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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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1
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
CONTAINING BIOGRAPHIES OF PROMINENT CITIZENS
ILLUSTRATED
1905
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY
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PREFACE.
In placing this volume of the "Biographical History of Northern Michigan" before the citizens of this section of the state, the publishers can conscientiously claim that they have carried out in all respects every promise made in the prospectus. They point with pride to the elegance of the binding of the volume, and to the beauty of the typography. to the superiority of the paper on which the work is printed, and the high class of art in which the portraits are finished. Every biographical sketch in the work has been submitted to the party interested for approval and correction. and therefore any error of fact. if there be any, is solely due to the person for whom the sketch was prepared.
The publishers would here avail themselves of the opportunity to thank the citizens for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded this undertaking and for their many services rendered in the gaining of necessary information. Confident that our efforts to please will fully meet the approbation of the public, we are
Respectfully, B. F. BOWEN & Co ..
Publishers.
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INDEX
A
Adair. John H.
228
Adams, Ira A.
130
Aldrich, Alanson G.
379
Aldridge, Luther A
690
Alpena County.
776
Anderson, Andrew F
275
Anderson, James
441
Anderson, William
H
175
Angell, David H.
74
Angell, J. D.
258
Anway, Silas B
34
Argo, J. W.
563
Armstrong, John.
727
Armstrong, Leonard
254
Arnold, Willett C
560
Atkins, Louis A.
474
Atwood. O. C.
630
Austin, Thomas D.
94
B
Babcock, Edgar B
.537
Bagot, Richard W 817
Baikie, James P
.846
Bailey. C. L.
293
Bailey, George W.
295
Bailey, Sylvester S
.432
Baker, Sim. .643
Baldwin, Peter '
.439
Barber, George C. .203
Barker, Lorenzo A
784
Barnes, James W.
90
Barnes, Napoleon
68
Barnett, Jacob. 579
Bartholomew, Joshua F. 318
Bartholomew, Lemuel D
.801
Bartholomew, Thomas
.317
Batchelder, James T.
352
Bates, Elmer A
.816
Beach, George M. 479
Beal, Asa M.
89
Beaver, Herschel V. .482
Beaver Island Lumber Co ... 615 Bechtold, Frederick W. .102
Bedell, Delos J. 100
Bedell, Jerry G.
93
Beebe, Amos C. 821
Beebe, David P. 364
Beebe, Louis W.
.526
Bennett, William J
256
Bentley, Gilbert T
.238
Bertram, Adelbert.
811
Besser,
845
Bigelow, William
G.
.669
Blair, Robert H.
.659
Blakely, Daniel.
.353
Blanchard, Charles
.846
Blow. William H.
550
Boice, Clinton S.
25
Boice, James E
23
Bonner, John B.
.613
Bonner, Mannes J.
620
Bontecou, Joseph C
.329
Boosinger, Fred E
414
Bosler, B. F.
.306
Boundy, George
71
Bowerman, Albert E. 372
Bowmaster, Benjamin H.
.684
Boyd, Joseph B.
237
Boyd, Joshua L. . .370
Boyle, William W. 607
Brabant, Charles A. 603
Bradley, Francis W.
587
Bradshaw, George.
828
Brand, John P. 132
Brooks, Chauncey D 787
Brown, Edward E
.307
Brown. George W.
.307
Buckley, James.
.326
Burleson, Charles R .733
Burnham, Milton M. .386
Burns, William H 192
Burt, George W
.703
Bearss, Lyman
109
Bush, John
284
Butler, Leslie A
51
Buttars, Archibald.
480
Buttles, Cephas. 783
C
Caldwell, John.
685
Calkins, John W.
757
Call, William J.
555
Cameron, William G.
624
Cameron,
Alexander
854
Cameron, Archibald F
854
Campbell, Alexander O
272
Campbell, D. A 710
Campbell, John M.
21
Canfield, Alfred R.
841
Cannon, Ellery C.
762
Carlisle, George L
475
Carlton, George.
844
Carpenter, Winter
726
Carton, Augustus
C.
793
Caton, Daniel.
