Plat book of Huron County, Michigan : also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co. Mich. with biographical sketches / compiled and drawn from personal observations and the county records by E. B. Foote and corps of assistants.

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Caseville Township.
ANDERSON, -GEORGE J. Son of James and Margaret Anderson, natives *of Scotland. His father
and m-other emigrated to Province of Quebec and
'located near Montreal. His father died there at
age -of 78, and his mother also died' there at age
of 70. The subject of'-this sketch was born in
Scotland Dec. 28,.1851. He remained on the old
h-omestead in Canada unitil he was 21, when he
came to Caseville township, Huron County, Mich.
In Feb., 1880, 'he married -Elizabeth Carty, daughter of Charles and 'Margaret Carty. Her- parents
were natives ýof Ireland. 'She was born in Ireland
Jan. 14, 1856, and when 16 came to Caseville,
Mich. There are. four children,, James Burton,
born-April 15, 1882; William H., born'-May 3,.
1885; Arthur W., born Oct. 17, 1889;' Norman
George;,'born'Jan. 13, 1895.'ANDERSON, GEORGE. Son of Ge'orge and Jane Anderson, -natives. of Berwickshire, Scotland. His
father died in Scotland in 1843 at age of -
His mothier and family emigrated to Province of
Quebec in 1852 and remained in -Canada until
1860, when they came to Huron 'County, Mich.
The subject of this sketch was born in Scotland
April 2,.1839. Married Jane. Br~own, daughter of
Robert and Elizabeth Brown., natives -of 'Scotland.
Her mother and.. father emigrated to Canada,
where they died and are buried.. His wife was born
in -the 'Province of Quebec, 'Canada, March 14,
1836.' 'There were five children, Isabella Jane,
died at age of 23-she was b-orn Sept. 19, 1870,
and' died 'July 22, 1893, and was wife -of David
Mo-Clenaghan; Jame Amanda, b'orn May 18S, 1872,
married Rev. Ro'bt. Brown -of Grand Haven,:Mich.,
pastor of Presbyterian church. They had three.
children, one dying in infancy; living are Ethell
Albert,:5 years old, and Wendell, 2 yeat's 'old';
Jessie, born Oct. 18,' 1874, married to Win. A.
Brown, residing in Caseville Township. They are
members of 'the Presbyterian church -of ýCaseville
Township.
ANDERSON,. JOHN. The subject 1of this sketch -was
born In Pittsburg, Pa., April 13,' 1860. He grew to
mianho~od in Ann Arbior, Mich. Came to Huron
'County at age of 18. He followed -occupation of
lumbering and longshoreman in Rosnommon and
Iosco C-ounties, Mich., for -six years, and finally
se-ttled in Caseville' T.dwinhip 'in lth~e-spting of 1884,
xvhere he has since resided.
BAUR, BERTRAND H. Son of Emil and Berth'a Baur,
natiyes of Germany. His father and mother emigrated to the Ufnited States in 1846 and settled, 'in
1867, at Ann- Arbor, Mich. His father was the
founder of Oralabora colony. The subject of -this
-sketch was born in Pittsburg on April 13, 1860..
Marriled to Mary Suss, daughter of Michael and
Risina Suss, natives o'f Germany. There are sirchildren, five boys and one- girl: -Walter., born
Feb. 7, 1887; William, born Feb. 7, 1887; Royal,
born Nov. 2, 1888; Wanita, bor'n Nov. 20, 1892;
Erniel. born April 22, 1895; Bertrand, biorn Oct.
19, 1900.1
BAUR, HENRY D. Son of (see biography of Simon

