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He was married in September, 1835, to Cornelia, daughter of Peter and Clara (Frisby) Lamoreaux, natives of New York, born June 19, 1814, and died Aug. 24, 1856. Mr. Luther was married again in Lenawee Co., April 10, 1858, to Mrs. Margaret Priest, daughter of Robert and Phebe (Denney) Shultz. By this marriage one child was born, Aug 21, 1859. Mrs. Luther, by a former marriage, has five children.
obert D. Parks, of the firm of Parks Bros., Mecosta village, Morton Tp., was born at South Lyon, Oakland Co., Mich., April 2, 1847, and is a son of William R. and Ann E. (Dunlap) Parks. Hle remained on his father's farm until 20 years old, when he was occupied about two years as a farm assist- ant, and then learned the carpenter's trade at South Lyon, which he pursued about four years. In company with Robert Dunlap he built a saw, grist and cider mill, which they managed together until 1879, when Mr. Parks sold his interest and resumed farming, buying 120 acres of land in Lyon, on which
he resided until May 21, 1883. He then sold out his agricultural interests, came to Mecosta and purchased the interest of his brother's partner, and has since been engaged in managing the business devolving upon him as half owner of an extensive trade.
Mr. Parks owns, besides his property at Mecosta, two village lots in South Lyon.
Mr. Parks was married at South Lyon Dec. 9. 1879, to Sarah A., daughter of Walter and Henrietta Bow- ers, born in New Hudson, Oakland Co., Mich. They have two children-Floyd, born at South Lyon, Sept. 21. 1880, and Stanley, born in Mecosta, June 3, 1883.
aniel H. Ruger, farmer on sec. 32, Etna Tp., was born in Dutchess t'o., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1814. His parents were David and Elizabeth (Hagaman) Ruger, and were na- tives of New York. When Mr. Ruger was two years old his father died, and his mother was left with the care and responsibilities of maintaining and educating her children, which she did in the most creditable manner. When Daniel H. was 16 years old he was apprenticed to Wm. Phillips, of his na- tive town, and remained in that service until the death of Mr. Phillips, which occurred in the winter of 1831. Soon after that he went to l'oughkeepsie, N. Y., where he stayed but a few months, then set out to pursue his trade on the "tramp journeyman" plan. In 1848 he came to Cass Co., Mich., and pur- chased property in Edwardsburg, where he remained four years following his profession, and was justły considered the leader in the calling which he pur- sued. lle next went to Elkhart, Ind., and was there settled until 1863. In that year he enlisted in the Union army, enrolling in the First Michigan Sharp- shooters. He reached a Sergeant's rank and was dis- charged July 23, 1865, having been in six severe engagements, each time escaping unhurt. Leaving the army he went to Cassopolis, this State, resumed his trade and operated there seven years. In 1872 he came to zEtna Tp. and settled on 160 acres of land on sec. 32, where he has since operated in farm- ing and lumbering.
Mr. Ruger was married in Ontario Co., N. Y., March 13, 1836, to Mary 1 .. , daughter of Newbery
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and Mary (Smith) Lay. The parents were natives of New York, where Mrs. Ruger was born, July 6, 1818. Of 13 children born of this marriage, seven are living: Catharine, born May 21, 1838; Mary E., May 2, 1840; Arabella, Jan 7, 1842; Alice A., Jan. 5, 1844; Edna, Jan. 30, 1852 ; Lillian A., Jan. 10, 1854; Clementina A., Oct. 10, 1856. Silas H., born April 1, 1837, died in infancy; Anna, born March 25, 1840, died in July, 1872; Daniel Smith, born Dec. 10, 1850, died in 1852 ; Dan S., born July 6. 1858, died May 1, 1859; Louis, born March 15, 1860, and Josephine A., born Feb. 2, 1848, are deceased.