396
Cats. Cornelius
735
Cauchon, Joseph.
832
Chamberlin, Cyrenus 250
Chamberlain, Harvey A
843
Chandler, Merritt.
764
Chapin, Theodore N
95
Chapman, E. G. 557
Chapman, Samuel D.
61
Charlevoix County - Seat Struggles 490
Charlevoix
Lumber
Com-
pany
.383
Chase, Irvin.
759
Cheboygan 789
Chew, Abel W 646
Chichester, Leon
319
Child, James R
144
Child, Mary M. 144
Churchill, Norvell F 76
Clark. Harry B.
582
Clark, John M.
812
Clark. William E.
693
INDEX.
Clement, Elisha W. 511
Closser, Dayton W 842
Clover, Fred. 639
Clover, William C. :632
Clow, George M.
176
Clow, William W
224
Colburn,
Fred
85
Coldren, H. M. 48
Cole Brothers.
358
Cole, Claude
358
Cole, Clyde
.358
Cole, E.
826
Cole, Garrett.
.575
Colter, Samuel J.
87
Comstock, Joseph B.
818
Cook, Andrew J
18
Coon, Amos. .658
Cooper, Henry C.
309
Corwin, T. F.
.440
Coulter, Cyrenus N.
448
Coulter, Elmer
464
Coy, Reuben W.
182
Craig, John 315
Crampton, Samuel 208
Crandall, A. S.
108
Crandall, Edgar A
781
Crane, Charles C.
675
Crawford, William
748
Creighton, John W
521
Cross, Mrs. Mary.
42
Curnalia, Clifford C.
768
Curtis, William L
576
Cutting, George.
718
Cuttler,
Calvi
45
D
Danberry, Nicholas V 683
Davis, Joseph. 479
Davis, James M. 314
Davis, Myron J
723
Davison, Samuel
A
791
Dawson, George
.125
Dawson, Henry.
195
Dean, William A
721
Deevy, James
596
DeLine, Lewi
826
Dennis, Orville
691
Densmore, Clark E
64
DePeel, Charles B.
452
Derenzy, Edward.
149
Derenzy, William
96
Detroit & Mackinac Railway. 701
Devine, Arthur E
779
Dewey, Solomon. 265
Fox, Richard .169
Frank, Abraham E. 223
Freeman, John.
81
Freeman, Lemuel.
81
Freeman Manufacturing Co.720
French, Newell A.
373
Friend, George M.
271
Frink, William L
288
Frost, George E.
819
G
Gabrion, Charles S.
17
Gagie, Peter
.557
Gallagher, Con C.
626
Gallagher, Owen.
601
Gallagher, Phillip C 606
Gallagher, William J
604
Gatchell, William
564
Gates, Moses F 143
Gaukel, Jacob, Jr
651
Gaukel, William.
654
Getty, James G.
411
Gibson, Robert E. L
220
Giles, John
41
Glazier, George O
236
Glenn, Joseph C.
397
Goddard, John M. 137
Goldsmith, Elmer R
328
Goldstick, F. G.
155
Gooch, Benjamin F
740
Goodman, Alvy. 170
Goodrich, J. Archer
851
Goodwin, Elijah.
.519
Grandy, William C.
.634
Greacen, James.
.534
Green; Edward H. .344
Green, John W.
. 615
Green, Oliver E. 91
Greenman, John C
128
Grimore, James 851
Guile, Charles S
156
Guyer Brothers
.507
Guyer, Theodore
507
Guyer, Thomas
.507
Fifteen Months in Rebel
Prison
417
Flagg, James M. 532
Flewelling, Simon
368
Foster, Ernest D.
73
Foster,
72
Foster, Frank A
382
Fox, Edmund A
212
H
Hackett, John. 234
Halbedel, William. 561
Hall, Ezra S.
725
Haller, Paulus.
168
Halstead, Benjamin T
630
Haney, Frank.
317
E
Early Events in Antrim
County
.362
Early Experiences in Central
Lake
179
Early History of Norwood,
Michigan
322
Eastcott, Richard P
592
Eaton, J. Milo.
