About the year 1836 William Dunston made up his mind to leave the home of his forefathers in order to try his fortunes in the land of liberty. Accordingly he came to the United States and journeyed to this beautiful State of Michigan, where he established himself on eighty acres of rich land and made it his home until death, which ensued in 1849. Before that sad event he had done great things in the way of preparing his land for cultivation and improving it so that he was then having splendid crops in this new home. His faithful wife and the mother of his children long survived him and reached the age of eighty-five years, passing from earth in the year 1888. Her five children are Anna, John, Sarah, Charles E. and Benjamin, the eldest son dying at the age of twenty-two. None others in the family connection except William and Jane Dunston ever came to this country. Mr. Dunston took a great interest in the political affairs of this nation and allied himself with the Whig party.

     He of whom we write, received his education through the admirable school system of Michigan, which even at that early day had attained a standing superior to that of many of the Western States. His school days were cut short by family necessities, for when he was fifteen years old his eldest brother died, and as the father had been called from earth when Charles was only five years old--the management of the family naturally fell upon him and he undertook to conduct the farming operations. These he carried on until the date of his marriage.

     At that time Mr. Dunston decided to come to Livingston County and here he purchased eighty acres on section 19, Cohoctah Township. From this he cleared most of the trees preparatory to cultivation, besides putting upon it excellent buildings. He has also eighty acres on section 24, Conway Township, and on both of these be carries on general farming and from them he derives such rich and varied crops as the climate and soil of Michigan have made possible. His success is due to his system, perseverance and industry, as he started out without means and has had to attain his success in the hardest way.

     In March, 1865, Mr. Dunston enlisted in the service of his country, joining Company A, Seventh Michigan Cavalry. As the war soon terminated his service was neither long nor severe and he received his honorable discharge in November, 1865, being mustered out at Detroit. He is now on his third term as Supervisor of the township and is active in the Republican ranks, throwing his influence and his vote in favor of  the principles which it represents.

     An interesting event in the life of Mr. Dunston took place the year after his army service, as he was married December 9, 1866, to Charlotte, daughter of Henry and Agatha (Fingbinder) Lahring. This lady is by birth a native of Holly, Oakland County, and her parents, who belonged to the agricultural community, came from Germany many years ago. Their five children are Frederick, Elizabeth, Henrietta, Charlotte and Sophia. Both parents died in Holly, Mr. Lahring in 1869 and his wife in 1858. He was born in 1806 and came to the United States when twenty years old, settling In Philadelphia where he lived for six years, working a sugar refinery and came to Holly in 1836. His wife was born in 1810 and came to the United States at the age of eighteen. They were both devoted and conscientious members of the Lutheran Church.

     (708) The political views of Mr. Dunston are such as are expressed in the declaration and platform of the Republican party and while he is earnest in the advocacy of these views he eschews politics in the popular sense, preferring the pleasures of home and the endeavors and industries of the farm to the excitement of the political arena. The members of this family have a high standing among their neighbors in a social way and their home is the center of true neighborly feeling and interest. This family have five children, as follows: Nellie A., Florence B., Agatha J., Wayne E. and Gale J., all are at home with their parents.

     A view of Mr. Dunston's pleasant home is presented on another page.

     JOSEPH I. BURTRAW, a general farmer and dealer in sheep, is the owner of a good farm of one hundred and ten acres on sections 5 and 6, Meridian Township, Ingham County. He was born in Lower Canada, near Montreal, January 4, 1845, and is of French descent. His parents, Charles Burtraw and Ursula (Gravilin) Burtraw, were natives of Lower Canada. The former was born about 1815 and is a miller and farmer by occupation, now residing in Williamstown Township, Livingston County. Our subject's mother died in Missouri about twelve years ago.

     When Joseph Burtraw was six years old his father removed to Detroit and followed the milling business more or less steadily for four years. They then removed to Orchard Lake and ran a farm for five years; while there our subject gave his father his assistance on the farm. The family, however, soon removed to Lansing, where Joseph remained until 1864, where he learned the art of photography. He also worked in the State Republican office for a time and was variously engaged until he enlisted in 1864 and was sent to the front. He was in Company F, of the Twenty-eighth Michigan Infantry, belonging to the Second Division of the First Brigade and the Twenty-third Army Corps, serving under Gens. Thomas and Sherman. He was in two battles, Nashville and Wise's Forks.

