. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . 16,1841, now , residing at Traverse City, Mich.; Clara, bornJune 1, 1843, now Mrs. Taylor, of Hamlin township ;Samuel, born Feb. 22, 1845, now living in Missouri;Elida, born March 18, 1847, now Mrs. Harris, living in 484 HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. California; Sarah E., born April 25, 1S49, died June 19,1874 ; Sylvanus C, born March 15, 1851, resides at home ;John C, born Jan. 15, 1854, died Feb. 9, 1877 ; LillieR , born Oct. 20, 1856. In politics Mr. Halo has beensuccessively a Whig and a Republican. He has neverbeen an off
. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . 16,1841, now , residing at Traverse City, Mich.; Clara, bornJune 1, 1843, now Mrs. Taylor, of Hamlin township ;Samuel, born Feb. 22, 1845, now living in Missouri;Elida, born March 18, 1847, now Mrs. Harris, living in 484 HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. California; Sarah E., born April 25, 1S49, died June 19,1874 ; Sylvanus C, born March 15, 1851, resides at home ;John C, born Jan. 15, 1854, died Feb. 9, 1877 ; LillieR , born Oct. 20, 1856. In politics Mr. Halo has beensuccessively a Whig and a Republican. He has neverbeen an office-seeker. Religiously, his views are wife is a member of the Congregational Church. Hisearly educational advantages were limited to the commonschools. He has followed the avocation of a farmer, andwith what success may be seen bj a glance at the smilingfields and excellent improvements around him. He is athoroughly practical farmer. He is strongly opposed toall secret organizations, and is fearless in the advocacy ofhis 3fi^v-edS^H^^^4 X David B. Bradford, whose portrait appears herewith,was born in Middlesex Co., Conn., Dec. 15, 1800, and sub-sequently removed with his parents to the State of NewYork. His time was mostly spent at home until he becameof age. Aug. 1, 1824, he was married to Lida in farming until 1836, he came in the latter yearto Michigan, and purchased land in the township of Ham-lin, Eaton Co., and moved upon it with his family, of wife and six children, in the spring of 1837. Heconstructed a bark shanty, in which the family was tjuar-tercd while he was preparing a log house for their occu-pation. Mrs. Bradford died Nov. 12, 1844, and conducted his household affairs, with the aid ofhis children, until Jan. 29, 1850, when lie married Eliza-beth Crocker. He was a second time left a widower, witha large family of children, March 10, 1864, and on the 1stof December, in the same year, he was married
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