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.

BIOGRAP HIES

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McINTYRE, ANGUS. Born in Invernesshire, Scotland, in 1834. Came to Canada in 1870 and to
Hu-ron County in 1877. Is the son of Neil and
Katie (McDonald) McIntyre.' Married to Flora
McIntosh. They have four children: Flora, Hugh,
Mary and Neil.
McINTYRE, MATTHEW. Born in 1845 in Invernesshire, Scotland. Is son of John McIntyre, who
emigrated -to Canada in 1848. Came to this -county
in 1866. Married in 1872 to Flora Cameron,, the
daughter of Donald and Sarah Cameron. They
have had eleven children, of Whom ten are living:
Christie, Kate, John, Dan, Alex, 'Archie, Thomas,
Belle, Anna and Matthew. He is treasurer of the
Farmers' Mut ual Fire Insurance CO. of Huron
County and is engaged in buying stock.
McISAAC, ANGUS. Son of Daniel Mcisaac. Born in
Ifnverne~sshire, Scotland, in 1823. Bmigrated to
Canada in 1848. Came to Sheridan Township in
1866. Married in Canada in 1854 to Eva McGinnis,
daughter of Aleck McGinnis. They have had nine
children, of whom eight are living: Ehoderick,
Alexander, Donald, Mary, now Mrs. Boyle; Marie,
no~w Mrs. F. A. Tepoorten of Bay City, Mi-ch.;
Sarah, 'Who is deceased; Margaret, now Mrs. A.
J. O'Neil of Highland, Cal.; John, o'f El Paso, Tex.,
and Kate, of West Branch, Mich.
McLEAN, CHARLES. Born in Tnverne~sshire, Scotland,
in 1858. Came to -Canada in 1865. Came to Huron
County in 1872, and -settled in Sheridan Township
in 1879. Married in 1896 to Mary Gillis, daughter
of Alexander Gillis. They have had th-ree children,
of whom one is alive, Charles A., born in Nov.,
1899. Mr. McLean served one term as sheriff of
Huron County, during 1897 and 1898. He 'has also
been town supervisor.
McLEAN, HUGH. Son' of Lauchlin land Rachel McLean, who were native~s of Inve~rness'hire, Scotland.
The sulbject of this sketch was born in Canada in
1861. Came to Huron County in 1876.
McLELLAN,. ANGUS. Son of Angus and Mary (McCormick) McLellan. Was born in Middlesex County, Ontario, 1849. -Came to Huron County
in 1874. Married in 1881 to -Maggie McEachin.
They have seven children: Flora A., Neil, Angus,
William, James, Ca~therine and Annie.
McTAGGART, JAMES. Aged 54 years. Lived in Sheridan Township 42 years. Was born in Scotland and
emigrated to -Canada and was married in 1882. Has
five children, two of wh~om are living. His father
was Angus MoTaggart and mother was Jane Dewas.
McTAGGART, J-OHN. Son of Angu~s MocTaggart and
an(! Jane (Denlo) McTaggart. Born in Argyleshire,
Scotland. Married in 1878 to Betsy Daniels, who
was born in Canada. Was the fouth child of his
fa~ther's family. Has been in the United States 42
years, and on his present place 28 years.
MILLS, ALBERT. Born in Canada in 1879. Came to
Huron County in 1883. Is the son of Nemia~h and
Margaret (Clark) Mills. Married in 1901 to Mattie McCallum. They have one child, Jennie Emma
May.
MORRISON, DONALD. Born in Rosshire, Isle of Mull,
Scotland. Son of Archie and Belle (McGilvsey)
Morrison. Married Margaret Currie, daughter of
LochianCurrie. They have a family of eight child

in 1873. Is the -son of Donald and Margaret
(Curry) Morrison. Came to Huron County -in 1884.
Married Rosetta Wilson, daughter of John Wilson.
They have three children: Royal W., Archie John,
and Wilbur Luther.
