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DR. N. H. WEBSTER was born in Ohio in 1828, and in 1850 graduated in dentistry at Cleveland. After a brief practice in Ohio he removed to Indiana, and in 1859 to Hudson, Mich., where he remained till 1865; then coming to Bay City he practiced his pro- fession till 1880, when, on account of poor health, he retired. In 1879 he came to West Bay City to reside, and built a handsome residence on the corner of Hart and Au Sable Streets. In 1854 he married Julia E. Brockett, a native of Ohio. They have one son, who has taken his father's practice in Bay City.
D. MCLAUGHLIN, is a native of Canada. He came to Bay City ini 1870, remaining one year, when he removed to West Bay City.". His early days were spent on a farm with his father. He married Josephine Donohue, of West Bay City, in 1879. They have two children, a son and a daughter. Mr. McLaughlin has been for some years in the employ of H. A. Emery, and has risen from a subor- dinate situation to a good position.
A. F. HAGADORN, M. D., is a native of the state of New York. Graduated from the Ann Arbor Medical College in 1875, and imme- diately commenced the practice of medicine in South Bay City, where he remained till the Spring of 1878, when he removed to West Bay City, where his office and residence can be found on the corner of Henry and Ohio Streets. He married, in 1875, Viola La- Rue, also a native of New York. They have two children, a son and daughter.
CAPT. J. S. McNEIL was born on Prince Edward Island in 1843, and at fourteen years of age commenced sailing. In 1863 he sailed on a lake vessel loaded with kerosene oil from Port Sar- nia to Liverpool. He first took command of the "Frances Ada," and has been mate and master of vessels since that time. In 1874 he sailed as captain the steamer "V. H. Ketchum, "at that time the larg- est vessel afloat on fresh water, and sailed her three years, when he purchased an interest in the "D. F. Rose" and two barges, "Bos- cobel" and "Marine City." He is captain of the "Rose." He resides on Center Street, West Bay City.
HARRISON LEWIS is a native of Vermont, where he was born in 1816. While young he went to Western New York with his father's family and remained until he was nineteen years of age. In 1835 he started out for himself, going first to Oakland County, Mich., and afterward to Genesee County where he cleared up sev- eral farms. In 1873, together with his son Henry S., came to West Bay City and opened a grocery store, which in 1880 they changed to hardware and are doing a successful business. Their store is on Midland Street.
Harrison Lewis married Nancy L. Van Tuyl, of New York. She is still living.
Henry S. Lewis married Ada A. Johnson, of Genesee County, Mich.
CAPT. JAMES KERR was born in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1837, and served his time there as machinist. In 1869 he came to Bay City bringing the "Hattie Brown," of which he was captain, and con- tinued in that position until 1874, when he sold out and went to Wisconsin where he remained about a year, then returned taking up
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his residence in West Bay City. He has been master of the "J. G. Hubbard," and is now master of the "C. A. Forbes," which runs between Bay City and Port Lookout, touching at Pine River, Rifle River and Au Gres. He married Sarah A. Temple, a native of New York. They have a son and daughter living, and have lost one daughter.
CAPT. GEORGE MCKAY is a native of the North of Scotland, where he was born in 1834. At nineteen years of age he emi- grated to the United States and after sailing two years between New York and Liverpool he was on the propeller "Hantar," and later on the ill-fated "Lady Elgin." When she was lost on Lake Michi- igan, Capt. McKay was one of the few who survived that terrible disaster. In 1875 he came to West Bay City and now resides on Kawkawlin Road. He married Mary Ann McCarty, of Hamilton, Ontario.
JOHN KOHLER was born in Germany in 1838, aud was brought up on a farm. In 1862 he came to Bay City and worked at salt making ten years, when he removed to West Bay City and pur- chased a brewery which he operated two years and a half, when he sold out. Mr. Kohler is married and has had seven children, five of whom are dead.
CAPT. ALLSON TRUDO is a native of Ontario, Canada. About the year 1861 he came to Bay City, and at sixteen years of age commenced sailing on the lakes. He first took command of the schooner "Rival," and sailed her five years. In 1879 he purchased the "S. P. Ames," and in 1880 the "McLelland" which he sold in 1881. He now owns the "Joseph Enright" and "Ames," the latter being sailed by his father. He married Bessie Thorington, of Wayne County, Mich.
