father of our sub- ject died in 1 868, leaving to his family the farm whicli liad been his for many years. His widow resides on the old homestead, and is a dauirliter of Pierre Montpetit, of French descent. ^She married a second time. The child of her first marriage, Gabriel Martin, resides in Canada, and by her union with .lulieii l,e Roux, she had live sons, of wliom four are living, namely: George, Joseph 1". and Alexandre, who m.'ike their home in 15ay City; Pierre, who resiuckett, he engaged in liusiness at Coteau .Station, in partnership with Joseph Asselin, and continued for eighteen months the firm being Le Roux & Asselin. In Deceiiilier, 1808 he came to IMichigan, settling at .Saginaw, where he engaged as a clerk in the clothing busi- I ness, being for one year with Messrs. Schott & Co., of .Saginaw City, and afterward serving in the same capacity for the firm in East .Saginaw three years. It was in 1873 that young Mr. Le Roux came to Ray City, and entered the clothing business on Water Street, in partnership with Messrs. .Schott Holland Ave- (?§) nue, jNHch., Agent of N. Holland, of Buffalo, N. Y., with whom he has been connected for a period of thirty-two years. ,ANH:L H. TROMBLFY. We are grat- ified to he able to |)resent lieie a sketch of : one of the most active and prominent | citizens and business men of Bay City. 1 He is lumber inspector and shipper and is more j than ordinarily enterprising and prosperous. For his ance.stry our readers are referred to the sketch of his father, Mader Tromble. The .son has, as will be noted, changed his patronymic by the addi- tion of one letter. He has been for seventeen years engaged in tlie same business in Bay City, and took it up when only fifteen years old. This gentleman was born in South I5ay City, which was then known as Portsmouth, January 27, 1858, and there he had his education tirst in the common school and afterward in the High School, ; from which he would have graduated in three i months had he not left school. When he beoan luralier inspecting at the age of Hfteen it was for i p.arties in Bay C'ity, and he carried it on there for three 3'ears, after which he worked for five years for Andrew Walton, and for others in the Saginaw Valley. In 1 882 he started an office of his own, and engaged in an independent business, locating in South Bay City until 1886, when he formed a partnership under tlie tirm name of McHoskill, Trombley ifr Bi-owii, wiiich connection lasted for two years, after wiiich our subject bought out the whole business and has since carried it on indeiiend- entl^-. Mr. Trombley h.as gradually increased his l)iisi- ness until it extends through many parts of the State, and includes hardwood and pine .as well as logs. It is increasing every year and is growing more and more successful. His pleasant home is situated at the corner of South Center and McCor- mick Streets, and the lady who presides over it with so much grace and dignity became his wife in 1881. She was Miss Cai'rie, daughters of V. W. Delaud, an old settler of Flushing, but now living a retired life at Saginaw. Tliej^ have one child. Carlos, in whose training and education they are greatly interested. Mr. Trombley is one of tiie most active and zeal- ous members of the Baptist Church of South Bay City, in which he was a deacon, and the Assist.ant Superintendent of the Sunday-Sciiool. He is a leader in the movement which is now in contem- plation toward building a new church on South Center Street. In his political views he is a stanch Prohil)itionist and an earnest worker in the cause of temperance. l^E^^-i- / /" AMES MURPHY. The subject of this sketch, who is now deceased, was a vigorous, ener- geticand amiiitious man, whose business in- %^' terests were also pulilic enterprises and to tlie advantage of others besides himself. He was the proprietor of extensive brick works near Painesvillc. on the south bank of the Tittabawassee River. Born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1838, he was a sou of Thomas and Sarah (Cannon) ^lurphy, both n.a- tives of the same county .as w.as him.self. His father J 724 PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. died of heai-t disease at llic asje of lifty-two years. Ilis motlier roared seven children, four hoys and three girls. Siic brought her family to America in 1863 and located at Ann Arbor. Thinking a change advisable and to tlie advan- tage of her growing sons, Mrs. Mnrpliy moved from Ann Arbor to Thoma.stown Township. Here slie passed her latter years and died at the good old age of seventy years. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the district schools. The family were limited m circumstances and the lad was obliged to make many shifts in order to obtain the comforts of life and those things dear to young manhood. He worked in a l>ri(kyard liy the month in summers and sjieiit a short time in the lumber woods during the winters, lie then started a brickyard (m the west bank of the Titta- bawassee Kiver, in Thomastown Township, and continued to run this for three years, lie then started his present yard near Painesville. Our subject began business on a small scale and increased it from time to lime until he manufac- tured two million brick per annum,sliipiiing them to Saginaw, Hay City and .Ia<'kson, and many of the brick buildings in Saginaw are built from the pro- ducts of his yards. He was a hard worker and a good manager. His farm included one hundred and thirty acre.s. Here he carried on fanning to a small extent, paying the greater pavl of his atten- tion to the making of brick. The handsome resi- dence which his family now occupies was ei'ected in 1H83. It is completely furnished with all the comforts and conveniences so necessary to modern life, and is finely finished. Mr. Muri)hy was married in Ireland .lanuary 10, 18G0, to .Miss Mary A'any, who was born at a dis- tance of only half a mill' fiom our subject's home. May 13, 1812. They were playfellows and school- mates. Mrs. JIurph\- has vivid recollections of the voy.'ige over the ocean to America, which lasted six weeks jind three d.ays. She is the mother of eleven children, .all of whom are living. They arc Bridget, Anna. Thomas, .lames, .lohu, Michael, Henry, Sarah, Neal, .Maggie and .Iose])li. Mr. Murphy passed nw.ay from this life, October 15, 1890,and was as much missed in social as in com- mercial relations. jMrs. ^lurphy is a woman of good business judgment and still carries on the farm and brick business with the aid of her sons. She, as was her husband, is a member of the Catholic Church. ^Ir. Mur]jhy was a radical Democrat in his political afliliation, but had not a great deal of time to interest himself in politics. Socially, he belonged to the Knights of Honor, to the Macca- bees and the Catholic Benevolent Association. The cortege that followed all that was earthly of the man to his last resting-place, was the largest ever .seen in this section of the country. and was carried out with all the pomp and ceremonials of the (lif- erent societies to which he belonged. Of humble origin, the success which crowned his efforts jirovcd his work to have been not in vain. He had many friends and admirers. AMES T. EMERY, of the linn of Emery ct McLaughlin, manufacturers of Marblehead lime, and dealers in Buffalo and Portland ^5^^' cement, brick etc., pipe building, stone, sewer pipe, also wood and coal, and manufactur- ing agents for the Virginia tire brick and clay, is one of the sagacious and -thrifty liusiness men of West liay City. This successful lirm w.as organized in April, l.ssS, and is now one of the best business houses of its kind in the city. The gentleman whose name initiates this sketch is a native of the I'ine Tree State, having been born in Orono, Me.. September 25, lHr)7,and a son of Nicholas iMuery. \\'hcii our subject was an in- fant of one year his parents lemoved to Wisconsin and some years later came to B.ay City, the father taking the jiosition of Su|)crintendent of Sage's mill for many years, but is now deceased. Our subject received his education in the schools here and at (Jieen Hay. having but nicjiger advan- tages. He lirst commenced working in thelumtter business in this' city for Mr. Sage and then served as foreman under his father. He finally commenced in business for himself, entering into partnership with Mr. McLaughlin, which connection has con- tinued until the present day. They have a Tinm- ber of large lime kilns in their yards, which is near cy^^.^^y^c^dA:^^ (^^cJ-^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 727 Third Street bridge, and with their business and dealing in coal give employment to ten men all the time Ijeside those employed in unloading boats. They have the largest coal trade on the west side of theriver,as they also liave in building material, shipping in very large amounts both by car and boat. In one year they shipped three hundred and seventy-five car-loads of building material besides what was taken in boats. They have the contract for furnishing supplies of everything in llicir line for the new Government building which is being erected at Bay City. In all the country there is no more ardent and consistent Repuljlican, no man of better impulses and stricter iutegritj' than Mr. Emery. He has served his fellow-citizens as Alderman two terms of two years each for the Third Ward, the duties of which were faitlifidly performed and" conscien- tiously discharged. He is a prominent member of the Wenona Lodge, F. ct A. M., and of the Bay City Chapter. Mr. Emery was hapiiily married to Miss Minnie C. Hubbard, of St. (ieorge, New Brunswick, September 21, 1881. This union has been blessed by the advent of one child, to whom they have given the name Ltuiisa. 1^^^ KS. ADELINE (TROMBLE) BEEBE. The capability of women for managing large business interests is proved by a host of " widely known and influential ladies, who occupy positions of honor and trust in the liusiness world. Among this class Mrs. Beebe may be named and the extensive real-estate interests which are under her charge are managed with signal success. She is the daughter of Joseph and Soi)liia (Shepe- ton) Tromble, earl}^ settlers of Bay County, who are represented elsewhere in this work. The earliest recollections of Mrs. Beebe are of pioneer scenes in a new country amid i)rimitive surroundings, and she recalls the present thriving city where she now resides when there were but three houses in its limits. She has witnessed with no little interest in the growth and progress of Bay City and now looks out on splendid structures which stand where once rose the smoke of the wigwam; on churches and schoolhouses which mark the spot of former forest trees, and on a teeming pop- ulation where once the Indians roamed alone and unmolested. On the corner of Twenty-fourth and Water Streets stood a building familiarly known as the old Center House, and in that plain frame house Mrs. Beebe was born i\.ugust"27, 1843. When three years old she accompanied her parents from Bay City to Banks, and the first school which she at- tended was on Saginaw Street between Second ard Third. To reach the school house she was com- pelled to cross the river and during the winter seasons she was drawn across the ice on a hand sled by her father and brothers. For a time she received private instruction at home, later at- tended the school in Banks, and at the age of four- teen years went to Detroit to attend the Convent of the Sacred Heart of Mary. After remaining there three years she returned home and afterward received instruction in the schools here. On ac- count of the ill health of her mother the responsibil- ity of the charge of the household early was thrown upon her, and she remained at home until her marriage. On June 3, 1863 Jefferson Beebe and Adeline Tromble were united in marriage. Mr. Beebe was born in Ohio, where his father, Lewis, was a farmer, and at an earl}' age removed from the Buckeye State to Southern Michigan, settling in Shiawassee County. When eighteen years old he came to Banks, where he was employed in mills, also engaged in fishing for some years. He was the owner of the "Evening Star" until he sold out his (ishiiig interests in 1884. He is a practical millwright anil machinist, and is now engaged as foreman in the mills, and in various lines. Polit- ically he is a strong Republican, has served as Ald- erman of the First A\"ard, and for a time was Pres- ident of the Board of Trustees of Banks. Socially he belongs to the Order of Maccabees. The attractive residence in which IMr. and Mrs. Beebe have established a pleasant home is situated on the corner of Washington and Bangor Streets, in West Ba^■ City, and was erected by ]\Irs. Beebe 728 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in 1869. She al!<() owns several lots niid liousct; and aliout twenty acies of fine land within the coiiJOrate limits of West Hay <^'it.V- I" leligious matters she is a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and socially is identified witli the Ladies Tent of tlie Knights of the Maccnhees. In her younger years she was very skillful in the use of the oar and frequently rowed across the Sagi- naw River alone. Mr. and Mrs. IJeetie have had five children, — Jennie L., (Mrs. Palmer) of West Hay City; Amanda. (Mrs. Palmer) who died in 188.5 at the age of nineteen years; Frank .(..Charles Harvey and Joseph, who died at the age of nine- teen months. The attention of the reader is invited to the lith- ographic portrait of Mrs. Beehe which aiipears in connection with this sketch of her life. —^ ' i>^^idsand (irand Haven. After be- coming familiar with the river, he was made pilot, a position of the greatest responsibility and requir- i«g such efforts of stability and determination, that, were they expended in any other line of business, would be crowned with success. It is unnecessary to say that our subject possessed all the qualities that would make of him a trusted pilot, and con- tinued to |)low the waters of the lower Grand River for fifteen years. One of the noted vessels of which he was master and pilot was the ill-fated "Daniel Ball." He was engaged in those capacities when the vessel was constructed, in IHGO. and was her pilot when the elements ended her eventful career, an occasion which is most vividly impressed upon the minds of many of Saginaw's citizens, .as a large number of them were alioard when she was grounded and were compelled to stand in the water until they were rescued from their uncomfortable position. Upon the construction of thetirand Haven Rail- way in (Ti-and Rajiids, the river trade was so dimin- ished that Capt. iledler turned his attention to more favorable occupations, and accordingly' in IHfii he came to Saginaw, which was then doing an immense water trade. His first engagement here was as Master of the "Neln-aska," a boat used in conveying cargoes of salt and lumber to port, as the water in the river was not sufficient to .allow the large lake vessels to leave the bay. The "Ma- son" w.as then commissioned, and Capt. Medler PORTRAIT AND EIOORAVHICAL RECORD. 729 became her Master, and until 1873, when the "Ball" entered this harbor, his services were given to the "Mason" and the "Reynolds." After the destruc- tion of the "Hall," Cajit. Medler was employed to su])orintend the construction of a boat to take her place, and the next season found him master of the "Wellington R. Burt," a boat with a carrying capacity of six hundred passengers and built at a cost of *2 1,001 1. Capt. Medler was thus employed on the river until business becoming so reduced it was deemed best to transfer him to the trade at Toledo, but the Captain preferring to remain nearer home, the sea- son of 18111 found him Master of the steamer "Fer- ris," running in connection witli the I'ontiac, Ox- ford & Northern Railroad, from C^aseville across the b.ay to Tawas. a distance of thirty miles. He met with a disaster wiiile lying at the stone pier at Caseville, which was the second whieii had oc- curred to him in forty years, his boat being burned to the water's edge .July 25, 1 81) 1 , occasioning a total loss. The pleasant home of Capt. Medler is at No. 609 State Street, and is presided over by his ami- able wife, who for thirteen years has shared his joys and sorrows. His service has been free from dis- tressing accidents by explosion, collision or similar casualties, and only two men out of the thousands he has employed have lost their lives, .and they fell overboard and were di'owned before assistance could be given them. Tiie Captain himself has not escaped so entirely, as he met with a severe and painfulaccident September 23, 1877, which resulted in the loss of one of his feet. As the boat was moving from the wharf the Captain stepped to the engineer and gave orders to pull back to the shore and inadvertently set his foot into the coil of rope which had been cast off from the cavel. As the vessel continued to move back, the coil tightened, and being drawn to the gunwale, the immense strain of the coil about his foot was sutticient to cut his boot, stocking and part of his foot entirelv off. He was thus confined to the hospital for many weeks. A second accident sometime later crushed the remainder of the same foot and caused greater dirticulty than he had experienced before. Capt. Medler has hosts of wnrmfrii^nds in Mich- igan, and his record as a vessel master is surpasseell, of Syracuse. Tiie fa- llier was a mechanic, Imt when the boy was still small decided to try his fortunes in the West, and coming to (Jenesee County, .-settled three miles north of I'Mint. His father, .lolin ('aiiii>licll, accom- |)aniiMl him. and toirctiier they liouijlit a large i farm, which they improved, and where they made their huine for many years, and tiiere for a lonff while William II. was .Justice of the Peace of Pine (•rove Township. Henry C'ampliell commenced his education in Genesee County, and came to Saginaw County with his father, who took up the milling and lumbering liusiness and remained here for the re- mainder of his life, dying in 1870. At Sagi- naw, in 1867. the youth was first in the employ of Seth McLe.an (his present partner), and after a time he became manager in his business, having a t great advantage in his complete knowledge of milling as he was able to build a mill from begin- ning to end. AVhen Mr. McLean removed to this place young Campbell came with him, and in 1881 became a partner of the concern. He built the mill which the firm now uses some eighteen years ago. Its cap.acily is one hundred thousand feet a d.ay and It IS fitted up with gang and circular saws, edgers, lath machines, and all of the latest improvements necessary to operating a mill of that capacity. The establishment gives employment to about one hundred men. The firm has also put in two large salt blocks which have an average of two hun- dred liarrels per day. The Valley .Soap Works are owned and ojierated by McLean dv Co.. which in that connection is known as the X'alley .Soap Company, and w.as started in the _\ear 1891. Here are m.anufactured all kinds and .as fine brands of soap — toilet, bath and laundry — .as any f.actory in the country. The works have a capacity of one hundred and fiftv boxes a week, and the business is constantlv en- larging and bids fair to eclipse many older estab- lishments. It h;is all the modern appliances and is run by steam. ,V new patent process is being introduced of which the firm has bought the right for u.-, he was mar- ried U> Miss Mary .1. Callagan,of O.akland County, and to them has been granted one son — Arthur \i. Mr. Campbell is a member of the Knight* of Pvthias of the LTniformed Rank. "S] ^r^ [3_ f^ HOMAS PARKER. One of the old settlers ;'/p-*\ of Saginaw Townshiii, who is now a farmer and brickmaker on section 19, is he whose name -appears above. A native of Scotland, his has been a history that is marked by many inter- esting features. He was born August 22, 1819, and is a son of Isaac and Kllizabeth (McColloch) Parker, both natives of Scotland. Isaac Parker was a weaver in early life, but owned a small tract of land and worked as a laborer. He came to Amer- ica in 18,')4, and died at the age of sixty-seven years. He and his wife were the i)arents of four children, whose names aie Hugh, .lane, .John and Thom.as. When a'lout twoyearsc)f age, our subject lost his mother who was twenty-five years of age at the time of her death. She and her husband were devoted Presbyterians. Young Thomas divided his time be- tween his books and the farm work. When coming to -Vmerica in "46. he was five weeks on the voyage, which was made memorable by that awesome cere- monial — a burial at sea, for there had been several deaths vn the ves.sel. which also p.assed through severe storms. About six years after his marriage to Miss Jessie Peard. of Scotland, Tliomas Parker, with his fam-. