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John Hooper, August, 1835.
James De Forrest, November, 1835 40
J. J. Ryan, December, 1849.
40
Patrick McCabe, May, 1852
40
F. Andrews, June, 1853.
40
H. M. McCabe, April, 1848.
40
Mary Kelley, April, 1855. Horace Barnum, September, 1836
40
Isaac Appleton, October, 1830
127.24
Henry D. Barts, June, 1831.
77.54
David Meech, July, 1831.
John Cummings, June, 1833.
80
Nathaniel Potter, Jr., August, 1832 40
Ives Smith, July, 1833.
Seymour Goodale, May, 1834
Alonzo W. Olds, May, 1840.
Ariel Y. Olds, August, 1833.
40
C. C. Trowbridge, June, 1836.
B. B. Kercheval, November, 1836.
N. O. Sargent, December, 1833 238.59
N. O. Sargent, December, 1833.
186.96
Robert Calder, Jr., May, 1834. 153.15
John S. Bennett, June, 1836.
40 40 160
Patrick Hannon, November, 1836.
40
Daniel Appleton, June, 1831.
160
Jonathan Burnett, May, 1834
80
J. G. De Wolf, June, 1834. 66.98
Thomas Sargent, September, 1834 135.16
Isaac Penoyer, November, 1834. 40
Isaac Penoyer, March, 1835 40
80
Nancy Penoyer, February, 1837
66.98
Stephen Lee, October, 1830.
79.78
Henry Stansell, July, 1836.
James Hanchett, September, 1836. 80
40
William Leman, September, 1831.
293 80
George W. Dexter, August, 1831
80
Clarissa Sears, June, 1836.
80
George Butler, June, 1836. 40
Phoebe Burnett, July, 1836 80
Paul Sears, June, 1836 .... 80
Nathan Gott, October, 1831. 80
John D. Borden, February, 1832. 80
Oliver Carpenter, September, 1832. 40
Arnold Pain, November, 1832. 40
Epenetus Howe, June, 1835. 160
Betsey Orton, October, 1835. 40
Timothy Lyon, March, 1836 200 Nathaniel Green, August, 1832 40 A. Blain, June, 1833. 40
Moses Thomson, June, 1833 80
Sally Ann Bowen, October, 1835 80
Lucy Blain, November, 1835 40
Wm. W. Dean, July, 1836. 80
James P. Clements, September, 1836. 40
J. E. Schwartz, September, 1836. 40 James P. Clements, March, 1837 40
Acres.
George Menzie, June, 1837 80
Alonzo W. Olds, June, 1849 .. 40
Stephen Tinker, November, 1855. 40 Moses Thomson, June, 1833 .. 80 Ives Smith, July, 1833 ... 160
Moses Thomson, July, 1833
200
J. M. Brown, April, 1836. Ives Smith, May, 1836 ..
40
Wm. W. Dean, July, 1836. 40
William Hannan, November, 1836. 40
William Slyfield, May, 1838. 40 40
Alexander Duncan, January, 1834.
H. H. Bingham, August, 1836. 40 40 Charles Borden, November, 1836. 40 40 William Hagadorne, January, 1837. 40 80
John Sayres, January, 1853 .. Allen W. Dailey, October, 1833.
40
Thomas Anderson, November, 1845 40 R. Hedican, July, 1847 40 40
Daniel Cary, July, 1847.
Thomas Anderson, January, 1848.
40
N. McCabe, July, 1848 40
James Andrews, September, 1848 40
J. Marterstock, December, 1836. 40 J. Marterstock, January, 1837 40 40
William W. Dean, January, 1837.
James Hanchett, January, 1837 40
William Slyfield, January, 1837 40
George Gready, November, 1854 40 David Meech, June, 1831. 320 80
40 80 40
Harry Meech, February, 1834 40 Webster Tomer, June, 1835. 40 40
George Meech, October, 1835
Ezra Robinson, June, 1836
Nelson H. Wing, July, 1836.