697
Eckhardt, Philipp
384
Eckhardt, George
457
Eckler, Ira H.
478
Eggleston, William S
99
Ellison, John W.
268
English, James.
730
English, John.
729
English, William
731
Engmark, Lewis.
.719
Enos, Henry M. .
597
Eppink, John H
734
Erskine, Edward.
766
Etzcorn, Peter
470
F
Dewey, Sol M. 278
Dewey, William J 282
Dickinson, George W 324
Disbrow, L. H.
276
Doan, Jonathan. 841
Dole, A. J. 281
Donlevy, James 618
Drake, Andrew J 150
Drake, Charles B
767
Drake, James A
486
DuBois, Peter S
626
Dudley, Charles C. 650
Dueltgen, Rudolph
804
Dumond, Dan L.
760
Dundas, Seth.
517
Dunn, John W
773
Dunsmore, Thomas
104
Dunson, E. A.
285
1
INDEX.
Hansen, Henry
.663
Hardies, Theodore C. 839
Harding, Frank.
.640
Hardy, Charles R.
722
Harriot, James A.
.360
Harris, Evender M
707
Harris, Ernest R.
166
Harris, John M.
.688
Harris, William
608
Hart, George W
.466
Hartwell, John B.
. 262
Harwood, Joseph
552
Hawley, C. P.
257
Hayward, William
291
Hazell, William E.
.840
Hebden, Edward J.
105
Helena
Township,
Antrim
County 158
Hemstreet, Erwin
27
Hemstreet, H. M.
39
Henderson, B. J.
814
Henning, John H.
79
Hepburn, Roderick C.
815
Hewett, Salma M
174
Hierlihy, William
774
Hill, William H.
101
Hilton, Orville D. .672
Hinman, Carlton V
390
Hirzel, Godfrey
668
Hobbs, Tracy D.
.366
Hockins, Francis
183
Hoeft, John, Jr
797
Hoeft, Paul H.
806
Hoffman, Horace 838
Hoffman, Joseph. 699
Holbrook, James P.
442
Holcomb, James E.
798
Hollenbeck, Chancy D.
185
Homer, John F. 214
Homer & Johnson
213
Hoover, William J
413
Hosler, John
88
Howell, D. C. 810
Hudson, Hiram B .512
Hudson, Joseph
714
Hughes. J. P
778
Hunter, Elisha H:
683
I
Imler, Albert E. .445
Ingersoll, Frank. .668
Ingersoll, George O.
. 680
Insley, Stanley N
772
Lewis, Thaddeus.
210
Lewis, William 717
Lilak, Frank S.
309
Lince, John P. 70
Lively, David
583
Long, Henry H.
728
Loveday, Douglas C.
394
Lucas, Abraham
739
Lucas, Hiram
739
Luce, C. W.
711
Ludwig, August.
152
Ludington, P. J.
850
Lutke, John
734
Lux, Paullus
655
Lynn, Daniel C.
542
Lyon, Henry E.
69
Mc
McBrian, George H.
.667
McCann, James
610
McCarthy, John J
807
McCartney, Rev. William H. 704 McClure, William 811
McCready, Johil.
789
McDonald, Donald
75
McDonald, Neil.
775
McElwain, Milton H.
663
McEwan, John O
205
McGeagh, William J
. 644
McGinnis, Charles.
707
McGuirk, Darius P.
553
McIntyre, Frank.
800
McKillop, Archibald J
847
McKnight,
824
Mclaughlin, Alfred H.
468
McMaster, Daniel .
746
McMillan, Duncan
83
McMillan, H. G.
396
McNeil, Malcolm 849
McSween, Thomas R.
742
McTiver, Silas M
848
M
Maddocks, Henry R.
60
Madison, Lorrin C.
392
Main, John F. 259
Mancelona Village.
375
Marsh, Dwight W
584
Marsh, Noble I
716
Martin Brothers
622
Martin, Daniel J.
623
Martin, F. E
805
Martin, James
57
J
Jaquays, William H. 301
Jencks, Chauncey C
531
Johnson, Adrain
215
Johnson,
Axel.
