History of Jackson County, Michigan, Part 117

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Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago [Ill.] : Inter-state Pub. Co.
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Charles Bishop was born in the city of Bristol, England, June 22, 1813; is the fourth son of James and Elizabeth Bishop; he emi- grated to America in 1847, and settled in the State of New York; about the year 1850, made his first land purchase of a farm in Oswego county; three years later came to Michigan and settled at Kinneville, Ingham county, and in 1862 settled in this tp. Oet. 18, 1852, Mr. Bishop was married to Miss Hannah D. Hutchings, of Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., daughter of John and Abigail Hutchings, and was born in that county July 2, 1812. Mr. Bishop's parents never left their native country, and Mrs. Bishop's parents also died in their old home. Mr. Bishop is an ardent Republican; enlisted in the army in 1861 and served till he was discharged for sability .

Joseph B. Christie was born in Hillsboro, Oneida Co., N. Y.' Jan. 17, 1845, is the second son and fifth child of James and Mary Ann Christie, tather native of New York city, and the mother, of Ireland; they were married in New York and came to Oakland county, Mich., about the year 1847, and in 1849 settled in this tp. Joseph B. was married to Miss Marthia Jane Darling, Dec. 25, 1867, danghter of Lewis and Jane Darling, and was born in Con- cord, this county, May 10, 1849; her father was a native of Ver-

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mont, and her mother of New York; the latter died in this county in 1868, and the former in 1876; Mrs. Mary Ann Christie died in June, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Christie have had 6 children-Horace E., Mary J., Homer J. (deceased), Adelbert S., Kate E. (deceased). and Wheeler L. (deceased). Mr. Christie is in sympathy with the late Greenback movement; he has 270 acres in secs. 14 and 11, and his farm is one of the best improved in the tp.

Samuel W. Christie was born in Camden, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 27. 1847, and was brought to this State in his infancy by his parents, who first settled in Oakland county and afterward in this connty. He was married to Miss Helen Robinson March 10, 1872, the daughter of William and Maria Robinson, who is a native of Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y .; was born April 19, 1850; her parents are natives of the same place and have never moved from the place of their nativity. Mr. and Mrs. Christie are the parents of 2 daughters and 2 sons-Ruby E., Edith M., Clarence W. and Joseph R. In politics Mr. Christie is a Greenbacker. He has 180 acres of land in his farm, and 100 of it was taken from the original tract his father entered from the Government; the latter is now a resi- dent of Homer, Calhoun Co.

A. M. Cook was born in this tp., Jan. 5, 1844, the eldest chil d of John M. and Amanda M. Cook, who settled in this tp. about 1842, and were natives of New York; the father died in this county in 1865; the mother resides at Leslie, Ingham Co., this State Mr. Cook was united in marriage with Jennie E. Cockburn Oct. 22, 1866, daughter of William and Margaret J. Cockburn, and was born Jan. 17. 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are the parents of 4 chil- dren -- John N., Charles V., Mabel and Borden D. In politics Mr. Cook identifies himself with the Greenback party; is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is Justice of the Peace at the present time. Wm. Cockburn died in this county May 19, 1858.

Francis Dack is a native of England, and was born March 8, 1836; he came to this country with his parents, James and Mary Ann Dack, in the year 1841, and settled in Brighton, Monroe Co., N. Y .; both parents died in that county; the mother Nov. 14, 1864; the father Feb. 14, 1877. Francis came to Michigan, and settled on his present farin in this tp. in 1861. He was united in marriage with Miss Anna Hopcraft, April 1, 1863, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Hopcraft, natives of England; was born May 6, 1845. Her father died in 1861, in this tp .; mother is still liv- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Dack are the parents of 7 children-Caroline F., Mary Ann, William, Elizabeth C., Adeline, Eveline and Francis E. In politics Mr. Dack supports the Greenback party; was formerly a Democrat. He has 290 acres of land in secs. 8 and 9, with good improvements, all of which he has made himself; they are supporters of the Methodist Church and faith.

