History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens, Part 85

Author: Gansser, Augustus H., 1872-
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond & Arnold
Number of Pages: 738

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Mr. Lewis occupies one of the beautiful homes of Bay City and he has a domestic circle which includes a wife, son and daughter. He married Gertrude L. Layton, who is a daughter of Charles E. Layton, of Bay City, and their children are: George Merrill and Gertrude. In politics he takes the same interest in the Re- publican party as did his father, but he has accepted no office, the demands of his business taking up his time. He is a Mason, a member of Portsmouth Lodge, No. 190, F. & A. M., and Blanchard Chapter, No. 59, R. A. M.

RED C. VAN TUYL, secretary and treasurer of the F. C. Van Tuyl Company, funeral directors and em- balmers of West Bay City, was born in Genesee County, Michigan, February 4, 1859, and is a son of William L. and C. Jean- nette (Fifield) Van Tuyl.

The Van Tuyl family is of Dutch ancestry and was founded in New Jersey prior to the Revolutionary War. Grandfather Isaac Van Tuyl was born January 16, 1792 and died Oc- tober 7, 1863, and was a son of John Van Tuyl, who was born in 1760. Isaac Van Tuyl was married March 31, 1811, to Betsey Seeley. They lived at Ovid, Seneca County, New York, and in Oakland and Shiawassee counties, Michigan.

William L. Van Tuyl was born in Seneca

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County, New York, July 24, 1815, and died January 25, 1900. He came to Michigan in 1837, among the early pioneers, settling first in Oakland County. While there he farmed and served in local offices, but in 1844 he re- moved to Genesee County and cleared up a farm in Thetford township. In 1855 he went to Burton, Genesee County, where he also farmed and then embarked in a grocery busi- ness at Owosso and also operated a planing- mill. In 1882 he came to West Bay City where he lived retired until his death. Up to 1872 he had always voted with the Democratic party, but after that his influence was given to the Prohibition party. His chil- dren were four in number, the two sur- vivors being: Edwin, of West Bay City, born September 14, 1846; and Fred C., of this sketch. The mother still survives, mak- ing her home with her son Edwin. She is a lady with clear recollections of the early days in Michigan, her father having brought his family here in 1839. She was born August 21, 1824, and is a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Norris) Fifield. Mr. Fifield was born in New Hampshire, August 23, 1793, and died September 10, 1843. He moved to New York prior to his marriage, and settled in' Monroe County where he engaged in agricultural pur- suits for many years. He then moved to Erie County and lived there until 1839, when he came to Michigan, settling at Waterford, in Oakland County. He was married May 25, 1820, to Sarah Norris, who was born January 21, 1794, in New Hampshire and died May 26, 1884, at West Bay City. Mrs. Van Tuyl is the only surviving member of her own and of her husband's family.

Our subject was 12 years of age when his parents located at Owosso, and there he at- tended school six or seven years, in the mean- time attending to various duties in his father's

store. In 1879 he commenced learning the cabinet-maker's trade and in 1881 came to West Bay City and entered the employ of the West Bay City Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, and he continued in that business until 1901, when he started in as a contractor and builder. This line he followed until 1903. In the fall of this year he entered upon the business of an under- taker, locating first at No. 203 South Henry street. On October 20, 1903, he opened his present place of business at No. 411 East Mid- land street.

Mr. Van Tuyl is a graduate of the Massa- chusetts College of Embalming of the class of 1897 and holds embalmer's license No. 165 from the State Board of Health. From 1895 to 1896 he was county coroner and was elected again in 1899, and is still in office.

Mr. Van Tuyl was married first to Ger- trude H. Lester, who was a daughter of Capt. George H. Lester, of West Bay City. Mrs. Van Tuyl died March 14, 1888, leaving one son, C. Brake. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Van Tuyl was mar- ried second to May E. Martinell, of West Bay City, and they have four children: W. Stanley, Wyvel E., Floyd M., and Vera I.

