until he was thirty-one years old, when he and his brother Edwin, in partnership, undertook the operation of the farm under the direction of their father. This arrangement continued a number of years to the entire satisfaction of all concerned.

December 29, 1867, Emanuel Hawley was united in marriage to Miss Betsey Stevenson, a native of Lancastershire, England, born February 18, 1840. Her parents were Reuben and Jane (Stevenson) Stevenson, natives of the same locality, where they continuously resided until their deaths, some years ago. When Betsey Stevenson was fifteen years of age she accompanied her aunt, Mrs. Winters, to the United States. They located in Michigan and here her meeting with the subject occurred, which resulted in a most happy and congenial marriage. To this union three children were born, viz: Mary, born September 2, 1870, died March 18, 1886; Joseph E., born November 23, 1871, died June 18, 1885; Margaret J., born December 30, 1875, was married April 16, 1902, to Charles A. Stephens, who has an interest in the farm with his father-in-law. In politics Emanuel Hawley is a Republican, active and zealous in the interests of the cause, but has never aspired to or cared to fill any public office. The family are regular attendants on the services of the United Brethren church.

In 1887, when Joseph Hawley, father of the subject, retired from the farm, the old homestead was divided and two hundred and seventy acres of it was granted to Emanuel. This, with one hundred and sixty-six acres he already possessed, increased his real estate holdings to four hundred and thirtysix acres. He has owned various tracts of land in Ingham and other counties, at one

time having title to nearly one thousand acres, but most of this he has disposed of, with the exception of the four hundred and thirty-six acres upon which he resides. The first home he prepared for himself was a log house; when he became better situated financially, he built a brick residence and after occupying that until 1879, he had it torn down and erected a handsome frame structure in which the family now resides. It is a delightful home, richly furnished, and favored with rural free delivery of mail. Although the land is rented, the family prefers to live on the farm. They tried life in Stockbridge, but wearied of it in a short time. Many substantial improvements have been made upon the place in recent years, by the erection of barns, stables and sheds, one barn, the last one built, being thirty-two by ninety feet. The owner of the place is himself a thorough farmer and has taken special care to see that the place is well kept up and well cultivated.

WILLIAM T. WILLMORE.

William T. Willmore is a native of Waterloo township, Jackson county, Michigan, born December 22, 1874. His parents were Johanan and Eliza (Barker) Willmore, the father a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of Michigan. Thomas Willmore, the paternal grandfather of the subject, came to Michigan among the early pioneers and located near Dexter, in Washtenaw county. Later he purchased eighty acres of land in Waterloo township, Jackson county, a part of section 4, to which he moved his family and established a home

thereon. The first residence of the family was a primitive log house. Through industry the tract was cleared, improved and put under cultivation, and by the exercise of economy the size of the farm steadily increased, until it expanded to five hundred and fifty acres and the family was one of the most prosperous in the locality. In 1873 Thomas Willmore, admonished by advancing years, decided it was time for him to retire from active labor and business cares. He moved to the city of Jackson and there enjoyed a life of ease and comfort until his death, which occurred in 1897. Seven children were born to him and his wife, viz: Sarah, Johanan, Joseph, Esther, Victoria Q., Anna and Fannie. Johanan is the father of the subject and Joseph is dead. Those living are all useful, industrious citizens and blessed with abundance.

Johanan Willmore grew to manhood on his father's farm in Waterloo township. A common school education was all that was accorded him, but, coupled with much native ability and many sterling qualities, it sufficed to make him very successful in all that he undertook: Some time after attaining his majority he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Barker and soon thereafter they took up their residence on what is known as the Derby farm in Stockbridge township, Ingham county. They remained there two years, when he was invited by his father to return to Waterloo township and take charge of the old home farm. There the family lived until 1885, when they moved to Stockbridge and Mr. Willmore engaged in the mercantile business. He purchased a stock of clothing and gents' furnishing goods and soon enjoyed a most prosperous trade. He continued in that business until 1899,

