Edward Greenwood is a native of England, born Jan. 30, 1826, 3d son of Edward and Mary (Weaver) Greenwood. His early education was very limited, although he made quite successful efforts to acquire the common branches after reaching the years of manhood. He was married June 2, 1851, to Elizabeth Towers, born July 21, 1830; they are the parents of 11 children, 4 of whom are living-Eliza Ann, born Aug. 5, 1859; Willard T., April 21, 1861; Mary Jane, Aug. 5, 1869, and Harriet Elizabeth, May 29, 1874. Immediately after marriage, in company with several brothers and other friends, they emigrated to America; they came direct to Grass Lake tp., where himself and wife were employed for about two years; afterward worked a farm on shares for two seasons; then rented a farm three years, until his purchase of 80 acres, one mile east of where he now resides; lived there seven or eight years; sold out and in 1866 purchased the premises which he has since occupied. He has made many improvements, including the handsome family residence, which was erected about 1875. His success in life is the result of frugality, perseverance and industry. Himself and family are members of the M. E. Church at Leoni.

Wm. H. Hudson was born Nov. 27, 1816, in Vermont, son of Samuel and Polly (Field) Hudson; received that education which the curriculum of the common schools then established, offered. In 1836 he traveled westward, arrived at Dunkirk, took a boat to Detroit and thence to Jackson. During this journey he had one companion, his ax, and a little cash. The last two he soon lost; his comrade stole a dog while en route, and sold said animal for $3. On reaching Jackson, Wm. H. was employed in the mill of Ford & Son, with whom he remained seven years. Feb. 3, 1839, he married Miss R. M. Palmer; they have had 6 children, 2 of whom are living. Mr. Hudson entered agricultural life after marriage, but returned to his trade, which he followed for a short time, when he moved to Michigan Center in 1846; worked for Col. Shoemaker five and one-half years in the mill; removed to a farm, and ultimately purchased the mill at Leoni, which he conducted three years. In 1856 he entered into partnership with Col. Shoemaker, and sold his interest to Mr. Wisner in 1863, when he re-entered the agricultural lists and now possesses a fine farm of 200 acres, well improved.

O. H. Kellogg was born Jan. 17, 1828, in Tompkins county, N. Y., son of Stephen and Electa (Strowbridge) Kellogg, of the same State; received a liberal common-school education and then entered upon the duties of an agriculturist. His marriage with Hannah Jane Carpenter took place July 4, 1851, and their 2 children are Electa M., born May 21, 1853, and Frank E., born in 1855. In 1856 Mr. K. with his family removed to Newaygo county, Mich.; entered 320 acres of land, which he disposed of in 1858, and removed to Leoni tp., the same year; after varied changes he selected the site of his present dwelling in 1879, improved it, and it now appears to be the home of his future years. He has

filled several minor tp. offices in a very efficient manner. His father, Stephen Kellogg, in his 80th year, still lives on the old homestead in New York.

Abram Maxson was born May 10, 1830, in Wyoming county, N. Y., son of Abraham C. and Diana (Matteson) Maxson, of Vermont. He came to Michigan with his parents in 1836, who entered 320 acres, secs. 19 and 20, where Mr. Maxson now lives. He labored on the homestead farm, in the capacity of a millwright, and on the railroad, until his marriage with Miss Catherine E. Welch in 1850. Subsequently he purchased land near his parents' homestead, where he dwelt four years. This property he disposed of, and in its stead bought 118 acres on sec. 17, where he resided until 1855. He enlisted in the 26th Mich. Vol. Inf., Sept. 8, 1862, with which regiment he served until the close of the war, and returned to his home July 23, 1865. His father died April 4, 1876, at the ripe old age of 80 years. Like many of his neighbors, he surmounted every obstacle, and is now one of the prosperous citizens of the county.

Samuel Miller was born July 23, 1840, son of James and Charity (Updike) Miller, of New York State. He received a fair education; was brought up to agricultural pursuits until 1861, when he enlisted in the 12th U. S. Inf.; was mustered into service, but was discharged in the course of a month owing to physical disability. He was married Jan. 22, 1863, to Miss Caroline E. Smith, and they are the parents of 5 children-Eva M., born 1864; Emma J., Dec. 30, 1866; Elgin L., 1868; Emory O., 1871; and Eda S., Nov. 29, 1874. Mr. Miller purchased his farm in 1869; his dwelling was burned in 1876, resulting, it is said, from the explosion of an oil lamp. In 1871 he was stricken with paralysis, from which he has now almost recovered; his farm of 200 acres and the improvements make a very valuable property, which his own industry created.