Gregory. Father a native -of Maine and his, mother
of Huron County, Mich. His father -came to Michigan in 1853, settling in Huron County, 'Mich., in
1855. The subject of' -this sketch 'was born 'in
Huron County, Mich., Feb. 14, 1862.- He received
his ed'ucatt-on and grew td manhood in this county,
and finally located a farm -on section 25, Caseville,
in 1-890. Married Jennie Stewart, daughter of
Charles and Mary Stewart. There are two children:
Lyman and Minor C. He was elected highway
comimissioner in -the spring of 1904.'
T;iIWINN, RICHARD. Son of Richard and Mary Ann,
and was born near Arthur, Canada, February 9,
1856. His parents came -to Huron County in the
fall -of 1860, and they loca~ted on section 12, where
he grow to manhood 'and received his education.
Married Florence M. Morse, daughter of Robert
and Margaret Morse, her father being a native of
Wales an'd her mother of England, but -of Scotch
parentage. Her father and mother emigrated to
near Hamilton, O'ntario'. She was 'born in Buffalo,
N. Y., Sept. 16, 1.858. There are three children:
Vega M., 'born Aug..3, 1884, and attended school at
Caseville and finished -at the Dearborn high school
near Detroit, Mich.;- Florence Margaret, born Nov.
19, 1889; Richard Harold, born July 4, 1891.
HOPPE, CHARLES F. Son of William and Fredrika
Hoppe, natives of Germany, and to whom were born
three children: August, born March 24, 1844;
Charles F., 'the 'subject of 'this sketch, was b~orn
Aug. 3, 1849; Elvina, born Jan. 7, 1855, all of
wh~om are living. Married Catherin'a Bechtel,
daughter of William and 'Catherina Bechtel, natives

of -Canada, and to whom were born 7 children:
Hannah, born Sept. 30, 1849; Nancy, born Dec. 15,
1850; David, born Oct. 15, 1855; Elizabeth, b~orn
May 6, 1858; Benjamin, born Jan. 8, 1859; Catherina, born March 15,.186.3; Aaron, 'b'orn April 24,
1867. They were married In Caseville Aug. 29,
1883. There are thirteen children: William, born
July 22, 1884; 'Herman, born Fe'b. 1, 1886; Etta,
born April 10, 1887; Henry, born July 18, 1888;Laura, born Feb. 16,' 1890; Alfred, b~orn. Oct. 7.
1891; Alice, b~orn May 23, 1893; Victor, born 'Fe~b.
25, 1895; Amanda, born May 25,.1897; Irene, born
Sept. 27, 1898; Walter, born March 27, 1900;:
Gladys, born Dec. 28, 1901; Edwin, born May 9',
1903, all of wh-om are living. They have a nice
brick house, -a good barn and have a fine farm
home.
HECKERDORN, MOSES. Son of John and Mary Heckerdorn, natives of Waterloo County, Ontario., Canada, and to who were born ten children, Nancy,
born Sept. 1, 1859; Veroncia, born March 1, 1861;
Moses, ithe subject of this sketch, was born April
4, 1863; Barbara, born Apri'l 9, 186.5; Mary Ann,
born May-4, 1867; Leah, born Aug. 28, 1868; Noah,
born Oct. 22, 1871; Susannah, born June 26,
1875; Lydia Ann, born Sept. 3, 1877; Israel, born
Dec. 17, 1880, all of whom are living. Married
Amanda Otterbein, daughter of Henry and Lydia
Coib Ottorbein, and to whom were born 6 children:
Magdolina, July 25, 1863; Noah, July 2, 1865; Ellen,
born Aug. 19, 1867; Levi, born'April 2, 1868; Amanda, born Feb. 4, 1871; Elizabeth, born May 27,
1872; all of whom are living. They were married
March 25, 1891 in Canada where they lived for nine
years and then moved to their present farm where
they have since resided. There are five children,
Arclista, born June 4, 1894, died when six years old
and buried in Port Huron; Luella, born Sept. 18,
1896; Alta, born Nov. 10, 1898; Ian, born June 3,
1902; Seleda, born Oct. 2, 1903. They have a large
frame house, good barn and a fine farm.
LEIPPRANDT, CHARLES F. S~on 'of Frederick and
Do~rothea Leipprandt, natives of Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Ge rmany, near city of Stuttgart. His parents died in Germany. The subject of this sketch
was born May 5, 1836, in Germany, and when 17
came to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained for
-two years. He went to St. Louis for a short time
and then to Burlington, Iowa, and then 'to Sheboygan, Wis., where he 'manufactured -wagons, buggies
and plows, remaining there three years. Then
went as misionary to Hokah, Minn., where. ' he
remained for 16 t'ears. He -then moved to Casevilla Township, Huron County, Mich., where he hias
since resided. He was married at Sheboygan, Wis.,
to B. M. Dora Hoff schmidt. There' are seven children: John William, engaged in merchandising and
flour milling at. Pigeon; Edwin, a partner of John
William in the business at Pigeon; Charles W.,
engaged in beet culture; Lydia, married Rev. E. L.
Moon, pastor' of M. B. church at Manchester, Mc.
Violet, married Samuel Staedman; Theophile, living at home. They are members of the German
M4. B. dhurch at Pigeon.
MORSE, ROBERT. Son of John and Martha (White)
Morse, -natives of Wales. Was born in Wales in

