Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . ?«ir,^^^-. DAVID H. JEROME, Gover-^,>nor of from Jan. i, 1881, toJan. I, 1883, was born at De-troit, Mich., Nov. !7, parents emigrated toMichigan from Trumansburg,Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1828,locating at Detroit. His fatherdied March 30, 1831, leavingnine children. He had beentwice marr
Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . ?«ir,^^^-. DAVID H. JEROME, Gover-^,>nor of from Jan. i, 1881, toJan. I, 1883, was born at De-troit, Mich., Nov. !7, parents emigrated toMichigan from Trumansburg,Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1828,locating at Detroit. His fatherdied March 30, 1831, leavingnine children. He had beentwice married, and four of thechildren living at the time of hisdeath were grown up sons, the off-spring of his first union. Of thefive children by his second marriage, David H. wasthe youngest. Shortly after Mr. Jeromes death, hiswidow moved back to New York and settled inOnondaga County near Syracuse, where they remaineduntil the fall of 1834, the four sons by the first wifecontinuing their residence in Michigan. In the fallof 1834, Mrs. Jerome came once more to Michigan,locating on a farm in St. Clair County. Here tlieGovernor formed those habits of industry and ster-ling integrity that have been so characteristic of theman in the active duties of life. He was sent to thedistrict school, and in the acquisitio
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