lumber woods for many years; then engaged in lumbering for himself, and for the past eight years has been associated with Dell Brown in the business. He owns 300 acres of land, his farm is well located and has excellent improvements. When he left Canada he only had $100, and his success is the result of his own efforts. In 1856, he married Miss Rachel Benson, a native of Canada. They have four children—Morris, Reid, Jane and Charlotte

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GREENWOOD TOWN&HIP.

REENWOOD Township was organized in 1855, with L. Small, Supervisor. Greenwood Center and East Greenwood are post office villages and small centers of population. In 1804 the population was 625, now 1,568. The area is 22,773 acres, watered by Plum and Silver Creeks. The equalized value is §312,765, and number of children of school age, 589. Among the pioneers were William Shannon, James McKinney, James Middleton and John McCallen.

The lands of this township, with the exception of a few sections, were purchased from the General Government since 1847. Among the principal buyers of 1847-53, were James W. Sanborn, C. Carleton, Lorenzo M. Mason, Aloney Rust, Henry Fish, James Haynes, Lewis Brockway, Allen Fish. C. F. Davis, George Fitzgerald, Alvah Sweetser, W. Truesdail, Edward Ross, Timothy J. Wheaton, H. C. Benson, Elisha Jenkins, Cummings Sanborn, Joseph P. Campeau, H. W. Delavan, Buckminster White, John Beard, James Beard, George Thorn, W. Parker, Patrick Eagan, C. Brown, Sarah B. Adams, James Haynes, Matthew Furlong, Levi Gardner.

SUPERVISORS.

Lincoln Small, 1855-58; Samuel Jamieson, 1850-60; Patrick Fox, 1861-79; Jotham A. Vincent, 1880; Patrick Fox, 1881-82.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,

Roswell Ottman, 1857-64; Lincoln Small, 1858-61; Ebenezer Blake, 1858; William Gowan, 1859; William Black, 1862; William Wateon. 1862; Patrick Fox, 1865-71; Hezekiah Coms, 1866; Henry Wells, 1868; Harvey G. Wilcox, 1868; Charles P. Farr, 1870; John Hislop. 1870; Joseph Bricker, 1871; Thomas Black, 1873; Hiram Poaslev. 1874; Patrick Fox, 1875-79; J. M. Haviland, 1875-78; Joseph Bricker, 1876; William Bonser, 1877; Nicholas Vogilie, 1879, William Hill, 1880; Joseph Bricker, 1881;. John H. Bricker, 1882.

The election of April, 1882, resulted as follows, the candidates being on a "people's ticket:" Patrick Fox, Supervisor, 96 majority; J. F. Benson, Clerk; Thomas Guillott, Highway Commissioner, 67 majority; N. E. Brochmer, School Inspector, 64 majority.

Greenwood Center in Greenwood Township, is comparatively a new settlement, sixteen miles northwest of Port Huron. The religious societies are represented by Methodist and German Lutheran congregations. A school and post office are found in the village.

East Greenwood, in Greenwood Township, is located on Silver Creek, within three miles of Black River, near the boundary of Sanilac County. It is twenty miles northwest of Port Huron.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

The history of this township is contained in the following personal sketches of the most prominent citizens:

V. E. BOEHMER, farmer and teacher, Section 1, East Greenwood, is a nativeof New York, and was born at Tonawanda, December 8, 1852. His parents, Edward and Catharine Boehmer, went to Canada in 1854. He grew up and attended school there, and completed his education at the Normal School at Toronto; afterward engaged in teaching there for several years. He came to this county in 1872 and bought eighty acres of land and engaged in farming and teaching, and has taught every winter since coming here; has held the office of Supervisor, School Superintendent and School Inspector. In 1878, he marrried Miss Mary Raw, of this county. Her parents, Rev. J. L. Raw and Maria Raw, of Massachusetts, came to this county, and he erected the first German Church in the town of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Boehmer have two sons—Charles and Alfred.

HENRY BURGER, of the firm of Hill & Burger, general merchants, Fargo, is a native of Macomb County, and was born at Mount Clemens. March 2, 1862. His parents, Henry and Mary Burger, came to Fort Graliot during his early boyhood. He attended school there, and entered the store of P. M. Edison, and remained with him seven years. In March, 1883, he engaged in business here with his present partner. They carry a large stock of goods and are building up a good trade.

