Plat book of Tuscola County, Michigan / drawn from actual surveys and the county records by E.B. Foote ... [et al.].

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ALMER TOWNSHIPS-Continuecld.
NAME
Hess, Emanuel.. Son of George. and Rebecca Hess, born February 13, 1844,
in Sugar Loaf Township, Columbia County,.Va. Miarried
Miss Kosella Fritz, December 29, 1869. Sne was born in
Sugar Loaf Township, Columbia County, Pa. After their
marriage they came to Tuscola County, Mich. Children born to them, thirteen. Fblora May, born April 20,
1I70; Lillie E., born April II, 1871; Stanoery L., born December 5, 1672; Jennie A., born July 9, 1876; Uussie -B.,
born March 7, i676; Mary K., born ipril 2, iS8o; George,
born November 12, i86i; John, born October 29, 1853;
Katie, born October 19, 1885; William, born September 4,
1667; Fanny, born July 8, 'I689; Ortha Anna, born January 29, ~i691; Andrew T., born September i16, 1892. Mr.
Hess and three brothers served in the Civil War. He enlisted September 30, 1864, at Scranton, Pa., and served
until June 13, 1865.
Kline, I. s.-Son of -eter ~. and Sarah Kline, born March 30, 1846, in
Columbia County, Pa. He lived with his parents until the
age of 22, when he went to the lumber woods winters and
worked in the mills in Bay City summers.,vicijica LIigelia A. Brown March 17, 1872, in Akron 'lownsnip, luscola County, Mich. She was born August 24, 1659, in
Pittsfield "'ownship, Otsego County, N. Y., and came to
Michigan with her parents at the age ot 2 years, and has
resided in Tuscola County ever since. Hei mother is still
living at the age of over 9o years. Children born to them,
two, Clarence P., born October 16, 1870; Lawrence P.,
born April 2, 1885. Clarence has been a teacher min the
schools of Tuscola County for the past six years.
Larongea, Mrs. 1.. Daughter of Mitchell and Angeline lomamn, born September 18, 1863, in St. Clair County, Mich. Her lather cdied
when she was 5 years old, and four years later her mother
died. She made her home with an older sister and worked
out until she was married. Married April 13, ~885, to
Oharles Lorangea. In 1886 they moved on to the tarmn now
occupied by Mrs. Lorangea and children. Mr. Lorangea
was born March 7, 1859, and died November 15, ~695.
Children born to tnem tour, Louisa Ellen, boi November
6, i885; Rosella A., born May 12, 18867; Julia H., born
November 25, 1888; Mary Lelia, born December 22, 1691.
Lapratt, Antoine. Son of Francis and Ester Lapratt, born August 13, 11843, in
Detroit, Mich. In 1853 his parents moved to St. Ulair
County. Married Delia Laponsa February 28, 1870o. he
was born December 18, 1855. Children born to them
twelve, Francis, born March 4, 1871; Louisa, born August
24, 1873; Louis, born July 29, 1875; Amanda, born October 25, ~1877; Josephine, born December I1, 1878, and died
February, 1879; Joseph, born March 29, 180; Anmo.iie,
born March 8, 183j; t-enry, born September 27, T885QG>abrail, born December 25, i888; Matilda, born March 22,
1890, died October 9, 1895; Mary, born October 27, 1893;
Celia M., born July 16, 1~96. Mr. Lapratt has resided in
Almer Township, Tuscola County, for the past twenty-seven
years. He came to his farm when the county atound him
was all new, and had to cut the timber out of the road for
over two miles to get to his land.
Leonard, W. W... Son of Otis and Emily Leonard, born November 15, 1845, in
Dayton Township, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. Isaac R.
Leonard, grandfather of W. W., was born in Massachusetts. He was a drummer boy in the war of 1812. W. W.

Leonard came to Michigan with his parents in 1856.
Married Laura A. Craw. She was born September 17,
1848, in Oakland County, Mich. Children born to them
one, Warren N., born March 30, 1869, in Almer Township,
Tuscola County. He is single and has always lived with
his parents.