Samuel W. Earll is the third son and fifth child of Peter and. Elsie Earll, natives of New York, who came to Michigan, and set- tled in Ingham county in 1839. He was born in New York, Aug

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15, 1825, and came with his parents to this State; remained in Ingham county until 1850, when he moved to this tp., and settled on sec. 4, his present farm, which now contains 136 acres. He was married to Mrs. Nancy Earll, widow of Levi Earll, April 19, 1853. She was the daughter of Robert and Annic Montgomery, natives of Ireland, and was born in Bennington, N. Y., March 13, 1821; came to Michigan in 1838; returned to New York in two years; came back and settled permanently in Michigan in 1847. Her parents settled in Onondaga, Ingham Co., Mich., in 1849, and died in 1863. Mr. Earll's parents also died in this same county; mother abont 1861, and father in 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Earll have had 2 children-Annie Jane, married Adelbert M. Cook; Mary Alsie is living with her parents. In politics Mr. Earll is identified with the Republican party.

John S. Fifield (deceased) was born in Salisbury, Merrimac Co., N. H., Sept. 9, 1805, the son of Enoch and Abigail Fifield, natives of New Hampshire. The family came to this State as early as 1833 and settled in Blackman tp., this county, where the father died in the spring of 1853 and the mother in the winter of 1851. John S. was twice married; the first time to Miss Mary A. Pease, Nov. 9, 1834, daughter of Lyman and Frances Pease, and a native of Massachusetts; came to this county not long before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. F. were the parents of 5 children-George B., James S., Dorothy A., Jerome E. and Mary A., all deceased. Mrs. Fifield died Nov. 20, 1848, and Oct. 9, 1849, Mr. F. married Miss Rhoda Pope, daughter of Henry and Rhoda Pope, who was born in Galen, Wayne Co., N. Y., Feb. 24, 1820. Her father was a native of New Jer- sey and her mother of New York. They came to Michigan and settled in Springport, Jackson Co., in 1838, where the father died in 1852 and the mother in the spring of 1847. By the second marriage 7 children have been born --- Ruana M., Maryland C., John S., Charles S., Henry W., Libbie and Etta J .; Charles S., Henry W. and Libbic are deceased. Mr. Fifield died Feb. 23, 1872. In the earlier part of his business life he was engaged in the lumber trade; later he gave his attention to farming. Mrs. Fifield is a member of the M. E. Church, as also was Mr. F. many years be- fore his death. He was present and helped to effect the organiza- tion of the Republican party in Jackson, and was a zealous worker in the Republican cause. He came with his family to this tp. in 1855, when he purchased the farm on sec. 19, where his widow yet resides.

Clark Foote was born in Middlebury, Addison Co., Vt., Dec. 16, 1791; was the oldest child of Freeman and Silence Foote, na- tives of Massachusetts, who were the parents of 5 children-2 sons and 3 daughters. all born in Vermont. Clark, the subject of this sketch, was married to Miss Harriet Boardman Sept. 18, 1818. She was a native of Middlebury, Vt., and born April 26, 1797, daughter of Joel and Esther Boardman. Mr. and Mrs. Foote have had 7 children-Horace B., married Delia Havens; Henry C .;

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Wallace T., married Hilah E. Foote; Harriet D., wife of Lewis L. Leggett; Helen C., wife of Norman W. Boardman; Harriet S. (de- ceased), and Charles H., married Mary T. Smith. They were all born in Middlebury, Vt. Mr. Foote emigrated from his native tp. in the spring of 1845 and settled on land in this tp., which he had purchased from the Government 10 years previous, and here he has lived ever since, now in his 90th year; his wife is in her S4th year. Both are orthodox in their religious belief; had been mem- bers of the Congregational Church about 15 years when they emi- grated West; since that time they have been in fellowship with the Wesleyan Methodists. Mr. Foote has been a Republican since the dissolution of the Whig party; has never missed but one Presi- dential vote since he reached his majority, and then he was absent from the State.

