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JOSEPH E. GILDAY, a son of John and Mary Gilday, was born in the township of LaSalle, Monroe county. Mich., 1848. He was married in 1878 to Miss Ellen Nester, of Toledo, Ohio. They have five chil- dren. He came to the township of Ida in 1878, and located on the farm of 80 acres on which he now resides. He has served as assessor four years, town- ship clerk three years, superintendent of schoolstwo years, and was elected supervisor in 1882, and now holds that office.
BENJAMIN GERWICK, a farmer of Ida, was born in Germany July 17, 1833; came to America in 1846 and settled in Monroe county. Married Barbara Lesh Feb. 4, 1862; she was born in Germany Sept. 3, 1843. Their children are: Frank, born April 18, 1863; Lizzie, born Aug. 19, 1864; Mary, Oct. 18, 1866;
William, June 16, 1869; Tillie, Aug. 25, 1871; Benja- min, Dec. 2, 1873; John, Jan. 11, 1875; Peter, July 5, 1878; Clara, July 25, 1880; Anna, Ang. 15, 1883. He is a Democrat; member of the Catholic church.
FREDERICK HEHL, a farmer of Ida, was born in Germany April 27, 1821; came to America in 1846, and settled in Monroe county in 1849. Married Barbara Houck Sept. 23, 1849; she was born in Ger- many Ang. 6, 1833. Their children are: Christina, born Oct. 12, 1850,died March 1, 1880; Frederick, Feb. 11, 1853; John, Dec. 1. 1855; Maggie, Feb. 3, 1859; Rickey, Jan. 1, 1862; Charley, May 4, 1864; Christof, Jan. 15, 1867; Caroline, Aug. 5, 1870. He is a Demo- erat; a member of the Lutheran church.
PHILLIP HARWICK was born in Herkimer county, N. Y., in 1816. His parents were Abram and Margaret Harwick. The family removed to Monroe county, N. Y, and thence to Cattaraugus county, and from there in 1836 they came to Monroe county, Mich., locating in the southwest corner of the town- ship of Ida. They brought their own team of horses, occupying two weeks' time in making the trip. They took up 96 acres of wild land, and were obliged to make their own road a portion of the way to get to it. The parents died on this farm. Phillip Harwiek now owns 65 acres of the original farm, on which he now resides. He married in 1861 Miss Margaret Denen, a native of England. They have four children.
JACOB HENRY was born in Dauphin county, Pa., in 1836. His parents were George and Mary Henry, who came with their family to Monroe county, Mich., in 1854 and settled in the town of La Salle. In 1861 Mr. Henry removed to the township of Ida, and located on the farm of Talcott E. Wing for three years. In 1864 he purchased the farm where he now resides. Ile was married in 1854 to Miss Eleanor Yarger, of Ida. They have four children. He has served six years as commissioner of highways, school director eleven years, assessor, etc.
FRANKLIN B. JONES, a doctor of Ida, was born in Raisinville, Monroe county, March 18, 1844. Mar- ried Jane A. Russell, of Petersburgh, Mich., Dec. 1, 1868; she was born April 23, 1844. Their children are: Ilester Mary, born Ang. 31, 1869, died July 16, 1889, of nervous prostration ; Estella L., born Dec. 24. 1872; Isman R., born Jan. 13, 1874; Frank E., born May 7, 1883.
EDWARD KAPER, a farmer of Ida, was born in Germany April 6, 1818; came to America in 1854 and settled in Monroe county. Married Mary Gartner, of Germany, Nov. 30, 1849; she was born March 1, 1827. Their children are : Emil W., born Sept. 21, 1850; Anna E., born Oct. 4, 1852; Bertha M., born Dec. 23, 1857; Carl F., born Nov. 10, 1859, died Feb. 17, 1863; Gust. W. F., born Sept. 17, 1861; Rudolph C., born June 3, 1867. Mr. Kaper is a glovemaker by trade.
JOSEPH LAUER, a farmer of Ida township, was born in Germany April 16, 1821; came to America in 1843 and settled in Monroe county. Married Magde- lena Stiner in 1851; she was born in Germany Jan. 10, 1830. Their children are: Mary E., born Dec. 2, 1854; Charles, born July 1, 1852; John, born Sept. 26, 1862; Joseph, born Jan. 15, 1868. He has been farm- ing 44 years; has 200 acres of land.