     After coming out of the war our subject engaged in farming for one year in Meridian Township and then went to Saginaw, where he acted as foreman for the Hon. W. R. Burt for one year, in cutting a State road. He also worked for him in his lumber camp. He next farmed for three years, after which he removed to Missouri and there bought a plantation, but sold it soon after to return to New York, where be purchased a farm in Ontario County. While there he was employed in general farming and particularly in hop culture. This latter business proved to be a pecuniary success, as he cleared $2,500 the last summer. With the proceeds he returned to Meridian Township and bought a portion of his present farm.

     October 12, 1867, the original of our sketch was married to Henrietta Thatcher, of Ontario County, N.Y. the lady was a daughter of Lyman Thatcher, who now resides on a farm adjoining that of our subject. From this union eight children have been born--Ursula, born April 7, 1870, and now the wife of Charles Annis; Adell, September 9, 1871, married Will Culver; Hattie, September 7, 1873, resides at home; Mary, March 5, 1875, is also at home; Emma, August 9, 1877, and Frank, May 31, 1880, are both at home; Edith, December 11, 1888, is the baby of the house; and Lyman, born January 7, 1869, died in his second year. This large and harmonious family is delightfully united in their church relations, as in other respects. They are all connected with the Pine Lake Methodist Church.

     Mr. Burtraw is united with several fraternities. He belongs to the Masonic lodge at Okemos, having been made a Mason at Canandaigua, N.Y. He is a member of the Charles T. Foster Post, G. A. R., of Lansing, and also of the Okemos Alliance. Politically the original of our sketch is an Independent, voting for the best man rather than the political favorite; he, however, usually affiliates with the Republican party. Mr. Burtraw has taken care of himself ever since he was a lad of fifteen years. In his younger days he was denied educational facilities, but has had the pluck to make amends for such deficiencies, and must be (709)  regarded as an intelligent and well-informed man. He has good business ability and has prospered financially. Progressive in every respect, he is esteemed by all who know him.

     BENTLEY SABIN, a. resident of Conway Township, Livingston County, Mich., was born in Seneca County, N.Y., April 14, 1810, and is therefore now a venerable gentleman of over four-score years. His respected father, Jonathan Sabin, who was born near the town of Berlin in New York, had seven children and our subject is the first-born son. Mary Dake was the maiden name of her who became the mother of our subject and her marriage with Jonathan Sabin took place in 1807.

     The brothers and sisters of our subject are as follows: Luanna, William, Mariah, Susan, Abigail and Joshua. Luanna, born in 1808, married S. Marr and has seven children; William, born in 1812, married Abigail Carpenter in 1840. They have eight children.

     Nothing in the life of our subject is of more real importance and had a more direct bearing upon his happiness and prosperity than his marriage which took place in 1833. His bride was Electa Bigelow, daughter of Abel Bigelow and Sarah Clark, who were the parents of eight children, Electa being the sixth child and fifth daughter. She had a twin sister, Lura, to whom she has ever been deeply attached. The marriage of this couple took place in Oakland County, Mich., and to them have been born six children.

     The eldest son of our subject bears the name of Montraville and was born in 1835. He married Julia Adams and to them have been born two children, a son and a daughter: Frank and Eda. To the second daughter Mrs. Sabin gave the name of her twin sister, Lura. This daughter was born in 1837 and has married Mr. B. J. Tuttle. The next son, F. D. was born in 1840, and married Lurinda Porter in New York in 1864. They are the parents of two children, both sons; Wells, who was born in 1866 and Elliott, who is now deceased. Harriet L. Sabin was born in 1844 and married Andrew Wickman. She has three children. Addie Sabin was born in 1852 and married Frank Miner, and is now the mother of two children.

     He of whom we write had his training and education in the Empire State and had reached his majority before he was so filled with the Western fever as to emigrate to Michigan. Here he established himself upon eighty acres of most excellent and arable land and did thorough pioneer work in what was then the Territory of Michigan. He is doing a general farming business, and is still active and energetic in the pursuit of his work, as all of his children have now left the parental roof, and he and his faithful wife remain together alone and are each other's best and chief companions. In their declining years they are proving the value of the choice which they made in youth and are another illustration of the beauty of the harmonious and happy union, which is typified so charmingly in the old song "Jo Anderson, my Jo, John."

     Mr. Sabin is ever intelligently and deeply interested in all movements looking toward the advancement and prosperity of the farming community and believing that the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association is a means to that end, he is one of its earnest and enthusiastic advocates. In religious belief both he and his wife have been connected with the Universalist Church but at present they are inclined to believe in Spiritualism.