Horace B. Foote was born in Middlebury, Addison Co., Vt., June 21, 1819. He left his native State and came to Michigan in the autumn of 1836 and settled at Niles, where he engaged as a clerk in a store two years, then returned to his native State and entered upon the same business. He then went to the State of New York, where he was employed as bookkeeper and paymaster for an iron-mining company, in which business he continued for several years, then returned to Michigan in 1845, and settled in this tp. The year following he made his first land purchase of his father, a lot he had bought with several others from the Government more than a decade previous. A year later he purchased another lot of his uncle's, which was from his father's original traet, and is the lot on which his present home is built. Another highly important event in the life of Mr. Foote was his marriage with Miss Delia M. Havens, Nov. 11, 1847, who was born in Clinton county, N. Y., May 13, 1827. Mr. and Mrs. Foote have had 7 children, viz .: Albert H., Caroline F .. Henry W., Harriet E., John C., Charles H. and Katie E. Albert H. married Georgiana Jackson, now deceased. Caroline F. is the wife of Frank D. Hyde; Henry W. married Etna Green; Harriet E. (deceased) was the wife of Riley C. Rhines; John C. married Kate M. Wenman; Charles H. and Kate E. are vet at the paternal home. Mr. Foote and wife are members of the M. E. Church; in politics Mr. Foot is a stalwart Republican, and was present at Jackson when the party was organized. The house in which he lives has been built about a third of a century, and is the oldest frame house in his neighborhood; he has held, at different times, positions of public trust, but has never been ambitions for political preferment.

Thomas Gilkes was born in Oxfordshire, England, May 9, 1832; is the second son of Nehemiah and Hannah Gilkes. The family came to America and settled in Livingston county, Mich., in 1836. Mr. Gilkes has one brother and two sisters living in Michigan; one sister, Mrs. Hannah Mann, lives in this tp. He married Miss Miriam E. Britton, Nov. 16, 1854, who was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 18, 1834, and was the daughter of Claudius and Sarah

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Britton; father was a native of Vermont and mother of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Gilkes are the parents of 4 children, viz. : Flora E., born Sept. 23, 1855, wife of H. S. Pulver; Ethel M., born April 14, 1857, wife of W. D. Losey; Claudia M., born May 29, 1871, and T. Britton, born April 24, 1877. Mr. Gilkes settled in this tp. in 1868. He is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church and was a delegate from the conference of the West Michigan District to the convention in Baltimore in 1877, for the purpose of effect- ing a union of the Churches North and South, which had been long divided on the question of slavery; the cause being removed, the union was there effected. Mr. G. is a Democrat in polities; is a thorough temperance man and cast his first vote for the Maine liquor law in this State.

Oliver C. Goold, one of the first settlers of this tp., was a native of Connecticut; came to this county from Orleans county, N. Y., in the year 1834, and settled in what is now Parma tp .; he then moved in September, 1835, to this tp. and lived here till his death, which took place Feb. 24, 1875. He was born Aug. 29, 1801; was married to Miss Sarah Booth, Jan. 9, 1825, who was born in Williamson, New York, April 26, 1sos. Mr. Goold bought 296 acres of land in this tp., on which he settled and made a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Goold are the parents of the following named children: Harriet Emily (deceased) was the wife of George G. Goold; Oliver C., now living on the old homestead, married Rosiana Jenna (deceased); G. G. Goold married Roan Banister; Lueas D., married Frances Helen Dwight; Sarah Jane, married Delos Collins; Susan Maria (deceased); Charles Homer, killed at the battle of Mission Ridge Walter W., died in the service in 1863; John Quincy, mar- ried Rosa A. Bryan; Dewitt H., married Basha E. Wilcox, and Josephine P. (deceased). Mr. Goold was not a member of any Church, but was a strietly moral man. Mrs. Goold has been a member of the M. E. Church half a century. Mr. Goold was a Whig in the life-time of that party and joined the Republican party at its birth. He served his tp. in the capacity of Supervisor several terms.