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harles Wilkinson, farmer, sec. 25, ÆEtna Tp., was born June 28, 1833, in Harrison Co., Ohio, and is a son of Philander and Thankful R. (Leach) Wilkinson. On attain- ing his majority, Mr. Wilkinson took his final leave of the paternal home, and sought his fortune in the Peninsular State, and made his first essay in business for himself in Hillsdale County, finding employ on a farm for some months. He went thence to Barry Co., Mich., where he made another investment, and secured a wife-Harriet. daughter of Peter and Susan Mosier, who died April 8, 1882. Of this marriage three children were born : Francis L., Sept. 19, 1857; Emma R., Oct. 31, 1859, and Ella V .. Aug 23, 1860.
Mr. Wilkinson was engaged in farming in Barry County until the fall of 1860, when he went to St. Joseph Co., Mich. On the first call for troops in 1861, when the cry of an impugned nation rang like a trumpet blast over a startled world, Mr. Wilkinson enlisted in defense of that nation's integrity, enrolling in the Sixth Mich. Vol. Inf., for three months, and on the expiration of that period again recorded his name on the list of defenders of the Union. He enrolled Aug. 20, 1862, and was in the service eight months. After a brief stay at home when his period of enlist- ment had expired, he re-entered the army as a hired substitute, and served until the close of the war.
June 19, 1864, he was again married, to Mrs. Wealthy Day, and immediately came to .Etna Tp., since which time they have resided on a farm of 40 acres near Morley. Of the second marriage four
children have been born, as follows: Franklin H., March 10, 1865; Elmer E., Sept. 30, 1867; Willie C., born Oct. 8, 1877, and died Nov. 14, 1878; Nora died in infancy Mr. Wilkinson is a Republican.
homas R. Crocker, overseer for Crocker, Hudnutt & Co., builders at Big Rapids, was born at Milwaukee, Wis., March 18, 1854. He is a son of William H. and Mary (Holloway) Crocker. When he was four years old his parents removed to Manitowoc, Wis., where his father was engaged in the occupation of a builder, and constructed several fine buildings there and at Milwaukee, being also engaged in building steamer cabins for Goodrich, Ward & Co., at Manitowoc.
Mr. Crocker was a school-boy until 14 years of age, when he commenced learning his father's trade, which has been the calling of his life. He came to Big Rapids in 1874, and was for a time connected with his brother in building. When the firm of ('rocker & Hudnutt was formed in 1877, he took charge of their outside business, and has since super- vised the construction of a number of the principal buildings of the city of Big Rapids. (See sketch of John M. Crocker.)
awrence Sours (German, Sauers), farmer on sec. 36, ÆEtna Tp., was born at Battle Creek, Mich., April 24, 1850. His parents, Mungus and Teresa (Boteshaim) Sours, were of German nativity. When Mr. Sours was but a child, his parents went to the wilderness of Wisconsin, but remained only a few months, going thence to Rochester, N. Y., and residing there until 1867. In that year they came to Kent Co., Mich., where they engaged in farming and lumbering three years. They went to Montcalm County, where they lived one year, coming thence to this county, settling in the township of . Etna. They bought 200 acres of heavily timbered land on the bank of the Muskegon River, and have 70 acres improved.
The father of Mr. Sours was born Sept. 5, 1818, and was killed near Morley, Sept. 5, 1878, by
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a passenger train on the G. R. & I. R. R. The mother was born April 25, 1820, and is still living with her son. The latter has thus far devoted his life to the care of his parents. He is now owner and manager of the homestead. The family belong to the Catholic Church.
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. nmuel W. Rose, farmer, sec. 22, Hinton Tp., was born in New York, March 20, 1829, and is a son of William and Sarah (Elmondorph) Rose; the former was a native of the Empire State, and died in March, 1876. The latter was born in Holland, and died in the State of New York. Mr. Rose came to Mecosta Co., Mich., in 1853, and was married Oct. 23, 1856, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Phebe (Ribble) Hinton. Her father was born in Wales, and her mother in Germany. Mrs. Rose was born Feb. 18, 1835, and died May 12, 1866, leaving five children, born as follows: James E., Sept. 3, 1857; Mary E., Nov. 11, 1858. John E., Feb. 26, 1860; William. E., Sept. 21, 1862; Absalom E., Oct. 29, 1864. Mr. Rose contracted a second marriage in Mecosta Co., July 4, 1867, with Lydia A., daughter of Thomas and Ann (Day) Thomas, natives of England; her father is still living. She was born in Canada, Aug. 30, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Rose have five children : Hubert E., born Aug. 29, 1868; George E., Jan. 4, 1870; Addie E., Jan. 5, 1872; Alice E., Feb. 3, 1874; Lottie E., May 18, 1877.