Warren Clark, April, 1853.
40
Stephen Tinker, Jr., January, 1854 40
Jared Haines, April, 1831 .. 160
Nathaniel Gott, August, 1833. 40
Ed F. Olds, August, 1833.
I20
Ariel Y. Olds, August, 1833. 40
Fred Smith, December, 1836 40
G. G. Bedell, January, 1836.
80 40
Benjamin Curtis, October, 1830 67.25
Henry D. Barts, June, 1831 14.16
James Love, December, 1832 71.15
Geo. H. Emmons, July, 1833. 40
George Burnett, June, 1836.
Cornelius W. Miller, October, 1831. 66.50 40 66.50 Thomas Tuthill, May, 1833 .. Thomas Tuthill, May, 1833. 80 George Galloway, October, 1833. 40
Thomas Tuthill, October, 1833 ..
40
Eldad S. Field, November, 1836
40
Thomas T. Pettis, September, 1835
80 80
Thomas Dosset, May, 1833.
40
Isaac Ela, May, 1834
40
James Tompkins, June, 1834 40
A. B. Perry, December, 1835 40
Eldad S. Field, November, 1836 40
J. N. Robinson, January, 1837 40
John Garrison, January, 1837. I20
G. S. Wheeler, June, 1862 .. 40
John McGoiren, August, 1838 40 Emery Beal, October, 1839 .. 40 Stephen Lee, September, 1830. Google 40
S. R. Perry, August, 1833 ... Josted.by
40 80 80 40
Sherman D. Dix, May, 1832 82.76
Benjamin Dix, July, '833. 78.80
Robert Calder, Jr., May, 1834. 96.75
Harvey P. Smith, July, 1834. 40
Alonzo W. Olds, December, 1833. 40
C. C. Trowbridge, June, 1836 67.46
William B. Hopkins, July, 1836. 67.96
Moses Gleason, June, 1831 .. 80
Phoebe Burnett, July, 1835.
80
. Mary Leland, January, 1837. William Slyfield, July, 1837 ... William L. Webb, January, 1855.
80
Roger Hadican, September, 1832. 80
Elizabeth Aiken, July, 1833. 80
42
Leroy H. Burt, September, 1836
William Leaman, January, 1836.
John L. Tuthill, August, 1832.
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Acres.
John Bogle, November, 1833. 240
Jas. McMahon, November, 1833. 40
Dennis Burns, May, 1834. 40
Patrick Gilligan, August, 1834 40
James Hanchett, September, 1836. 40
James Coulon, September, 1847. 40
John B. Hammond, May, 1831. 80
A. S. Ames, May, 1833. 80
James Hynes, September, 1833. 80
John S. Bennett, December, 1833. 160
Timothy McCarthy, April, 1834. 240
John B. Hammond, May, 1831
M. Willits, June, 1831 ..
Henry Hayward, June, 1831 ..
Manley Smith, November, 1831
80
Ephraim Meech, June, 1832.
160
John Starkweather, November, 1832.
80
John H. Carlton, June, 1832.