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 733 ily came to i\Ii(_-bis>a,ii via the Krie Canal to Hiiffalo anrl theiice by lioat to Detroit. He had but little money and the i)rices at hotels and in traveling were exorbitant and soon exhausted bis purse, so that he was olilitred to leave his family at Detroit, and started on foot for >Sag'inaw, where he bad an uncle. Stopping- at a house to rest, he was be- friended by its owner, who, on hearing his story offered to bring his family to Flint. This lie did, but Mr. Parker was [(enniless, and two weeks after the family was settled here, his wife died. Slie was the mother of three children — Mary. Ellizahctli and one that died on the way to this State. Mr. Parker engaged in lumbering for James Fra- zier, but contracted the ague, from which he suf- fered to such a degree that he was obliged to go back to New York State, where he remained for fifteen months. While in Michigan Mr. Parker shot many deer, and had some memorable encoun- ters with these animals. He was on friendly terms with the Indians, and spent two years in lumbering on the Pine and Chippewa Rivers. Af- terward with an uncle he lumbered a tract on Card Creek, and then began for himself, a;id has gone over a great portion of the present farm land along the Tittabawassee River and on Swan Creek. Our subject was one of the pioneer lumbermen of this region. He was on the water week after week rafting, and sold his logs to Mv. Frazier, receiving for the best #3 a piece when delivered. He spent several winters on the Big Cedar, and was in tlie lumber business in all over twenty years; during that time he floated many a raft of logs down the Tittabawassee to the Saginaw River, and thence to Bay City, and so accustomed was he to the work, that he slept on his rafts to waken in tlie morning near Bay C'ity. Such a life was not without dan- ger and narrow escapes. On one occasion he was hauled from under the ice by an Indian, and has ever since had a friendly feeling for the red men. In 1850 Mr. Parker purchased eighty acres of land in Thomastown TownsIii[), Saginaw County, settling upon it in 18.51. That was his home until 1867, when he removed across the Tittabaw.assee River, and located on his present farm. He had established extensive brick works herein 1859, and is the oldest brickmnker in the country. He used to average five million brick per year, and at one time oi)erated three yards. He now averages from twelve to fifteen thousand brick per year and soon expects to retire from the active proprietorsliip of his l)usiness. He has been more successful in this venture than any other man in the locality. His beautiful home, a view of which a])pears on another l)age, is a large brick inansi(in on the banks of the Tittabawassee Kiver, and was built in 18(50, at a cost of $12,000. Mr. Parker was married a second time in 18.")1, to Ellen Alexander (iarden, who was born in Ft. William, Scotland, August 23, 1818. They have no children. Mrs. Parker is a lady of great dignity, and is beloved by all who know her. She and her husband have been members of the I'resbyterian Church for many years and were instrumental in building the cluirch of that denomination in their neighborhood, in which he has served as Trustee ever since its erection. He has filled the position of Sunda3^-school Superintendent for yeai's, and he and his estimable wife have taught the Bible classes for sixteen years. Our subject's chief pride is in his Re publican ism, which he has always felt to be synonymous with the highest patriotism. Under his party he has held the position of Highway Commissioner, was for one year Supervisor of Thomastown Township, an(i. .Vfter selling his New York farm, our subject's father w<'nt. in IH.'M, to l.orain County. Ohio. That farm he cleared and remained upon for a few years, and then traded for a farm in Uochester Township, Oliio, which he had not seen, and that farm he traded for a faim in Tittabaw.assee Town- ship. It vv.as represented to be a fairly inii)roved place. having go(Kl st.age service and other advan- tages. In truth it was one. solid wilderness,and quite beyond the then bounds of civilization. Soon after settlintr upon the place he divided it among his .sons, and pas.sed the remainder of his life with our subject, at who.se home he died at the age of sixty- three yeai-s. He was not connected with any sect, but was a devoted student of the Hible, imitating as closely as he could the example of Christ. At his death he confided his wife to the care of his son Mo.ses. Our subject's molher was born in Schagtacokc N. Y. She had eleven children, of whom ten lived to be grown, eight boys and two girls. .She was a kind-hearted and conscientious Christian woman, and a member of the Methodist Ki)iscopal Church. Her gentle spirit, marked by angelic sweetness. passed the portals of the world beyond after a toil- some life journey of ninety-two years. Her later life was spent with ()od seivice for l)oth of these. Onr snhject was married in September, 18()(», to .Miss Cynthia S. Stone, a native of Onondaga County. N. Y. This niarriaj^e lias been l)lcst by the advent into tlie family of four children. They are: William K.. Kllen. wife of Kdgar Whaley. .Vnna and .lolin H. In I H(i(l .Mr. Tliom|)son relates that he and lii> wife landed in Michigan with only sivty-lhree cents and ••dthough tlie\' have not been exempt from misfortune and ti'ouble, they have been prosperous and now enjoy the comforts of a pleas:nit rural home. Socially our subject l)elongs to the Independent ( )rde]- of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Labor, lie is President of the Sub- ordinate Alliance and President of the County .\lliance and oi-ganizer of the Kighlh Congressional District, and is Chairman of the Kightli Congres- sional District of the Peo])!e's Party. fp\i:\\ HOWARD .MA( (^IKAKY. of Saginaw. iiti* whose name has come so pi in 188(; with I'rof. Jo.seph LeConte, of the University of Cali- fornia, exerted a great intluence upon the thought of Mr. MacCieary, .as he was a radical evolutionist. Y(ningMac(,^eary's favorite studies were apologet- ics, history and the natural sciences. After a pas- torate of eighteen months in Fairmont, he was called to the Episcopal Church of Canton, ( )hio. and there his most notable work was done. He hail been educated in the strictest orthodoxy but his scicntitic studies finally Itegaii to undermine his faith in liaditional dogmas, lie first lnoke PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 737 with the church on the question of endless punish- ment, and he was led to accept the doctrine of evo- lution by a thorough study of Darwin, Huxley, Tyndall, Spencer, LeConte, Winchell and others. He soon abandoned the Calvinistic dogmas of Ad- am's fall and the atonement. In a careful examination of the origin and in- spiration of the Scriptures Mr. IMacQueary read, first, the orthodox side, choosing Westcott, CJodet, Lightfoot, and others, and next the critical side, including Baur, Zeller, Keim, Renan, etc. The re- sult w.as a complete revolution of opinion on this important question and a loss of faith in tiie mira- cles of Scriptuie. For a long time he suffered much uncertainty and doubt as to whether he ought not to resign from the ministry, yet he did not want to give up the work, as he considered the dogmas of less im- portance than the moral teachings of Christianity. He advised with many friends among the bishops and clerg}^ most of whom told him that his de- parture from the standards of the church was not sufficient to justify his withdrawal from the min- istry, and that as a Protestant he had the right of private judgment. lie finally decided to remain in the ministry, and believing tliat he might help others, resolved to speak out boldly his opinions. In 1890 the publishing firm of Appleton l)rought out Mr. MacCiue.ary'sbook, entitled the "Evolution of Man and Christianity," and this volume imme- diately raised a storm of controversy. The chapter which gave the most offense was that on miracles, in which the author takes a different view of mir- cles from that commonly entertained. The Epis- copal Church Congress shortly after, invited him to spe.ak on Biblical Criticism, and this request roused such a vehement i)rotest in the religious papers that Dr. Leonard, lately elected Bishop of Ohio, was forced to take action against Mr. Mac- Queary, and sent him a formal '"admonition,"' in- sisting uiion sid>missiou and a promise that he would not again express his [lecuiiar views, l)ut Mr. I\Lac(^ueary declined to make such a promise. In November, 181t(). he attended the Church Congress in Philadeljihia, although he did not speak there and went thence to New York and consulted a number of clergymen .as to the course he should pursue. After this ho returned to Can- ton and found his formal "presentment" to the Bishop awaiting him. Again an effort was made to adjust the disturbed relations but in vain, and Mr. MacQeary was arraigned before the ecclesiasti- cal court of the Episcopal Church of Oliio in Cleveland, on the 7tli of .laiuiary, 18!)1, the cliarges preferred against him being liis rejection of the virgin birth- and the bodily resurrection of Jesus. This court consisted of the Rev. Jlessrs. Y. P. Morgan, H. D. Aves, and A. B. Putnam, of Cleve- land, the Rev. VV. H. f4ailagher, of Painesville. and the Rev. George F. Smythe, of Toledo. TJic Hon. George T. Chapman, a lawyer, acted as chairman and legal .advisor to the court. The prosecutor was the Rev. Cyrus Bates, D. D., and ^Ir. Jlac- Queary defended himself, assisted by the lion. J. H. MacMath, as legal adviser. The trial lasted for two days. He claimed that the churcli places the Scriptures above the creeds, and that in the Bible there are two views given of Christ's nativ- ity and two of his resuri'ection, .and that, .as a Protestant, he had a right to accept cither view, and that either interpretation was allow.ihle. As all readers of the newspajjcrs know, this trial caused a profound sensation and made Mr. Mac- Queary a conspicuous figure in the theological world. After two and a half months' delibera tion, two of the judges, Messrs. (Gallagher and Sm3'the, voted for acquittal, and tiie other three voted that Mv. ^MacC^ueary should be suspended from the ministry for six months, and if during thiit time he did not promise "not to teacli or ]nib- lish liis peculiar views" he should lie deposed from the ministry. The division in the court created •as much comment as the trial and the verdic* was generally said to settle nothing. On the 18th of March Bishop Leonard pronoun- ced sent(uice upon jMr. MacCJueary, and he imme- diately resigned his parish in Canton without attempting to hold any jtart of it, and accepted invitations to preach and lecture elsewhere. He preached in Jamestown, N. Y., Cliic.ago, Pittsburg, Hartford and St. Louis, and addressed the Nine- teenth Century Club of New York City. He spent the sununer of 1891 in Virginia for the recovery of his health which was suffering. 738 PORTRAIT AND UIOGRAI'HICAL RECORD. In llie ineantiiiH' Mr. .Madiueaiy liad discovered lliat tlie sciilciict' |ir<)ii<)Uiu»'(l upon liiin was un- miHinicHl. ill that it iiiiposi'd two piMialties for one offense, and lif tlicii'fore moved the Bishop on Se|>tenil>er l>t, to restore liiiii tiV('iiio(l liy true and lionorahlc husini'ss i)rincii)lc's. Our subject was horn in Waterford, Oakland County, this Statf. March ;j. 18;')1. and his father was the Hon. Francis W. Fiticid. who horn in Og- den, Monroe County. N. Y., and removed when a hoy to Central >«ew-York. whence he came to Michijjanin IH'-iX. His grandfather, Samuel Fifleld. was born in Salshury, N. II., .Vugust 23, 1793, and took part in the War of 1812. He located in Mon- roe County, X. v.. where he had a farm some twelve miles from Rochester. He came to Jlichigan in 1838 hut did not live long after his settlement in Waterford. His faithful companion, who was in maidenhood Sarah N. Norris, of New Hampshire, came to Hay City with a daughter and died in 1884 at the extreme age of ninety-one years. The father of our subject was sixteen years old when he came to Michigan and soon after. arriving here he began teaching, and after his father's death took charge of the farm and the family, as he was the eldest child. He cleared two hundred and fifty acres and farmed it all until 18(52 wiien he engaged in the merciiandiie and milling business in Water- ford, being a successful merchant there. In 188;5 he weut to Van Huren County where he has a line fMiiii of three hundred and twenty acres, and he is lliere engaged in raising full-blooded Norman horses, Shropshire sheep and Holstein cattle. He is a Democrat, politically, and has served not only a-i .lustice of the Peace and .Supervisor in Water- fonl, l)ut was in 1862 made a member of the State Legislature from O.ikland County. He is prominent ill the Mas',)nic frats'rnily and a hard worker in everything which he undertakes. In 18.j8 he was elected Worthy Master, wiiich otiice he heid for twenty-one succeesive years. He was born in 1821 and has therefore reached the limit of threescore years and ten. His good wife, whose maiden name was .loan .Morris, was lioin in New York and came to Michigan with her father, who died .shortly after their location in Oakland County. Slie is iiowsev- enty-one years old and in feeble health, as she has experienced four paralytic strokes within the last seven years. Foiu- boys and thrive giils constituted the fainiiv in wliicli our subject grew to maturity, and three of this numlier still survive, our subject and two sisters, namely: Annettie, who is Mrs. Lanning, of Decatur, Van P>uren County, and Ilattie, now Mrs. Bradt, of Flint. Our subject w.as reared upon a farm and studied in the common district schools, after which he took three years in Clarkson Acad- emy and received a certificate to teach. During his vacations he assi.sted his father in the store and in 1871 and 1872 he took charge of the stave mill at Newport, where he did an extensive busi- ness both in milling and in general merchandise which was connected tlTcrcwith. On the 9th of November, 1876, Mr. Fifield came to iJa}' City and became a partner tirst in the firm of Oustin & Merrill, which afterward became Gus- tin, Merrill & Co., and finally Merrill, Fitield & Co. The business was located in the Denison Block on W.ater .Street and occupies three floors, with a fron- tage of four stores. The firm also owns and oper- ,ates an elevator, which is the largest in the valley, and carries on a business in wholesale groceries .and lumbermen's supplies .as well as grain and produce. Their grain business is the largest in IJa^' City. For eight years they ran a branch store at West Branch. Both at the State Fair at Grand I?a{)ids and at the tirst Detroit Exposition Mr. Fifield received premiums on his live stock, and indeed h.as received mi>re premiums for excellence in this linethanany other man in the .State. .\t the head of his herd stand "Harold" and other notable Herefords arc "Greenhorn Fifth," an imported .animal, and "Al- ger," a three-year-old of his own r.aising. In Octo- ber, 1891, he took first premium on "Alger" and second on "Harold." At three different times he has imported cattle and h.as brought about two hundred into the country and is now looked to as source from which to seek the finest stock. He has also been successful in sheep and has taken (>rem- iums on his Shropshires wherever shown. He is considered the largest breeder and imitorter in Michigan especially in the line of Herefords. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society and w.as re-elected to that position in 1891. The marriage f)f Mr. Fifield and Miss Hattie B. ll.'iinniond took jilace February 16, 1875. This * • PORTRAIT AND llIO(iRAPirCAL RECORD. 743 lady was born in Independence, Oakland County, and is a daughter of Joel Hammond, an early set- tler from New Jersey, who was very successful in Michigan and upon his death left an estate of ^40,000. One child, Nellie, has blessed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fifield. Mr. Fifield is prominent in the Masonic order, beingan official member in the Knights Templar, Scottish Rite and the Mystic Shiiiie, and also one of the Trustees of the Masonic Temple Association. Me belongs to both the Amer- ican Hereford Breeders Association and tlie Amer- ican Sliroiisliire Association and is active as a mem- ber of the Kepubliean party. 'ill AMES C. DANFORTH. In reviewing the varied interests of West Hay City, with a desire to convey to our readers a knowledge of its resources and its prominent citizens, we are called upon to notice the life of this gen- tleman, who is the most extensive sewering and paving contractor in West Bay City. As a soldier in the late war he has a eieditalile record, and as a citizen he possesses the confidence of the commun- ity. His portrait is presented in cdnnection with the following biographical notice. In Java, Wyoming County, N. V., our subject was born August 25, 1843. His father, John Dan- forth, was born in Dungavin. Ireland, in 179H,and was reared on a farm, learning the trade of astoiie cutter and mason in liis youtli. In 1827 he emi- grated to the United State?, locating in LeRo^', N. Y., and removing thence to Java, which was at that time but sparsely settled. He pureliased one hundred acres in the Holland I'urch.ase and built thereon a log house containing two rooms and roofed witli bark. After placing substantial ini- jirovements on tlie place he sold it for «.')(! per acre. In 1858 John Danforth removed to Mt. ^lorris. where he engaged in the grocery business and also ran a canal boat with the assistance of his sons. In 1867 he came to Bay City where he bought some real estate and remained until his death in 1878. A prominent Democrat, he held vaiious township 34 offices, and during his residence in New York I served as an officer in the militia. His religious belief brought him into sympathy with the Catho- lic Chuich, of which he w.as a devout member. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary A. Carroll, was born in Drohcade, C'ounty Meath, Ireland, and was the daughter of Michael Carroll, a linen man- ufacturer of that place, who came to the United States aliout 1830, locating in Wyoming County, N. Y., where he died when more tlian eighty years old. Mrs. Mary A. Danforth passed away in 1862. Three children were liorn to tlie parents of our subject: Catherine, now Mrs. Kcenan, of Midland County, this State; our subject, and Patrick who enlisted in 1863 in the One Hundredth Pennsyl- vania Infantiy and served until the close of the Civil War, his decease taking place January 2, 1892, in Cleveland, Ohio. Our subject was the second in order of birth and remained upon his father's farm in Java until fifteen years of age. On the removal of tlie family to Mt. Morns he assisted his father m the grocery business for a time, and afterward ran a boat on Erie Canal between Olean and Al- bany, becoming a captain, and for tiiree years car- rying on a successful business. In November, 1863, Mr. Danforth entered the service of his country in the War of the Rebellion, enlisting at Rochester in Company II, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery. The regiment was mustered in at Elmira and sent South into Vir- ginia. Mr. Danforth took part in the following engagements: Battle of tlie Wilderness, S|)ottsyl- vania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor; the siege of Petersburg June 16, 19, 20. and July 30; South side Railroad August 20, and Yellow House. He was wounded at Petei'sburg June 20, receiving a gunshot wound which fractured his right leg above the ankle. In spite of his injury Mr. Danforth went into battle witli his regiment July .'50, at Petersburg, where he was again severely wounded by a bayo- net thrust through the abdomen. This laid liim up for awhile, liut with indomitable spirit he in- sisted on getting well and in a few weeks after- ward was again with his regiment. He was engaged with liis company in tearing down and destroying corn-cribs when he was caught under a falling crib 744 PORTRAIT AKD BIOGEAl HICAL RECORD. and l>:i(lly liiisIuiI. 'i'liis incapacitated liim for service for a lonj^ time liut lie ifiiiaincd willi liis reginu-nt until tiie close of the war and was dis- charged May 17, 1865, at \Vashingt(Hi. whore lie took pail in the Orand Review. Mr. Danfuitii returned home after his discharge from tiie army and in the spring ol tlie same year took a trip to Ireland where he remained for three niontlis, visiting relatives. Returning iiome in the fall he went to the Pennsylvania oil regions, visit- ing I'ithole City and West llickney. There he in- vested in land and l>()red for oil, and was there during the great excitement which ensued on the discover3' in that region. However, he was not successful in his undertaking and soon afterward went to IJutTalo where he engaged in the black- smith and wagon business. In the spring of 18()7 Mr. Danfortli sold out and came to Midland City and here he engaged ut the hunlii'ring businc<< until l.siil) when he removed to Wenona, now West liay City. For si'veial years he acted as foreman in a number of lumber camps, among them those of IJailev it Co., on tlic Kille River where he remained for two years with sixty or eighty men under liiin. He was also cm[)l<)yed in Sage's mill for four years. For live years he served as Street Commissiduer of West Bay Citv. during which time he did much hard work for the city in the way of improving the streets. In 18M2 Mr. l);inforth resigned his j osition to engage in th.c construction and |)uttinginof the water-works, taking the conti-.act to lay seven miles of mains, which took over a year's time to com- plete. He also took subsequent contr.acts fov the same work, and in fad may be called the father of the water-works system of the city. The mains were laid in IHK.') and he has since Itecn engaged in sewer contracting, putting down =<20.0(i(l worth of city sewers in IHHl). His contracts with the city this year (181)2) will aggregate ssl 1,000 for sewer- age and *32,0()() for pavements. Mr. Danfortli was married Octolier 10, 1870, in Saginaw City, to .Miss Mary A. Abraham, a native of County Kilkenny. Inhoid, who w:is reared in Goderich, Ontari.t. They have twocliildien: Ktta, who is attending St. M:iry"s School at Monroe, Mich., and Mary A., at home. Of late vears Mr. Danforth has been a Republican and opposed to adopting free trade. He served as Alderman of the Fourth Ward and also one year as Constable. He was a member of the building Committee of St. Mary's Cliuivh, and also belongs to the Catholic Mutual Uenetit Association, the West Hay City Huilding and Loan Association, and the West Bay City Business Jlen's Association. He has been a delegate to both county and Slate conventions. A genial and social man, of fine appearance, he is very poiiiilar wherever known. l>^^arents' lives seemed to chanire. and they sonjiiit to learn more of the mystery ealled death, the result of whieh served to turn tlieiii from Materialism to S|)iritualism. This ehanjfe was made most ai)parent in their newspaper work. Mr. Miller never hesitatin<{ to give his sentiments on any (juestion. Previous to the advent of the Argus several fu- tile attempts had been made to start a pai)er in Che.saning, only to prove a disastrous failure after the novelty had worn off. Therefore it was with the greatest ditliculty that the Afijitx won the eon- fidehce of the people and suceeeded in plaeing it- self on a sound liasis. This is owinji; almost en- tirely to the indomitable will and eourage of the editor, whose trials in the beginning would have diseouraged many an older head. I'pon coming to C'hesaning Mr. .Milli'r put all his earnings intt) the ofliee. and wliatevei- lie has of this world's goods has been gained by hard labor, jiush and enterprise. At the beginning of his ii.ewspa|)er work hei-e he was the youngest proprietor and editor iu the State, being then only twenty years of age. He may truly be said to be a self-made man, and. as he himself aptly remarks, a graduate of the '"Woild's College." Mr. Miller h.ns the satisfaetion of .seeing the Argus looked upon as the "people's pajjer," it having a wide-s|ireail eireulation, and its inllu- euee reaching not only throughout this county- but into the surrounding communities. IJesides its home circulation it is a welconu- visitor to many homes in all part.s of the State, and in al- most every .State of the I'nioii. The ^l»v/w,s, al- ways independent in politics, has within the past four years been aggiessively so, but ever 071 the side of the people. It li.as labored zealously in the progressive and reform movements agitating the counti-y, and in behalf of the industrial class it h.as taken sides with the Patrons of Industry and the Alliance organization. It always favors re- ligious and political freedom, and any move- ment that will benefit humanity. Hy thus uphold- ing what he Ixlieves to be princi[)les of justice and right, Mr. Millei' has many times l>rought down upon his head vials of wrath, threats and jiersecutions from those who differed with him. lint tlirounh it all he held his ground and stood firm until victory li.as crowned his efforts, and he now has the support of almost the entire com- munitv. ^^1 WA 'E HARLES GLASER. This gentleman is the '.. CityJComptn iller of AVest l}ay Citv,to which olHce he was appointed by the City Council in August. l>^91,and wIulIi beholds satisfactorily to all concerned. He was born in Northern (Ger- many, November 4, 1839, and received a thorough education in his native place, going through the Latin school at the city of Magdeburg, .and then attended the University at Halle, taking a Civil Engineering course, graduating with the degree of Civil Engineer. He was then examined by the (tovernment examiners, and entering the service of the Prussian (iovernment in the cap.acity of an engineer, remained in that otlicc until coming to the ITnited States. On December '24, 1866, Mr. (xla.ser arrived in this couuliy, and landing in New York State, went to Connecticut and remained there for three ^ears. He had intended staying here but a short time only, coming on a visit but deciding to remain here, in 18(5!) came to West Bay City, entered the em- ploy of the .lackson, Lansing ife .Saginaw Railroad to explore the lines from here to Mackinaw. He worked for this road five years and ten months, and \intil the line was built to G.aylord. He then entered in the contracting liusiness, doing his fli-st work ni West Hay City [laving the streets. Sub- -!