O'IIENLEY, ANGUS. Aged 54. Was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, and was the son of Donald and
-Christina (McLellan) O'Henley. Married in 1880
to Mary McDonald. They have 'had 'ten children
born to them, all of whom are living. The oldest
is Katherine, who was born April 23, 1881; Alice;,
born Feb. 1, 1883; Margaret, born Sept. 13, 1884;
Christy, born Sept. 24, 1886; Annie, born Sept. 12,
1888; Jennie, born July 14, 1890; Mamie, born
Sept. 6, 1892; Fannie, born June 22, 1894; Josie,
born Nov. 21, 1896; Donald, born Feb. 13, 1901.
O'HENLEY, ANGUS D. Born near Park Hill, Ontari-o,
in 1871. Son of Daniel and Flora (Mc~ntosh)
O'Henley. Came to Huron County in 1885 and has
resided here most cif the time since. Married in
1902 to Sarah McCormick, daughter of Hugh McCormick. They have one child, Flora, born Nov.
6, 190-3.
O'HENLEY, ANGUS J. Born In Middlesex County, Ontarlo, In 1860. Son of Donald and Christina (.McLellan) O'Henley, who were natives of Scotland.
Came to Huron County in 1875 and has since resided here. Married April 4, 1894, to Ella Harrington, daughter of Henry Harrington. They have
one child, Martin William, -Who was born April 20,
1895. Mr. O'Henley takes special pride raising a
fine breed of sheep.
O'HENLEY, DONALD D. Born in Middle-sex County,
Ontario, in 1862. Son of Donald and Christina
(McLellan) O'Henley. Came to Huron County in
1876 and has since resided here. Mr. O'Henley
married in 1894, and there are four children in
'his -family, by name Helen Margaret, Frances
Christina, William Michael and Mary Gertrude.
O'HBNLEY, NEI-L J. Born in Middlesex County, Ontario, in 1866. Son of Donald and Christina (McLellan) O'Henley. Came to Huron County -in 1876
and has -since resided here. Married in Jun~e, 1896,
to Christie McIntyre. They have had six children
born to them, of whom five are living. The children are Flora Christina, Donald John, Christina
May, 'Matthew Alexander and Neil James.
PEARCE, J`OHN H. DBorn in Ontario in 1866. Son of
William and Matilda (Warren) Pearce, both of
whom are deceased and- laid to rest back in Canada. Mr. Pearce came 'to Huron County -in 1888
and wa~s married -in 189.5 to Marion Black, daughter 'of Duncan Black. There are four children in
the family, by name James A., Edgar T., Velma

A., and Mary Jane. Mr. Pearce is one of the leading farmers of Sheridan Township and makes a
specialty of stock raising.
ROBLIN, CH ARLES. S-on of A. R. and Lucy Ann (Dalma~dge) Roblin. Born in Sheridan Township, Huron County, Mich., in 1873. His father settled in
Sheridan Toiwnship in 1866, being one -of the real
early ' settlers of Huron County. Charles is the
youngest of four brothers.
ROBLIN, GEGRGE A. Son of A. K. and Lucy Ann
(Dalmadge) Roblin. - Born in Ontario in 1864.,
Came to Huron County in September, 1866. Married Lula May Montague in 1901. There are no
children in the family.
ROBSON, J&;HN. Born in London Township, Ontario,
in 1862, and is the son of Arthur and Jane (Shipley) Robson. He came 'to Huron County in 1881 -and has since that time resided here. Served six
years as township clerk. Married Carrie Whillans.
They have had four children 'born to them, of
wich two are living, Helen, the olde st, and Arthur,
-the youngest.
SLACK, WILLIAM. Born in Oxford County, Ontario,
in 1854. Son of James and Abigail (Woolley)
Slack. ýCame 'to Huron County in 1868. Married
in June, 1876, to Lucinda Jenkins, daughter of Andrew Jenkins. They h6~ve had thirte-en children
blorn to them, of which ten are living, 'by name
Andrew, Arthur, Herbert, Harvey J., Warren,
Myrtle, Frank, William, James and Hazen. Mr.