George G. Goold is the third son of Henry L. and Harriet Goold, and was born in Carlton, Orleans Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1818. Ile emigrated West and settled in this county in the year 1838; was here about five years before he made a purchase of any land; then bought 50 acres in sec. 4 of this tp., the site of his present home; commenced at once to make improvements, and has since bought 100 acres, which is in sec. 8. "Mr. Goold was married to Miss Emily H. Goold, of this tp., July 4, 1843; she was the eldest daughter of Gardner G. Goold, and was born in Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y., Sept. 14, 1825, and died in this tp. Jan. 13, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Goold had 8 children, as follows: Harriet Adelaide, Mary Rosetta, married I. H. Weatherwax, and Sarah Maria, (deceased), Burr (deceased), Gurdin L., married Amelia C. Krausse; Walter E .; Harry C. (deceased), and Clarence A. (deceased). In politics, Mr. Goold is a Republican; was formerly a Whig.

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Georye Hayward was born in Wiltshire, England, May 12, 1827, and is the oldest child of Jasper and Martha Hayward. He left his native land and came to America in 1850, and settled in New Jersey, where he remained about three years; from there he went to the State of New York; staid a little over four years, and then returned to New Jersey; remained there till the spring of 1864, when he again left and emigrated to this State and settled in this county; has been a resident here ever since, living on sec. 10. His only sister lives at Sonth Haven, Mich .; they came to America together, their father having died when they were children. In politics, Mr. Hayward has been a life-long Democrat.

James Hopcraft is a native of England, and came to America with his parents in the spring of 1856. They settled in Rochester, N. Y., and stayed there one year, then moved to Michigan, and settled in this tp. in April, 1857. James is the third child. His father, Thomas, died in this tp. July 19, 1861; his mother, now 68 years of age, is living on a farm adjoining her son's farm; she is a native of England. James lived with his mother until March 18, 1877, when he was married to Effie M. Hazelton, of this tp. ; she is the daughter of James and Sarah Hazelton, and was born in Onondaga, Ingham Co., this State, Feb. 7, 1857: 1 child, Clarence C., has blessed their home. Mr. H. was formerly a Democrat, but is now interested in the Greenback movement. He is at present located on sec. 4.

Thomas Kirkby was born in Winthorp, Nottinghamshire, Eng., Nov. 28, 1833, the second son of James and Jane Kirkby, who were natives of England, and died in their native land. Thomas, with two brothers, John and Lewis, left England and came to Amer- ica in the spring of 1854, stopped in the East a few weeks, came to Michigan, and settled in Sharon, Washtenaw Co., where Thomas remained about six years, then sold to his brother John and came to Grass Lake, this county, where he stopped abont one year; he moved to Columbia from Grass Lake, where he engaged in farm- ing and lived there about three years; then moved to Liberty tp., where he bought 160 acres of land; farmed that about two years, sold out and came to this tp .; rented a farm three years, then bonght the farm on which he now resides in sec. 16. He was married to Miss Mary J. Towers, Ang. 24, 1862, at Columbia; she was born in Knipton, Leicestershire, England, Ang. 5, 1837, daugh- ter of Janics and Alice Towers, who came to this country with their parents in 1849, and settled in Canastota, Madison Co., N. Y. In 1852 she came to Michigan with her parents and set- tled in Columbia, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkby have 1 child-Cora D., born Feb. 8. 1866. Mrs. K. is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. K. is a brother in the Tompkins Lodge of A. F. & A. M., No. 326.

In politics, he is a Green- backer.

