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referred to. June 2d, 1840, Alonzo Teachout married Miss Anna Dewey, daughter of Edmund B. and Sarah (Cooper) Dewey, of Man- chester, Ontario County, N. Y., and they had five children, as follows: Oscar L .* Sarah Anna, born in Manchester, N. Y., July 2d, 1843, married Samuel Gambee, and had one child, Xara Anna, born December 28th, 1864, who married W. A. Ballow, of Denison, Texas. They had two children, both of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Xara A. Ballow died at Denison, Texas, May 5th, 1894. Dewey Edmund, born in Cambridge, Mich., June 20th, 1846, died in infancy at Manchester, N. Y. Curtis Marion, born in Manchester, N. Y., June 25th, 1848, and died there June 1st, 1853. Franklin
. Dewey, born in Manchester, N. Y., February 29th, 1852. Alonzo Teachout died at his home in Manchester, N. Y., April 4th, 1855. Mrs. Anna (Dewey) Teachout was born in Manchester, N. Y., De- cember 19th, 1822. Her father, Edmund B. Dewey, was born in Manchester, N. Y., June 2d, 1801, and was a farmer, miller and prominent citizen of his township. He won great notoriety through- out Ontario County, in 1823, when he raised a barn without the use of whiskey, absolutely refusing to allow it on the premises. October 14th, 1821, he married Miss Sarah Cooper, daughter of Jeremiah and Prudence Cooper, of Manchester, N. Y. They had twelve children, Mrs. Anna Teachout being the oldest. Mrs. Sarah (Cooper) Dewey was a native of Massachusetts. She was born in Cheshire, June 5th, 1803, and emigrated to Ontario County, N. Y., with her parents, in 1810. Her father and mother, Jeremiah and Prudence (Hatha- way) Cooper, were natives of Massachusetts, and were married in Cheshire, October 17th, 1858, Mrs. Anna Dewey Teachout and Joseph F. Baker, of Rome, this county, were married at Clifton Springs, N. Y. One child, Cynthia Joanna, born to them January 10th, 1866, died February 17th, 1875. Joseph F. Baker died at his home in Adrian township, December 2d, 1899. (For the record of his life, see Whitney and Bonner's Biographical Record of Lenawee County, vol. 2, page 267.) Franklin D. Teachout came to Michigan when he was six years old, when his mother was married to Joseph F. Baker, who was the only father he ever knew. He was brought up a farmer, and that has always been his business. He was Deputy Sheriff under A. K. Whitmore, from 1885 to 1888. In 1888 he was candidate for Sheriff on the Democratic ticket, but was defeated. He spent five years as a commercial traveler, but was satisfied to return to his home, and now resides on section 32, in Adrian. In the spring of 1894 he went to Chippewa County, in the Upper Penin- sula of Michigan, and purchased 160 acres of land, where he resided one season. At this time it became necessary for him to return home to look after the farm and take care of his father and mother. April 27, 1872, he married Miss Cordelia L. Learnard, daughter of James and Elizabeth Learnard, of Franklin, and three children have been born to them, as follows: Learnard A., born in Rome, May 4th, 1873, married Miss Christine M. Anderson, of Adrian, February
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28th, 1894. They have two children, Dewey A., born in Adrian, March 5th, 1896; Harold E., born in Adrian, June 2d, 1899. Bessie M., born in Adrian, December 12th, 1875, married Erving W. Cran- dall, July 21st, 1899. Anna N., born in Adrian, August 1st, 1889. Mrs. Cordelia L. Teachout was born September 10th, 1852, in Frank- lin, this county. Her parents were pioneers of Cambridge and Franklin townships, coming to Michigan in 1831. James Learnard, a native of Vermont, was born October 11th, 1808, and died in Franklin, this county, July 25th, 1868. February, 1829, he married his first wife, Phoebe H. Fountain, who was born July 6th, 1804. His second wife was Elizabeth Pawson-Fisher, who was born at Denton, Yorkshire, England, June 12th, 1810. She came to Michi- gan in 1831 with her mother and sister. She was the mother of five children, Mrs. F. D. Teachout being the youngest. She died in Franklin, December 2d, 1858.
