Biography of Hon. Joseph R. Moore of Lapeer Michigan

Portrait and biographical record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola counties, Michigan

Joseph R. Moore was born November 3, 1845, being the son of Jacob J. and Hepsibeth (Gillett) Moore. The boyhood days of our subject were spent in and about his father’s mill and from the time he was thirteen until he was nineteen years of age he spent but one winter in school, as his father needed his help.

Biography of Governor Moses Wisner

Governor Moses Wisner

Moses Wisner, Governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1861, was born in Springport, Cayuga Co. N. Y., June 3, 1815. His early education was only what could be obtained at a common school. Agricultural labor and frugality of his parents gave him a physical constitution of unusual strength and endurance, … Read more

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