Mr. Van Tuyl has many pleasant fraternal connections. He is noble grand of Wenona Lodge, No. 221, I. O. O. F .; and has mem- bership with Othello Lodge, No. 116, Knights of Pythias; Court Miranda, No. 326, Inde- pendent Order of Foresters; Modern Wood- man of America ; and the Union Life Guards.

Through his years of residence here, Mr. Van Tuyl has maintained the same business status which became recognized as soon as he entered the business world. Strict attention to details and careful management have brought about very satisfactory results. He is highly esteemed as an intelligent, substantial citizen,

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one who takes pleasure in promoting every movement contributive to the welfare of West Bay City.

ILLIAM C. WALSH, a well-known citizen of the village of Pincon- ning, conducts a livery at that G place and is extensively engaged in stock-raising and stock-dealing. He was born at Pontiac, Michigan, and is a son of Redmond and Margaret (McAuliffe) Walsh.

Redmond Walsh was born in Ireland and reared in England, where he met and married the mother of our subject, who was born there. He came to this country, and for eight or ten years lived at Toronto, Canada, where he fol- lowed his trade of mason and also engaged in farming. He later moved to Pontiac, Michi- gan, and is now living at Owosso, Michigan, in his 71st year. His wife is in the 68th year of her age. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh became pa- rents of seven children, all of whom are living, namely : Nellie, wife of Peter Betzing; John M., a farmer of Owosso, Michigan ; Redmond, Jr .; Margaret ; Neil R .; of Owosso, Michigan ; Daniel J .; and William C. The five first named were born in Toronto, Canada, and the two last named were born at Pontiac. Michigan.

William C. Walsh, after completing his schooling, turned his attention to mercantile business, buying bankrupt stocks. He later conducted a general store at Corunna, Michi- gan, five years, and in 1895 traveled through the Southern States for the Duncan Art Com- pany, meeting with considerable success and gaining largely in experience. In 1896 he re- turned to Michigan, making the trip from Jacksonville, Florida, to New York City by steamer. He then purchased a bankrupt stock at New Lothrop, Michigan, which he closed

out, then purchased one at Corunna, where he continued in the mercantile business some years. He had in mind at this time a stock farm, and, after selling his store, in 1900 he purchased 200 acres of land in section 27, Pin- conning township, where he has since been lo- cated. He still retains 160 acres of this farm, which is well-improved in every respect, and has dealt in stock on a large scale. He makes a specialty of raising Durham and Shorthorn cattle, and Ohio Improved Chester White hogs, which he sells to farmers for breeding purposes and has shipped in pairs to all parts of the country. He buys about 150 head of cattle of the common breeds during the summer months, fattens them and in the fall ships in car-load lots to the Buffalo and Detroit mar- kets, also buying of the farmers for immediate shipment. During the past year he has dealt largely in horses among the farmers of this section.

On April 6, 1899, Mr. Walsh was married to Clara Worth, a daughter of Williard Worth, a pioneer farmer of Maple Grove, Saginaw County, Michigan, who died in 1893. He is survived by his widow who resides at Mason, Michigan. This union resulted in the birth of three children : Kathleen, born February 9, 1900; Williard, born July 30, 1902; and Mar- garet. The Walsh family are Catholics. In politics our subject has been unswering in his support of the Democartic party.

P HILIP F. WAGNER, proprietor of the "Center Avenue Dairy Farm," which is situated in section 19, Hampton township, but two miles east of the city limits, has been a resident of Bay County since boyhood. He was born on the celebrated river Rhine, in the province of

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Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, Germany, September 17, 1847, and is a son of Carl and Elizabeth (Herbert) Wagner.