*Oscar L. Teachout, son of Alonzo and Anna Dewey Teachout, was born in the town of Manchester, Ontario County, N. Y., July 22d, 1841. When the first call for troops was made in the spring of 1861, he enlisted in the Twenty-eighth Regiment, New York State Volunteers, and served for two years. He was taken prisoner and held at Richmond for some time. On the 13th day of December, 1865, he was married to Miss Mary S. Wells, daughter of John and Sophia Eckler Wells, of Manchester, Ontario County, N. Y. After his marriage he bought the farm near Wolf Creek, now owned by C. W. Selleck. On this farm were born his three children, a son, who died when an infant; a daughter, Alice Cary, who died at the age of seven months, and his only surviving child, a daughter, Ethel Adelphia, born in Adrian, February 7th, 1874. In the spring of 1874 Mr. Teachout sold his farm and moved to Adrian, where he was under sheriff of the county, under Col. Eldredge. In November, 1879, he removed to Texas, where he first settled in Austin, remain- ing there two years. He then moved to Denison and entered the railway mail service as a postal clerk. After being in the service seven years, a new division, the eleventh, was formed, with head- quarters at Fort Worth, and Mr. Teachout moved there, being made assistant superintendent. In April, 1893, he was promoted to the position of superintendent, which he held until December, 1897, when he resigned to take charge of the mail service on the roads controlled by the Gould family, namely, the Missouri Pacific, St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, Texas Pacific, International & Great Northern, St. Louis Southwestern, Denver & Rio Grande, Rio Grande Western, and Rio Grande Southern. When Mr. Teachout accepted this position, which he still holds, he removed to St. Louis, Missouri, and now resides there.
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JAMES T. LANE, was born in Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, June 26th, 1835. His father, Francis K. Lane, was a native of New Hampshire, and was born August 15th, 1801. He went to Prince Edward County, Canada, with his parents, when he was about three years old, and lived in the wilderness. Soon after the family settled in Canada his father died, leaving his
Mrs. Ruhama E. Lane. James T. Lane.
mother with four children (sons), almost destitute. But it was fate that they should all live and endure the great battle of life. They became hardy, useful men, all living to a good old age and dying in the comfortable homes they had made out of the wilderness where they were so young left helpless. About the year 1829, Francis K. Lane married Miss Lydia B. Augustus, daughter of James and Han- nah Augustus, of Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y., and they were the parents of ten children, James T. being the third child and second son. Mrs. Lydia B. Lane was born in Hempstead, Long Island, May 10th, 1811, and died at Saline, Washtenaw County, Mich., in 1897. James T. Lane, the subject of this sketch, lived at his home in Can- ada until he was about 25 years old. In the fall of 1860 he came to Michigan and settled in the township of Macon, this county. Before leaving Canada he had learned the carpenter's trade, and upon coming to Michigan followed this business until the spring of 1861, when, in May, he enlisted in Company G, Old Fourth Michigan Infantry, Capt. D. D. Marshall, remaining in the service until May, 1866, when he was honorably discharged at San Antonio, Texas. As a matter of honorable history, the following list of battles, sieges and engagements, every one of which Mr. Lane participated in, is given :
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Battle of Yorktown, April 4, 1862. Siege of Yorktown, May, 1862. Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861. New Bridge, Va., May 24, 1862. Hanover Court House, Va., May 27, 1862. Mechanicsville, Va., June 26, 1862. Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862. Savage Station, Va., June 29, 1862. Turkey Bend, Va., June 30, 1862. White Oak Swamp, Va., June 30, 1862. Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. Harrison's Landing, Va., July 2, 1862. Gainesville, Va .. Aug. 29, 1862. Bull Run, 2d, Va., Aug. 30, 1862. Antietam, Md .. Sept. 17, 1862. Shepardstown Ford, Va., Sept. 20, 1862. Snicker's Gap, Va., Nov. 14, 1862. Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13-14, 1862. Morrisville, Va., Dec. 30-31, 1862. U. S. Ford, Va., Jan. 1, 1863. Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1863.
