11, 1838; from that time until 1865, he resided with his parents, devoting his attention to agriculture and education; he attended the district school until 1855, when he went to the Romeo Academy, under Daniel B. Briggs, and continued to study until 1859. From this period until 1865, he was engaged on the farm; in August of the latter year, he entered into partnership with Alex. Shelp, and opened a carriage, wagon and farm implement factory at Romeo, which proved very successful, and would doubtless have continued to advance had not the fires of July, 1867, destroyed the building, machinery and stock; the firm rebuilt and established the factory, which was operated until February, 1868, when J. E. Day sold his interest to Milton H. Thomson, receiving in consideration the tract of ninety-two acres known as the Thomson farm, in Ray Township; for the succeeding six years, Mr. Day carried on this farm, until its sale to A. H. Shelp in 1874; in 1875, he removed back to the homestead in Armada, and lived there until March, 1879, when he located on the James Flower farm, Section 30, Richmond Township. Mr. Day's connection with the schools of Armada and Richmond is of the happiest character; he was elected School Inspector in 1859; held that office continuously until the Inspectorship was abolished; in 1877, he was elected Township Supervisor of Schools, which position he now holds; in 1876, was elected Secretary of the Sunday School Association, Macomb, and Secretary of the Macomb County Pioneer Society in 1880. Mr. Day has held the office of Secretary of the Historical Society, Union Farmers' Club, and Director of the County Agricultural Society. With the spirit born of education, he has taken a deep interest in the history of his native county, and has for a number of years contributed interesting historical sketches to the press of Michigan, as well as to the archives of the State Pioneer Society. Since 1877, he has been associated with the press of the county. He was married, December 30, 1861, by Prof. John Morgan, D. D., to Miss Sarah C. Judson, daughter of Isaac Judson, of Oberlin, Ohio, born at Wakeman, Huron Co., Ohio, October 23, 1842; they have three children-Nellie M., born January 6, 1867; Erastus, May 25, 1868; and Fanny, June 4, 1872; a fourth child, Flora D., born October 7, 1862, died June 19, 1865. Isaac Judson, father of Mrs. Day, is a native of Connecticut, born at Woodbury in 1797. Mrs. Judson was also a native of Connecticut, who settled in Huron County, Ohio, with her family, about the year 1831; she died Septemder 21, 1851, aged forty-four years. Mr. Judson is a fine type of the old Puritan stock-firm in the orthodox faith, a strong advocate of temperance, and anti-slavery in politics. Both Mr. and Mrs. Day are members of the Congregational Church of Armada, and are Republican in politics.

BENJAMIN F. DOTY, son of Elias and Zeviah (Jayne) Doty, was born in Oakland County, town of Rose, January 14, 1852; spent his early life on a farm in Oakland County; he engaged in breaking up new land, it not being in condition for culture; he attended the public schools of the neighborhood, and entered the Union School at Fentonville at the age of sixteen; then attended the Detroit Commercial College, received his diploma in 1871, and, the following year, engaged in the store of Cooper, Heath & Co., Richmond, Mich., as book-keeper, until 1879; he erected a store in the Cooper Block, and filled it with a new stock of boots and shoes and groceries; soon after, entered into partnership with C. S. Knight in the dry goods line; this continued one year; at this time, he bought the interest of his partner, and continued in the trade alone; he has two stores devoted to the business, and keeps a fine stock and desirable goods; aside from this, he conducts, in company with Theodore Miller, a clothing store in the Miller Block since 1880. He was married, June 11, 1874, to Miss Marilla H. Gleason, daughter of Mathias Gleason, of Pennsylvania; she was born December 19, 1850, at Townville; Edna, born March 26, 1878. Her father was a soldier of the rebellion; served two years, and was discharged at

the close of the war; her grandfather was a soldier of the Revolution; in politics, a Republican.

ALFRED A. DRESSER, son of George Dresser, was born in Canada October 10, 1862; his father moved to Macomb, settling on Clay street, Richmond Township, where he died in 1876. The subject of this sketch attended the schools of the neighborhood; is a persevering student, a constant reader, and a young man of good habits and principles. MRS. RACHEL DRESSER, widow of George Dresser, was born in Canada December 3, 1845; she is the daughter of William McLane, of Canada; she was married in Canada, and removed to Macomb in 1868, settling on a farm on Clay street, on Section 32, where she still resides; her children are Robert V., born January 23, 1869; William, born March 28, 1871; and a step-son, Alfred A. Dresser, born October 10, 1862. She conducts the farm of eighty acres; she has, by good management, provided herself with all the comforts of life. In form of worship, she is a Baptist. Her husband died February 10, 1876.

MRS. CHESTER L. DUDLEY (Lydia Leete Carman) was born in Greene County, N. Y., June 18, 1816; came to Memphis with the Carman family in 1854; she had been a teacher of young ladies in New Jersey. She was married, August 29, 1866, to Chester L. Dudley, at Almont, Lapeer County and removed to Memphis in 1867, where Mr. Dudley died June 24, 1879. Mrs. Dudley is a member of the Congregational Church of the village and a worker in the Sabbath school and in society. Mr. Dudley was born in Berkshire Mass, July 4, 1806; came to Michigan and settled in Memphis in 1855; he was a prominent man in all the interests of the society, village and township.