In 1877 Mr. Rose bought 80 acres of land, on which he resides. He has held the office of Town- ship Clerk and Highway Commissioner.
illiam Lowe, farmer on secs. 32 and 33, Green T'p., was born in Oxford Co., Eng- 2 land, June 3, 1828. 11is parents, George and Elizabeth (Athaway) Lowe, lived and died in their native country, the father (lying when William was a child of seven years. Ile remained with his mother until the age of 15, when he went to London, and there was en- ployed as gardener by a Mr. Anderson, where he re- mained three years.
He was married in London, June 3, 1851, to Sarah
Beasant, born in Wiltshire, Eng., July 26, 1829. She is a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Gay) Beasant, natives of the same county of England.
In 1852, William Lowe came to the United States, and first settled in Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he operated as a gardener. Hle came to Mich- igan in the fall of 1853, and resided in Newaygo County for 16 months, and in 1854 came to Mecosta County, where he located land in Green Tp., under the Gradation Act, buying So acres, for which he paid 75 cents per acre Ilere he built a house and began to improve his land. He now owns 140 acres in sections 32 and 33.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Lowe are: Eliza, now Mrs. George E. Moore; Louisa, wife of Fred. S. Dickerson ; Anna, William T., Alice M., Oscar 1 .. and Chancey E. Mary A. and Emily are deceased. Mr. Lowe is a Republican.
dward T. Horton, merchant, Millbrook village, is a son of Seneca and Catharine (Buckbee) Ilorton, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of New York. The parents came to Michigan in the spring of 1866, and settled in Wheatland Tp., where they still re- side. Mr. Horton was born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 19, 1847. Ile accompanied his parents to this State, and was reared under their supervision to the age of twenty years. The year preceding his ma- jority he spent in various occupations, among them, one term as teacher of a district school. The next three years he passed in the employ of W. S. Ilowd, general merchant at Milbrook. In 1870 he went to Eaton Co., Mich., and bought a third interest in a planing mill. He entered vigorously into the prose- cution of his business venture, but at the end of two months a distressing accident resulted in the loss of his right hand, and he sold out and returned to Mill- brook. Ile then formed a partnership with his former employer, W. S. Howd, which existed two and one-half years. In 1873. associated with A. J. Howd, he purchased the interest of W. S. Howd, and the new firm transacted business one year, when Mr. Ilorton became sole owner, his partner retiring, and he continued the prosecution of his mercantile inter- ests two years ; at the end of that period of time he again connected himself with a partner, Mr. T. C.
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Gardner. This relation was of brief duration, the latter gentleman selling to Mr. Horton, who has since managed the business alone. His trade is in a thriv- ing condition, necessitating a stock worth $15,000, comprising a line of merchandise adapted to the local demand.
Mr. Horton was married in Hillsdale Co., Mich., Oct., 17, 1875, to Elizabeth, daughter of Charles and Electa Tiney, who was born in Ohio, whither her parents removed from New York, the State of their nativity. Of this marriage one child has been born, Thad S., Sept. 21, 1880.
Mr. Horton is widely known and universally es- teemed for his business integrity, as well as for his personal traits, which render him a popular and val- uable member of society. His industry and atten- tion to his business interests have brought him sub- stantial results, and though he is yet a young man he has attained an enviable and permanent place among his fellow men. Himself and wife are ac- tively interested in religious matters and belong to the M. E. Church. Mr. Horton is a Republican and has held various offices in the township.
ohn Maguire, farmer on sec. 24, Green Tp., was born near Prescott, Can., in Octo. ber, 1812. His father, Bartholomew Ma- guire, was a native of New York, and was in the war of 1812. Ilis grandfather was in the Revolutionary war, in which he fought five years ; he settled in the State of New York and mar- ried Eleanor Bresee.