JOIIN MARTIN, a merchant of Ida, was born in St. Clair county, Mich., Oct. 20, 1852, and settled in Monroe Co. in 1869. Married Anna Myers, of Ida, Dec. 10, 1872; she was born Nov. 20, 1854; have three children : George E., born Dec. 11, 1873; John R., Oct. 25, 1877; Herbert C., born Nov. 7, 1886. He is a Re- publican; has been township clerk one year, assistant postmaster three years.
HENRY MASON was a native of Monroe county, N. Y. He married Malinda Brighton, by whom he
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HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
had one son, Wm. H. Mason, now of the township of Ida, Monroe county, Mich. Mr. Mason, the father, came to Michigan in 1835, and located in the town- ship of Bedford, where he took up 80 acres of wild land, afterwards adding 80 acres thereto. He served as a member of the State legislature one term. He held some office most of the time during the busi- ness part of his life. He died in Bedford in 1867. Wm. H. Mason, his son, was born in Bedford in 1835, and lived there until 1882, then purchased and moved on to the farm of 102 acres in the town- ship of Ida, where he now resides. He married Miss Christina Klinck, of Bedford. They have eight children. He was chosen and elected a magistrate in and for the township of Ida in 1887, but declined to qualify.
CHARLES MILLER, a resident of the town of Ida, was born in Germany in 1841; came to this country in 1870, locating first at Toledo, and from thence settled in the town of Ida, Monroe county, Mich., in 1871, where in the same year he was mar- ried to Mrs. Sophia Albright, relict of Frederick Albright, by whom he has one daughter.
EDWIN MOSES came to Monroe county, Mich., in 1853. He was a native of Seneca county, N. Y. His parents were Franklin and Susan Moses, of the town of Fayette. Seneca county, N. Y., where he was born in 1829. He first located at Raisinville, Monroe county, Mich., and from there removed to Ida in. 1868, locating at Lulu, where he now resides. He was married in 1864 to Miss May West, a daughter of Henry Y. and Harriet West. by whom he has two children. He enlisted in 1861 in Co. F, 15th Mich. Inf., and was discharged in 1862; was in the battles of Pittsburg Landing and Farmington; is a member of Joseph R. Smith Post, No. 76, G. A. R.
JOHN PORTER was born in England in 1850, and came to this country in childhood. He was brought to Monroe county, Mich., in 1857 from Rochester, N. Y., and soon after returned there, but in 1871 he located at Cleveland, O., where he was married in 1872 to Miss Abbie Cooley, of that city, by whom he has four children. From Cleveland he returned to Rochester, N. Y., and then again in 1880 returned to Monroe county, Mich., locating at Rockwood, and from thence to Bedford, where he purchased a farm. Remained there until 1866, then came to Morocco, in the township of Ida, and engaged in mercantile business; was made postmaster in 1886 and still holds the office.
JAMES RICHARDSON, who died January 4, 1883, was born in England May 24, 1823; came to America in 1846, and settled in Monroe county. Married Mary Bradley March 24, 1846; she was born in England May 20, 1825. Their children are : Bradley W., born Jan. 5, 1847; Fred A., born Feb. 7, 1849, died Sept. 7, 1850; Benjamin. F., born Aug. 9, 1851; Hortense, born Dec. 27, 1854; Emma M., born Dec. 14, 1857; James, born May 14, 1859, died Dec. 16, 1872; Minnie L., born Nov. 26, 1861; Addison J., born May 2, 1864; Eugene J., born June 16, 1867. Mr. Richardson was a cabinetmaker by trade. He was a Republican; was clerk six years. Ida P.O.
MICHAEL SCHLUMP, a farmer of Ida, was born in Germany Feb. 2, 1833; came to America in 1856 and settled in Monroe county. Married Mary Wort in December, 1854; she was born in Germany April 1, 1835. Their children are : John, Andrew, William and Louisa. He was drafted in the 9th Mich. Inf., Co. I, Sept. 5, 1864, and was mustered out of service June 20, 1865. He is a Republican, and is a member of the Lutheran Church.
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JOHN H. STOTZ, a merchant of Ida, was born in Germany Aug. 17, 1848; came to America in 1860, and settled in Monroe county in 1866 with his parents. His father, George P. Stotz, was born in
Germany Sept. 8, 1824, and died in Ida Feb. 8, 1886; his mother was born in Germany July 9, 1820, and died in Ida Nov. 12, 1884. Mr. Stotz has been in the dry goods business in Ida for 17 years.