*r"' '-^r ^T/^^^^-^Z^J^^.^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL RECORD. 749 sequentlj' in 1881 this gentleman engaged with the Michigan Central Raih-oad as Chief Cleik in tlie Locomotive Department, and held that position for ten years, when he was appointed Comptroller of West Bay Citj', which position he is tlic incum- bent of to-day. Mr. Glaser was married to Miss Mary Ketekson, who was born in Denmark, lint lived in Hamburg, (iermany, from her early childhood. This event occurred March 23, 1867. T^vo children have been the result of this happy union, who bear the names of Nettie and Ella. Onr subject is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Roval Arcanum, National I'nion, and the Knights of the Maccabees. The pleasant residence in which he re- sides was erected by himself and is located at No. 209 North Linn Street, where he has resided some time. • t- ■' > > ; I ' ■ > m APT. ,)OHN W. .JORDAN, who is an old I "_ sailor of thirty years' experience, was born ^'^' in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, November 2(5, 1839. His father. Mills Jordan, was a native of Virginia as was also his grandfather, who was a soldier in the War of 1812 and a wealthy planter, belonging to the F. F. Vs. He became disgusted with slavery and gave his slaves free papers, bring- ing them with him on his removal to Ohio. He engaged in the banking business in the Ituckeye State and there died. The father of our subject was married in Ohio where he followed the trade of a carpenter and joiner, dying in Akron, that State, in 1847. He was a Whig in politics and in religion a Congre- gationalist. His wife whose maiden name was Catherine Bascomb, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, her parents being natives of Seotland. After her parents" death which occurred wlu'ii she was quite young, she came with her uncle to this countiy and resided in Albany until twelve years of age, then removing to Cuyahoga Falls. She died in 1851, leaving five children of whom four are living. Of this family our subject is the second child and only son. John W. Jordan resided in Akion until fifteen years of age. When only thirteen years old he went to work in the railroad shops of the Cleve- land, Zanesville it Cincinnati Railroad, at Akron, where he remained for two years, a part of the time .acting .as fireman (m a passenger train between Akron and Millersburg. He then came to Cleve- land where he wtirked for a time as a mechanic, but being taken ill and suffering from weak lungs he eng.aged as a sailor, hoping to regain his health in that way. This proving to be the case and the life proving congenial he has continued thus en- gaged ever since. He first sailed in the "Charles Meares" between Chicago and the east shore of Lake Michigan, and one year later embarked on a vessel in the lumber trade at North Sandusky, serving three years before the mast. When twenty-two years old Mr. Jordan was made mate of the .schooner "A. Rust" serving in that capacity' for one year. Afterward he was mate of the "William Kelley," running to St. Joe, for a season, and was then made second mate of the p.assenger propellor "Genesee Chief," sailing between Buffalo and Saginaw, in which position he remained fur two seasons. For one season he was mate of the steam barge "Salina," for two seasons master of the tow barge "Gardner," master of the propellor "Trader" two seasons and master of the steam barge "Holland." in the iron and lumber trade for three seasons. He then spent one season on his farm in Lucas County, where he owned forty acres of improved land. Returning to his life as a sailor ('apt. Jordan served as mate of the "Prindeville" for two seasons, mate of the propeller "Arizona" three seasons, made one trip on the "Genesee" and the remainder of the season on the ' McBrier" and the next spring fitted out the schooner "(lallatia," of which he was Captain for three months. He after- ward sailed on different vessels, among them the "Maine," "Mineral Roi_k," and in 1891 made one trii) on the "Maine" s))endiiig the balance of the season on the steamer "Burlington," engaged in the lumber trade. He .sailed the propellor "S. D. Caldwell" one season and part of a second season, until the arches were broken. The Captain then rebuilt it and during the remainder of the season ran it as a barge. Since he was sixteen years old 750 PORTRAIT AND BlOGRArillCAL RhX'ORD. he lia-s been a sailor, and during the thirt^'-six years has never hnd a fatal act-idi'iit on any ^ be able to give here a sketch of this gen- tleman, who is now not only Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, but Pension and Loan Agent at Chesaning. He was born in Dorman Township, Harrison County, Ohio, June 26, 1834, and is a son of Samuel .and Elizabeth (Willoughby) Carson. The father, a farmer, re- moved to Seneca County, Ohio, in 1836, and bought land, and there spent the remainder of his days, and thus our subject was reared upon a farm and after studying in the common schools took one term at an academy at Republic, Seneca Count}'. He liegan to teach at the age of twenty- two, thus disposing of his time during the win- ters, while he farmed in the summer, and was thus employed for five winters previous to the War of the Rebellion. This \'Oung man was united in marriage Feb- ruary 29, 1860, to Miss Sabia E. Miller, of Seneca Country, Ohio, a native of Tuscarawas County, where she was born in September, 1842. The do- mestic life of this cou])le was interrupted by the enlistment of our subject under his nation's ban- ner in August, 1862, in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Infantry. This regiment became a part of the Army of the Potomac, but the service of the young man was not prolonged, as the fever which attacked him settled in his head, causing deafness, on account of which he received his honorable dischaige in March, 1863. Having returned to Seneca County, Mr. Cai'son remained there until 1865, when he sold his prop- ertv and removed lo Clie>aniiig, wlicrc he bought 752 PORTRAIT ANJ) BIOGRAPHICAL liECORD. land and engaged in fai-niing and stock-raising until aliDiit tliree year* ago, wlicn he removed to the vilias^e and l)egan to give his attention more closely to Ihe pension business, which he had pre- viously taken up. He beeame Notary Public some twelve years ago and was elected to the of- fic-e of Magistrate during this current year. Previous to attaining his majority Samuel Car- son had hired his time of his father for six months, promising to pay ifX per month, and coming to Michigan, in 18")l. he cut cordwood at twenty- five cents a cord in order to cancel tiiis ol)ligation. After spending two years in .Michigan and one year in the lumber woods of Wisconsin, he re- turned to Ohio, and there began the teaching of which we have spoken. Our subject is a nieniber of "Pap" Tliomas Post, No. 121. (J. A. H.. in which he is (^uartermaster- .Sergeant. His children are: Celia, ,Mrs. George Bennett; William S., a farmer in Chesaning Town- ship, Saginaw County; llattie, the wife of Sey- mour O. Sanford; Ktta, who married Andrew Zull; Samuel, Ethel and Bethel. The tliree Last-named live at home. Robert Carson, the grandfather of our subject. served under Gen. Washington throughout the seven years of the Revolutionary War, and Samuel Carson, the father of our subject, was a soldier under Comnu)dore Perry on Lake Erie during the War of 181-2, and took part in the celebrated vic- tory. He was the father of five sons, four of whom were soldiers in the Civil Wai-, and being each in a different division, never met while in the army, but all lived to come home, and three of the four still survive. One of these .sons. II. II. Carson, wa^ a minister of the Gospel for thirty-six years and Chaplain of the Grand .Vrmy Post at Owosso. His death was caused by his horse getting bewildered in a storm and walking off a bridge, so that Mr. Caison fell into the river .and for several days his body drifted under the ice before it w.is recovered. Tarling- ton B., a younger brother of our subject, lielonged to the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, and is Post- master at New Washington. Ohio, and Georo-e W. belonged to the One Hundred and Sixty-fonrth Ohio Infantry, and is now a minister of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, at Hemlock Cit}% this county. Our subject, who receives a monthly pension of *"22 from the (Jovernment, is so afflicted with deafness that he is obliged to use artificial ear drums in order to attend to busine-js. J^^^=*_ m •{•^S-J-^E* EHOMK K. STE\ENS. This dealer in re.al estate and abstracts has the best set of ab- stracts of titles in this county. His jilace of business is at No. 214 North Hamilton Street. Saginaw. He was horn at Cleveland, Os- wego County, N. Y., March 3, 1836, and was seven years old when the family came to^Iichigan in the fall of 1H43. They came to Saginaw in the fall of' 1848. At the age of fifteen he went to Detioit, and was employed for four years in a wholesale grocery, going thence to Racine, AVis., where he kept books for a lumber firm for alxjut three years. The young man then spent four years at Chi- cago, and in the spring of 1861 returned to Sagi- naw, and was senior member of the firm of Stevens, Poole ct Co., wholesale and retail dry-goods mer- chants. In 1870 he severed his connection with this firm, and was elected Register of Deeds of Saginaw County. Our subject is a Republican in politics, and is poi)ular with the men of his party, lie was re-elected as Register of Deeds in 1872, and again in 1874 serving in all, six years. In 1877 Mr. Stevens engaged in the real estate business having extensive dealings in both city and farming pioperty and having the control of over one hundred thousand acres of farming land both improved and wild, located m Saginaw and adjoining counties. He has also a great deal of city [jroperty which he sells on easy terms to actual settlers, and it is well worth the while for those who wish to secure homes to see what he has to offer. Our subject was married in October, 1862, to Miss Mary E. Coy, of Canandaigua, N. Y., and their children are Charles C, Bessie E., (Jeorge J. and Clara E. Charles is in business with his father and has Imd the advantases of the High School PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 755 and of Orchard Lake Military Academy. George w.as also Graduated at the High School, and is at present Deputy County Treasurei' of Woodhury County, Iowa, and makes his home at Sioux City. He had previously served for some years as corres- ponding clerk in the Sioux City National Hank, and it was on account of his work there that he was able to secure the splendid [josition which he now fills. The daughters also are graduates of the High School. ^ ICHAEL RIEGEL, tiie accommodating and popular Postmaster of Salzburg, is also engaged as a general merchant, hav- ing his place of business on tlic corner of State and Morton Streets. He was born at (iundel- fingen, near Augsburg, Bavaria, (iermany, Decem- ber y, 1852, and is a son of Michael Hiegel, Sr., also a native of the Fatherland. Tlie paternal grandfather of our subject, John K. Kicgel, was in the German army and went to Russia under Na- poleon, when the army was destroyed and eacli soldier had to get back as best he could. Mr. Riegel came hone on foot and alone, and the sufferings which he endured it would be impossible to nar- rate. He was a fancy linen weaver by occupation and resided near Augsburg. He lived to the good old age of ninety-eight 3'ears, and died, beloved by all who knew him. Michael Riegel, Sr.. was a rope manufacturer, and carried on business in Ulm for a numlier of years. He, however, returned to Ids native ( 4 un del fin gen, where he proseruted his calling until his death, in 1886, at the age of .seventj'- six years. Magdalene Stalil, the motlier of our subject, was born in Wurtemburg, CJermany, in 1809, and was the daughter of J. Carl Stahl, a na- tive of Wurtemburg, and a manufacturer of toys, which were made from bone. Mrs. Riegel died the same j^ear as her husband — 1886, when seventy- seven years of age. In church relations they were conscientious members of the Lutheran Church. Seven cliildren were included in ihe parental family, of wliom our subject w.as the youngest in order of birtli. Septimus G. served .seven years in the German army, and when mustered out was a Lieutenant; he now earries on the manufacturing business established by his father in Germany. .John K. served in the .-Vustio- Prussian War, in 1866, in which he was a Corporal; he came to Amer- ica ill 1867, and died in West liay City. Chris- tine is now Mrs. Eggert, and resides in West Bay City; .Jacob also served in the Austro-Prussian War, and is now a rope and sea-grass manufacturer in the old country; George served three years in the German army and makes his home in AVest Bay City; Lizzie. Mrs. Fasnacht, makes her home in Germany. Our subject was reared in the vilhige of (Uindel- lingen, which nuiiiliered five thousand inhabitants, and attended the common school until thirteen years of age, wlien he spent one year in a select school. After completing his studies he was ap- prenticed for three years to a locksmith, and then learned the trade of a machinist in Augsburg and traveled through different parts of Bavaria, Aus- tria, Bohemia, Wurteinbui'g, Baden, Hesse-Darm- stadt and the Rhine Provinces, occu])ying in all all about eight months. On his return home from his travels he decided to come to .Vnierica, and in .Tune, 1871, sailed from iViitwerp. Holland, to Hull, then to Liveri)Ool, and on the steamer "Brit- tanic," came to Boston, landing on .Vmerican shores .July 20, of that year. He worked at his trade m New York City, and in February, 1872, came to West Bay City, then Wenona. After being engaged in different occupations for sever.al years Mr. Riegel, in 1878, started in the grocery business on Fitzhugh .\ venue, in Salzburg, where he remained one year and then removed to State Street. In 187i) he was appointed Postmaster under President Hayes, and h.as l)eeii retained in that capacity ever since. In 1885 he purchased his present store l)uilding, and is engaged in doing a fine general merchandise business. jMiss JMary B. Smith became the wife of ast .-ix years, liavina: lieen President of thai liody in IS'.Mi-lM. Soeialiy lie is a nienilier of llie iii(ie|ielident Order of Odd Fellows, of wliicli lie is Past (irand; lie also served as Dis- triel Depnty. and lias been a delegate several times to the (irand Lodue. He is President of the Ar- heiter Soeiet_\ at \\'esl IJay ('it\,whieli order he joined in 187;'); lie is also a nienilier nf the Uoyal Areannni, and the Kniiflits of the Mai-caliees, and is Coiniiiander of Havarian Tent. In polities ho is a liini |{f|Milili(Mii and has heen a delegate to State and eunnty eonveiitioiis. A litliouiaphie iiortrait sinee they were organized laiHiaiy, 1S72, lia~a high standing as a eivil engineer, as well as being a man of rare social (jiialities. lie w.as born in Kllsworth. Conn.. Au- gust 13. IHIC. ;Mid rciiiained thereuntil he le.iehed the age of eighteen, when he came to l!ay City. His father, the Hon. Horace Dunbar, was Ixuii in Conneetieut. and his giandfather, .Varoii, was also a Connecticut fanner, of Scotch descent, of an old New Eiiirland family, originating here in the sev- enteenth eentnr\ . The father had a line farm of one hundred acres in Litchlield County. Conn., and was luoniinent in his part of the State. He occupied a scat in the Connectieui Legislature during one term, and for years was Selectman for his township. IJ'S politics were of the Republican stripe, and he was a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. His death look place in May. and he was then seventv-four years old. The mother of our subject was Ann .leanette, daiightei- of Kiastus Lord, who was a Connecticut farmer, of English descent. She died in M:i\. liS'.M. only three weeks from the date of her husband's demise, when she was seventy-two years old. Of her five children, four grow to inatnrity, and our subject i> the youngest of the number. His brother, Everett S.. of the Thirteenth Connecticut Infantry held the rank of First Lieutenant and served for three years. He was reared on the farm, and took his education in the common district schools, but was able to attend winters only, after reaching the age of twelve. He was the only one left at home when his brother went into the war. and nothing but his parents' wishes restrained him from accom- panying that brother. After the return of Lieutenant Dunbar from service to his country, our subject came West and studied engineering as an apprentice under Andrew Hi:ggins,of liay City. The young man had pursued studies in this line for some time at home by himself, and w.as considertihly advanced and well ])repared for thorough instruction. He became Engineer Huggin's assistant, and was with him nearly a year. After this he entered into partner- ship with William Mercer in the civil engineering and surveying office, and remained with him until he was called tosuperintend the construction of the water works, at which time this partnership was dis- solved. From April. 187(1, to April, IX12. Mr. Dunbar lilled the office of City Engineer, which he finally resigned. Our subject had charge of the con- struction of the buildings, and putting in all the machinery; he laid out all the mains, and has added to them from time to time since .lanuaiy, 1872. The HoUey system has been thoroughly in- corporated, and the works have forty miles of pipe and a capacity of ten million gallons a d.ay. Not- withstanding that the duties of this position absorb nearly the entire time and attention of Mr. Dunbar lie has been made Acting Assistant Chief of the fire deiiartment. This gentleman was married in vSpring Arbor, Ontario, in 187ti, to Miss .Jennie McKay, a native of Canada, whose father. .lames McKay, a Scotch- man, is a fainier at Spring Arbor, Ontario. She has become a mother of three children, namely, Jessie ^L. who graduated at the High School in l!