History of Wexford County, Michigan : embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions . widow ofRobert H. Lewis, for twenty-nine years aresident of this county, and she has three chil-dren, Gary O., Albert L. and Emily L;Charles C, a farmer of Osecola county, mar-ried Eliza Smith, and they have five subject was liardl_\- mure than an infantwhen his i)arents left Xew York for In-diana and was a lad of only eight summerswhen they took up their alxide in Kent coun-ty. Michigan, where he continued his educa-tion that had been begun in
History of Wexford County, Michigan : embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions . widow ofRobert H. Lewis, for twenty-nine years aresident of this county, and she has three chil-dren, Gary O., Albert L. and Emily L;Charles C, a farmer of Osecola county, mar-ried Eliza Smith, and they have five subject was liardl_\- mure than an infantwhen his i)arents left Xew York for In-diana and was a lad of only eight summerswhen they took up their alxide in Kent coun-ty. Michigan, where he continued his educa-tion that had been begun in the schools ofIndiana. In the summer months he workedin the lumber business, and was trained tohabits of industry, economy and continued his residence in Kent county,tmtil i8qo. when he made his way to OsceolaC( unity, but cliiise liis location in (.lamLake liiwnslii]). where he has since ma<le hisliiime. ha\ing here a gootl farm of ninety-six;icres of ricli land. While plowing, planting• iiid liarxesting claims considerable of hisattention, he also has other business inter-ests, for he iiwns and operates a saw-mill. ???*****Mma«amM«M«ia fmiimm h,!,,,,,^,,,, „ ALBERT L. SMITH RESIDENCE. WEXFORD COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 443 ami is thus engaged in the manufacture oflumlier, for whicli lie finds a ready is the keynote of his character andhe places his dei:)endence not upon specu-lation or upon any fortunate combination ofcircumstances, hut continued, persistenteftort. guided by sound judgment. In Osceola county, Michigan, on the ^3(1of January, 1881, was celebrated the mar-riage of Mr. Smith and Miss Mahala , a native of Wells county, Indiana,born on the 8th of May, 1857. She is adaughter of Prancis M. and Mary E. (Rich-ards) Williams. Her mother, who boie themaiden name of Mary E. Richards, died inWells county, Septemljer 23, 1873. is the eldest of the eight children bornvmto her parents, of whom the following areliving: Mr
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