History of Ottawa County, Michigan with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

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moved to Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich., where lie worked as
a millwright, and constructed the first steam cant hoister ever used
in Spring Lake, in the Hopkins mill, now the Mineral Spring
House. He afterwards learned the drug business, which he carried
on for a number of years with marked success. He held the office
of Justice of the Peace for twelve years and Township Clerk for
several years. He was the first Recorder of the village of Spring
Lake under the village charter. He moved to Nunica and bought
the drug stock of A. C. Adsit & Co., in 1874, and inll the same year
was appointed post master. He was elected Supervisor of the township in 1878 and 1880, and Township Clerk in 1879.
J. H. EASTERLY was bor inll Herkimer County, N. Y., inll 1831,
and in 1838 moved to Jefferson Counuty, N, Y., where he resided
until 1865, when he came to Crockery. He was married first inll
1854 to Miss Louisa Taylor, of Jefferson County, N. Y., who died
in 1865. His second marriage was with Miss Sarall A. WVilliams,
and they have eight children. The father of Mr. Easterly, now in
his eighty-second year, came to Crockery with him and has been
with him ever since. Notwithstanding his great age he is active
and enjoys good health.
T. F. HUNTER was born in Brownsville, Jefferson County, N. Y.,
in 1815, and in 1846 moved to Marshall, Mich., and to Crockery in
the following year. He married the 13tl of January, 1842, Miss
Priscill'i Becker. The parents and eldler brother of Mr. H. lived
with him until their death, as did also the parents and grandmother
of Mirs. Hunter.
HUGH MCLEAN was born in GlasgowT, Scotland, in 1826, and i
came to Livingston County, N. Y., in 1829. In 1816 he came to i
Saginaw, and six years after he went to Lake Superior, where he
was married to Miss Harriet Kocher in 1854, by whom hlie has four
children. Inll 1860 hlie came to Spring Lake, where he has been engaged in lumbering.
JOHN T. M'MANN was born in the city of Oswego, N. Y., in
1841. He went with his parents to Milwaukee, Wis., inll 1845, and
thence to the town of Crockery in May, 1847, and stayed on the
farm till 1858. He learned the trade of carpenter and joiner and
worked at thlat till 1862, when he enlisted in the 21st Michigan Infantry for three years. He was a non commissioned officer till
June, 1864, when he was promoted to 2d lieutenant United
-States Engineers, and again to 1st lieutenant in 1865. He
was mustered out of service in Novemlber of that year (1865.) He
was in the battles of Perryville, Ky., Oct, 8, 1862, and Stone River
January 1, 2 and 3, in 1863, and was Pontooneer laying bridges for the
army moving from Murfreesboroubgh to Chattanooga, fought that
battle, and laid a bridge across the Tenlnessee 1,147 feet long illn
seven hours. He was in the battle of Mission Ridge Nov. 24,1863,
after that was building block houses until 1864, their was assistant |
topographical engineer until July, 1864, then was appointed Inspector of Fortifications at Chattanooga. In Oct. 1864, he was ordered.
to report to General John E. Smith with the Pontoon train, at the
Etowah river. He found General Smith at Resaca, reported, and j
was ordered to remain at Resaca with the train till further orders.
In Nov. 14, 1864, the post was attacked by General Hood's entire |
army. The railroad and Pike river lbridges being gone, he laid a
Pontoon bridge, and onl the 16th General Sherman's entire army I
crossed on his return from Atlanta. Mr. M'MiIanlln was in the siege
and though it took six days to cross, he was onil duty the whole

time. He asked to be relieved that hlie might get a chance to sleep,
but was refused. He went back to Chattanooga and remained on
various engineering duties till mustered out in 1864. In 1867 he
was appointed second lieutenant of the regular army, and was on
special duties in the territories distributing recruits in 1867 and
1868, and joined his regiment at New Orleans in December,

1868. His health failing, he resigned in 1870, went to Cincinnati
and went into the city engineering department with General Hickenlooper, but gave that up on account of faililng health, and went to
the township of Crockery where he now resides. He has been U. S.
Claim Agent and attended to other law business since his location
in the county. In 1860 he married Miss Harriet Blakesly, of Crockery, by whom he has had one child.
WILLIAM MINES, farmer, was born in Prussia in 1839. He
came to America in 1852, sett ing first in Talmadge Township. In
185'3 he came to Crockery. In 1862 he married Miss Phebe J.
Thompson, of Crockery, they have four children. For six years he
worked for Spoon & Thompson, at Spoonville mills as bookkeeper.
In 1881 he was elected township Treasurer.
HENRY PENNOYER was born at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn.,
Feb. 8, 1809. When tenll years old he removed with his parents to
Cayuga County, N. Y., and remained at home until 1834, when he
started for Chicago, Ill. Here he remained for about two years,
when he married Harriet Kells, of Mentz, and removed to the then
territory of Michigan, settling at Muskegon, Ottawa County. On
the organization of the county he was elected its first sheriff in
1838, which office he held for a year. By a commission, dated
Jan. 3, 1838, and signed by Amos Kendall, P. M. G., he was appointed post mlaster of Muskegon, and continued in office until 1843,
when hlie removed to Grand Haven. At that place he kept hotel
until 1856, when he commenced farming on his present homestead.
His first wife died in 1852, leaving four children, and in 1853 he
married his present consort by whom also he has four children.
Mr. Pennoyer is a staunch Democrat and has held various offices of
trust, suchas Justice of the Peace, Supervisor, County Treasurer,
Deputy Collector for the port of Grand Haven, Representative in
the Legislature for 1819, State Senator for the 31st Senatorial
District for 1859, and various other township offices. In 1860 the
Republican party gained the ascendancy, when the subject of this
sketch retired from public life, and has since devoted himself to
farming pursuits. He is greatly respected and esteemed by a large
circle of friends.
E. S. RICHMIOND was born at Leroy, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1820, and
married Oct. 16, 1843, Miss Susan Readfield, of the same place, by
whllom he had five children, four of whom survive. He removed to
DeKialb County, Ill., inll 18t60, and six years after came to Crockery
engaging in the hotel business.
ALLYN SEYMOUR was born in Oswego County, N. Y., in 1819,
where hlie lived until 1855, having been married four years previously, in 1851, to Miss Isabel Murray, by whiom he has had four children, three of whom survive their mother, who died Dec. 22, 1865.
In 1855 Mr. Seymour removed to Crockery and has been engaged
in farmilng, in which he has met with success. He married again
in Feb. 1869, Miss Margaret Ginkerson, who died in 1871, and in
Feb. 1872, he married his present wife, Miss Jane lMudge.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, lumlbermlan and farmer, Section 24, Crockery, was born in Monroe County, N. Y., on March 25, 1818, and
moved onl his present place in 1843, purchasing land the following
year. He has 540 acres where he lives, and 1,000 acres in Moorland. He has been associated for years with Mr. John Spoon in his
lunmbering operations. He married in 1844 Mis Mary E. Carpenter, who died July 2, 1862, and in 1863 he married Miss Mary J.
Tibbits. He has three children. Mr. Thompson is a wealthy and

enterprising man. His Moorland farm, which will be treated of
in the history of that township, is a monument to his energy.
SAMUEL VAN ETTEN was bomn in Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1827,
where he resided until 1832, when he moved to Seneca County. In
1847 he enlisted in the time of the Mexican war in Company K, 8th
United States Regulars, Capt. Gates, Col. Stafford, and was dis

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