      HIRAM N. FELLOWS. It is always a pleasure to chronicle the events in the career of one who has been a brave and valiant soldier, and responsive to the call of his country in its moment of trial and need. He of whom we write is a resident upon section 20, Leroy Township, where he owns a valuable farm. He was born in Fulton County, Ohio, September 19, 1840. His parents were Nathan J. and Ann (Meech) Fellows, natives of New York State. Our subject was reared in his native State and county, (710) and a greater part of his life lifts been devoted to agricultural work, although when nineteen years of age he learned the blacksmith's trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years. He has not since, however, made use of this knowledge.

     Mr. Fellows enjoyed the advantages of a common-school education. The schooling of his day was in no respect similar to that of the present time, the birch rod playing a conspicuous part and the advantages being of the crudest nature. Not long after the firing of the first gun at Sumter our subject enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, entering the ranks September 1, 1861, joining Company K, Thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland.

     After participating in the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and in the siege of Atlanta, our subject was wounded in the left knee and shoulder in the last-named engagement and was in the hospital thereafter some ten months, being finally discharged June 15, 1865. At that time he returned to Ohio and was there married October 20, 1865, the lady of his choice being Miss Joella Harrow. The domestic relations of the young couple were of the happiest nature. Their union was blest by the advent of one son, Bert.

     In 1867 our subject came to Michigan, and after a residence in Lenawee County of five years, he came to Ingham County and settled on the farm whereon he now resides in Leroy Township. He is the owner of a fine tract of land, which he has greatly improved and enriched by planting orchards and erecting a good home and fine barns and outhouses. Our subject richly deserves the prosperity which he at present enjoys. Socially he is a member of the Eli P. Alexander Post, No. 103, G. A. R., at Williamston, this State. For one year he was Commander of the Post, and has officiated in various capacities and offices. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is one of the representative citizens of Leroy Township, and, although his residence here has not been as long as that of many, he is as loyally attached to the district as though he were a native His military record is replete with interest, both to the veteran, whose experiences may have been similar, and to the student of history. Although the mere statement of the battles in which he has been a participant conveys so little to the unobservant reader, he has nevertheless shown great bravery on many a hotly contested field. As a citizen Mr. Fellows commands the confidence and respect of all who know him and in business matters his word is as good as his bond.

     GEORGE H. McINTYRE. To have the esteem of one's fellow-men and especially of those who know you most intimately in the every day relation of neighbors is worth much, and to gain it is a worthy ambition in the breast of any honorable man. We may truly say that the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this sketch has attained this desideratum, as he is well spoken of by all who know him and is a man who has honorably attained to a broad and trite friendship with many.

     Mr. McIntyre was born, in 1859, in White Oak Township, Ingham County, Mich., in the log house where he now resides. His father, Mr. D. McIntyre was a native of New York where he was born in 1833. Having grown to manhood he took to wife, Olive Herrick, by whom he had five children two being sons and three daughters, and the son of whom we have the privilege to write is the eldest of the sons. His sister, Ann McIntyre, married J. H. Smith, and became the mother of two sons and one daughter. Ella, who married I. J. King, had two children, a son and a daughter. Flora remains at home with her parents, while Donald is also under the parental roof.

     The subject of our sketch is successful in his general farming business which he is carrying on thoroughly and energetically. He is highly interested in fine breeds of animals and has at present two hundred Merino sheep and some fine horses and cattle. He keeps the thorough bred Essex stock upon which he has taken the premium at county fairs and now has some thirty of those upon his farm. He has a first-class standing among his fellow-farmers and is now President of (711) the Stockbridge Union Agricultural Society which meets at Stockbridge.

     Mr. McIntyre was upon March 20, 1883 united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Smith who is like her husband, a native of White Oak Township, Ingham County, where she was born April 30 1860. This union has been crowned by the birth of four children, the eldest being Glen S., the next Ethel, and the younger children being Benjamin Harrison and Florence.

     It is hardly necessary to state, after mentioning the name of Mr. McIntyre's second son, that he is a stanch Republican in his political views and ha great faith in the man who now fills the Presidential chair. He has been a leader in his party in local matters, and has filled a number of the minor offices, having been especially efficient and prominent as Pathmaster. Under his management the highways of his township have gained an excellence for which they are well-known throughout Ingham County, and his incumbency to that office has been exceedingly satisfactory to his fellow townsmen. In 1890 he had charge in White Oak Township of taking the census and carried it through in good shape. His fine tract of on hundred and sixty acres is as fine land as can be found in Ingham County, and his wind-mill is marked improvement and a decided help in carrying on the farm work. Mr. McIntyre is a gentle man who well deserves the name, and stands high in the social circles of White Oak Township. His family deserve and have the best wishes and kindest regards of those who associate with them upon the intimate terms of neighbors.

