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TAYMOUTH TOWNSHIP., 933

LElijah Pelcher is the eldest son of Albert Pelcher, and was born
in Taymouth tp. in 1833. By occupation he is a farmer. He owns
20 acres of land-10 acres situated on sec. 28, and 10 on, sec. 21.
He was married in Taymouth tp. to Jane Hickey, daughter of
Daniel Hickey. They have 6 children-Jonas, Moses, Simon,
Susan, Peter and George. Mr. and Mrs. Pelcher are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Pelcher is a
descendant of the original owners of the soil; he is of Indian and
French descent, and is the chief of the band of Chippewa Indians
that are located in Taymouth tp. His Indian lname is "Won-kesick," and his wife's "Swa-che-wan-no-qua."
Henry 0. Price, fourth son of Henry and Parmelia (Jefferds)
Price, was born in Macomb Co., Mich., April 7, 1832. He was
raised on a farm, and educated in the common schools of Macomb
and Lapeer counties. He was married May 11, 1856, to Sarah,
daughter of George W. and Mary J. (Miller) Ellison, born April
26, 1838. They have had 9 children, 8 still living, 2
born in Lapeer Co., Mich., 1 in Oakland Co., Mich., and 4
in this county-Charles H., born Mar. 7, 1857; Lucelia J., born
Aug. 23, 1858; Pliny O., born Feb. 7, 1860; Pearl A., born Sept.
22, 1862; Frank V., born May 29, 1865; Mary H., born Mar. 25,
1870; Estella A., born May 29, 1871, and Jennie E., born Aug. 9,
1878. Kenneth E. was born in Taymouth tp., April 27, 1874, and
died July 27, 1876. Mr. Price came to Taynlouth tp. in 1863, and
bought 95 acres of land on sec. 13, two-thirds of which are under
cultivation. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Price is a member of the Baptist Church.
John laasch, first son of Frank and Catherine (Craig) Raasch,
was born in Prussia, Sept. 8, 1834. In the fall of 1867 he came to
the United States, and settled in Allegheny Co., Pa., where he
remained four months, then removed to Chicago, where he resided
three years. He then located near Detroit, Mich., where he remained a short time, and finally settled in Taymouth tp., in the
fall of 1873. He was married in Bridgeport tp., Saginaw Co., to
Mrs. Rosanna Diffin, daughter of John and Mary Mesner, born in
Wurtemberg, Ger., April 29, 1839. She had 4 children by her first
husband, all natives of Taymouth tp.-John E., born Sept. 19,
1862: Joseph B., born Sept. 27, 1866;Mary, born March 15, 1870,
and Rosa, born Oct. 20, 1874.
John Raasch and his wife reside on sec. 21, where Mrs. Raasch
owns 92 acres of land.
Williarn Reid, jr., third son of William, sr,, and Margaret
(Eddy) Reid, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in September,
1813. He was born and raised on a farm, and at the age of 10
years began life for himself. He worked for farmers a few years,
and then went on the railroad and learned to be an engineer. He
was engaged at this for 25 or 30 years; he ran the first engine on
the west end of the Great Western R. R. He came to the United
States in the spring of 1851, and to Taymouth tp. in the spring of
1856. He bought 320 acres of land on sec. 26, and now owns 110