Luzen Touzey, June, 1832. 80
Elias Dean, August, 1832 40
A. S. Ames, May, 1833 ..
80
Henry Meech, June, 1833. 80
Alonzo W. Olds, July, 1833. 40
Thomas Malone, October, 1836. 120
Adam J. Coons, June, 1839 .. 40
William Kernan, April, 1832. 240
Ambrose Alexander, June, 1834 40
James Tompkins, June, 1834. 120
Parley Gardner, June, 1836 40
William H. Moore, August, 1836. 40
James Hanchett, September, 1836. 40
Levi Knight, October, 1836. 80
William Kernan, April, 1832. 80
80 Jonathan Haight, October, 1833.
Elisha W. Brockaway, November, 1833. 66.60
Caleb Sawyer, May, 1834. 66.80
J. G. De Wolf, October, 1834 40
Isaac Pennoyer, March, 1835 40
Stephen Draper, May, 1836. 66.80
James Burnett, June, 1836. 106.60
George Burnett, June, 1836 40
Parley Gardner, June, 1836. 40
Michael Carberry, October, 1836 80
Zelotes Truesdell, December, 1854. 40
The following is a list of township officers elected in Green Oak since its organization :
1835 .- Isaac Smith, Supervisor; George W. Glover, Township Clerk ; Alonzo W. Olds, John McConnell, George W. Glover, Assessors ; Ephraim Meach, Collector ; Frederick Smith, George W. Glover, Directors of the Poor; Gardner Bird, A. W. Olds, Evert Woodruff, Highway Commis- sioners; Melzer Bird, Isaac Smith, Sherman Dix, School Commissioners ; James A. Sterling, William C. Rumsey, Warren Parker, School Inspectors.
1836 .- Kinsley S. Bingham, Supervisor; William C. Rumsey, Township Clerk ; John W. Peavy, John Hooper, John Andrews, Elisha W. Brockway, Justices of the Peace ; Frederick W. Goodenoe, Thomas Tuthill, Horace Ton- cray, Assessors; John Henry, Richard Toncray, Direc- tors of the Poor; Joseph Lorn, Collector.
1837 .- Elisha Brockway, Supervisor; Robert Warden, Jr., Town- ship Clerk ; Job Cranston, Augustus Cotton, Thomas Tuthill, Assessors; Kinsley S. Bingham, Robert War- den, Jr., Warren Parker, School Inspectors; Orlando Rodgers, Collector.
1838 .- Robert Warden, Jr., Supervisor; James Hanchett, Town- ship Clerk; John Hooper, Jonathan Burnett, Augustus Cotton, Assessors; Chandler Carter, Warren Parker. Isaac Smith, Justices of the Peace; Solomon S. Saunders, Collector.
1839 .- Robert Warden, Jr., Supervisor ; James Hanchett, Town- ship Clerk ; John Farnsworth, Treasurer; Joseph Lorń, John Farnsworth, James McMahon, Assessors; James Coe, Collector; K. S. Bingham, Robert Warden, Jr., James Hanchett, School Inspectors; John Hooper, Jus- tice of the Peace.
1840 .- John Hooper, Supervisor ; John L. Tuttle, Township Clerk ; John Yerinton, Treasurer; James McMahon, Assessor; John Hooper, Justice of the Peace ; James Coe, Collector ; John L. Tuttle, Robert Warden, Jr., School Inspectors. 1841 .- William W. Dean, Supervisor; John L. Tuttle, Township Clerk; John Hooper, Orlando Rodgers, Assessors; Enoch H. Marble, Treasurer; John Yerinton, Jr., Col- lector ; Kinsley S. Bingham, Robert Warden, School Inspectors; Robert Warden, Jr., Justice of the Peace.
1842 .- John Hooper, Supervisor; John L. Tuttle, Township Clerk ; Isaac Penoyer, Justice of the Peace ; John Yerinton, Jr., John Farnsworth, Assessors ; A. Hubbard, K. S. Bingham, Robert Warden, School Inspectors.
1843 .- Robert Warden, Supervisor; John L. Tuttle, Township Clerk ; A. Hubbard, Treasurer; Alonzo W. Olds, Justice of the Peace; Lorenzo Chubb, Robert Warden, Jr., Ira Jennings, Assessors ; A. W. Olds, Robert Warden, Jr., School Inspectors.
1844 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor; John L. Tuttle, Township Clerk ; A. Hubbard, Treasurer; James S. Spencer, A. S. Butter- field, Justices of the Peace; Robert Warden, Warren Parker, School Inspectors.
1845 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor ; Gilbert Bedell, Township Clerk ; Robert Warden, John L. Tuttle, Justices of the Peace ; Abijah Angell, Treasurer; Samuel L. Whiting, School Inspector.
1846 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor; William C. Bedell, Township Clerk ; Royal C. Rumsey, Justice of the Peace; Roger Hedican, Treasurer; Moses Green, Warren Parker, School Inspectors.