for a company in Hamilton, Canada, and then engaged in business for himself. Continued in business for himself until he came to the United States
in 1864, and after one year spent in Saginaw,. Mich.,
he settled on his farm in Caseville Township, where
he -now lives.
MURDOCH, JOHN J. Son of Hugh and Janet Murdoch,
natives of Ayrshire, Scotland. They emigra'ted 'to
Stark County, Ohio, in 1869, and in 1872 came to
Caseville Township, Huron County, Mich., Where
the father died at age of 80 years and mother at
age of 58. The subject of 'this sketc'h was born in
Scotland Sept. 29, 1847. He was educa~ted in common schools -of Scotland and followed mining. Ma rried Louisa Sollau, daughter -of Joihn and Anna
Sollau, her father being a native of Germany and
her mother of Germany. Her father and mother
cam-e to America, settling in Stark County, Ohio.
She was b'orn in Stark County, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1851.
Her fa~ther died in Stark 'C-ounty, Ohio, at age of
72, and her mother at age of 51. Mr.. Murdoch
was elected a member of the state legislature in
1899 and served two terms. Was towns-hip superviso for 3 or 4 years. There are eight children,.seven 'of Whom are living: Albert H., John, Stanley, Russell Alger, Preston, Jessie A., Mabel J.,
Grace E. Mrs. Murdoch is a member of the M. B.
church.
RICHMO-ND, JOHN H. Son -of John and Agnes Richmond, natives of Scotland. The subject of this
sketch was born in Scotland. Emigrated to the
United States in 1869 and settled in Hur~on County,
Mich., remaining one year. He then returned to

Scotland -and remained 5 years, and 'then came back
to Caseville Township, Huro'n County, Mich., -Where
he 'has since resided. Married in Scotlahd to Mary
Brennan, -daughter of Michael and Agnes (Thompson) Brennan. Her father was a native of Ireland -and her mo'ther -of Scotland. '-She died at age
of 40 years and is buried at Bay Port. He was
again married in 1891 to Anna Wallace. There
are eight -children: John, James, Agnes, Anna, Ellen, R~obert, William -and Isabella.
RICHMOND,. Son of Cunningham and Emma
Richmond. Father was native -of Scotland and
mother of O ntario, Canada. The subject of this
sketch was born Oct. 13, 1869. Married Mary
Kehler, -W'ho was 'born in Clinton County, Mich.
There are six "children: Norman H.,. Blanche M.,
deceased; Floyd R., Glen C., Clarence J., Lee W.
He is living on his -'grandfather's farm in Caseville
Township.
SCHLUCHTBR, SIMPSO'N. Son of Jacob and Mary
Schluchter. Father a native -of!Switzerland and
mother of Prussia. His father emigrated 'to Wat'erlo~o County, Ontario., 'at ab-out age of 22 years.
He married his wife., Mary Windolph, in Huron
County, Ontario. His father died in -Caseville Township at -age:of 80, and his mother died in Marion
C~ounty, Kansas, while on a. visit to some of her
children. He was born in Hay Town-ship, Huron
County, Ontario, 'on March 6, 1855. Attended school
and grew to manhood there. Emigrated to Caseyulle Township Huron County, Mich., where he still
lives. Married Elizabeth Haug, daughter -of John
and Mary Hang. There are 'three children: Wallace and Walter, twins born March 1888, and Alvin
Garnet.
SHELTON, CHARLES A. Son of Jacob and Amelia
Shelton. His father was a native -of Kentucky, and
his mother of New York. His' father emigrated
from Kentucky to near Bay City, Mich., on Saginaw
River, at age of 12 years. He came with his sister, who married a lumberman by name James
McCormick. Father died at Caseville, aged 68,
and his mother still living. He was born in Huron
County on Sept. 20, 1862. Married Ellen Oben,
who died aged 29. He was married then to Mary
Ann Armitage. There are six children, five alive:
William, deceased; Vernon, 18; 'Clarence J., 11;,Catherine M., 8; Charles.W., 5; and Robert G., 2
years of age.
STEADMAN, ALBERT 'B. Son of William and Mary
ýSteadman. Father a native 'of Clinton Township,
Lampton County, Ontario, and his mother -of Sanilac County, Mich., near Lexington. His father is
61 and his mother 57. He was born near Wyoming village, Lampton, County, Ontario, on Jan. 15,
1877. When he was 13 he came with his parents
to Huron County, Mich. Married Mary Jane R~oomey, daughter of Robert and Isabel Roaoney. She
was 'born in Lincoln Township, Huron County,
Mich., Aug. 19,.1885.
STEADMA1N, 'SAMUEL. His parents were h-oth natives
of Lampton County, Ontari~o. He was b~orn in the
village of Wyoming, Lamp-ton C-ounty, Ontario,
Dec. 8, 1879, 'and at an early -age moved with his
parents -to Huron C-ounty, Mich. Has f oll owed