Ansel Norton, a native of Connecticut, was born in 1804. His parents moved to Monroe county, N. Y., in 1806, and to Michigan in 1846. March 3, 1831, he married Maria Morrill, born in Vermont in 1814, and they are the parents of Mary R., born Feb. 11, 1832; Ruth M., Dec. 13, 1834; Nathan S., July 15, 1843; and Charles M., Sept. 7, 1848. In 1846 he located 120 acres on sec. 35, Leoni tp., where he lived until 1863, when he moved to his present home.

John Palmer, one of the pioneers of Jackson county, was born in New Jersey, May 6, 1810, and is the son of Edward and Mercy (Hall) Palmer, natives of England. John's education was quite deficient; attended school but 13 days in his life; was employed as a farm hand until he went to the State of New York, where his mother resided. Was married in Tompkins county, N. Y., in 1833, to Hannah Laycock. They have had 7 children, of whom 4 are now living-2 daughters and 2 sons, all residents of Michigan. In June, 1835, Mr. Palmer came to Michigan, remaining in Washtenaw county one year. The following year he located in Leoni tp.,

one mile east of his present home. The country was then a wilderness. Indians were numerous; 15 or 20 of them would frequently camp on his premises. They were peaceable; would often ask for food, which they would promise to pay for. They would have drunken frolics. On one occasion Mr. Palmer remembers, he approached a party of them who were sleeping off the effects of one of their drunken orgies. One of their number, a sober Indian, was on watch. When asked by Mr. P. if they were drunk, he muttered "No; sick, sick." They finally disappeared the latter part of 1836. Wolves abounded. A yearling "crittur" was devoured by them within 15 rods of Mr. Palmer's house.

Mr. P. cleared over 200 acres of land, also worked at shoemaking jointly with farming, following those occupations many years, considering himself fortunate when receiving 75 cents per day. He accumulated a handsome property, which he resided upon until some three years ago. He had previously distributed his property between his sons. He now owns 40 acres, one and a half miles west of the old homestead, where he is actively engaged in improving his farm and in making preparation to erect a new residence the coming season. Mr. Palmer has been twice married. The first Mrs. Palmer died Dec. 1, 1866, and Mr. P. was again united in marriage July 23, 1871, with Laura H. Addison, born in Dutchess county, N. Y., April 21, 1822. They are both members of the M. E. Church in Leoni. Mr. Palmer has held minor tp. offices. Has been successful, and is a self-made man. After making his first payment on his land, had 25 cents cash capital on hand.

Timothy Pangborn, hotel-keeper, Michigan Center, was born in Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y., Dec. 14, 1821, and was the son of Elisha and Betsy Pangborn (deceased), natives of Connecticut. The father died Jan. 16, 1879, in his 99th year, and the mother in 1876, in her 86th year. Both died at Sand Lake, Mich. The subject of this sketch received his education in the common schools of New York State. He followed lumbering with his father, then went to Ohio, where he engaged in the milling business for a number of years, and from there came to Jackson county, Mich., where he dealt in stoves and hot-air furnaces for a number of years, then engaged in the restaurant and oil business, the latter in Canada; after which he moved to Michigan Center, where he opened the Mineral Springs in 1869, and at the depth of 237 feet struck the mineral water which has proved so valuable. Its bicarbonates of lime and magnesia are peculiarly grateful to the stomachs of those who are inclined to dyspepsia, and its iron oxide is of use as a tonic. It also contains bicarbonates of potash, soda and iron, and chlorides of potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium, with traces of silica and alumina. This water is prescribed for rheumatism, paralysis, dyspepsia and all forms of kidney disease. He now has fitted up one of the neatest and most convenient places in Jackson county for amusement near the lake, and can at all times supply the public with pleasure boats.

In 1841 he was married to Harriet Beal, who was born in New York State in 1822, and their family consisted of 2 children-Hiram and Edward, both of which are deceased. Aug. 4, 1880 he lost his wife.

Joel F. Parks, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1814. His parents were Moses and Maria (Nelson) Parks, also natives of New York, and of English descent. He received a very fair education, principally at the district schools. His father died while Joel F. was quite young, which event placed him in a responsible position as head of the family, where he remained until of age, when he removed to Genesee county, N. Y., living there some 10 or 12 years. He came to this tp. in 1832. April 15, 1833, he was married to Nancy Richie; they were the parents of 10 children-7 daughters and 3 sons; 8 are now living, nearly all being residents of Jackson county. Mr. P. resided a short distance west of Leoni for many years. In the spring of 1864 he removed to his present location, where he has made many fine improvements. He has held several of the tp. offices, including the Supervisorship three terms. He was First Lieutenant in the Jackson Rifle Co., one of the earliest military organizations of this county; is one of the few remaining pioneers; an active supporter of all religious and charitable objects.

