History of Washtenaw County, Michigan : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships...and biographies of representative citizens : history of Michigan, Part 139

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : Chas. C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1457

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Elijah Lathrop (deceased) was born at Lebanon, Conn., Feb. 25, 1776, and was married to Mary Barton Aug. 26, 1809. He located land on section 18, Pittsfield tp., Sept. 28, 1832. His wife died

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Feb. 25, 1846, and he lived with his son the remainder of his life. Mr. Lathrop died Aug. 25, 1871, aged 95 years.

Horace Lathrop (deceased) a son of Elijah Lathrop, was born at Hartford, N. H., Feb. 10, 1806. He removed to Batavia Co., N. Y., where, in March, 1828, he married Jane Dunn. He arrived in Michigan Feb. 25, 1833, and settled on a farm in Pittsfield tp., en- tered the preceding year by his father. Mrs. Lathrop died in Oc- tober, 1866. Mr. Lathrop died March 6, 1880, aged 74 years.

James Martin (deceased) was of Irish and Scotch descent, and born Jan. 15, 1793. He emigrated to Michigan in the spring of 1825, and permanently settled on section 13, May 24 of that year. He married Letitia Depue, who was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1799. She died Jan. 10, 1881, aged 81 years. Mr. Martin died Oct. 18, 1862, aged 69 years.

Samuel D. McDowell was one of the two who first located in Pittsfield tp. He was a native of Chemung, Chemung Co., N. Y., and arrived at Detroit in April, 1824. Mr. McDowell located on the southwest quarter of section 2. Mr. and Mrs. McDowell had an infant daughter (now Mrs. Hall, of Ann Arbor) when they ar- rived in the county, and Oct. 7, 1825, a son was born to them, the second child born in the neighborhood. This son erected the first barn that was raised in Pittsfield tp. without the aid of whisky.

Ezra Maynard (deceased) was born at Conway, Mass. He came west with his son Charles, and located a tract of land on section 3, erecting a house in June, 1824. He married Raney Mosely in 1799. She bore him nine children-Charles M., born in 1800; William L., born in April, 1802; Laura, Julia (the two latter were married at the same time, in 1826, being the first marriage performed in Pittsfield tp.); Abba M., Maria (the two latter the first and second wives of James T. Allen); Eliza, Lucretia and John W. Mrs. May- nard died in 1856. Mr. Maynard departed this life at Onondaga, Mich., in 1876.

Mrs. Mary Nesbit (deceased) was born in 1765, and came to Michigan in 1831, where she died April 1, 1850. Her daughter, Sarah, was born April 12, 1778, and married Henry Wilsey at Leroy, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1816. Mr. Wilsey was born Sept. 2, 1783. Mrs. Wilsey is now living with her son, Joseph Moses Wil- sey, who was born at Leroy, Genesee Co., N. Y. He was married in New York to Amanda Holmes, and came to Michigan in 1831.

George W. Noyes located on the east half of the northwest quar- ter of section 10 on May 24, 1824.

Russell Parker (deceased) married Hannah Coning Jan. 1, 1829. He had all his worldly effects burned with the house of M. Whit- man, eight days after his marriage. He then removed to Lima tp., where both died, honored and respected by all who knew them.

Alvah Pratt (deceased) was born in Paulet, Vt., Aug. 13, 1805. He was married March 11, 1830, to Sarah B. Crouch, who was born in Vermont, Oct. 31, 1811. They emigrated to this country, and located on section 25, Pittsfield tp., where Mrs. Pratt died, Aug. 13,

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1863, aged 50 years. Mr. Pratt was married June 2, 1864, to Mrs. Emily Young. Mr. Pratt died at Ann Arbor, Nov. 14, 1878, aged 73 years. He was a deacon and elder in the Presbyterian Church at Stony Creek, and one of its builders and supporters, until he removed to Ann Arbor. He was well respected, and hosts of friends mourned his loss.

Fletcher N. Pruden was born at Milford, Conn., Aug. 25, 1772. He located on section 1, this tp., Feb. 3, 1825. Mr. Pruden died Feb. 6, 1842.

