History of Kent County, Michigan, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 50

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1434

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William Grant, son of James and Isabella Grant, was born in Murrayshire, Scotland, Jan. 7, 1839. He came to America with his parents in 1850 and lived with them in Ada until he attained his majority. July 20, 1861, he enlisted in the late war in Co. K, of the famous First N. Y. (Lincoln) Cavalry. He served the pe- riod of his enlistment, and on the day of its expiration, Jan. 1, 1864, re-enlisted in the same company and served until the final victory was won and our flag once more floated over an undivided Union. With the names of the heroic veterans of the Lincoln Cavalry who participated in so many historical battles, escaping by the "skin of their teeth," the name of Wm. Grant will be pre- served as one of the fearless defenders of our national integrity. He wears the fadeless laurels of bravery and undaunted courage. Mr. Grant has been a soldier since the close of the war. He was married Jan. 1, 1868, to Mary E., daughter of Asa and Anna Gibbs, born in Ada, Dec. 27, 1849. Two bright little children make up this family circle-Edith E., born Oct. 24, 1868, and Charles D., July 12, 1876. Politically Mr. Grant is an advocate of the principles of the Greenback faith. He has held the office of Tp. Treasurer one year and School Director two years. His farm contains 80 acres in sec. 5, and he is regarded as an enter- prising citizen.

William Grove was born Aug. 9, 1810, in Pickaway Co., Ohio, where his parents settled about the year 1800. His father was a soldier of 1812. He was reared on a farm amid pioneer surround- ings and educated in the "Squatter's Academy," built of logs and furnished with slab benches, fire-place, and windows fitted up with panes of greased paper. He was married in September, 1836, to Sarah Wonders. They have five children-Napoleon B., Josephine (Mrs. Wm. Findlay), John W., Adaline (wife of O. C. Quick) and Charles F. The oldest son enlisted in Co. B, 40th Ind. Vol., and served from August, 1861, to January, 1865. In 1842 Mr. Grove removed to a farm near Peru, Ind., and in 1863 came to Ada. He operated a ferry across the Grand river 17 years. He has accom- plished much in the way of hard labor, having cleared 80 acres of

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land in Ohio and a good sized farm in Indiana, and that on which he resides in this tp. Mrs. Grove died Nov. 12, 1879.

John Headley, lumberman, was born in Sussex Co. N. J., Oct. 6, 1822. His parents, Chalion and Mary (Davenport) Headley were natives of the same county. They removed to Yates Co., N. Y., near the close of 1822, and subsequently to Hornby, Steu- ben Co., N. Y., where they resided 35 years and returned to Yates county, where Mr. Headley died April 1, 1875, aged 76 years. Mrs. Headley still lives on the homestead, aged 82. Mr. Headley, of this sketch, grew to manhood in Steuben county, and in 1862 purchased 157 acres in Cascade, coming to Ada in 1865. He owns 80 acres of land in sec. 34 adjoining the village of Ada, where he has resided since 1869. He owns also 40 acres on sec. 33, and 65 acres in Mecosta county, and a half interest in an undivided three quarters of 480 acres in the same county. He pursues farming summers and attends to his lumber interests winters. He was married Jan. 17, 1846, to Jane, daughter of Nathaniel Hull, born in Pennsylvania. They have eight children-Hiram (married Amy Parker), George (married Esther Hill), Madora, [Frank (married Lucy Taylor) Mary and Moses (twins), Will and Fred. In the spring of 1881, Mrs. Hill was attacked by some serious disease of the eyes and went to Ann Arbor for treatment, where she became ill and died June 11, 1881. Mr. Headley is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically is a Republican.