Michael S. Losey was born June 26, 1818, in Sparta, Steuben Co., N. Y .; is the third son of John and Charlotte Losey, natives of New Jersey; the mother died in New York and the father emi-

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grated to Michigan in 1840, and settled in this tp., where he died about the year 1855. The family consisted of 9 children, 8 of whom settled in Jackson county, the other settled in Kent county; all are living-the eldest being in her 75th year, and the youngest in her 57th year. Michael left his native State, came to Michigan and settled in Ingham county in 1840; lived there about six years and then came to this tp., and located on sec. 35; lived there nearly 19 years, when he bought 160 acres on sec. 36, moved up on it, and has remained there ever since, adding 80 acres to his original purchase. Mr. Loscy has been twice married, the first time in 1840, to Miss Hannalı Bradford, a daughter of William and Concurrence Bradford, born in New York Oct. 6. 1818, and died Nov. 5, 1858; their children were: Lucretia A., Concurrence M., Hannah L., Amos E. (deceased), Wilson D., John C. (de- ceased), and Ligurius. Mr. Losey was married the second time to Mary L. Thompson, April 3, 1859, daughter of Dennis and Esther Thompson, natives of Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Losey are the parents of Jennie F. and Edith C., both living at home. Mr. and Mrs. Losey are Seventh-Day Adventists, and Mr. Losey was origi- nally a Whig, but is now a Republican.

Mrs. Hannah Mann was born in Marion tp., Livingston Co., Mich., Jan. 6, 1841. the daughter of Nehemiah and Hannah Gilkes, natives of England. Dec. 19, 1862, she was married to Albert A. Mann, who was born in Otsego county, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1836, and died in this tp. Nov. 7, 1876. They had 5 children: Ardella, now the wife of John F. Losey, of this tp .; Burt L., Lois I., Milo G. and Albert A. Mr. Mann was a member of the Meth- odist Protestant Church, also Mrs. Mann. He was identified with the Democratic party in his life-time, and belonged to the Masonic fraternity. Both were firm in all that pertains to the principles of temperance. Mrs. Mann's parents died in Livingston county, this State-the mother in 1847 and the father in 1875. Mrs. Ardella Losey and Burt L. Mann are members of the same Church with their mother.

Chester Pomeroy was born in Bloomfield, Livingston Co., N. Y., April 18, 1821; the youngest son of Silas and Hannah Pome- roy, the father a native of Massachusetts, and the mother of New York State. They left New York and came to Michigan in the spring of 1837, and settled in this tp., where they lived on sec. 35 till death called them away. The mother died March 18, 1864, aged 71; the father died Feb. 21, 1880, aged 88; he was a minister in the Wesleyan Methodist Church; Mrs. P. was a member of the same Church. Chester, the subject of this sketch, learned the printer's trade at the age of 12, in Westfield, N. Y., and went into a printing office in Jackson the year the family emigrated to this State; the paper published in that office was the Jacksonburgh Sentinel, edited by Nicholas Sullivan. Mr. Pomeroy worked on different papers in Jackson about 15 years. the Jacksonburgh Sentinel Michigan Democrat, Michigan Freeman, Michigan

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Farmer, the Jackson Patriot and the Jackson Citizen. Mr. Pomeroy was joined in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Weed, Dec. 7, 1848, daughter of Calvin and Eliza M. Weed, and was born in Orangeville, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Oct. 22, 1830; came to Michigan with her parents in 1843, and settled in this tp., on sec. 36; her mother died March 20, 1864; her father Sept. 28, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. P. have 2 children-Ellen J., born Sept. 16, 1849, the wife of Mortimer E. Bartlett; B. A., born June 8, 1859, living with his parents; Mr. and Mrs. P. and children are all members of the Seventh-Day Advent Church. In politics Mr. Pomeroy is a Republican. His father was among the first Super- visors of this tp., also one of its early physicians.