SHERMAN S. EATON, son of William and Hannah P. Shattuck, was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., September 25, 1822; his parents were natives of New Hampshire; they moved from New Hampshire to the State of New York in the year 1818, and settled in Jefferson County, where Sherman was born; they moved from there to Niagara County, New York, in 1827; the father died in Tompkins County, N. Y., in 1845; the mother died in 1850, in Essex, Essex Co., N. Y. Sherman, when but a boy, commenced working in a woolen factory at Burlington, Vt., in the year 1833; he and his mother then removed to the head of Lake Champlain, on the place now known as Whitehall; he then commenced to drive on the tow-path on the Erie Canal, and rose from the position of driver to that of Captain in the year 1845; in the meantime, he had acquired some skill in the art of molding, and, in the year 1846, on the 12th day of June, he arrived in Michigan and worked two and a half years for Dexter Mussey as a molder; he then started in business for himself in a small foundry at Armada; he succeeded in accumulating some property there, and, in the year 1852, he removed to the village of Memphis, Macomb County: when he came to Memphis, there was but one shop, a blacksmith, which was kept by William Betts, and a small store; the first year, Mr. Eaton was obliged to go to Armada for supplies to live upon; he continued his business, which proved a success, and it is now a leading enterprise in the village. His wife, Eliza, was the daughter of Andrew Conklin, of Herkimer County, N. Y., and was born May 14, 1827; they had two sons and two daughters, only one of whom is living-Emeroy, born March 16, 1862. Mrs. Eaton died January 15, 1868, at Memphis. He was married again, November 24, 1869, to Miss Katie A., sister of the former wife. He has held important offices in the township and society; he belongs to the enterprising, industrious class of citizens. Politically, he is a member of the Republican party.

WILLIAM F. FENNER, son of Turner Fenner, of Connecticut, was born January 27, 1803, in Onondaga County, N. Y.; he moved to the township of Washington about 1836, and located a farm there; this he sold in 1853 and removed to Richmond Township, settling on Section 14, on a farm of 160 acres; also owned 120 acres close by. He

was married, in New York State, to Emily Amesbury, and had a family of five children, all at home. His wife died, and he afterward married Betsey Martin Graves, a native of Western New York, Cayuga County; she was born December 24, 1800. Of the last family, there were three children, only one of whom is living. Mrs. Fenner died May 30, 1880. Mr. Fenner is still living, at the age of seventy-nine years.

FRANK W. FENNER, son of W. Fenner, was born in the township of Washington May 19, 1848; at the age of five years, his parents moved to the township of Richmond, where he attended school in the neighborhood, and at Memphis, under the tuition of Clark Hail, and gave his attention to farming; he succeeded to the ownership of the homestead, and was married, September 30, 1874, to Miss Frank E. Ambrose, daughter of Thomas Reed, of Monroe County, Mich.; she was born May 31, 1850; they have one adopted child, Edna, born March 31, 1874. Mr. Fenner is an intelligent and prosperous farmer, making the raising of horses a specialty. He was elected Treasurer of the township of Richmond in 1881, which office he still holds. Politically, he is a Republican; religiously, he is a Baptist. The relatives on the mother's side were soldiers in the Revolution.

DANIEL FLAGLER was born in Albany County, N. Y., May 14, 1814; he is the son of John and Gertrude Bogart Flagler; are natives of Dutchess County, N. Y. In 1835, Mr. Flagler moved to Canada, and, in the fall of 1836, came to Armada, Mich. In April, 1838, he settled on his farm on Section 31, Richmond Township, where he has since resided. He was married, May 2, 1835, to Serena Smith, a native of Albany County, N. Y. The record of their seven children is as follows: George, born May 30, 1836, died October 24, 1836; Alonzo, born May 16, 1838, married Jane Lemon and lives in Oakland County, Mich.; Myron, born August 14, 1840, was killed at the battle of Murfreesboro in 1862; Emma E., born May 7, 1845, married Carleton N. Brown and resides in this township; Henrietta, born July 1, 1849; Winfield, born October 29, 1850, married Mary A. Thomas and resides at Yellow Springs, Ohio; Louisa, born October 9, 1852, married Timothy P. Turner and resides on the homestead. Mr. Flagler has been a Republican since the organization of the party; he has served several successive years as Supervisor of the township, and has been Justice of the Peace for twelve years. In 1840, he joined the Union Church, and afterward connected himself with the Christian society.

CHARLES S. GILBERT, son of Isaac and Rhoda A. (Sage) Gilbert, was born at Memphis January 13, 1842; his father, a native of Massachusetts, was born in 1810; the mother was born in Connecticut in 1811; both are living at Ypsilanti, Mich. Charles Gilbert spent his early life on the farm on which he was born; attended school at the village, and was married, in 1866, December 18, to Matilda Pierce, daughter of Isaac C. Pierce, a native of England, where Mrs. Gilbert was born February 13, 1839. Their children are as foliows: Leah, born January 31, 1868; Lilie, born April 11, 1869; Burton I., born July 5, 1870; Halmer, born November 18, 1871; Jessie, born November 4, 1873; Emma, born July 26, 1875; Georgiana, born February 20, 1877. Mr. Gilbert received a portion of the homestead farm, situated just south of the village of Memphis, on which he has resided since that time, having made many improvements upon it; a Congregationalist in worship, and a Republican in politics. Mrs. Gilbert received her primary education at the schools of St. Clair City, and entered the Albion Female College in 1857, and remained two years; on leaving the school, she engaged as teacher of the public schools, a calling in which she had previously been engaged; she taught in all nineteen terms, and always with satisfaction to pupils and patrons; she has for many years been a member of the Congregational Church of the village. Mr. G. enlisted in Company E, Fifth Cavalry, and served seven months; discharged on account of an accident.

DR. DAVID G. GLEASON, son of Joseph Gleason and Margaret (Francisco), natives of Vermont, was born in Allegany County, N. Y., September 26, 1825; the family