JOHN W. STRACK, a farmer of Ida, was born in Germany March 3, 1837; came to America in 1854 and settled in Monroe county in 1862. Married to Jennetta Eschenroder Oct. 19, 1862; she was born in Germany May 13, 1840. Their children are : Wil- liam; born Dec. 12, 1863; Frederick M., born Dec. 20, 1865; Mary J., born Sept. 29, 1869; Henry P., born Sept. 3, 1876. He was engaged in the brewing busi- ness while in Germany, but since residing in this country he has been farming.
CHAS. F. STREETER, a lawyer of Ida, was born in Germany Feb. 8, 1826; came to America in 1836 and settled in Monroe county in 1840. Married to Eva Hochradel, of Monroe, in April, 1852. Their children living are : John C. F., Maggie, wife of Jacob Hartman, of Toledo, O. He enlisted in the 9th Mich. Cav., Co. G, May 1, 1863, and was mustered out in the fall of 1865. He served in the field six months and was disabled at Blains Cross Roads. Tennessee, afterwards served as assistant hospital steward; is a member of William Bell Post, of Dundee. He is a Democrat; has been justice of the peace 10 years, at present is in the furniture and undertaking business.
JOSEPH TEALL, a son of Asaph and Sophronia Teall, and a grandson of Dr. Nathan Teall, a native of England, was born at Geneva, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1824. His parents came to Monroe county, Mich., when he was eight years old (in 1832), the family locating in the township of Erie, where the father, Asaph Teall, died in 1879. . He served as a teamster in the Toledo War. Joseph Teall has been twice married. His first wife was Miss Mary S. Van- dercook, of Erie, to whom he was married in 1846, and by whom he has four children now living. She died in 1854. He next married Miss Adeline Brown, of Dundee, his present wife. Mr. Teall came to the township of Ida in 1854, and for seven years worked as a common laborer. In 1861 he purchased the farm of 80 acres on which he now resides, of R. O'Connor; he now owns 85 acres. At the age of 21 he was elected constable in Erie township, and served 12 years, and has held the office of commis- sioner of highways 12 years, and has also served as a magistrate 24 years, and still holds that office.
SMITH TODD, a farmer of Ida, was born in Bel- mont county, Ohio, April 28, 1869. Married Eliza- beth Lewis Dec. 20, 1853; she was born in Crawford county, Ohio, June 19, 1831. Their children are : Jennie, born Aug. 31, 1854; Amelia, born Feb. 25, 1857; Mary E., born Oct. 14, 1858; Alice, born Oct. 21, 1860; Clement L. V., born Sept. 11. 1863. Mr. Todd is a Democrat; has been justice of the peace for four years; was county recorder of Crawford county, Ohio, for six years.
WILLIAM TRACY was born at Canandaigua, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1829. He came to Monroe county, Mich., in 1836 with his uncle, Gabriel Ketcham. He first located in township of Bedford, and has lived in the townships of Bedford, Whiteford and Erie up to 1860. He then located in the township of Ida, on forty acres of land, where he now resides. He was married in 1854 to Miss Martha Mortimore, of Erie township, by whom he has three children.
SIMEON VAN AKIN, a farmer of Ida, was born in Lenawee county. Mich., Oct. 14, 1842, and settled in Ida in 1867. Married Charlotte Southwick, of Ida, Jan. 15, 1867; she was born Jan. 13, 1839; have two children : Lee, born July 9, 1868, and Clara, born Dec. 18, 1880. He enlisted in the First Regi- ment U. S. Sharp-Shooters, Co. C, Aug. 23, 1862, and was in all the battles with his regiment. He is a
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Republican; has been supervisor five years; postmas- ter two years.
AUGUSTUS WEISEL, pastor of. the German Lutheran church of Ida, was born in Strasburg, Germany, March 4, 1838; came to America in 1849, settled in Monroe county in 1876. Hle married Jennie Buerger, of Washington, D. C., July 5, 1865. She was born in Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1847, and died Jan. 7, 1872: had three children: Emanuel, born Sept. 11, 1867; Agnes, born Feb. 22, 1869; Tabitha, born Oct. 9, 1870. He married his second wife, Minnie Gram, of Buffalo, N. Y., July 23, 1872; she was born Sept. 4, 1845. Their children are : Theodore, born March 5, 1876; Dora D., Sept. 28, 1878; Mary M., born March 11, 1880; Eunice, born June 23, 1882; John, born July 7, 1884. He has been preaching since 1863.
