. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . ofhigh moral character, energetic and industrious, and sosuccessful as to have secured a competency. The motherwas a frugal housewife, and spun and wove to make pro-vision for the family needs. Their son Mahlon lived be-neath the homestead roof until his twenty-second year,having during the time enjoyed such educational advan-tages a common school afforded. He was in 1830 mar-ried to Miss Sallic, daughter of Lsaac and Mary Childen,early settlers, and among its most respected , after his marriage, labored upon the farm for ap
. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . ofhigh moral character, energetic and industrious, and sosuccessful as to have secured a competency. The motherwas a frugal housewife, and spun and wove to make pro-vision for the family needs. Their son Mahlon lived be-neath the homestead roof until his twenty-second year,having during the time enjoyed such educational advan-tages a common school afforded. He was in 1830 mar-ried to Miss Sallic, daughter of Lsaac and Mary Childen,early settlers, and among its most respected , after his marriage, labored upon the farm for aperiod of seven years, when he decided to emigrate toMichigan. In October, 1837, he came with his familyand located up^jn land for which he had exchanged a tractpreviously purchased of the government in Vcvay land was uncleared, and the family of newly-arrivedsettlers endured all the hardships peculiar to pioneer has since that time been a prominent citizen of thetownship of Leslie, has filled frequent official positions, and. MRS. MAHLON COVERT. been active in promoting its advancement. Both he andhis wife are members of the Baptist Church, and are atpresent the only survivors of the original band which organ-ized the society. He is a Republican in his political pre-dilections, though not an active partisan. Mr. and have four children,—Ansel, Samantha, Mary Ann,and Maynooth, the latter having been born in the oldhomestead. JAMES ROYSTON. James Royston was born in Somerset Co., N. J., April14, 1800. His father, Thomas Royston, also a native ofNew Jersey, was born in 1773, and was the son of JamesRoyston, the progenitor of the family in this country. Hewas of English birth and parentage, and came to Americashortly before the Revolution. He immediately espousedthe cause of the patriots, and upon the breaking out ofthe war joined the American forces. For this act he wasdisinherited and disowned by his family. After the warhe joined a colony who pr
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