Parsell, F. W... Son of Warden and Harriet Parsell, born December 3, 1847,
in Dayton Township, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. He left. home for Panama ore regions in April, 11865. In November, 1865, he came to Tuscola County, Almer Township,
where he has since resided. Married Celia Parsell January II, 1873. Children born to them four, Harriet, born
August 15, 1875; Lillian F., born October 15, 1877; Warden, born December 30, 1883; Bessie, born February 20,
i886. Harriet died October 9, i88o.
Parsell, G. F... Son of John and Betsey Parsell, born November II, 1844, in
Dayton Township, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. Came to
Tuscola County, Mich., with his parents in 1862. Married
Patience E. Dickerson February 28, 1864. She was born
SMarch 8, 1844, in. Wayne County, Mich., and came to Tuscola County, Mich., with her parents in 1853. Children
born to them five, Ella A., born June 3, 1865; John, born
*October 20, 1866, and died August 9, 1881; Liddia I., born
January 27, 1868; Herbert E., born September Io, 1874;
Lewis E., born February 5, 1879. Mrs. Patience Parsell
died November 4, i88o. Married Amanda Wesley Novem-; ber II, 1881. She was born October II, 1855, in Taylor
Township, Wayne County, Mich. Children 'born to them
four, infant son, born October 4, i882, and died October
26, 1882; Myrtie M., born December 9, 1883; Editha 0.,
born November II, 1887; Ethan A., born September I,
1889.
Parsell, H. E.... Son of G. Franklin and Patience E. Parsell, born September
10, 1874, in Almer Township, Tuscola County, Mich. Married Letitia Annis December 15, 1892. She was born in
North Ralia Township, Ontario, September 27, 1873. Children born to them three, Patience E., born September 6,
1894; Louisa M., born.February 5, 1896; George L., born
August 8, 1898.
Parsell, Fred... Son of Volney and Rosina Parsell, born June 30, 1876, in
Almer Township, Tuscola County, Mich. Married Eliza
E. Rondo in 1897. She was born July xI6,'i88o, in Richvill,
Saginaw County, Mich. Children born to them one, Earl
Lewis, born January 15, '1899. Mr. Fred and Henry Parsell have been in partnership farming for the past year.

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Parsell, Levi... Son of Volney and Rosina Parsell, born July 9, i868, in Tuscola Township, Tuscola County, Mich. At the age of 15
he went to work by the month on a farm and continued at
that until his marriage. Married Dora Wing May io,
189o. She was born in Wayne County, N. Y., December
18, 1875, and came to Michigan with her parents. They
have no children.
Randall, Herman. Son of E. P. and Lucia A. Randall, born October 15, i866,
and made his home with his parents until he was 20 years
old, when he bought the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section ten of Almer Township, after which
he farmed in the summer and worked in the lumber woods
winter for four years. At the age of 28 he married Miss Matilda J. Skinner. She was born in Aimer Township in 1879.
They have one child, Hayle, born March 19, 1896.
Randall, Ernest.. Son of Elisha P. and Lucy Randall, born June 6, 1862. At
the age of 22 married Loisa Rich, but the marriage was
soon after broken. Married Mertie H. Whiting April 18,
1887. She was born February 2, 1870, in Bradford County, Pa., and came to Michigan with her mother at the age
of 15. Children born to them four, Howard E., born May
io, 1888; Gertie J., born December 20, 1889; Harry E.,
born March 21, 1892, and Louis Devere, born July 17, 1897.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall are both graduates of a Christian Science college and practice Christian Science-mind healing.
Stevenson A... Born in Canada, near Hamilton, January 15, 1853. His paients moved to Bay City when he was 8 years old. In a
short time they moved to Sebewaing. His father, Russell
Stevenson, made the first wagon ever run in that place.
They returned to Canada about the close of the Civil War,
remaining there about two years. They then came to Bay
City. Learned the milling trade in Tilsonburg, he went
from Tilsonburg to Norwich, and from there, to Tuscola
County, Almer Township, in i88o. Married Mary Matkin
December 25, 1877. She was born in Guelph, Ontario, February II, 1853. They have two children, Rosie A., born
October It, 1878, now Mrs. L. E. Steward, of Caro, and
Charles, born April 2, i88o. Mr. Stevenson is Justice of
the Peace and has held that office for the past four years.
