. 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. nitou island ontne J_Lth of January, i860. His father,Henry Stormer, was a native of Germany,and after arriving at the years of maturitywedded Anna Lewis, who was one of hiscountrywomen. In 1857 they left the fath-erland and crossed the Atlantic to theUnited States, taking up their abode in Mil-waukee, Wisconsin, where they resided un-til the fall of 1859, at which time they set-tled
. 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. nitou island ontne J_Lth of January, i860. His father,Henry Stormer, was a native of Germany,and after arriving at the years of maturitywedded Anna Lewis, who was one of hiscountrywomen. In 1857 they left the fath-erland and crossed the Atlantic to theUnited States, taking up their abode in Mil-waukee, Wisconsin, where they resided un-til the fall of 1859, at which time they set-tled ,011 North Manitou island. There thelather carried on agricultural pursuits forseveral years, and in 1864 went with hisfamily to the old home farm in Empiret< iwnship. He is well known as a leadingagriculturist of his community and a manof honorable purpose and unquestioned in-tegrity of character. His wife died Decem-ber 14. 1898, in her seventieth year. Theywere the parents of nine children, of whomthe subject of this review is the fourth. Peter Stormer made his home with hisparents up to the time of his marriage, andinthe public schools he obtained his educa-tion. When married he settled in the vil-. MR. AND MRS. PETER STORMER. GRAND TRAVERSE AXD LEELANAW COUNTIES. 467 lage of Empire, and since 1888 lie has beenconnected with the lumber business as a rep-resentative of the Empire Lumber Com-pany. Eor three years he was employed bythat company, and then became a company does an extensive business inthe manufacture of lumber, his trade havingreached large proportions, while its annualsales return very gratifying income to thestockholders. In Northport, Leelanaw county, on the26th of November, 1891, Mr. Stormer wasunited in marriage to Miss Helen Voice, adaughter of the late Joseph Voice, who wasone of the early settlers and pioneer resi-dents of Leelanaw county. Her mother bi irethe maiden name of Arvilla A. Smith. Onlocating in this section of the state Mr
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