     ALBERT M. DAVIS. Genoa Township, Livingston County, is full of farmers whose ability, energy and enterprise have made them prominent and prosperous and there is probably no one of them whose record is more worthy of our pen than he whose name we have just given. His standing among the people of the agricultural district of Genoa Township, is abundantly attested by his official position in the Grange and the respect which all citizens have for his intelligence is shown by the school offices which have been his.

     Mr. Davis' farm lies on section 17, Genoa Township, and here he was born March 18, 1843. His father, John J. Davis, was a native of New Jersey and born in 1810, while the grandfather, Samuel J., was a native of Wales, who came to America when quite young and established himself upon a farm in New Jersey. He came to Michigan with his son John in 1835 from Genesee County, N.Y., where they had been living for a short time and Samuel J. Davis died here when about seventy years of age. Their journey was made by way of the lake and they came from Detroit to the new home by a team through the mud and over the roughest roads.

     John J. Davis took up his farm from the Government when there were very few settlers in this part of the county, but there were Indians in abundance and with them they lived on friendly terms. He hunted and fished and killed many deer and always enjoyed that part of pioneer life. Ann Arbor was the nearest market and thither he must go for supplies. He owned two hundred and twenty acres of land here, which he had in excellent condition. In his religious belief he was a Universalist and in politics he adhered to the doctrines of the Democratic party. He received the appointment of Captain of the State Militia, his commission being made out by Gov. Barry. He was exceedingly useful in helping lay out the roads of the township and served several times as Collector. His death occurred in 1859 and he was long mourned as a useful and faithful fellow citizen.

     The lady who was the wife of this pioneer was born in Scotland in 1812, and bore the name of Mary Orr. She came to America with her brothers when sixteen years old, and for a few years resided in New York City until her brothers came to Michigan, when she accompanied them and made her home in Washtenaw County. Her marriage with our subject was crowned by the birth of four children, namely: Agnes E., (Mrs. (712) Whitehead), Samuel J., Albert M., and John. This faithful and devoted mother is still living now with her daughter in Lunenburgh County, Va. She is a woman of devout Christian life and a communicant in the Presbyterian Church.

     The subject of this narrative grew up among the wild scenes of pioneer life, and remembers vividly numerous encounters with Indians, deer and bears. He took his schooling in the log schoolhouse, sat upon the slab benches and kicked his heels against the pine legs thereof. Entrance was had to this schoolhouse by means of a door which was simply fastened with a wooden latch and the traditional latch-string, while quill pens were the instruments with which the children practiced chirography. Somewhat later the boy attended a select school or seminary which was kept by Mrs. Dayfoot, and high School at Fenton for a year and also took one year at Hillsdale College. His career at this latter institution was cut short by illness and he had to give up any further prosecution of his studies. This was a serious disappointment, as he had entered upon the study of geometry, Greek and Latin at Hillsdale.

     When this youth was sixteen years old he was severely bereaved by the death of his father, and after he left school, he, with the assistance of his brothers carried on the farm and finally he decided to buy out the other heirs to the estate. The marriage which this young man contracted April 25, 1866, brought to his home Estella S. Saxton, who was born in Marion Township, this county, January 14, 1848. Their three children are Rena E., Oliver L. and Myrtie M., and all are living except the last named, who died when a charming child of three years. Mrs. Davis passed from earth May 8, 1881, and her devoted husband still mourns her irreparable loss.

     One hundred and thirty of the two hundred and twenty acres belonging to Mr. Davis' estate is now cleared and under cultivation, and here he carries on mixed farming and raises large numbers of cattle and horses as well as other stock. His neat frame house and his barns have all been erected under his own supervision. His political views are in accordance with the doctrines of the Democratic party, and he is now serving his third term as Supervisor. He has been the Superintendent of the township schools and also School Inspector.

     In his religious life Mr. Davis is connected with the Episcopal Church and socially he is identified with the Masonic order at Howell. He is also a member of the Grange and has held every office from Master down. His devotion to the cause of the farmer has also led him to identify himself with the Patrons of Industry. He was esteemed a leader in many ways and has been a delegate to the county, congressional and judicial conventions of the Democratic party, and has also sat as delegate in the State Grange and at county conventions of the Patrons of Industry. Mr. Davis is now officiating as President of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of Livingston County. He has also been President of the Township Sunday-school Association.