Kelly's Ford, Va., June 9, 1863. Ashby's Gap, Va., June 21, 1863. Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 3, 4, 1863. Williamsport, Md., July 12, 1863. Wapping Heights, Va., July 21, 1863. Culpepper, Va., Oct. 13, 1863. Brandy Station, Va., Oct. 13, 1863
Bristoe Station, Va., Oct. 14, 1863. Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 7,1863. Cross Roads, Va., Nov. 26, 1863. Mine Run, Va., Nov. 29, 1863. Wilderness, Va., May 5, 6, 7, 1864. Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864. Po River, Va., May 10, 1864. Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Ny River, Va., May 21, 1864. North Anna, Va., May 23, 1864. Jericho Mills, Va., May 24, 1864. Noel's Turn, Va., May 26, 1864. Tolopotomy, Va., May 30. 1864. Magnolia Swamp, Va., June 1, 1864. Bethesda Church, Va., June 2, 1864. Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864. Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,20,21, '64. Peebles' Farm, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. Hatcher's Run, Va., Oct. 27, 1864. Nottoway Court House, Va., Dec. 8, 1864. Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6-7, 1865. Hatcher's Run, Va., March 25, 1865. White Oak Road, Va., March 29, 1865. Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865. Amelia Court House, Va., April 5, 1865. High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865. Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865. Siege of Petersburg, Va., from June 17, 1864, to April 3, 1865.
The above gives a list of 56 engagements, battles and sieges. It will be noticed that several battles lasted from two to seven days, besides the siege of Yorktown, which continued about two weeks, and the siege of Petersburg, which lasted nearly one year. The Old Fourth Michigan was organized and rendezvoused at Adrian, and Col. D. A. Woodbury, a citizen of Adrian, was its commander. The regiment was one of the best in the entire service. Col. Wood- bury was killed at Malvern Hill. During the first three years, the regiment lost three colonels killed in action. Much of the best blood of Southern Michigan was in this organization. The subject of this sketch served nearly five years, having re-enlisted in 1864. He was one of about seven hundred men that received the equipments of Gen. Lee, at the surrender at Appomatox, April 9th, 1865. After the surrender, and the war was over, he was ordered to San Antonio, Texas, where he was stationed for ten months. He arrived home in Macon in 1866, and after again resuming his trade as carpenter, for some time, in 1869, he settled down to farming, which he has fol- lowed ever since. April 26th, 1877, James T. Lane married Miss Ruhama E. Hall, daughter of Edmund and Lucretia Hall, of Raisin, this county. Mrs. Ruhama E. (Hall) Lane was born in Raisin, September 24, 1841. Her parents were natives of Steuben County, N. Y. They came to Michigan in 1833, and settled on section 25, in Raisin. Edmund Hall was born February 20th, 1807, and died in Raisin, this county, November 16th, 1888. Mrs. Lucretia Hall, his wife, was born April 24th, 1811, and died in Raisin, February 4th, 1896.
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THOMAS J. FAXON was born in Whitesboro, Oneida County, N. Y., August 25th, 1803, and represented the seventh generation of the Faxon family in the United States. His parents were Thomas and Deborah (Tobey) Faxon. The ancestor of the Faxons in America, Thomas Faxon, came from England, where he was born, in 1601. The earliest record of him is in the marriage of his daugh- ter Joanna to Anthony Fisher, September 7th, 1647, at Ded- ham, Mass. He brought with him to this country his wife, Joanna, and three child- ren. He finally settled at Braintree, Mass., where he died November 23, 1680. He was a pioneer of Braintree, a man of probity and character, filling many places of trust and importance, and during the years 1669-70-72 he was a representative and selectman from Braintree. Thomas
Jefferson Faxon, the subject of this sketch, was brought up on a farm, but learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for several years. He came to Michigan in the Thomas J. Faxon. summer of 1834, and worked at his trade in Detroit for some time. As he was able to make plans and construct buildings, his services were in demand, but he soon removed to Manchester, in Washtenaw County, where eastern friends had settled. In October, 1835, he purchased of the Government 80 acres of land on section 13 in Raisin, this county, where he resided for about thirty years. The land was very heavily timbered. He soon cleared up his original purchase, and added to his holdings from time to time until his farm consisted of 355 acres. He served several terms as Supervisor of Raisin township, and in 1847 was elected a member of the Michigan Legislature, serving one term. In 1860 he left his farm and moved to Adrian, purchasing a home on West Maumee street, which he soon afterwards disposed of to T. J. Tobey for the old Judge Rickey farm, on section 28, in Adrian township. After a year or two he again purchased a home on Scott street, in Adrian, and engaged in merchandising with his sons, continuing some four years. About this time he purchased a large tract of land near Topeka, Kansas. He was a man of more than ordinary ability, a student and thinker, with a mind well stored with practical and useful knowledge. His fine library was his