664
Jozifek,
Anton.
311
K
Kaiser, Lucien
22
Kane. Robert W.
345
Karcher, Horatio S.
808
Keffe, John.
240
Keiser, Asa A.
494
Kellogg, Albert T
398
835
Kelly, Louis L.
770
Kennedy, Thomas 24
Kenyon, Frank A
834
Kerns, Allison M.
446
Kerry, George M.
595
Kidder, Ephraim.
221
Kidder, Frank K.
222
King, Joseph
671
King, Thomas
160
Kinney, George.
408
Kirkpatrick, George H.
409
Kittle, William H.
573
Kleckler, William T
724
Kline, Lewis T
835
Klooster, Henry
549
Kneeland, D. M.
.820
Kocker, J. H. .305
Kotalik, Frank.
.313
Krebs, William
.713
Kryger, Christen
369
L
LaForge, Andrew
140
Lamb, Hiram S.
676
Lamb, Samuel T
677
Lannin,
Allen
522
Lannin, James.
518
Larabee, Norma
119
Larke, Frederic D
824
Larue, James
30
Leach, Frank.
471
Leach, Howard.
460
Leiphart, John P 542
Leonard, Charles. 55
Letherby, John H. F 407
Lewis, Richard G.
477
Kelly,
INDEX.
Martin, James
.622
Martin, James J 624
Martin, R. J. 287
Mathews, Henry E. D.
.516
Mathewson, John A.
.566
May, William J.
.320
Mayne, Frederick W
.341
Meech, Darwin F.
346
Meech, Frederick J
332
Merkle, Jonathan.
660
Methodism in Bay View 453
Miller, Charles A.
652
Miller, Hugh R.
400
Miller, John.
.377
Miller, Robert A
637
Mills, E. L. J.
495
Mills, James
263
Minchin, George W 750
Misner, Daniel. 450
Mohrmann, William 53
Montgomery, Alpheus J
472
Montgomery, George
.336
Montgomery, John J
283
Moore, F. B.
776
Moore, Henry. 173
Morrison, William E
165
Morrow; Gilbert M. 122
Morse, John W
28
Moseley, John H
580
Muckey, Eugene D
63
Muckle, William.
194
Mudge, Elkanah.
36
Murphey, John W.
304
Murray, Charles E
461
Murray,
189
Myers, George A.
416
N
Neihardt, S. Emmett. 459
Newman, John. 647
Nicholls, Harry
384
Nixon, James.
650
Noble, Edwin S
251
Norton, D. M. 443
Noteware, George J 123
Nowlin. Henry.
661
Nowlin, Henry W
665
O
Oberholtzer, Samuel .201
O'Brien, James 635
Olds, Anson
569
Olds, Edson M.
572
Reynolds, Uriah
410
Rice, Lorin 484
Rice, Winchester R. 590
Richardi, Henry. 334
Richards, George D.
794
Richards, Henry
55
Riley, Solomon. 444
Roach, Philip.
197
Rogers, Anthony
670
Rogers, William H
593
Root, Orin B 831
Rose, A. S. 833
Rose. Fred E 662
Rose, Hiram
496
Rossiter, Horace W
112
Roy, Ebenezer
435
Rushton, Thomas
M
233
Russell, William.
171
Ruttan, Christopher
.517
S
Sackett. Oliver B
92
Sage, Daniel W.
245
Sanborn, William H .. 708
Sanders, Horace E
678
Saul, James M.
741
Schepers, Hiram. 732
Schryer, Hazelton
A
681
Scott. Harvey B
86
Seaman, Drayton
692
See, Llewellyn S.
546
Severance, Jolın. 549
Shanahan, Lisle.
406
Shaw, William S.
736
Sherwood, Charles P
718
Shutts, Mrs. Nancy M.
463
Simpson, John E.
483
Sisley, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. 215
Sissons, Francis E
154
Sissons, William.
80
Slussar, LeGrand E.
412
Sly, Elliott. 629
Sly, Eugene R.
.528
Sly, Homer
628
Smallegan, John
.339
Smith, Fred.