DOMINICK MINNIE was born in St. Clair, Mich., September 5, 1836. In 1851 he moved to East Saginaw, remained there two years, then moved to Marine City engaged in the engineer business, remained there a short time, then moved to Saginaw City, engaged on the steamer "Alida" as engineer. He was also a number of years on the "L. G. Mason.". He then moved to the state of In- diana and engaged in business for three years. He then returned to Bay City, and engaged with William Peter as engineer. He was one year on the steamer "Bay City," and is at present engaged with L. L. Hotchkiss in the same capacity. He was married to Elizabeth G. Diem, of St. Clair County, and has four children. Residence, in the Fifth Ward.
GEORGE F. RUSSELL was born in Vermont, January 23, 1853. In 1855 with his parents moved to Detroit, Mich., remained there . two years, then moved to Flint, Mich., then to East Saginaw, re- mained there until 1862 when he came to Bay City. In 1863 he was engaged with Pitts & Cranage, sawing lath and remained with them two years. He then moved to West Bay City, engaged with Sage & McGraw as tally boy, and remained in that ca- pacity five years. He then engaged as lumber inspector, which he continued for four years. He had charge of the Tittabawassee boom. In 1875 he took charge of Sage & Co's mill boom, which position he still retains. He was married in 1877.
GEORGE G. CADY was born in Macomb County, Mich., September 18, 1835, remaining there thirty years, during which time he was engaged in farming and saw milling. He then moved to Port Huron, where he also engaged in the saw mill business. In 1872 he came to Bay City and engaged in the manufacture of salt and saw milling. His father is one of the oldest settlers in Michigan. Mr. Cady was married August 7, 1863, to Alice E. White, of Birm- ingham, and has four children. Residence, corner of Crapo and Johnson Streets.
WILLIAM McCLOY was born in Albany, N. Y., September 3, 1854. In 1867 he was engaged with H. W. Sage & Co., in the
lumber yard; remained there until 1874 when he came to West Bay City. where he has since resided. Mr. McCloy is at present engaged with H. W. Sage inspecting lumber in the Summer season, and scaling logs in the Winter time, having been in their employ six- teen years. He was married to Nettie Russell of Bay City, August 28, 1877, and has one child. Residence on Henry Street.
JOHN R. CAMERON was born in Sarnia, Canada, November 6, 1856. He came to Bay City with his mother in the same year. He was for some years engaged in the lumber business, and in 1879 was appointed mail agent on the Mackinaw branch of the M. C. R. R., which position he still holds. Mr. Cameron resides with his mother at 305 Bowery Street.
DAVID B. CARDY was born in New Bedford, Mass., January 29, 1817, where he remained until 1852. He was engaged in getting out and speculating in vessel spars and masts, and was also in the employ of the government for some time in the southern states. In 1853 he removed to Canada, and in company with Messrs. Camp- bell & Wood, continued the business of getting out spars. In 1859 he came to East Saginaw and engaged in the lumber trade, and shortly afterward built a saw mill in Midland, Bay Co., where he resided until 1881. He then removed his mill to West Bay City upon the property of H. W. Sage & Co., where he con - ducts the business of his mill. He resides on Linn Street, West Bay City.
JOHN W. RHODES was born in Wayne County, N. Y., March, 1834. He remained there with his parents eleven years, when he moved to Jackson, Mich., and was engaged with his father in farming. In 1863 he was a guard at the Jackson State Prison, which position he held for one year. In 1865 he learned the car- penter trade, and in 1873 moved to West Bay City where he still remains. Mr. Rhodes helped to build the largest steamer ever built on the Saginaw River. He was married February 11, 1861, to Martha L. Fowler, of Jackson, and has five children. Residence, on Linn Street.
D. H. McMULLEN, of the firm of McMullen & Co., was born in Stratford, Canada, July 5, 1858. He came with his parents to West Bay City in 1868. He graduated from the West Bay City High School in the class of 1877, after which he was associated with his father in the lumber business. Last season (1882) the firm lumbered at Forest, on the M. C. R. R., and in 1883 operated on the north branch of the Au Sable River, near Grayling, where they will get in about 10,000,000 feet of logs. Mr. McMullen was married August 15, 1882, to Miss Sadie Curry, of West Bay City.
FRANK PUDDY was born in Somersetshire, Eng., February 2, 1851, remained there twenty-two years, during which time he was engaged in farming. In 1872 he came to Bay City, and engaged in gardening which he continued until 1883, when he opened a saloon on the corner of Linn and John streets, which he still con- tinues. He was married to Minnie V. Reynolds of West Bay City, has one child.
CAPTAIN SAMUEL MURDOCK was born in Jefferson county, State. of New York, October 15, 1844. In 1857 he engaged as cook on the steamer Reindeer, remained in that capacity two years, and was four years before the mast. Sailed as mate one season on the bark Danube. In 1860 he came to Bay City and engaged in sailing, which he still continues. Capt. Murdock was at one time part owner of the propeller Dunkirk, barge, Bay. City, and owner of the barge, Helenstine and Morton, and is at present master of the schooner Winslow. He was married Nov. 28, 1876, to Miss Good- son, daughter of the late James O. Goodson. Residence on Mid- land street.