    LUKE S. MONTAGUE. The bar and bench has many able representatives in Livingston County, men who stand high in their
professions because of deep study of the best authorities on legal lore, and men whose native ability stands them in good stead of deep erudition; men who also combine the two so that their native gifts are enhanced in value by extended study and research. Of these various gentlemen of various attainments none stand higher nor are their services more sought than he whose name is at the head of this sketch. Quick, ingenious, alert, thoughtful and a finished diplomat, only unlooked for contingencies that human eye could not discern can defeat him in a case which he has taken up, so that his reputation is not local but widespread and extending.

     Unadilla Township, this county, is the place in which our subject was born November 2, 1847, He is a son of Alexander S. and Sarah F. (Chipman) Montague, natives of Greene and Wyoming (713) Counties, N.Y. The father had come to Michigan in the year of 1836, the lady whom he afterward made his wife having preceded him hither by a year. The story as old is that of Adam and Eve was here repeated and they were married in this county March 12, 1839.

     Alexander Montague, our subject's father was reared on a farm and early learned the duties expected of a farmer's boy, such as hoeing, plowing, planting and tending the stock so that when he came to Michigan he was well qualified to be a successful pioneer. He purchased the first piece of land that was broken in Unadilla Township and there made a model farm as the years passed by, his tract comprising three hundred and sixty acres of land. He continued to reside on this place until death overtook him, August 8, 1887. His wife is still living on the old homestead, being seventy-one years of age and enjoying in the evening of her life the atmosphere which is that made and impregnated with the spirit of her husband who was greatly honored as a citizen in the locality. He was elected to various public offices, having been Justice of the Peace, Commissioner and the incumbent of other offices. He cast his vote and influence with the followers of the Republican party. In church matters he was associated with his wife in worship at the Presbyterian Church of the vicinity, being one of the organizers of that body in Unadilla Township and a member for twenty-one years of the same, it being his sad privilege to see all the other organizers pass away before he himself was taken. He was a Ruling Elder and also Superintendent of the Sunday-school.

     Our subject's paternal progenitor was a public-spirited man, realizing the advantage that every public improvement gives to a locality. He gave not only his encouragement but generously of his money and personal labor in the building of bridges, churches and schoolhouses on the site where Unadilla now stands and which was at the time of his advent here a wilderness. His father and our subject's paternal grandfather was Luke Montague, his mother, Eunice (Salisbury) Montague, natives of Connecticut and Catskill, N.Y., respectively. The former was a farmer but early in life was engaged as a teacher and later became a merchant. He lived in Greene County but removed to Oneida County and finally settled in Cayuga County, there engaging in farming. He came to Unadilla Township, Livingston County, this State, in 1826, purchasing a tract of two hundred acres, which he bent his energies toward improving. He also was an ardent Presbyterian, being a Ruling Elder of that body. Both of our subject's grandparents died in Unadilla Township. They had seven children whose names were Nathaniel L., Alexander S., Elsie A., Cordelia, Fanny, Charlotte and Ruth. Three of these are now living. Cordelia is Mrs. D. M. Joslin; Charlotte married Mr. S. G. Noble and Fanny is Mrs. O. Chapman.

     Our subject's great-grandfather was Nathaniel Montague, a native of Hadley, Mass. He, too, was a farmer and had a family of six children. He was Presbyterian and an Elder; he served in the Revolutionary war with his father, who was Maj. Richard Montague, one of the veterans who was with the Colonial troops from the beginning to the end of the war. He had a large family and like his sons was a member of the same church. The Montague family are of English ancestry. The first to leave his native land was Richard Montague who came to America about 1635 and eventually settled at Hadley, Mass., there engaging in farming.

     The lady who gave birth to our subject was a daughter of the Hon. Fitch Chipman, whose wife was previous to her marriage Miss Susan Spafford. They were natives of Vermont but lived for some time in Wyoming County, N.Y. The former came to Michigan in 1835 and settled in Unadilla Township, Livingston County, where he became a large landowner. He was in the War of 1812 and was a member of the Legislature of New York for three terms. Eight children were welcomed to the home circle; they are Hannah M., Spafford S., Lemuel, Sarah F., Susan, Frank, Adelaide and Fanny. Only two of these are now living -- Spafford S. and Mrs. Sarah F. Montague, whose father was a member of the Episcopal Church. Both he and his wife lived and died in Unadilla Township.