648
Smith, Flavel J
544
Smith, George
.551
Smith, Lawrence A
.565
Smith, Willard A .337
Sprague, C. J.
279
Sprague, James R.
.679
Spring, L. N.
127
Olds, Homer .574
Onaway 696
Orcutt, Orson 267
Osborn, Leander M.
188
Osborne, R. E.
589
Osborne, William.
161
Ostrom, George L.
437
Oviatt, Daniel B.
280
P
Paddock, Robert W 570
Paige, Thomas H
111
Paige, William M.
113
Palmer, Ambrose E.
.539
Papineau, John.
385
Parks, Dodatus O
162
Parker, Oscar F
.666
Patterson, Robert.
.559
Paxson,
Lemuel
562
Payton, Daniel S
388
Pearl, John W. 190
Pearsall, Perly W.
.523
Pearson, William J
403
Pederson, Torval.
295
Perry, Charles W.
755
Phelps, Cassius M
852
Pickard, Eli.
114
Pinnell, Charles F
273
Pinney, Curtis S
299
Plumber, John P
585
Pontious, Wilson
451
Porter, A. M. 830
Porter, Lorenzo Dow
493
Powell, Benjamin J
248
Powell, William G.
184
Pratt, Edward L.
747
Prescott, Charles H. 829
Priest, Charles F.
586
Puffer, Asa L.
469
Puffer, George W
473
R
Rainbow, John E
.527
Rainey, David. .293
Rayfuse, James L
752
Read, William
799
Reeder, James A
751
Reeder, John W. 687
Reeder, Washington 653
Reeder, William J 686
Reese, David.
46
INDEX.
Stadden, Thomas .475
Stampfler, Charles S. 682
Thurston, Francis H. 148
Tillotson, Oscar
641
Tinkham, Carl M.
506
Way, Daniel S.
.543
Way, Lewis.
548
Way, Simeon 411
Weaver, Peter S 32
Webb, Frank J.
568
Weeks, Phares.
588
Weir, Alfred R.
769
Welch, Edgar G 771 .
Wellman, Perrin C. 66
Westerveld, John.
438
Whalley, Harold B
.376
White, Robert
163
Wilcox, D. W.
584
Wilcox, Isaac. 226
Wilcox, John. 290
Wilcox, Warren P
47
Wilkinson, Allen M.
.617
Wilks, Nathaniel.
554
Wiltse. Ralph. .389
Winer, David E. 853
Winter, Ernst E. 600
Wisler, Jesse.
712
Wisthoff, Henry
261
Wolverine
715
Wood, Amos.
134
Wood, Richard H.
782
Wright, Russell A
462
Y
Young, Andrew
....
.788
Z
Thomas, George W
218
Thomas, Herbert A
97
Ward, Edward B.
347
Thompson, James
84
Ward, John.
348
Wardrop, Alfred E. 52
Wardrop, Robert H. 37
Stampfler, Edward J. 694
State Bank of East Jordan .. 381
Stevens, A. J. 812
Stewart, Henry W 229
Stoll, Carl C.
745
Strahan, John G. 695
Stratton, DeForest A
709
Straus. John. 556
Strickler, Christian W
459
Strickler, Ernest C.
458
Strowd, Alonzo J
488
Struik. Matthias.
239
Struthers, Andrew
R.
.656
Svagr, Frank.
300
Svobada, John. 343
Svoboda, Edward.
313
Swasey, Walter V. T
207
Swatosh, Joseph.
20
Swatosh, Wencel.
302
Swift, Robinson.
106
T
Taggart, Clark.
31
Tainter, Daniel .
591
Tawas Beach.
699
Tawas Sugar Company
797
Taylor, Weller H.
687
Taylor, William H.
702
Taylor, Sibley G.
837
Taylor, William M.
727
Waffle, Jackson.
1.87
Taylor, Zach
820
Walbrecht, A. F
504
Waldruff, William M
701
Walker, James C.
809
Vipond, Arthur.
447
Votruba, Joseph
316
V
VanBuren, Charles.
.514
Vance, George.
