Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . , and Frank isa resident of this State. The marriage of Mrs. Ellen Britton and LorenzoBarkman was celebrated at the home of the bride,Nov. 29, 1877. Mr. Barkman was born in Al-bany, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1814, and was the son ofPeter Barkman, who was the son of Jacob Barkman was a blackmith by trade
Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . , and Frank isa resident of this State. The marriage of Mrs. Ellen Britton and LorenzoBarkman was celebrated at the home of the bride,Nov. 29, 1877. Mr. Barkman was born in Al-bany, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1814, and was the son ofPeter Barkman, who was the son of Jacob Barkman was a blackmith by trade, and spenthis last years in Gorliam, Ontario Co., N. Y. Thefather of Mr. B. vvas reared and married in AlbanyCounty, whence he moved to Ontario County, andfrom there to Steuben County, carrying on agii-culture in each, and in the latter spent his last had taken for his wife Miss Esther Jones, whosurvived her husband some years, and died at thehome of her son in St. Joseph County, this State. Mr. Barkman was first married in his native Stateto Miss Harriet A. Esget, who was a native ofMonroe County, N. Y. Directly after their mar-riage the young people came to Michigan, and purchased eighty acres of timber land in Oak-land County. He made several changes during the I I. -U -»» 11 ^ (JOUNl Y. 443 next few years, and in the meantime visited hisnative State, mikin:^ th! entire (tist-inue witli asieiq;li ;ind a piirof liDrses. lie staid there two3ears, and then retnrninsj; to Michigan lived inMedina Township three years, then removed east-ward as far as Indiana, and from there hack to Connty after the war. His next ventnrewas at Hudson in the grocer} bnsiness, nt which hewas occupied fourteen years. His first vvife died in1876. Of this union there had been born fourchildren, namely: Rosala. the wife of John Stewart,of Fremont, this State; Einrai, .Mrs. Hiram Force,of Hudson; Mortimer, of Fremont, an<l Viola, thewife of Mr. Murphy.
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