Mr. Maguire was married in the Empire State in 1855, to Mary Miller, removing soon after to Penn- sylvania, where he bought a farm and resided six years. He then sold his property and returned to the State of New York. Three years later he went to Canada West and remained 12 years near Port Burwell, Elgin Co., where he was engaged in lumber- ing. In 1860 he located in Greenville, Montcalm Co., where he remained a year, and in the winter of 1862 came to this County, where he passed a year on the farm of A. Clark. Meanwhile he homesteaded 80 acres of land and now has 45 acres under tillage. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Maguire are these:
Hugh, Francis, Emma and Amanda E; two are de- ceased. Mr. Maguire was one of the early settlers and is a Democrat.
loyd Palmer, farmer, sec. 22, Green 'T'p., was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Jan. 24, 1830, and is a son of William and Q Elizabeth (Lowry) Palmer, natives of New York. His father was a soldier of the war of 1812, and was stationed at Sackett's Har- bor. His maternal great-grandfather was a na- tive of Germany and was kidnaped by a press- gang in 1732, when about the age of 18, and brought to this country. He was compelled to labor during his passage, and on landing upon the American continent was sold for a pretended balance due for his transportation. He died at 100 years of age. The Palmer family can only be indefinitely traced to English origin. William Palmer came to Michigan with his family in 1835, and settled in Washtenaw County, going afterwards to Ionia County, where the son was reared and educated. When Floyd was 13 years old his mother died, and since that time he has been the architect of his own fortune. In 1858 he was mar- ried in Washtenaw County, to Eliza A., daughter of Samuel and Maria (Masten) North, born in October, 1830, in Ulster, N. Y. Her parents were born in New York, and settled in Washtenaw Co., Mich. Mr. Palmer sold his interests in 1881 and bought a fine farm of 95 acres in Green Tp., Mecosta Co. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have had six children, of whom five survive : Alice M., Arthur E., Helen O)., Wilsey C. and Jennie 1. Nettie S. is deceased.
arrison J. Brown, miller at Altona, Hinton Tp., was born in Warren Co., Pa., Nov. 11, 1835. His parents, Peter and Mary (Lib- by) Brown, were natives respectively of Con- necticut and New York. The father died in Pennsylvania, in 1855 ; the mother is still living, with her son at Altona. Mr. Brown was a lumber- man in Warren County until 32 years of age; two years he was owner and operator of a steam saw-mill
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When 18 years old he commenced to labor in the woods, putting in timber in the winter and rafting it down, in which business he continued for three years. In the spring of 1865 he was drafted for the Union service and procured a substitute, to whom he paid $1,000. Nine days later lee surrendered at Appo- mattox Court-House. Mr. Brown came to Michigan in the spring of 1867, and spent some months in prospecting in Flint, Chesaning and Greenville; and then came to Saginaw Co. and bought a farm of 100 acres. The summer following he built a house and labored in clearing and improving his land. This place he owned two years, when he settled in Me- costa Co., in 1868. In the summer of that year he built a flouring-mill on the Little Muskegon river, the first in the township. In later years he bought a saw-mill of Wm. Egbert, and is now operating both and employing 12 men. He has recently refitted his shingle-mill, its capacity being now 35,000 per diem. The full product of the flour mill is 20 barrels daily, besides feed grinding.
Mr. Brown was married in New York, June 9, 1865, to Maryette E., daughter of Thomas and Susannab (Stewart) Thomas. Mrs. Brown's father was born in Pennsylvania, and her mother in Canada 'The daughter was born March 26, 1842, and is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Brown is a Republican, and comes of patriotic ancestry, his grandfather Libby having been a soldier of 1812.
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ames N. Decker, farmer, sec. 10, Hinton Tp., is one of the pioneer settlers of Me- costa County, and was born in Greene C'o., N. Y., Sept. 8, 1819. He is the eldest son of Gilbert D. and Mary (Stanley) Decker, both natives of New York, who moved to Canada in the fall of 1833, where the mother died. The father came to Michigan to pass the closing years of his life with his children, and died at the home of his son, Edward S., in Millbrook, Sept. 20, 1869.