George Stuck, farmer, Pittsfield tp., was born in Pennsylvania, in 1794. He came to this tp. in 1836. He learned the car- penter's trade and followed it to some extent.

William Taylor (deceased) was born in England, in 1777; he was married at Maidstone, Eng., in 1800 and emigrated to New York in 1833. He came to Michigan three years later, locating in Pittsfield tp., Washtenaw county. Mr. Taylor died in 1852, and his wife followed him in 1858. Their daughter, Letitia, was born in 1804. She was married in New York in 1835, to Stephen Norgate, who was born in England in 1806. They emigrated to Michigan in 1836, and settled in Pittsfield tp., where Mr. Norgate passed his life, and died April 8, 1879. Mrs. Norgate still resides in the old homestead.

Oliver Whitmore, in conjunction with Samuel D. McDowell, made the first settlement in Pittsfield tp. Mr. Whitmore camped ont, while erecting his house, Mrs. Whitmore tenting on the ground, and cooking for the builders. The house was ready for the inmates abont June 1, 1824. Mr. Whitmore was located on sections 10 and 11. Mr. Whitmore was a native of Massachusetts, and his wife, of New York. Mr. Whitmore emigrated from Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York. His children were Venus, Oliver, Joseph, and Walstin, the latter being only 12 years old at the time of removal. The children were all natives of New York.

Luke H. Whitmore and wife Phoebe came to Michigan from Seneca, Ontario Co., N. Y., in the spring of 1825. They located on sections 2 and 11. Their family consisted of Hannah Coning (a niece of Mr. Whitmore) Emily (a grown daughter), Ezra, Alfred, Egbert, Charlotte and Luke. Emily died Sept. 12, 1825, the first adult death in the town, and also Washtenaw county. Char- lotte married Daniel Terhune, and is living at Hartford, Livingston Co., Michigan.

Thomas Wood (deceased) was born at Norwich, New York, May 21, 1805. He came to Michigan in 1826, and located the farm on which he passed the remainder of his days. On April 30, 1829, he married Harriet Wickham, who was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1809. Eight children were born to them, five of whom grew to maturer years. Sarah Wood Smith, wife of Edward Smith, of Neenah, Wis., is the only surviving daughter. Thomas Wood, jr., (deceased), was born March 3, 1849. He was married Oct. 1, 1868, to Emma Olmstead. They have two sons

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and one daughter, residents of Detroit, Mich. Mr. Wood was very successful in accumulating property, and gave much thought to horticulture, as his fine orchards abundantly proved. His farm was called the " Peacock Valley," from the large number of those fowls always kept on the premises. During a religious revival in 1843, Mr. Wood united with the Presbyterian Church at Saline. In 1846 he was appointed ruling elder in that body, which position he acceptably filled till death. In 1844 he was elected to repre- sent Michigan in the Legislative Halls of Congress. His duties were performed in his usual quiet, practical manner, desiring ever that justice and truth should triumph. He died Sept. 21, 1865, in the 61st year of his age.

SCHOOLS.

To Pittsfield belongs the honor of having erected the first school- house in Washtenaw county. It was located on the northwest quarter of section 11. It was erected in the summer of 1825 and was built of logs. In 1876 several of the old logs were lying upon the lot where the house once stood. They were taken, sawed up, and converted into canes, many of which are now owned by men and women, who, as boys and girls, received their regular floggings in connection with and as part of their education in that old school- house. On the completion of the new building, a Sunday-school and a week-day school, instituted by Miss Harriet Parsons, was transferred from the shades of a venerable oak that had withstood the storms of a hundred years, to the new school-house.

The settlement of boundaries of school districts was one of the most difficult things to adjust. A movement in one part of the town would interfere with the prospects in other parts, thus setting in motion the diversified interests of all. The question finally be- came settled, resulting in the formation of three whole and six frac- tional districts.

Fractional district No. 1 is composed of the whole of sections 1, 2 and 11, and parts of sections 10, 12, 13 and 14, with a portion of Ypsilanti. The school-house is located on the line between sections 11 and 12, and is valued at $850. This district was organized Nov. 25, 1837. J. L. Wallace is the present director.