Our subject's parents were born in the same part of the fatherland as himself, and they came to America in 1855. The father died in 1888, aged 68 years, after a life spent in farming. He was successful in his agricultural enter- prises and left a good estate to his children. He was a man of sterling character and was se- lected for local offices on many occasions, serv- ing as a justice of the peace and for 12 years was a member of the township board. He was a deacon in the German Lutheran Church. His estimable wife still survives, making her home with our subject and bearing well the weight of her 85 years. The family consisted of three sons and four daughters, namely : Frederick; William; Philip F .; Mrs. Amelia Ramm, of Bay City; Mrs. Elizabeth Diehl, of Bay City; Mrs. Gertrude Shultz, deceased; and Mrs. Louisa Flues, deceased.

Our subject was but eight years old when his parents settled in Lower Saginaw, now Bay City, at which time there were but few houses in the place. His father bought a farm of 40 acres, on which our subject resided until 1889, when he sold it and purchased 60 acres in sec- tion 19, Hampton township. Here he carries on general farming and dairying and his place is well known as the "Center Avenue Dairy Farm." He keeps 18 head of high grade milch cows and supplies a large city demand. Mr. Wagner has a first-class orchard of four acres and has erected excellent buildings and made many admirable improvements on his property.

In 1871 Mr. Wagner was married to Louisa Shilling, who was born in Huron County, Michigan, August 22, 1853, and is a daughter of Frederick and Katherine Shilling, farming people, natives of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner have had seven children. namely :

William, who resides in his father's tenant house and works for his father ; Carl, who lives at home; Mrs. Ida Klopf, of Merritt township; Mrs. Elizabeth Plesternith, of Bay City; Fred- erick, employed in Bay City; and Bertha and Ellen, who live at home. Mr. Wagner and family belong to the Bethel German Lutheran Church, on Madison and Mckinley avenues, Bay City.

Politically a Democrat, Mr. Wagner has filled many responsible public offices in Hamp- ton township. For nine years he was township treasurer, for 18 years he was on the School Board and was president of School District No. 5, and for four years was township grain commissioner. His reputation has always been that of a man of strict integrity and the duties of public office have been performed with the same care and thoroughness as those pertaining to his own affairs.

OHN McGUINNES, who with his GA twin brother Edward is operating the splendidly improved farm in section 2, Monitor township, that was left by their father, was born July 13, 1872. He is a son of Edward and Anna (Brisbois) McGuinnes.

Edward McGuinnes was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1842. He attended the com- mon schools of his native place and when 22 years old came to Kawkawlin, Bay County, Michigan, where he worked at lumbering sev- eral years for Ballou & Company. He was engaged in summer in driving logs, and in cutting timber in the winter. Between seasons, he worked on the farm which he had bought in Monitor township, consisting of 380 acres. For a number of years he applied himself to clearing the wood from this land and to seed-

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ing the new ground. When he could not get hired men, his sons helped him in this work. He lumbered on shares with others, and later undertook a lumber deal on his own account, leaving the operation of the farm to his twin sons, then 15 years old.

Mr. McGuinnes had the reputation of knowing a good horse and took much interest in raising cattle. He built a modern brick house, and erected three fine barns, provided with every convenience for stock. Two years before his death he bought an interest in a hardware concern, which was then conducted under the firm name of Lambert, Staudacher & McGuinnes, but the business not proving profitable, he soon disposed of his interest. He also owned several pieces of city property. In politics he was a Democrat, and served on the School Board for several years.

The union of Edward McGuinnes with Anna Brisbois resulted in five children, as fol- lows : Margaret, who became Mrs. George Staudacher, of West Bay City; Anna, who married Gilbert Archambeau, of Monitor township; Mary, who is at home; and Edward and John (twins), who operate the farm.

John McQuinnes received his early mental training in the common schools of Kawkawlin, and also took a course of study in St. Bede College. On finishing this he returned to the farm, and continued working it with his brother Edward. They have turned their at- tention to grain and stock-raising, in which they were well drilled by their father.