^'.ill, and is now a member of the Class of "ita in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the University of Michigan ; James H., who is a giaduate of the High School, of the class of ''.U. and has joined the Civil Engineering Class of '[):> in the Michigan University; and the youngest son, Everett S., who is still at home. The ortice of County Surveyor was lillcd for four terms by Mr. Dunliar from IsijG to 1«7(), at which time he was re-elected, but failed to (jualify. He is a memder of the American Water Works Asso- ciation, and attends the National meetings; he is also a prominent member of the IMiciiigan Engi- neers' Society, and is well known in the order of Masonry. His political sentiments are in har- mony with the declarations of the Republican party, of which he is a stanch adherent. aOL. CHARLES R. HAWLEV, who is the Colonel of the Third Regiment of the ' Michigan State Troops, is also the leading dry-goods man of Saginaw Valley. He owns the finest dry-goods block in the State, and in size it is outdone by only two establishments in Detroit and one at Grand Rapids. Col. Hawley was born in Chenango County, N. Y., and is a son of Dr. B. M. Hawley, who was born in Delaware County, and was a son of William Hawley, a native of Connecticut, whose ancestoi's came from the North of Ireland. The father of our subject was a physician and surgeon of the Eclectic School in Chenango County, N. Y., and later lie practiced at Painted Post, Steuben County. He was Captain of a com- pany of New York State Militia, and in politics was a "Henry Clay man." The mother bore in maidenhood the name of Abigail Hathaway, and was born in Delaware County, N. Y., being of an old Massachusetts family, which traced its ances- try back to Plymouth Rock. The mother, who is an earnest member of the Presbyterian Church, still resides with our subject, but the father died in 1869. Our .subject is one of nine children and had his early training at Painted Post, N. Y. He left the common schools at tiie as;e of fourteen to begin clerking in a dry-goods establishment at Olean, N. Y. He continued with ills employer, N. S. Butler, until he reached the age of twenty-two, when he was taken into partnership under the lirm name of N. S. Butler & Co., whicli connection lasted mitil the fall of IHGo, win ii uui- subject sold out and came to Bay City. Here Mr. Hawley established hiuiself in the. dry- goods business with his former partner, Mr. But- ler, having the firm name of C. R. Hawley & Co., and started on a small scale on Water Street ad- joining the Frazier Block. Later he removed to the corner of Center and Adam Street*, where he continued until the fall of 18'Jl,when he located in his large, new. magnificent store. In 1875 Mr. Butler retired from the firm, and since that time Col. Hawley has been virtually alone, and has been the most successful dry-goods' man in Saginaw Valley. His splendid store occu- pies a space 75x100 feet in dimensions, and is four stories and a basement in height, with a com- modious elevator and with cut stones and Tennes- see marble front, splendidl3' lighted with plate glass. The plans of this building were laid by Col. Hawley himself, and he has shown himself as good an architect as merchant. The first floor is devoted to general and fancy dry-goods, the second floor to cloaks, shawls and dress-making, the third to carpets and curtains, and the fourth to manufiicturing. A branch store w;is opened in Alpena in 1876, and is still running under the firm name of Haw- ley tV Fitzgerald, and is the leading and largest dry-goods house in Aljjena. The Colonel was an organizer and is a stockholder in the Bay County Electric Light Company, and also in the Bay County Mutual Building & Lo.an Association. He is also a stockholder and director of the Commer- cial Bank and member of the B;iy City Business Men's Association. Col. Hawley is a charter meml)er and one of the organizers of Company 1). Third Regiment Mich- igan State Troo|)s, and has worked his way ui) from Sergeant to Colonel, being very active in matters pertaining to the militia, and was on duty during the riots in Saginaw as Major command- ing two comi)anies. Hi- residence is on the corner 758 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of Eighth and Slicridiin Streets. He is tMniiiciit Cuiiini.indtM- of the Hay City Coniiiiandery of Kni^'hts 'IVin|ilar ami is conneeted with tlie Mys- tic Shrine of Detroit, besides lieing one of the Ma-^uiiie 'iVnipU- Association, and Cliainnan of Fi- nance Coniuiittee and a member of the Knights of the Maccal)ee>. lie is a prominent and intlnential Kepubhcan and .-in earnest woriier in tiie church aiiovhood, receiving but a common-school education. His father died when the lad was but eighteen years of age. so that he was thrown upon his own resources. From eighteen to twenty-one < ur subject was helping to build the plank road from Lansing to Howell and was then engaged in building bridges and began to learn the carpentei's and joinei's ti'ade. He was at thai w(l, when he purch.ased one hundred and twenty acres at Greenville, Alontcalm County, Mich. Through most of his career ILarvey Allen was a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and did good i)ioneer service in this line in Oak- land County, and was active up to the time of his death nt the age (^f eightv-eight. He was a str(mg PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 759 Abolitionist before tiie war. afterw.ird a sturdy Re- l)ahlic.in. His wife, wliose maiden name was Me- linda .l.aekson. was of German descent and reared eleven ehildren. living to the .age of eightv-foiir years. Our subject came to Michigan at the iige of six years, when Pontiae was a village, and when more Indians than whites were seen tliroughout this por- tion of tlie State, and deer and beai's were often met during tiie walk which the children must take to the log schoolhouse. He began for himself at the age of eighteen in a sawmill in Montcalm County, and after four years' experience there he went into the lumber woods at Port Hvu'on. where he laliored for over fifteen years working in tne Black River and Elk Creek region, having charge of tlie Port Huron Boom Company two years. ]\Ir. Allen came to S.aginaw County in 186(5 as foreman for Rust cfe Hay. working for them four years in the woods, and then engaged .as foreman for Swift ct Lockwood, and for twelve years was in the employ of that firm, during most of that time being tlieir general inan.ager. superintending the mills and buying logs. He tiien began jolibing with Martin INIannion on the Xorth Branch of the Tobacco River and on Cedar River, and remained with them for nine 3'ears. but in 18H() removed onto the farm on section 9, which he had purcliased in 1874, and wliich was then all pine stumps and swamp land. Miss Amanda Carpenter, who was born at Fort Huron, Mich.. .Tune 1, 1840. became tlie wife of our subject, Ma}' 24, 1857. Her parents, Newton and S.arah (Smith) Carpi nter. were natives of Ver- mont and Ohio respectively, and both I >ecame early residents of Michigan. To her have l;)een born three children — Fred, George and Millie. The two sons liave married and are in business. The elder is a fireman, and the other is emploved in the null. The large frame house occupied by our subject was built by him in 1875, .and he erected his com- modious l>arn in 1876. Mixed farming is carried on by him on his well-improved area of ninety acres, and the ])l.ace is in an excellent condition. A productive j-oung orchard is upon the pl.ace, and delightful shade trees adorn the ground about the home. Fifteen hundred bushels of grain were raised upon this place dvumg 18!in. In the city of Saginaw Mr. Allen owns an excellent liouse and lot which he has in the hands of a tenant. The principles of the Democratic party are thor- oughly endorsed by our subject, and he has held a number of public ottices, having been and is now Township Treasurer, Sui)ervisor, Overseer of High- ways and Superintendent of the Poor Farm, to which he has just been elected by the Board of Su- pervisors. He was also Alderman for four years in the city of Saginaw. For over thirty years he lias been a member of the .Masonic order, :ind belongs to Saginaw ^'alley Lodge and the St. Bernard Com- manderv. -^^l ■0 11^ 'OHN M. IIEMMETKR. In this good man wo have one of the most highly esteemed and thoroughly respected of the elderly -^^ residents of Saginaw County. His home, where he is leading a retired life, is situated on the cross roads in Saginaw Township, just outside the city limits of Saginaw, and it is notable for l>e- ing one of the most attractive and commodious homes in its township. He was born in (Germany, September 24, 1832. and there his boylu oli. Stone A- I o. I If also luiilt tlic 1:11^1' ami lianiK«inic ciiiirtliuiise al Ml. I'li'asanl and also tlu' tivi'-stoiv huildiiig tliere. Tli(> lioiiu' of nlijcH-t is situatod upon a heaii- tiful tract of land wliicli his sons have cultivated ever since tliev were large enough to take charge of that work, as he has geueiall.v devoted himself to the pursuit of his trade. Hefore dividing his e.'itate. as he has done among his (•liii the owner of tinec hun- dred and twenty acres of land. lie was a man of strong: character and sterling integrity and had licen reared in llic faitli of the l'",|iisc()|iai Cliui'ch. He was a Democrat in politic-. January I. 1840. John M. Smith married Miss Margaret .Swarthoul. wiio was horn in New York in 1811). and came to this townshi|i in 183;'). They reared li\e children — \Villiam M., (Jeorge A.; Mar^- 11. . Mrs. McLellan: Nellie. Mrs. Dermonl; and Hud- j son K. Her decease occuried Decemher 2. 1874. Our suhject attended school in the log sciioolhouse when the rate liill system was in vogue. His youth- ful (Lays were spent on the farm, helping his father ciear the land until he was twenty-live years of age, when he went to Northern \\'isconsin. thirty miles north of Black River Falls, and worked one year in the lumher woods. (ioing to Lawrence, Kan., our subject was en- sjagcd for one ^•earat bridge building on the Kansas , . . . ' I it Pacific Railroad, and one year on the Northern ' Missouri Railroad then bnilding to K:msas City. I The three following yeais he served as foreman of the bridge and b\iilding department on the Mis- souri, Ft. Scott ,V (Julf Raili-oad, and then pur- i chased one hundred and sixty acres of raw land in Crawford County, Kan. Mr. .Smith improved this place, plantciia line orchard and a grove of maples, ! erected good buildings and in 1878 .sold it and I then returned and took po.ssession of the old home- stead farm where he now lives. Willi.ani M. Smith was married March 13, 1871, to Julia K. Palmer, who was born in IJvingston County, N. V.. April 22, 18 1(1. She is a lady whose presence alone will cominend her to strangers as well as friends. Our snbjcit and his wile have never been blest by the gift of children. They have in thcii' family, however, one aiiopted daugh- ter, licssie, whom they took at one and one-half years of age. and who is now si.x years old. Mr. Smith is owner of one hundred acres of land land on the home place, all of which is under culti- vation, with tlie exception of a small timber lot. The farm is level and is one of the best tracts in Saginaw County. He carries on mixed farming and makes a specialty of the dairy business, fui-- nishing customers in Saginaw, Chicago and IJruns- wick, X. J., with butter. He also ships considerable butter to Philadelpliia. and keeps constantly from ten to twenty cows. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are active members of the Michigan Avenue Jlethodist Kpiscopal Church of Saginaw, and he belongs to the Board of Directors. Formerly he was a Democrat, but after the election of Grover Cleveland cast his vote with the Prohi- bition i)arty. In 18',(() he ran for Congress on the Prohibition ticket and polled twenty-one hundred and six votes, a large increase over any previous elec- tion on that ticket. The family occupies a com- fortable and attractive residence whii'h was Iniilt ill 188,"). Mr. Smith is a man of great energy and h;is been a hard worker throughout life. r— I — I ,1,,^ ENRY GUNTERMANN. As the most im- portant town in Bay County, and its county seat, most of the oHicials reside in Bay Cit_\'. Anif)ng these is our subject, who IS Sheriff of the county, where he has been a resident since 1864. Mr. Guntermann was born in Germany, March 20, 1849, and when only sixteen .years old made the journey alone across the At- lantic. Well educated in his native language, and of a l)right, (juick turn of mind, he soon familiar- ized himself, not only with American manners and customs but with the English language, and made himself of great service to a l)aker in B.ay City, but soon l)raiiclied out in the bntchei business for him- self, and in 1870 opened a meat market in Kaw- kawlin. Later he opened the same kind of a mar- ket in Salzburg, and afterward returneil to West Bay City. He conducted markets in both places and built up a fine trast sev- eral thousand dollars in the great Michigan lire. Afti'rward, he lemoved to Ubly, Huron (kniiity, where he built a residence and practiced medicine; later he went toTyre and built an liotel which was burned, having thus been a third time burned out. Thence he i)roceeded to Port Huron, where he remained for a short time. In July, IHill, Dr. Hamilton came to West liav City .and established hinself herein practice, and also opened a .sinitarium. He has made a >tud\- of electricity since he was sixteen years of age. and in his experimenting has made many discoveries, which are quite unknown to most electricians. His sanitarium is located at No. Oi:5 nroadwa\and has all necessary- conveniences to make it a piactic:il success. The lady who became the wife of Dr. Hamilton at St. Charles, .lanuary 13, l«7(i, was .Mrs. Mary (Smith) Short. She is the daughter of :Malaiul Smith, a native of Manchester, England, .ind for- merly a prominent citizen of Belmont County, Ohio, where he followed farming pursuits. He was made Sheriff of that county and afterward .Sheriff of Putnam County, ill., and his last da^'S were spent on Apple Hiver in Wisconsin. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of .lohn Parr, was born in the North of Ireland, and her father, who was of Scotch birth, brought his family to this country and settled in Ohio, where many of the family now live. After the death of ^^Ir. Smith. Mrs. Smith, in 1817, married again, and in 18;52 she crossed the jilains to California, and at Mayfield, where she and her husband were known as "Cncle .lim" and "Aunt .lira," eslalilished an hotel which was known as ••riicle .11 Ill's Cabin" and became one of the most noted in the Stale. .She died in 1871 and her funeral was the most larsrely attended of any that had taken place in the St. (lair \'allev. ]Mis. Hamilton was one of seven children; her oldest brother, .T. P. Smith, wjis Chief of Police for years in San Francisco and two brothers, Nathan and Samuel, were in the army during the Civil War. She was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and early renio\ ed to Illinois, where she lived until 18r)4. She was educated at (iranville Academy and married Capt. William H. Short, a Kentucki.an, who was a Captain in the Mexican War and a very wealthy farmer and speculator in Illinois. He made his first trip to California in 18,")(l and then re- tnined ft which he has so hardly eai'ned. In politics Mr. V'oith has always been indepen- dent and thus re>erves his right to vote for the best man and not for i):uly principles. Although he is not an otHce-.-^eeker, he has been lionored by many of the local oHices within the gift of the people to bestow. He has ever been earnestly in- terested in his adoi)ted township and h.as sought, as far as in him lay, to promote its prosiierity. Tn religions matters he is a Roman Catholic, and is one o< the founders of that church in Majjle Grove Township. He assisted in building the first church at this place and presented the bell which is now used on the new church building. He has been exceedingly liberal in his donations to the church and has contributed much to aid in the promotion of education. ^ LONZO DUNNING. It is of thrilling in terest to one whose heart is loyal to our countr3'"s honor to hear an old soldier re- count the scenes of conflicts, the weari- some marches, and the exciting episodes of the Civil War. .\niong those who can interest and instruct is the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this sketch, and who is one of the well- known farnu-rs of liuoiia N'ista 'IV^wnship, having bis fiiu' farm of one Iniiidii'd and ten acres located on section l!2. jMr. Dunning was lioiii in Cluulfstoii. Penobscot County, Me.. .July 28, 1832. His father was Col. .Tohii Dunning, also a native of the Pine Tree State. His mother bore the maiden name of Abi- gail Page, and was a native of the same Stale as her husband. They both passed their Last davs in Maine, dying in ('liarlest(,n. Our subject receixed a good education in his native place, having been enabled to enter High School.and for about eleven years w.as a teacher. He made Charleston his home I until 18(i6, when he started out to see something of the world for himself, and that he was success- ful ill Ills undertakings will be .seen by a perusal of this sketch. Our subject was married .lanuary 2(1, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth Foss, also a native of Charleston, Jle. -Vfter his marriage he located on a ])ortion of his father's farm, wlii, li he continued to make his hoiiu' until 18()(1, in the fall of which year he came to Saginaw and engageD BlUGSAPlIIt AL RECORD. ated from tlielliij:li Siliool when seventeen years of age, and was cnjjaLfed as a teaelier for about four years after finishing her education. Mr. and IVIi-s. Peck, of this sketcli. liave two chiklren — Ralph and Ward. Our snl)ject is a Knight of the Maccaliees, l>eing identified with Valley 'IVnt. In politics he is a l)elie\ er in Re- publican [)rinciplcs. uisville it Covington Rail- road. Returning to Huffalo. he was first assisUint in the construction of the road from Livonia to Uuffalo, after which he was appointed Chief En- gineer for the Cleveland & St. Louis Railroad in Ohio and Indiana, and also the Terre Haute it St. Louis Road. Subsequent to the completion of these roads Mr. (ioddard made the first survey of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad, which was carried on in the winter through great sufferings and privations through a dense wilderness. He then surveyed the Winona & St. Peter Road in Minnesota, and the Parkville & Gr.and River in Missouri, continu- ing there until the outbreak of the war. At that time he returned to IMassachusetts, and by the re- quest of Gen. Barnes went to Fortress Monroe and for two years had charge of all the railway work there and at Annapolis, Md., being in the Govern- ment employ in civil capacity as engineer. He was on railroads, commencing as rodman, for twenty-three years, and w.as Chief Engineer of eight railroads, and at the age of twenty-nine was Chief Engineer of three roads at a salary of ^7,500. He possessed great practical ability in his profes- sion, and stood high in every work in which he en- gaged, and obtained his education mostly in the field and private stud\'. In 1862 Mr. Goddard came to Saginaw, desir- ing to engage in such business as would enable him to be at home with his family, and as many of his friends were interested here, he was at once appointed City Engineer and located in this city, investing extensively in lands, and has lumbered more or less nearly every year since in Saginaw. He l)ecarae interested in pine lands in ^Mississippi and bought a large mill at the mouth of the Pearl River, besides handling a great deal of pine in this section of Michigan, especially on the Sagi- naw River. He was one of the first owners of the St. Paul waterworks. The mairiage of Mr. Goddard to Miss Rhoda Vincent occurred in Ithaca, N. Y., in 1854. Mrs. Goddard died July 5, 1887, leaving two children — Vincent A., who is in business with his father, and Lizzie, who is also at home. Mr. Goddard is a philosopher and a logical reasoner from cause to effect and his mind is strongly inventive and me- chanical in its line of thought. He is a spiritualist in his religious belief and claims to have had many interesting proofs of his theory. ^^^^>t^-^2s^:>^-> PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The quick perceptions of Mr. Goddard have been worth thoiisanrls of dollars to the railroads which he has surveyed, as he sees almost instantly how to make elianges that will straighten the road and reduce the grade. He has acted in a limited capacity for various lines of railroad in and around Saginaw since coming here, and in every line of work which he has undertaken has achieved a ;e- markable success. \f.