Fractional district No. 7 is composed of all of section No. 3, and parts of sections 4, 9, 10 and 16, with a part of Ann Arbor. The school-house is situated on the southwest quarter of section 3, and is valued at $550. Frederick Hutzel is the present director.

All of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, with parts of sections 4, 9, 16, 17 and 18, compose fractional district No. 3, together with a small portion of Ann Arbor and Lodi. The district is quite large, the school- house being on the southeast quarter of section 8, and is valued at $1,000. Henry Paul is the present director.

The first school in this district was taught by Miss Susan Olds, during the summer of 1832, in the old " Mrs. Mills' house," on the

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opposite side of the road where stands the present school-house. School was taught in four different localities before a school-house was built. The first school-house was built of logs, in 1835, and stood on the north end of west half of northeast quarter section 17. John Green was the builder, and Philander Howe the first teacher. The second school-house was a frame, and built by Peter Van Win- kle, in 1840, on the east half of southwest quarter section 6, and Samantha Joslin was the first teacher. The third school-house, and the present one, was built of brick, by Stephen Mills, in 1856, and the first teacher was E. C. Warner.

District No. 5 comprises all of section 20, and parts of sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 28, 29 and 30. The school-house is on section 20, and is valued at $800. Tobias Sutherland is the present director.

All of sections 15 and 22, with parts of sections 14, 16, 21, 23, 26 and 27, comprise district No. 3. The school-house is on the northeast quarter of section 22, and was erected in 1852. It is val- ned at $900. T. J. Smurthwaite is the present director.

District No. 6 is composed of all of section 24, and parts of sec- tions 13, 14, 23, 25 and 26. The school-house is on section 24, and is valued at $500. Grove Sanders is the present director.

Fractional district No. 2 comprises all of sections 35 and 36, and parts of sections 25, 26 and 34, and part of York. Its school- house is located on the southwest quarter of section 36. It is val- ued at $500. Henry Coe is the present director.

Fractional district No. 4 comprises parts of sections 32, 33, and 34, with part of the town of York, the school-house being sit- uated in York, and valued at $400.

Fractional district No. 7 is composed of parts of sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, with the school-house on the southeast quar- ter of section 29, valued at $400. Frederick Hutzel is the present director.

RELIGIOUS.

Elder Twist, a Baptist minister, resided in the town about 1827 to 1829. He had appointments to preach where there were school- houses, and also at private houses in different parts of the town. Revs. Baughman, Colclazer, Garley and Pilcher were among the pioneer Methodist Episcopal ministers, but none of them resided in the town. Revs. Page, Beach, Cleveland, Kanouse, Clark, Jones and Weed, Presbyterians, also held services occasionally in the town. Being convenient to Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Saline, the citizens of this town have not so much felt the necessity for the erection of a house of worship, but assemble for that purpose in one of the towns mentioned, as is most convenient, although the Wesleyan Methodists, in 1846, erected a church on section 27, sus- taining services therein until 1860, when the organization was abandoned, the greater part of its members uniting at Saline.

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GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY.

In a paper read before the Pioneer Society, Horace Carpenter says: "The geology of this town is different in many respects from any other town in the county. There is no body of water that de- serves the name of lake. Several brooks and creeks have their rise from springs on section 16, known as the big marsh, which covers about 2,500 acres of land with a deep, rich muck, and an inex- haustible deposit of bog lime, with a large quantity of various kinds of timber, imbedded for ages in a sound state of preservation. Bones of large animals have also been exhumed, six feet in length, indicating a larger species of animals than the elk. A theory pre- vails that this whole country was once submerged, that the water was level with Lake Superior on the northern shore of Lake Huron. There is an immense quantity of conglomerate rock, fragments of which have been brought by icebergs and scattered over the eastern part of our lower peninsula, as far as the ridge that appears in the southern part of our county, the shore of a great inter-sea. Beautiful specimens of this rock have been found in this town, con- taining as many as eight different bright colors. When the waters assuaged, this great marsh was no doubt a shallow lake, which was gradually filled, first, on the surface with decayed vegetation and the deposit of lime from calcareous water. On Spring Creek, Horace Kellogg and son burned and sold over 150,000 bushels of lime in from 12 to 15 years, averaging 280 bushels per week, until the high price of fuel and the low price of lime caused them to abandon the enterprise. Millions of bushels are yet on deposit for future gen- erations, which may be brought to the surface, dried, burned, or ground by windmill power, and sown on uplands as a fertilizer. Mr. Kellogg states that on one occasion, in taking out lime they went down nine feet and struck a hard blue clay, and, shoving the spade down into the clay, water burst up in great force, filling the opening so suddenly that the workmen just escaped being caught, and that the water is still running over, a fine stream which was started over 35 years ago. The deposit of bones was no doubt caused by animals breaking through the turf and perishing in the waters be- low, before the cavities were filled with muck and lime. It is said that on section 27 there was a sink some rods in length and 70 feet deep, on the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern railroad. That part of the great marsh that has been cleared and ditched is very productive, and when the whole is reclaimed it will be the most valuable part of the town."

