Antrim County

Antrim County, in the north west corner of Michigan’s lower peninsula was formed March 8, 1843 from its parent county, Cheboygan. It was originally named Megesee County, but was later renamed after County Antrim, in Ireland. Antrim consists of 476 square miles with a population of 16,194 (based on the 1989 statistics). It is bordered on the west by Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan and is one of the state’s most popular recreation areas. This region was once famous for its iron processing.

Biographical history of northern Michigan

Biography of Silas B. Anway of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County /

Silas B. Anway is one of the honored pioneers of Antrim county, and has been an active factor in connection with the industrial, material and civic development and progress of this section of the Wolverine state, while he has been concerned with the broad interests which have to do with the welfare of the community. A veteran of the Civil war, an upright, enterprising citizen, and a man of marked ability, he is specially worthy of consideration in this volume. Mr. Anway is a representative of one of the old and honored families of Ohio. His grandfather, William Anway, came …

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Biography of Peter S. Weaver of Custer Township, Michigan

Antrim County /

This venerable and honored pioneer of Antrim county is a veteran of the Civil war and in the “piping times of peace” has ever shown the same fidelity, loyalty and earnestness of purpose which so signally characterized his course while a soldier on the battlefields of the greatest of all internecine conflicts, the war of the Rebellion. He has been a resident of Antrim county since 1869, and is thus numbered among the oldest living pioneers of this section of the state, while he has done his share in the great work of development and aided the march of progress, …

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Biography of Clark Taggart of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County, Huron County /

It is no mere assumption that energy and consecutive application will eventuate in success in nearly every instance, and proof is afforded in the case of Mr. Taggart, who is one of the well known pioneers and prosperous farmers of Antrim county, his well improved farm being located in Central Lake township. Mr. Taggart is a native of the province of Ontario, Canada, where he was born on the 2 1st of March, 1859, and he is a son of Robert and Eliza (Wiley) Taggart, the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in Scotland, while both …

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Biography of James Larue of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County, Barry County /

Another of the representative farmers and sterling citizens of Antrim county is James Larue, whose well improved and attractive homestead is situated in Central Lake township. He is a native of the old Empire state, having been born in Onondaga county, New York, on the 19th of May, 1859, and being a son of Harvey and Jane (Rice) Larue, both of whom were born and reared in the state of New York, where they passed the major portion of their lives, the father having been a skilled mechanic and having been a contractor and builder by occupation. The family came …

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Biography of John W. Morse of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County /

The potency of consecutive industry and determined purpose is well exemplified in the career of the subject of this sketch, who is one of the honored pioneers and prosperous farmers of Antrim county, where he has resided for the past thirty years. He came here a poor man and by well directed effort has gained a competency, being one of the popular and influential citizens of Central Lake township. Mr. Morse is a native of the old Empire state, having been born in Seneca county, in the beautiful lake district of New York, on the 30th of June, 1838. He …

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Biography of Erwin Hemstreet of Bellaire, Michigan

Antrim County, Genesee County, Ionia County /

For a score of years has the subject of this review been identified with the business and civic affairs of the thriving little city of Bellaire, the judicial center of Antrim county, and no citizen is held in higher regard in business and social circles than is this pioneer merchant, who is recognized as one of the leading business men of the county, where he has varied and important interests. He is a man of sterling character and the intrinsic strength and individuality of his nature have made him a valuable factor. He has stated that he has always had …

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Biography of Clinton S. Boice of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County, Kent County /

This representative farmer and highly esteemed citizen of Central Lake township, Antrim county, is a native of county Kent, Michigan, where he was born, in the village of Jamestown, on the 25th of May, 1859, being a son of Judson A. and Mary A. (Odell) Boice, the former of whom was born in Massachusetts and the latter in Ohio. The father of the subject was a harness-maker by trade and followed this vocation in various parts of the county, while finally he took up his residence in Michigan and turned his attention to farming, with which he continued to be …

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Biography of Thomas Kennedy of Milton, Michigan

Antrim County /

Nearly two score years have passed since the time when Mr. Kennedy took up his residence in Antrim county, and in view of this statement it is scarcely necessary to say that he is numbered among the early pioneers of this section, where he has attained to marked prosperity through his efforts in connection with the development of the resources of the locality, which was practically a forest wilderness at the time when he made his advent in the county. Mr. Kennedy is a native of the fair Emerald Isle and is a scion of the staunchest of old Irish …

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Biography of James E. Boice of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County, Ottawa County /

For more than a score of years has Mr. Boice been a resident of Antrim county, and in his farm, which was partly covered with the native timber at the time of his securing possession of the same, he has wrought a wonderful transformation, making it one of the productive and valuable places of the county, while he is known as a reliable and public spirited citizen and as one of the substantial agriculturists of Central Lake township. Mr. Boice is a native of the state of Michigan, having been born in Jamestown, in the vicinity of the city of …

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Biography of Lucien Kaiser of Milton, Michigan

Antrim County /

We are pleased to incorporate in this volume a resume of the life history of this worthy representative of one of the leading pioneer families of Antrim county, with whose annals the name has been identified since 1869, prominently concerned in the founding and upbuilding of this favored section of the Wolverine state. Mr. Kaiser, who is one of the influential citizens and substantial farmers of Milton township, was born in the province of Switzerland on the 24th of October, 1852, and is a son of Frederick and Martha (Harney) Kaiser, both natives of one of the German provinces of …

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