Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . s benevolence that won him the love of was born in Madison county, New York,April 25, 1830, his parents being John W. andUrenia (Bonney) Blakeslee, both of whom werenatives of the state of New York. The father wasa wagonmaker by trade and followed that pursuitfor a number of years. Leaving the Empire statein 1836 he made his way westward to Washtenawcounty, Michigan, and took up his abode in Yorktownship. He fought in the war of 1812, whilethe paternal grandfather was a soldier of note inthe Revolutionary war. The father, who died inthe e
Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . s benevolence that won him the love of was born in Madison county, New York,April 25, 1830, his parents being John W. andUrenia (Bonney) Blakeslee, both of whom werenatives of the state of New York. The father wasa wagonmaker by trade and followed that pursuitfor a number of years. Leaving the Empire statein 1836 he made his way westward to Washtenawcounty, Michigan, and took up his abode in Yorktownship. He fought in the war of 1812, whilethe paternal grandfather was a soldier of note inthe Revolutionary war. The father, who died inthe early fall of i860, had often in his last illnessexpressed the hope that he might live to see Lin-coln elected. The brothers of our subject wereDr. Alfred P. Blakeslee and Julius W. the latter died several years ago. The sisterswere Mrs. Philena Olcott, the wife of John , of Augusta. Michigan; and Urania, thewife of Thomas Richards, of York township, whois a brother of Mrs. John W. Blakeslee. Both sis-ters are now / <^/^^.t yy}(/^/{?^<_^^^ O- PAST AND rRI:SI-:XT OF WASirrEXAW COUXTV, John W. was only six years of ascwhen brought by his parents to \\ashtena\vcounty and here amid the environments of pioneerlife, sharing with the family in all the hardshipsand trials incident to settlement upon the frontier,he spent the days of his youth and assisted in thearduous task of developing a new farm. Heearly learned lessons of industry, economy andintegrity and he grew to early manhood respectedby all who knew him. That he was regarded asone of the worthy and representative citizens ofhis comniunity is indicated by the fact that when(inlv twent\-one years of age he was chosen amember of the district school board, to which po-sition he was elected again and again, occupyingthe offices during the entire period of his resi-dence in both York and JNIilan. Further officialhonors were also conferred tipon him. He servedas supervisor of York tow
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