John McGuinnes was married June 29, 1904, to Lottie Abare, a daughter of Morris and Josephine (Larges) Abare, of West Bay City. Her parents formerly lived in Detroit, where the father was a fisherman. About 1860 they moved to Bay City, where the father fol- lowed his vocation. He was a government sur- veyor for 14 years. He and his wife had 15

children, eight of whom are living. Millie (Mrs. Eugene La Flame) and our subject's wife were the only daughters. The sons are all fishermen except ont, who keeps the light- house at Detour, Michigan. In politics, Mr. McGuinnes is a stanch Democrat. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of the Modern Maccabees, and holds a position on the auditing committee of his tent. The members of the family are Catholics and attend the Church of the Sacred Heart.

HOMAS MOLYNEAUX, one of the good farmers and respected citizens of Williams township, who owns a fine farm of 79 acres in section 4, was born in County Down,, Ireland, May 10, 1852, and is a son of Alexander and Sarah ( Hanna) Molyneaux.

The father of our subject was a shoemaker and also farmed five acres of rented land, this being considered a quite large farm there. He died in Ireland shortly after the rebellion. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother of Mr. Molyneaux still lives in the old home in County Down. The children of the family were : James, who died in Ireland in 1901: William, who died in Ireland in 1885; Thomas, of this sketch; Ellen, a resident of Loverpool, England: Alexander, of Bay City ; and Catherine, who resides with the mother in Ireland.

Our subject came to America in March, 1871, and secured work in the Silas Merchant iron-pipe factory, at Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained two years and then came to Bay City. He worked in a lumber camp for Sage & Com- pany during the first winter and then came to Bay City and secured a position with the street railway company, with which he continued for

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20 years. He drove the first horse car into Essexville.

In 1880 Mr. Molyneaux bought his farm, which was then far out from civilized tracks. There were no roads except the ones he made himself and his nearest neighbor lived in a log house off in the next section. His first purchase was 40 acres, which he managed to clear while still living at Bay City. The tim- ber he burned as there was absolutely no mar- ket for it, the same timber which now com- mands $17 a thousand feet. Later he built a comfortable house and two substantial barns.

On September 4, 1878, at Bay City, Mr. Molyneaux was married to Jennie Patterson, who was a daughter of Aritus and Amelia Pat- terson, natives of Canada. Mrs. Molyneaux died April 22, 1890, the mother of three chil- dren, of whom the only survivor is Thomas, who was born July 5, 1880 and lives on a farm adjoining his father. On May 1I, 1891, Mr. Molyneaux was married to Marion Maitland, who is a daughter of John and Sarah (Jobes) Maitland, and five children have been born to this union : Lola, born July 28, 1892 ; Margaret E., born October 21, 1894; Naomi T., born June 3, 1897 ; Dorothy J., born June 11, 1899; and Wallace M., born December 29, 1903.

Mrs. Molyneaux's parents lived in Canada prior to their marriage. Her father came first to Bay City and built a home on 33d street and Jennison avenue and then went back for his wife. For 25 years he was an employee of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad. Mrs. Moly- neaux has one sister, Margaret I., who is an instructor in the Fremont School in Bay City.

Our subject and Mr. Maitland are both identified with the Republican party. Both are prominent in the Methodist Episcopal Church, our subject being a class leader, church trustee and treasurer. Both he and his father-in-law are members of Valley Lodge, No. 189, I. O.

O. F. Mr. Molyneaux belongs to South Bay City Tent, No. 177, Knights of the Modern Maccabees.

OHN A. VOGTMANN, sole owner and proprietor of the Frankenlust Flour- ing Mill, one of the oldest industrial plants in its section of Bay County, was born April 17, 1863, in Mittel Franken, Bavaria, Germany, and is a son of Leonard and Elizabeth (Dankmayer) Vogtmann.

The parents of our subject passed their entire lives in Bavaria, where the father fol- lowed the trade of weaving. The family con- sisted of seven children,-five sons and two daughters. The only members to come to America were our subject and his brother Adam, who is a farmer in Beaver township.