-^ ON. TIMOTHY K. TARSNEY, of Saginaw, ex-Representative in Congress from the Eighth District of Michigan, w.as born Feb- ruary 4, 1849. His parents, Timothy and Mary A. Tarsney, were born in Sligo and West- meath Counties, Ireland, respectively, and immigra- ted to this country in 1831. They lirst located in Rochester, N. Y'., and thence removed to Manliat- tcn, now known as Toledo. In 1844 they settled in Medina, Lenawee County, Mich., and in 1848 purchased a farm in Ransom, Hillsdale County, where they permanently located, the father en- gaging at the trade of a blacksmith in connection with his agricultural operations. The subject of this sketch attended the common schools in Hillsdale County until twelve years of age. Inclining to mechanics, he entered a machine- shop at Hudson, Lenawee County, for the purpose of learning the machinist's trade. In February, 1864, he wentinto the Government service on mili- tary railroads in Tennessee,and served to the close of the war. Again entering a machine-shop, he worked there until February, 1866, when he went East Saginaw, and there ran a. steam engine. In 1867 the United States Board of Steamboat Inspectors gave Mr. Tarsney a certificate as marine engineer, which occupation he followed upon the Saginaw River and the lakes up to and including the season of 1872. It was while so engaged that he conceived the idea of entering the legal profes- sion, and purchasing a copy of BLackstone's Com- mentaries, read law while sailing during the summer months, and during the winter months attended school and tlie law department of the University of Michigan, graduating from that institution in the Cl.ass of '72. During the following season Mr. Tarsney was engaged as chief engineer on the lakes and on the close of navigation engaged in the practice of law in Saginaw. In the spring of 1873 he was elected Justice of the Peace, being the only candidate elected upon the Democratic ticket. He served in that capacity until 1874, when he resigned that po- sition to engage in the practice of law, in which occupation he has been engaged ever since. He is a member of the firm of Tarsney & Wicker, one of the largest and most successful law firms in the Saginaw Valley. Mr. Tarsney served as City Attorney of East Saginaw from 1875 until 1877, and resigning the position on account of increasing private business. In 1880 he was nominated for Congress in the Eighth District of Michigan, on the Democratic ticket, against Roswell G. Ilorr, Republican, run- ning over two thousand ahead of the electoral ticket, but was defeated. In 1882 he was nomin.a- ted Attorney-General of the State, but was defeated with the entire ticket. Two years later he was un- animously chosen by the State Democratic Conven- tion as first deleg.'ite-at-large to the National Dem- ocratic Convention held at Chicago and represented the State at that convention on the Committee on Resolutions. Later Mr. Tarsney was nominated for Congress, and was elected by a plur.ality of sixteen hundred and twent3'-tvvo over Roswell G. Ilorr, his oppo- nent. In 1886 he was re-elected by a vote of eighteen thousand three hundred and one to sev- enteen thousand six hui.dred and fifteen for Ros- well G. Horr, Republican, and nineteen hundred and thirty for George AV. Abbey, Prohibitionist. At no time has he sought or desired public office, in every instance having been .selected without solicitation on his part. He is a member of the Roman Catholic C'hurch, and from his youth has been an ardent Democrat. On Oetoljar 1, 1873, Mr. Tarsney was married at Ann Arbor, Mich., to Catlierinc O'Brien, of that place, and they are the [larents of six children, four of whom are now living. In the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congress Mr. Tarsney rendered effi- 778 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. c-icnt serviw :is a nicniln'i of llif llousi- Coinmit- U'l's on Lalioi arul (onuiu'ice. lie was esiict-ially activp in iirmnotintj tlic iiilcri'jts of his constitu- ents, and his detei'ininiMl niid < iicrjiL-tic fiulit to se- cure for KasI Sasinaw the location of a I'nited States Court, and tlic passaiire of an appropriation bill for a puliiic liuiidin i,ii. vate interests he is at the head of the largest ice business in Michigan. Our subject was born in Saginaw, this .State, Oc- tober 28, 1858. In early boyhood, however, he re- moved to West Hay City with his family. His father, Louis Zagelmeyer, was in the lime business, hut has now retired from active business interests. ; He was born in (Jermany, l>ut came to .Vmerica and located in Saginaw in 1841), Our subject's j young ideas were trained in the public schools of West Hay Citv, anil as a voung man learned of his . . ... father all about the Ijuiningof lime. He remained I with his father until 187;t, and the last three years ! of that partnership saw the inauguration of their, immense ice business. He then took charge, in partnership with his brother Frank, of the Marine Ice Company, and in the spring of 1887 this was incorporated with the Young Bros. Hay County Ice Company. Our subject is now Secretary and Treas- I urer of this body, and since his entrance upon the duties of the business he has revolutionized the I methods. They have the largest ice plant in the I State, and are the only dealers in lake ice in the Saginaw N'alley, and handle nothing but lake ice. They have a cap.acity for fmty thousand Ions, which is the largest amount handled in Michigan by any one firm. It is no longer a subject of wonder how all the ice is used, for both summer and winter tinds it in demand both for culinary and scientific |)urposes, .Mr. Z.agelraeyer is ,a heavy slii[ipei' to various por- tions of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, He has now a two years' supply, and owns his own barges and tugs. Aside from the interest spoken of above, our subject owns valuable real estate. His residence is located in West H.ay City, on the corner of Main and Water .Streets. He is the owner of the beauti- ful steam pleasure yacht, "Zero," which is sixty eight feet in length and twelve feet from beam to beam. The Hay County Ice Company occupies an office, barn and ice depot at the foot of Centre Ave- nue; they are Hnely located, and central to all portions of the city. Our subject was married in AVest Hay City, to iNIiss Kmnia Hrenner, of .Saginaw. Their nuptials were solemnized April 3, 1K81. Three children have come to glad is a la(l\- of culture and has charge of the instrumental music depart- ment of the college. The family reside in the college building and entertain their many friends in a most hospitable manner. ^4^ o_ ON. JOHN NORTHWOOl), Grand Mjistei- of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Michigan, and Past Department Com- mander of the Department of Michigan Grand Army of the Republic, is one of the most prominent, energetic and enterprising pioneers of Saginaw County, having his residence in .Maple Grove Township. He is a son of William and Mary Northwood, natives respectively of the counties of Shropshire and Norfolk, England. The parints were among the first settlers in Maple (irove Township and this was the first family that perma- nently settled within its borders, the date of their location being in Novemhsr, 1854. Our subject was born at Addle Hill, St. Paul's Parish, London, England, July 17, 1838. He at- tended the parish schools of the city of l>ondon from the age of four to eleven years. Li 1849 he came with his parents to the New World, where they made location at Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio. They remained there about one year and then removed to New Hudson, Oakland County, Mich., but not being satisfied with the new home in about one year they went to Detioit. There they remained until 1854, the date of their coming to Maple Grove Township. Diii'ing all that time our subject had been attending school whenever opportunity afforded, but soon after the family's arrival in Detroit he, being in his fourteenth year, strong and hardy for his age, shipped as a cabin boy oil board the steamer "Ruby," running between Detroit and Port Huron. He followed the lakes for three years and then came with hi> father's family to Maple (irove Township. Mr. Northwood was married at Flushing, (iene- see County, Mich., January 27, 1864, to Miss Martha, a daughter of Origen and .Savillah (Hart- sock) Packard, the former a native of New Hamp- shire, of English descent, and the latter of I'cnii- 784 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. sylvaiiia, descended fioni (U-rmaii stock. When nineteen yeai'S of age our subject had full charge of the parental family, eiidurin"' all the hardsliijjs of pioneer life, not only in cuttino; and cleaning up the forest but in a hundred other ways. On the breaking out of the Civil War Mr. N'orth- wood entered tiie Union army as a private soldier in Company C, Sixteenth Michigan Infantry. He served with his regiment up to and through the Peninsula carajjaign and participated in the siege of Yorktown, Hanover Courthouse, and the seven days' fight l)efore Richmond. He was wounded in the battle of Gaines Mills, June 27, 1862, minie balls passing through both arms, and he was obliged to have his right arm amputated. He was taken prisoner at Savage Station, Va., June 30, and for twenty-six days was confined in Libby Prison when he was exchanged. He then repaired to Phil- adelphia and entered a hospital, where he remained until the 18th of August, 1862, when he received an honorable discharge. Upon his return from the army Mr. Northwood went immediately to Maple Grove Township and resumed his manage- ment of the farm. The Hon. Mr. Northwood has always voted the Republican ticket and has served his township in nearly all its local ollices. In 1863 he was elected Township Clerk, and the same year was appointed enrolling officer of the Sixth Congressional District with the rank of Second Lieutenant. He has also been Supervisor, Justice of the Peace and School Inspector. He also acted as Notary Public for fourteen years. He has always taken a deep inter- est in the cause of education, using his means and influence in promoting the same and has acted as School Director for twenty-seven years. Although not a member of any religious orginization, Mr. Northwood always gives liberally of his means to the support of the Gospel. After holding the numerous local offices referred to above, Mr. Northwood was elected in 1884 to represent his district in the l^egislature, and while there was instrumental in locating the Soldiers' Home at Grand Papids. He thus illustrated him- self to be the friend of the old soldiers, and Gov. Luce appointed him upon ins staff as Paymaster- General of Michigan State troops, with the rank of Colonel. In 1886 he was elected Department Com- mander of the Department of Michigan Grand Army of the Republic, and commanded the depart- ment at the National Encampment held at San Francisco, Cal., in 1886. February iK 1874, the Hon. Mr. Northwood was initiated into Chesaning Lodge, No., 103,1. 0.O.F. and subse(]uenth- into Chesaning Encampment, No. 76. That encampment being defunct he united with the Encampment at Owosso, No. 54, and afterward with Flushing Encampment, No. 14, becoming identified with the latter because it was nearer his home. He was also a member of Semper F'idelis, Canton No. 9, Patriarch's Militant at Owosso and is now a member of the C. E. Rulison, Canton No. 34, Patriarch's Militant at Flushing. He at once became an active woi'ker in the lodge and soon passed all the chairs in both the Subor- dinate and Encampment lodges,and became a prom- inent member of tlie Grand Lodge, in which he filled appointed offices, and in 1889 was elected by the Past Grands of the jurisdiction as their Grand Warden, which office he filled so satisfactorily that in 1891 he was elected Grand Master of Michigan Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Hon. John Northwood owns a farm of three hundred and forty-three acres which is highly im- proved. He has several large barns on his place, one of which is 45x75 feet in dimensions and which is used exclusively for the storage of his farm ma- Gjiinery and which contains everything needful for a first-class farmer from a hoe to a steam thresher. He has a mill upon his farm to prepare the feed for his cattle, of which he has some very fine specimens. His residence is beautiful indeed and bears all the improvements of modern life, being heated throughout with steam, has telephone con- nections and is furnislied in a manner which illus- trates its occupants to be people of rc^finement and means. Our subject deals in real estate, loans and col- lections, having his olHce at New Lotlirop. He is a keen business man and is self made in tlie fullest sense of tiie term. His school advantages were very limited, but lie has supplemented the knowledge which he thus gained in early life by systematic judicious reading and is one of the most intclli- J(X^j^/Xj(i^ei^?yf-'--^.^^ ^^^^^^" PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 787 gent and cultured men of his township, and indeed of tlie county. He h:is figured very successfully ;is a public speaker in liotli the Orand Army of the Republic and in the Odd Fellows l>odge. He is a stanch Republican. The Hon. Jlr. Xorthwood and his wife are the parents of one daughter, Mary S., who is the wife of J. W. r.ullock; they make their home with oiii' sulijeet. They have adopted as their son a nephew of Mr. Northwood's, John W., who is a ton of a deceased sister of our suliject. i-J-***/ .5,^^,j.j. f^^ ON. GEORGE W. WKADOCK. The por- trait on the opposite page represents the first Mayor who has executed the wishes of ^ the people over the consolidated Saginaws. He is one of the foremost and representative citi- zens of this enterprising city, and his election to its most honorable otfice w,as fortunate, for altlunigh a young man he had already distinguished himself as a lawyer. Modest and evenly balanced, his judgment is excellent, and is relied upon by men of greatest experience, infiucnce and wealtli. He arrogates to himself no precedence that is not will- ingly accorded him, and his present prominence is the result wholly of merit. Our subject was l)orn in St. Mary's, Auglaize County, Ohio. November G, 1853. His parents, Lewis and Mary (Cullen) Weadock, were born, reared and married in Wexford County, Ireland, and were the parents of three children when they emigratedto the United States in 184il. The father died December 8, 1863; the mother survived her husband until October 11, 1876. The ashes of both rest peacefully in the cemetery at St. Mary's. The boyhoc}d days of our subject were spent on his father's farm until he was seventeen years of age. He received his primary education in the pub- lic schools of his native place and early displayed the qualities of an earnest, painstaking student. He taught from the time he was eighteen years of age until 1874 in order to enable him to enter col- lege for the study of law, which he was reading during the hours free from scholastic duties. Un- 36 der the tutoi-ship of Col. S. R. JIoll, of St. Mary's, his first knowledge of Bl.ackstone was acquired. In 187.5 he entered the University of Michigan, where he studied law for one year, and then en- tered the law office of Wilson * Weadock at Bay City, the latter being his brother, the IIon.T. A. E. Weadock, ex- Mayor of Bay City, and piesent Con- gressman from that district. After passing a most satisfactory examination before the Examining Board, which eomjirised Judge George P. Cobb, the Hon. T. F. Shepherd, and the Hon. H. II. Hatch, Mr. Weadock was ad- mitted to the bar at Bay City, September 11, 1876, before Judge Sanford M. CJreen. Coming to P^ast Saginaw in January, 1877, he entered the office of r. E.-Tarsney, and August 1, of the same year, formed a partnership with that gentleman which existed until 18i)l. The firm ranked as one of the most successful in the Saginaw X'alley. Possessed of a pure moral character, kind and courteous to old and young, long strides having been made in his ambition to accpiire an honorable eminence at the bar and among men, it surprised no one when Mr. Weadock was nominated Mayor of the city on the Democratic ticket, still less wh( n his election was announced, March 3, 1890, with a majority of seven hundred and fifty over Dr L. W. Bliss. He was re-elected in April, 1891, with a majorit\- of twc) thousand, five hundred and eighty-one votes. During his term of ofliec he has given the city a successful business administration and has proved himself a strong and well-balanced man. When the two cities were consolidated it was tacitly understood between the representatives from each side, that whereas the county buildings were on tiie west side, the new city hall should be placed nearly midway between them, and that the Government I)uilding should lie located near the luisiness center of the east side. Subsequent to the consolidation a fight was made to clijinge the site of the city hall and have it brought nearer tiie business center of the east side. Mayor Weadock took a decided stand in this matter to carry out in good faith the understaiid- iug had with the committees prior to the consoli- dation. The result was that the present convenient 788 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. site was selected and a handsome edifice erected, costing nearly *!l7r).0()tt. A decided stand was necessary regarding tlie site of the (Government building. Parties interested in real estate endea- vored, for personal advantage, to change the loca- tion. The matter of bridges over the Saginaw River, making closer and more intimate connection between the parts of the city, is another subject upon which an impartial and unbiased decision was made l\v Mr. Weadock. Public improvements iiave been pushed during Ma3-or Weadock 's term of otiice, and many inno- vations have been made tiiion old methods. Brick pavement thai ha-s proved so economical and satis- factory wherever tried has lieen introduced, and several blocks already laid. Sewers and water rtiains Lave been extended, sidewalks built and the fire limits more closely defined, greater efficiency and skill been developed in the police force, new appa- ratus and electric appliances introduced into the fire department, and the care of the jjoor more economically and efficiently administered. While Mayor, Mr. Weadock found it neces.sary to investigate the office of the Police Court Clerk, and when the investigation was completed, the condition of the office was such that IMayor Wea- dock insisted upon the resignation of the Police Court Clerk. Mr. Weadock also found it neces- sary to prefer charges against the City Clerk, which charges, after a vigorous defense, were sustained, and the Clerk removed from office. After ins re- moval, he insisted upon lelaining the office, wiien he was removed therefrom, under the direction of Mayor Weadock. by the Chief of Police. Mr. Weadock believes that a public office is a i)ul)lic trust, and that no man should accept an ollice un- less he intends to perform its duties faithfully and cfflciently, and should he lie guilty of malfeasance or misfeasance in office, he sluiuid be removed, ir- respective of personal or party considerations. In all these vaiious features of municipal ad- vancement and government, every precautuin has been exercised that it may not jirove burdensome to those for wliom the municipal government ex- ists. Tlu^ tax-payer has ever been in mind, aiul where po.ssible and the best interests of the city conserved, it has been deemed advisable to defer making improvements. The spirit was strikingly- manifested by Mayor Weadock in his address to the Council, recommending that paving of all cross streets, not main thoroughfares, be deferred until a majority of the property-owners affected should petition for such improvements. In all these va- lied interests Mr. Weadock has been deeplj' and directly interested, and every official act and pri- vate utterance has but shown his loyalty to Sagi- naw, and without fear or favor, regardless of polit- cal consequences, he has done in every instance what his judgment, formed only after thorough investigation, approved, and what the best minds of the city itself have since acknowledged w.as for the city's best interest and well-being. In his home life our subject is happy, as so up- right and honorable man deserves to be. He was married September 16, 1878, at Saginaw, to Miss Anne E. Tarsney, sister of the Hon. T. E. Tarsney. The lady was born in Hillsdale County, this State, Decemlier 27, 185(), and prior to her marriage she was a very successful teacher. Eight children have brightened and gladdened their home, viz: Louis T., Ceorge Leu, .lohn Vincent, Bernard Francis, Mary Louisa, Joseph Jerome, Catherine Elizabeth and Raymond Isadore. Mr. AVeadock and famdy are identified with St. Mary's Catholic Church. W YMAN G. WH.LCOX, Postmaster of Bay '§) City, gives his attention wlioHy to his offi- cial duties, although by profession he is a lawyer, and his success in that direction is already assured. He h.as resided in this place since 1884, and is one of the most public-spirited and enter- prising of the citizens who have contributed to the prosperity of the Saginaw Valley. A native of Oakland County, this State, he is the son of L. J. Willcox, who settled in Oakland County in 1824. At that time the surrounding country was nothing more than a wildeiness, and it required years of painstaking effort to bring the soil to a first-class condition. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Iloiiey Green and w.as the daughter of James PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 789 Green, an early pioneer of Onkland County. INIr. Willcox, Sr., came liither from < )neida C'oiiiily.N.Y., by way df Canada, on foot, carrying his ride in liis h.and.and made settlement in -\von Township. O.ik- land County, where for many years lie was one of the leading business men. He was a mill owner and farmer as well as a large buyer of grain in Oakland and adjoining counties. For many years lie con- tinned in the milling business, but sold his mill some years before his death and retiied to his farm, which comprised six hundred acres. He was not a politician in the sense of being an office-seeker, al- though he served as Supervisor and in other local offices. His wife passed away in 1834, but he sur- vived until the summer of 1885. Lymiiii G. AVillcox is of patriot lilood, his ances- tors having fought in the Revolution and the War of 1812. He was educated in the public schools, and at the academy of Romeo, and was a student in Hamilton College, at Clinton, N. Y., from which he was graduated with the degree of Li.. ?>. Af- ter that he established himself for the pr.actice of his profession in Detroit, where he remained until tlie breaking out of the war. He then laised a company of one hundred and fifty men of which he was commissioned Captain. On being incorporated with the Third Cavalry, his regiment was seiitinto training at St. Louis, Mo., .and thence to New Mad- rid (Mo.), Island No. Id, from which i)lace they were dispatched to Pittslmrg Landing and Shiloh. With his regiment Capt. Willcox took part in the siege of Corinth, after which he went into Ala- bama, and at Tuscumbia was put in command of his regiment, taking part in the battles of lukaand Corinth. In the summer of 1862 he was [iromoted to be Major, and with Gen. Grant's army went down through Mississippi to Granada. His sol- diers occupied Oxford, where he was appointed Provost-Marshal. At the close of that campaign his regiment was ordered to Tennessee, and spent the winter of 1862-6.5 in that State, being engaged in frequent skirmishes. While encani[ied near .lack- son, Tenn., in March, 1863, an incident occurred of considerable interest to the i)arties immediately concerned, and showed the bright and practical side of the American chai.actei', even when eng.aged in civil strife. G. D. Penn, the Rev. Mr. Harris, .1. Hall and Mr. Pinkston, (the last two were snbsequentl_y killed liy the Confederates,) residents of Lexington. Hen- derson County, Tenn., called upon Maj. Willcox at his camp, and after a friendly conversation with him on general topics, relating to the condition of the county, one of them remarked: "Alaj. AVillcox, could our peopk be made to sec the condition of affairs as you do, we think it would lead to a more friendly- feeling. A f ( w days afterward the fol- lowing correspondence took place: Lexington, Tenn., March 28, 1863. Ma.i. AVii.lcox: Di;ah .Siu: — After consulting several citizens -in this vicinity, I found it met the aiiprobation t)f all, that you should address them, and, thereupon, Thursday, April 2, 1863, was fixed u])on for you to do so, and was t:o published throughout the county. I would be much jjleased to have you call, and make my house your home, while you are among us. The citizens are all anxious for you to l)e here on that day, and I hope you will make it convenient to be present. Very Respectfully, (i. 1). Pi;\x. Cami" Nkai; .Ia( kson, Tknn., Jlarch 28, 1863. <;. I). Pknn, Ks(^>., and otheus: Gentlemen: — It will give me great pleasure to meet the citizens of Henderson County. I accept your invitation, not as a compliment to myself,liut as an indication of p.atriotism, and an earnest desire on your part, to mitigate the calamity of this terri- ble war, and reconcile citizens, who are now in open contlict with each other. I will lend my t(mgue as readily as my sword for the good of the cause; and I desire all, irrespective of political oi)inions, to be present, and assure you no person conducting himself peaceal)ly at the meet- ing, whatever may be his sentiments or position, whether he be a Confederate soldier or a Union man, shall be molested, but will be permitted to depart as freely .as he comes. I>et us have a good old-fashioneil citizens' meet- ing, without an element of war aliout it. Ydur fellow-citizen, L. (i. \Vll.I.