Slack takes great pride in a full-blooded Durham
bull, and is a breeder of full-blooded Durham cattie, besides being engaged in general farming.
SMITH, MALC'OLM. Son of Hugh and Ann ('McMullen)
Smith. B-orn in Middlesex County, Ontario, in
1866. Came to Huron County in Oct., 1878. Married July 6, 1892, to Elizab-eth Smith, daughter of
Sam Smith of Sheridan Township. There are three
children: Hugh, born Feb. 7, 1895; Flora Elizabeth,
born May 18, 1898, and Hattie Ann, born Sept. 2?,
1901.
SWEENEY, TERREN.CE. The 'subject of this sketch
was born in 1838 in Ontario and was the son of
Terrence and Margaret Sweeney. He was married
in Guelph, Ontario, in 1866, to Susanna Dew. He
m-oved to Michigan in 1867, and settled in section
33, Sheridan, Where he still lives. They have ten
children, all of whom are living.
WATSON, NEIL. Son of William and 'Mary Watson.
His mother and father were natives of Invernesshire, Scotland. 'They emigrated to Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, in 1849. The subject of this
sketch was born April 17, 1864, in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, and received a comm~on school
educa~tion, and came to Huron County I-n 1881, and
settled in Sheridan Township, where he is following the trade of carpenter and Joiner. Married
Mary McIntyre, daughter of Donald and Flora M-cIntyre of Sheridan Township, and they have had
seven children, four of whom. are living: Dronald,
10; Ca~therine, 8; Norman, 4, and May Agnes, 2
years old are those living.
WATSON, J(OHN. Born in 1861 in Middlesex County,
Ontario. Is the son of William and Mary (O'Henley) Watson. Came to Huron County in 1882 and
have resided here since that time. Married in 1896
to Ma f, __ ry1 Dean.r"They ha-ve three 4A__ -Lch Ildren:- Kather- 4.--

BISHOP, FRANK. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth
Bishop, natives of England, -and who emigrated to
Canada in 1846, settling near Galt, 'Ontario, where
'his m~othe~r died in 1848. In 1850 his father married Ann McQuaid, and in 1859 he removed to
Hume Township, Huron County, Micb., where he
died in'his 88th year. The mother still resides near
Bay Port. The subject of this sketch was 'born in
England in 1849, and moved to Canada with his
parents where 'he grew up. Married Harriet Sweet
in 1869, of Warwick, Ontario. He~r father died in
1868, and her mother in 1878. T;here were eight
children: Millie S.; Eber, who is dead; William
A., who is dead; Charles B., Landlin B., Clara,
Ansley, Nettle F. HIs wife died in 1898. In 1902
he married Hester D. Woodhall, who was the
mother of Pearl and David Lewis Woodhall, children of her first husband. The family has a very
comfortable and pleasant home, and attend the M.
P. church of Pinnebog.
CHAMPAGNE, ALEXANDER. Son of Joseph and Rose
-Champagne, who were born in Lower Canada, and
where they died. The subject of this sketch was
born in Lower Canada in 1843. In 1862 he emigrated to Michigan. Married Philomene Lenoway
in 1874. There are tlrirteen children: Alexander,
Joseph, Mary, Sarah, Phil~omene, Elizabeth, Adolph,
Caroline, Lewis, Adelina, Paul, Frances and
Mandy. The family are members of 'the Catholic
church of Pinnebog, Mich. They have a very
pleasant farm home.
CONKEY, 'SAMUEL. Son 'of Robert and Jane (Wiley)
Conkey. Both born in the north -of Ireland and
emigrated to Canada in childhood. They were married in 1847 and -settled on a farm in Middlesex
county, OntarI-o, Where they still reside. The subject of 'this sketch was born in Middlesex County,
Ontario, in 1859. Married Amanda Hall in 1889.
They moved to South Dakota, where they resided
seven years, f~rom which place they ýcame and settied in Lake Township. There are five children:
Zelma, born 1,890, died 1896; Alice B., 'born 1892;
Velera, born 1895, died 1895; Hope J., born 1897;
Samuel Hall, b-orn 1899. He has been township
supervisor three years and justice of the peace
nine years. The family have a very pleasant and
comfortable hom-e and attend the Presbyterian
church.