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greatest enjoyment. He was a successful business man and an hon- orable and respected citizen. He died at his home on Scott street, Adrian, April 25th, 1875. June 2d, 1834, he married Miss Delia E. Faxon, daughter of Allen and Margaret (Smith) Faxon, and they had four children, as follows: Theodore, born January 13th, 1837, unmarried, and resides in Adrian ; Thomas J., born August 1, 1839, married Maria C. Canfield, October 9th, 1867, resides near Topeka, Kansas; Minerva E., born January 10th, 1842, married Jay Worden, June 14th, 1871, resides in Ypsilanti, Mich .; Eliza G., born May 4th, 1844, married William H. Rogers, October 7th, 1868, resided in Adrian, and died December 5th, 1884 Mrs. Delia E. Faxon was born in Hoosic, N. Y., April 14th, 1813, and died in Adrian, Mich., March 17th, 1874.
ROBERT J. TOLFORD was born in Dover, Lenawee County, Michigan, December 6th, 1866. His father, John W. Tolford, was born in Danbury, Merrimack County, N. H., January 14th, 1826, and came to Michigan with his parents in 1833. John W.'s father, Hugh Tolford, was born in Grafton County, N. H., February 3, 1789, and died in Dover, January 23, 1861. About the year 1819 Hugh Tolford
Farm Home of Robert J. Tolford, Dover.
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married Miss Hannah Currier, and they had seven children, as fol- lows : Philip C .; Sarah E., married the Rev. John Thomas ; John W., Thomas and Mary, died in infancy ; Lydia Jane, married Dusen- berry J. Furman ; Joshua P .. all of whom were residents of Lenawee County, John W. Tolford was only about seven years old when he came to Lenawee County from the granite hills of New Hampshire.
Mrs. J. W. Tolford, Dover.
J. W. Tolford, Dover.
His parents located in the virgin forest of the present township of Dover, and he grew to manhood doing battle with Nature, and did his full share in making a home and a comfortable abiding place for future repose and competence. He never wearied in his labors, and his fortitude and courage were abundantly rewarded. He became the owner of 350 acres of fine farming land on section 36, in Dover. He was twice married, first, October 31, 1849, to Miss Sally A. Ten Brook, daughter of Garrett and Hannah Ten Brook, of Madi- son. They were the parents of one son, Frank, born August 6th, 1851, who married Miss Jennie Leacock, and they have two children. Mrs. Sally A. (Ten Brook) Tolford died October 10th, 1851, No- vember 10th, 1854, John W. Tolford married Miss Matilda Stum- baugh, daughter of John and Susanna Stumbaugh, of Seneca township. Six children were born, as follows: John C., born October 2d, 1856, married Miss Elizabeth McCabe. They have three children, and reside in Dover. Hugh P., born September 4th, 1858, married Miss Anna Lucas. They have two children, and reside in Weston, this county. Sarah Jane, born January 16th, 1861, married Robert McKnight, and resides at Sand Creek, this county. Mary A., born November 19th, 1863, married Eugene T. Crowe, was the mother of one child, and died July 8th, 1889. Robert J., born De- cember 6, 1886. George W., born September 2d, 1873, died at the
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age of two years. Mrs. Matilda (Stumbaugh) Tolford was born in Southampton, Franklin County, Pa., September 11th, 1835, and came to Michigan with her parents in 1848, settling in Seneca town- ship, this county. Her father and mother were natives of Pennsyl- vania, and when they came to Michigan they were the parents of ten children, eight of whom were daughters. John Stumbaugh died in Seneca, August 3d, 1870. His wife, Susanna, died there August 12th, 1865. Robert J. Tolford, the subject of this sketch, resides on the old homestead, on section 36, in Dover. His father's estate having been settled, he controls 190 acres of choice land, with good buildings, and everything to carry on and prosecute the most pro- gressive farming. December 11th, 1889, Robert J. Tolford married Miss Alice Wilkinson, daughter of William and Jane Wilkinson, of Dover, and are the parents of four children, as follows: Eva Lee, born August 1st, 1895; Florence Eileen, born July 29th, 1898; J. Kenneth, born August 10th, 1902; the firstborn died in infancy. Mrs. Alice (Wilkinson) Tolford was born in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, April 3d, 1869. Her father was a native of England, and was born January 20th, 1835. He emigrated to Prince Edward's Island when a boy about 16, but afterwards removed to Strathroy, in Ontario, where he married Miss Jane Thompson, August 8th, 1859. He came to Michigan in 1875 and settled on section 25, in Dover. Mr. Wilkinson died in Dover, May 31st, 1882. Mrs. Jane Wilkinson was born in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, November 16th, 1837. Her parents were Scotch and English.