Otis Hill was born in Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., on Christ- mas day, 1821. He is son of David and Lovicia Hill, the former a native of Providence, R. I., and the latter of Rensselaer Co., N. Y. Mr. Hill's grandfather was a revolutionary patriot, Sir John Hill, his great-grandsire, was a prominent man in England, and with his two sons, Ahab and Eli turned traitors to the English government and came as privateers to Nova Scotia, where they owned and ran a vessel. Mr. Hill is a descendant of the son Ahab. His father died when he was eight years old and he was obliged to sustain him- self. At 15 he went to learn the cooper's trade, which he worked . at in different places in New York and Virginia till 1844, when he made a tour by water to New Orleans, Bangor, Me., and New Bed- ford, Mass., pursuing his trade. In March, 1855, he purchased a pre-emption right of 80 acres on sec. 19. Subsequent purchases have increased his real estate to 380 acres, a large proportion of which is improved and under cultivation. He was married July 3, 1846, to Abbie J., daughter of George and Elizabeth Rifenburgh, born in Grafton, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1830. Six of their eight children are living: Henrietta (Mrs. M. T. Burdick) David, Albert, Eliza- beth, Lillis and Andrew. Sallie A. and Geo. H. are deceased. Mr. Hill is a Democrat. He has had a successful career and can look back on his well-directed life with complacency.

Stephen H. La Barge, son of Francis and Caroline La Barge, was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., March 6, 1841. His paternal grandfather came to America with Lafayette during the American

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Revolution. His parents came to Grand Rapids in May, 1844, to Gaines in 1852 and afterward to the tp. of Grand Rapids. Mr. La Barge enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, as a soldier in Co. B, 21st Reg. M. V. I. He served in the Army of the Cumberland and received honorable discharge July 6, 1863. He was married Oct. 4, 1867, to Sarah De Lamater, born in Oxford, O., May 1, 1840, daughter of Leonard and Sarah De Lamater. They have four children, born as follows: Helen M., Sept. 23, 1868; Henry L., Feb. 28, 1872; Eunice M., Dec. 20, 1874, and Sydney A., Feb. 13, 1877. Mr. La- Barge is a Republican, and owns 80 acres on sec. 32. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church.

John Livingston was born in Monaghan Co., Ireland, Feb. 26, 1811. He is a son of Samuel and Sarah Livingston, the former born Feb. 14, 1790, and died Jan 16, 1872; the latter born Jan. 12, 1790, and died Dec. 9, 1867. The family came to America in 1816, and settled in Dutchess Co., N. Y., removing in 1824 to London District, now Elgin Co., Pr. of Ontario. In 1840 Mr. Living- ston engaged in the sale of general merchandise in Bayham. He received the appointment of Bailiff and Deputy Sheriff, serving 10 years. In 1853 he was appointed Commissioner in the Court of the Queen's Bench. Three years later he bought 145 acres in this tp. and lived on it till the spring of 1871, when he moved to the village of Ada. He was married July 22, 1835, to Matilda, daughter of James H. and Penelope Woods, born in Wayne Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1817. Seven of their nine children are living :- Samuel H., Sarah, John D., Victoria B., Carrie E., Happie L. and Ada M. The two youngest daughters are successful teachers. The parents belong to the Baptist Church. Mr. L. is a Republican.

- Samuel H. Livingston, son of the above, was born in Elgin Co., Ont., July 22, 1838. He was married Jan. 1, 1862, to Mary M., daughter of Edward Bradfield, born May 4, 1845. They have had three children, one of whom is living, Electa, born April 11, 1866. Mary and Rosa are deceased. Mr. Livingston has been engaged in coopering during the past 16 years, has a shop in Ada and employs six men. He owns a farm of 43 acres on sec. 33; politically is a Republican. Mrs. L. is a member of the Congregational Church.

Peter McLean, Supervisor of Ada, was born in Caledonia, Livingston Co., N. Y., Dec. 11, 1815. He is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (McGregor) McLean. The former was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, May 19, 1777, and died in October, 1863; the latter was a native of Montgomery Co., N. Y., born in 1789 and died in May, 1820. The senior McLean emigrated from Scotland to America in 1802 and was a drafted soldier of the war of 1812. Duncan McGregor, maternal grandfather of Mr. McLean, came to this continent with Gen. Wolfe and was present at the surrender of Quebec. Mr. McLean was brought up on a farm and attended school in the pioneers' log school-houses. Though the advantages were meager his diligent application fitted him for a teacher, in which vocation

