Portrait and biographical album of Ingham and Livingston counties, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties ... the governors of the state and of all the presidents of the United States.

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PORTRAIT ANI BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

The political views of Mr. Dunston are such as
are expressed in the declaration and platform of
the Republican party and while he is earnest in
the advocacy of these views he esclews politics in
the opl)ular sense, preferring the pleasures of home
and tile endeavors and industries of thle farm to
the excitement of the political arena. The memrbers of this family have a high standing among
their neighbors in a social way and their home is
the center of true neighborly feeling and interest.
This family have five children, as follows: Nellie
A., Florence B., Agatha J., Wayne E. and Gale J.,
all are at home with their parents.
A view of Mr. Dunston's pleasant home is presented on another page.
OSEPII I. BURTIRAW, a general farmer and
dealer in sheep, is the owner of a good farm
of one hundred and ten acres on sections 5
and 6, Meridian Township, Ingham County.
lie was born in Lower Canada, near Montreal,January 4, 1845, and is of French descent. His parents, Charles Burtraw and Ursula (Gravilin) Burtraw, were natives of Lower Canada. The former
was born about 1815 and is a miller and farmer by
occupation, now residing in Williamstown Township, Livingston County. Our subject's mother
died in Missouri about twelve years ago.
When Joseph Burtraw was six years old his
father removed to Detroit and followed the mlillng
business more or less steadily for four years. They
then removed to Orchard Lake and ran a farm for
five years; while there our subject gave his father
his assistance on the farm. The fanily, however,
soon removed to Lansing, where Joseph remained
until 1864, where lie learned the art of photography. lie also worked in the State Republican
office for a time and was variously engaged until
he enlisted in 1.864 and was sent to the front. He
was in Company F, of the Twenty-eighth Michigan
Infantry, belonging to the Second Division of the
First Brigade and the Twenty-third Army Corps,

serving under Gens. Thomas and Sherman. Iie
was in two battles, Nashville and Wise's Forks.
After coming out of the war our subject engaged
in farming for one year in Meridian Township and
then went to Saginaw, where he acted as foreman
for the lion. W. R. Burt for one year, in cutting a
State road. Ile also worked for him in his lumber camp. I-e next farmed for three years, after
which lie removed to Missouri and there bought a
plantation, but sold it soon after to return to New
York, where he purchased a farm in Ontario
County. While there he was employed in general
farming afnd particularly in hop culture. This latter business proved to be a pecuniary success, as he
cleared 82,500 the last summer. With the proceeds
he returned to Meridian Township and bought a
portion of his present farm.
October 12, 1867, the original of our sketch was
married to Henrietta Thatcher, of Ontario County,
N. Y. The lady was a daughter of Lyman
Thatcher, who now resides on a farm adjoining
that of our subject. From this union eight children have been born-Ursula, born April 7, 1870,
and now the wife of Charles Annis; Adell, September 9, 1871, married Will Culver; Hattie, September 7, 1873, resides at home; Malry, March 5,
1875, is also at home; Emnla, August 9, 1877, and
Frank, Maly 31, 1880, are both at home; Edith,
December 11, 1888, is the baby of the house; and
Lyman, born January 7, 1869, died in his second
year. This large and harmonious family is delightfully united in their church relations, as in other
respects. They are all connected with the Pine
Lake Methodist Church.
Mr. Burtraw is united with several fraternities.
Ile belongs to the Masonic lodge at Okemos, having been made a Mason at Canandaigua, N. Y.
IHe is a member of the Charles T. Foster Post,
G. A. R., of Lansing, and also of the Okemos Alliance. Politically the original of our sketch is an
Independent, voting for the best man rather than
the political favorite; he, however, usually affiliates with the Republican party. Mr. Burtraw has
taken care of himself ever since lie was a lad of fifteen years. In his younger days he was denied
educational facilities, but has had the pluck to
make amends for such deficiencies, and must be