CHARLES E. HARMON was born in Chatham, Ont., December,
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1853. Moved with his parents to Baptist Creek in Essex county, remained there ten years, then returned to Chatham, then moved to Bothwell, Canada. In 1865 he came to Bay City and engaged as fireman on the steamer Little Essex; was also engaged on other boats as fireman. In 1879 he became a licensed engineer and still continues the business, is at present engaged at H. W. Sage & Co.'s mill, West Bay City. He was married to Ada S. Hunter of Aylmer, Canada, and has three children. Residence corner Dean and Thomas streets.
AINSWORTH T. RUSSELL was born in Townsend, Middlesex county, Mass., April 18, 1811. At the age of eleven he moved to Lowell, Mass., remaining there two years engaged in a woolen factory. Then moved to Wilmington, while there learned the baker trade; then moved to Lancaster, then to Boston, Mass .; engaged with A. T. Blake as foreman of his bakery; remained with him two years and six months. Then took charge of the Revere House, remained there until the Mexican war broke out, enlisted and remained nine years in the U. S. service. He afterward came to East Saginaw as First Lieutenant of the second dragoons regiment, Company A, under Capt. Lyons, remained there a short time then moved East. In 1861 he returned to East Saginaw, engaged in the bakery business, and furnished bread for the 23d Michigan infantry, which were being drilled for the war. He then came to Bay City and engaged in the same business for a short time; then moved to West Bay City where he has since resided. He is at present engaged at the carpenter and joiner trade, and has a fine residence on Henry street. He has a wife and six children.
JAMES CORBIPT was born in Liverpool, England, May 9, 1833, remained there until he was seven years old, then with his parents moved to Dumplin Pond, Connecticut, was there two years working in the wire factory then went to Delaware county, York State, was there six years farming, after which he returned from York State to Connecticut; he remained there one year and then moved to Toronto, Canada, and worked in a brick yard about four years; in .. 1854 moved to Lakeland on Lake Simcoe, Canada, for the purpose of manufacturing brick, but the clay was a failure. Then worked in Vances sawmill for six months; he then engaged with Sage, Grant & Hicks in their sawmill, was there eight years as head sawyer, then in 1866 came to East Saginaw, was head sawyer in Shaw & Williams' mill; in 1868 came to West Bay City and was eight years with H. W. Sage & Co. as head sawyer; he then spent four years getting out square timber at Averell Station on the Titta- bawassee River; he then returned to West Bay City and resumed his old position in H. W. Sage & Co.'s mill, which place he still holds. He was married May 17th, 1855, to Miss Theresa A. Renney of Toronto, Canada. He resides on the corner of William and Jennie streets, West Bay City.
JOHN H. WILLS was born in Eastport, Maine, and came to Michigan in 1871. Lived in East Saginaw for four years, and then removed to Bay County. He was at first in the employ of J. M. Kelton of Banks, and afterward clerked for Phelps & Crane. In 1879 he went to work for E. J. Kelton, who is in the hardwood lumber trade, and is now (1883) in his employ. Hc was married to Fanny Gayllainow of West Bay City in 1881.
PETER PRIOR was born in Germany in 1847; came to America in 1867, landed in New York. Established as a carpenter in St. Clair, Mich., laboring at the trade in a planing mill. Came to the Valley in 1869, and soon to Bay City. Married Miss Catharine Reinhardt of Monitor in 1872. Has two children, one son and one daughter, both living. For the past three years has been located in the Nickel Block, West Bay City, where he has succeeded in main- taining a popular sample room.
CHARLES A. BLACKMAN, bookkeeper for C. E. Lewis, is a native
of Eddington, Me., and came to Michigan in 1869. He lived in Bay City for about two years, and then removed to the west side of the river to accept the position of bookkeeper for Taylor & Moul- throp, lumber manufacturers, and has continued in that capacity for the several firms who have succeeded T & M. He was married to Miss Elizabeth A. Gray, of his native place, in 1875. They have two children, both boys.
ALONZO M. PERKINS was born in London, Ontario, and came to Michigan in 1854, and, after residing in various places, located in West Bay City in 1870. By trade he is a millwright. In 1875 married Miss Hannah Herrington, of Valparaiso, Ind. They have one child, a boy.