Mr. Vogtmann attended school until he was 16 years old and then spent four years learning the milling business. In 1883, wish- ing to improve his worldly chances, he came to America and settled in Bay County, Michigan. Through the first year he worked as a laborer and for the next three years was engaged as a farmer for one employer, and then he went into lumbering. During the two years he was thus engaged he studied the workings of the various mills that came under his observation, his ob- ject being the purchase of a mill so that he could continue work at the trade he had learned. After laboring one year more, this time in a brick-yard, he rented a mill in Sagi- naw, but this venture did not prove a success as he lacked the capital to get himself well es- tablished. He was then employed by the owner of a mill in Freeland township and operated that mill successfully for three years.

In 1892 Mr. Vogtmann bought his present mill property. It was the first mill built in Bay County, Adam Hecht having erected it

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over 50 years ago. When Mr. Vogtmann took charge, the capacity of the mill was 35 barrels, which he has increased to an output of 175 barrels. He rebuilt the mill and installed modern machinery and now has every equip- ment necessary to make all kinds of flour. His trade covers all this territory and for many years he has been looked on as the most reliable miller in this section. In addition to rebuilding and refitting the mill, he purchased a farm of four acres in section 2, on which he has built a comfortable residence and large warehouses. He does a very large business, amounting to $70,000 annually.

In 1892 Mr. Vogtmann was married to Katie Burk, who was born in Bavaria, and came to Saginaw County, Michigan, with her parents, when a child of eight years. They have two children, John and Mary.

Mr. Vogtmann is one of the leading mem- bers of St. John's German Lutheran Church at Amelith. He is a man who has made his own way in the world and has reached his indepen- dent condition through his own industry. He is well known and very highly respected.

HARLES P. McDONALD,* a highly respected citizen and well-known farmer of Hampton township, own- ing a well-cultivated farm of 23 acres, situated in section 13, was born at Mont- real, Canada, February 17, 1853, and is a son of Terrence and Sarah ( Woods ) McDonald.

The father of our subject was born in Bel- fast, County Down, Ireland, and came to Mont- real, Canada, in 1848. The mother was born in Dublin and came to Montreal at a later date than Mr. McDonald. The father died at Bay City in 1894, aged 76 years, but the mother still

resides there in the city. They reared a large family as follows : Charles P .; James, of Mont- real; John; Thomas, who is on the Pacific Coast; Peter, of Bay City; Andrew, of Wis- consin; Terrence, of Canada; Edward, of Bay City ; and Sarah, who married a Mr. McDon- ald in Clinton County, New York.

For five years after settling in Montreal, Terrence McDonald carried on a butchering business and then accompanied his brother to Clinton County, New York, where he worked at railroad construction. He subsequently joined our subject in Michigan.

Charles P. McDonald was three weeks old when his parents removed to Clinton County, New York, where he remained until he was 17 years old. In 1865 he came to Bay City and has been a resident of the county and ever since, working in sawmills from 1865 until 1871, when he began to farm. Mr. McDonald ob- tained his land when it was still unbroken prairie and has made all the improvements upon it. He has a comfortable home with substan- tial out-buildings, barns and fences, and de- votes his land to gardening principally. He also rents land on which he cultivates sugar beets.

On August 15, 1875, Mr. McDonald was married to Mary Van Someson, who was born March 4, 1859, at Detroit and came to Bay County with her parents when one year old. She was a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Lincoln) Van Someson, early pioneers here, of Holland and Belgian ancestry. Mr. Van Someson, who was a carpenter, built many of the residences still standing in Bay City. Mrs. McDonald died in March, 1899, the beloved mother of these children : Mabel, a teacher in a religious order, who is located at St. James, Beaver Island; Clara, who died aged 20 years; Sadie, who is her father's capable housekeeper ; Emma; Terrence J .; Nellie; Mary, who died

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aged 16 years; Edward, of St. Paul; John; James ; Joseph and Margaret. Mr. McDonald and family belong to the Catholic Church.

6 EORGE A. ALLEN,* who has the distinction of being the oldest insur- ance agent at West Bay City, Mich- igan, his business dating from 1877, is also an honored surviving officer of the Civil War. Mr. Allen was born in Macomb County, Michigan, March 4, 1835, and is a son of Dr. Samuel C. and Julia Ann ( Bickson) Allen.