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he spent 14 successful years. In 1836 he went to the island of Put-in-Bay, where he helped build the first frame house and barn, and six months afterward returned to New York. In May, 1838, he came to Jackson county and in February, 1843, "took up"160 acres of State land on sec. 13. He now owns 85 acres. Almost the entire face of the country was covered with woods, settlements were "few and far between," and the Indians who had a village on sec. 1 were still numerous. Mr. McLean was a factor in all the early improvements of the tp. and took his share of the hardships of the first settler. He was married Dec. 19, 1839, to Margaret, daughter of Ebenezer and Margaretta Holcomb, born Aug. 10, 1818, in Benton, Yates Co., N. Y. They had four children, two of whom are living-Daniel W., born Jan. 4, 1841 (married Mary Smith) and Nancy M., born June 23, 1845 (Mrs. J. J. Boyd). Edgar E. was born Aug. 13, 1851, and died May 16, 1864. Ann E. (Mrs. A. Landon) was born Nov. 29, 1842, and died June 24, 1879, leaving a daughter Ada, now living with "grandpa." Daniel, enlisted in September, 1864, in Co. B, 21st M. V. I. He was in Sherman's army and marched through to the sea with him. He was in the fights at Savannah, Goldsboro and Bentonville, and was discharged in June, 1865. He is now car inspector at Kansas City, Mo., on the Pacific railroad. A brother of Mr. McLean, John, occupied a Professor's chair in the Rush Medical College of Chicago 16 years. He is a Democrat and has been a member of the Board of Supervisors 18 years and a Justice of the Peace eight years.

John McMillan, farmer, was born in the Pr. of Quebec, Canada, April 6, 1838. His parents moved to Cannon, this county, in 1847, where he attained to manhood. Although born under another flag he early espoused the cause of those among whom he had cast his fortunes, and he enlisted Aug. 12, 1861, in Co. K., First N. Y. Lincoln Cavalry. He was in the following historical fights: White House Landing; three days fight in the Wilderness; seven days' siege of Richmond, and Fair Oaks. After three months of service he was commissioned an Orderly and was on duty under Gens. Franklin, Carney and Stoneman, bearing dispatches, and thus affording an uncommonly good target for rebel bullets. He was sent to Mount Pleasant hospital, Washington, D. C., and subse- quently to McKim's Mansion, Baltimore, where he received his honorable discharge for inability in April, 1862. He was married Jan. 1, 1863, to Lucy A. Spence, born in Ada, Nov. 1, 1843. They have had three children-Lloyd A., born Sept. 14, 1878, and Ervin, Sept. 13, 1880; Irving was born Feb. 14, 1872, and died Ang. 28, 1872. Mr. McMillan has served 14 years as Superintendent of the Sunday-school connected with the Congregational Church, of which he and his wife are members. He is a Republican and owns 160 acres on sec. 4.

Dougald McNaughton, pioneer, was born Argyleshire, Scotland, May 15, 1818. The McNaughton clan of Highlanders, of which

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he is a descendant, was prominent in Scotland for more than six centuries. His parents, Dougald and Catherine McNaughton,settled in Huntington Co., Pr. of Ontario, Canada, in 1836. He went six years later to the State of New York, and in 1844 entered 160 acres in Egypt, on secs. 4 and 9. In 1854 he settled on his farm of 100 acres on sec. 18, all of which is cleared and improved. The con- dition of Mr. McNaughton's farm is the best possible evidence of his energy and good management. He was married Sept. 17, 1857, to Margaret, daughter of John and Margaret McMillan, born Oct. 15, 1829, in Dundee, Ont. They have six children, born as fol- lows: Nancy J., Oct. 24, 1858 (Mrs. Judson Collar); Thomas H., May 1, 1861; Ada D. and Eliza M. (twins), Aug 16, 1865; Maggie C., May 6, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. M. are members of the Second Congregational Church of Ada. He is a Republican politically.