having a store in the city of Jackson five years of the time, when he retired, since when he and his wife have made their home in Stockbridge, Michigan. Both are members of the Episcopal church. In politics he is a Republican and served two terms on the board of supervisors when he resided in Ingham county. He was also president of the village board of Stockbridge. Although taking an active part in politics the greater part of his life, he was too much engrossed in his own private affairs to care for public position. He is a Royal Arch Mason and takes much interest in the affairs of the fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Willmore are the parents of five children, viz: Nellie, William T., Charles, Sylvia and Minnie. The two younger daughters still reside with their parents; Charles died at the age of two years; William is the subject of this sketch, and Nellie is the wife of Dr. Bert Green, a dentist of Stockbridge, and they are the parents of two children. Each was favored with a good education and the girls are all accomplished in music.

In his native township of Waterloo the greater part of the life of William T. Willmore has been spent. He resided for a time in the village of Stockbridge, when his father was in business there, but returned to his native haunts before he attained his majority. His education was not neglected, all the learning that the district schools afforded being imparted to him before he reached his twentieth year.

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dent and painstaking in all that he did, he was recognized by all as a man, even before he ceased to be a boy. In 1894 he became the possessor of two hundred and ninetyfour acres of land and as if that were not enough for the exercise of his talents and in

dustry, he rented fifty-three acres more from a relative. This he has managed with all the skill and energy of the most experienced agriculturist in the state. He carries on what is termed mixed farming, raises crops of all kinds of grain, and breeds, raises and feeds horses, cattle and hogs, besides giving a good deal of attention to dairying. The home on the farm is a pleasant, well-furnished edifice, connected with the outside world by telephone and regularly supplied with the family mail by rural free delivery. In 1901 he erected a substantial and commodious barn on the premises.

March 8, 1899, William T. Willmore was united in marriage to Miss Emma Springman, a native of Ingham county, born in August, 1875. Her parents were John and Catharine Springman, natives of Germany, who came to Washtenaw county in an early day. John Springman is one of the most successful farmers in the south part of Ingham county. Immediately after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Willmore went to reside on their extensive Waterloo township farm. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Stockbridge and in politics is a Republican.

At the time the progenitor of the Willmore family in Michigan arrived in the territory with his wife and children, in 1832; he was poor indeed. It is told of him, and by no means to his discredit, that at one time, when the provisions of the family were running low, he took a bushel and a half of wheat in a sack, carried it on his back to Dexter, thirty-five miles away, to have it ground into flour. Resting only while the mill was in operation with his grist, when it was ready, he again shouldered the sack and retraced his weary steps homeward.

GEORGE H. MAYER.

The subject of this review, George H. Mayer, of Henrietta township, is still a young man, but he is a remarkably successful one. He buys and sells live stock and in that particular line of business much depends upon the knowledge the dealer possesses of hunian nature and of domestic animals, coupled with a familiarity with market quotations. The success which the subject has achieved as a dealer and shipper of live stock shows clearly that he is thoroughly familiar with his business and that he is engaged in a calling for which he is well fitted.

George H. Mayer is a native of Jackson county, Michigan, born in Waterloo township, May 19, 1866. His parents were Christian and Mary (Weyman) Mayer, natives of Germany who came to the United States in 1846, located in the state of New York, where they remained ten years, and in 1856 came with their family to Michigan, locating in Waterloo township, Jackson county. There he bought a small tract of land, improved it and lived upon it a few years, when he sold it at a good profit and invested in one hundred and twenty acres in the same township. This he also improved, cultivated and resided upon a few years, when he was successful in finding a purchaser for it also, greatly increasing his assets by the sale. In 1871 he invested in two hundred and twenty-four acres, also in Waterloo township, which he improved, cultivated and lived upon until 1893, when it also was sold, realizing its owner a handsome sum. His little speculations in real estate, coupled with the profit which year by year he secured from his farms, left him in very comfortable financial circumstances, so he re