CHARLES EGGERT. farmer, Section 28, P. O. Hartsuff, is a native of Germany, and was born June 18. 1848. His parents, John Eggerts and Mary Peters, emigrated to this country in 1854, and came to Detroit. In 1856, they came to this county and settled where his mother now lives. They were among the earliest settlers here. He grew up on his father's farm, and went in the lumber woods in winters; since manhood, has been engaged in fanning; owns a good farm of eighty acres. In 1874, he married Mrs. Mary Ann Roberts, a native of Canada. They have had three children—only one daughter, Corintha—survives.

CHARLES FARR, P. O. Fargo, is a native of Jefferson County, N. Y., and was born June 14, 1826. His father died when Charles was only seven years old. He lived there until the age of seventeen, then came to Port Huron in 1844. Two years later he went to Clyde Mills, and while there learned the blacksmith's trade. Remained there four years, and then went back to his native State to take care of his mother. After remaining there three years, he returned to this county and settled at Lakeport and worked at his trade four years. In 1856, he came to this town, bought 160 acres of land and settled where he now lives; it was all covered with timber, and there were no roads in this part of the town. He engaged in lumbering and cleared his land and made his farm. In 1857, he and Henry Hull established the school district; the two families had nine children, just the number required by law. They built a schoolhouse between their land, hired a teacher, and maintained a school two years. He held the office of Justice of the Peace and has held school offices many years. In April, 1881, was appointed Postmaster, and holds that office. He aided the building of the P. H. & N. W. R. R.. giving his time and money to secure its completion. He built the depot at this place at his own expense. The village of Fargo, which was named after him, was laid out one year ago, and since then he has been engaged in building to advance the interests of the place. During the war, Mr. Farr enlisted and served in Company K, Third Regiment Michigan Infantry. In 1849, Mr. Farr married Miss Mary Conlan, a native of Jefferson County, N. Y. She died in 1875. They had five sons and five daughters —Charles E., James R., Frank, Sherman, Fred, Mary, Ellen, Sarah, Emma and Ada. In 1878, he married Ellen N. Moore, of Brockway.

ANDREW LOUR, farmer, Section 34, P. O. Brockway, is a native of Germany, and was born January 28, 1832. After reaching manhood, he emigrated to the United States in 1856, lived two years in Canada and came to this county in 1858. He lived in Port Huron three years, and then engaged in farming in the town of Kenockee; afterward bought a place in the town of Greenwood, and since then has lived there. He moved on the farm where he now lives in 1878, and owns 120 acres well-improved land, with excellent buildings. He had nothing when he came to this country, and his success is owing to his industry and good management. In 1856, he married Miss Paulina Bierstauffer, a native of Germany. They have six sons and five daughters —Gotleib, Fred, Albert, Willie, Andrew, Eddie, Augusta, Louise, Rosetta, Paulina and Martha.

CHARLES W. POHLEY, farmer, Section 27, P. O. Hartsuff, is a native of Germany, and was born in Bavaria October 25, 1825. He emigrated to this country in 1847. He lived in Montreal three years; then came to Detroit in 1850, and lived there ten years. He worked at the the trade of cabinet-maker and joiner. In 1860, he came to Port Huron, and lived there and in Marine City five years. In 1865, he came on the place where he now lives, built a small house and began clearing the land and made his farm. He owns a good farm of eighty acres with good buildings, all the result of his own industry. In 1850, married Miss Elizabeth Schmidt. She was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. They have five children—Fred W., Annie M.. Charles T., Philip H. and Christian.

PAUL WILLEY, farmer and lumberman, Section 12, P. O. East Greenwood, is a native of Canada, and was born September 10. 1840. His parents came to this county during his boyhood and settled in this town. He grew up here, and since reaching manhood has been engaged in farming and lumbering. He owns 140 acres of land here, and owns eighty acres up at Fremont, and also owns other property. He is still interested in lumbering. In 1878, Mr. Willey married Miss Julia Belts, a native of Canada. They have one daughter. Blanche.

ADDENDA.

Through oversight, or because received too late, the following biographies were not inserted in their proper connection.