HENRY Y. WEST was born in Washington county, N. Y., in 1815. His parents, Andrew and Elizabeth (Younglove) West, left Washington county, N. Y., in the winter of 1817-18 and removed to Christian county, Ky., where they remained until · 1827, and then with an ox team removed to Detroit, Mich. In 1827 they located in Oakland county, making a short stay at Birmingham. In the fall of 1829 took up 40 acres of wild land in the town of Southfield, and soon after built a tannery, the first in that locality. Henry Y. left the family here and struck out for himself, and worked about one year in a saw mill, five miles north of where the village of Flint now stands, and from thence went to Shiawassee county. He was married in 1839 to Miss Harriet Gook, of Delaware county, Ohio, and they have seven children now living. In IS40 he located in Detroit; in the fall of 1853 came to the town of Ida, Monroe county, and took up 40 acres of wild land at what is now Lulu, on the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway, being the first settler of that locality. In 1884 he was made postmaster at Lulu, and now holds that oflice. Has always taken a lively interest in church matters, establishing the first meeting at Lulu by keeping a minister for two years mostly at his expense.
LASALLE TOWNSHIP.
CHARLES DENNINGER, a farmer of LaSalle, was born in Monroe county, July 28, 1833. Married Mar- garet Yoas, November 1, 1855. She was born in Ger- many, July 15, 1837. Their children are: Carrie, born March 10, 1857; Augusta, February 6, 1859; Charles, November 2, 1861; Mary, January 1, 1864; Lizzie, October 1, 1866; Rickey, May 30, 1869; Maggie, born January 14, 1872; Julia, May 21, 1874; Willie, March 30, 1877; George, January 19, 1880, died January 21, 1880; Freddie, April 15, 1881. Mr. Dunninger has always been a farmer. His family are members of the Lutheran church.
PETER DUSSEAU is a farmer of LaSalle; was born in Monroe county, October 8, 1835. Married to Elizabeth Culley, November 14, 1842. Their children are: Anna, born September 12, 1861; John, February 14, 1863; Peter, November 8, 1864, who died in in- fancy; Albert, born January 14, 1866: Clara, October 10, 1868; Oscar, January 1, 1870, d'ed in October, 1874; Daniel and Cathrine (twins), born January 13, 1873; Francis, May 26, 1877; Benjamin, October 22, 1880. Mr. Dusseau is. a Democrat. He is at present town - ship treasurer, and also engaged in farming.
JOHN W. GILDAY, a farmer of LaSalle township, was born in Ireland, April, 1821; came to America in 1533, and settled in Monroe county, where lie now re- sides. Married Mary Collins, July 15, 1847. She was boru in Monroe, November 3, 1830, the result ot their marriage being ten children, nine living: Joseph, Fan- nie, George, Elizabeth, Annie, James, Frank, Theresa,
Jennie and William. Has 335 acres of land in LaSalle township,
GODFROID HECK, a farmer of LaSalle, was born in Germany, September 8, 1826; came to America in 1829, and settled in Monroe county, where he now re- sides. Married Julian Knab, September 15, 1850. She was born in Monroe county, August 4, 1833. They have fourteen children, ten living: Kate, born August 23, 1851; Lena, born January 14. 1853, died March 14, 1853; Christian, born February 3, 1854; Louisa, born July 11, 1856, died August 2, 1856; Maggie, born Feb- ruary 11, 1858, died March 2. 1858; John, born Febru- ary 9, 1859; Mary, born July 7, 1862: Charles, born April 1, 1864; Minnie, born June 7, 1866; Emma, born January 17, 1869; Maggie, born April 15, 1871, died November 28, 1872; Liddie, born April 28, 1873; Rickey, born July 5, 1875; Emanuel, born March 22, 1877. He has been farming for three years.
CHARLES KNAB, a farmer of LaSalle, who died September 17, 1886, was born in Germany, June 27, 1817; came to America in 1828, and settled in Monroe county. Married Margaret Leahr, November, 1841. She was born in Germany, December 6. 1619. Their children are: Julia, born August 22, 1842; Mary, born October 8, 1844; Charles, born March 11, 1847; Simeon, born March 18, 1849; William, born June 3, 1851, died July 7, 1851; Cathrine, born December 6, 1852; Susan, May 3, 1855, died November 10, 1873; George. born April 2, 1858; Minnie, July 11, 1862. He was a Demo- crat ; superintendent of the poor two terms; justice of peace two years.
