Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan .. . nt the lat-ter part of their lives in Houghton County. Cornelius Ryan came from Ire-land when a young man, locating in Wisconsin, but after some little time re-moved with his wife and family to Houghton County, Michigan, where theyboth died, Mr. Ryan reaching the age of 74 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan hadfour children, one of whom died in infancy. John R. Ryan was about two years old when his parents moved toHoughton County, where he was reared and educated.
Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan .. . nt the lat-ter part of their lives in Houghton County. Cornelius Ryan came from Ire-land when a young man, locating in Wisconsin, but after some little time re-moved with his wife and family to Houghton County, Michigan, where theyboth died, Mr. Ryan reaching the age of 74 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan hadfour children, one of whom died in infancy. John R. Ryan was about two years old when his parents moved toHoughton County, where he was reared and educated. In 1889 he engaged inthe livery business in Calumet, and about 1891, meeting with success in theoperation of his livery stable, he engaged also in the undertaking has a large number of horses and his undertaking business is the largestand best equipped in this section of the State. He was married in 1881 toMargaret Conway, of Houghton County, and they are the parents of sevenchildren. Politically, Mr. Ryan is a Democrat. His popularity may be judgedfrom the fact that he is now serving his fifth term as mayor. Socially, our. HON. WILLARD ELIHU GRAY. HOUGHTON, BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES 229 subject is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians; Ancient Order ofUnited Workmen; Modern Woodmen of America; Knights of the Maccabeesand the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks. ?»» HON. WILLARD ELIHU GRAY. Hon. Willard Elihu Gray, judge of the Probate Court of HoughtonCounty, Michigan, and attorney for the village of Lake Linden, whose por-trait accompanies this sketch, is one of the best known and most able lawyersof the copper country. He was born in Charleston township, KalamazooCounty, Michigan, May 11, 1854, and is a son of Samuel S. and Susan(Clark) Gray. Samuel S. Gray was born in Niagara County, New York, and is nowliving on the old homestead in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, at the ripe oldage of 82 years. He came to Michigan in 1847, and followed farming andth
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