239
Vance, Thomas
78
VanSkiver, L.
164
Vargason, Uriah
485
Vaughan Brothers
217
Turk, Benjan
J
58
Tyler, Hewitt
433
Tuthill, Charles H.
567
Toll, Isaac
499
Totten, William D 525
Tower, David F 303
Tower, Samuel S.
780
Trethrick, William J.
434
Trimball, Robert
638
Trumbell, George W 762
U
Upthegrove, Henry 231
Upthegrove, Nelson
115
Thompson, W. H. 312
Watson. Oscar.
351
Ziegler, John H ..
. ...
... 436
Zugelder, Rev. Alexander F.792
1
Thielen, John B
836
CHARLES S. GABRION.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
CHARLES S. GABRION.
Prominent among the leading citizens and influential politicians of Antrim county is the gentleman whose name furnishes the caption of this sketch and who at the pres- ent time holds one of the most responsible and exacting positions within the gift of the people. Charles S. Gabrion is a native of Lewis county, New York, where his birth occurred on the 18th of February, 1854, being the son of Gilbert G. and Sarah Ga- brion, both of whom were born and reared in the Empire state. The father, who served in the great rebellion as a member of the Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, moved his family to Clinton county, Michi- gan, in about the year 1866 and after re- siding in that part of the state for five years changed his abode to the county of Gratiot where he made his home until removing to Antrim county in the fall of 1884. He lived for some time in the village of Elmira and from there went to Bellaire, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying on the 20th day of January, 1903, at the age of seventy years.
Charles S. Gabrion spent his childhood in the state of his birth and when a youth of twelve accompanied his parents to Michi- gan, of which state he has since been an honored resident. He enjoyed the advant- ages of a common school education and at the early age of fourteen took up the trade of carpentry, in which he soon acquired great efficiency and which he followed while living at home until his twenty-first year. On attaining his majority he left the family fireside and started out to make his own way, being well prepared for the struggle by rea- son of his skill as a carpenter and builder.
After working at his trade in various parts of the country until the fall of 1884, Mr. Gabrion located at Elmira, where he lived during the ensuing twelve years, divid- ing his attention the meanwhile between car- pentry and agricultural pursuits, both of which he prosecuted with encouraging suc- cess. From an early age Mr. Gabrion mani- fested a lively interest in public and political questions and while still a young man he became quite an influential factor in the af- fairs of the town in which he lived. He served at different times in minor local af-
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fairs, such as the board of health and the board of review, etc., but it was not until 1902 that he permitted his name to go before the people as a candidate for a public posi- tion of any special importance. Meantime he continued more and more to become one of the influential Republican leaders in Antrim county and it was in recognition of his valu- able services to the party as well as on ac- count of his peculiar fitness for the position, that he was nominated in the above year for the office of sheriff. After being honored with the nomination, Mr. Gabrion entered with might and main into the canvass, dur- ing which he visited all parts of the county, making friends and winning votes wherever he went, the result being his triumphant elec- tion by a large majority over one of the strongest and most popular competitors the opposition could put into the field against him. Since taking charge of the office of sheriff Mr. Gabrion has fully justified the high expectations of his party friends and associates and the people of the county, ir- respective of political ties, have unbounded confidence in his ability and integrity as a faithful and fearless public servant. Know- ing neither fear nor favor in the discharge of his official functions and making every other consideration subordinate to duty, he has won the high esteem of all classes and conditions within his jurisdiction and today there are few as popular men as he in the county of Antrim, and none that enjoy in a more marked degree the good will of the public.
Fraternally Mr. Gabrion is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of the Maccabees brotherhoods, belonging to Elmira Lodge, No. 166, of the former, in which he has passed all the chairs,
holding at this time the title of past grand. He is also an active worker in the Knights of the Maccabees and has been an active leader in Tent No. 680 ever since its or- ganization. He is also a member of the Free and Accepted Masons.
The domestic chapter in the life of Mr. Gabrion bears date of 1883, on May IIth of which year he was united in marriage with Mrs. Nina (Snyder) Smith, of Kendallville, Indiana, the union being blessed with three children, Grace, Verne and Terrence, who with their parents constitute a mutually happy and contented home circle.