1847 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor; Abel S. Butterfield, Township Clerk ; Alonzo W. Olds, Justice of the Peace; Roger Hedican, Treasurer; Jonathan Burnett, School In- spector.
1848 .- Alonzo W. Olds, Supervisor ; Abel F. Butterfield, Town- ship Clerk ; John L. Tuttle, John Hooper, Justices of the Peace; Hannibal Lee, Treasurer; Almon Maltby, Moses B. Green, School Inspectors.
1849 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor ; Asahel Hubbard, Township Clerk ; Robert Warden, Jr., John Hooper, Justices of the Peace; Hannibal Lee, Treasurer; Jonathan Burnett, School Inspector.
1850 .- John Hooper, Supervisor; A. F. Butterfield, Township Clerk ; S. M. Winans, Treasurer; Everett Wilson, Jus- tice of the Peace; Robert Warden, Jr., School Commis- sioner; Jonathan Burnett, School Inspector.
1851 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor ; A. F. Butterfield, Township Clerk ; S. M. Winans, Treasurer; Warren Barker, Isaac Smith, Justices of the Peace; Jonathan Burnett, School Inspector.
1852 .- Robert Warden, Supervisor; Niel Q'Heara, Township Clerk ; John Hooper, Treasurer ; A. F. Butterfield, Jesse Truesdell, Justices of the Peace; Zelotes Truesdell, School Inspector.
1853 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor ; George W. Cropsey, Township Clerk ; James Hammill, Treasurer; F. L. Clements, Charles Holister, School Inspectors ; John Hooper, Jus- tice of the Peace.
1854 .- Ira Jennings, Supervisor; A. S. Warner, Township Clerk ; James Hammill, Treasurer; Ferris L. Clements, Robert Warden, R. C. Rumsey, Justices of the Peace.
1855 .- Robert Warden, Supervisor; A. S. Holister, Township Clerk; Peter P. Galatian, Treasurer; Charles Hokster, School Inspector; A. W. Olds, Isaac H. Smith, Justices of the Peace.
1856 .- Robert Warden, Supervisor; Byron A. Lumbard, Town- ship Clerk ; Peter P. Gallatian, Treasurer; A. Nelson Clark, School Inspector ; John L. Tuttle, Almon Maltby, Jesse Truesdell, Justices of the Peace.Qle
1857 .- Robert Warden, Supervisor; Byron A. Lumbard, Town-
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ship Clerk ; P. P. Gallatian, Treasurer; Robert Warden, Justice of the Peace; Ferris L. Clements, School In- spector.
1858 .- Royal C. Rumsey, Supervisor; B. A. Lumbard, Township Clerk; Henry S. Dean, Justice of the Peace; Andrew Barber, Treasurer; A. N. Clark, School Inspector.
1859 .- Royal C. Rumsey, Supervisor; B. A. Lumbard, Township Clerk ; P. P. Gallatian, Treasurer; Almon Maltby, Jus- tice of the Peace ; Richard Stansell, School Inspector.
1860 .- George S. Wheeler, Supervisor; B. A. Lumbard, Town- ship Clerk ; Isaac Smith, Treasurer; John L. Tuttle, Almon Maltby, Justices of the Peace; A. N. Clark, R. A. Stansell, School Inspectors.
1861 .- George S. Wheeler, Supervisor ; B. A. Lumbard, Town- ship Clerk ; Milton G. Field, Treasurer; Ferris L. Clem- ents, Justice of the Peace; Ferris L. Clements, School Inspector.
1862 .- Franklin Case, Supervisor; B. A. Lumbard, Township Clerk; E. L. Burt, Treasurer; Hannibal Lee, Robert Warden, Justices of the Peace ; F. L. Clements, School Inspector.
1863 .- Franklin Case, Supervisor; B. A. Lumbard, Township Clerk; E. L. Burt, Treasurer; Hannibal Lee, Robert Warden, F. L. Clements, School Inspectors.