FISHER, LEWIS K. Son of William and Meribee,
Fisher. Fa~ther born in Canada and mother in
Vermont.. They emigrated to Michigan, where 'the
father died at age of 83 and the mot-her at age of
64. The subject of this sketch was born in Michigan in 1846. Married 'to Margaret Smith of Case

yulle in 1871. There were five children: Lillian,.born 1873; Gland, born 1874; 'K-ýate, born 1877;
tbianefle, born i684; Ethel, horn 188t). Mr. Fisher
has held, different township offices., They have a
'pleasant and comfortable home, and they attend
the M. B. church of' Caseville.
FITCHETT, LEWIS. Son of Jacob and Rosella Fitchett, natives of Canada. The father died in 1883,
and the mother resides in Canada with the youngest son. The subject of this ske~tch was born in
Canada in 1853. In 1877 he was married to Matilda. Rumfo-rd, of Canada, whose parents are still
alive -and reside in Canada. There are four children: Edyth, born 1878; Florence, born 1880; Alfred, born 1883; Ada, born 1885. Edyth is married
to Francis Harrison, and they have two children.
Florence is married to Edward Harrison. He settled with his family in Lake Township in 1878.
Has served eight years as treasurer, and in the
spring of 1903 was elected sup-ervisor, and reelected in 1904. They have a very pleasant and
comforta~ble farm ho~me and attend the M. B.
church at Pinnebog.
HALL, A. H. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Hall. Father
was born in Scotland and mother in Canada. His
father came to Canada in 1834., and was married
to his mother, Elizabeth Fonger, in 1842. His
father died at age of 67 and the mother at age of
67. The subject of this sketch was born in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada,' in 1861. He
moved to South Dakota in 1886, where he married
Elizabeth Carrington. He came to Lake Towns~hip,
Huron County, Mich., in 1902. There are four
children: Roy, born 1890; Vera, born 1892; Ethel,,born 1894; Gladys, born 1900. They 'have a very
pleasant and comfortable farm home and attend
the Presbyterian church of Pinnebog.
HARRISON,.ROBERT. Son of Ingraham and Elizabeth Harrison, both born in England. The father
emigrated to Canada in 1853, and the mother in
1855, where the parents were married. In 1858
they -came'to Lake Township, Huron County, Mich.,
where the fat-her died in Jan., 1904, and the mother
in June, 1904. The subject of this sketch was born
in Canada in 1867; came to the United States in
1869 with his parents. Married Eliza~beth Branton
in 1888. Her parents are still living near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. There are'three children:
Robert Roy, born 1890; Florence May, born 1891;
Charles William, born 1896. The family are memhers of the M. B. church at Pinnebog, Mich. He
was elected highway commissione-r in 1896 and
again in 1897, and in 1904 was elected treasurer.
HENRY, GE:OReGE. Son of Matthew and Annie Henry.
Born in France and died there at the age of 80,
and mother at age of 45. The subjecit of this
sketch was born in France in 1841. He came to
the United States in 1855. Ma~rried to Tolista. Tahosh of Chandler Township, where her parents still
reside. There are four children: Alfred., Marquis,
Mabel, George. The family have a beautiful and
pleasant home and attend the Caseville M. E.
chu-rch,
KERR, JOHN. Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Kerr,,
-natives of Ireland, who emigrated to Canada and
settled near Hamilton, where they resided until

union. His -wife died in 1891. He married Sarah
N. Swal-well in 1892. There are three children, the
result of the second union: Simon H., born 1896;
Mabel Gladys, born 1897; Albert Edward, born
1901. The family have a very beautiful and com'fortable home, and -attend the M. E. church at
0 Pinnebog.
LAURENCE, FRED. Son of Sebastian and Christina
Laurence, natives of Germany, -Where the mother
died in '18-60. Father emigrated to 'this country in
1884 and died in 1902. The subject of this sketch
was born in Germany and ca~me to this country in
1880. Married Emma Meyer of Caseville in 1883.
Her mother died in 190,3 and her father resides at
Ca-seville. There are eight children: Emil, born
1883 and died 1890; Frank, b~orn 1887; George,
born.1889; Lillie, born 1892; William, born 1894;
Mary, born 1897; Clara, born 1898; Rose, born
1904. The family have a comforltable and pleasan't
home and -are members of the German M. E. church
-at Pigeon, Mich.