CAPT. L. R. BOYNTON is a native of St. Clair County, and was born in Port Huron December 9, 1833. He began sailing when only thirteen years old, on the scow Broadhorn, and when sixteen years old was second mate of the propellor Princeton, and then was mate of steamer Huron. He sailed master of the propellor David Stoutman, before he was twenty-one years old. He has also sailed master of the steamer Tom Whitney," tugs "May Flower" and "Mills;" propellors "Iron City," Galena," "Winona" and "St. Paul." In 1881, he became part owner and sailed master of the steam barge Rhoda Steward. Capt. Boynton has been in the marine service, thirty-seven years. He was married September 15, 1853, to Miss Sarah E. Kendall, a native of Algonac. They have eight sons—Lewis, Arthur, Granville, Wilber, Albert. Raymond, Oliver, Walter, and three daughters—Fannie, now Mrs. Chrisholm. Oscoda; Addie, now Mrs. Dudgeon;

Sarah.

CHESTER CARLETON, P. O. St. Clair, is a native of New Hampshire, and was born in Bath, Grafton Co., February 22, 1811. He grew up there until nineteen years of age, and then went to Woodstock, Conn. After living there about one year, he determined to go to the Territory of Michigan. Went by stage to Albany, and from there to Schenectady, from there by canal to Buffalo, then came on the old steamer Sheldon Thompson to Detroit, and came up the St. Clair River on the "Little Argo" !o this county, and arrived here September 26, 1831. Hegan chopping in the woods and the following year worked at getting out shingle bolts. For a few years was engaged in making shingles. He, with others, built a current mill at Moore's Point; this did not prove a success, and he engaged in farming and lumbering for some years, and afterward went in the woods and located and entered pine lands, and bought and sold timber land, and was engaged in this business for many years, and has been interested in Pine lands until within the past few years. When he came to this county, he only had eighty dollars. Has lived here over fifty years and is one of the oldest settlers on the river; has held town offices. He was married March 17, 1846, to Miss Julia A. Webb, of Lunenberg, Vt. They have six children—Julia H., H. Clinton, Lillie A., Laura W.. Clara P., Bertha M. They have lost one daughter—Teranna, who died June 1, 1882. Mr. Carleton has one son Wellington, by former wife. He is a physician at Rochelle, 111.

CAPT. H. W. DAVIS, is a native of Lake County, Ohio, and was born August 21, 1841. He began sailing on the schooner T. G. Holt when only twelve years old; a few years later was second mate of the Matt Root, and afterward mate. In 1866, sailed master of the Daniel Owens. also sailed master of the "Caledonia" and the "Smith;" for the past six years has sailed master of the Thomas S. Skinner. In 1866. Capt. Davis married Miss Mary Pine, of Lake County, Ohio. They have three children—Aimee, Hattie Belle. Calvin Henry.

CAPT. PHIL ELLERY, is a native of New York State, and was born May 1, 1844. His parents came to this county during his early childhood. He began sailing on the schooner Emma when fifteen years old; was on her four years. In 1863, sailed captain of the schooner Emma; also sailed the Preble and the Hannah. Sailed as master of barque T. B. Rice, and the propellor Northerner; then bought the schooner Louisa and sailed her three years; then bought the Clara and sailed her. In 1864, he married Miss Delphina Blair, of Quebec, Canada. They have five children—Lorena, Nellie, Hattie, William, Charles H.

E. S. PETIT. Deputy Collector of Customs, is a son of Simon and Sophia Gerard Petit, and was born in Port Huron November 4, 1847. He attended school here during his boyhood. During the rebellion he enlisted in the new Third Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. After his return was connected with grocery trade and hardware and agricultural implement business. Was afterward appointed Deputy Sheriff and Deputy United States Marshal. In April, 1878, was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs, and since then has held that position. He is actively identified with the State troops and holds commission of Lieutenant Colonel of the Third Regiment. In 1871, he married Miss Louise M. Noble, of this city, daughter of L. L. Noble. They have four children—Maud, Millie, Mary. Noble.

THOMAS SHOULTERS, contractor, is a native of Chemung County, N. Y., and was born June 2, 1843. Grew up in that State. After reaching manhood, he came to Michigan; settled at Ann Arbor; lived there ten years. In 1880, he came to Port Huron; has for some years been engaged in contracting and building telegraph lines, and fencing railroad track. The past year built over 200 miles of fence and 100 miles telegraph line, and has contracts to build over 500 miles the present year. He was married November 15, 1867, to Miss Elizabeth Howard, a native of Chemung County, N. Y. They have four children—Seymour, Cora, Maud, Annie.