GEORGE KNAB, a farmer of LaSalle, was born in Germany, June 19, 1821; came to America in 1830, and settled in Monroe county. Married Susan Meyer in 1847. She was born in Germany in 1814, and died in Monroe county, November 17, 1862. They had six children: Jacob, born October 2, 1848: George, born December 11, 1849; Cathrine, born July 6, 1851; John, born January 12, 1854: Charles, born November 30, 1855: Susan, born June 5, 1858. For his second wife he married Phebe Christena, June 9, 1865. She was born December 7, 1840, and has two children: Emma, born October 17, 1865; Matilda, born July 13, 1871. He is a Democrat, and member of the Lutheran church.
GEORGE KNAB, JR., a farmer of LaSalle, was bore in Monroe county, April 8, 1843. Married Chris- tina Ott, of Monroe City, October 26, 1865. She was born January 26, 1845. They have five children : Liz- zie. born August 24, 1866; George, born October 21, 1868; Emila, born March 28, 1872; Theodore, born April 21, 1875: Julia, born October 11, 1877. Mrs. Knab's mother, Cathrine Ott, is still living with her. She was born in Germany, June 14, 1819. Mr. Knab is a blacksmith by trade.
DANIEL KUMMERER, a farmer of LaSalle, was born in Pennsylvania, December 10, 1831, and came to Monroe county in 1867. Married to Mary Daily, of Ireland, June 25, 1856. Their children are: Edward, born April 18, 1857, and died December 34, 1883; Wil- liam, born August 8, 1859; John, born January 16, 1864; George, born February 22, 1866. Mr. Kum- merer is a miller by trade.
HIRAM LEONARD, a farmer of LaSalle, who died January 18, 1881, was born in New York State, April 18, 1820, and settled in Monroe county in 1837. Mar- ried Miranda Webb, May 9, 1846. She was born in New York State, April 14, 1827. Their children are: Alson, born April 2, 1847; William, born May 9, 1849, died May 28, 1856; Phoebe, born August 24, 1853; Acelia, born February 9, 1855; Jeannette, born April 3, 1856; Sophia, born June 2, 1860; Willis, born Sep- tember 3, 1862; Norris, born May 9, 1860, died March 1, 1870. He was a Democrat. He was township treasurer for four years.
A. J. MORSE, who died August 21, 1864, was a resi- dent of LaSalle township. He was born in New York
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State, June 8, 1818, and settled in Monroe county in 1861. Married to Ellen H. Skinner, April 1, 1849. She was born in New Haven, Huron county, Ohio, May 4, 1830. They have eight children, all living: John J., born May 8, 1850; Ida M., born November 25, 1851: Hetta E., born December 8, 1853; Frank L., born Au- gust 31, 1855; Charles L, born October 9, 1857; Lucy E., born October 5, 1859; Don R., born March 18, 1863; and A. J., jr., born February 10, 1864. His business was farming.
HENRY PAXTON is a resident of LaSalle town- ehip; was born in Canada, December 7, 1831, and set- tled in Monroe county in 1832. He was a sailor on Lake Erie for four years; then kept the Monroe light- house for eight years. At present he is engaged in fishing and farming.
JAMES REYNOLDS, a wagon maker of LaSalle, was born in New York State, December 22, 1831; set- tled in Monroe county in 1847. Married Sarah J. Eddy, of Monroe City, September 2, 1857. She was born September 30, 1833, in Virginia. Their children are: Nellie, born May 2, 1858; Laviah, born March 12, 1860, died in infancy; James M., born February 22, 1862: Stella, born January 7, 1864; Anna. born April 28, 1866; Arthur, born November 9, 1869; Edgar, born August 31, 1872; Henry, born March 12, 1875, died in infancy; Willie, born May 31, 1879. He is a Repub- Jican; was postmaster ten years; school director two years.
ORRIN G. SMITH, a farmer of LaSalle township, was born in New York State, January 21, 1826, and settled in Monroe county, October 25, 1835. Married Sarah White. July 23, 1855. She was born in Ohio, March 28. 1841. Their children are: Martha, born July 21, 1861, died May 23, 1862; Sella, born April 18, 1863; Charles, born February 25. 1866. He is a Democrat; has been school director for six years; postmaster for fifteen years. Postoffice address, LaSalle.
LONDON TOWNSHIP.