DEBATING OLUB.

In the same article from which the foregoing extract is made, Mr. Carpenter says: " A debating club or lyceum was formed in 1827, at the first school-house in the town. All the great questions of the day were discussed at its weekly meetings. At the time the

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capital punishment bill was before the Legislature, the bill was con- sidered and argued several weeks, with Henry Compton as chair- man. It was decided in the affirmative on the question "Ought capital punishment to be abolished by law?" This was prior to the debate in the Legislature, and equally as interesting and in- structive. The members of the club were energetic and persevering citizens, not one of them having advantage of academic or college lore. But when Young America came from the graded school and college, having seen Webster's Unabridged, and that some of the old-fogy members called their parents farther instead of father, with a great number of inconsistencies, the club was soon after dis- solved. The records should have been preserved."

PHYSICIANS.

No physicians settled in this town prior to 1835, when Dr. Nathan Webb arrived. He still resides in the town and engages in his profession. Dr. Nichols, of Ann Arbor, was one of the first physi- cians to attend the afflicted in town. Drs. Lord, Denton, Cole and Brigham, who once did business in this town, have gone to the spirit land. Drs. Pomeroy, Millington, Town and Fairchild, from Ypsilanti, were also early doctors who visited the town in a professional manner.

SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN.

In 47 years Pittsfield has been represented by 11 members of the Board of Supervisors. John Allison was elected in 1834. He was born in the county of Kent, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24, 1797; came to Michigan in 1831; died in Pittsfield, July 28, 1874. Samuel D. McDowell was elected in the years 1835 and 1841. He was born in Chemung county, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1797; came to Michigan in 1824; died in Ypsilanti June 2, 1870. Alanson Doty was elected in 1836. Mr. Doty was born in Rensselaerville, Albany Co, N. Y., April 11, 1800, and came to Michigan and settled in Pittsfield in 1832. He died in Northfield, January, 1866. Heman Ticknor was first elected in 1837, and re-elected in 1838, 1842, 1843 and 1844. He was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, March 17, 1792, and came to Michigan in 1835. He died in Pittsfield, March 20, 1864. Ezra W. Whitmore was elected in 1845, and re-elected in 1846 and 1847. Horace Carpenter was elected in 1848 and re-elected in 1849. (See sketch in City of Ann Arbor.) Nathan Webb was elected in 1850 and again in 1857, 1858 and 1859. (See sketch.) Allen Crittenden was elected in 1851 and re-elected annually until 1857; was again elected in 1860, and re-elected each year until 1869. (See sketch.) David Wilsey was elected in 1869, and re-elected each year until 1875. (See sketch.) David Depue was elected in 1875. (See sketch.) Morton F. Case was elected in 1876 and re-elected each year up to the present time. (See sketch.)

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OTHER TOWN OFFICERS. The following named have served in the offices mentioned :

CLERKS.

Jared B. Cornish. 1834-35

Marshall Newell. 1836-43

John Hoy 1836-43

Edwin L. Aiken 1844

William Allison. 1865-68

Hebron Hurd.

1853-54

C. Homer Cady 1869-70

Charles D. Prichard.

1855

Henry H. Preston 1871-72

Edwin L. Aiken

1856

Wm. K. Childs. 1873-78

Thos. J. Smurthwate.