Mr. Decker passed his youth in the care of his parents, and while in Canada was engaged in farm-
ing. In the summer of 1865 he came to Michigan, and bought 160 acres of land, principally in an un- cultivated state, paying therefor $750. Its value and appearance have been so enhanced by cultivation and improvements, that it is held now to be worth $10,000. "The convenient and suitable buildings lately erected are a great ornament to the place. After the purchase of the land he returned to Canada, and passed the winter of 1865-6; and in the following spring he came back with his son, built a log house, and made such improvements as were possible, clearing about seven acres of land, which was sown with wheat. He brought his family in the fall of the same year, and before winter, was finally settled in the l'eninsular State. Mr. Decker relates graphic- ally his pioneer experiences, and the clearness of his remembrance, with the interesting character of the numberless incidents, entirely divest the recital of uniformity and tameness, though the tale is one oft repeated.
Mr. Decker shipped the first wheat from Mecosta County over the G. R. & 1. Railroad, and in 1873, harvested the heaviest crop ever raised in the county -500 bushels from 10 acres. He has been Town- ship Clerk two years, Highway Commissioner three years, Justice of the Peace 11 years, Township Treasurer one year, and was elected Drain Commis- sioner in the spring of 1883, to serve two years. In politics he is a Republican.
Our subject was married in the township of Ilope, Canada, Nov. 4, 1840, to Catherine, daughter of James and Mary (Walker) Flanagan, born July 20, 1818, in C'anada. Her parents were of Irish nativity, and settled in Canada in its pioneer period, and died there many years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Decker have buried three of eight children : Nelson, born Sept. 26, 1841, died Oct, 23, 1870; Elizabeth, born Sept. 2, 1843, died Nov. 20. 1870; Catherine, born Nov. 23, 1851, died Nov. 12, 1881. The loss of their children has had telling effect upon the parents. All had reached mature years, and their lives were full of promise. The live ing children are: Eliza, born June 2, 1845 ; Hester A., June 23, 1847 ; Matilda, April 12, 1849; Mary J., Jan. 25, 1854; Amelia R., July 9. 1858. Mr. Decker's father has about 112 living descendants, principally in this country.
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As one of the leading agriculturists of this County, and a gentleman altogether worthy the position, we present the portrait of Mr. Decker in connection with this sketch.
ilas Brown, farmer, sec. 15, Green Tp., was born in Knox Co., Ohio, Jan. 30, 1838, and was the fifth child of his parents. His father, Thomas D. Brown, was a native of Pennsylvania, and a farmer by occupation. His mother, Elizabeth (Adams) Brown, was also a native of the Keystone State, and she and her husband were among the first settlers of the section where they resided. She died when her son was but 18 months old. Her successor reared her little children with care, and Mr. Brown remained at home until he was 16 years old, when he went to Toledo, Ohio, and obtained employment in a dairy, remaining there two years. Coming thence to Clin- ton Co., Mich., he bought 80 acres of land, and after farming thereon two years, returned to Ohio.
He was married in 1859, to Emmeline, daughter of Valentine G. and Margaret (Stanley) Smith, natives of Pennsylvania, who was born Jan. 19, 1837, in Ohio. Four of their children are living : Emma E., Annie M., Maggie and Eugene. Two are deceased, Martha A. and Eddie.
In 1860, Mr. Brown returned to Clinton Co., Mich., residing there about six months He went back to Ohio, and after a residence of five years came to Me- costa County, where he resided a year at Big Rapids, moving thence to Paris. Six months later he settled on the farm he now occupies, consisting of 60 acres of good farming land.
