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 John M. Campbell of Milton, Michigan

Antrim County /

This substantial farmer and representative citizen of Milton township, Antrim county, is another of the worthy citizens whom the dominion of Canada has given to the state of Michigan. He was born in the province of Ontario, on the 22d of October, 1836, and is a son of Angus and Catherine (McDonald) Campbell, both of whom were likewise born and reared in Canada, being of sterling old Scotch stock, as the names imply. The father became one of the prosperous farmers of Ontario county, Ontario, and there continued to reside until his death, as did also his devoted wife, while […]

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Biographical history of northern Michigan

Biography of Joseph Swatosh of Central Lake Township, Michigan

Antrim County /

One of those sturdy pioneers whose indefatigable efforts resulted in the reclaiming of the forest lands of Antrim county to cultivation is the subject of this sketch, who is one of the representative farmers of Central Lake township, where he has maintained his residence for more than two score years, which fact indicates that he was one of the first to settle in this section, now opulent in prosperity and advanced civilization. Mr. Swatosh is a native of Austria, where he was born on the 26th of May, 1840, being a son of Joseph and Eleanor Swatosh, who immigrated to

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Biographical history of northern Michigan

Biography of Andrew J. Cook of Eastport, Michigan

Antrim County /

This well known and honored citizen of the village of Eastport is one of the representative pioneers of Antrim county, with whose agricultural development he was prominently concerned, and he is now living retired in the village mentioned, secure in the esteem of all who know him and placed in independent circumstances through his well directed efforts in the past years. Mr. Cook is a native of the old Buckeye state, having been born in Olmsted, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, on the 8th of June, 1837, and being a son of Caleb and Eliza (Parsons) Cook, both of whom died in

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Biographical history of northern Michigan

Biography of Charles S. Gabrion of Elmira, Michigan

Antrim County /

Prominent among the leading citizens and influential politicians of Antrim county is the gentleman whose name furnishes the caption of this sketch and who at the present time holds one of the most responsible and exacting* positions within the gift of the people. Charles S. Gabrion is a native of Lewis county, New York, where his birth occurred on the 18th of February, 1854, being the son of Gilbert G. and Sarah Gabrion, both of whom were born and reared in the Empire state. The father, who served in the great rebellion as a member of the Fourteenth New York

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