LEWIS, SAMUEL G. Son of John and Elizabeth
(Golts), who were both born in England, father
dying at age of 67 and mother at the age of 90.
The subject of this sketch was born in England in
1835 and came to this country in 1856. Married
Mary Ann Patterson of Mornington, Ontario. In
1870 came to MIcdhigan and settled in Lake Township. There are six children: John, b-orn 1860, died
1894; William Isaac, Jennie, Elizabeth, Mary Ann,
Sarah M., Emma. John was married to Mary Ann
Hall. S'arah was married to J. A. Straley. Jennie
was married to Alex. Griphen. 'Mary Ann was
married to Arthur Edwards. His wife'die~d June 1,
1892. He is one of the pioneer -settlers of the
county, and witnessed the fires of 1871 and 1881,
in which so much property was destroyed and lives
lost. The family have a beautiful and pleasant
home and attend the Presbyterian church.
McILHARGEY, FRANK. Son of Archibald, born in
1811, and Margaret Mcllh-argey, born in 1817.
Both were born in Ireland and 'emigrated to Loudon, Ontario, where they were married. In 1859
they m~oved to Lake Township, where they both
died at a ripe old age. The subject of this sketch
was born in Ontario in 1852, land in 1859 came
with his parents to Lake Township, where he married Clara Cobb, who w'as b-orn in 1859 and died
July 5, 1897. The result of this union was ten
children. In 1899 he was married to Mary M~oylan
of Ontario. The children 'are Lavina, born in
1877; Ida, born in 1879; Mabel, born in 1881;
Eugene, born i 'n 1883; Archie, born in 1885; John,
born in 1887; tillie, born in 1889; Dennis J., born

in 1891, and died in 1894; Cyril, born in 1895;
Anna, born in 1897. Lavina is married to James
Harrison and has two children. Ida is married to
Zack Laughl-in and they have two children. They
have a beautiful and pleasant farm home and are
members of the Pinnebog Catholic church.
McCORMICK, THOMAS. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth McG~ormick, natives of Ireland,' who came to
this country in 1859 and settled in Lake Township,
where the father died in Jan., 1900, and the ýmother
in Feb., 1904. The subject of this sketch was born.in 1866. Married Julia MV. Power of Detroit in
1.902. Her fat-her died in 1889 and her mother resides in Lake Township with one of hur children.
There is one child, Thomas J., born in August, 1908.
He was elected clerk -of Lake Township in 1897,
'and has been re-elected seven consecutive times.
The family are members of the Pinnebog Catholic
church. They have a very beautiful and comfort-able farm home. There were ten children in his
father's fam-ily: Michael, Patrick, Stephen, Ellen.,
Maggie, Mary, Thomas, Elizabeth, James and Julia.
Flume Thwnship
BATES, IRWIN. Son of Moses and Annie Bates. Father
was born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Ohio.
Iils parents were married in Ohio, afid in 1846 they
settle~d in Williams County;, Ohio, where the yar
ents died, the father at 55 and the mother par-45
The subject of this sketch was born in atm45t
County, Ohio, in 1846. He -enlisted in the Summ it
Co. H, Third Ohio Cavalry, in which he aermydin
-oths He was in the battle of Kennisaw Mo-untamn, Selma, Alabama, and other minor battles.
He was honorably discharged at Nashville,' Tennessee. In 1868 he was married to Dorothy Kinnie of
Ohio. They moved to Hume Towns ehip in 1876.