Dr. Samuel C. Allen was born in New Jer- sey. When he came to Michigan, he had a wife and several children. He settled at Utica, Macomb County, taking up a farm on the Clinton River, and it was here that our sub- ject was born, in an old log house. Dr. Allen also owned and operated a sawmill on the banks of this river, and continued to practice his profession, riding over the untilled prairies for miles and miles in every direction and undergoing many hardships, such as fell to the pioneer physicians of Michigan. About 1841 he moved to Clarkson, Oakland County, where he devoted all his time to the practice of his profession, frequently driving the whole dis- tance to Flint. In 1857 he located at Byron, where he continued in practice until his death in 1866, aged 70 years. His wife died in 1861, aged 65 years. Early in life Dr. Allen was a Whig; later he identified himself with the Re- publican party. He was a man far above the average, well read both in literature and in his profession and a man of influence wherever he lived. He was a Mason.

George A. Allen was well educated, for the days of his youth, at Clarkson Academy, Oak- land County, and then entered into a mercan-

tile business at Byron, whither his parents had removed. In 1860 he accepted a position as bookkeeper for Stewart & Pratt, at Hazelhurst, Mississippi, but the outbreak of the Civil War changed his plans and probably the whole course of his life. Manly and outspoken, he soon found that the only way to secure his lib- erty was to leave at once for the North, and several of his associates had the same ex- perience. In the fall of 1861 Mr. Allen en- listed as a private in Company A, 10th Reg., Michigan Vol., Inf., and before leaving the State he was made quartermaster sergeant and filled this position until he was promoted to a lieutenantcy and transferred to Company C. He continued with this company through all its subsequent campaigns, including Sherman's "March to the Sea," and returned practically unharmed, although on numerous occasions he had holes shot through his uniform and had his horse shot from under him. He was a sol- dier who displayed courage in face of danger and fidelity to the cause he had espoused.

After his return from the war, Mr. Allen clerked for one year in Detroit, was married in 1867 and then came to West Bay City. Here he conducted a general retail store, on the cor- ner of Midland and Henry streets, for 10 years, it being one of the first stores on the West Side and his energy and faculty soon built up a lucrative business. In 1877 he entered into the insurance business and again he was a bus- iness pioneer. He has continued in the insur- ance line ever since, dealing also in real estate and has owned and developed a large amount of property.

In 1867 he married Emma Hicks, who is a daughter of W. F. Hicks, then of West Bay City, now of Southfield, Michigan, and they had five children, the three survivors being : Alena, wife of Harry J. Walsh, of West Bay City; Hicks, of Dayton, Ohio; and George, of

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West Bay City. The family belong to the First Presbyterian Church of West Bay City.

Mr. Allen has been a life-long Republican. He was township clerk of Wenona until it was included in West Bay City, and is now a mem- ber of the Common Council. He is public- spirited and progressive and takes a good citi- zen's interest in promoting the city's welfare.

Mr. Allen was a charter member of Wenona Lodge, No. 296, F. & A. M. of which he is past master; he is also a member of Blanchard Chapter, No. 59, R. A. M .; and Bay City Council, No. 53, R. & S. M. He assisted in the organization of Henry S. Bur- nett Post, No. 278, G. A. R., and gave the or- ganization its name. He has always taken a great interest in this noble body and has been its commander. He is also a member of the National League of Veterans and Sons.

REDERICK D. PAIGE,* one of the highly respected citizens and good farmers of Kawkawlin township, who owns a well-cultivated farm of 80 acres, situated in section 7, was born in 1864 in Bangor township, Bay County, Mich- igan, and is a son of Daniel W. and Carrie (Shepard) Paige.