1864 .- Franklin Case, Supervisor; Giles Lee, Township Clerk ; Isaac Smith, Treasurer ; John L. Tuttle, Robert War- den, Almon Maltby, Justices of the Peace.
1865 .- Robert Warden, Supervisor; Giles Lee, Township Clerk; Ansel N. Clark, School Inspector ; Ferris S. Clements, John N. Clark, Jonathan Burnett, Justices of the Peace.
1866 .- Almon Maltby, Supervisor ; Giles Lee, Township Clerk ; William D. Corson, Treasurer; Linus Clark, Caleb Sawyer, Justices of the Peace; Daniel B. Stark, School Inspector.
1867 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Robert Warden, Township Clerk ; Ansel N. Clark, Treasurer; Almon Maltby, Daniel B. Stark, Caleb O. Willis, Justices of the Peace ; Ferris L. Clements, School Inspector.
1868 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Robert Warden, Township Clerk ; Ansel N. Clark, Treasurer; Erastus A. Pratt, Justice of the Peace; Daniel B. Stark, School Inspector.
1869 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Robert Warden, Township Clerk; Samuel Barber, Treasurer; F. L. Clements, Justice of the Peace; Clinton J. Burnett, School Inspector.
1870 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Daniel Caldwell, Township Clerk; Daniel B. Stark, Justice of the Peace; D. B. Clark, School Inspector.
1871 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor ; D. M. Caldwell, Township Clerk; William A. Weatherhead, Treasurer; Almon' Maltby, Horatio A. Barker, Justices of the Peace; Ansel N. Clark, School Inspector.
1872 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; D. M. Caldwell, Township Clerk ; Wm. A. Weatherhead, Treasurer; Erastus A. Pratt, Justice of the Peace; Marshall Borden, School In- spector.
1873 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Daniel M. Caldwell, Township Clerk; George W. Dean, Treasurer; Ferris L. Clem- ents, Justice of the Peace; Edward Reid, School In- spector.
1874 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Albert G. Burnett, Township Clerk; George W. Dean, Treasurer; Horatio A. Barker, Justice of the Peace; Wm. W. Dean, Drain Commis- sioner; John Marshall, School Inspector.
1875 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Albert G. Burnett, Township Clerk; George W. Dean, Treasurer; Almon Maltby, Justice of the Peace; John Marshall, Superintendent of Schools; James D. Stark, School Inspector; Lewis Scott, Drain Commissioner.
1876 .- Giles . Lee, Supervisor; Albert G. Burnett, Township Clerk; George W. Dean, Treasurer; James W. Edgar,
Justice of the Peace; John Marshall, Superintendent of Schools; James D. Stark, School Inspector; Lewis Scott, Drain Commissioner.
1877 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; A. G. Burnett, Township Clerk ; Charles T. Dewey, Treasurer; Robert Warden, James D. Stark, Justices of the Peace; John Marshall, Super- intendent of Schools; James D. Stark, School In- spector.
1878 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Albert G. Burnett, Township Clerk; George M. Field, Treasurer; James D. Stark, Justice of the Peace; John Marshall, Superintendent of Schools; Job H. Scott, School Inspector; Lewis Scott, Drain Commissioner.
1879 .- Giles Lee, Supervisor; Leslie J. Stiles, Township Clerk ; George M. Field, Treasurer; Joseph M. Holden, Jus- tice of the Peace; Job H. Scott, Superintendent of Schools; Hugh T. Smith, School Inspector.
RELIGIOUS.
FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
The only church edifice in the town of Green Oak is located near the southern boundary line, on section 35, and the society that it represents is of the Baptist denomination. It was organized March 22, 1845, by Elders S. S. Lanning and J. Tyler, the first deacon being M. Thomson. The number of members that formed the first church organiza- tion was 17, which number during the years that followed was greatly augmented, until the total number from its beginning reached 124. In 1850 the necessity for building a house of worship be- came apparent, and ground was purchased for the purpose. With the degree of interest manifested in the new enterprise it required but little time to complete the edifice, which was built in a plain but substantial manner, and soon after dedicated. It has been used since that time, but the growing congregation, finding its capacity limited for their wants, have arranged to remodel and enlarge it, and under the supervision of Mr. Linus Clark work will soon be begun.