Dougald J. McNaughton, son of John and Mary McNaughton, was born in Ada, March 22, 1852. He grew up on a farm and was educated in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, and afterward attended the Commercial College at Grand Rapids. He was mar- ried Oct. 15, 1876, to Lottie M. Bettis, daughter of Darius and Mary Bettis, born in Ontario, Can., May 30, 1852. They are members of the Congregational Church and have three children- Effie, born Oct. 18, 1877; Henry D., May 15, 1879, and Vina, Feb. 18, 1881. Mr. McNaughton owns a farm of 50 acres on sec. 9. He is a Republican and has been School Inspector two years. He served as Census Enumerator in 1881.

John McNaughton, pioneer farmer, was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, March 16, 1823. He is son of Dougald and Catherine McNaughton, Scottish Highlanders, descendants of a clan that had a clear lineage for upward of 600 years. His father was once Sheriff of his native town. They came to America in 1831 and set- tled in Ontario, Can. In 1840 he came to Kent county and entered 80 acres on sec. 9, this tp., and subsequently purchased 160 acres more. He has cleared and improved a large proportion of his farm, which was primeval forest when it came into his possession. He owns now 190 acres valuable land on secs. 4 and 9, and is justly rated among the men of enterprise of the tp. He was married March 22, 1849, to Mary Chapel, born in Ontario, Sept. 6, 1823. They have had six children, five of whom are living-Dougald J. (see sketch), Hannah (Miss Alfred Depue), Mary A., Lottie J. and Edmund. Mr. McNaughton is a Republican, and himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church.

Wm. H. McKeel was born in Philips, Putnam Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1831. His parents, Peter and Amy (Ferris) McKeel, were natives of Connecticut. The former was born Feb. 15, 1804, and the latter March 20, 1811. They reside in Putnam Co., N. Y. Mr. M.'s great grandfather, Uriah McKeel, served in the French and English war of 1754. Mr. M. is the third son and child of a family of eight children. When 21 he engaged in cutting ship timber in York State. He has followed that business most of his life. In 1854 he

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came to Kent county. In 1857 he made a second trip here and bought a farm of 100 acres on sec. 29, Ada tp., and lived two years, then returned to N. Y. In 1860 he removed here the second time and has since made it his home. In 1871 he went to Louisiana as agent for cutting ship timber for the U. S. Navy. He remained there winters till 1875, and has since been at Ada except the winter of 1876-'7 he spent in Florida.

March 1, 1862, he was married to Elsie C. Powell, daughter of Ed- ward and Hannah Powell, born in Brant Co., Ontario, Sept. 5, 1842. They have two children, viz .: Powell P. and Phenie E.

Mr. and Mrs. M. are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. P. was elected Justice of the Peace for one term. Politically he is a Democrat.

Edward, Pettis, pioneer, was born in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Mass., Jan. 5, 1818. His parents, John and Lovica (Keeler) Pettis, were also natives of Massachusetts, and died while their son was but a youth. In 1826 he came with his brother-in-law, Horace Lathrop, to Oakland county, and in 1836 to Ionia county and entered 80 acres of land in Clinton county. In April, 1837, he pre-empted 104 acres on sec. 6, the first land pre-empted or sold in the town. He disposed of this in 1842, and June 6 of that year, purchased 105 acres of his present homestead, increased by subsequent purchases to nearly 400 acres of well-improved land. At this period there were no roads and no bridges, and the only available grist-mill was at Grand Rapids. One notable occasion is related. Mr. Pettis left home with his wife, mother-in-law and 25 bushels of buckwheat, and drove his ox-team to Grand river, where he kept a canoe. He fer- ried the women and buckwheat across, compelled the oxen to swim over, and, returning, dissected his wagon and carried the pieces to the opposite shore in his canoe, where he reconstructed his train and proceeded. The return process was the same and three days were consumed in the trip. When Ada tp. was organized Mr. Pettis represented the whole Whig party, made his own nomina- tion and voted his ticket. He aided in building the first church and school-house and roads; he piloted the first boat from Grand Rapids to Grand Haven, and in 1837-'8 assisted in the subdivision of 22 townships in Oceana, Newaygo and Manistee counties. Mr. Pettis was married in March, 1845, to Harriet, daughter of Elias and Philatha Crow. She died, and Mr. Pettis was again married in February, 1855, to Hannah Crow, sister of his first wife. One son, Edwin, was born March 1, 1856, and Mrs. Pettis died in January, 1857. Mr. Pettis was married a third time to Almira Whitney Murdoch. Of three children born to them, two are living-Carrie E., born March 10, 1858, and Charles M., May 29, 1863. Mrs. Pettis died, and Mr. P. was married a fourth time, to Mrs. Maria W. (Mur- doch) Symes, sister of his third wife. She is a member of the Con- gregational Church. Mr. Pettis has had a successful career. Cast out upon the world to do for himself at the age of 14, he early learned that he was of more importance to himself than to the