((IX. Western Tennessee was then being overrun by both Union and Confederate soldiers, and a novel expedition of the kind proposed w.as attended with c'onsiderable hazard. But after getting permission from the Department Commander the invitation was accepted, and although Maj. AVilleox w.as ad- 790 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. vised by Gen. Kimball, tlieii in command, to take a large force with him, he went to Lexington, a distance of twenty-eight nnles, with an escort of only eight men, and addressed a large meeting composed of 'Southern citizens, some of whom woi-e the Confederate uniform. The result of the meet- ing was the development of an earnest Union feel- ing in that section and the organization of a I'nion force in West Tennessee. Twenty-four days later, April 26, Lieut. Bingham, a brother-in-law of the Miijor, was killed on the hanie road, a few miles out from Lexington. From Jackson the regiment made regular cav- alry expeditions through Mississippi. On the ex- piration of their term they came home, then re-or- ganized and returned to the field of battle. In the fall of 1864, on .account of the failure of his health, our subject resigned his position, and re- turned to Detroit to resume his law practice. Soon afterward he was ap]K)inted Register of the Ignited States Land OtHce at Traverse City, which position he held until 1870, when on account of sickness in his famil}' they made a trip to California. In the meantime, in connection with E. L. Sprague, he had established and edited the Traverse Bay Eagle. He served one term as prosecuting attorney and Circuit Court commissioner for Antrim County. For several years he was a correspondent for the Western Rural, Chicago Tribune, and other publi- cations, and has always been a strong, forcible writer. After the return of the family from California, Mr. Willcox practiced for a time at Pontiac until he was appointed Receiver of public moneys at Detroit. In the summer of 1885, he assumed the position of editor of the Bay City Tribune, and lo- cated here at that time. For one 3-ear he contin- ued his editorial work, and was soon afterward ap- pointed Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Hay County, in which |)osition he served for two years. Soon after the expiration of his term of otiice he was appointed Postmaster of Bay City. His popu- larity is shown by the fact that the committee ap- pointed by the member of Congress from this dis- trict to designate the dioice of the jieople, voted unanimously for Maj. AVillcox among thirteen ap- plicants. He assumed charge of the otHce in May, 1889, with a commission for a full term, dating from .Tanuary 8, 1890. The post-otlice now has a force of twenty-one sub-workers, and to the otiice he devotes his whole attention. Mrs. Willcox, whose maiilcn name was Azubah Bingham, was jirior to her marriage, a resident of Detroit, and is the inother of two children, (leorge B., who assists his father in the post-odice, and Minnie H. The various members of the family are identified with the First Presbyterian Churcli, of Bay City. The ISLajor has been Commander of Dick Richardson Post, No. 117. G. A. R., at Pon- tiac, and .also Adjutant of I'. .S. Grant Post, No. 67, in this city, besides .serving in other otli- cial capacities. He is a member of the Bay City Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma.sons. Oll.N ,IKXNlN(iS. Our .subject is one of the younger Canadian- American farmers now located in Br.ant Township, Saginaw _ County. He was Ijorn in Simcoe County, Ontario, May 12, 1819, and is a son of Tiiomas and Margaret (Moore) .Jennings, natives of Can- ada. His piiternal grandsire came to this country from Ireland, and he has transmitted to his chil- dren and children's children much of the fresh originality for which his countrymen are noted. Our subject's father was a carpenter by trade !ind convinced that he could better himself l)y locating in the States, about 1870 he moved to Duluth, Minn., where he died in August, 1889, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a Roman Catholic in his religious inclinations. His wife still survives; she has been the mother of nine children, whose names are Kiizabeth, .John, Mar- garet, Thomas, .James, Robert, Peter, Ellen and Ann. Our subject's father for a number of years was the proprietor of an hotel and .lohn .lennings was there reared. In this way he met with many men in his boyhood that have had their influence upon the social and governmental facts of the na- tions. He received his education in the district schools in the vicinity of his home, h\it at the age of sixteen left home and engaged in lumbering. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 793 In the spring of 1867 our subject went to Bay City, and was there engaged in the lumber woods, and ever since that time has spent lus winters in getting out tlie harvest of the Northern State. His summers were spent in work in the mill. In 1874 he located where he now resides on one hundred and fdity acres of land on section 3, Brant Town- ship. This he has cleared and improved and has made of it a fine farm. ISIr. Jennings has served as Commissioner of Highways for four terms. Al- though he favors the policy of the Democratic ))artv, he is not so strict in his adherence to any line of political work that he cannot see good as well as mistakes in both sides, and tries to en- courage the former In' voting for the Itest in all l)arties. Our subject was married March 28, 1870, to Miss Colvin, a daughter of Benjamin and Arabella (Hunt) Colvin. They are the parents of five children : Edna A., Benjamin P. , Thomas P., Robert P., and Ilancy L. Mr. and Mrs. ,Iennings are highly honored anumg the jieople of the township. They came to this locality without means, but liave worked hard and accjuired a comfortable c(Hn- pelency. ^^s AFr. WILLIAM E. PIERCE, who has spent (l( p almost his entu'e life upon the water, is at ^^^' present Captain of the }>ropeller "Benton," in which he also has a pecuniary interest. He is an old resident of West Bay City, iiaving lived here since 18,51, being brought hither sooi. after his birth, which took place at AiiSable, November 28, of the same year. His father, Charles M. Pierce, was born in .Jefferson County, N. Y., near Cherry Valley. Fin- the sketcli of tiie grandfather, Nathan I'ierce,see that of Capt. B. F.Pierce in this volume. The fatiier of our subject was reared and edu- cated in New York and came to the Saginaw ^'al- ley about 18-13, where he taught one of the first schools in Lower Saginaw. lie afterward engaged in fishing and sailing, building crafts and owning large fishing interests at AuSable and Beaver Island where he employed seven boats in that bus- iness. He was a fine mechanic and was engaged in building and dealing in real estate. In 1884 he began trading along the Huron Post and at Sault Ste. Marie, making his headquarters at Sail- er's Encampment. F'rom 18.')7 and 1870 he re- sided in Collingn-ood and 15rucc Mines, Canada, returning to Bay City in 1870. He was a Demo- crat in politics and an industrious, hardworkmg man . The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Hannah Perrott, was a native of Cork, Ireland. Her father removed to the United States and bought a farm in Lower Saginaw, about 1844, be- ing among the first Irish families in Bay City. He was a cooper by trade and ran a shop on AVater Street until he retired from business in 1860. His death took place in Canada. Of the children of this couple three sons and two daughters are living, of whom our subject is tlie eldest. William K. Pierce was a babe when brought to West Bay City by his parents and here gained his education in the common and graded schools. Since the age of thirteen he has followed the life of a sailor, starting oul at that time as a slack boy on the schooner" N. B. Lyon." The next season he shipped before the mast on the schooner "Comet," one hundred and fifty tons, before the season was over being made first mate, and when only sixteen years old was made master of the vessel. The schooner was engaged in trading up the Georgian Bay and carrying supplies to Duck Island for the firm of Marks Bros. Capt. Pierce remained with the "Comet" two seasons, then came to Bay City and worked on the river on tugs, etc., for some two years. Next he went on the steam barge "Alvin A. Turner," which had just been completed, and acted as wheelman for two years. He was then for six seasons engaged as watchman and second mate on the" B. W. Jen- ness" which was engaged in the lumber, grain aud coal trade. The first season he was made second mate and for four seasons acted as first mate. He was for four years with Mitchell & Boutelle as m.aster on the "Emerald." and for the succeeding three years acted as mate on the steam barge "Michigan-" Afterward he bought an interest in a barge with E. J. Vance on the '•Racious".and sailed F94 PORTRAIT AND BlOtiRAPlUCAL RECORD. her for two yenr)<, carrviiii; liiinhcr to Buffalo ami returning to Michigan with coal. After selling tliat vessel the Captain in 1HH7 bouglit an interest in the steam barge •• Benton" with E. .1. Vance A- Co., and has sailed her for four seasons in tiie luniderand coal trade lo Buf- falo. The ••Renton" is a good sized vessel, with a capacity of ;3(l(l,(l(iO feet of lumber and tows for four barges. In all his twenty-seven years of steady sailing over Lakes Michigan. Huron and Erie, Capt. Pierce has been remarkably fortunate, never having met with an accident nor having a single man drowned or injured while in his eini)loy. He has also been successful liuancially and owns some good real estate inWest Bay City. He ownsand rents a drug-store on Washingtc>n Street, two stories in height, and 40x42 feet. His pleasant residence is situated on the corner of King and Clara Streets. Capt. Pierce was married in tlie fall of 1878 in Tonawanda, N. Y.,to Miss C. L. Hoineyer, a native of that city. To them have been born a family of five children, of whom two, Minnie and Freddie, died at the age of one year. Those living are Will- iam, Elbert and Bessie. Capt. Pierce is a member of social societies, among them being the Masonic order, Masonic Temple Association, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Marine Mutual Benevolent Association No. 5, of B.ay City; the Bay County Masonic Mutual Association. He is a Democrat in polities, and he and his wife are members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He has a pleas- ant home and a charming family and is held in high esteem in the community where he has so long resided. On an accompanying page the reader will notice a ix)rtrait of Capt. Pierce. fl/ ^ ENRY FEHtE. Among the prominent ^jf] citizens of Saginaw who claim Germany as their Fatherland, none holds a higher ])lace [ji^'j in the esteem of the comnninity orhaslieen more prosperous than the subject of this sketch. In his tine store, which occupies a building three stories high, fronting on two of the principal streets of the city, he carries a large and varied stock of furniture and cat pets, and his establish- ment is considered to be one of the largest and best ctmducted of any in that line in Northern Michigan. His large experience in the business and his reputation as an lumest dealer have given him a high standing in commercial circles and se- cured him an excellent patronage. .Mr. Feige was l>orii in Ilesse-Ciissel, Oerman^, .lanuary 1, 1838, and is the son of Engelhardt Feige. In 1><47 his parents with their family emi- grated to the United States landing in New York City where they remained until 1853, the father being engaged in the furniture business. In the latter year they removeil to Palmyra, N. Y., where they spent one 3-earand in 18.54 came to Saginaw, where Mr. Feige, Sr., started in the furniture busi- ness on Water Street, afterward removing to Gene- see Street, and in IHIJl sold out to H. C. Silsbee. In the fall of 186.3 the father having retired from business, it was carried on by the sons under the tirni name of Feige Bros. In 1865 they bought out H. C. Silsbee and continued in business until 1872, when their trade had grown to such pro- portions that they were obliged to move to a larger place. They rented the large double store form- erly occupied by Berry A- .Sons, and remained in that place until 1890 when they took possession of their present quarters in the Savings Bank build- ing on the corner of (Tcnesee and Cass Streets and which was erected by the old tirm of Feige Bros, in 1872. From 1868 the business was conducted by the three brothers — Henry, Ernest and George Feige. Henry Feige, the suliject of this sketch, passed his school days in New York City and on leaving school assisted his father in the store until the breaking out of the Civil War, in 1861, when he enlisted in Company F, First Michigan Infantiy, Col. Roberts of Detroit commanding. The regi- ment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac and took part in the seven day's fight before Rich- mond, and in the second battle of Bull Run and wiis afterward under command of Gens. Grant and Sherman. iNIr. Feige was taken ill and was sent to the hospital where he remaineay County. Oottlieb Kiesel was united in marriage, ()ctoI)er 1, 1876, to \. M. C. l):iumester. whose liome was in Pine River Township, Gratiot Ccnuily. this State. Mrs. Kiesel was liorn .Iid\- 18. 1H.')1I. and received her education in (iratiot County. .She w.as the daughter of Henry B. and Mary E. Baum- ester, who came to this country from (Jermany in 18(!2. To Mr. and !Mrs. Kiesel have been granted six cliildren: Frederick, who was born in 1878; (iottliel) .laeob, Septembei' 17. 1S8(I; Minnie, in 1888;.Iohn. in is8r.; Hi-nry. in IS.SH; and Gottlieb, the youngest, in IHSHt. .Mr. Kiesel lias one hundred anil forty acres of land all of which is improved except thirty acres of woodlanil which he uses for pasturage, (ieneral farming and stock-iaisingengage his energies. The house which he occupies, a view of which is shown upon another page, w.as l)uilt by his father but he erected the barn. He is a memlier of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, the .\. F. V. of Salzburg, and is now filling the office of .Justice of the Peace. He has been Commissioner of Highways, Treasurer of the Townshi[) and of the School Board. He is a Democrat in his |)olilical preferences as was also his father. \B' ■ m !^^ OIIX L.\RACEV, who represents Kawkaw- lin Township on the Board of Supervisors, of Bay County, is numbered among the most influential citizens of the community in which he resides and is the owner and operator of a good fai'm of ninety-five .acres on section 27. Fpon that place he has erected a comfortable lesi- dence, coniinodiously an,^^^ -^^-'--■^«^-'~-,' ;-,~^':.'^.-=LJ-, ^ - ■-'--'•■ ''.»-'y.?'e?-^aN' ~^i'.^^^'itfr4ia RESIDENCE or .JOHN LARACEY, SEC. 26.,KAWKAWL1 N TR.BAY CO., MICH. PORTRAIT ANO BIOGRAPH'CAL RECORD. 799 attained to manhood. In 1856 he came to Mich- igan, settling in Bay City and sojourned there about twenty years. He found steady employ- ment as a Captain on tlie lakes and led a stirring and adventurous life for many years. Ilis death occurred while he was engaged as a sailor; his wife still survives at an advanced age. Of their eight children, five are now living, .kihn, Jr., being the next to the youngest in order of birth. He is a native-born citizen of this county, having first opened his eyes to the light in Bay City, and is now in the prime of life, his birth having oc- curred May 20, 1861. At the age of ten years Mr. Laiacey started out for himself and has since then supported himself unaided. His education was therefore necessarily limited and has been gained principally by obser- vation and experience rather than by study from text books. By working during the summer in the mills he was enabled to attend school during the winter seasons until he commenced to work in the lumber woods. His beginning was humble and what he has acquired is the result of unremit- ting (.oil and ceaseless exertion. With his indus- try he has combined business tact and good judg- ment, qualities which always characterize the suc- cessful man. He carefully hoarded his earnings until in the year 1885 he had sufficient capital to purchase the land upon which he now resides. To the cultivation of this place he has since devoted his attention, introducing a good system of drain- age and raising graded stock in connection with general farming. The political belief of Mr. Laracey has brought him into affiliation with the Democratic party and so high is the opinion in which he is held by his fellow-citizens that he has frequently been called upon to fill positions of trust and responsibility. He served one term as Treasurer of Kawkawlin Township, discharging the duties of that position efficiently and satisfactorily. In 1890 he was elected a member of the Board of Supervisors and is now in this office doing all in his power to ad- vance the interests of the people whom he repre- sents. No measure has been presented having in view the promotion of the welfare of the township or county, which has not received the hearty sym- pathy and liberal aid of Mr. I^aracey, and to him may be attributed to no small extent the progress which is notlcealile in flic farming community of Kawkawlin Township. l^-^l 13 I^ENRY M. LEACH, M.I). This prominent and influential physician had his birth in Yates County, N. Y., July 10, 185;l His parents, Amos V. and Louise (Carpenter) Leach, were also natives of the Empire State and his father was there a prominent miller as he owned and operated a flouring mill for many years. He lived to be a man of seventy years and passed away from life in 1885. His affectionate wife and faithful com)ianif)n, who was the daugh- ter of James Carpenter of English ancestry, was called from his side by death in 1870. The Leach family traces its descent from the land of P^rin. In the household of which our subject was a member there were five children, two of whom have been called to another life while three are still living and of this number the Doctor is the youngest. After studying in the common schools of his native home and taking a course in Penn Y''an Academy he entered Hamilton College and pursued his studies there for one year. He then came to Michigan and commenced his profes- sional studies with Dr. Stone, of Metamora, and afterward went to New Y'ork City where he entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College and continued his studies until March, 1879 when he graduated taking the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. The first location of the young Doctor was at Tassar, Tuscola County, Mich., and he continued there for eight years establishing himself well and building up a large clientage. About that time he determined to give himself further advantages of study by visiting Europe and he sold out his practice at Vassar and crossing the ocean spent some time in the hospitals of London, Edinburg and Paris, making a specialty (if surgery and gynecology. Returning to INIichigan Dr. Leach located at sou PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ft Saginaw on the East Side, wliere he has effected ' for two years iiixm forty acres. lie llieii went to liie estahlishnient of a most excellent practice, and : Saginaw and liegan ciintiacting and liuiiding. fol- now ha> a large coterie of families who depend i lowing that business until l.Hii.i. and putting up upon him for their medical counsel. His line ortice many important liuildiugs. such as the Hurrows at is'o. IK; (ienesee Avenue, is handsomely furnished and well equi|)pe(l with professional a|)- pliances. The marriage of Dr. Lench and .Mi.-s Katie Wilder, of Kalamazoo, took place in 188.5. This lady wa.s born in ^lichigau aiul is a daughter of a well-known citizen of Kalamazot), .1. .1. Wilder. Our subject has the responsible and prominent oHicial position of surgeon of St. Mai'y's Hospital. He is also a member of the State Medical Society and .also of the Saginaw N'alley .Medical ( hib. His pleasant residence is located at No. 82G Hoyt Street, and there he and his wife dispense a cordial hospitality to their friends and neighbors. 1^.4. .j.^.* ^**+-{-L •i-***^^ *+'5"i-!= Hank building. l)csides many private dwellings. In 18l>."! he wt'ut to Toledo. Ohio, to take charge of a nursery forl'eter I>ank. .\fter remaining there one year he returned to Saginaw and engaged in erect- ing biick houses, and for eighteen months was en- gaged ill superintending the Wayne County .Salt Works. In 18(;.') Mr. Acliard formed a partnership with William Srytfardt under the linn name of .Sevffardl tV- Acliard and embarked in the hardware busine.ss and continued until l.s" 1 . cariying on the business in Niagara Street. In February of that year the firm was dissolved by mutual consent and the stock was divided, Mr. Acliard stocking a store on Hamilton Street and continuing alone for two years until he formed a partnership with Kmil Schoeneberg, with the tirm name of Acliard & Schoeneberg. After six \ ears of harmonious co N'roN W. ACiLVHI). We here present a i operation the iiarlnership was dissolved, our sub ject buying out the interest of his partner. For two years he carried on the business aK)ne, after which he took his eldest fon. Fniil F., into the con- cern, establishing the lirm of Acliard A- Son. In 1882 he erected a building for the accommodation of the business, covering (JOxI.").'