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Jefferson C. Plumb was born in Sunbury, Delaware Co., O., Jan. 31, 1818. His parents were Prisman P. and Abigail (Slawson) Plumb, the former a native of Delaware, the latter of New York State, and of English-German ancestry. He was educated in the common schools, afterward attending Shaw's Academy at Euclid, Ohio, two terms; during the period of his studies, he was reading medicine and studying the same under the instruction of Dr. Elijah Burton; took a course of lectures at Willoughby Institute; went to Ypsilanti in 1841, where he practiced medicine; also taught school two years; located in various places in Michigan, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession; lectured on physiology and chemistry; was Professor of Natural Sciences and Higher Mathematics in Ypsilanti Seminary, in connection with Prof. Estabrook, where he remained eight or ten years. the fall of 1866 he was authorized to select a competent professor to fill the chair he had lately vacated in the Ypsilanti Seminary; was placed in charge of the Jackson schools on a salary of $2,000 per year; was tendered further lucrative positions, but in deference to Prof. Lowell, decided to decline them; resumed his old position at Ypsilanti at a liberal salary, where, during a chemical experiment, a severe affliction befel him in the loss of an eye. In 1868, when his eyesight was somewhat restored, his former patrons in Jackson established a select school of which he took charge, and conducted it in the most successful manner, two years. In 1868 he purchased the farm of 160 acres, where he now resides. When four years old Mr. P. was injured by falling from a fence which caused paralysis of the hip, injuring the nerves of motion, leaving him a cripple for life. He was married in Ypsilanti in

1843, to Laura M. Knapp; they were the parents of 6 children, but one of whom is living-Frank O., now in mercantile business in Saginaw. Mr. Plumb was married in 1872 to Gertrude B. Sager; this union is blessed with 1 son-Charles G., born Feb. 17, 1873.

William Purdy was born March 7, 1817, in Ulster county, N. Y., youngest son of Enoch and Esther (Lane) Purdy; received a limited education in the school of his native county, worked on the farın, and in the lumber regions of the Catskill mountains until 1842. He married Miss Abigail Cure, and they are the parents of 5 children, 2 of whom are living, viz: Barbara E., born in 1845, now Mrs. Wood, of Grass Lake; and James M., born in 1850. Mrs. Purdy died in September, 1877. In 1851 the family located temporarily at Grass Lake, and the following year purchased 93 acres of land from Walter Miller, to which 25 acres have since been added. Geo W. Purdy enlisted in the 12th U. S. Inf., in September, 1861; took part in the Virginia campaign and died at Yorktown April 7, 1862.

Isaac C. Quick was born May 25, 1825, at Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N. Y.; is the son of Abraham and Charity (Pichez) Quick, of New Jersey. Isaac C. received the ordinary education afforded by the common schools of his time. His father's family came to Michigan in 1831, resided at Grass Lake about two years, then removed to the southeast part of Leoni tp.; and again, in 1837, moved 80 rods west of Keywood's Corners. June 19, 1860, Isaac married Miss Lucy Voorhees, and resided at his father's house until 1865, when he removed to his present home. He is the father of 3 children, viz.: Abram D., born April 25, 1861; Augustus O., Feb. 26, 1863; and Mary, Sept. 19, 1868; they attend the local school.

John B. Quick was born Sept. 25, 1837, in Leoni tp., son of William and Eliza (Anderson) Quick of New York, who came to Michigan in 1834 and located south of Leoni. John B. labored on the homestead farm until his marriage, in 1858, to Miss Abbie Woodward, of Simcoe, Canada, whose parents were among the early settlers of Waterloo tp. Mr. and Mrs. Quick are the parents of 9 children, of whom 6 are now living, viz.: Mary E., Sarah Elizabeth, Abigail Jane, Cora, Herbert J. and Carrie A. Mr. Quick resided near his father's house until 1862, when he purchased his present farm of 80 acres; he built his present residence in 1875. He devotes his attention to the growth of peaches and berries; has been honored with tp. offices from time to time, and continues to be active in all questions of economy connected with his tp.

A. D. Rogers, son of Isaac and Lucy (Davis) Rogers, of Massachusetts, was born June 13, 1805; was educated in the common schools of Washington county, N. Y., and afterward, when the family moved to Ashtabula county, O., in 1815, he attended the Jefferson Academy, and taught school there, a profession he followed until 1850.