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general community, and that his value to the last would be gauged by the discharge of his personal duties. He has accumulated a fine property and established a record for integrity and uprightness which constitutes his best achievement. Besides his home farm Mr. Pettis owns 160 acres in Allegan county. He has lumbered on the Flat river about 15 years; is a Republican.

A portrait of Mr. Pettis will be found in this work.

Hiram Rhodes (deceased). Among the countless names of men whose records honor the history of Kent county, none do it greater credit than that here presented. Mr. Rhodes was born in New Berlin, Orange Co., New York, Sept. 3, 1804. He was married in 1829, and in 1831 came to Salem, Washtenaw Co., and entered 240 acres on sec. 18. He disposed of this and in June, 1839, came to Ionia and " took up" 160 acres on sec. 17. The following August he moved here, driving his team through, while his wife and child came down the Grand river from Ionia in a canoe with another family. Their first night in the county they spent in the log shanty of Mr. Crow. In 1840 Mr. Rhodes entered 160 acres additional on sec. 17, afterward in- creasing his estate by purchase. He was identified with all the early improvements of the tp. of Ada; assisted in the con- struction of its first highways, school-houses, etc., etc. He made his record also in public life, was always radical and incorruptible; in his early life he was a tenacious Whig and adhered to his views until the organization of the Republican party, when he transferred his allegiance to that body and supported its principles to the end of his life with the same steadfastness that characterized all his purposes. He frequently served as delegate to District and State conventions, and in 1850 was nominated as a candidate to the Legislature. He strove to secure for his children the advantages of instruction, of which he was deprived, and was actively interested in all educational and religious movements, and although not a member of any Church, he lent support and countenance to the promotion of the gospel. He kept open house for the itinerant ministry, and the needy never left his door without substantial sympathy. He died Oct. 22, 1856, in the prime of his manhood, leaving a wife and five children, three of whom have followed him to the unseen world. His oldest son, Hiram A., was born in Salem, Washtenaw Co., Nov. 2, 1834; was married May 17, 1870, to Ellen L., daugliter of Thomas and Eliza Russel, born in Chau- tauqua Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1838. They have two children- Mandana E., born June 25, 1871, and Anna L., born June 22, 1875. Lamira Rhodes was born Oct., 3, 1836, and is now the wife of A. L. Bayard, of Bureau Co., Ill. H. A. Rhodes is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a Republican. He owns 340 acres of the old homestead and is engaged in agricultural pur- suits and in raising live stock.

A portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes is given in this volume.

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Augustus H. Riggs, pioneer, was born in Royalton, N. Y ., Oct. 18, 1826. His parents, Jedediah and Philinda (Crary) Riggs, were natives of Connecticut, the former born July 8, 1776, the latter July 22, 1788. In 1835 the senior Mr. Riggs entered 160 acres of land in Jackson Co., Mich. In April, 1837, they came to Ada and entered 80 acres of land, being the fifth fam- ily of settlers in Ada east of the Grand river. The tp. of Ada then included Cascade. Mr. Riggs was one of the organizers. He died in August, 1868, and his wife died within the same year. Mr. Riggs, of this sketch, was reared in the forest and had pioneer privileges for education. He was married in August, 1850, to Es- ther, daughter of Adam and Leah Dennis, born in Yarmouth, Pro- vince of Ontario. They have had five children, four of whom are liv- ing: Orcelia J. (wife of J. H. Ward), Zemira D. (Mrs. A. Fairchild), Athalinda L. and Mills A. Adelaide is deceased. Mr. Riggs is a member of the Grange and Vergennes Horse Association, and is a Democrat. He is a man of enterprise and owns the family home- stead on sec. 24.