In 1848, Rev. William R. Norton was installed as pastor. He was succeeded by Rev. James Big- nall, who remained in charge of the church until 1859, when Rev. S. A. Currier became his succes- sor, and two years later Rev. D. Winton filled the pastoral relation. Rev. H. A. Barker was next called to minister to the people, and later Rev. E. G. Chaddock became pastor. Rev. E. J. Howes was next installed, and remained until Rev. L. J. Whitcomb filled his place. Rev. A. W. Ensign was the pastor after this until, in 1870, Rev. H. A. Barker was called for a second time to fill the pul- pit, which he did with much acceptance for seven years, when the present pastor, Rev. J. Rodgers, was installed. The deacons are Squire Loomis, Isaac Burhaus, and Linus Clark,
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HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
HON. KINSLEY S. BINGHAM
was born in Camillus, N. Y., in December, 1808. His father was a farmer, and his own early life was devoted to agricultural pursuits. He received an academical education, and studied law with Gen. James R. Lawrence, at Syracuse, N. Y. In 1833 he married an estimable lady of Scotch parent- age, and soon thereafter emigrated to Michigan, settling on and clearing a farm in the town of Green Oak.
He early embarked in local politics, being first chosen to the office of justice of the peace; was then appointed postmaster ; was the first judge of probate of his county, and in 1836 was chosen a member of the Legislature, and served four terms. He was speaker of the House of Representatives of 1838 and 1839.
In 1846 he was chosen, as a Democrat, to Con- gress, and was the only practical farmer in that body. In 1848 he was re-elected to Congress, where he strongly opposed the extension of slavery into the Territories and voted for the Wilmot pro- viso. He was also a member of the Committee on Commerce. His Congressional service con- tinued until 1851. In 1854, in consequence of his anti-slavery course in Congress, Mr. Bingham was given the first distinctively Republican nomi- nation for Governor, and was re-elected in 1856. He was known as the " farmer-governor of Mich- igan." He was a highly popular chief magistrate, and was genial and affable in his disposition. He was instrumental in establishing the Agricultural College.
He was chosen to the United States Senate in 1859, and in 1860 took an active part in that memorable campaign in behalf of the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency. He wit- nessed the commencement of the civil war during his brief Senatorial career, and actively espoused the cause of the Union, dying of apoplexy at his residence in Green Oak, Oct. 5, 1861, much la- mented, in the fifty-third year of his age.
HANNIBAL LEE.
The progenitor of the present Lee family was Stephen Lee, who was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., and married Lydia Emmons, aunt of the late Judge Emmons, of Detroit. To them were born the following children : Eliza, Hannibal, Sol- omon, Sarah, Hannah, Catharine, Lucy, Charles, and Elizabeth.
Mr. Lee, with his wife and children, emigrated to Michigan in September, 1835, and chose the town- ship of Green Oak, in Livingston County, as his abode. Here he broke the first soil in the town- ship, and encouraged by his generous aid and hos- pitality the efforts of later pioneers.
His son, Hannibal Lee, was born in Half-Moon, Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1812, and accompanied his father in 1830 to Green Oak, assisting him in the improvement of his possessions until he was twenty- one. Being ambitious to secure a home of his own, he purchased the farm adjacent to the lands of his father, and upon which he still resides. He was married, Feb. 19, 1834, to Miss Mary Hubbard, the occasion being a memorable one from the double wedding that occurred, Mr. Lee's sister also mar- rying a brother of Miss Hubbard.
Mr. Lee enjoys the distinction of being one of the first anti-slavery voters in the township, and although actively interested in politics was never an office-seeker. He is a man of strong religious convictions, uncompromising in his defense of the right, and possessing the courage to maintain his opinions.