? feet, two stories ( @yy i| lifesketchof the President of the Saginaw Ift Hardware Company. He was born in Prus- sia, Cermany, not far from Berlin, April IS, 1825, and his father was Felix Acliard. The mother, Kmitie Miller, like her husband, never came to this country but spent her life in the Father land. They had only two children, a son and a 1 in height and a basement, all of wliii'h is devoted daugliter, our subject's sister liearing the name of ' to the hardware business. Francisca. Anton W. passed his scliofil days in the country up to the age of seventeen years, and afterward as a journeyman visited different cities for two year.s. He then attended for one year the College of Architecture, after which he was apprenticed to to the carpenter's trade for three years. He alsft had some experience as a gardener, spending his winters in the Architectural otiice of the (iovern- ment In 1MI«, during the Hevolulioii, .Mr. Acliard was in Hatheiiow ami took part in military affairs, and this led him to decide to leave his native home and come to the I'liited States. He landed in New York 111 August, 184!l, and at once came West and lo- cated iic.ar Sat>iiiaw, where he carried on farming The business of our subject was in 1884 made into a st'ick company, ;iiid on this reorganization Mr. Acliard was made I'loident; William Seyffardt, Secretary, and Eiiiil F. Acliard, Treasurer, and with this ortieial management the business is growing in enterprise and extent, so that they now keep three men ujion the rf)ad. Anton W. Acliard was married in 1852 to Miss .Marie Fittinger, of Saginaw, a native of Prussia. Their five children are Kmil F.; Frank C., who is a traveling salesman on the road; Oscar, who is shi|)- ping clerk; William. \\ ho has charge of a branch store in the First Ward and Clara, who is at home. Mr. Achard served for two terms as .Supervisor for the Fourth Ward, now the Thirteenth. For four- teen vears he was a member of the Water Hoard PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 801 and a long time was on tlie Cemetery Board and has served upon the School Hoard to 11 11 vacancies. In his political views he is in limniony with the Republican partw =^=m>^^h- S^^ American citizens of Sai>in;nv Townsliip none are more proiuincntlv iind f:n(>r;ilil\' known than he whose name appears aliove- and who is the proi>rietor of a larye hriek-Nard on the banks of the Titlabawassee River, lie is the owner of a farm on section 18, where is his resi- dence and place of business. Mr. .Malt was born in Cambridgeshire, Englan(L August 14, 183.5. He is the son of Christo|>lu'r and Mary (Clark) Mall, both natives of England. Oursulijcct's fatlierwas a gardener. He died in hi> native land at the age of seventy-six years, lie and his- wife reared tliree children, who were named respectively, Louisa, Solomon and .lohn. Mrs. .Mary M;ilt died' at the age of eighty-three years; she and her hus- band reared their children in the faith of the Bap- tist Church. Solomon Malt had but small educational advan- tages, being placed in a dry-goods store as clerk at the age of nine years and there remained until fifteen years old. He came to America in 18.t0, making tlie voyage alone, having one sister at Lockport, N. Y. He was eighteen weeks and two days on the voyage and encountered severe storms. He worked at Lockport for one year, driving a team and then went lo Buffalo. N. Y.. where he drove a w.agon for the American Express Comiiany for seven years. At the end of that time he re- turned to Englanle man in 18;i2. where he settled in Wayne County and latei- bought land in Novi Township. Oakland 802 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. County. On this estate lie resided for over fifty years. He now resides vvitli our subject in Hay City, and was politically, first an old-line Whig, a Freesoiler, Abolitionist, and Lastly a Republican. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Catherine Conger and was born in Ontario County. N. Y., a daughter of .Tohn and I'eggy (Snover) Conger, of Dutch descent and natives of New York. He of whom we write is the eldest of the four children born In liis parents and in his early boy- hood attended the old log schoolhouse of which we so often have spoken. Wiien sixteen years old he attended the State Normal School for two years at Ypsilanti and taught school in the winters and worked on the farm in tiie summers. He remained at home until nineteen when he was emploj'ed in a sawmill for awhile. Going on a steamboat he j served as engineer for a time, and afterward on the "Old Adelaide" as clerk, and ran on the iluske- gon River two seasons. Subsequently- he worked in the lumber woods, scaling logs on the Muskegon River. In 1858 he returned to Oakland County ; and worked cm his father's farm for three years. | At the first ta() of the drum Col. Houghton en- listed in his country's defense in the Second Mich- igan Infantry, Company (!, and was mustered in at Ft. Wayne, Ind., and sent South. lie partici- pated in the following battles: First Hull Run, in which he was badly wounded; Williamslnirg, Fair Oaks, (ilendale, Malvern Hill, Second Hull Run, Grovetown, Va.; Chantilly, Fredericksburg, siege of Vicksburg, siege of .Jackson, Hlue Springs, Lou- den, Lenair (Fla.). CamplicU Statit)n, siege of Knox'ville, Strawberry I'lain, Wilderness, Spotlsyl- vania, Oxford, North Anna, Tollapotom^y Creek, Cold Ilarhur, Pelersliurg, Hethesda Church, the Crater, Weldon Railroad, Beans Station, Poplar Springs. Boydton Road, Ilatchie's Run, and many skirmishes, lie was promoted [loni the ranks to be Sergeant, Orderly Sergeant and tiien Commis- sary Sergeant. On the (ith of Octolier, 1864, he was commissioned Captain of Cfunpany I, Second Michigan Infantry, by ex-Gov. Austin Blair. He was appointed Hrevct-Major in the year 186.5, by President Lincoln and commissioned Major liy Gov. Crapo. In the same year he was commissioned Captain at Ft. Stoadmaii for lirnvery in cajituring four hundred prisoners with onl}- twenty-five men. He surprised them in the dark and marched them awa.\' from their guns. In 186.5, April 17, Capt. Houghton received the commission of Lieutenant- Colonel, and was mustered out .as Major, .hily 'io. 1865. Ui)on his return from the war Col. Houghton went to Traverse City and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, built a log house and cleared one hundred acres and farmed it until 1883. He was Supervisor of his township and also served as School Director. About that time he started a hardwood mill and chair factory at Tra- verse City under the name of Houghton & West, but was taken sick and could not attend to busi- ness, consequently he failed. In 18H3 he came to Baj' City without anything and started as a liuckster, selling on tiic streets. He secured some money ahead and with the help of !Maltby c\r Hrolherton he started a small grocery store. In 1887 lie built his store at No. 402 Keisel Street, where he keeps groceries, crockery and product'. This highly respected gentleman was married at Owo.sso, in 1865, to Miss Mary E. Brooks, a native of New York State, but who was reared in Illinois and Michigan. They became the parents of three children, two 3'et surviving, namely: Darius, at home; Bessie,wiio died at the age of fourteen j'ears in 1883; and Helen who is at home. Col. Hough- ton served as Alderman of the Fourth Ward one term and is a very prominent (irand Army man. He is a true Itlue Republican and has served as delegate to the .State conventions. I ERNARD BERNARD, of West Hay City, was born in Canton Basel, Switzerland, in 1847, and is the son of Hernard and Cath- erine Bernard, natives of the Department of Doubs, in the east of France. His father, who was born in 1800, was a fine m.achinist and civil engineer, and for about six years was .Superintend- ent of a railroad in Switzerland. Thence he re- tunie(l to his native province where he jwssed his li PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 803 remaining years, highly esteemed by the people among whom he dwelt. For some 3-ears he was Superintendent of the Iron Foundry Compnnv, having aliout four thousand men under liini and carrying on that business with marked ability. A man of powerful physicpie and strong constitution, he attained to the advanced age of eightv-eight yeais and his death in 188H was caused by the bursting of a blood vessel. His wife, mother of our subject, also passed away in her native land, having readied the age of sixty-two years. The early recollections of Mr. IJernard are of the vine-clad hills of France, whither he was brought liy his parents when quite small. He passed his childish days in his father's native home, where he received a splendid education in the (ierman, French, Ijatiii and English languages and became fluent in their use. When he was .about twelve years old he accompanied his father to Egypt, embarking on a steamer at Marseilles and landing at Alexandria, from which pl.ace he pro- ceeded up the Nile. He aided his father, who was Sujierintendent of the first railroad built in Egypt about l><.")9-60, and when the job was coTn|ileted, returned with him to France. He has l»een an ex- tensive traveler and has crossed the Alps three times, besides visiting many other portions of the Continent. iVIr. Bernard is the only son reared in a famil\- of seven children, four of whom survived to ma- ture years and one of whom, beside himself, still lives, a resident of France. From six years old our subject was reared in France, where he received his education in the National .School and during his vacations traveled through various parts of Europe. When he was seventeen he corresponded with houses in Manchester, England, and before he crossed the ocean learned to speak the English language readily and with ease. It was during 1H6() that, having resolved to emigrate to America, he embarked on a steamer at Havre and after anchor was cast in the harbor of New York, pro ceeded Westward to Detroit, where he secured a position as clerk. After remaining one year in this country, Mr. Bernard returned to Switzerland and enjoyed a delightful visit with his relatives on the Conti- nent.. Returning to the United States, he continued as clerk for A. R. Morgan, a prominent shoe-dealer of Detroit, until 1872, when he came to Bay City as clerk for Mr. Kittridge. He remained with that gentleman for a time, then was with Mr. Schenr- man five years, and later in the dry-goods business .as clerk for F. A. Bancroft & Co. Practical economy and the exercise of good judgment enabled him in IHS.') to establish himself in business, the store which he oi)ened being located on the corner of Sixteenth and liowery Streets. In the spring of 1H8H he brought his stock to VVest Bay City, where he continues his Imsiness on an enlarged scale, al- though he still owns a store in Bay City. Conve- niently located in the Mosher Block, on Midland Street, the estalilishment of which he is proprietor is conducted on strictly business principles and its extensive space, 22x70, two floors, is stocked with a full line of drj-goods. The marriage of Mr. Bernard tt) Mrs. Louise Crackel, was solemnized in Detroit in 1870. Mrs. Bernard, who is a native of Switzerland, was the mother, by a former marriage, of two children, viz.: Carrie, Mrs. William H. Thomson, of Battle Creek; and Ida, now the wife of II. La Fontaine, of Montreal. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard has been blessed by the birth of four children, name- ly: Anna, the wife of F. C. Ross, of West Hay City; Rosa, Edward and Alexander, who are at home and receiving excellent advantages in the schools of Bay C'itv. Both in Bay City and West Bay City Mr. Bernard li.as served as School Director, and is a Republican in his political views. He be- longs to the Arbeiter Society, the Ro.yal League, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he is Past(Trand, and the Ancient t)rder of Fnited Workmen, of which he is Treasurer. Mr. Bernard possesses an excellent tenor voice and was a charter member of the Arion JIusical Society', of which he was Secretary wlien the ele- gant hall was built on Fourth and Grant Streets, and afterward served as Piesident two tei'ms. In athletic si)orts he has alw.ays maintained peculiar interest, and between the years 1873 and 1878 was President and Instructor in the Hay City (Tymna- sium, of which he was one of the organizers. In 1878 he w.as compelled to give up his connection 804 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. with the gyniiiasiiui) on .•icfOimt of having broken liis limi) while iittending to his duticf- there. His business engages hiselosest attention at the present time, and the practical way in which he conducts his affairs is conducive to success, while his reliable methods as a business man and his genial courtesy to all have liroiigiit him a great and ever-growing prosperity. <« IklLLIAM L. IJKNIIAIM. Our subject is \/\J// assistant freight agent on the Miciiigan 'Jt^ ' Central Railroad and is stationed at Ha\' City, having charge of the Third Division from Detroit to ]\[ackinaw and from .Tackson to Hay City. Mr. Henham was born in Ft. Atkinson. .lef- ferson County, Wis., and is a son of William II. and Lucy M. (Wright) Benham. His father was a native of Vermont where his grandfather, Silas, was a farmer and our subject's maternal grandsire built the first frame house in thai pint of AViscon- sin where William L. was hoiii. William II. I5enham came AVest when twenty- one years old and engaged in farming and stock- rai.sing until a few yeai's .ago when he removed to Cedar Rapids, Nel>., where he is now a successful ranchman. Our subject's motiier is a native of ISIassaciiusetts and her. father, William Wright, was a pioneer at Ft. Atkinson, Wis., where he devoted himself to farming. He was a devoted churchman of the IJajitist persuasion, anel at tlie time of his decease in lM(il. was greatl\' niounici] liy the best people of the community. Of a family of three children, oiu' subject IS the eldest. .\s his school days approached he was sent to the inimary and grammar schools and finally finished at the Ft. Atkinson High School. He remained home until fourteen years of age, when he t)egan studying telegraphy at Oshkosh, and when fifteen years old was appointed operator at Fond du Lac in the Commercial office. Later he w'as with the Chicago it Northwestern Railroad at Oshkosh, spending one wintei there as clerk and operator, and was i)ronioted to chief ticket agent. In IH7.') heleftthe Northwestern Road .'in d hicatcd at Detroit, being chief clerk in the Commercial agent's office of the Michigan Central, and shortly afterward was made freight agent of the Michigan Central. In October, 18)S(i, Mr. Henham came to Kay City as assistant general freight agent of the division above mentioned, .and he has now the charge and resjionsibility of the entire business as conducted from this [luint. He has a pleasant residence, which is located at No. Idii'.t Ninth .Street at the corner of Farr.agut. The domestic life of our stiliject is brightened by his wife, to whom he was married in Jackson. She was a Miss Mary L. Root and was born in Jackson. She was the mother of two children, whose names ai-e Robert R. and Winwright. The family have been r(^ared in the belief of the Presb3-terian Church, of which they are consistent members. Politically Mr. Henham atfiliates with the Republicans, believ- ing the tenets of that party to be such as conduce most to the good of the general government. He is a nicinlier of the INIichigan L'epMblican Club. ATRICK KAIN. In any city the Chief of fi Police has an opportunity to make or mar the reputation of that community in mat- ters of health, order, crime, and indeed all matters of niuniciiial repute, and the city which has at the head of its Police department, fiiu' who is imbued with conscientious principles and who loves and honors thecity he serves, is in- deed favored. Such an advantage has the city of ISaginnw in having Mr. Kain as its Chief of Pol- ice. Our subject waslioni in Bcdolf, Canada, Novem- ber 15, 1 Sal, and his parents, William and Hannah (Flannery) Kain both born in County Tipperary, Ireland, came to America in 1848. They died be- fore this son W.1S ten years old,- and he was thus thrown upon the world, without the love or pro- tection of a parent. He was one of a large family being next to the youngest in a household of nine and all bill two of these ;irc still living. His PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 805 brother James is a blaeksmitli in the shops of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad and William is a traveling salesman, while one sister, Hridtfet, is the wife of Mi'.'hiel Feehelcy of Saginaw. Young Kain was reared upon a farm and at the age of thirteen came to Port Austin, Mieh. The parents had a fine property in Canada, lint the ex- ecutors and attorneys absorbed the whole estate and by the time the boy was thirteen years old there was nothing for him to do but to make his own way in the world. Having served two years at Port Austin on a farm he came to Saginaw in 1866 to an uncle, Michael Kain, who was living here. Work was obtained in tlie East Town salt works and later he entered the shops of the Flint it Pere Marquette Railroad and there learned the blacksmith's trade and worked at the forge for five years. In 1873 at the solicitiUion of Sanford Keeler the master mechanic of the road just mentioned and at the time Alderman for the first Ward, Mr. Kane accepted a position on the police force, and was placed on the Potter Street beat, whicli was then the worst in tlie city, and where his su(^cess was so great in keeping down the hoodlum clement and making necessary arrests as to avert much disorder and disturbance. After ten years as I'atrolman, most of which time he was on the same beat he was appointed First Sergeant in 1886, and he there maintained the s.ame rejiutation in a liroader field which he had obtained in his first connection with the police force. It was in .Tanuary, 1890, that Patrick Kain was appointed Chief of the Police on probation, and the appointment was confirmed in the succeeding Ajjril and he then took the pt)sition which has been occupied by T. Daly Moore who has lieen Chief from the time that Mr. Kain was first put upon the force. While First Sergeant he did much detail work and has had many experiences of a most interesting nature, in vvliich his keenest wits have been taxed. Our subject was a candidate for Sheriff in 188.'), running against Mr. Mclntire upon the Repnl>li- can ticket. The marriage of our subject May 21, 1874, brought to his home a helpmate in the person of Miss Anna, daughter of P. .1. Driscoll, of Saginaw, and to their fireside have come nine children. Minnie died when four years old as did also Han- nah, whose life was ended through that malignant disease diphtheria, and the children who are still living are Katie, William, (iracie, Laura, Daniel Theresa and Blanch and an infant *on yet un- named. The home is situated at No. 809 North Seventh Street and the residence is attractive and homelike. Mr. Kain is a member of St. .Joseph's Catholic Church, and is a companionable and popular man, being esteemed both on tiie force and among the citizens of the town. Whde he is a strict disciplina- rian and demands courteous conduct by his men on all occasions he has the warm regard of every man upon the force. The police of Saginaw form a fine body of intelligent men, and the citizens feel a just pride in this part of the city's service, and realize that the safety and well-being of Sagi- naw is in the right hands. No little of the effici- ency and popularity of the force is owing to Chief Kain, whose personal infiuence and directing hand arc felt upon every street in the city. -^^^1 ll@^ AMES N. SWARTHOUT.- It is not how a man dies that makes him worthy of the honor of a community and people, but the way in which he lives. We scatter immortelles over the last resting place of the man, who living least for himself, has lived most for his fellow-men. One of these, now numbered with the endless cara- .van.is he whose name is quoted above. He was during his lifetime a prominent man of Saginaw Township and one of its earliest residents, having come here in 183;j, brought when lint four years old by his parents from W.ashtenaw County where he was born March 6, 1831. For a fuller history of his parents' lives the reader is referred to the sketch of Lewis Swarthout, his brother, in another portion of this Ri:( OKI). He of whom we write was reared to manhood on a portion of the same farm where his last days were spent. He was edncated In the primitive log schoolhouse that was the sole educational institu- 806 PORTRAIT ANJ) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tion of his liovliodil. Its wide fireplace and un- comfortable slal) lienchcs were more conspicuous features than any brilliancy- of scliularsliip, although some of the briirhtest men of the present genera- tion were educated in these same schools. His principal assf)ciates were the Indian children and with them and liis fathei' he was laigely engaged in hunting, and lias a recoid of having killed dur- in" one fall seventy deer, beside.s bears and other game. His father was a notorious hunter and trap- per and .lames spent more time witli him that with his brothers. He also helix'd liini clear tiie farm and lived at home until twenty -six years of iige, when his father gave him thirty acres of land, on which was a fine sugar-bush. To this he .added until he was the owner of eighty acres. Our subject carried on mixed farming, making a specialty of fruit-growing and market gardening. He brought to his home, June 12, IH.'yQ. his ))ride, who was thereafter his able counselor and helper. Before her marriage she was Miss Jane M. Iliesrodt, a native of Monroe County, N. Y.. and born Jan- uary 31, 1840. She still lives on the homestead and successfully manages her farm. She is a daugh- ter of John M. and Elinor Hiesrodt, both natives of New York, though of (ierman descent. They reared six children: Peter S., AVilliam; Jauies N., who w!is killed at Pittsburg Landing during the Rebellion; Jane, Ellen M. and Mary E. The father w«s a machinist by trade and a farmer by calling. Ho came to Saginaw County in 1H,')4 and died De- cember 26, 1891, aged eighty-two years. Mrs. Swarthont has a family of four children, whose names are: AVilliam J., who is a farmer of (Jratiot County; Arthur H. is a lawyer and prac- ticing his profession in Saginaw; Cora E.,Mrs. Mc- Lelland, and Mary Romola. The last named is a graduate of Alma College, having previously been graduated from the High School of the city. She is now a teacher in the (ifth-grade school of the city. The beautiful place which the family now occupy is the result of the efforts of our subject, who prior to his death had thoroughly imiJioved his farm and where he had erected a fine frame house that is tastefully and comfortably furnished. The house stands in the miflst of a spacious lawn which is beautiful with rare trees and shrubbery. His widow feels that no other jtlat'c would be home to her as this is so closely associated with her hus- band's career. Mr. Swarthout was a man to whom lK)me was paramount, and he was kind and alTectionate to wife and family and helpful to all wIkj needed word of sympathy or encouragement. In his church rela- tions he was a Methodist and had held the office of Steward for many years. His widow is also a mem- ber of that church. He was a Republican in pf)l- itics. For a year previous to his demise Mv. Swar- thout was unable to do active work and that was a record of siicli patience and suffering as only a noble and good man could endure. He died .lan- uary 15, 189(1, and received the highest tributes from till' press of the day. \lp^7 RED P. COlvE is a member of the firm of the r'^G)) West Bay City Manufacturing C\)mpany, \ ^ which consists of S. O. Fisher, A. A. Crane and F. P. Cole, and which does a general lumber business in West Bay City. This partnership was formed in 1883, and has proved to be a very suc- cessful one, doing a large business in making and shipping their lumber. The .subject of this sketch is a native of Orleans County, N. Y., where he was born August 16, 1849, being a son of Isaac P. and Polly (Ferris) Cole. The father being a farmer, it is most natural that our subject should be taught the same pursuits in his younger days, but not liking it for his life vo- cation, decided to choose something else. He came with his parents to Hillsdale County, this State, where he obtained his education in the Hills- dale High School, and also the Hillsdale College, finishing in the Commercial College .when he became foreman and book-keeper for the door, sash and blind factory of E. C. Campbell is a farmer, came to Lansing when our subject was about ten years old. He puioliased land and lived upon his farm until 1873, when he removed to tlie city of Lansing. He of whom we write and who is the youngest of three children born of his parents' family, was reared on the farm until about sixteen years old. Until the age above mentioned, our sul)jcot had attended the country schools at such times as he could be sjjared from the farm work. He then at- tended tiie graded ^^chool at Lansing, and lacked but one year of graduating from the High School, when he entered Hartlett's Commercial College, from which he was graduated in ItiTt. After that he W!js employed as a book-keeper foi- Kobson Bro.s., wliiilosnie grocers for six months; he then became Collection Clerk of the Second National Bank at Lansing, passing through the line of jiro- motion until he was book-keeper and then teller. His connection with the bank continued for eight years. Our subject was married while in I^ansing, Jan- uar3' 22, 1878, to Minnie Lemley. By this union there is one son. Fred G., who lives in Detroit. In September. 