HENRY W. WEBER was born in Detroit, Michigan, and became a citizen of West Bay City in 1873. He learned the trade of tin- smith in the shop of Moots & Rupff. In 1877 he was a member of the firm of Rupff & Weber, dealers in hardware, etc. In 1880 he bought his partner's interest and continues the business. Was burned out in the large fire of December, 1881, but the store was rebuilt, and he now does a large trade in stoves, tin ware, hardware, etc. Was married to Miss Charlotte A. Padley, of Bay City, in De- cember, 1882.
SAMUEL W. PIx is a native of London, Ontario, and came to this country in 1869, locating in Bay City. He removed to West Bay City in January, 1881, where he opened a harness shop. Was mar- ried in 1878 to Miss Kate Mclaughlin of Dutchess Co., N. Y. Their family consists of two children, girls.
ALEXANDER LAROCHE was born in Loraine, France, and came to the United States in 1852. Remained in Syracuse, N. Y., for two years when he went to St. Louis, Mo., and from thence to New Or- leans, where he was at the breaking out of the war of the rebellion. He served two years and a half in the Confederate service as a mem - ber of the 1st Louisiana Infantry. Came North in 1863, to Syra- cuse, N. Y. Left there in 1867 for Bay City, Mich. In 1869 he opened " Lafayette Hall," West Bay City, which is well known as a first-class restaurant. He was a member of the board of trustees of Wenona (now West Bay City) for two years, also foreman of " Defiance" steam fire engine company in 1875-6. In 1864 was married to Miss Eleanora Morell of Syracuse, N. Y., and they have one child, a daughter.
CHARLES ANDERSON was born in Sweden, and landed in the United States in 1863. Lived in Portland, Me. for a short time. Was in the U. S. employ for a brief while during the war, as a team- ster. Came to the Saginaw Valley in 1864, and to Salzburgh in 1865. Has charge of Laderach Bros.' salt works in the Third Ward of West Bay City, of which Ward he is one of the Aldermen, holding office until the Spring of 1884. Was married to- Miss Fran- ces Causley in 1866, and has a family of three children living, all boys.
FREDERICK A. MEYERS was born in the state of New York, and came to Michigan in 1862. At first he lived in Bay City, but a number of years ago removed to the West Side. He has held a num- ber of public offices, and is now a deputy sheriff. He was married in 1858 to Jane North, of London, Ontario, and has a family of two children.
HARRISON MILLER was born in Monroe County, Penn., in 1841, and while quite young removed with his parents to Eastern Penn- sylvania, and thence to Bushell Tannery, Penn., where he remained until twenty-three years of age, when he went to Philadelphia, where he remained three years. Removing to Beech Creek, Penn., he there engaged in the lumber business, which has been his occu- pation up to the present time. In 1867, with two others, took a contract of Taylor, Day & Morey for manufacturing and shipping lumber, and continued with them until the Fall of 1876. In Feb-
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ruary, 1877, he came to West Bay City and commenced the manu- facture of lumber and salt, under a contract with the Keystone Lumber and Salt Manufacturing Company, which he continued one year, since which time he has been in the employ of the company. He married Sarah A. Linn, of Beech Creek, Penn. They have four children, two sons and two daughters.
HUGH COYLE is a native of Albany, N. Y., where he was born November 27, 1830. Early in life he came to St. Clair, Mich., and engaged in lumbering. Was with the firm of Oaks & Holland two years, Mr. Oaks eight years, and Steel, Oaks & Lee five years, when he came to the Saginaw Valley. During 1873 he was foreman for Dolsen & Chapin, of Bay City, but in 1874 came to West Bay City and engaged with the Keystone Lumber and Salt Manufactur- ing Company as foreman of their mill, which position he occupied three years, since which time he has had charge of the company's sales and shipping.
GEORGE HANNAH is a native of Canada, born in the county of Haldimand, Ontario, in 1844, and early in life engaged in the lum- ber business. In 1865 he went to Buffalo, N. Y., and engaged in the wholesale liquor business with Thomas Clark, remaining there six years, at the end of which time he came to West Bay City and entered the employ of Taylor & Moulthrop, in the salt business. He is now with C. E. Lewis, at the same place. He married AnDie E. Hamilton, of Canada. They have had five children, only a son and daughter now living.
AUGUST BRUNNER was born in New York City in 1858, and in 1865 came to West Bay City, with his parents. When about twelve years of age he entered the employ of H. W. Sage & Co., and worked in their mill five or six years, after which he was with his brother in the grocery business for a time, when he went South, working in Arkansas and Mississippi. Returning worked again for his brother, but now is engaged in the grocery business for himself, on Linn Street. Married Miss Phoebe Bruete.