ra A. Ford, farmer, sec. 26, Green Tp., was born in Kent Co., Mich., July 3, 1850, and is a son of Richard and Lucinda (God- frey) Ford. The father was born in Ontario, Can., Jan. 18, 1825 ; the mother was a native of New York. Ira A. was reared to the pursuit of agriculture, and received the education of a farmer's
son. He was an inmate of his father's house until after his marriage, which took place Dec. 6, 1874, to Carrie, daughter of Samuel and Sarah A. (Cronk) Reed, born in Defiance Co., Ohio, June 18, 1858. Her parents were natives of Ohio, and removed tu Mecosta County, where they still reside. Soon after marriage Mr. Ford located on So acres of land, which he has since improved and cultivated. He has placed 30 acres under fair improvement.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford have one child, Bertie J., born Aug. 10, 1877. Mr. Ford belongs to the Re- publican party.
ohn Sweet, lumberman and farmer, secs. 14, 15, 22 and 23, Colfax Tp., was born April 8, 1835, in New Brunswick, and is a son of John and Joanna Sweet. In 1849 Mr. Sweet came to the "States" with his father and eldest sister, his mother having pre- viously died. They settled in Milwaukee, where Mr. Sweet passed the remainder of his minor- ity. When he reached the period of his legal free- dom, he came to Michigan and embarked in the lumber business, operating alone three years. He then entered into a partnership with his brother Benjamin, and, with their combined facilities, they proceeded to construct one of the largest saw mills at Manistee. This relation existed about ten years, when it was dissolved. Mr. Sweet remained at Manistee, operating in lumber, until November, 1881, when he took up his residence at Grand Rapids, where he now lives, still retaining his lumber inter- ests at the former place.
In January, 1883, Mr. Sweet bought 840 acres of land in the township of Colfax, of which 600 acres are under the best type of cultivation. He has a large boarding house, with accommodations for 40 workmen, a good, frame dwelling-house, a large store-house and two barns, ranking as the best in Mecosta County, capable of containing 300 tons of hay, with stone basements, where 125 head of cattle can be stabled. The farm is at present stocked with sheep and cattle, and among the latter are some ex- ceptionally fine thoroughbred Short-Horns.
Mr. Sweet has also extensive lumber relations in Colfax, and is now engaged on a contract to " put in " the Muskegon River 150,000,000 feet of pine lumber.
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To facilitate his operations he has built a narrow- gauge railroad, 11 miles long, with steel rails, and employs two locomotives in running the logs to the river. He also owns a half interest in a new shingle mill in Rodney, built at a cost of $7,000. It is fitted with a fifty-horse-power engine, and has a capacity of 130,000 shingles daily. Mr. Sweet owns, in conner- tion with his other property, a store of general mer- chandise, at Rodney, in which the postoffice is established and is managed by Benjamin W. Sweet, eldest son of the proprietor.
Mr. Sweet was married in 1857, to Almina Rogers, of Manistee, who died in 1866, leaving four children : B. W., Emma, William J. and Edwin. Mr. Sweet was married again in 1868, to Susan E. P'arr, of Wis- consin. Two children have been born of this mar- riage : Dora and Bertie.
In political connection, Mr. Sweet is a Republican. He held the office of City Treasurer of Manistee, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, of the Order of Odd Fellows, and Knights of Honor. Ile is a communicant in the Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Sweet is a Baptist. Residence, No. 41 Sheldon St., Grand Rapids.
harles H. Montague, farmer, sec. 27, Green T'p., was born in Vergennes, Kent Co., Mich., Dec. 13, 1848, and is a son of James and Laura L. (Hungerford) Montague. The father was born Dec. 12, 1810, in Maine, and is a son of William and Anna (Crawford) Montague, natives of England. William Montague removed with his family to New York and left then there while he participated in the war of 1812. After its close he removed to Canada, where he passed the remainder of his life. James Montague went to Lowell, Kent Co., Mich., and improved a farm of 160 icres, which he sold in the spring of 1856 and came to Mecosta County, where he entered 160 acres of land under the homestead act, on sec. 27, his present es- tate. Ile has at various times handled lands to con- siderable extent, and has been the proprietor of 1,000 acres ; is still holding 500 acres. His wife died Der. 5. 1875. She was the mother of it children : Will- iam J., Abigail, Laura E., Charles H., Mary, Joseph K., Helen M., John T., Samuel H. and George W. Mr. Montague married Mrs. Sarah Wheeler for a
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