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MAPLE GROVE TOWVNSHIIP.

869

1869 he removed to Maple Grove tp., where he bought 120 acres
of timbered land. While a resident of Houghton county, he had
a house burned down, in which lay the corpse of one of his children. His wife moved the body twice as the fire advanced, and
the shock to her nervous system, and the cold which settled on her
lungs, proved fatal, and she died in Maple Grove tp., April 11,
1870, exactly one year after the fire.
HIiram T. Austin,, farmer, sec. 20, was born in Cattaraugus Co.,
N. Y., Jan. 21, 1833. lie is a son of Jonathan and Lydia (Durkee)
Austin, father a native of New York, and mother of Vermont, both
of English descent. When 10 years of age Mr. Austin accompanied his uncle to Orion, Oakland Co., Mich., and in the fall of
1852 went to East Saginaw, where, for seven years, he worked in
saw-mills in summer seasons, and in the pineries during the winters. In the fall of 1859 he bought 80 acres of land in this tp., 40
of which he subsequently traded for two three-year-old steers, one
cow, one yearling heifer, and $50 worth of wheat and flour. At Nashville, Tenn., October, 1863, he entered Co. A, 4th Mich. Cav., under
Capt. Leach (afterward Capt. Stone), and was honorably discharged
at Nashville, Aug. 23, 1865. He was married at East Saginaw
Jan. 2, 1857, to Ann Maria, daughter of Lawed and Maria A.
Worth, who was born in Canada Dec. 13, 1835. Two children
were given them, Sasson J., born March 17, 1861, and Jared L.,
born June 26, 1853. Mrs. Austin died April 2, 1878, and he was
again married June 6, 1880, to Sarah E., daughter of David S. and
Elizabeth Irland.
William Babcock, farmer, was born at Geneva, Seneca Co., N.
Y., Sept. 15, 1825, and was the first son born to John and Acsah
(Palmer) Iabcock, natives of Jefferson Co., N. Y.; subject of
sketch was educated in common schools; in 1844 went to Cayuga
Co., 0., and in 1860 to Maple Grove tp., where he bought a quarter
section of land; at Brooklyn, O., Oct. 16, 1861, he enlisted in Co.
K, 41st Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and was slightly wounded in the left
temple by a piece of a shell at the battle of Mission Ridge; lay in
hospital two weeks and was then discharged; married Elizabeth,
daughter of David W. Poe, of Pennsylvania; have 3 childrenMaria, born in Madison Co., Wis.: Solon. born at Brooklll,
Cayuga Co., O., Nov. 6, 1860, and Joseph, horn in Maple Grove
tp., Oct. 8, 1866; subject is a Greenbacker, and was a Justice of the
Peace for two terms.
Jason Carmer, fourth son of Silas and Catherine.(Carmerl
Carmer, was born at Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y., Sept. 14. 1842.
His father was born in New York, Oct. 18, 1797, of Englishl
descent, and died Nov. 13, 1877. His mother was born in New
Jersey of German descent. By occupation, Mr. C. is a farmer.
He came to Maple Grove tp. March 10, 1877, and bolght 60 acres
of landon sec. 32, 20 ares of which are now under cultivation.
He was married at Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y., Jan. 17, 1866, to
Adeline A., daughter of Elijahl and Catherine Rappleyea, born