in Caseville Township; Elizabeth, married James
White and lives in Ward County, North Dak~ota;
Mary, living in Caseville; John B., located at Giddings, Texas; 'Charle~s R., living at h~ome; Edith
A., living at home; Laura M., at Traverse City.
His wife passed away ýon the 6th of Feb., 1901. He
Is a member of the M. B. church.
STI.AEGMAN, HENRY. Son of John and Dora Stiegman, natives of Roes-tock, Germany. His father
came to Rochester, N. Y., in 1852, and to Huron
County in 1864. His father is still alive at the age
of 83 years. M-other died at age of 55. The subject of this sketch was born in Roestock, Germany,
in '.1849, on the 20th of September. Married to
Charl~otte Rebitzky. Her parents were natives of
Germany, and lived and died ithere and are buried
there. She was also 'born in Germany. His wife
died in 1894. There are five children: Frank C.,
30; Henry G., 28; John J., 26; Anna C., aged 23,
and married to L. W. Wilfong; William., 21.
STORTZ, JOHN. Son of (see biography of his brother,
Henry Stortz, in Winsor Township) and was born
on June 15, 1859. Married Mary Yackle, daughter
-of George and Chri-stina Yackle (see Yackle biography). They were married Feb. 17, 1887, in
Pigeon, Mich. There were four children in the
family: Andrew, born Feb. 2,' 1888; William, born
April 23, 1894; Lena, born Oct. 21, 1889; Alice,
born Jan. 6, 1892, all!of whom' are living. They
have 'two good frame 'houses and good barns and
two fine farms.
STREITER, JOHN C. Son of John and Louisa Streiter,natives of Germany,. and to wh~om were b~orn nine

