. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella county, Mich., containing portraits and biographical sketches of ... citizens ... also containing a complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time . ch., where he died. The mother died inthe State of Illinois, at a later period. Their familyconsisted of three sons and one daughter, William be-ing the youngest son. He was born in Ireland, Aug. 4, 1818, and when 18years old, left the Emerald Isle with his parents forAmerica. He lived with them until 27 years to Vermont, he was for two years employedon a rai
. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella county, Mich., containing portraits and biographical sketches of ... citizens ... also containing a complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time . ch., where he died. The mother died inthe State of Illinois, at a later period. Their familyconsisted of three sons and one daughter, William be-ing the youngest son. He was born in Ireland, Aug. 4, 1818, and when 18years old, left the Emerald Isle with his parents forAmerica. He lived with them until 27 years to Vermont, he was for two years employedon a railroad, and then he returned to HillsdaleCounty, this State, to engage in agriculture. In No-vember, 1857, he came to Isabella County, and lo-cated on 160 acres in Cue Township, which he hadpurchased three years previous, and where he hassince resided. He was married in Canada, May 6, 1S45, to Mary,daughter of Robert and Ann (Leach) , na-tives of England. Mrs. Adams was also born inEngland, Sept. 22, 1824. She and her husbandhave been the parents of nine children, five ofwhom survive: Mary A., William E., Oliver H., JohnF. and Wellsley VV. The deceased children areMatilda J., Eliza D., Lydia E. and David R. Mr, ISABELLA COUNT\ fSE ^Tf ?Ay. ^S^^-i. ^A<^I y^i was Collector of his township three years, andTownship Treasurer three years. Politically, he isstrictly independent. He and wife are liberal in theirreligious views, but incline toward the Baptist faith. —-*^#a^«^— ^F^ll eorge Abram Dusenbury, banker and■iksJfjL express agent, Mt. Pleasant, was born ^.,^4 21, 1845, at Marshall, Calhoun Co., Mich.^if^ He is the son of John and Elizabeth (Butler)■^ Dusenbury, natives of Broome Co., N. Y. Thefather was born in 1815, and grew to manhoodin the place of his nativity, where he engaged inmercantile pursuits, and in 1836, after his marriage,removed to Marshall, Mich. He prosecuted thebusiness of a merchant in that city until his death,which occurred
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