Jacob S. Schenck, pioneer and farmer of Ada, was born in Potter, Yates Co., N. Y., May 17, 1819. He is son of John G .. and Maria Schenck, natives of New Jersey, the former born Oct. 28, 1791, and died Feb. 9, 1861; the latter was born March 9, 1799. Mr. Schenck purchased 200 acres in Ada, in October, 1845, for which he paid $1,000, and on which he located in the spring of 1848. His land was covered with woods - there were 50 acres cleared, a log house and barn built; but, with Mr. Schenck's untiring industry and well-directed energy, it has been converted into beautiful fields. He was married Jan. 12, 1842, to Sarah Falston, born in Middlesex, Yates Co., N. Y., Dec. 18, 1818; she died March 31, 1854, leaving one child -Wm. F., born Sept. 3, 1843. He enlisted in the Union ser- vice Sept. 16, 1861, in Co. C, Second Michigan Cavalry, when 18 years old. He died of measles at Benton Barracks, Dec. 11, 1861. Mr. Schenck was married July 4, 1855; to Catherine C., daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Brown, born in Benton, Yates Co., N. Y., June 3, 1828. They have three children-J. Martin, born June 4, 1856 (married Theodora Beach and resides in Cascade), Libbie, June 1, 1859, and Fred E., born June 13, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Schenck are members of the Baptist Church of Ada. Politi- cally Mr. Schenck is a zealous Republican. He was originally a Whig and for many years was one of the few of that faith in Ada. He owns 200 acres of magnificent land and is extensively engaged in agriculture and breeding live stock. He has been a patron of the Grand Rapids Eagle since 1846, a period of 31 years.

William Y. Schenck, son of John G. and Maria Schenck, was born in Potter, Yates Co., N. Y., Feb. 29, 1828. He was em- ployed on a farm until 17 years of age, when he entered upon an apprenticeship of three years at the carpenter's trade with his father, a vocation he has since pursued. In 1854 he bought 40 acres on sec. 36, on which he settled in the spring of 1856. He

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was married Oct. 23, 1849, to Sarah Densmore. They had one child, Emma J., born Aug. 30, 1850, and died March 19, 1870. Mrs. Schenck died, and on March 19, 1857, Mr. Schenck was a second time married, to Sarah R., daughter of Wilson and Martha Price, born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Sept. 16, 1831. They have three children-Charles D. L., born Oct. 7, 1858, is a telegraph operator at Owosso ; Elmer E., born Oct. 16, 1861, is a carpenter; Carrie, born Oct. 29, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Schenck are members of the Congregational Church and of the Grange. Mr. S. is a Republican.

Casey P. Shepard, son of James and Orpha (McCay) Shepard, was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 16, 1844. His parents removed to Ada in 1845, and his father took 80 acres on sec. 14, from " Uncle Sam," all of which was then primeval forest, where Mr. Shepard grew to manhood, receiving his education in the pioneers' academies, the log school-houses, where men were fitted for contact with the world. He enlisted in Co. M, 10th Regiment Michigan Cavalry. Among the engagements in which he took part, the most important were Strawberry Plains and Greenville, Tenn. He traveled in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Vir- ginia, West Virginia and Mississippi, and received his discharge September, 1865; since his return he has engaged in farming and owns a farm of 80 acres on section 22, where he located in 1880. He was married Nov. 4, 1868, to Harriet A., daughter of John and Martha Stout, born Oct. 1, 1851, in Erie Co., N. Y. Following are their children : Addie M., born Feb. 15, 1871 ; Fred. J., May 30, 1873, and Ray C., Jan. 2, 1880. Mrs. Shepard is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Mr. S. is a Democrat.

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History of Kent County, Michigan, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 50

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co. Number of Pages: 1434

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1434