Truman M. Sanford. son of Truman and Silence Sanford, was born in Greenville, Greene Co., N. Y., July 8, 1814; father and mother died in that place. He left his home and went to New York city at the age of 15, and engaged as a clerk in a store; a few years later he commenced trade for himself, which he followed until he came to Michigan, in 1851, when he purchased a farm on sec. 30, and commenced tilling the soil; in that honorable avo- cation he continned till the time of his death, which occurred in Springport, May, 1875, with the exception of four years in trade at Parma. Mr. Sanford was joined in marriage to Helen C. Snyder, Dec. 17, 1849; she was born Jan. 19, 1829, and was the danghter of Joseph and Mary Ann Snyder. of New York city. They had 9 children -- Mary, married Walter H. Chase; Frank M., married Minnie G. Townley; Lyman D., married Ida J. Wilcox; Seymour H., Helen C., Truman M., Cornelia H. (deceased), Edward B. and Harry T. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford were members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. S. was a Democrat. Mrs. San- ford's mother died in Springport, June 22, 1871; her father is living, in the 76th year of his age.

John C. Southworth was born Nov. 18, 1812, in German tp., Chenango Co., N. Y., the oldest child of John and Nancy South- worth; father a native of New York, and died in his native State Oct. 23, 1853; mother a native of Connecticut and came to Michigan in 1854, and died in this tp., April 21, 1877. John C. came to Michigan and settled in this tp. in the fall of 1839. He was mar- ried in the State of New York, to Miss Ann Jenet Harris, May 4. 1837, who was born in Scipio, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Ang. 16, 1816, and was the daughter of John B. and Sarah Harris; the former was a native of New Jersey but settled early in New York, and died in that State in 1832; his widow was born on Long Island and came to this county and settled in 1838; she died in this tp., in 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Sonthworth are the parents of 3 children- George C., born Aug. 30. 1843; Millard F., born Feb. 16, 1851; Ann Jenet, born July 29, 1856, and died Ang. 31, 1856. There were only about 30 families in this tp. when Mr. Sonthworth settled here. He was Postmaster here over 16 years; is a Democrat in his political faith and is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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He has lived on the site of his present home abont 40 years, where he and his family have experienced all the trials and hardships inei- dent to pioneer life.

George A. Stimson was born in Mendon, Monroe Co., N. Y., March 19, 1820; the 12th child of John, and the 3d child of Sally, the second wife of John Stimson; father was a native of Massachu- setts, and mother of Connecticut; her father, Increase Claflin, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, 'and a soldier through the entire Revolution; two brothers of George A., Gilbert and Lovett, were soldiers in the war of 1812. The father died in Orleans county N.Y., in 1831; the mother, George and three of his brothers left New York, and came to Michigan and settled in Romeo, Lenawee Co., in the spring of 1838, where the mother died in 1851. George A., the subject of this biography, was married to Miss Marietta Stevens, March 27. 1846, the daughter of Levi and Anna Stevens, born in Sheldon, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Dec. 3, 1821; and came to Michigan with her parents and settled in Romeo, Lenawee Co., in 1836; was one of the pioneer teachers of that tp. Mr. and Mrs. Stimson came to this county and settled in Jackson in 1849, where they remained about 17 years, Mr. Stimson working during that time at his trade, building and finishing houses. From Jackson they moved to Liberty tp., where they settled on a farm, and after living there about seven years they moved to this tp., their present home, on sec. 28. They have 1 son-Silas R., living with his par- ents; he married Maggie C. Snedeker, and they have 1 child -- Mamie A. Mrs. Stimson's grandfathers, Caleb Stevens and Silas Rawson, were both Revolutionary soldiers. Mr. Stimson's family are all members of the Regular Baptist Church. Mr. Stimson was present at the organization of the Republican party at Jackson; was a Whig previous to that time, but enlisted under the Re- publican banner at that date, and has walked in that political faith ever since. Mrs. Stimson has a copy of Bunyan's Holy War, a book once belonging to her maternal grandfather. Mr. Stimson is a member of the Masonic brotherhood and belongs to Lodge No. 326, at Tompkins.

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History of Jackson County, Michigan, Part 117

Author: Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago [Ill.] : Inter-state Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1166

Author:
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago [Ill.] : Inter-state Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1166