Mrs. Bates died in 1898. There are four children:
Edna, Alma, Sylva, Maggie. Edna is married to
Geo. Styles, and they have four children. Alma is
married to John Connors, and they have five children. They 'have a very pleas-ant and comfortable
home.
CARMODY, MARGARET. Daughter -of William and'
Mary O'Malley, who were bbrn in Limerick County,
Ireland, and where they lived until death, the father
dying at 63 and the mother at 33 years 'of age.
The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland in
1856. In 1877 she came to this country and set-.
tied at Port Huron, where she was married in
1881 to Martin Carmody, and in the same year
they moved to Hume Township. There are six
children: James William, born March 4, 1882; John
P--atrick, born Aug. 6, 1883; Dennis, born Aug.. 28,
1881; Mary G., born April 8, 1889; Timothy, born
May 15, 1891; Annie, born May 13, 1892. Mr. Carmody passed away in 1894. They have a pleasant
farm home.
CASEY, JAMES. Son of Martin and Bridget Casey,.
who were born in Ireland and emigrated to Canada
and settled in Medoiph Township, Huron County,
Ontario, where they resided until their death, the.
father at 60 years and the mother at 55. The su-bjecat of this sketch was born in Ontari-o in 1876.
Came to the United States and m-arrie-d Agnes Con

Etzler. There are four children: Cornelius, born
in 1892; Peter, bhorn in 41895; Charles', born in
1900; Grace, born in 1902. They have a very
pleasant and comfortable home, and the family are
mem-bers of -the Catholic church of Pinnebog.
ETZLER, EDWARD. Son of William and Sophia
(Empkie) Etzler, natives of Germany, and who
came to this country in 1863 and settled at Port
Austin, Mich., and later in 18.66 to Hume Townshi.p,
where they still reside. The subject -of this sketch.
was born in Hume Township in 1877. Married
Emma Sitie-be in 1891. He was elected township.
clerk in 1-901 and has since held that office continuously. The family attend the Lutheran church
at Port Crescent.
FTZLER, WILLIAM. Son of Anton and Jorhanna Btgler, natives of Germany, and 'Who emigrated to
America in 1853 and settled -in Ohi-o, where,they
remained three years. In 1856 they came to HumeTownship and settled and lived there until the
father died at the age of 84 and the mother at
the age of 52. The subject of this sketch was born
in Germany in 1840 and ca~me to this country with
his parents in 18 65. Married Sophia Bmpkie.
There were eight children: William, born 1867;
Fred, born 1869; Charles, born 1873; Edward,
born 1877; Emma, born 1874; Nellie, horn 18804
Lydia, born 1884; Clara, born 1888. Emma is
married to Fra nk Stor-bet. Fred is married to
Louise Me-lasean. Nellie is married to Charles
Thomas. Edward is married to Emma Steibe. He
is one of the pioneers of the county, and by his
industry has provided a comforta'ble and pleas-ant
home for the family. The family attends the Lutheran church at Port Crescent.
JACKSON, S. A. Son of Ephraim and Mary ('Gould)
Jack~son, who were 'born in Vermont and later settied in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, where
they resided until their death,' the father dying at
69 and the mother at 73. The subject of this
sketch was born in Canada in 1838. In 1864 he
married Delia Allen of Middlesex County, Ontario.
'The family moved to Michigan in 1890 and settled
in Hume Town'ship, where they still reside. There
are two 'children: Allie May, born 1865, and married to Wallace Murray, and they reside at Port
Hur-on, Mich., and have three children, by name
Edward Allen, Viola May and Mary Adelia; Frank,
born 1870; he resides with his parents. They have
a fine farm, known as 'the Jackson Stock Farm, a
comfortable, pleasant home, and the family attends the M. B. church at Kinde.
KLEE, EMIL. Son of Joseph -and Eva Klee, bath born
'in Germany, and who emigrated to Canada and
settled in Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario.
They came to Michigan and settled in Paris Township, Huron County, in 1854, whether the father
died at 'the 'age of 65 and the mother at the age