CHRIS H. WALTER, wood dealer, located corner Erie and Butler streets, is a native of Saxony and was born February 11, 1848. His parents emigrated to America and came to Port Huron during his early childhood; he grew up here; sailed on the lakes several years. In 1871, engaged in the wood and grocery trade, and since then for the past eleven years has carried on the business here and owns the property on the corner of Butler and Erie streets. In 1872, he married Miss Eliza Fish, daughter of George Fish, one of the early settlers of this county. She died November 16, 1879, leaving three children—Mary, Nellie, Thomas, Christie.

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H. N. WRIGHT, contractor and builder, is a native of Orange County, N. Y., and was born August 9, 1818. When sixteen years of ago, he went to Dutchess County, where he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. Worked at his trade there and was afterward engaged in building in that State many years, came to Port Huron in March. IS50, and engaged in building. He built Merchants Exchange Block, Stewart's Block, Dowling Block, Howard's Block and Miller's Block and many others. He has been engaged in contracting and building over a quarter of a century. In 1861, he engaged in manufacturing sash, doors and blinds, and carried on the business for twenty years. He has been twice elected member of the City Council. In 1K48, he married Miss Millie Corbin, a native of Dutchess County, X. Y. They have two children—Theodore H., now in the First National Bank; Millie, now Mrs. Smith, of Windsor. They have lost one daughter — Mattie.

MRS. CHARLOTTE MONTROSS, P. O. Fort Gratiot, is a native of this county. Her father Jacob Miller, was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Michigan soon after the war of 1812. In 1833, he married Miss Henriette Cox, a native of New York State. She came here with her brothers and sisters in 1N30. After they were married, her husband engaged in lumbering and farming. He was one of the earliest settlers and was prominently identified with business interests until his death which occurred August 10. 1880. He left four children; only two survive; one son, Benjamin, and one daughter, Charlotte. She was married in 1853, to James Montross; he was a native of St. Thomas, Canada, and came to this county in 183!, and was engaged in business in Port Huron many years; then bought this farm and engaged in farming, He held the office of Supervisor. His death occurred June 21, 1874, leaving three children—Ben A., Jacob and Ella. Mrs. Montross owns a good farm of IJ3 acres. Her mother, Mrs. Miller, is living with her.

T BARRON, farmer and dairyman, is a native of Urafton County, K. H., and was born December 31, 1N18. Upon reaching early manhood, he determined to come West to Michigan, and reached this county November 13. 18H8. Entered his brother's store at St. Cluir. The day after he reached his majority, was appointed Under Sheriff of the county under Dr. Heath; remained in his brother's store two years; run on the old steamer Red Jacket one season; after a few years started in the grocery trade, and engaged in that business some years. About the year 1852, he bought the place where he now lives, and since then has been engaged in farming and dairying. He owns 160 acres of laud: his farm is finely located on the St. Clair River adjoining the town of that name. Mr. Barron held the office of Sheriff and Constable many years, and was Deputy United States Marshal two years under Warner Wing; was also Town Clerk, Justice of the Peace ana Director of Union School. In 1848, he married Miss Sophia P. Carleton, a native of Grafton, N. H. Her parents, Israel Carleton and Nancy Deming, were early settlers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton have two sons—Timothy D., George C. They lost one daughter—Lila E.

R. S. HOLLAND, Deputy Collector Customs, is a native of St. Clair County, and was born in the town of Fort Gratiot February 18, 1841. his parents being early settlers there: he began sailing when only eleven years of age on the schooner B. G. Allen; he sailed until the war broke out, then enlisted in the three months service. Afterward re-enlisted in Company C. Twenty-second Regiment Michigan Infantry; was wounded at Lexington, Ky. After the war, he returned and sailed master of schooner Emma Leighton, and the J. K. Lockwood. the Alpena and the Maggie. In 1872, he was appointed Deputy Collector, and since then for the past eleven years has held that position. In 1878, Capt. Holland married Miss Mary Markle: she is a native of Bav City.

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