Mr. Gabrion's social standing, with that of his wife, is with the most intelligent and refined people of the place in which he re- sides, both being highly respected for their many amiable qualities, also for the interest they have ever manifested in promoting the welfare of those with whom they have been accustomed to mingle. They have many warm personal friends and since taking up their residence in the county seat their home has become a popular resort for the best society circles of the town.
ANDREW J. COOK.
This well known and honored citizen of the village of Eastport is one of the repre- sentative pioneers of Antrim county, with whose agricultural development he was prominently concerned, and he is now living retired in the village mentioned, secure in the esteem of all who know him and placed in independent circumstances through his well directed efforts in the past years.
Mr. Cook is a native of the old Buck-
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eye state, having been born in Olmsted, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, on the 8th of June, 1837, and being a son of Caleb and Eliza (Parsons) Cook, both of whom died in Ohio, where they passed the major portion of their lives. The father was a carpenter by trade and devoted his attention to con- tracting and building for many years, with residence and business headquarters in the village of Olmsted. Of the eleven children born to this worthy couple only four are liv- ing at the present time.
The subject of this sketch was reared to maturity in his native state and in its com- mon schools secured his early educational discipline, while as a youth he learned the carpenter's trade under the effective direc- tion of his honored father. He was engaged in work along this line at the time when there came to the young men of the nation the call of higher duty, the integrity of the Union being placed in jeopardy through armed rebellion. On the 12th of August, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, One Hun- dred and Third . Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cum- berland, and he continued in active service until the practical close of the war, having received his honorable discharge on the 3d of July, 1865, and having made a creditable record as a loyal and valiant soldier. He participated in a number of the important battles incidental to the progress of the great internecine conflict, endured his full share of hardships and was always found at the post of duty and ready to do the work as- signed to him. The history of his regiment during the three years of his service con- stitutes the record of his military career.
After the close of war Mr. Cook re- turned to Ohio and once more set himself
to winning the victories which peace ever has in store for the valiant souls. He re- sumed the work of his trade, in Cuyahoga county, where he continued to reside until 1878, when he came to Michigan and enrolled himself among the early settlers of Central Lake township, Antrim county. Here he purchased fifty acres of wild and heavily tim- bered land, which he reclaimed and placed under cultivation, becoming one of the lead- ing farmers of this section of the county and being still the owner of a finely im- proved landed estate of fifty acres, of which thirty-five are under cultivation, the balance being devoted to pasture. The place is im- proved with good buildings and is one of the valuable farms of the county. Mr. Cook gave material assistance and co-operation in pushing forward the wheels of progress in the early days, aiding in the construction of highways, the establishing of schools and the proper maintaining of civic affairs of a general order. Although never an aspir- ant for public office he has rendered an un- compromising allegiance to the Republican party and manifested much interest in its cause, both in a general .and local sense. Fraternally he is identified with the post of the Grand Army of the Republic in East- port. Mr. Cook continued to give his per- sonal attention to the supervision of his farm until 1903, when he rented the prop- erty, and in his attractive home here he is now living retired from the active labors which characterized so many years of his life.
Mr. Cook was first married in 1860 to Miss Sarah Stokes, a native of Dover, Eng- land. Her parents came to America when she was ten years old and settled in Olm- sted, Ohio, where they passed their remain-
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ing years. Mrs. Cook died in 1885, without issue. In December, 1892, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Cook to Miss Sarah R. Foss, who was born and reared in Ohio, being a daughter of Jacob and Harriet ( Har- net) Foss, the former of whom was a na- tive of Germany and the latter of the state of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have no children.
JOSEPH SWATOSH.
One of those sturdy pioneers whose indefatigable efforts resulted in the reclaim- ing of the forest lands of Antrim county to cultivation is the subject of this sketch, who is one of the representative farmers of Central Lake township, where he has main- tained his residence for more than two score years, which fact indicates that he was one of the first to settle in this section, now opulent in prosperity and advanced civiliza- tion.
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