     Mrs. Sarah Montague' grandfather was Dr. Lemuel Chipman, his wife being Sarah (Fitch) (714) Chip man. They were natives of Vermont and New York respectively, the former being a surgeon in the Revolutionary War, was at the memorable battle of Bennington, and indeed was through the entire war. Later he removed to Ontario County, N.Y., where he was a large landowner, and he with Oliver Phelps owned all the land in Sheldon Township, Ontario County, N.Y. He lived and died in the town of Richmond, Ontario County, having had a family of five children. His wife was an eye witness of the surrender of Saratoga, she being with her father at the time, who was a member of the staff of Gen. Gates.

     The original of our sketch was one of a family of six children whose names are as follows: Louisa, now Mrs. Edgar Van Sickle; Luke S., our subject; Clara A., now Mrs. Chipman; Fitch C., Arthur A., and Frank E., all of whom are residents in Livingston County, this State. Our subject was reared a farmer boy. After finishing the district schools in the vicinity he attended the Ann Arbor High School and was graduated at the Michigan Normal School in 1869. Prior to this and while a student he taught two terms of district school and was elected Principal of the Howell Union School in 1867-68. Taking up the study of law he entered that department of the University at Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated in 1872. Prior to that, however, he had read law for a time with Olney Hankins of Ann Arbor. After his graduation he came to Howell and entered into partnership with Andrew D. Waddell, May 7, 1872, under the firm name of Waddell & Montague. This partnership lasted until the decease of the senior partner in 1881.

     Mr. Montague has a pleasant suite of rooms over the McPherson Bank. Here he first located with his partner and has ever since continued in the same place. The gentleman of whom we write has held the office of Prosecuting Attorney for this county for four years. He is also attorney for the Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad and has done business for other railroads. He is connected with various manufacturing enterprises, being a large stockholder in the electric light company of this place. Outside of his legal interests he is a large property owner in the county and has besides large amounts of pine lands in Michigan, Mississippi and Florida.

     He is a Republican in his political preference and and has been Chairman of county conventions for a number of years. Mr. Montague's practice is not confined to this locality but extends to other States. He has a beautiful home on Grand River Street, containing four acres of ground which is most attractively laid out and has a fine residence. The presiding spirit over his home-life is his wife, to whom he was united December 15, 1886. She was prior to her marriage Miss Ella Briggs, daughter of Henry C. Briggs, of Howell, one of the popular men of this county. They have one child living, a daughter a few weeks old.

     LYMAN PICKARD. The gentleman whom we here represent, is one who enjoys the confidence of the business community, who consider his word as good as his bond. He may well be classed among the intelligent and thrifty citizens of Locke Township, Ingham County, and both he and his intelligent wife are most highly respected members of society. He is a native of Jefferson County, N.Y., and was born July 14, 1828. His parents, Jonathan N. and Mary (Countryman) Pickard, were natives of New York and Canada, respectively, the Pickards being early settlers in the Mohawk Valley in New York. Jonathan Pickard was a soldier in the War of 1812, and in 1846 he migrated to Michigan, settling in Locke Township, this county, and here spent the remainder of his days.

     Of the nine children of this family the following survive: Jacob, Lyman, Mary (Mrs. William Barber), and Martha (Mrs. Hiram Johnson). The father was one of the early representative pioneers of this region, and served as Justice of the Peace. Lyman Pickard received the rudiments of his education in the schools of Ohio, and thoroughly availed himself of every opportunity which was granted him. He has pursued a thorough and systematic course of reading, and has ever kept himself well-informed in regard to matters of public interest.

     Lucy Lane was the maiden name of the lady who (717) became Mrs. Pickard in 1850, and to her were granted three children, the two now living being Rinaldo and Amelia, the wife of the Rev. Elmer Watkins of the United Brethren Church. After the death of the mother of these children, Mr. Pickard contracted a second marriage with Elizabeth Cuer, who had been a teacher in the public school. By her he had six children, five of whom are living, namely: Lucy, wife of Harley Clark, Lyman B., Newman, Ivan and Cora.

     He of whom we write became one of the brave boys in blue, who fought during the Civil War in defense of the Union. He enlisted September 4, 1864, in the Fourteenth Michigan Infantry, and was principally on detached duty, being stationed at Jackson, Mich. His honorable discharge was granted in June, 1865, and he now receives a pension of $6 a mouth. His fine tract of seventy acres has been gained through his own unaided efforts. For years he has been a member of the Local School Board in various capacities. He is a Republican in his political preference, and an active wide-awake man, working heartily for every movement which will promote the social, industrial and financial success of the county.