children: George, born May 8, 1839; Catherine,
'born April 19, 1843; Rosina, born Nov. 14.. 1845;
Carl, born Feb. 22, 1848; John, the 'subject -of this
' sketch, was 'born March 6, 1851; Christina, 'born
June 1, 1853; Anna, born Dec. 23, 1855; Louisa,
born Dec. 22., 1857, and Frederick C., born April
9, 1861. Married Maria Baur, daughter. 'of David
'and Uhilipina ]Jaur, natives of Germany, and to
whom were born 10 children: Matthew, born Oct.
4, 1854; Maria, born April 5, 1856; Sim-on, born
Jan. 15, 1858; George, born July 13, 1859; Gottleib, born Dec. 28, 1860; Johannah, born 'Sept. 6',
1862; Henry D., born June 15, 1864; 'Carolina.,
born Jan. 31, 1867; August, born Oct. 16,' 1869;
Catherine, b-orn Nov. 12, 1871, all of whom are liv ''ing. They were married April 29, 1876, in Sebewaing, Mich. There are 12 children: Louise, born
April 9, 1877; Joseph M., born Nov. 6, 1878; Henry
G., born Dec. 29, 1880; Reuben J., bdrn Feb. 10,
1883; R-osetta, b-orn Jan. 25, 1885;, George F.,
born Dec. 8, 1888; Norman C., born Feb. 6, 1891;
Emil WT., born March 26, 1893; 'Elmer E',, born
May 17, 1-895; Theodore C., born June 6, 1897;
Oscar E., born Dec. 17, 1898; Herald C.,b-orn
Dec. 24, 1903, all of whom are alive. The family
resided in Sebewaing Township for six years and
then removed to their present home. They have a
fin~e brick house, good barn and a fine farm.
XVILFONG, THOMAS. Son of George and 'Mar'garet
Wilfong. Father native of Pennsylvania and mother of, Nexv York, near Buffalo. His father emigrated from Pennsylvania to near Wilmot, Wa~ter.-_
lou C-ounty, Ontari~o. Later he moved to Caseville
Township, Huron County, Mich. The subjeto
this sketch was born in New Hamberg, Wa'terleoo
County, Ontario, March 26, 1849. He'grew to man--
h-ood and received his education in -Caseville Township. Married -to Mary Murdoch, daughter of"
Hugh and Janet Murdoch, na~tives -of Ayrshire,,
Scotland. There were 9 children, 7 'of whom..are
still living.
Verona Township.
AMOS, ROBERT H. The son of Thomas and Jaqne
Am os. Father was a native of -Scotland and mothe~r
was a native of On-ta-rto, Canada. He- was born on
a farm near 'Seaforth, Ontari~o, Canada, March' 5,
1867, and stayed on -the old homestead until 'he
was 1 8 years old. He then 'came to Huron C-ounty,
Mich., and located in Colfax Township in the 'fall
of 1885, and later moved to Verona TownshiP`,
where 'he has 'since resided. Married Ann Jane
Fhilp, daughter 'of John and Hann~ah Phil 'p. They'
have three children, Irene, who is 5; Isabella, who
is 3 years of age, and Thos. J., who is 1 year old.
ANDREWS, GEORGE N. Bdrn Sept. 25, 1860, in 'Sumcoe Coun-ty, Onta-ri~o. His father was John Andrews,
born in Hull,- England, and his mother was Hannah Farley (Andrews), born in Rhoda Tow nship,
Ontario. Mr. Andrews resided in Canada up until
-he was 14 years of age. He came to Bad Axe,
Huron County, Mich., in the spring 'of 1882, 'and
settled -on his present farm in the spring of 1888.
Was married to Ida E. Ferris in 1886. Her father,
Silas Ferris, was born in New York, and her moth

Canada, Oct. 13, 1854. Grew to manhood and received his early education in his native county ill
Canada. Came to Verona Township, Huron County,
in the fall of 1894 and settled his present farm.
Married Mis-s Mary Abbot March.28, 1872. She
was the daughter of Joseph and Anna Abbot. There
are three. children in the family: Sarah Ann, who is
20 years old; Jennie, who is. 9 years olId, and William, who is 4 years old. Their home is pleasantly
'located two miles s~outheasterly from Bad Axe.
BRADEN, JOHN 0. Son of R. M. Braden, born in
New York state in 1819, and Catherine Shay, who
was born in Ireland In 1837. The subject -of this
sketch was born in Verona Township,. Huron County, Mich., Aug. 2, 1861, and received his education
in the common schools here and lived with his
father's family. He was an empi-oy of the Pere
Marquette railroad for six years. Married Minnie
Mitchell in 1892., in Brown City, Who was the
daughter 'of John G. Mitchell, 'a native of New
Brunswick, and L-iza Kern, also a native of Canada.
There is one -child, Charles, 8 years old, Who attends
school.
BURNS, JOHN. Son of John and Mary Edgar Burns,
who were natives of West Mate, Ireland. He was
b-orn in 1851. Emigrated to the United States in
the fall of 1871 and settled on his present farm in
the spring of 1873. Married Mary O'Rourke, wh~o
was born in Ireland in 1871.. Has followed farming
and lumbering. There are eight children in the
'family: William J., who is 31; Mary J., 28; Rose
Ann, 27; John J., 26; Edward' M., 23; Robert J.,
18; Peter C., 16; Benjamin M., 12 years of age.
CAPLING., GEORGE. Son of Thos. and Hannah Elizabeth Capling. Father was a native -of England and
mother a native of'Germany. Was h~orn Dec. 5,

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