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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

vessels and tugs. On May 24, 1879, Mr. Irving established his
coupe line at East Saginaw, and his business has increased so fast
as to almost monopolize the entire carriage hire and baggage trade
of the city. He has over $8,000 invested in this business, one
coupe alone costing over $900.
Dr. E. IP. Knapp, homeopathic physician and surgeon, South
Saginaw, was born in Danby, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1834. HIe received
his literary education in his native town, and graduated in medicine from tle Michigan University in 1856. He came to South
Saginaw in 1864, and has practiced in the homeopathic system of
medicine ever since, and has built up a good practice.
F. J Kurnapp, manufacturer of wagons, carts, sleighs and lumberman's tools, East Saginaw, was born in Hillsdale Co., Mich.,
Dec. 27, 1853, and received his preliminary education in the public
schools. He graduated from the State Normal sclhool, at Ypsilanti, in the class of 1878, and has since been engaged in business.
He bought out C. A. Dolliver, and then formed a partnership with
W. S. Houghton, under firm name of W. S. Houghton & Co.,
March 5, 1881, and in u short space of time the firm was dissolved;
he has since succeeded in building up a large-and remunerative
trade. Mr. Knapp has lately purchased the buildings formerly
owned by C. A. Dolliver, and has thereby the facilities for his
business.
Rev. H. D. Kraeling, Pastor of the German Lutheran, St. Paul's
Church, East Saginaw, was born in Prussia, Nov. 17, 1853. His
literary education was obtained in Marburg, from whence he graduated in 1870. And in 1874 he graduated from the Theological
college at Neuendettelsau, in Bavaria. He emigrated to America
in the fall of 1874, locating in Romeo, Mich., where he remained
for eight months, preaching and teaching nmusic and languages. In
July, 1875, lie came to East Saginaw, and established the Church
of which he is still Pastor, an account of which is given elsewhere
in this work. Mr. Kraeling was married Dec. 10, 1877, to Miss
Emma Schevenk, a leading soprano singer of East Saginaw. She
died July 4, 1879; and on the 11th of May, 1881, Mr. Kraeling
married Miss Maria Berkemeier, daughter of Rev. William Berkemeier, of New York city, and the founder of the Germnan Emigrant
House in that place. This philanthropic man erected the above
named hotel and donated it to the Church in New York city.
Charles Lee, proprietor Lee's planing mill, East Saginaw, was
born in Yorkshire, Enz., Dec. 23, 1811. His father, Charles
Lee, was a merchant, and his mother was ff French descent. At
the age of 16 years he learned the tailor's trade, and was afterward
engaged in farming. In 1830 he accompanied his brother to
America, and first worked for Judge Livingston, on a farm near
Lisbon, N. Y., and subsequently in a brewery at Ogdensburg, same
State. In 1832 he located on the present site of Grosse Point,
Mich., and in connection with his brother, built a wind saw-mill,
seven stories in height; the mill was afterward run by steam. In