1880

TREASURERS.

Oliver Whitmore 1834

Justus Carpenter. 1834

Myron H. Warner 1837

David P. Matteson. 1860

John Hoy .. 1838

James F. Smith

1861-62

Heman Ticknor.

1839-41

H. D. Platt. 1863-64

Colwell H. Spaulding. 1842

Andrew Campbell. 1865-66

Tolman Brown .. 1843

Charles T. Henion 1867-68

John Hoy 1846

David Wilsey 1848-49

Philo A. Pritchard. 1850

James B. Alexander

1851

Alverson Drury

1852-53

Edwin L. Aikens.

1854

Alphonso Platt. 1855-56

George W. Cook. 1861

G. W. Henion. 1862

James Sumner. 1862

Jarvis Leonard. 1836

Nelson Booth. 1863

Roderick Rowley

1837

Alverson Drury 1864

Elijah Lathrop. .1837

Horace Carpenter. 1838

Alvah Pratt 1839

Levi Rogers. 1840

Heman Ticknor 1841

Elijah Lathrop 1842

Caleb Boss. 1843

1844

Heman Ticknor. 1845

Robert J. Barry 1846

Zina K. Lay

1847

John F. Lansing. 1848

Henry Rinsey. 1849

David Depue.

1850

Zina K. Lay

1851

John F. Lansing. 1852

Heman Ticknor. 1853

David Depue. 1854

Alverson Drury 1855

Sherman Hinckley 1856

James Sumner. 1857

David Wilsey 1858

E. L. Aiken. .

1859

G. M. Henion (to fill vacancy). .1859

Sherman Hinckley 1860

Edwin L. Aikens. 1857

Hebron Hurd. 1858-59

Robert Campbell .1869-70

Frederick Hutzel 1871-74

Edward L. J. Smith 1875

Adam Bohmet. 1876

H. H. Webb.

1877-78

Wm. H. Donaldson.

1879-80

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Jefferson H. Beckwith 1836

Colwell H. Spaulding. 1836

Jared B. Cornish 1836

David Matteson (to fill vacancy) .. 1864

James L. Wheelock 1865

Robert Geddes (to fill vacancy) .. 1865 George M. Henion 1866

Wm. R. Martin (to fill vacancy ) .. 1866

Andrew Campbell. 1867

Wilbur E. H. Lobeer. 1868

James L. Wheelock. 1869

N. C. Carpenter (to fill vacancy ) .. 1869 Randall Boss. 1870

Roswell Preston (to fill vacancy).1870 William Allison. .. 1871

W. Webb (to fill vacancy) ... .. 1871

George Hutzel (to fill vacancy) .. 1871 Seth Sumner. 1872

J. L. Wheelock 1873

Nathan Webb. 1874

Edwin W. Ford 1875

Seth Sumner. 1876

J. L. Wheelock .1877

Nathan Webb (to fill vacancy) ... 1877 Edwin W. Ford. 1878

F. D. Rothfin (to fill vacancy) ... 1878

James D. Allison

.1878-79

Charles E. Pickett.

1880

Wm. W. Harwood. 1863

Andrew Campbell. 1864

Jacob Wallace 1857-60

Alverson Drury 1861-62

John F. Lansing

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

Following are the biographical sketches of many of the most prominent citizens of Pittsfield township:

James D. Allison was born Oct. 25, 1825, in York Co., Pa., and is a son of John and Elizabeth Allen, who removed to Ontario Co., N. Y., when James D. was but an infant. They resided there about six years and then emigrated to Washtenaw county, locating in June, 1831. Soon after arrival Mr. Allison felled a tree and placed his anvil on the stump. He built a rough shed and covered it with bark. In this rude shop he began to work and subsequently erected a better one. It was the first blacksmith-shop in Pittsfield tp. Mrs. Allison died April 13, 1856, and Mr. Allison passed away from earth July 28, 1874. He was a member of the Presby- terian Church, and died in the firm belief of a reward in the great hereafter. James D. assisted his father in the shop, and before reaching his majority, was considered a fine workman. In 1864 he began working in the Government machine shops at Detroit, where he remained 20 years. At the expiration of this time he was appointed by Government Assistant Collector and Inspector, and occupied that po- sition for eight years. He then returned to the old homestead, and has since fol- lowed the occupation of a farmer. Mr. Allison was twice elected Justice of the Peace, and in 1879 was appointed Postmaster of Pittsfield, the office being opened by him Oct. 9, of that year. Nov. 20, 1857, he married Mary Lake, born in Steuben Co., N. Y., March 17, 1829, and daughter of William and Sarah Lake. Six chil- dren have been born to them-William H., Amelia M., Emma M., John D., Charles H. and Allie C. Mr. Allison owns 159 acres of land under a high state of cultiva- tion. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He resides on sec. 28.