THOMAS WALSH is a native of Cayuga, Ontario, where he was born in 1858. His occupation was farming until 1880, when he came to West Bay City and opened a boot, shoe and grocery store on the corner of Washington and South Streets, where he still con- tinues. Married Eliza Finlen, of Ontario.
FRANK A. SCUTT was born in Colden, N. Y., in December, 1850. In 1865, with his parents, came to Bay City, but soon re- moved to Lapeer and engaged in farming. Returned to Bay City in 1867. In 1871 he taught the Auburn school, retaining the po- sition two terms, after which he went to Grand Rapids and engaged in dairying two years. In 1875 he purchased two lots on the corner of Washington and South Streets, West Bay City, on which he erected a store and engaged in doing a general mercantile business, dealing also in hoops. Married Alice Lewis, of Dryden, Lapeer County. They have one child.
S. E. BURNHAM was born in Maine in 1831. In 1862 he en- listed in the First Maine Artillery and served to the close of the war, first as second lieutenant and later as captain. On account of a wound received in the battle of Petersburg, he was confined in the hospital two months. In 1865 he located in Saginaw and en- gaged in boat building, remaining there about fifteen years, when he came to Bay City, and soon thereafter to West Bay City. He was married in 1860 to Miss Mary Hewins, of Maine. Mr. Burn- ham now owns twenty-five boats, which he lets principally to pleas- ure-seekers.
HENRY ROGERS was born in Lockport, N. Y., March 23, 1858. In 1861 he moved with his parents to Cattaraugus County, N. Y. Remained there until he was eighteen years of age, during which time he learned the engineer trade. In 1880 he came to West Bay City and engaged with James Davidson as engineer, which position
he still retains. He was married to Jennie O'Rourke, of West Bay City, in 1882.
D. P. CLARK was born in Medina County, Ohio, October 20, 1852, and at fourteen years of age engaged in bricklaying with his father, and continued with him four years, when he commenced contracting for himself, in the surrounding counties. He designed and built the Church of Christ, and a great many of the stores and private residences of Medina, Ohio. He came to West Bay City November 1, 1882, and has opened an architect's office in the Mosher Block. He married Miss Allie Hickox, of Lodi, Ohio. They have one child, a daughter.
THOMAS WHITTAKER was born in Buffalo, N. Y., December 15, 1824. At the age of fourteen years he began to learn the blacksmith and shipsmith's trade, and continued in that business up to 1851. He then bought a vessel, sailed her two seasons aud lost her. She sank at Dunkirk harbor. He continued in the boat business up to 1859, then returned to his old trade of blacksmithing. In 1866 he moved to West Bay City and engaged in the blacksmith and shipsmith business, which he has followed ever since. He does the blacksmith work for the Bay City Chemical Works, and the ship- smith work for Wheeler & Crane. He understands his business to perfection. He has a wife and four children.
THOMAS B. RAYMOND Was born in the town of Ledyard, Cayuga Co., N. Y., December 16, 1818. In 1824, with his parents, he moved to Seneca County, and was there until 1839. He there learned the ship carpenter trade. In 1840 he moved to Tompkins County and was there working as a carpenter and ship builder until 1863; six years of which time he was engaged in the cattle business. Then he came to Saginaw City and engaged in the ship carpenter business. While there he invented a machine for shaving rafting pins, and thus established the manufacture of the rafting pin, which is in general use by all boom companies. In 1876 he settled in West Bay City and engaged in the lighter business and manufacture of rafting pins. He built a large dock of his own and. rented it to A. Ballentine, of Saginaw, they used it for wooding their boats. He then sold out, and is at present engaged in the real estate business. He was married October 9, 1842, to Miss Lydia Ayers, of Tompkins Co., N. Y. Residence on Center Street, West Bay City.
WILLIAM D. HAMMOND was born in Yates Co., N. Y., Septem- ber 10, 1810. He remained there up to 1831, when he came to Trenton, Mich., fifteen miles below Detroit, and remained there up to 1861. While there he was engaged in the carpenter and join- ers' trade. He then came to Bay City and remained four years, working at his trade as carpenter and joiner. He then moved to the state of Missouri. He was there two and a half years engaged in farming. He then, in 1868, returned to West Bay City, and has remained here ever since, engaged in the carpenter and joiner busi- ness up to 1882. He then engaged with the Michigan Central Rail- road Company as flagman, at the crossing on Washington Street, in West Bay City. He has been a prosperous man since his coming to Bay City. Has a good home of his own on Linn Street. His two youngest sons are both employed by the Michigan Central Railroad. They are still single, and make their home with their parents. He was married December 26, 1850, to Miss Amanda Shaver, of Tren- ton, Mich. He has five children.
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