History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . RED TIMM, one of the first-classfarmers and good citizens of Ports-mouth township, Bay County, Michi-gan, residing in section 31, township14, range 6, and owning a well-improved farmof 80 acres, was torn in Germany, December18, 1842, and is a son of August and Mary(Kracht) Timm. The parents of Mr. Timm came to Americain 1871, joining him in Bay County. Bothfather and mother lived to a good old FRANK C. MERRILL AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 491 dying in their 84th and 82nd years declining years had been mad
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . RED TIMM, one of the first-classfarmers and good citizens of Ports-mouth township, Bay County, Michi-gan, residing in section 31, township14, range 6, and owning a well-improved farmof 80 acres, was torn in Germany, December18, 1842, and is a son of August and Mary(Kracht) Timm. The parents of Mr. Timm came to Americain 1871, joining him in Bay County. Bothfather and mother lived to a good old FRANK C. MERRILL AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 491 dying in their 84th and 82nd years declining years had been made comforta-ble by their children, seven of whom came toAmerica; one remained in Germany. Our subject was the fourth member of thefamily and the second of the three sons. Whenhe landed in America in 1866. he came directlyto Bay City and secured work in the was an industrious employee of the millsand was careful in saving his money so thatwhen he was ready to settle down to farming,he had accumulated enough capital to buy well-situated land. About 10 acres of the 40 ofhis first purchase had been cleared, but the restwas all covered with stumps and brush. Tolook over his well-cultivated fields one canscarcely realize that only 15 years have passedsince all this property was wild and Timm has made excellent improvementshere, building a comfortable house and barnsand setting out an orchard which has addedmaterially to his income. A f
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