. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. , he came to Michigan and settled inGrand Traverse county. Here he purchaseda claim and he afterward secured a home-stead of one hundred and sixty acres, lying-in Grant township. Upon this he settledand it has since been his place of todav owns one hundred and ten acres,of which fifty acres is improved. He haserected good buildings upon his farm andsupplied i
. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. , he came to Michigan and settled inGrand Traverse county. Here he purchaseda claim and he afterward secured a home-stead of one hundred and sixty acres, lying-in Grant township. Upon this he settledand it has since been his place of todav owns one hundred and ten acres,of which fifty acres is improved. He haserected good buildings upon his farm andsupplied it with modern equipments whichfacilitate farm work and make his labors ofvalue in the acquirement of a comfortablecompetence. Mr. Howard was a young man of onlynineteen years when he offered his serviceto the government in defense of the Union,enlisting in March. 1865. as a member ofCompany I, Fifty-second Wisconsin Infan-try. He was afterward transferred to theFifty-first Wisconsin Regiment of Volun-teers, with which lie remained for about twomonths, but the command did not leavethe state. Mr. Howard was married in county. Michigan, on the 31st ofJanuary. 1S78. the lady of his choice being. JAMES N. HOWARD GROUP. GRAND TRAVERSE AND LEELANAW COUNTIES. 711 Miss Emma Burrows, who was born inCambridgeshire, on the 5th of July, 1850,her parents being Shadrock and Elizabeth( Brazebridge) Burrows. Coming to Amer-ica during their early married life, they tookup their abode in Calhoun county, Michigan,Mr. Burrows dying in Penrield when sev-enty-two years of age and his wife beingcalled to her final rest while living in Granttownship, Grand Traverse county, at theage of seventy-seven years. Mrs. Howardwas the fourth of their six children and byher marriage she has become the mother oftwo sons, Frederick G. and Horace F. Mr. I inward was elected and served asone of the first constables of Grant town-ship. He was also overseer of highways andschool moderator and in public
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