Portrait and biographical album of Jackson County, Michigan : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the County together with portraits & biographies of all the governors of the State and of the presidents of the United States . .?•,.*^.) .r. i .T. .T. -i ^.-•^? ^. DAVID H. JEROME, Oover-^nor of from Jan. i, 1881, tof^ Jan. I, 1883, was born at De-troit, Mich., Nov. 17, parents eniigrated toMichigan from Trumansburg,Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1828,locating at Detroit. His fatherdied March 30, 1831, l
Portrait and biographical album of Jackson County, Michigan : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the County together with portraits & biographies of all the governors of the State and of the presidents of the United States . .?•,.*^.) .r. i .T. .T. -i ^.-•^? ^. DAVID H. JEROME, Oover-^nor of from Jan. i, 1881, tof^ Jan. I, 1883, was born at De-troit, Mich., Nov. 17, parents eniigrated toMichigan from Trumansburg,Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1828,locating at Detroit. His fatherdied March 30, 1831, leavingnine children. He liad beentwice married, and four of thechildren living at the time of liisdeath were grown up sons, tlie off-spring of his first union. Of thefive children by his second marriage, David H. wasthe youngest. Shortly after Mr. Jeromes death, hiswidow moved back to New York and settled inOnondaga County near Syracuse, where they remaineduntil the fall of 1834, the four sons by the first wifecontinuing their residence in Michigan. In the fallof 1834, Mrs. Jerome came once more to Michigan,locating on a farm in St. Clair County. Here the(iovernor formed those habits of industry and ster-ling integrity tliat have been so characteristic of theman in the active duties of life. He was sent to thedistrict school, and in the acquisi
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