He has held different responsible public offices.
Smith, Arthur E.. Son of Joseph and Lucinda Smith, born March 25, 1852, in
Greenoak Township, Livingston County, Mich. Married
Rebecca Dunlop September 19, 1878. She was born in
County Cavan, Ireland, December 11, 1852. At the age of
15 she came to Toronto, Ontario, and lived with her uncle,
John Storey. Children born to them none.
Simmons, Josiah. Son of George and Elsie S. Simmons, born December 8, 1858,
in Packer Township, Carbon County, Pa. His parents
settled in Tuscola County, Mich. Married Abby Rathermel
nP--P.- December 23, 1884. She was born March 26, I857, in
Packer Township, Carbon County, Pa. Children born to
them four, Ella A., born October 19, I886; Edward, born
July 8, t888. The others died at birth.
Sutherland, David. Son; of John and Anna Sutherland, born December 22, 1837,
in Lewiston Township, Niagara County, N. Y. Married
Emma Stockwell May 27, 1863, in Port Huron. She was
born in Racine, Wis., and died in 187o. Children born to
them 'two, Nettie, now Mrs. Broomhour, and Joseph.
Married Laura Sherman August 4, 1873. She was born
in Nobles County, Indiana, February 7, 1857. Children
born to them six, Anna L., born October 27, 1874, now
Mrs. Philtip Rotchford; Emma, born May 14, 1876, now

Mrs. Francis McRea; Charles, born August 30, 1878; Harrison, born April 5, 1881; David, born August 19, 1884;
Mary IE., born May 27, 1888.
Taggett, I. N... Abraham C. Tagget't, born Aug. 16, 1812, in Rox'bury Township, Conn. In 1826 he located in Monroe County, N. Y.
Married Hannah C. Davis Sept. 1835, and soon after came
to Oakland County, Mich. They had eight children. Mr. I.
N. Taggett was the fifth son. He was born Jan. 22, 1851, in
Highland Township, Oakland County, Mich. Married
Lovidia V. Tuttle March 19, 1874. She was born October
31, 1853, in Highland Township., Oakland County, Mich.
SChildren born to them three, Castle A., born April 23, 1878,
in Highland Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Arthur R.,
born April 29, 188o, in Almer Township, Tuscola County,
Mich.; Verne N., born February i, 1887, in Almer Township, Tuscola County, Mich. In the fall of 1879 Mr. Taggett came to Tuscola County and settled on section thirtyone, Almer Township. Catherine Leinweber has made her
home with them for the past six years. She was born Auggust 12, 1881, in Albany, N. Y. Mrs. Taggett's parents
were natives of New York. Her father was born in I812,
and her mother October ii, 1818. They came to Oakland
County, Mich., in 1837.
Trickey, James.. Son of Henry and Tina Trickey, born September 19, 1865,
in Leeds County, Mallar Township., Ontario. His father
died when he was 9 years old. The following year he came
with his mother to Tuscola County, Mich., and went to live
with his uncle, James Andrews, as his own son. He lived
with them eight years, at which time they deeded twenty
acres of wild land. In 1886 he cleared and improved this
land. Married Dortha Peterson June 9, 1897. She was
born in Columbia Township, Tuscola County, July 9, 1872.
Children born to them none, but adopted a niece of Mrs.
Trickey's, who has been with,them nine years.
Vaughn, C. B... Son of Charles and Mattie A. Vaughn, born December 19,
1862, in Ovid Township, Branch County, Mich. Charles
SVaughn enlisted in Company C, Seventeenth Regiment, of
Michigan, in July, 1862. Mr. C. B. Vaughn resided with
his parents until the age of 28. Married Mary C. Heine
December 31, 1890. 'She was born May i1, 1871, in Saline
Township, Was'htenaw County, Mich., and came to this
county with her parents. Children born to them three,
William H., born August 20, 1892; Arthur L., born Atugust
6, 1894; Elnora C., born February 12, 1897.