Daniel Webster Paige, the father of our subject, was born at Lockport, New York. His first wife, our subject's mother, was born in Ohio. In 1866 they removed from Bangor to Kawkawlin township, where Mrs. Paige died in 1883, leaving four children : Frederick D .; Ralph, a farmer of Kawkawlin township; Alice, widow of James Calvert; and Harry, a farmer of Kawkawlin township. The father's second marriage was to Minerva Hilderbrandt, who was born in New York. The two children of this union are: Jessie and Hattie. Our

subject's father, who has retired from active labor, resides in Kawkawlin village.

Frederick D. Paige obtained his education in the common schools of Kawkawlin town- ship and prepared himself for the life of a farmer. His first farm, bought in 1887, was a part of the family homestead; later he bought more land in section 29, in the same township, both farms being sold at a later date and the present one bought. He has excellent land here and it would take a large offer to induce him to part with it. He has made excellent improvements.

In 1889 Mr. Paige married Mary Bedell, who is a daughter of Calvin Bedell, a farmer of Kawkawlin township. They have had six chil- dren, as follows : Jacob, a sturdy youth of 12 years; Elmer, aged 10 years; Florence, aged eight years; Max, deceased at the age of two years; Bessie, deceased at the age of three years ; and Benjamin, a child of II months.

Politically, Mr. Paige is a Democrat; he has been school inspector and is now serving as township commissioner. He belongs to Lodge No. 148, I. O. O. F., of Kawkawlin township.

L OUIS ROSEBUSH,* a well-known citizen of Linwood, was formerly in the hotel business here for 14 years. His hotel was destroyed by fire in 1901, and he is now rebuilding it. He also owns a saloon in Arenac County, Michigan.

The subject of this sketch was born in Canada in 1852. He is a son of Samuel and Sylvia (Merrian) Rosebush, the former of whom was born in Canada, and died in 1882, at the age of 71 years. The mother passed away in 1886, in her 75th year. They reared 12 children, of whom Louis was the sixth. Seven are still living.

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The parents of Samuel Rosebush were na- tives of Canada, and their grandparents were born on De Rosa street, Paris, France. This street was named after the original name of the family, which was afterward changed to Rosebush.

The Merrians, grandparents of Sylvia Mer- rian, came from Spain to this country in the early colonial days, settled on the Connecticut River and endured all the hardships of pioneer life. Some of them were officers in the Revo- lutionary War. In the possession of the fam- ily were formerly some of the relics of that conflict, such as silver buckles worn by their ancestors in military service.

Louis Rosebush went to New York State in 1868. There he remained six months and then came to Saginaw County, Michigan, where he at once went to work in the lumber camps, and continued thus for two and a half years. He then returned to Canada to visit his parents. He came back to Michigan where he remained for two years, after which he went West and spent four years among the Choc-

taws, Chickasaws and Cherokees, in the Red River region, engaged in lumbering for him- self. About 1876, he returned to Canada and brought his father, mother, two brothers and two sisters to Michigan with him.

Mr. Rosebush was married in 1880 to Laurie Annie Roe, a daughter of Theodore and Theresa (Young) Roe. Theodore Roe died when Mrs. Rosebush was four years old. His widow now lives in Saginaw, Michigan.

Mr. and Mrs. Rosebush have had eight children, namely: Sylvia, Hiram, Samuel, Willie, Bertie, Laurie, Fred and Louis. Sylvia was born in 1883; she married Victor Turcott, who was born in Canada, and is an engineer. Hiram was born in 1886; Samuel died in in- fancy; Willie was born in 1889; Bertie, in 1891; Laurie, in 1892; Fred, in 1894; and Louis, in 1896.

In politics, Mr. Rosebush is a Republican. Fraternally, he is a member of Bedell Lodge, No. 248, I. O. O. F. His religious views are nonsectarian. Mrs. Rosebush is a member of the Catholic Church.

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History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens, Part 85

Author: Gansser, Augustus H., 1872- Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago : Richmond & Arnold Number of Pages: 738

Author: Gansser, Augustus H., 1872-
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond & Arnold
Number of Pages: 738