DR. VINCENT A. BAKER was born in Watertown, N. Y., March 30th, 1833. His father, Freeborn Baker 2d, was born in Schuyler, Herkimer County, N. Y., July 6th, 1805. He was the son of Freeborn Baker 1st, who was born in 1776. He was a native of Rhode Island, and served in the war of 1812 as a musician. His parents were English born, and his wife, Jane Christian, was also of English descent. They were married in 1798, and had eleven children. From the earliest history of the Baker family, all were farmers, or followed agricultural pursuits. Freeborn Baker 2d, however, learned to make boots and shoes in his youth, and for some years of his life carried on the boot and shoe business in the old- fashioned way. After he was married he purchased a tract of land in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., which he cleared up from a wilder- ness, and lived there for many years. But the surroundings and educational advantages not being satisfactory for his growing family, he sold out and removed to Black River village, in Jefferson
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County, and again established himself in business. He remained there until 1867, when he came to Michigan and settled in this county, and died in Palmyra, May 22d, 1874. He was a man of a high sense of honor, and incorruptible in the broadest sense. De- cember 30th, 1828, Freeborn Baker 2d married Miss Julia Ann Fredenburg, daughter of Joshua and Ruth Fredenburg, of Pamelia, N. Y., and they were the parents of eight children, Dr. V. A. Baker being the oldest. Mrs. Julia Ann Baker was born at Mohawk, N. Y., August 10th, 1810, and died in Buffalo, N. Y., April 24th, 1889. She was buried beside her husband in Oakwood cemetery, Adrian,
Mrs. Merub R. Baker.
Dr. Vincent A. Baker.
Mich. Dr. V. A. Baker, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest of his family, and when a boy assisted his father in making a home in the wilderness. His early education was got in the country school, but later he attended Evans Mills Academy, and later the Jefferson County Institute, at Watertown, N. Y. At the age of eighteen he commenced the study of medicine, and by teaching school winters he finally graduated from Syracuse Medical College, in the spring of 1854. His first practice was at Carthage, N. Y., where he remained until the fall of 1859, when he accepted a pro- fessorship of Physiology and Physical Science in the Metropolitan Medical College, New York city. He filled this position successfully for six years, when, in 1866, on account of ill-health, a change of climate was advised, and he came to Michigan, settling in Adrian, where he now resides. In June, 1866, he opened his office in the
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rooms he still occupies in the Metcalf block. The advance in med- ical practice during Dr. Baker's long experience is decided. Bleed- ing, blistering, emetics, and the free use of cathartics, was the general practice in the early '50's, but the innovation and reforma- tion brought about by the new or eclectic (of which Dr. Baker is a member) and homeopathic schools of medicine, has worked marvels in moulding public opinion and modifying medical practice, to a large extent unifying and socializing the medical profession. Dr. Baker, during his practice, has aided thirteen young men in getting a medical education, not including his brothers, four of whom were graduates (now all deceased), who practiced the healing art during their respective lives, three of them serving in the great Rebellion, two being promoted from the ranks to assistant surgeons, the other being detailed as a special detective in the secret service. Several farms in the vicinity of Adrian, and a number of residences in the city, that have been or are owned by Dr. Baker, bear evidence of his tendency to betterment, as thousands of dollars have been expended in building, improving and beautifying them. Advancement and improvement is his motto all along the line. According to his means, consistent with his necessities and duty to his kindred, he has taken pride in aiding various enterprises, church growth, etc., etc., in his home city. The Doctor says he has over sixteen thousand dollars outstanding on his books, much of it night work. He has virtually retired from active practice, but still greets his old friends and patrons at his office, and treats their maladies, especially in chronic troubles. What he may have of this world's goods he has by economy made himself, and has always paid one hundred cents on all obligations. January 1st, 1851, Dr. V. A. Baker married Miss Merub R. Hill, daughter of Hosea and Jerusha (Aldrich) Hill, of Natural Bridge, N. Y. They had two children, as follows: Frank- lin P., died at the age of four years; Helen, died at the age of one year. Mrs. Merub R. Baker was born in Natural Bridge, N. Y., October 10th, 1828, and died in Adrian, Mich., April 3d, 1902. Her parents were highly respected and prominent citizens at Natural Bridge, but finally went west to Minnesota, where they died.