1881, Mr. Coryell came to Ches.nning and has since built up a good banking business. Beginning in a small wooden l>uilding, he did a very moderate amount of business at first and did his own printing on a hand pr&ss; he also carried a line of insurance companies, and slowly worked up a business which now amounts to the handling of *1,()()0,00(» yearly. The Bank of Saginaw .and Hanover National Bank in New York have been his corresi)ondents from the first, besides wliicli there are over a hundred banks in Europe, on any of which drafts can I>e issued payable in the money of the country on which it is drawn. Mr. Frank T. Sheldon has been .associated with Mr. Coryell since .January 1. 1888, as Cashier, and has done much to make the bank popular and suc- cessful. In 1884 a luandsome brick bank building was erected, having large French-plate glass fiont, while tlie interior wood work is natural pine and oak trimmed with black walnut, the counter hav- ing panels of i urly yellow pine, shipped by express direct from Texas for use in this building. ^Mr. Cory- ell was again married ( )ctober ;">, 1 88(;, to Miss Emma A. Niver, of this city, his present wife, a daughter of W. H. .ind Myra (Barshall) Niver. She was here born July 30, 18(!1. Our subject is a Rejjublican in politics, having inherited the principles from his father. He lias served as member of the Board of Tiiistees of Ches- aning "N'illage. He h.as no taste for political work, but is eyer willing and ready to help a friend. In his church relations he is an attendant and worship- per wilh the First Congregatitiii:tl Cliuii'li. © i-^+-^s (^~ oris 1'. RACINE. We here present a sketch of the Postmaster of Birch Hun, who is a lead- ing citizen and an ex-Supervisor of Bircii Run Township, Saginaw County. When he was nine years old he emigrated with his ])arent,s from France, where he w.as born in 1839, and made his home in America. They settled in Jefferson County, N. Y., and there young Louis grew to the years of maturity, receiving a fair common-school education and sjiending his youth upon a farm. After leav- ing sc1k)(^1 he began teaching, and for several terms was engaged in that vocation. At the age of twenty-one the young man began business for himself and for a number of years fol- lowed the lakes as a sailor. In 1863 he was in tlie State of Kentucky, and assisted in getting out tim- ber for fortifications for the Government, and four years later he came to Saginaw Count\ , and for a short time engaged in farming in Taymouth Town- ship, where he also served as Town.sliip Clerk for a year. Our subject came to Birch Hun in 18(il), and here established a mercantile business which he car- ried on, being for a number of years a partner of M. J. Colon, under the firm name of Colon A- Ha- ciiie, and since the di.ssolntion of that firm he has been in business for himself. He was married in I. Slid, to Mariette Colon, who fjecame the mother of two children, ime of whom is living, a son George, and the other child and the nK)ttier have both passed to the better world. Mr. Racine was married in 1879, to Mrs. Sarah Fangboner, who presides with hospitality and a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. HI gracioiLS dig'nit\- over his pleasant home. He lias for two years served as Su])ervisor of Birch Run Township, also served as .lustiee of the Peace four years, and was appointed Postmaster in IMH!). and in both these offices he has shown liiniscH' cllicient, ofiliiiinu: and judicious. His ](olitical convictions bring him into active alliance with the Rc|jublican party, and he is solicitous for its success. For a numl)er of years he has served as Notary Public, and in both public and private business he has been eminently successful. 'I'he Masonic order to which he belongs counts him as one of its iuHuential members, and in all social circles he and his good wife and his son are looked upon as of value to the coniinunitv. ^>^^ted in Company F, One Hundred and Fourteenth New York In- fantry. He participated in the following engage- ments: Biesland's Plantation, La., Port Hudson, where he was wounded, .lune 14, 1863, in the left shoulder, head and right hand. He was placed in the hospital and was confined at Baton Rouge un- til Septemlier. From that [loint he was sent to New Orleans and was there detailed to duty in the Commissaiy Department. .Inly. 1864, he came North and rejoined his regiment at Washington in August. He took part in the engagements at Ope- quaw Creek, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, where he was wounded in the right leg and left lung and left elbow. He was sent to the hospital at Phila- delijhia, from which he was discharged by general order, .June 10, 1865. Our subject returned to his home October 17, 1866, going to St. Charles, Saginaw County. A year later he cauie to where lie now resi()es and for fifteen years was engaged in a sawmill. Since then he has devoted himself to fai'ining. The homestead which he owns and another tract of one hundred and sixty acres makes two hundred and forl\- acres which is the total of what he possesses. 812 PORTRAIT A^'D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, This he has iiii'Mtl.\' improved and has found it to be very prod net ive. I lis attention has been cen- tered chieliy upon his stoek which is very tine, lie lias served as Supervisor of tiie township and also as Township Clerk for thirteen years. He favors the Republican paity in politics. Mr. Tefl't was ninriied August 15, 1862, to Inid- gene iM., a dauirhter of Stephen X. and Esther (Felt) liollcy. .Mrs. Tefft is a native of the same place as is her husl)and. They have had live chil- dren, of whom foui- .'ire livininden, Washtenaw County. He there purchased one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, which he improved and lived upon until IK.')(i when he removed to New Haven. Shiawas.see County. There he purchased one hundred and sixty .acres of land and there died September 21, 1878. He followed the example of his father in politics, lint changed his Whig notions to suit IJepiililican principles. He and his wife are members of the Free Will P)a|)tist Church. The latter died in Shiawassee County. They were the parents of six sons anil five daughters, whose names are as follows: (ieorge A., Samuel B., Daniel S., Alonzo and Lorenzo who are twins, and .John M. The daughters are, Mary, Frances E., Abigail and Lydia. Another daughter, Sarah A., died at the age of thirteen years. (Ieorge A. ^\■;^llace w.as drilled in the rules of the three li's in the district school in the vicinity of his home. His slender advantages in this di- rection were supplemented by individual effort at home. He came to Michigan with 'his father and at the .age of twenty began tlie coopering business, working at that for two years, when he began fanning in Waterloo, .l.ackson County, where he [lurclia.sed eighty acres of land. • He lived there for four years and then moved to Stockbridge. Ingham County, where he worked at blacksmith- ing. Aliout 18')(> Mr. Wallace removed to Shia- wassee County and in tlie fall of 1858, located in Cliesaniug, Saginaw County, where he continued his business in blacksmitliing until 1861 when he moved to a farm comprising one hundred acres on .section .'5(1, St. Charles Township. This he im- proved and lived upon until 1867 when he came to the village of St. Charles, and h.as since then been engaged in blacksmitliing, merchandising and in the hotel Inisiness. lie luiw owns one hundied and eighty acres of land in three farms which he h.as cleared almo.st entirely. For the past eight years he h.as resumed his occupation of farming and manages his village property. Our subject has .served .as Deputy Sheriff in Ingham County and was .lustice of the Pe.aee for twelve years. He also .served as .Supervisor for seven years. He favors the policy .as advanced by the Democratic party. Mr. WalLace was married to Nancy Rose, daughter of .lesse and 8ar,ah (Ta^'lor) Rose, who came here from New York at an early day. Mrs. Wallace w.as the mother of five chihiren. They are, Nancy .1., who is Mrs. G. Booth; Marion R., Mr.s. Raymond; Cora A., wife of W. Earl; Eva M., wife of George Howe, and .Samuel B. of Call- PORTRAIT AND BlOaRAPHlCAL RECORD. 815 forma. Mr.s. Wallace wliois a devoted niembei' of the Baptist C'luireh died May 2(;. 1875. Oetoher 3, ISTT) oiii- subject was again married to Mrs. C'yntliia (i. I)unii:ni. widow of Aaron Dorman.and daughter of Hradlev Adams. Mr. Wallace is one of that army of vigorous and self-assertive men who has con(iuered the conditions of poverty and a con]i>aratively humliio sphere of life, and has risen to a successful and a.ssured position. '('/OlIN W. Cri'lT. This prominent real-estate man of Kay C'it\- has been a resident here since 1877, and has his ottice in an elegant ^ suite of rooms in the I'lKcnix Block. lie was horn June 24, 1850, in Nottinghamshire, En- gland, and is a son of Thomas and Ann (Ilupkiu- son) Cupit. He received his education in the Na- tional Schools, and after completing a cour.se in the grammar schools, engaged in the I'ailway busi- ness until the time of his coming to the I'nited States in 1871. lie located in Detroit, and became Cashier in the Great Western Railway of Canada, continuing in that cap.ii'ity for nearly four years. Afterward he became a purser on a steamboat of the Saginaw iV" Cleveland line, remaining thus em- ployed until the fall of 1877, when he located in Bay City. I'pon first coming to this city, Mr. Cupit entered the employ of .^. R. Hail, remaining with him un- til the summer of 1890, and during the latter part of that time had partial management of his busi- ness. At the expiration of that liusiness engage- ment, Mr. Cupit and his family visited Europe, spending five numths in traveling through En- land and the Continent, and returning in the fall of 1890. Our subject then established ids present Inisiness consisting of real estate and loans. He is also agent for a number of the principal trans- Atlantic steamshij) lines. In real estate he handles prop- erty for others, and also represents capital with which he effects loans on lioth city and county property. He is likewi.se \'ice-President of tlie Savings, Building and Loan Associaticm of- Bay County, which is the oldest com p.any of its kiudin the county. It was organized October 1, 1887, and has now a membership of nearly seven thousand shares. lie was one of its organizers and since that time has been its Vice-President. For several years Mr. Cujjit w^as a Director of the Bay City Chdi and now holds the sanie posi- tion in the Bay Citj^ Business Men's Association. He is connected with the order of Masonry, hav- ing gained the thirty-second degree, and has held prominent ottices in Masonic bodies. He had charge of the commandr\' on its pilgrimage to Washing- ton in October, 1889, at a time of the Triennial "Conclave. He has taken an active part as a citi- zen in Re|)ublican politics, Init is not .an otHce- seeker. He is a memlier of the l'iii\ersalist Church Society, and holds the ottices of Treasurer and Trustee therein. The marriage of our subject with Miss Alice L., a daughter of .1. 11. Hall, of this city, was sol- emnized December 21, 1877, and to them li;ive been granted two sons, Edwin Roberts and Harry Hall. Mi-. Cupit was formerly a member of the lioard of Education, but his term expired while he was absent in Europe, and he has not since sought re-election. The reader's attenti ' > > > i ^ ILLIAM H. II. CHAPMAN is a repre- sentative of one of the oldest and most WW 'lig'ily respected families of Chcsaning. He is a sou of George W. Chapman and was born 111 Berkshire County, .Alass., November 9, 1811. It was soon after his liirtli that the family (\'ime to Michigan. The father was a railioad contractor, and thus the family at different times resided in New^ Hampshire, \eriiioiit. New .Jersey, Pennsyl- vania, and in 1859 returned to jMichigan and loca- ted at Chesaning. Our subject attended school in the various States in which the familj- resided and received a lii-st- cla.ss education. When he attained his majority he engaged in railroad work-in Pennsylvania, 816 PORTli.UT AX I) BI(.)Uli.\rmCAL KECORD. Ohio and Indiana, wliicli he followed for three years. He then took charge of a sawmill m Albee Township, Saginaw County, wliicli lie ran fur tliree years. At the expiiation of that time he associated willi his brother, (ieoige J^., unoth daughters — Alice \. and Mabel H. The suliject of this sketch has always been an active worker in all political movements, but never an oflice-seeker. He allies liimself with the Repub- lican party, believing that party to be in the right. Socially he is a member of Lodge No. 194, A. V. & A. M.; Chapter, No. t!7, H. A. M., being High Priest in the Cha|iter, and a member of Corunna Commandery No. 21. K. T. George W. Chapman, the fatln r of our subject, was without doubt descended from Ralph Chap- man, born in England, in l(il5.and whoemigrated to America. Christmas. 16.35. 'Ralph had a daugh- ter, Mary, who married, in Kifif) William Throop. Throop Chapni.an had a number of children and among them 'William, who in turn had among I others Daniel, the father of Cieorge W., and who was born December 2.'5, 1782. Cieorge W., was I born at Helcherlown, llamijshire County, Mass.. ] November 15, 1812. He married, November 3. 183(>, Jliss Abigail .1. A\'liipplc, who was born in i I'elham, Mass., .lanuary 2G, 1815. She was the daughter of .loseph Whipple, a relative of Commo- dore Abraham Wliippic, of Revolutionary fame. Mr. Chapman cauie to Chesaning Township in 18 12; he died suddenly on the morning of Febru- ary 17. 1881. in the sixt\-ninth year of hi> age. RANK .^IC)RRIS()N, the popular Super- X visor of ilaple (irove Township, Saginaw County, is at present residing on the lieau- tiful farm located on section 'J, and wiiich he has brought to an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. Mt>rrison is a native of Ireland, having been born in County Antrim, .Uine 14, 1845. He is the son of Robert and Catherine (Wallace) Morrison. His parents passed their declining years in their native land. They reared four children, namely: Mathew, Mary .Tane. Pollen and he of whom we write. Frank Morrison was the youngest of his parents' family and was the only one who came to the I'nited States. He was I'eared on the home farm and attended the early schools of his district, re- maining under the p;irental roof until 18(i5, when he embarked on a steam vessel for Ameiica, and after a voyage of fourteen d.ays landed in (^ueltec. and came theuce to tin- States. He was first em- l)loved as a farm liand near Troy, N. Y., remaining there, however, only one month when he went to Erie County, tliat State, at wliich place he had an uncle — Jc.hn Morrison. He there resumed his former occupation .as a laborer on a farm, working summers and .'ittending school in the winter. In 1872oiirsubject t'ame to the \Volverine State, and, associated with Edward l.ting. purchased the southeast (piarter of section !». in Majjle (irove Township, but the i)artneishi[) lasted only a sliort time, when tliej- divided the land, each taking PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Hi; eighty acres. At the time of locating on his tract it was covered with heavy liniher, l)ut by his char- acteristic energy and jjerseveranec he has brought it under an excellent state of cultivation and it is now numbered among tlie most imiductive in Maple (irove Towushi[). Mr. Morrison was married Sci)tenilifr m, l.s7(!,to Miss Emma Flint. She was born Marcii 17, 1851, and is the daughter of William and Catherine Flint. Our subject and his wife have been granted four children, who bear the respective names of Waller, Catherine, Edith and Elmar. In politics lie of whom we write is a Democrat, lie has al- ways been interested in educational matters and has served on the School ISoard for many 3'ears. He has also been honored witli the ottices of Town- ship Treasurer and Assessor and is now serving his seventh term as Supervisor. Socially he is a Mason also a member of the Knight of the Maccabees, and Patrons of Industry. He is highly esteemed by his neighbors .as an able and upriglit man and an hon- orable citizen. \.3': '•H lfest= i^^ f (JIJEUT VV^ ISALLAKD. Many of our ber.t cit. (( izcns have emigrated from England, seeking homes in the New World and locating throughout the various States as inclination or opportunity directed. Englisliinen are to-day oc- cupying prominent positions in every department of labor, as farmers, tradesnien, meclianics, and pro- fessional men, and to whatever business they devote their energies, their enter|)rise and industry win recognition and success. Jlr. Ballard, wliose native home is in England, is conducting a large business asa veterinary surgeon, and is located in Saginaw City, where he is managing his extensive interests with marked success. The father of our subject WHS Dr. \\illiaiii IJal- lard, als(j a veterinary surgeon, who followed his chosen [irofession during the entire period of his active life. In 1853 be emigrated to America with his family, locating in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. and en- gaging in the duties of his profession. Ill IHliO he removed to .^Michigan, settling in Kalamaznu and making that his home until 1882, the date of his removal to Flint. His death in the last named city in 1884 removed from the scene of life's activities one who had taken a great interest in the growth of Michigan and had contributed his quota to its development. Although not one of the earliest settlers of this State, he witnessed much of its growth from a dense wilderness to an aliode of beauty. Two years before the death of Dr. Ballard, his wife, whose maiden name was Alice Rodgers, de- parted this life. She was born in England and was the daughter of Robert Rodgers. Of the four children to whom she was a wise and devoted mother, Robert W. of this sketch, was the only son. He was born August 28, 1847, .and when only six j-earsold accompanied his parents in their vo^yage across the broad Atlantic. His primary education was received in the schools of Poughkeepsie, and he la'er followed a course of reading which developed his mental faculties and enlarged his field of know- ledge. Until he was twenty-one years old he as- sisted his father in his work, but at that age again crossed the ocean, and during a sojourn in London of nine vears studied medicine with different par- ties. Upon his return to the In ited States, thoroughly equipped with a broad knowledge of his profes- sion, he located in Saginaw city and soon had a thriving business as a veterinary surgeon. His entire time is devoted to his profession and he possesses a deep and practical knowledge of horses, cattle, liogs and sheep, thoroughly understanding their anatomy and possessing the .skill and judg- ment which applies the best remedies for each par- ticular case. His practice is by no means confined to the city but extends throughout tlie Saginaw V.alley and embraces a circuit of thirty to forty miles, while he is occasionally called for consulta- tion to distant portions of the States. His stables are located on the corner of Harrison and Cleve- land Streets. Dr. Ballard was manied in England to Miss Louisa, daughter of .lohn Sourbry. and at her death she left one child, Robert, who is now deceased. Afterward the Doctor was married to Mrs. Char- lotte Bralev, of Saginaw city who was the widow 818 PORTRAIT AKD mC>GKAPllJCAL RECORD. of N. Braley. foitiieily of this dty. Our i