He is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has for years been one of its leading officers.
His son, Giles, was born at the home of his father, Feb. 23, 1837. He acquired an academical education, but having a decided taste for farming pursuits, he joined his father in the cultivation of his estate. He was married, March 9, 1859, to Lucy W. Briggs, and some years later erected opposite the paternal abode a spacious residence, which he now occupies.
He manifests a keen interest in public affairs, is regarded as possessing sound judgment, and has been honored by his constituents as their favored candidate for supervisor, to which office he has been elected for a period of thirteen successive years.
CORNELIUS CORSON
was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born about twenty miles from Philadelphia, in the year 1793. When a young man he went to Canandaigua, N. Y., where he married Sarah Whittaker, a woman of much energy, and possessed of many excellent qualities. Here he remained several years, work- ing at his trade,-that of a shoemaker. In 1834 the family emigrated to Michigan, and settled upon the farm now owned by his son, William D., which originally consisted of eighty acres, and upon which he resided until his death, which oc-
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ALMON MALTBY.
MRS. ALMON MALTBY.
ALMON MALTBY,
son of Grove and Cynthia (Inglesby) Maltby, was born in the town of Henrietta, Monroe Co., N. Y., Dec. 27, 1814. Up to the age of eighteen years his life, like that of most farmers' boys, was one of unceasing toil in summer, with a respite of a few months at the district school in winter. At the age of eighteen he was apprenticed to the trade of carpenter and joiner, which occupation he followed until he came to Michigan.
In the spring of 1832, in company with his brother Maynard, he came to Livingston County, and settled in what is now Brighton. The next summer they cleared and fenced six acres, which they sowed to wheat, and in the fall of that year returned to New York. During the winter they taught school. The following spring they re- turned, and since that time Mr. Maltby has been prominently identified with Brighton and Green
Oak. In 1835 he purchased sixty acres of land in Genoa, which was the first purchase in that town. He, however, lived with his brother Maynard until 1837, when he was married to Miss Eliza J. Haw- ley, of Geneva, N. Y. Shortly after his marriage he removed to the farm he now occupies, which originally consisted of one hundred and eight acres.
Mr. Maltby's life has been devoted to agri- cultural pursuits, in which he has been eminently successful. He now owns a beautiful farm of four hundred and fifty-three acres, under a high state of cultivation. He has been married twice. His first wife died in 1842, and he was again married, in 1843, to Esther Moore. Mrs. Maltby, as well as her husband, occupies a prominent position among the pioneers, having emigrated with her father's family in 1833.
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JOHN HOOPER.
MRS. JOHN HOOPER.
JOHN HOOPER,
son of Clement and Catherine (Voorhies) Hooper, was born in the town of Woodbridge, Middle- sex Co., N. J., Dec. 20, 1799. He is descended from Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, James Hooper, having served as a cavalry officer in the struggle for independence. The parents of Mr. Hooper were farmers, and in 1817 removed to the town of Cato, Cayuga Co., N. Y., where the elder Hooper resided until his death, which occurred in 1837. He reared a family of ten children, eight boys and two girls. He was a man of steady habits, and led a quiet and uneventful life. Being in limited circumstances, his children received slight advantages, and their education was ob- tained from the bitter school of experience rather than from books.
John lived at home until his eighteenth year, when he started in life as a farm laborer. In April, 1827, he was married, in the town of Lee, Oneida Co., to Miss Electa Washburne. She was born Dec. 28, 1805. Her parents, Martin and Martha Washburne, were natives of Massachusetts, and emigrated to Oneida County in an early day, where Mrs. Hooper was born.
After their marriage they engaged in farming for several years. Michigan was at this time con- sidered to be the Eldorado of the West, and Mr. Hooper, foreseeing the advantages of cheap land and a fertile soil, resolved to come West and make a home and a fortune. Accordingly, in June,
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