. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. yne father afterward married again, his sec-ond union being with Catherine Yosburg,who was also a native of Xew York. About1874 they came to Grand Traverse countyand settled at Old Mission, where their re-maining days were passed. Mr. Rushmoredeparting this life on the 12th of October,1894, when seventy-nine years of age. Hissecond wife survived him for a few years,and die


. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. yne father afterward married again, his sec-ond union being with Catherine Yosburg,who was also a native of Xew York. About1874 they came to Grand Traverse countyand settled at Old Mission, where their re-maining days were passed. Mr. Rushmoredeparting this life on the 12th of October,1894, when seventy-nine years of age. Hissecond wife survived him for a few years,and died on the 30th of April, 1900, wheneighty-five years of age. William H. Rushmore was the second inthe family of three children. He lived withhis father until eighteen years of age, spend-ing that time in the Empire state. He thenstarted out in life on his own account, andhas since depended entirely upon his own re-sources. Leaving home, he went to Cali-fornia and followed different occupations inthat state. He also worked for a time in Ne-vada and in Oregon, his chief occupation be-ing that of farming. In the fall of 1885,however, he left the Pacific coast and re-traced bis steps as far as Michigan. Through. MRS. W. H. RUSHMORE AND SON.


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