WARNER W. GOFF was born in Blissfield, Lenawee County, Mich., May 7th, 1832. His father, Sewall S. Goff, was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, January 29th, 1811. When a young man he went to Niagara County, N. Y., and lived at Lewiston until 1829, when he came to Michigan. He settled on section 29, in Blissfield, where he ever after resided. He died January 23, 1865. June 13th,
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1830, Sewall S. Goff married Mrs. Esther M. (Frary) Buck, widow of Samuel Buck, who was the mother of one daughter, who married Frederick Cannon. By this second marriage she became the mother of three children, Warner W. and Almira A., who married Almond L. Bliss, of Adrian. One son died in infancy. Mrs. Esther M. Goff was born September 11th, 1809, and died in Blissfield, May 29th, 1839. In 1840 he married Miss Lucy Frary, sister of his first wife. By this marriage there were three children, Philander K., born December 24th, 1843; Leslie T., born April 1st, 1845; John H., born March 28th, 1849. Mrs. Lucy (Frary) Goff was born February 5th, 1820, and died in Blissfield, July 31st, 1850. Her father, David Frary, came to Michigan in 1817, settling in Raisinville, Monroe County, where he died October 1st, 1820. In 1851 Sewall S. Goff mar- ried Miss Flavilla Schenck, of Fulton, N. Y., who came to Michigan as a school teacher. She died of consumption in December, 1852. In 1855 he married Emeline Van Wormer, who is still living in this county. Warner W. Goff has always lived in Blissfield, this county, and, with the exception of five years, has lived upon the farm he now owns. It is the homestead of his parents, located just north- east of the corporation limits of Blissfield. He has always followed farming, but has taken an active interest in public affairs. He has served as Justice of the Peace, and for twenty years or more was an active member of the village school board. April 19th, 1853, Warner W. Goff married Miss Imogene Peters, daughter of James S. and Susan (Squire) Peters, of Preble, Courtland County, N. Y., and they became the parents of five children, as follows: Willis E., died in infancy ; Margaret L., died in infancy ; Walter S., born June 17th, 1858. At the age of sixteen he went to Manistee, Mich,, where he was employed by his uncle, R. G. Peters, in the great business Mr. Peters built up there. June 20th, 1883, Walter S. Goff married Miss Helen A. Magill. They had one son, Walter S., Jr., born March 28th, 1884. Mrs. Helen A. (Magill) Goff was born in Freesoil. Mich., April 12th, 1854, and died in Hudson, this county, February 19th, 1894. Her parents were pioneers of Manistee County, her father, William Magill, being one of the successful lumber men of that region. Walter S. Goff died June 26th, 1886. Burton L. died in infancy. Mrs. Imogene (Peters) Goff was born in Preble, Court- land County, N. Y., May 27th, 1836, and came to Michigan in 1850, living with her uncle, Richard Peters, the founder of the village of Petersburgh, Monroe County. She taught school in Monroe and Lenawee Counties until her marriage. Her father, James Peters, was born in Johnstown, N. Y., May 28th, 1802, and died in Cincin- nati, Ohio, December 27th, 1853. Her mother, Susan Squire, was a native of Connecticut, her mother being a sister of Jay Gould's father. She died in Syracuse, N. Y., July 29th, 1847.
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