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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

Moses M. Harris, farmer, sec. 13; was born in Clarkson, N.
Y., Dec. 26, 1826, a son of George and Amanda Harris, who were
honored and respected pioneers of this county; father was born
April 29, 1789, and died April 14, 1852; mother still lives, and
was born June 16, 1794. He owns 108 acres of land, the product
of his own thrift and industry; Was married Dec. 2, 1857, to Jane
McLean, who was born April 5, 1824. Four children-Hattie E.,
born Sept. 23, 1858; John J., July 27, 186o; Moses, Dec. 20,1862,
and died Jan. 13, 1874; Frank was born Nov. 12, 1865, and died
July 20, 1872.
James Hay, President of the Tittabawassee Boom Company, was
born in Scotland, May 10, 1828, and is a son of Daniel Hay who
emigrated with his family to Nova Scotia while James was an infant,
and to Northern New York when he was a small boy. They went
to Canada in 1838, where he remained until 1849, when he came to
Port Huron, Michigan. He there worked as a common laborer
for $13 a tnonth. In 1857 he came to Saginaw Valley and became
foreman for David Ward in the lumbering business. He, however,
had been foreman for David Rust in the same business for three
years previous. During the winter of 1858 and '59 he lumbered
for A. & D. W. Rust, and in 1859 he became a partner of Ezra
Rust, with whoni he is still associated. Mr. Hay owns large tracts
of valuable pine lands. Iie was married, Dec 13, 1864, to Miss
Mattie Hawkins, by whom he has had 8 children, 6 living-Mamie,
Willy. Jennie, Mattie, Ethel and Blanche.
Emil A. Herrig, Xf. D., one of the leading physicians of Saginaw
City, was born in Germany in 1840, where he received his education, attending several colleges and universities, finally graduating
at the Royal Medical University at Berlin, in March, 1866. After
practicing for a short time he entered the Prussian army during
their war with Austria, and was after some time promoted to rank
as Surgeon. At the close of the war lie returned to Berlin, where
he continued his practice. The succeeding two years he was acting assistant to some of the leading professors in, the great hospitals. He emigrated to tie United States in the summer of 1869, and
settled at Fond du Lac, Wis., where he remained until lie came to
Saginaw, in May, 1871. He is now one of the most successful men in
his profession, and has been connected with different enterprises of
the city for years. He has been a lmember of the Board of Health
for nearly three years, and its President and Health Officer for
about two years, declining the office December, 1880. For one
year he acted as city physician, and is a member of the Teutonia
Society, founded in August, 1858. He was President of that society
for three years, and has been one of tie Board of Directors for nine
years. Il several of the best secret societies he holds high positions.
Bernzhard Herrig, wholesale and retail grocer, on Water street,
between Court and Adams, is a native of Germany. He came to
Sagi iw in 1849, on the steamer " Huron," and was one week on the
way.W Detroit to Saginaw. There was ult one house in Bay