1838 - 1926

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• Birth	21 Nov 1838	Manchester,Eng   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1926	Ca   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I95065	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Celia Elizabeth MOSES, b. 6 Jun 1843, Collinwood,Oh
  Married	1864  [1]
  Children	> 1. Esther Jeanette BUTTARS, b. 27 May 1865, Northport,Mi
  Family ID	F41373	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Name Prefix: Gov He immigrated with his family to Cincinnati, OH, in 1849 Moved with his family to Huron Co, MI, in 1852 Traveled in a small sloop in company with CAPT Samuel Horton to Charlevoix, then Pine River, in northern MI. For the next 25 years he worked in northern MI as a bookkeeper and businessman. He engaged in the banking business. Active in politics, he was elected to State senate from the 30th District in 1880, and from the 29th District in 1882. He was elected Lt Gov of MI in 1884. Listed as a bank cashier, age 71, with his wife, Emma C. Listed as a widowed dry goods merchant,age 41, living with his sister and daughter, Esther. Listed as a retail merchant, age 31, RE=$2,500, PE=$1,000 with his wife, Celia, age 27 and daughter,Essie, age 5.

• Sources

  [S1431] Claire P Pearson Family Tree, Louise Ward Lynch, (aft 1956), p 3. [S1433] GEDCOM File : elihumoses.ged, Amos Matthews (momath@msn.com), (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=:3047288&id=I9245), 19 Jan 2005. [S1812] Claire P (P) Jacoby Photo Albu.