HORATIO N. ALLISON, JR., farmer, of London, was born in Murray, Orleans county, N. Y., May 21, 1849. His parents came to Michigan, but owing to sickness of the family had to return to New York State. In 1857 they returned to Michigan, located in London, living here until 1883, when they moved to Dakota. Horatio worked on a farm in the summer, and for three winters in the pine forests. In 1875 he purchased 40 acres of land in London. December 26, 1875, he married Alice A. DeVee, of London. She was born December 27, 1858, in Dundee, Mich. Two children have been born to them, Albert, born Sep- tember 17, 1876 and Warren Lloyd, born March 23,“ 1882.
ELEAZER BARNES, of London, a retired farmer, and pioneer of Monroe county, was born June 10, 1807, at Pittsford, Vt. In 1833 came to Michigan. Novem- ber 21, 1933, he received a deed from Black Hawk Rankins, of 80 acres of land. In 1835 he purchased 80 acres more, and erected one of the first frame houses in the township. February 28, 1836, married Calista Throop. of London, who was born June 10, 1812. Four children were born to them. Mrs. Barnes died November 11. 1863. In 1851 Mr. Barnes was a member of the State Legislature for one term. In 1838 was made member of the board of supervisors of Monroe county. Has been a great politician in his early days. His son, Dorr, is one of the leading farmers of Milan, and has held the office of supervisor and several other offices.
JESSE AND LEWIS G. BEVERLY, active farmers of London. Jesse was born September 6, 1834, and Lewis April 24, 1844, both at London. September, 1862, Lewis G. enlisted in Co. E, 7th Mich. Vol. Cavalry ; on account of sickness was discharged
about March, 1863. He re enlisted September 24, 1864, in Co. H, 18th Mich. Vol. Inf. Was in the battles of Decatur, Nashville, where Hood made bis raid ; also in the skirmishes with the guerillas at Peach Grove. Was discharged with the regiment in 1865. Lewis was married May 10, 1866, with Sarah E. Russ, of Augusta, Mich., who was born March 23, 1846. Died March 1, 1873. One child was born to them. Their farm they now own ; Andrew Jack- son signed the deed for it. Their father died in 1859, mother 1867. Lewis is a member of Lucius Taylor Post, No. 274, G. A. R., at Milan.
GEO. A. BIRD, a farmer of London, was born in Wayne county, Mich., January 7th, 1862. His father, Isaac Bird, was born in England, coming to America when five years old, and going to live in Ontario county, making that his home until his 12th year, when he came to Wayne county. and resided there ever since. His mother was born in Ohio. His father's family consisted of six sons and one daughter, Goorge being the fourth son of the family. George's early life was spent at home until his 21st year. April 1, 1885, he married Hatsie Fritz, of Detroit, Mich. She was born September 1, 1859, in Delaware, N. J. In the spring of 1885 George and his wife went to live on the farm they now own, and began life for themselves.
GEORGE BISSELL, of London, was born at Franklin. N. Y., October 22, 1813. He learned the blacksmith's trade in New York State. In 1837 came to Michigan. Married March 27, 1841, Jane M. Oles, of Adrian, Mich. She was born in 1823. March, 1846, Mrs. Bissell died. Had two children. Mr. Bissell returned to New York, remained until 1852, when he came back to London. September 10, 1854, married Maria L. Springer, of London, who was born at Rushford, N. Y., October 10, 1825. Four children were born to them. Address, London.
JAMES A. BLACKMER, a general merchant and postmaster of Oakville, was born at Putnam, Conn., November 2, 1832. August ?, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C. 7th R. I. Inf. as private ; was in the Army of the Potomac, battles of Fredericksburg and White Sulphur. Was taken with measles at Newport News, Va., and recovered in time to accompany the regiment to Lexington ; herc he had a relapse, and was sent to the hospital. In two months he rejoined h'sr giment. He was discharged from service July 13, 1865, by General Order No. 116, of War Department. He re- turned to Rhode Island, and re-engaged in the lumber business until 1870, when he came to Michigan, purchasing 60 acres of land in London. October, 1878, purchased of A. W. Hardy stock of merchandise, and opened his store. In 1879 was appointed post- master. Elected justice of the peace in 1873. Mar- ried Ursula Hall, July 9, 1854, who was born in Connecticut, October 24, 1832. Seven children were born to them. Mr. Blackmer is member of Lucius Post 274, G. A. R , of Milan.
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