Mathias V. Blackmur is a native of this county, and was born June 2, 1831. His parents, Suel and Mabel Blackmur, emigrated from New York to Washtenaw county in 1830, where they remained a number of years; thence to Hillsdale county where they reside at present. Mathias was reared to manhood by his grandfather Valentine, and July 2, 1857, he married Sylvia C. Jackson, who was born in Yates Co., N. Y., Dec. 5, 1832. They have 2 children-Charlotte R. and Caroline. On March 31, 1879, Mrs. Blackmur departed this life and passed to the great beyond. She was a kind and amiable wife, and was mourned by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. April 6, 1880, Mr. B. married Mrs. Melissa Hall, relict of William G. Hall (deceased) and daughter of Joseph and Clarissa Mitchell. Mrs. Blackmur had 2 children born to her by her first husband-Emma A. and William A. Mr. Blackmur enlisted in Co. B, 23d Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., and received three slight wounds during his three years' service in the army. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the M. E. Church, and he is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

Randall Boss, farmer, sec. 24, was born in Oneida Co, N. Y., June 12, 1812, and is the son of Caleb and Polly Boss, natives of Rhode Island. When Randall was six years old, his parents moved to Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where they re- sided three years, subsequently removing to Steuben Co., where Randall became of age. His father was a blacksmith, and Mr. Boss assisted him from the age of 14 until he was 21. He emigrated to Michigan in 1833, stopping one winter in Ypsi- lanti, where he worked at his trade, and the next spring pushing on to Clinton, Lenawee Co., where he resided for two years. In 1836 he removed to Jonesville, Hillsdale Co., and in connection with his brother, Truman, opened a blacksmith- shop, operating it for six years. In 1842 he returned to Washtenaw county, where he bought land in sec. 26, Pittsfield tp. He resided there, working at his trade a good part of the time until 1871, when he purchased his present tract of land, and erected a large and commodious residence. Feb. 15, 1842, he married Lucetta T. Lytle, who was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 8, 1817. The fruit of this union was the birth of 2 children, 1 surviving-Clarence M., born Jan. 2, 1850, and is now a civil engineer in the Lake Superior region. Mr. Boss was in the famous Toledo war under Gov. Mason. and at present is Vice-President of the Pioneer Society of Wash- tenaw County for Pittsfield tp., and an active worker collecting material for this volume.

Myron Cady was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., June 6, 1832. His parents were Hiram and Mary Cady, the former once the owner of the celebrated Saratoga Springs. They came to this tp. in 1833, and settled on sec. 35, where Mr. Cady died in 1851. His widow survived until 1877. Myron has been engaged in agri-

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cultural pursuits the greater part of his life, with the exception of four years engaged in the livery business in Ypsilanti, and three years in buying produce. Since 1876 he has devoted his time exclusively to farming and stock-raising. He was married Dec. 8, 1859, to Emily J. Briggs, a native of Livingston Co., N. Y., where she was born in 1839. Ten children have been born to bless this alliance-Hiram, Minnie, Joseph S., Ella, Walter, Della, Myron, Charles H., and Blanche. Mr. Cady has served the citizens of Pittsfield tp. in several local offices. He owns 330 acres of well-improved land in sec. 34.

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History of Washtenaw County, Michigan : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships...and biographies of representative citizens : history of Michigan, Part 139

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago : Chas. C. Chapman & Co. Number of Pages: 1457

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : Chas. C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1457