Arenac County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Deford, Henry N. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diana Catlin catlindiana@yahoo.con April 29, 2016, 4:20 am Cemetery: Clayton Township Name: Henry N. Deford Date Of Photograph: July 1, 2008 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/arenac/photos/tombstones/claytontownship/deford306818nph.jpg Image file size: 59.0 Kb Marker reads: HENRY N. DEFORD 1888 - 1913 Additional Comments: Henry N. DeFord was born in a log house in Maple Ridge, Clayton Twp, Arenac County Michigan to Flora (Smith)DeFord 1859-1934 and Ambrose DeFord 1853-1942. He was not yet married and lived on the family farm, farming and working as a laborer in lumber wood. He drowned on July 4, 1888 in Alba, north of Mancelona Michigan while swimming in a gravel pit with two friends and his brother Elmer. Henry was 25 years old. His siblings were Elmer 1880-1969, Fred 1885-1962, Clifford 1897-1989 and Alice 1900-1990. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/arenac/photos/tombstones/claytontownship/deford306818nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb